waysider

The guy was a phoney, an actor. He found himself, center stage, in the heat of a crucial scene, with his fly open. Why people continue to idolize and exalt this bum is beyond comprehension.

Ever notice how, when Mr. Wierwille's character gets called into question, there are those who insist on drawing others into some sort of discussion of Biblical parallels? "Oh, what about David? What about Jesus?,blah, blah, blah." We don't live in Biblical times and Wierwille wasn't a Biblical figure. He was just a two-bit con man from Cornfield County who used the Bible to cloak his deception. He had an ego the size of a '58 Buick and couldn't stand to be one-upped. It's really just that simple.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHeCniYa2Us&feature=related

Still, it makes more sense than "Lo Shanta la maka see tay".

All I got was depressed.

A crutch? I don't know. Maybe more like support hose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_XB5xrHS4

I never moved too far up the leadership ladder...twig leader, twig area coordinator, class instructor. So, my memories of confrontations (and there were many) weren't usually related to any leadership position I held. My most fiery confrontations, instead, came as a mere participant of the FellowLaborer program and had lots to do with dissent. One such confrontation came as a result of choosing to spend some private time with my new bride instead of cleaning our FellowLaborer "house". Oh, the shame of it. Imagine my selfishness...wanting to spend time with my wife instead of cleaning the toilet. I hope some day I'll be forgiven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opqjh2jjIM0&feature=related

I'm not here. Leave your new age revelations at the beep....*BEEP*

Drink Bear Whiz Bear. It's in the water. (That's why it's yellow.)

Men never lived on Earth. Dogs flew space ships.

Our forefathers took drugs Next time, I'll talk to you about gravity and its opposite, comedy.

I was right about the comet. All must learn to play the piano.

"There's a seeker born every minute."

"Blame the victim." That's the connection. It was "our fault" for not believing. It was "the fault" of the O.T. people for being disobedient. But, the idiom has an added element in that it attempts to explain why God didn't intervene for a positive outcome. Here, you have to rely quite heavily on the idea that people in the O.T. could not understand spiritual matters and therefore, had to be given examples they could understand by their five senses. I don't see any way to draw from this concept without first accepting 1.) dispensationalism/to whom it's written, 2.) Spiritual understanding, in light of the difference between *spirit in* and *spirit on*, 3.) accepting that believing equals receiving, and 4.) The consequences of disobedience. Putting all four of these together at the same time is something that seems to be unique to The Way and its derivatives.

Whadda ya mean late? The night is still young! :P Oh, sorry. That was your clue. Heh Nope. Don't recognize it.

The Joker....Steve Miller Band I came upon a child of God, he was walking along the road.

The Way used a variation of "the idiom of permission" to explain why bad things happen to those who leave "the one true household". Yep, walk outside of the "hedge of protection" and .....the boogie man will gitcha! And, they blamed you for giving the devil permission to assault you by virtue of your being out of fellowship and lacking in your believing. In that sense, the "idiom of permission" is common fare in cult groups.

Someone To Love....The Great Society http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzyDLwUgFdc&feature=related Go ask Alice when she's ten feet tall.

R.I.P, Mr. Otis. Thank you for your massive contributions to the world of music. http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/01/19/johnny-otis-of-willie-and-the-hand-jive-dies/

Now, ....This is a church!