Brother Speed

WILL RUMORS NEVER CEASE PEOPLE!? It's only the anniversary of Koolaid. Have a cup?

Ewwwww!!! twi supports the us military. I feel so...what's the word? I think that I prefer 'flag burning.' At least I'm certain where I stand with those folks.

MJ? Could you give be an example of "survive and even flourish?" Oh, and don't make it sound like a fairy tale.

everyone's easy to get along with -- once they're properly medicated. lmao

Word wolf, Research Geek posted this eloquent quote on another thread of another topic nearly a year ago. I believe that it has a certain relevance to be posted here and now. “I also am thinking about the silent majority who have read this thread but not posted: our beloved lurkers. If just one of them gets healed, it was worth it.” Amen RG, Amen

(((((Rascal))))) (((((Belle))))) Thank you both ps Belle - You are on my prayer list as well.

Yes, Rascal, I'm in Iraq. Thanks for your support. Thanks for your prayers. I've prayed for you as well. I still pray for you and some other here. It's just that Mo has suddenly moved to the top of my list.

Mo, Losing your children is a most terrible thing. Losing them because of those in a dangerous cult only worsens this. Coming here to get an understanding of what has transpired and getting flak and abuse instead of the understanding that you desire and the prayers that you need--That I find reprehensible. Even now, I am a soldier currently fighting against terrorism in Iraq. As I keep my head down from the flak over head I will pray for you and yours to the only God that I know.

That explains my recent feelings of inappropriateness Thank you ex10! I want to help, I really do! It's just that I feel that if I can't say something quite appropriate or timely, that I may actually do more harm than good. If I could just say the right thing at the right time...

not a bitter pill to swallow at first, but little by little...then bam, its too bitter to give up

triple ditto Mr Hammeroni The difference in how I was treated before piffle and during my wow year was explained thusly: at first its the milk of da werd, now its the meat of the werd yeah, Mr. Hammeroni, I hear ya!

...or rather, it was the still small voice that said "brother speed, study, to show yourself approved unto God, not unto vpw or lcm, and obey the principles therin. for with God's word, not vpw's, not lcm's but God's word at the center, behold, all things fall into place. and brother speed went unto his own house and said unto himself, 'as for me and my house, I shall serve the lord.

Ok Dorothy, click your heels three times and say 'There is life outside of twi.' 'There is life outside of twi.' 'There is life outside of twi.' ...and the magical spell of the 'great and powerful mucky muck' that held her in bondage was broken forever.

Reminds me that I don't like bumper stickers. --> Most folks are pretty easy to get along with, till they get behind the wheel of a car. :(-->

quote from bliss Who was the rebuker? He was on to something....... I don't know. He stood up behind me and spoke loudly. I chose not to turn around so as not to offend and not involve myself in another's business that I knew nothing about. Initially, I thought the loud man was trying to cast out a debbil spurt from someone in the audience. I was really shaken. Outwardly, I had put on my best brave face, but inside... Inside I felt as if I had just left the scariest movie ever.

When I was a wow in good ol’ Southern Florida back in ’85, I went to a believer function in Ft Lauderdale. I saw yet another viewing of AOS to which I and others gave a standing ovation to the performers and other folks that we knew in the production. During the function, at about 8pm, but who would appear? Trying to impress everyone, while dressing like Don Johnson from ‘Miami Vice’ to include the white suit, pink shirt and five o’ clock shadow and while the theme song to ‘Miami Vice’ played in the background, on stage appeared and pranced lcm. After the crowd settled down, lcm started to speak. Shortly after lcm started ‘teaching’-- someone in the crowd stood and spoke with a very loud voice saying, ‘I rebuke you in the name of Jesus Christ!’ To which lcm replied very calmly I might add, ‘I’d like to see you try.’ The thunderous-voiced person left without a word. My seated neighbor and I looked at each other just a little wide eyed. There was an eerie silence for about the time of a shrug. Then lcm entered a wild-eyed, enraged, cussing, and spitting tirade about that ‘blasphemy’ and how much worse that blasphemy was than any ‘gol day’ or ‘crimanitly’ (words edited so that I don’t curse in explanation) that anyone had ever uttered. And it continued until lcm had a private session with us wows. But it didn’t stop there. He kept right on going with his tirade! Never once going back to his original teaching! Now I ask you, which is a worse blasphemy? Wrongly or (rightly) using the name of our lord and savior to rebuke or lcm using the word of God for his unholy activities?

Well, I had been exposed to speaking in tongues in a charasmatic church prior to twi, but I never learned to. Then I was taught to speak in tongues during pfal. I still do occasionally, to the occasional telemarketer. :D-->

…and Rascal has shown me in her posts just how out and out ugly the ministry that I once loved had become. Thanks Racal, I do not now feel guilty about leaving twi when I did.

Thanks Pawtucket! Let the 'food fights begin' Ok, on topic, From pfal, I learned that it's my relationship with God, and I learned to study to show myself approved. From my wow year I learned how to look for a job and keep a job, and how important it is to lower the toilet seat when I was finished using it.