waysider

12 minutes ago, Nathan_Jr said:

I would that you all speak in tongues as much as I do.

Glad to oblige.

Ok, I read it. Am I really expected to accept this as an authoritive source? It's Wierwille's private interpretation of what he thought it meant. No more, no less.

16 minutes ago, chockfull said:

I’m going to remind you of PFAL collateral volume 3 entitled Of Human Sacrifice.

Read it again.  Or not.  It might explain a little Abraham and Isaac and might give a clue to a blend of inspiration and people thinking God told them something.

I don't currently have access to my collaterals. What is the salient point(s) being made?

Heh!

Oh, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son" Abe say, "Man, you must be puttin' me on" God say, "No", Abe say, "What?" God say, "You can do what you want Abe But the next time you see me comin', you better run

"Well", Abe said, "Where you want this killin' done?" God said, "Out on Highway 61"

27 minutes ago, chockfull said:

skyrider and OS are no longer posting

skyrider passed away last year.

Carry on.

"Before the beginning....."

(starts at 8:05)

1 hour ago, Nathan_Jr said:

Didn’t he have something to do with that “spiritual” Ghost Busters book? All that ectoplasm and other such pseudo-scientific bullshonta?

Well, I don't know about that. Heh

Burton was the first limb leader for Ohio and the first Ohio FellowLaborers director. I read some sort of thing he wrote about it that was kind of like a high school term paper, complete with scripture references. If I remember correctly (and I'm not certain I do) I think he presented it at some HQ function, such as AC or Summer School or something along those lines.

The giant wall/bubble idea is something Earl Burton brought into the mix. I don't remember any specifics. I know. I know. It was only 50 years ago. I should remember this stuff. It was in a class or an AC teaching or a paper or something.

2 minutes ago, Nathan_Jr said:

What’s the difference between a duck?

Five. Do you walk to school or carry your lunch?

1 hour ago, Nathan_Jr said:

Let me guess, he had a vision. Riiiiight…

Is it To Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan?

It was too late. She already got a free shot.

"Don't look, Ethel!"

28 minutes ago, cman said:

How do humanist account for creation? Certainly there is some explaining about how earth came to be.

 

I can't explain how electrons move from the light switch to the bulb. What should I surmise?

56 minutes ago, Nathan_Jr said:

The herd, about two thousand in number, rush down the steep bank into the sea and are drowned.

And this is a good thing?

3 minutes ago, oldiesman said:

Respectfully, what is the standard that we may agree on in this thread: the bible is fiction?   or the bible happened but some refuse to believe it?   or something else?

There are other, more ambiguous ways to state it, such as, "It says in verse such and such..." or "according to what's written ...".

1 hour ago, chockfull said:

Because this is a record......

Is it though? Usually when we say something is a record, it implies it actually happened.

1 hour ago, chockfull said:

VP said cancer was a devil spirit.  Then he died of it.

Yeah, see. That kinda leaves us between a rock and a hard place. We were either following the teachings of a man with devil spirits or he was wrong about what he taught. That means he could have been wrong about...well ... anything.

What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground?

8 minutes ago, cman said:

get in touch with yourself, whatever that means to you, grow a garden or get a dog, spend some time with nature, release yourself from everything to get connected to everything in newness of your spirit

Sounds more like finding a hobby.

1 hour ago, Nathan_Jr said:

Really? Or are you joking?

I'm quite serious. After the movie, we went back to our townhouse twigs and discussed what we had learned. A splendid way to spend a Saturday evening.

7 minutes ago, Charity said:

What about you Waysider - has God always given you wisdom when you asked?  Have you always heard that still small voice to guide you in a confusing, difficult time?  If not, why do you think that was?  If he has, why do you think others might not have?

I'm not sure why you directed that at me, but it's OK. I don't mind.

Last summer, through no fault of my own, I was injured in a catastrophic car accident. My life was changed forever. I'll never be the same person I was. Was there a still, small voice I missed?  I'm not going to beat myself up wondering.

1 hour ago, cman said:

You know, only reading collaterals, don't dare read anything else or look at tv.

There's another version of this, as well. We listened to music and watched movies to try to spot where they were on or off. I remember, when Rocky hit the theaters, FellowLaborers  had a special Saturday night outing where we went as a group to watch the movie, see if we could spot all the great spiritual truths it held. 

Yo, Adian!

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My possessions are causing suspicions but there's no proof.