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Funniest Thing to happen during a meeting?
by truthseeker1969 ini am sure all of us have laughed at something that happened at the kingdom hall or assembly.. the first one i can think of is a brother giving a talk on voting and saying " why is it that men sit iin pubs and discuss how bad the economy is and the cost of everything and yet when the 'erection" (election) comes up they never do anything about it.. my brother in his best beavis n butthead voioce said " huh huh he said erection".
we sat for the next 45 mins trying hard not to laugh.. of course, i got the look from the elders and the talk about not laughing.. .
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Paradise Earth
by MrFreeze inso, lets speak hypothetically here.
lets say the wt is right about paradise earth and the new world.
if we did live forever, what would happen if we fell off a cliff accidentally?
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I remember an illustration "something" like this in a talk one time LOL
by therevealer inmy wife stood before me with some items in front of her.
without a word, she emptied a large jar of mayonnaise and proceeded to fill the empty jar with rocks right to the top, rocks about 2" diameter, then asked me if the jar was full.
i agreed that it was.. she then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them in to the jar.
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Separating the corporation and the JWs (a comment on faith in action dvd)
by Aussie Oz inwhile watching the faith in action part 2 dvd, one thing i noticed was what i feel a clever distinction made by the wt.
at 7:15 a very bad actor plays rutherford announcing the name 'jehovahs witnesses'.
he says "the watchtower bible and tract society and the international bible students association are merely names of corporations... we are servants of jehovah god commisioned to do a work in his name".... i wonder if this is a subtle ploy to separate the corporation from the 'religion' in the minds of the rank and file?.
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Do you still rush about??
by watersprout inwhen i was in the wt i was always rushing.... never had time to do anything.... always had the meetings to prep for... dinner to get ready before the meeting... clothes to get ready.... ministry to go on.... there was always something i had to do for jehovah....etc etc etc..... i never sat down and enjoyed being in the moment... i always felt guilty... i would always be thinking ''i shouldn't be sat down i should be doing something for jehovah, he despises a lazy person.
it got soo bad i ended up in a hole to which i couldn't get out.
i needed help to function.. after coming out it took a long time to get used to enjoying some ''quiet'' time.
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How many of us have substance abuse after we've left the borg
by Star tiger in.
is it just me, i have hit the booze quite heavily after leaving the borg, have now got it pretty much within my control now, but for a long time it did keep me from thinking about the crap that i have gone through!!.
star tiger.
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True Friendship Only Found In the Organization?
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often times, i read in the magazines that only among jehovahs people will you find true friendship.
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Who drove the Christendom Car in Field Service?
by prophecor inthey were affectionately called christendom cars.
you know, the 2 door coupes that the friends had to struggle to get in and out of the back seat, out in service.
was it you, or did you do the spiritually respnosible thing and drive the 4 door sedan?.
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Today's WT lesson: Desperate for more MS. How many get appointed 1 yr after baptism?
by Open mind intoday's wt lesson: serving jehovah with all seriousness, excerpt from paragraph 11:.
"if a brother has been baptized at least one year and to a reasonable degree meets the scriptural qualifications for ministerial servants outlined at 1 timothy 3:8-13, he can be recommended for appointment.".
how often have you seen someone become a ministerial servant one year after baptism?
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'Great Crowd' of 12 people get baptised at District Convention!!!
by burnedout inyesterday, out of 4,035 people in attendance at the dc, only 12 people were baptized.
that is one more than eleventeen and one less than a baker's dozen.. .
want to take a guess as to the age group of this 'great crowd?