my question basically is - why believe?.
now as a non believer i find it hard to understand how anyone in their right mind can believe in the supernatural and more to the point, live their lives according to an old book.
not just christians obviously.. my intention is not to offend people.
I believe in God because of what I can see, hear, smell, taste, feel.
I believe that Someone with benevolent intent set this process into motion.
I believe the Bible relays the Message, albeit garbled, of that Someone.
I believe the Day is coming when questions such as the ones you've propounded will be things of the past.
wt is retiring district overseers, has sent older jws serving at bethel packing despite years of faithful service, and as of june 1, 2014, has announced that any elder that has reached 80 years of age is no longer valued or wanted as a cobe.
in wt land it would appear that older people have little or no value, and wt sees no reason to use them in any meaningful capacity.
i wonder how this makes older ones feel after devoting their lives to wt's interests while shelving their own hopes and dreams?.
You're right.
My daughter often complains that I'm much more lenient with her kids than I was with her.
I tell her that this old fool has learned a thing or two about what works and what doesn't.
It seems that WT is no different from any other corporation in that it prefers "company men" so eager to prove themselves that they will go along with any policies that WT implements.
It will do WT well to recall to mind the example of Solomon's son, Rehoboam.
wt is retiring district overseers, has sent older jws serving at bethel packing despite years of faithful service, and as of june 1, 2014, has announced that any elder that has reached 80 years of age is no longer valued or wanted as a cobe.
in wt land it would appear that older people have little or no value, and wt sees no reason to use them in any meaningful capacity.
i wonder how this makes older ones feel after devoting their lives to wt's interests while shelving their own hopes and dreams?.
Thanks so much for that information, ADCMS.
My maternal grandmother lived to the age of 104.
She was fully aware of her surroundings and recognized all her descendants to the 4th generation.
Isn't it interesting to see WT backpedal on the issues that it at one time praised itself for championing?
Hypocrites!
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come on, y'all.. sylvia.
Rippy!
Good to see you, also.
The red-headed freckled little fiend somehow managed to get outside into the forbidden snow; frostbitten fingers were his reward for flagrantly flouting his assumed independence.
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come on, y'all.. sylvia.
ROFL @ Nancy and CoCo.
My extreme anxiety precludes any driving on a thoroughfare, motorway, or expressway.
A quiet country road is the best I can muster now.
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come on, y'all.. sylvia.
LOL @ Nancy!
Good mornin.'
The dogwood tree is most impressive when in full bloom; I've never been too enamored of driftwood; I think Robin Hood and I could have split a watermelon together.
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CoCo, et al.
The great thing about living in Alabama is that there are not too many funny talkin' people to grate on our nerves, also, the highest grade of peanuts can be found in our fair state.
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come on, y'all.. sylvia.
I am revisiting "purchase": The tired horses tried to regain purchase as the chariot lurched around the rocky bend.
I was inspired by one of Leonard Pitt's column in which he used the word purchase in a similar fashion.
I have been away for a few day, but I'm happy to be back on board.
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a poster who joined this site some five years ago , luo bou to , and offered his two cents worth , so to speak , about his experinces , and spiralling downfall to his marriage and faith and how it had left him , posted a number of posts ?
about his journey ?
and gained a great deal of satisfaction and solidarity from this site.. use the search engine for his previous posts .
Sending you peace, strength, and love from Alabama.
Sylvia
greetings, my aging friends!
before asking you this question, i tried to do some research on the thought that 'hard work never killed anyone,' but, man, can it cripple you!
what i wanted to figure out is something better than you're getting older and tireder.. many of us have done hard physical labor most of our lives and see no prospect of retirement.
Oh, I forgot the water.
Thanks, Anne.
I also try to eat a lemon each day.
This really helps.
Sylvia
