Great story!
On a similar note, you always knew a bumpy ride was in store when a public speaker whipped his Interlinear out...
Prester John
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It was all GREEK to me
by Terry inaround 1976 i got the wild idea i'd like to learn greek (for my study of the christian greek scriptures and to 'get to the bottom' of whether i was wasting my time being even a token jehovah's witness.
) i would read the actual text and avoid my denomination's opinion commentaries, you see.. .
i learned the characters in the greek alphabet rather quickly and started reading an interlinear (english/greek) bible aloud - practicing my enunciation.
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My little Speech on Patriotism
by Terry inmy july 4, speech on patriotism.
the last person in my family to serve in the armed forces was my uncle jack during the korean war.
he suffered a skull injury but fully recovered.. .
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Prester John
The Vietnam war was a tragedy, but it helped produce some bloody great music. I have a playlist of Vietnam era songs that I listen to regularly. It's my way of not forgetting, I suppose.
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July 4 th Independence Day... Do You Know Any Witnesses That Celebrated?
by minimus ini knew of a ministerial servant that was called out because he used fire crackers on the 4 th of july.
we had to have an emergency meeting as to his qualifications.
i remember imploring the body to not make a big issue over this and it was decided to just “counsel” him about being involved in a patriotic holiday.🤨.
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Prester John
Somebody up thread mentioned Labour Day. I'd always understood this to be an unofficial end of Summer holiday, when the holiday homes are closed up and the cycle of school life returns. What balanced person could object to this?
The connection with organised Labour has long gone, a bit like May Day in the UK.
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July 4 th Independence Day... Do You Know Any Witnesses That Celebrated?
by minimus ini knew of a ministerial servant that was called out because he used fire crackers on the 4 th of july.
we had to have an emergency meeting as to his qualifications.
i remember imploring the body to not make a big issue over this and it was decided to just “counsel” him about being involved in a patriotic holiday.🤨.
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Prester John
Are there special Field Ministry arrangements for July 4th and Thanksgiving? Or have they been quietly ditched like the Christmas and New Year's Day arrangements?
And not forgetting Bank Holidays. You were never supposed to have a day off.
Re Thanksgiving: Looking from the outside as I live in the UK, what is the objection to this holiday? Is it considered religious? If you were PIMI, logic would dictate that Jehovah directed events to ensure that the nutjob Pilgrims would survive that first winter, thus setting in motion the chain of events that led to the Constitution and the guarantee of freedom of worship which fostered the setting up of the WTBTS.
I say go ahead and celebrate!
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NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness
by 720Reddog inhttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .
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Prester John
Peter Knowles life story appeared in the Awake sometime in the 70s. One thing that always struck me as odd about it was his claim that nobody in his local congregation knew who he was when he started going to meetings.
Peter Knowles was one of the top footballers in England at the time of his retirement. He played for a big club, yet he claims that nobody in a congregation in the region of that club knew his identity. I find that hard to believe.
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NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness
by 720Reddog inhttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .
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NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness
by 720Reddog inhttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .
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Prester John
If you mean football as in soccer, you're probably referring to Peter Knowles, who gave it all up when he was at his peak in 1969.
Played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and was often compared to George Best.
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NBA Player Retires to Serve as Jehovah's Witness
by 720Reddog inhttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27078092/collison-retires-nba-31-focus-faith .
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Prester John
Wasn't there an NBA star who became a JW back in the 80s? I can't recall his name, but his life story was in the Awake.
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Jesus in a Super Hero Cape
by iloowy.goowy inhave you see the latest fashion for jesus in the wt?.
he's sporting a cape, just like superman!maybe caleb can get a t-shirt with a j logo instead of an s.. .
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Prester John
I think Jesus looks more like a celestial Rick Wakeman. He should be playing a grand piano backwards whilst resting one foot on the top. Or perhaps stabbing his light sabre into the gaps between the piano keys.
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50 Years since the first moon landing
by eyeslice2 inin july of 1969, i was 16 years old and was pretty excited by the prospect that the us would shortly land a man on the moon.
however, i remember, vividly and older brother at the time confidently stating that man would never walk on the moon, quoting psalms 115 - "as for the heavens, they belong to jehovah.
but the earth he has given to the sons of man.
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Prester John
Quite a few young American, Australian and NZ men were facing their own Armageddon in Vietnam whilst Man was landing on the moon.
Seems ironic, looking back at it now.