alleycat

Just read through this whole thread and it sure brings back things I had forgotten about. I surely loved all the Joyful Noise music and much of the other music. To me, even the song book songs provided much comfort and encouragement.

I attended that class given by the Maine senator (or wannabe) and remembered liking it. As a college student, the whole college experience including twi was eye-opening in seeing the wide range of thoughts about a subject after growing up in a very homogeneous middle class suburb.

B@rry H!ll was a roommate of mine and I clearly remember her speaking at ROA (or some other big event) after just escaping her deprogrammers. She and corps grad husband L@wrence L@w!s are happily married with grown/nearly grown children last I heard (few years ago). I believe she successfully reconciled with her parents not too long after the deprogramming.

Also remember the conspiracy mindset and the advice to collect the older dimes that were real silver, etc.

Gotta check to see if I still have any of that good music and will surely be glad when ItIsWrittenBooks is up and running.

Yes, I do own a copy of TW LIL.

I started with twi in the fall of 1973 as a freshman in college. I attended weekly twig meetings coordinated by one of those Rye Groovy Christians - a wonderful woman of God to this day! I took the PFAL class on film in April 1973. It was coordinated by C. Geer and was a lifechanging experience. Although I loved the twig meetings (strongest refreshment was juice and cookies), I was not interested in taking the class until I read TW - LIL.

I attended ROA in 73 for one day - it was at the Lima fair grounds, I believe.

I continued with twigs as the Word grew on our campus in 73-74. I went to Summer School at HQ in 74 and really was blessed. I remember 2 out of the 3 classes - Tabernable that was taught by an older couple and helped connect the new and old testaments. Leader's Wife - taught by Mrs. Wierwille about how to do pack a suitcase, how to make a house a home, to more spiritual stuff. Wonderful experience with Dorothy Owens leading Hillside Sings and all the healthful foods in the dining hall.

74-75 year I was a college WOW and did feel some pressure to spend enough time to honor that commitment.

Summer of 75 went to Emporia (I think) or might have been Ball State Indiana to take the Advanced Class = can't remember. That was also a really good experience.

74-75 year I lived in a "Way Home" with other college students. We had a pretty structured schedule and it was difficult at times, but I can't say it was ever such that I wanted to leave.

Went to ROA in 74 and 75. Can't remember when it switched to HQ. I do remember being at the open air location before the tent and having it rain during the evening teaching time. Dr. Weirwille had such a heart for the people that he came off the stage with big sheets of plastic to give to those listening so that they could use the plastic as cover as we were listening to the teaching. As he was giving those sheets of plastic to the audience, he slipped on the slick surface. I'll never forget his heart for the believers, no matter what his shortcomings may have been.

My experience in those years was that the Word was alive, was being taught with integrity, and there was enough love of God to cover any shortcomings of the people involved.

I learned so much that has benefited my life to this day.

"I always thought that "tithing" was part of Mosaic Law... that it had no place in the Grace administration... that Jesus only referred to it a couple of times because he was living under Mosaic Law at the time... "

About your statement above -

What was taught when I was in twi was that tithing was instituted with Abraham which was before the Mosaic law, so it transcended the law and still was God's will after the law administration.

Hi - of course I'm just getting my feet wet here. Hopefully this avatar is more suitable. I do love cats, have 4 right now!

Not at all sure if I am posting correctly, but I'll try. I have to agree mostly with Oldiesman for most of the posts I've seen.

Pertinent to this topic, I tithed and abundantly shared (15% of pretax) for the time that I was active in twi (which was 73-86) and felt blessed to do it and felt blessed with the results. Since then, I have given less to the mainstream church I was involved with for 10 years and felt blessed to do that. Recently, I have become involved with a large contemporary Christian church and have been so blessed by the Word taught there that I have once again begun to tithe, pre-tax. I wholeheartedly believe that regardless of what twi taught, tithing is laid out in the Bible as something that God desires of those who believe His word and want to be obedient to it.

"I always thought that "tithing" was part of Mosaic Law... that it had no place in the Grace administration... that Jesus only referred to it a couple of times because he was living under Mosaic Law at the time... "

About your statement above -

What was taught when I was in twi was that tithing was instituted with Abraham which was before the Mosaic law, so it transcended the law and still was God's will after the law administration.