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Yes, the alphabet, singing in tongues, silently, outloud, etc. TWI teaches that sit actually builds up the spirit within a born again believer, makes it stronger like spiritual weight lifting. They also teach that holy spirit is perfect and lacks nothing, that God gives the same measure of holy spirit to every one who is born again and that nobody's spirit is stronger than another. So how then can it be built up, made stronger by speaking in tongues? I digress...lol...

Self-Referential Greatness...............wierwille's stories in pfal. Wierwille threads "his" pfal class with stories of believing............were these stories real or fiction? When wierwille moved his family and upstart minus-try from Van Wert back to the wierwille farmstead in February 1962........he ran up against the New Knoxville/St. Mary's townspeople who KNEW his past. Also, at about that time in 1962.........there was an exodus of the Troy and Xenia believers who were concerned that vic and harry were mingling ministry finances with personal/business finances. And........in Mrs. W's book, there is documentation of pfal classes from 1958-1961. Besides the exodus in the Troy area.........people just keep drifting away. Wierwille's approach to teaching these classes in city after city, with the help of Mal George on occasion, was yielding no long-term benefit......no committed fruit. What happened in those years 1962-1966......presumably, would have been the same, no? THEREFORE..........by 1967, wierwille KNOWS and NEEDS to change his strategy: 1) Film the class, 2) Target the youth, 3) Find a nucleus of fire-brands (ie-Donnie Fugits) to assist, and 4) Build a corps training program. He filled his foundational class with pre-emptive strikes. The subtle thread which runs throughout pfal

The nine gifts/manifestations are listed in the bible.......not in twi's doctrines or listed like "The 16 keys to walking by the spirit." Therefore, it seems to me.......this is better suited for the doctrinal forum, not About the Way forum, because those nine manifestations are not exclusive to twi's teachings but fall into a broader sense of the whole of Christianity. Of course, wierwille/twi had their stated version of these and their application within twi.......but Christian groups, far and wide, have a stake in this doctrinal issue as well. But hey.......kinda like splitting hairs on this one. No biggie.

Rachael Denhollander was the first woman to publicly accuse former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse. As she worked to find justice for herself and the doctor’s other victims, Denhollander began to turn a critical eye on a community that she depended on dearly for support ― her church. Denhollander, an evangelical Christian, saw that Biblical teachings about grace and repentance were being weaponized against victims, pressuring them into offering an easy forgiveness to their abusers. At the same time, churches lacked accountability structures that treated victims with compassion and respect. It soon became clear to her that when it comes to properly caring for survivors of sexual abuse, the church has a long way to go ― and experts HuffPost spoke to agree. Denhollander opened up about her disappointment with the American evangelical church in an interview Wednesday with Christianity Today’s Morgan Lee. “Church is one of the least safe places to acknowledge abuse because the way it is counseled is, more often than not, damaging to the victim,” said Denhollander, who now works as a lawyer in Kentucky. “There is an abhorrent lack of knowledge for the damage and devastation that sexual assault brings. It is with deep regret that I say the church is one of the worst places to go for help.” (continued) As far as I'm concerned, Ms Denhollander is a righteous warrior. Her insight obviously applies to what took place during Wierwille's reign of error (and terror).

My take on the #MeToo movement as it relates to TWIt ministry is that we -- here at GSC have been ahead of the curve for years. Recognizing the problem of authority figures sexually exploiting women because they believed they were entitled to do so. It may also give us a leg up on calling the offenders out in politics, sports and entertainment because we have been reflecting on and examining the issues of power relationships for a couple of decades -- if you consider it as far back as trancechat.