Topics Started by dawntodaylight

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why give the elders power over your lives?
by dawntodaylight in
1. jw
2. friends
hey everyone!!

happy friday!!!

its been a while since i have started a topic so here it goes..... when i joined the org i came in knowing that i would never go to the elders for advice or to confess any wrong doings.
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It's been a year now... (Yay me.)
by VampireDCLXV in
1. jw
2. friends
i guess that my one year anniversary here has come.. i've made lots of friends... and perhaps a few enemies.. i've made people laugh... i've pissed people off.... i've made people think... i've made people cringe.... i've moved ahead in some areas of life... still stuck in some others.... i've had a lot of fun... i've had some tense moments and tears.... i've been able to make sense to people... spoke utter nonsense at other times.... to my 'fans' here: thanks for the support and having my back... .

to people who hate my guts: go ahead... take your best shot... .

either way, i win.
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Review and Comments on the New Elders Book
by MrDarkKnight in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i recently completed an exhaustive review of an unofficial copy of the new elders manual.

my father, who is currently serving as an elder told me a friend of his in the service department told him it was on the internet so i eagerly looked for it and found it.

yes, i know it was a violation of copyright, but while at bethel i made copies of many technical manuals which is also a copy of copyright so the wts hypocrisy does not concern me.. i was appointed as an elder the year the pay attention book (manual replaced by this one) was released so i have very good working knowledge of the old book and could compare the two books.
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2 elders came to my home!!
by dawntodaylight in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello to all my friends here!!

i want to tell you that i am on this site everyday!

i just don't post very often.
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"Trust the Faithful and Discreet Slave" Transcript [2010/2011 Kingdom Ministry School]
by pirata in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
transcript for the talk "trust the faithful and discreet slave" talk given at the kingdom ministry schools:.

trust the faithful and discreet slave.

have we ever had to meet up with somebody with whom we've not seen before?
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Does this mean what I think it means?
by MrFreeze in
1. jw
2. experiences
it's been about a month and a half since i last talked to the elders.

today i got a call from one of them.

he left me a voicemail saying he would like to have me meet with them on sunday after the meeting to discuss some things and to see if there is any way they can be of help.. i haven't been to a meeting since the end of october/beginning of november.
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Heads up! Jesus is angry at the churches for their hospitals and feeding the poor......
by miseryloveselders in
1. jw
2. friends
next week's congregation bible study will explain and illustrate why christendom is toast, and how we can contribute to the joy of christ by supporting "the faithful and discreet slave.".

the anger and the joy of the messianic king.

10. like his father, our master is by nature happy.
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Goodbye For Now, Friends
by agonus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've been doing quite a bit of thinking, praying, and meditating as of late and i've decided to take my leave from this forum for the time being to focus on more positive and spiritual pursuits.i'm sure i'll check in now and again for tidbits and to say hi... in the meantime, y'all have been a great help on my journey to something or other.

good night, good luck, god bless, and much love to all,

agonus cataphractus
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Does anyone dream about JWN?
by brotherdan in
1. jw
2. friends
yeah...i know that this is a minimus type question....but.

i spend way to much time on this site.

i dream about it all the time.
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DO WE NEED TO BELONG TO A RELIGION TO BE A "SPIRITUAL PERSON"?
by foodalls in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been noticing people posting on this site have a "deep" spiritual desire, but don't quite know how to find it, or where it is at.. this beg the question...do we need to be involved with a "religion" to find "spirituality"...especially an "organized religion"???.

anyone that has there eyes open can see that all religion is loosing their influence over people around the world...i spent 47 years thinking i was in the "truth" being one of jw's!

and now that i am out...and looking back from the "outside"...all i see is that its just another religion...filled with all the "control-grid" stuff found in any other group.. worse yet...they are worse than other religions...so it begs an answer..is there such thing as a "true religion"???.