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  DA Letter Based on the "Blood Issue"

  by watson in

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  2. medical

  a must read.

  grab a cup of coffee, it's lengthy.. http://newsblaze.com/story/20081209054218zzzz.nb/topstory.html.

  from a "non apostate" news board..

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  Great post, bumping it for the newbies
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  Taking a new look at "the last days"

  by JeffT in

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  a different view of matthew 24. a striking feature of all this writing (the new testament) is that it was dine in the street language of the day, the idiom of the playground and marketplace.

  in the greek-speaking world of that day there were two levels of language: formal and informal.

  formal language was used to write philosophy and history, government decrees and epic poetry.

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  I really like the The Message Bible.
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  Duncan - Part III - Into Thin Hair

  by hillary_step in

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  2. friends

  the 70s passed by in a haze of bad fashions and flaccid watchtower excess.

  i tried hard to be bright-boy, thinking somehow that i was pleasing the inhabitants of heaven by doing so, and was rapidly pushed up jacobs corporate ladder, somehow without ever having to put my foot on a rung.

  regular pioneer, ms, infant elder, special pioneer, temporary co, special branch assignments, they dropped on me with a rapidity that took away my senses.

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  Word candy indeed! I am sorry he doesnt post any more.... Perhaps we will find Hilary's prose elsewhere on the web someday.
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  What's The Worst Scandal You Know Regarding Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  .....whether it be in the congregation or from "headquarters"?

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  Anything new but the Conti case?
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  questions from readers

  by peacefulpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for the past few years the questions from readers in the wt have been pathetic rehashes of old material, or just stupid newbie quetions answered in the pe book.

  i know that they must be getting thouands of well thought out questions from sincere readers, yet none of these questions make the column.

  i know that this is not surprising to many here.

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  I have never sent a letter, but find it amazing that so many have had such an experience.
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  What do Baptists believe?

  by quellycatface in

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  2. friends

  i'm thinking about going to church again because i'm really interested in god (today)!!.

  sometimes i'm so confused and feel like there is no god, other days i do and want to try and get to know him.. i guess i'm scared because of all the bs that went on in the kh.. there is a local baptist church near me that seems nice.

  i'm in the uk.

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  Gumby is back!!!!
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  First post in years

  by voodoo lady in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when i was last here, my mother had recently been diagnosed with cancer.

  there were potential issues regarding transfusion, none of which eventuated.

  she undertook a course of chemo which worked quickly and effectively, with minimal side-effects.

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  I'm glad you could share your pain with us. We do need reminders of our mortality and the need to slow down and take care of each other.

  Welcome back.
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  well, I just participated in a miracle

  by Hortensia in

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  2. experiences

  i went to good will on the way home from work.

  bought a dining room table i could afford.

  a nice young woman helped me put it in my trunk.

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  Hortensia, your congregation must be huge by now!!! Five years of technology and the Virgins blessing must must be bringing in the sheep, angels and that 10% discount.

  This is the funniest thread, must bring it to the top!
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  Paleo Diet. What do you think?

  by DATA-DOG in

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  2. physical

  i have been suffering from fatigue, burning in my stomach, and i have always had canker sore issues as long as i can remember.

  whether it's from stress or not, i can't say, but i might be getting an ulcer.

  the burning in my stomach and intestinal puffiness is getting to be be chronic.

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  check out:

  http://www.marksdailyapple.com/

  They have a lot of pros and cons. Lots of veggies and no sweets except a few fruits. Nuts and some dairy. You can have BACON! Protien is good, eggs are fine. Fats do help satisfy the appitite. I don't gain when I am doing it. I have huge problems over the holidays when every one is pushing bread, sweets and chips.

  I have a friend who is vegan. No animal products period, she looks gaunt.
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  It Wasn't All Bad (smile)

  by Frenchy in

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  2. friends

  the congregation i belong to is small and most of its territory is in the rurals.

  there is one territory in particular that is some distance from the hall and so it does not get worked as often as the closer ones.

  then he said: "i cant talk to you people, you dont believe in hell" .

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  I like Frenchy's posts, just thought it is sad he isnt here any more. Thought I would share.