Alligator Wisdom

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  Time

  by avatar in

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  time slowly kills all hope, health and love.. all a murdered by the hands of time..

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  Alligator Wisdom

  Perfectly describes turning in field service "time".

  Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
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  My Dad Died Today

  by cantleave in

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  he has been ill for some time, but it was still unexpected.

  he was never a jw and i didn't really have a close relationship with him, since he remarried after my parents divorced.

  i reunited with him in the mid 90's after over 10 years of not seeing him.. .

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  Alligator Wisdom

  Sorry to hear about this. My condolences and thoughts go out to your and your family.

  Alligator Wisdom
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  RANDY WATTER'S DAD JUST DIED

  by Mary in

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  randy watters, owner of freeminds.org father just died a couple of hours ago from pneumonia and alzheimers.

  he was 86 years old.

  as randy has been tireless in his efforts to help countless people come out of the wts, i would like to express my sincere condolences to him at this time.. .

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  Alligator Wisdom

  Randy and family,

  I am sorry to hear of this. My condolences.

  Alligator Wisdom
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  Joseph malik passed away

  by isaacaustin in

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  posted on channelc today http://www.channelc .org/

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  Alligator Wisdom

  One of the many fixtures over the years since I first arrived at this site almost eight years ago.

  May he rest in peace

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  What is the main issue you have with this religion?

  by Quillsky in

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  like the big one?.

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  Alligator Wisdom

  Legalism

  Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
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  Day Text - Wednesday, March 10

  by elder-schmelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when addressing the first-century christian congregation in ephesus, jesus spoke of the love you had at first.

  the ephesians had many good qualities, yet the love they once manifested for jehovah had waned.

  hence, jesus told them: i know your deeds, and your labor and endurance, and that you cannot bear bad men, and that you put those to the test who say they are apostles .

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  Alligator Wisdom

  Note that the Scripture in Revelation says "left" the love you had at first.

  "Left" = Deliberate action by choice [i.e. The postman left the package at my doorstep OR I left music to study law]

  But also note that the last sentence in the Daily Text says "lose" the love you had at first.

  "Lose" = Fail inadvertently to attain, thus not by choice. [i.e. I just lost my dime under this sofa OR to lose one's job]

  Apparently the WTS tried to squeeze both definitions as being the same, when in actuality it throws an entirely different meaning on the explanation.

  Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
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  canada's "zone visit"

  by agent zero in

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  2. beliefs

  ...the whole of canada hooked up by phone.. no big announcement that it was all a scam, no cancellation of the field service arrangement, just a praise of the new printing press and some regular drab.

  what a waste of my saturday evening..

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  Alligator Wisdom

  Not meaning to go "off topic", but still relevant to the thread:

  Asia's zone visit will be held in Japan (Ebina Bethel) during the first week in May. There are some missionaires assigned within the zone that will fly in in order to attend. And in case you want to know, their airfare is paid for by the Society.

  Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
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  Handbill for 2010 District Conventions

  by dozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the wts has announced the usual handbill invitation "campaign" for the conventions this year.

  i haven't seen a copy but i assume that it will be similar to the one for congregation meetings and from previous years.

  the usual 30 per publisher allocation.. i seriously wonder about the efficacy of these campaigns.

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  Alligator Wisdom

  slimboyfat said:

  Locally my experience is that even elders are quite dismissive of the convention invitation campaigns. They know it is a waste of time

  True!

  However, in the case of wanna-be elders (MS trying to reach out), it's a case to shine and be proactive. A MS in my congregation was really gung-ho about this campaign and used this to get points to become an elder. He was appointed last spring.

  Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
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  Elder School

  by wha happened? in

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  2. beliefs

  i've been getting reports that those elders that have attended the school are very tight lipped about the school when they return.

  anyone heard anything on what the big deal is?.

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  Alligator Wisdom

  This must be just in the USA only. There isn't any such school here in the country I'm living in (Pacific Asia region). How about others?

  Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)
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  Tell me about your avatar(not the Gravatars)

  by asilentone in

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  my avatar is a pic of a cool car, obviously.

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  Alligator Wisdom

  Taken from the Greatest Man Who Ever Lived book Chapter 82 in reference to Luke 13:24 "Exert yourself vigorously to get in through the narrow door".

  I came to the realization that the "narrow door" leads INTO freedom and OUT of the WTS.

  Alligator Wisdom