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Orlando, you say? Just imagine how great it would be if they could get their believing up to sign Mickey and the gang up for PFAL. Your next twig leader could be Goofy. Or was that your last twig leader? I'm so confused.

Can someone please tell me what great truth I was supposed to find hidden in all that drivel?

Was it E. Stanley Jones or another one whose name escapes me at the moment? Fear is sand in the machinery of life....E. Stanley Jones

Plagiarism is: a.) Against the law b.) unethical You can rationalize it 6 ways to Sunday if it makes you feel good. That won't change reality. "VPW's job was to collect these revelations God had given to Leonard and to many others and "put it all together." That's not what Wierwille told us... Something, something, snow on the gas pumps, something, not since the first century, something, etc. "There were items in VPW's teachings that were not in Leonard's teachings. There were items in Leonard's teachings that were NOT in VPW's teachings." This is completely irrelevant. (I'm just sayin'.) "He filtered out Leonard's errors for us." That filter must have been broken. There are lots of documented errors scattered through PFAL. One would think God would be a little more careful to fact check His revelations before He gave them. "Ten years later he finally sees the whole 1968 class." So, you're telling me that in the years between 1967 and 1977 he never bothered to look at the original taping? Not even to approve the final edit? Know anybody that has a bridge for sale? You know what killed that little boy? His head exploded from trying to squeeze all this irrational nonsense into it. He scrapped the remake because he realized he couldn't replicate the theatrics of the original.

But, where will I get my Moon Pies?

When I was in FellowLaborers, as a group, we focused almost exclusively on Way materials. That's all that was taught in our nightly twigs. The rationale for its exclusivity was that it had been tested and proven to be accurate. However, as individuals, we were supposed to read Ephesians every day. (As if we had time to read ANYTHING) Now, our weekly FL night teaching was hit or miss and could be about anything or nothing or maybe just a scream-fest to highlight our failures. As for the PFAL class, I seem to remember VPW challenging us to put away all secular materials such as magazines , newspapers, etc., and reading nothing but "The Word." (Filtered, of course, through the lens of what we had just learned in PFAL.) I don't recall him limiting that to the Pauline epistles. But, that was over 50 years ago. Who knows what tricks my memory has played on me? Surely, someone, somewhere, has a transcript of session 12. Regarding the original post, I have to agree, it was the theatrical nature of the presentation, not the content of the information, that reeled us in and hooked us. As a new grad, you faced this reality every time you witnessed and failed to elicit a response from the listener. That's why we were urged to get people into the class, rather than try to teach them the more convoluted concepts ourselves. Presentation, not content, was largely responsible for our infatuation with the materials.

They don't call you WordWolf for nothin'.

It wasn't the new birth per se. It was the leading someone to it that was the work.

The new birth wasn't available yet, as Pentecost had not yet occurred..

I don't recall what class this was taught in, but the "greater works" is supposed to be the ability to lead someone to the new birth, something Jesus couldn't do because it wasn't available. Well, then again, maybe it was in a FellowLaborer teaching. It may have been intermingled with all the belittlement and criticism.

Water Head-Baby...Not to be confused with Red Headed Stepchild. In the 60s, "head" was a term used to describe someone who was part of the drug subculture. There were little shops called head shops that sold rolling papers, incense, posters, albums and so forth. They were usually in the more bohemian neighborhoods. It was also used to describe someone who was obsessed with something. Someone who was obsessed with working on cars was called a motor head, for example. Wierwille was probably trying to use vernacular that would resonate with his intended audience.

You know what killed that little boy? Well, I'll tell you. It was a 1939 Packard with a rumble seat.

I remember him saying it. It was at the AC. Page 20 (13) Spirit of Leviathan Isaiah 27:1 ; Matthew 12:43 hand notes: alcoholic / always drinking, even water.

Apparently, VPW didn't understand the difference between Budai and Buddha. And speaking of insatiable thirst... something, something, Drambuie, something.

Page 20, AC silly-bus. Spirit of Whoredom: Hosea 4:12/5:4

Yeah, I remember that. Didn't "Father" show him this great kernel of truth in a fit of revelation or something? If you questioned the validity of it, you were told to SIT more and renew your mind. Only the spiritually weak had trouble understanding it. Now, you wouldn't want anyone to think you're spiritually weak, would you?

Too much business is wrong for you. Too many deals in your day.

Have you tried "Manage Followed Content" in your profile?

He was hitch hiking to L.E.A.D. Here is a thread that references the events surrounding that particular trip.

Spiritual goals are your plans for serving The Way, such as witnessing more, running more classes, etc. Personal spiritual goals, such as studying more, speaking in tongues more, reading Ephesians every day, etc. are goals you pursue with an ultimate view toward the benefit of the organization.

And people wonder why I found the Advanced Class depressing. Sheesh!

"Father shows me a white heart if they have holy spirit and a black heart if they have the seed of the serpent." Hahahahahahahahaha! ( I swear, you can't make this stuff up.)

FellowLaborer was PFC.

W.O.W Ambassadors was an unpaid sales force, designed with the express purpose of selling a bible study class that would, in turn, create a long term donor-based income stream for the organization. It was a scam, not a noble cause. But, after a year of dedicated commitment, participants did receive a token bauble to display at group functions. So, there's that.