Posts by prophecor

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Favorite Book as a Child?

by whyamihere in

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what was your favorite book when you were a child?.

mine was: the giving tree by shel silverstein.

said ickle me, pickel me,tickle me too.

prophecor

Curious George (crazy monkey love)

The Cat in the Hat

Dr Seuss Green Eggs & Ham

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Thank goodness I'm HERE!!! (temporarily????)

by Sunspot in

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when i tried to log on early last night-i got the "guest" greeting rather than the "welcome sunspot" one.....and i tried more tan 20 times between then and this morning to get logged on as "me"!

for some unknown (to me) reason---i finally made it through the twilight zone and can post!

i've had all kinds of trouble with this computer for about three months and after all this i'm about ready to put it out to donate to the county dump!

What is the best book you've read lately?

by little1 in

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for education or just for fun?

usually i read for self-improvement-always trying to figure out why i am the way i am and stop it!

but sometimes i read just for fun.

prophecor

When will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops

George Carlin

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my take...

by teejay in

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... on the watchtower society.

i am not one who will ever bother to waste my time heaping praise on the jw religion as though it were some kind of improvement on society.

i have no qualms in saying that it was, is, and always will be a dangerous religion ?

There are a lot worse ways that one could have been raised. Being one of Jehovah's Witnesses is by far not the worse thing that could happen to a person. As you said TJ, much depends upon who is doing the guiding and directing thru the Org. not the Org. itself.

It's a good thing if being a witness helps you to steer clear of drugs, teen pregnancy, the pain of addiction thru tobacco and other practises that initiate either an early death, physically or socially.

In the right hands, even in ignorance of all the misgivings that the Society over time has handed down to its subjects, one could be, as many JW's are and live a pretty decent life.

I've heard in book study groups in the past, the study conductor made the comment while going over the Revelation book, " The Truth is not for everybody ". I wasn't baptized at the time and it kinda' hit me in the gut because I had wrestled all my life trying to get in the door, I had no one on the inside however who might encourge me in my quest, and at that point, I was really kinda' floundering around like a fish wash on shore fighting against the one trying to put him back in the water.

Had I been equipped with the knowledge I have now, of the Society and all that I was never told, I would have had a better chance of properly aquiring happiness on this side of heaven, for even my mom, long before I got baptized would say to me. " You don't have what it takes to be one of them, it's not in you, your not the kind of person they want in the KH ", I never thought that there was a type of person that specificaly fit that bill, looking back, however, I see that they both were right, and mom wasn't even a JW or have any great knowledge about the Org., she knew however that I would never fit in.

Brad, what you said is so correct. I'm, too, am happy to an extent to have been able to learn, go and grow thru the experience of having been a witness, and I'm almost as happy being out. Its taught me a wealth of things about this life, the brevity of it, and what truly is important to spend my life's energy on.

What lies between here and the other side of Heaven, I'm uncertain about myself, but I wont allow it to paralyze me, and sometimes, Gods Grace shows up in my life as a remider to let me know that I'm gonna' be all right anyway.

I still believe that God is going to make a way for those who are true in their heart, will make a way for those who truly love Him, and he will not just discount all the struggle and pain of being human and that he will be just and fair in his dealings with all of us. Otherwise, what's the point of having kept us all here in the first place.

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for those who listen to Christian music....

by missy04 in

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what are your favorite songs??.

i love "shout to the lord" .

and "i believe in god.

prophecor

Hi missy04, being that we were taught to believe any and all messages from outside of the KH were of the devil, especially the emotion wrenching music in the churches, I've had a problem with gospel music for a long time, though I've gotten much better about listening to it as of late.

TBN, a Christian TV station has taken on one of the sydnicated stations here in the city. They play Biblical movies and music 24/7 in an area that could surely use it. It is with great joy that I hear, listen & appreciate gospel music now, One of my favorite performers is Yolanda Addams doing " Fragile Heart " off of her " Mountain Hi Valley Lo CD. A very emotional as well as inspiring tune.

But I too still enjoy Nickleback, I have a special penchant for Staind, and as far Gosple and Rock in the same space, I love " Youth of the Nation by POD " of which I'm sure, you being a young person know that POD has reference to Christ Death as a Ransom for mankind was Payable on his Death, thus POD meaning.

Good to know you can spread your musical intrest of many areas.

Peace.

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