That christmas picture on from 1926 on page 1 in this thread is interesting.. However its not possible that Henschel was there, he would have been 6 years old or so in 1926.
Nostromo
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Post one PICTURE that sums up your Watchtower experience so far . . .
by nicolaou in.
i started a topic like this about 4 years ago but, as you'd expect, most of the images no longer show so here we go again .
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Other Sheep will start taking the emblems.
by hamsterbait inwas at the kingdumb hell yesterday after a gap.. paragraph 11 planted the seed in the sheeples' heads for this.. remember last weeks study, where martha was quoted as saying: "i know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.
" (jo 11: 24) the term "last day" was explained as applying to the millennium, in the same way as "judgment day" for those receiving an earthly resurrection.. now for paragraph 11 - i noticed some bemused faces, as usually john 6 is avoided in articles discussing earthly resurrection:.
" "the bread that i shall give is my flesh," he said.
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Nostromo
It this really would change, it would be a step to right direction. But I seriously doubt they will never change it.
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Dan Sydlik spanked Lon Schilling and Len Pearson at the Farm
by Bethelite Elder inwhen dan sydlik a member of the governing body whom i feel was a good man was living.
he heard all the cries from the bethelites about the hard rulership of lon schilling and len pearson.
eventually he took care of those guys and lon schilling was nicely removed from all of his vast power.
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Nostromo
I dont doubt he might have been a good man, its just too bad that he could not stop all the insanity that has been going on in the Org. I remember reading that he knew back in the 70s that the Society's teaching about "the other sheep" is wrong. I wonder if he never mentioned it in those GB meetings..
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Notes From the Annual Meeting - Oct 3, 2009
by daniel-p infrom a little bird... .
interesting portions highlighted.
notes from annual meeting (oct 3, 2009) .
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Nostromo
So I guess this means that there were no new GB members announced. Malenfant who was interviewed, isnt he 'anointed'? I wonder why they dont appoint him but just keep him as a "helper"..
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Printing in Spanish Branch is finished
by torre inlast wednesday was printed in spain the last numbers of the watchtower and awake!
in the spanish branch.
now the printer is awaiting for better times somewhere.
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Nostromo
Did this Kurtz leave Jws? Or whose blog is this one: http://www.johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com/ ?
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Printing in Spanish Branch is finished
by torre inlast wednesday was printed in spain the last numbers of the watchtower and awake!
in the spanish branch.
now the printer is awaiting for better times somewhere.
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Nostromo
Why were they cut off from the committee?
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1914 only mentioned ONCE in new book! Can anyone confirm this?
by nicolaou inin the new release, 'bearing thorough witness about gods kingdom' i could only find a single reference to 1914 on page 31. this is it;.
"each year, hundreds of thousands accept this offer and become baptized disciples of christ.
indeed, we are living at the time of the "restoration of all things" referred to by peter.
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Nostromo
Oldseeker, that sounds strange that they would again change or even modify it... its been only 2 years or so from the last change.. anyway it would be interesting to hear more about this.
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TMS Schedule 2010
by BathroomServant1 innews from the "inside" isn't too plentiful nowadays.
the full tms schedule has been posted as a pdf on the jw.org site.
last year, the number 2 assignment focused on learn from the great teacher.
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Nostromo
And Hikaru: yes, the year text is usually announced at the annual meeting but apparently no-one on this forum has heard anything from that meeting last weekend. At least I havent seen anything about it.
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TMS Schedule 2010
by BathroomServant1 innews from the "inside" isn't too plentiful nowadays.
the full tms schedule has been posted as a pdf on the jw.org site.
last year, the number 2 assignment focused on learn from the great teacher.
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Nostromo
TOH, in order to see it you have to log in (and only some selected elders in the congregation have the access, usually the PO/coordinator and secretary)
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Everything About Being An Elder is Weird (my misc rambling memories of being an elder)
by AllTimeJeff infor any brother who is a jehovah's witness, the goal is put before them to reach out for the privilege of being an elder.
i can only speak for myself, but being born into the religion, i wanted to be an elder since i was 5. i would have much rather wanted to be a doctor or engineer, but those are the breaks..... i'll skip the part about what it takes to reach out, all the crap you have to put up with as a ministerial servant to get appointed, and go straight to the reality.. i know many elders who sincerely just wanted to be shepherds.
i did want the spotlight.
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Nostromo
I was also very young when appointed and I guess I really wanted the job back then - basically for two reasons: I really had not anything else in my life and I also loved giving talks, that really was my thing and I guess I was pretty good at it (maybe that was the main thing why they appointed me). It didnt take me more than 6 months or so to see through the whole thing, how it was all about politics and rules and how little holy spirit had to do with anything of it. Some elders really love their "positions", they want to look important, they are so nice to CO's so they can get some program parts in the assemblies... and often they dont do a lot of FS (there are some exceptions though but they are minority) though they talk a lot about it on the platform, in reality its often those poor single pioneer sisters who work the hardest in the field while the elders travel all around the world and buy new fancy cars..