Working in a multi congregation in the city had its fair amounts of trouble. People would work the other congregations territory because it was close and the bros would get all up in arms about it. It was all about starting their time. I'd like to think that if they took the time factor out, people would be more sincere about the work. It would be much more about the people and less about how much time they can waste at a door or how quickly they can start their time.
Darkknight757
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When 2 JWs have the same call...
by schnell inas i was driving past a certain gas station today, i recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest.
it reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, brother d, discovered that another friend, brother b, was calling on that family too.
hey, gotta make your time.. those two went at it.
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Well, the Apostasy Accusations Begins...
by Sorry inso, it finally happened.
the first time i have been called out for being an apostate.
it started out innocently enough: my family and i were watching a tv show.
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Darkknight757
It's good that things are smoothed over but it's too bad he feels that "worldly" families cannot get past conflict. The GB feed an abnormal impression of regular families to its members and they just soak it up. Sad.
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Well, the Apostasy Accusations Begins...
by Sorry inso, it finally happened.
the first time i have been called out for being an apostate.
it started out innocently enough: my family and i were watching a tv show.
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Darkknight757
That zinger at the end about the 1914 generation was priceless. Nice job. It's always fun stunning them to silence. They know they are wrong but their mind cannot come to grips with it.
Just be prepared to lose conditional hall friends when or if word get around. But "worldly" people make great friends. There is nothing wrong with them and best of all, they won't judge your every move and you can be yourself around them.
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Do you still go to meetings?
by NikL inas i was sitting in the meeting last night i thought about this question.. sometimes it feels really lonely because i don't connect with most others in the congregation and i have to be so careful with the ones with whom i do associate.. quick rundown on my life...got baptized at 17...married at 20...became inactive at 28 wife still active though...came back to meetings with her 20 years later just to keep her quiet and see if they had changed (for a while i actually thought they had)...now i am still inactive and haven't gone out in service or anything.
i just go to meetings with my wife who is happy as a lark to have me there with her...just go to meetings and think...and think...and think.... anyway, i just wondered if there are any out there like me who are going to meetings and nothing else?.
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Darkknight757
Hell no! It's worth every sacrifice too!
Those meeting are such a soul sucker. Screw that!!!! I'd rather wear a pair of poopy underwear to my wedding than to go to another one of those damn meetings.
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Sheeplike?? A Christian Requirement or WT Controlling mechanism?
by BluesBrother inwhen we were practising witnesses we heard a lot about the need to be "sheeplike" , having a sheeplike attitude and personality .
a typical comment might be :.
"lasting peace & happiness just ahead" 2009 p 30.
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Darkknight757
That term "sheeplike" really resonates with me now that I am out. You see that being sheeplike is more harmful than helpful. It calls on the person to not question "Gods organization". Blind faith is what it is.
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Taking up a Cause
by OnTheWayOut inso recently, my jw wife asks me if i ever considered taking up a cause.it was a question out of the blue, coming off of a discussion about politics.
so while it was unsaid, she was really getting at whether i was considering being politically active in some way.. i already have a standard answer that i have used before with other people, so i said it.
"no, i will be content to work and get by then retire and sit in the sun with a good book and a cold water.
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Darkknight757
The wife and I support a few local charities and do RAC's or random acts of kindness. This has been good for our situation but we also do a hell of a lot more "sitting in the sun" so to speak. Getting our weekends back to make breakfast or going for a nice drive has made the both of us much happier.
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Jehovah God is Real
by TakeOffTheCrown inthere are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.
but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.
yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..
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Darkknight757
God isn't real so he doesn't see what I write and I don't pray to something that doesn't exist. That's called "a waste of time."
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Jehovah God is Real
by TakeOffTheCrown inthere are many on this site that do not believe that jehovah truly exists; that he is not a real being.
but, he is as real as next breath you draw into your nostrils.. some of you say that there is no evidence that he exists.
yet, none of you can prove that he does not exits.. cofty, (you come to mind), i appreciate that you have stated, without reservation, that you do not believe that god exists.. yet, you cannot prove it.. hope in jehovah..
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Darkknight757
And you cannot prove that Jehovah DOES exist.
Anyways, I breath through my mouth.
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Introduction to Isaiah
by Presh inplease, i am newly ministerial servant.
i recieved a new assignment which says: introduction to isaiah "let us go up to the mountain of jehovah” *video*(10 min.
this is my first time assignment.
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Darkknight757
Here's what you do. Don't show up for the meeting. Then an elduuur will just do the assignment for you. Do that 3 or so more times and you'll never have to worry about an assignment again.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-27-2016 WT Study (CHILDREN FAITH)
by blondie inblondie’s highlights from the november 27, 2016 wt study (september 2016) (parents build children faith).
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-september-2016/.
excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .
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Darkknight757
Great comments. I love how they blame the children if they do not take to WTS thinking. Then they throw in 1Corinthians 3:6. If God is all powerful AND wants all people to come and serve HIM, shouldn't his making a person grow work on ALL people?