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Do you sense "a sense of urgency" in the congregations?
by truthseeker innow that we're in the 21st century, and all those pre-millenium worries that a few had about armaggedon seem to have gone, everyone seems to be getting on with their lives, buying homes, going on cruises and planning for their retirement.. not everyone does these things, but there is so little talk about the great tribulation, armaggedon and the new system, you can't help but wonder if they are just going through the motions.. i see young people at the hall - they couldn't care less about spiritual things, although they may comment and go out in service.. i see people in the 30s quietly getting on with life - a few are building their own homes from scratch, others are planning on moving and some have bought new cars.. nothing wrong with this, but each of these things show an investment in the future.
a car has to be paid for (if its a lease), a home needs a 15/25/30 year mortgage and this all takes time.. time with a capital "t".. let's face it - the urgency is gone.
no one thinks about the "time of the end" and everyone does their own thing.. families are still having children.. one of my college professors once asked me: "how do you know that people have confidence in the future?".
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Dedicated to all JWD posters past, present and future
by Lady Lee inwell 3 years (almost) and 5000 posts.
what a time it has been.
the board has changed but so have i. there are some people who were here when i first arrived.
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Shutterbugs' Dallas Pics
by Shutterbug inguess i'm one of those old fashioned folks that uses a camera that requires film.. the aposta-chili-fest banner was a big hit among the faithful.
it was received with thunderous cheering.
flower and i had exchanged pm's and chatted on chat but we had never met.
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A Question for former bethelites?
by eisenstein inmy sister and i were talking the other day and she told me that when you are first assigned to bethel they make you sign a letter of secrecy or something like "secret service agreement"?
i was just wondering if this is true.
if it is true then don't you agree that it is a hot bed for paranoia?.
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Which character do you indentify with on TV shows.S&City, Soprano's etc.?
by LyinEyes inso ladies,,,,speaking of sex and the city,,,,at the end of the show,as we have watched the characters evolve ,which one do you indentify most with?
if not that show what about another character on another show?.
for the men, how about you,,,,,,,,what show character do you identify with,,,,,maybe someone off of the soprano's , seinfield, wings, cheers, queer as folk, etc.
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What did you do with all your WT literature?
by Nosferatu injust saw valis' burning wt again.
there was a thread on this a long time ago, and it was funny as hell!.
so, what did you do with all your wt literature?
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My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 2
by Simon inprevious: my life ... and how jwd came to be - part 1. .
how many times have people said ?if i knew then what i know now??
what a difference that would have made to my life.
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This is a special anniversary for me....
by neverthere init is 17 years now since i got clean from drugs!
i was big on uppers, hash and opium.
i quit cold turkey 17 years ago with no slips since!.
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How would you act and dress.....if you did go to the hall just once?
by gumby inrobdar inspired this thread in me.
her thread asked why aren't you at the hall and it made me think about how i would be if i did go.. how would you dress?.
how would you act?.