serve god without regrets?.
who said: i do repent [feel regret,.
(b) in what sense has jehovah felt regret,.
The regrets which worry the WT leaders the most, and the ones which are most prevalent amongst long time JWs -- are exactly those which Billy the Bethelite articulates. Regret over having wasted a lifetime chasing a delusion is the "900-pound gorilla" in the room that the WT tiptoes around but refuses to confront forthrightly.
Nice work, Blondie.
my wife fielded a call from a local elder inviting us to attend the annual meeting this october... i declined, of course.
is it held in pittsburgh with tie-ins to local assembly halls?
i can't believe there would otherwise be room for little piss-ons like us.
My wife fielded a call from a local elder inviting us to attend the Annual Meeting this October... I declined, of course. What's up with that? Is it held in Pittsburgh with tie-ins to local Assembly Halls? I can't believe there would otherwise be room for little piss-ons like us. Of course, the evening turned sour once I told her "no way" would I attend.
Does any of you know what's going on with this?
so my wife's cousin known as "free" on this site told us of this new documentary coming soon.
i'm not sure if it's coming soon to theatres, independent film theatres, or just dvd.
the movie is called truth be told.
Is there any update on the progress -- or lack of progress - of this project?
hi folks.
that's right, the new june 15th 2013 study edition is out now on this link.... http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/28/w_e_20130615.pdf.
the following quote caught my eye, from the final study article on page 28.... .
Cedars: "Recycled," or more likely, "spun out of thin air!"
the age newspaper | fairfax media | friday, march 15, 2013. jehovah's witnesses a 'cruel cult'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.html.
christian sect the jehovah's witnesses - with 64,000 active 'disciples' in australia - are a cruel religion with no soul, according to melbourne cultbuster raphael aron.. his warning comes as the federal government considers tightening the definition of a charity to prevent some cults and quasi-religions keeping their tax free status.
Good news; just how widely circulated is The Age newspaper?
the wts likes to imply how jws should dress in and outside of the hall.
you always want to set an example.. so i couldn't help but share this beauty in the january 15th, 2013, study edition of the watchtower.
i always go to the beach like this!
c'mon guys, how often does anyone wear anything other than t-shirts and shorts, not to mention bathing suits, when at the beach?
so 2 weeks ago i received an email from the po... he wants to give my wife and i a shepherding call very soon... but get this... he mentioned that they had already made shepherding calls to the entire congo and we were the only ones left... i don't know whether i'm i supposed to feel loved or despised (by that completely irrelevant comment).
he's probably doing this to impress the co who is probably visiting soon.... my response to his email was basically: no problem... please feel free to stop by anytime... however, no need to come with a second person.
i would prefer a 1 on 1 meeting (not 2 on 1).
He's likely setting you up for for an inquisition, and wants a second elder there to attest to any admissions of doubts or misgivings you may have.
the meetings were cancelled in this area with only 2 inches of snow for the "storm''.
lol.
a month ago the co had the meeting cancelled because it was a bit tracherous, which i thought was a good call..... years`ago, if we cancelled a meeting it took until one hour before the presiding overseer would finally decide to cancel.. today's jws are wimps..
Does the JW exist who is actually disappointed when a meeting is cancelled?
i marked down "research" next to this paragraph w13 1/15 p.11 par.
17), and have yet to do so fully.. "modern christians held in nazi concentration camps with possible death facing them were given repeated opportunities to gain their freedom by signing a declaration renouncing jehovah.".
was the declaration to renounce jehovah?
And it isn't generally known that among those counted as JWs in the camps were actually many of the old Bible Students Russelite "Standfasters") who defected when Rutherford took over control of the WTBTS.,
sorry it's gonna be long winded.
i've done my best to reconstruct from memory.
my husband was next to me the whole time.
Great work, Julia! My favorite line: "The GB was the last thing on my mind when I got baptized!"
