i picked up bernard cornwell's the pagan lord at the library.
historical fiction set in england after the death of alfred the great.
i'm loving it, especially the between-the-lines wit and sense of timing in cornwell's writing, and the complete badassery of the protagonist.
I've just read Total Eclipse by Liz Rigbey with my book group and loved it. I then got The Hunting Season by the same author, also very good.
Just seen Arrival at the cinema. If you like deep, intelligent Sci Fi you'll love it.
On TV enjoying The Missing and Humans.
anyone reading [or did read] the bible without someone else telling you what it meant?.
would you be leaning towards the jws or baptists or lutherans or what?.
just asking.
TTWSYF, when you think eternal life depends on pleasing God according to the monotheistic religions that follow the Bible, Judaism, Christianity and Islam to some extent, why is this book so confusing? Should you be worshipping Allah, Yarweh or the Lord Jesus? Is it a heavenly hope, does hell exist, will paradise come to earth? Surely a matter so important should be presented clearly and unambiguously. Unless of course it's simply a book of stories.
below is an example of the pure cliche driven and meaningless posts by witnesses to witnesses on facebook .
it was truly a blessing from jehovah that your original plans .....didn't work out, because instead our family was able to enjoy a spiritually filled morning with ,spiritual food and spiritual entertainment and singing praises to our glorious god, grand creator and loving heavenly father jehovah was a memorable gift.
he has truly provided a perfect example of christian brotherly love through his son, our savior jesus christ.
Sounds to me like they're trying desperately to convince themselves it's all real.
been lurking since early this year.
there are many of us out there (at least in this area, central u.s.) who are waking up and crossing the line to talk to each other about it.
in our area, several elders, ministerial servants and pioneers are actively and openly sharing info with each other daily.
Good to have you with us. I'm glad you and your wife are awake. It's really good to know that many who are really involve with this cult like pioneers and elders are finding out what reality is and heping one another. It feels like there is an underground of awake and aware JWs sharing information and supporting each other. Thanks for sharing this news.
my mom has been extensively texting me, trying to argue that the un ngo scandal is not a big deal and that the child abuse scandal is to instigate the great tribulation.
even worse, she kept saying how great it is that the gb is imperfect and fallible and that teaching changes all the time.
maybe it was aggravation or impatience, but i finally just snapped and told her, "it's a cult, mom.".
Very frustrating for you schnell. She really wasn't telling you to kill yourself though I'm sure. Families still in drive us mad I know, mine haven't budged for 27 years.
If she's willing to listen I think a good approach might be saying it's all very well the GB being imperfect and changing things but what about the people that disagree before they change it again. Can it be right to disfellowship people for disagreeing, having a transplant or using IVF to have a child and then the teaching is changed? How come they don't get an apology from the elders and immediately reinstated?
yes take a look at the moon after 1930h 14th nov. it is the closest the moon is to earth in many years.
wont be this close for many years more.. use any telescope or binoculars.. wowee..
Yeah I'm looking forward to it. We won't see a super moon this big again until 2034.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-37955748.
after watching this i asked myself the question, how did i ever believe jehovah was about to kill billions of people who have so much love and compassion in their hearts?.
People are good. That's it.
- I know that I can be good without being told to be so, several times a week.
- I see people from all over the world as they are: People doing their best with what they have.
- I understand that the ultimate sin is not sex. Hypocrisy, lying, a cold heart are actually worst.
harris is at his incisive best in his latest podcast.. he likens the situation to being on an aeroplane where the pilot has died and somebody with no experience of flying has grabbed the controls.
we should all be committed to his success.
prize for the best line goes to - "caligula with a iphone".. even if you love trump and despise harris you should appreciate his clarity.. waking up with sam harris....
I listened to the end and he makes a lot of sense. I hope he does gather some good people around him to help him fly this plane. Narcissists do sometimes mellow when they get the power they crave as he says but we can all think of examples of those who did not.
this-is-what-the-oldest-known-household-objects-look-like!
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thought these were pretty cool!
Fascinating link thank you.
