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Oh, the Postum thing. Forgot about that. There was also some kind of chicory stuff we were told was delicious, too. I'm with you, T-Bone; give me a cup of regular Joe and make it strong.

Yeah, Sugar in the Raw. I think that's a brand name for what is generically called turbinado. Now, the stuff is tasty. I'll say that. But more nutritious. I don't think so.

Yeah, turbinado was all the rage for a while. And we really must give raw potatoes their proper respect, as well. Eat them like you would an apple. Yum! (not)

"Someone was willing to look past our flesh and be encouraging and compassionate and understanding toward us in order to give us a chance to choose Jesus Christ, or a better understanding of Jesus Christ if we were already born again." Sorry to have to tell you this. What you really experienced is commonly called "love bombing". It's conditional. The Way used it to get people signed up for "the class".

No, you're thinking of flax seeds. That was another of those crazy things we did in fellowlaborers. Although ground fax seeds have proven nutritional value, whole seeds exhibit their value in a rather "different manner". http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/flaxseed/AN01258

Really, though, this thread is just a lighthearted attempt to reminisce about some of the crazy food (and other) fads we latched onto in The Way.

YUM!!

For what it's worth, Pond, I will miss your posts.

To be or not to be-----Let me expound on "not" for the next 5 hours. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!

Aww, 'cmon, Ham, can't you be a little more specific?

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

"....if the objection should be raised "why not let the Holy Spirit do all the praying? Why should we pray at all?" an answer would be: a child of God needs to - wants to pour out their heart to God the Holy Spirit prays only in the hearts of those who pray God has commanded his people to pray and has promised a response there may be many human prayers which do NOT need to be counteracted by the Holy Spirit" This a problem I always had with SIT. Don't know what to pray for, how to pray for it? No problem! Just SIT. ....That way you don't actually have to collect your thoughts or give serious intellectual contemplation to your request. It never sounded like a healthy approach to inner reflection to me. Of course, I went along with it anyhow, hoping someday I, too, would be "spiritually mature" enough to understand it. Sigh.

It's All The Same PART 1 PART 2

From one dumb blonde to---- oops---can't say that. (The is a little back-arrow to the left of the posters name in your cut and paste. Click on that to go back to the link of origin.)

1.Why? Because, pretty much everyone else in the world understands that adultery is wrong. On the issue of the trinity, however, opinions are as varied as -------some kind of stuff that's really varied. 2. I suppose on this one, the key word would have to be "likemindedness". What does it really mean? Does it mean you all share the exact same opinion on everything? No divergence of interpretation? Well, that doesn't sound like any kind of "fellowship" I would enjoy, Christian or otherwise. 3. Here, again, what is "the root"? What does it mean to be "tapped to it"? I mean, I don't mind a good tap beer from time to time. A tap root beer, though? Not so much. On as more serious note, though, it's really about maintaining a certain level of self delusion. Like doing sit-ups every day or something. Gotta maintain the proper muscle tone or the old six pack might start to look like a pony keg. Speaking in tongues is like that, too. Gotta speak in tongues, much, every day or your spiritual connection will get a short circuit. You'll be left alone in the cold dark night without a flashlight, naked to the breeze. Self delusion. Use it or lose it.

John, between the time I posted in post #363 and you responded in post #364, 19 minutes elapsed. Do you really expect me to believe you actually reviewed the links I posted in 19 minutes? I don't think you did. If you had, you most likely would have addressed one point or another from those links rather than resorting to your usual diversional tactics.

You really must start paying closer attention, John. First, a very high percentage of what Wierwille taught was plagiarized from other sources, such as Bullinger, Stiles, Leonard, Jones and so on. He was aware it was not original but he intentionally concealed that fact. Second, quite a bit of it was not accurate, anyhow. Take a few minutes and review THIS. I'm not convinced he "believed what he taught 'Biblically'." (Whatever that means.), nor am I convinced "He loved the word of God." Refer to THIS. I do agree, however, that he was able to communicate and encourage us to enlist the participation of others. That's what con-men do. They con-vince you and gain your con-fidence.

FellowLaborers of Ohio lived at an apartment complex near The Wayside Truck Stop.

Who said I had to love the dirty old horn-dog?

Do you walk to school or carry our lunch? Take it anyway you want to take it. Common sense tells you what the man did was vile and reprehensible. I can't help it if you choose to ignore the facts.

Another "Do you still beat your wife?" argument. You can take The Bible, the scriptures, philosophical concepts and the like out of the discussion and the fact still remains the same. The man misused his position of authority to manipulate and abuse other people. He left a wake of misery in the process. You don't have to be of any particular "spiritual persuasion" to understand that.

I think he was more like a polecat, leaving behind a trail of "stink".

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