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"Mentors of PFAL" This gave me a chuckle.

This might also be a good time to point out that, in view of today's current global situation, the expression "second wave" doesn't exactly conjure up any positive thoughts.

No need to apologize. Just put on some Phish, crank up the volume and dance around the room. I hear it's quite a spiritual experience.

More importantly, what's it doing for you? (just a brief summary, please.)

Hiya, Mike. How's things goin' with that Law of Believing? Any specific anecdotes you can share of putting it into practice? You can summarize if you think that would be more appropriate.

Uhm...you know the gospels were written AFTER the epistles, right?

I was never involved with either of these. I do remember, however, singing "Little Bunny Foo Foo" and "She Sailed Away on a Sunny, Sunny Day" in FellowLaborers of Ohio. (As an adult!) Well, I know that didn't offer much help but it did bring a twisted sort of regretful smile to my face.

Thanks. It's a long one but certainly worth a listen.

I like to think I wouldn't have gotten involved, either. Truth is, though, it was 50 years ago. I'm not the same person now that I was then. Don't beat yourself up over decisions you made so long ago.

North Korean version

You know wht else they didn't have back then? Light pollution.

See, here's the problem. You guys seem to think Wierwille was actually interested in finding 'The rightly divided word". I think he really couldn't have cared less. He was looking for the perfect con, just like Harold Hill in The Music Man..... Grifers gotta grift.

Sorry. Not familiar with it.

Until now.

I remember when it was forbidden to use ABS funds to buy postage ....to send your ABS funds to HQ.

They should call the organization "Irony International".

I still remember approaching the Advanced Class with an expectation of "spiritual enlightenment", only to be sorely disappointed with its content. It may be one of the most depressing realizations I've ever experienced.

When I took "the class" nearly 50 years ago, it was a fairly common practice (unbeknownst to me at the time) to use "date and switch" to enroll new students in the class. After I was enrolled and pretty much hooked on the organization, I came to find out this person was actually romantically entangled with a leadership figure, while feigning personal interest in me. There are probably quite a few posters here that can tell you similar stories. I'm not saying this is the case in your situation. Ask yourself, though, what sort of organization would be so unscrupulous that they encourage their followers to recruit by methods involving romantic deception? And when I say "romantic deception", you can be sure I'm being generously euphemistic. Feel free to PM me if there's something I can help with.

Where I grew up (Cleveland/westside), quite a few people celebrate Orthodox Christmas on January 7th. So, I get what you're saying, but most people still think of Christmas as being December 25th.

I prefer to say Happy Holidays for no other reason than extending it to include the whole season. Happy Holidays!

I never saw the production but I had to chuckle when I read your comment about the 17 minutes of credits. Someone should edit in a sound track to that with a loop that continuously plays To God Be The Glory

This probably won't cheer you up. Maybe, though, it will inspire you to consider those who are all too familiar with that feeling of isolation that finds us all at some point.

A life well lived.

What's this I hear? There's al pastor in the party room? I'll have mine on tortillas with some guacamole and a slice of lime.