onacruse
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The Depression, WW2, the "cold war"
by onacruse inmy folks were raised in that depressing environment.
i, otoh, was raised as a "baby-boomer," when times were (at least in the us, though i think also in many other parts of the world) ripe with opportunity: "seek your goals, and you will achieve them!".
the wts has, however, consistently presented quite a different perspective: "the world is ending, and so put no trust in what this doomed world has to offer.".
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Apocalypticism and personal death
by onacruse in"the world will end before i die, and therefore i will be saved from death.".
and yet, the bible itself says that "it is reserved for all men to die...".
50+billion human deaths are proof of that, each and every one, without exception, including christ jesus.. the psychological ramifications of the pre-occupation with armageddon are compelling.
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"Hello, Guardian Angel of mine!"
by onacruse inharp of god p.303.
whom would the true christian first expect to meet in the kingdom?
necessarily he would look for some one who had been a special friend to him during the time of his humiliation.
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Once again, ((Dear friends)), a reminder...
by onacruse in.
...don't, don't, don't, don't initiate, or respond to, personal "initiatives" from people on an internet db, unless you are personally and absolutely sure of their character...or unless you're willing to live with the consequences of your decision.. try as we all might try to do (and we do, more folks than i can count) to protect everyone here, there are no guarantees; personal responsibility and accountability are the bottom line.. craig
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This might be of some value
by onacruse inin a used book store the other day, i got a copy of the 1970 nwt (6th printing, 16,000,000 copy), bound with the 1965 make sure, and the 1950 defending and legally establishing the good news.
the appendix includes "a listing of outstanding word changes in the 1970 revised bible.".
if anyone needs scans of certain pages from this, please let me know.
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Stray Cats & Farkel; Life is Good
by onacruse inwell, katie and i just got suckered into adopting a stray cat (we are sorely tempted to name him farkel, but the kitty is way too cute for that) .
http://www.millan.net/funp/100/straycats.html.
hehe.
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Proofreading
by onacruse ini have a request:.
if anyone else is working on a proof-read collection of all the watchtowers from 1920 thru 1949, please post here or p/m me.. thanks!.
craig.
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Amazing re-visited (Part 2)
by onacruse insoon a nice letter from our previous congregation followed, and our family was now part of this congregation.
with that, of course, i was back on the public talk circuit.
it did not feel right ... any sense of delight i might of had was shattered because i could not get those thirty pieces of silver out of my mind.
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Outlaw, Oh Outlaw, Where Art Thou, Outlaw?
by onacruse in.
git your crotchety old hide back here, eh?.
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East went West...now back East
by onacruse inwhat's happening with wts growth patterns is obviously not limited to them.
from the 2002 brittanica (excerpt)(bold added): .
christianity's newest converts.