waysider

According to the reports I heard, she had just come out of the local tavern. She threw back her shoulders, raised both her fists and said, "I can lick any Pope in town!"

Then again, maybe she was furnishing a new apartment and needed some red drapes as a finishing touch.

So then you're saying he was actually "believing" for it? That makes perfect sense.

Oh, I think the answer to that one is in the Advanced Class. Quite simply, he wasn't speaking in tongues much on a daily basis.

Of course, the other (ugly) side of the coin is that many of us can think of some who "might still be alive if not for The Way."

It was too late to edit. Sorry. I adjusted the original post to convey what I meant to say.

I'm sure there are many parts of my past I don't remember. I'm just saying, I don't know how you can know what your sexual orientation will be until you reach puberty. When I was 5 or 6 years old, the thought of kissing a girl probably repulsed me. Boy, did that all change later.

Oops! Is it "I Know a Place"?

Now this is the part I truly don't understand. I'm a heterosexual. I only mention that to give some perspective. But, I don't remember ever having any "sexual" thoughts before I reached the age of puberty, hetero or homo. So, how could I have known, from an early age, what my sexual leanings would be? I'm not trying to be contrary. I just don't understand that part.

Good points, one and all. It's not an "us vs. them" kind of thing. It's a "we" thing. Anybody whoever taught the "law of believing" or had someone sign "The Green Card" is a part of it. Maybe that's the lesson we're supposed to learn from that section of scripture where the foot says "I wanna be the liver." and all that jazz. Anyway, I often think it's a bit like one of those brave old souls you see on the evening news. There they are, telling the whole world how they were duped out of their life savings by some sweet talking shyster who feigned genuine interest in their well-being. Why do they do it? I don't know. Maybe they feel it's worth the embarrassment if it helps someone else. Maybe it just gives them a sense of relief to admit their folly. I know one thing. You seldom hear them talk about the wonderful time they had that fateful afternoon as the conman took them to the bank to withdraw their life savings.

Just to give a little perspective to this, can you imagine someone from The People's Temple saying, "I'd probably be dead by now if it was for Jim Jones."?

Welcome aboard!

"If it wasn't for The Way, I'd be dead by now." Have you ever heard someone say this? Oh, there are lots of variations. "I'd be in prison." or "I'd be in a mental hospital". Or maybe they've said "If it wasn't for PFAL" or " If it wasn't for Dr." or "If it wasn't for 'the word'". or whatever. I'll bet we've all heard someone say something like this. Hell, I probably even said it myself at some time or other. But where did this thinking come from? What's the earliest time you can remember someone saying this? It might be interesting to find out how this started. When I was a kid, my aunt lived in the southern California desert. I don't know what it's like now but back then, they had terrible sand storms. You had to seal up every little crack and crevice or the sand would find its way in. I mean, you could open up your underwear drawer and find sand in your shorts! I think some of this cult thinking stuff was like that desert sand, finding its way into every nook and cranny. So, when you hear someone say, "I'd be dead by now if not for The Way", it's a pretty sure bet they still have some sand in their shorts.

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Yes, there are posters here who have taken B.G.'s class. I'm not one of them, though.

Downtown------Petula Clark

Interesting. They didn't even keep that one. Just gave us a hodge-podge version of VPW's personal interpretation, which he slanted heavily in the direction of his own agenda.

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The Christians and the Pagans

Parkinson's is not leprosy. There is some evidence that the susceptibility to both of them may be closely related but they are not the same disease. http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?NewsEntityId=14957220

I thought this was the dawning of the Age of Aquariums.

More than likely, those knives were purchased with ministry money. So, what was he actually donating? You bought a knife that was already yours. (figuratively speaking)

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Well, good gravy! I've gone and done it again. I picked one that was, apparently, NOT instantly recognizable. is the answer.I guess that means I relinquish my turn.