rubina

I've noticed that there's always been a lot of second generation wayfers that get into trouble. I really wonder what is at the root of that. My best guess is that their parents were always too caught up in their TWI "responsibilities" to spend the proper amount of time raising them.

Probably not the place for this, but I've started to study church history lately and have found it very interesting. As a result, I've been growing more interested in the Orthodox Churches.

I've tried to deny the effect that technology has had on me for so long, but recently its become really apparent. I thought that I had the ability to concentrate, focus and, read deep texts, but once I started to try it, I realized how little patience I had. I realized how much I depend on short articles an flashy videos to learn things when I probably should have sat down and read through the issue.

Thanks guys, I've been reading the NIV translation. I really came back to Christ after reading the Gospels and seeing that there was so much more to Christianity than what the Way taught.

I still have a hard time reading the Church Epistles because whenever I start reading them I have a hard time getting myself to think about what is being said outside of Way dogma.

As of now, you can call together with a branch or fellowship into headquarters to get the service or get a CD or DVD mailed to you.

I think they have a religious organization exemption, but exemption or no exemption, this isn't the right thing to do. Anyway, I doubt the classes were gatherings larger than ten.

I think they put the next Way Disciple group on hold. I don't think they gave any justification for the drive, I think its the result of Rosalie calling all the shots and a slow, unquestioning bureaucracy implementing them. They certainly aren't putting any services online that's far too technically advanced and transparent for them, just this last year they made a big deal about adding a give button on the website. I don't remember all of what JYdL said, but I remember him saying something like that he failed his mission as president to spread God's word to the world. I don't think the exact terminology was all that important because it was mostly meaningless ministry jargon.

The Way's response to the coronavirus has been mixed. In the same announcement where Jean-Yves DeLisle said he was stepping down because he had failed he also announced that the 2020 Advanced Class would be canceled do to the coronavirus and later it was posted on the website that other events were cancelled. The last few sunday services have all been a bit interesting, they seemed to have gotten rid of live audiences and the choir. Two weeks ago the teacher drove all the way from Georgia to headquarters. Last week they announced that the Way Disciples had completed their Foundational Classes and had just held special fellowships in their areas and just yesterday the teacher was still telling "believers" to reach out to others with the Word.