cold here. single digits. Hands get dried out and crack and bleed.
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Posts by musky
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73Freezing rain!!
by crapola inwell, we in southern okla. are finally getting freezing rain.
i hate it.
how are things in your neck of the woods?.
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Satan Takes a Trip
by Farkel injehovah ushers satan into his presence.. jehovah: "listen satan, the thousand year reign is just about up, and according to the bible, i've gotta let you go back to earth and tempt the people, so you'd better go down and see what's happening before you get to work.
damn.
i wished i had picked another book to endorse besides that bible.
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musky
As a young boy I never could understand the 1000 year loosing of satan. I thought, If I am good enough to make it through armageddon, can't I now just enjoy life without worrying that in 1000 years satan would come back to try to get me to be evil again and be destroyed by Jehovah. I was always a worrier.
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*Major rant* my Sunday at the Hall aka HELL, also need ladies opinion on creepy elder
by lola28 inok guys i thought i would update you on my sunday and how the study went.
i had to drive a few of the older sisters to the hall (one has a bum leg the other an injured hip and the other one has a hard time seeing), so i drove them to the hall and stayed for the meeting, here are some of my thoughts, first of the public talk.. i dont know how i made it thru the 30 minute talk without screaming bulls*it every other five seconds, the talk was about being no part of the world, and man it made me want to vomit.
first off, children are still discouraged from extra curricular activities, i dont know how they expect children to grow up and be able to function socially if they raise them to isolate themselves from their peers, dont they realize that they are raising social retards?
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lola, I think I see what your saying. I am trying to educate my kids the best I can and protect them from harm. I want them to think for themselves and make there own decisions in life when they become adults. I don't want them to fear that there parents won't talk to them again because they decided on a different course in what to be believe about religion. I will respect and love them in whatever decision they make.
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*Major rant* my Sunday at the Hall aka HELL, also need ladies opinion on creepy elder
by lola28 inok guys i thought i would update you on my sunday and how the study went.
i had to drive a few of the older sisters to the hall (one has a bum leg the other an injured hip and the other one has a hard time seeing), so i drove them to the hall and stayed for the meeting, here are some of my thoughts, first of the public talk.. i dont know how i made it thru the 30 minute talk without screaming bulls*it every other five seconds, the talk was about being no part of the world, and man it made me want to vomit.
first off, children are still discouraged from extra curricular activities, i dont know how they expect children to grow up and be able to function socially if they raise them to isolate themselves from their peers, dont they realize that they are raising social retards?
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musky
" How will these kids function if they are homeschooled and never socialize with people who have different opinions? It makes me so sad to see what is being done to these kids, they are woefully unprepared for life in the real world."
I don't think there is anything wrong with homeschooling kids. We currently are homeschooling our kids. It takes a lot of time and hard work. I think they will function o.k. I see that there can be a whole lot of trouble to get into at the local public school at a very young age. I don't see anything wrong with protecting them until they are a little older and better prepared for this world.
The elder was out of line with you, no doubt. Stay far away from him. Just my opinion. If he ever takes your hand again, just make a scene by getting loud and jerking your hand away. Hopefully others will see what's going on and maybe he will get the hint.
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I wanted to scream at the Elder Sunday morning "you are a lying !!!!!!"
by TooBad TooSad inmy wife wanted to go visit some friends at another kingdom hall so i tagged along.
to keep her happy.
the elder giving the "public" talk brought up the 1975 myth.. he said, as he looked around the audience, "it looks like there are not a lot of brothers.
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musky
Great Post
I wonder why the Watchtower did not print a article before 1975 that tried to help the "over zealous" brothers by stating something to the affect that some are understanding that 1975 will be Armageddon and they need to change there thinking.
The comment from the elder that the society is only human and make mistakes is a common one. Claim to be a messenger from God but if were wrong well, we make mistakes like everybody else.
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Some hard to take news...
by thebiggestlie inmy girlfriend was having a rough time.
she's been vomitting every morning.
her tummy has been aching and she's been feeling off.
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musky
I hope everything works out for you and your girlfriend
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musky
So I am guessing John Doe is not a parent? Most parents would say that video was pretty dang cute!
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An experiment in prayer
by Iwonder17 inso i was just reading another post about prayer and i wanted to see what everyone thought about this.. i am a parent and as most parents i would do anything for my kids.
whenever studying the jw books and it would talk about jehovah, i could always liken it to me and how i would treat my kids ( or at least try to treat them ) a few years ago when i really started to have doubts i asked jehovah to give me a sign that i am on the right course and if so then i would stick to it for life and never question it again.
here is what i did.. the scripture in judges 6:36-40 about gideon asking god to make the fleece wet and the ground dry and then the following night he asked for the ground to be wet and the fleece dry.. well i figured that god would want me to know the answer to my prayer.
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tbl said "Why?"
I want to believe in a paradise because there would be no more pain, no death, no sickness, no end to life, true happiness knowing that our loved ones will never get old and die. I know just believing doesen't make it so. It is difficult to change my mindset after being raised as a witness and told that I would never get old and die. I remember as a young boy I told my mom that if there was no god I would not see the point of living anymore. She basically agreed by her response. tbl, I agree and appreciated your comments. Why worry about something we have no control over? I probably will always have doubts, But trying to make the most of the life we are currently experiencing is a great thing. I don't understand that "Jehovah's people" are supposed to be happy. Happiness in sacrifice is what it is. It is the belief that sacrifice, sadness and pain now, means great happiness in the future. Sort of like saving for retirement. Sacrifice now for happiness down the road.
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An experiment in prayer
by Iwonder17 inso i was just reading another post about prayer and i wanted to see what everyone thought about this.. i am a parent and as most parents i would do anything for my kids.
whenever studying the jw books and it would talk about jehovah, i could always liken it to me and how i would treat my kids ( or at least try to treat them ) a few years ago when i really started to have doubts i asked jehovah to give me a sign that i am on the right course and if so then i would stick to it for life and never question it again.
here is what i did.. the scripture in judges 6:36-40 about gideon asking god to make the fleece wet and the ground dry and then the following night he asked for the ground to be wet and the fleece dry.. well i figured that god would want me to know the answer to my prayer.
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Thanks for your thoughts.
Being raised as a Witness, I never Questioned that Jehovah was hearing my prayer. Now, I figure maybe he wasn't listening or maybe did not even exist. For years I have tried different variations of praying to God to give me a sign that I was being heard. I prayed that a deer might cross my path. I prayed that the phone would ring during my prayer in the middle of the night. Didn't happen. So I figured that God must really dislike me and I tried to ask God to use my innocent child to get his message through to me.Nothing happened. Sometimes I think about Doubting Thomas and maybe I should just believe. I just don't think its rational thinking though. With that reasoning, I could believe that anything was true. A friend of mine is a born again christian. He told me about his experience of becoming born again. It was very tangible/real to him. No doubt in his mind. So I figured I would become born again and say the words that a person becoming born again would say. " I know I am a sinner that needs saving" etc. I said the words and became born again,but I still was not sure that God was there. I did not have that experience that my friend had. So I figure maybe I did something to get God really mad at me and He will not ever acknowledge me until I turn my thoughts or behavior around to the correct way. I know I do some things that are considered sinful, but nothing major though. I want so badly for there to be a God and a paradise in heavon or on earth. Doesen't matter to me. But now, I just don't know.
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untitled
by 1914BS ini was away for awhile.
..i found a red hot jest in the liveforever book on page 93 .
i'll show you the jest.
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