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I'm not sure what all is in there but it's been amazingly barren since my son left for college. :P

Teacher "Can anyone name the seasons? Johnny "Squirrel, deer, rabbit, turkey------"

For what it's worth, I don't think you are at fault for the unemployment situation. The economy is really just in shambles. Here where I am, in The States, the unemployment rate is in the double digits. Some of the people who CAN find jobs are having to work for wages that aren't even half of what they used to make. And, they've lost many of the benefits they once had. I don't imagine it's much different where you are. As for the anger and betrayal you feel toward TWI, I think I might know how you feel. I never wanted to leave my hometown. Thirty five years ago, I let TWI talk me into leaving to do this assignment or that. Next thing I know, I'm still not back home and all those years are gone forever. There is a line in a Little Walter tune ( ) that resonates with me. "You took me away from home. I was nothing but a child. Made me all kinds of promises. Man, it was a line of jive." You have every right to feel,angry about it. I think it's actually part of the healing process.

How about this one from the AC: "When "ministering", never lay your hands on someone unless God tells you to. If the person has a devil spirit, it could jump out and smack you right between the eyes." So, now, let me get this straight. If a devil spirit wants to smack you between the eyes, it has to wait for you to make physical contact with its host? Seems like a spirit ought to be able to go wherever it felt like. You know, pass through brick walls and stuff. Hey! Casper The Ghost could do it! I know 'cause I saw it myself in those old cartoons.

Yeah, I remember that. Then, once back home, people would go to the mall and practice trying to see what kind of "heart" passers-by had. It's another one of those things that simply can't be proven true or false. There's no way to know what he "saw". Was he making that stuff up, did he borrow it from someone else, was he delusional or all of the above? 'nuff fer now. Just thought that would tickle your earballs.

One of the problems I used to see was the practice of finding a "promise" that covered whatever you had decided to "believe" for. Take, for example, the problem of domestic violence and abusive behavior that found its way into TWI. Not only could people find scriptures to rationalize it, they could find blanket promises that justified using "believing" to remedy the problem. I don't care what promises you can find in the Word that would seem to cover it, simple "believing" and speaking in tongues is not going to fix the problem. In the original PFAL class, the "law of believing" was actually called the "magic of believing". I think that's really more accurate. It's the practice of using some magical power to change something in the physical realm by simply thinking about it. Here's something from page 25 of "The Orange Book". "In every Scriptural account in the Word of God where a miracle took place or where God did a mighty work, the principles pointed out in the previous chapter were present. The persons involved knew what was available, how to receive what they needed, and what to do with it after they received, and they had their needs and wants coordinated knowing that God's ability equals His willingness to keep his promises. When keys are understood, we can read any place from Genesis to Revelation and see this pattern." Purely philosophical rubbish, IMO. People suffered; some literally died, trying to "believe" for things that were supposedly covered by blanket promises. Take, for example, the people who were raped and killed trying to use "believing" to guarantee safe passage to L.E.A.D. And when it didn't work, leadership simply turned the blame back on the victims and claimed it proved the validity of believing from a negative vantage. It's dangerous stuff, playing with fire, lost mojo, bad chicken any way you slice it.

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Mask the stench.

Kinda reminds me of the old Hee Haw show. Hey Gran-paw, whats fer supper? Polk Sallet N cornbread, sweet to the bite, Home grown Arsh taters, mashed up just right, Ham-hock n pintos piled up high, an' fer desert, some sweet apple pie! YU-UM,, YUM!! (quote borrowed from THIS site) But seriously, if you need help finding something here, don't be shy.

But, how can anyone re-search PFAL when they've put it in mothballs?

In all fairness, the expression "meeting needs" has become rather commonplace in current vernacular. I do understand, though, why hearing a phrase that associates with TWI can elicit an undesirable reaction. Well, I "just" wanted to "share" that.

Doesn't sound all that different from Fellow Laborers. (Except for the dismal lack of academic activity in Fellow Laborers.)

Greetings, soul searcher Welcome to the cafe. Will you be needing a menu?

I wonder if they'll sing "Let's All Go To The Lobby" (and sign a green card) like they used to at public exes.

---but i don't think it's anybody's "freedom" to be able get into people's faces, to bully people, to tell people how to live their lives, to be condescending and arrogant. and i don't think it's anybody's "freedom" to try to keep people from speaking their minds so long as when they're doing that speaking it doesn't fall in those last things i mentioned. Nor do I. That's where "The Golden Rule" trumps all the other rules. IMO, it's possible to disagree with someone and still be cordial about it. Not that I always succeed at that, but it is possible. so just what is this "freedom" stuff anyway? Within the context of this website, I think people use the term "freedom" to mean they are no longer subject to the whims, dictates and oppression of The Way.

I have no idea. I didn't have any reservations, though, about being in front of an audience. I'm sure it must have been something fairly basic.

I think TWI probably secretly enjoys the existence of GSC. It "validates" to them that they must be doing something important. "Wow, we must be really moving the word. Look at how the adversary is firing darts at us."

What???? No HAIRY BUFFALO??

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From page 31 of the AC syllabus: GIFTS OF HEALINGS It is our taking the place of Jesus Christ here upon earth. :o

As long as you follow the posted rules, you are free to express your opinion here, whatever it might be. Just don't expect people to always agree with you.

You see, this only serves to underscore the futility of all the efforts and sacrifices we made to promote the stupid thing in the first place. So now you can look at your WOW year and say, "Yeah, it was really tough, but at least I did it to promote a class/book that even TWI no longer finds viable".

I mean, isn't that the one that was supposed to be "foundational"? "Can't understand this other stuff unless you first understand the 'foundational' book. It's got all the 'keys', dontcha know" <_<