Nathan_Jr

I remember this blog post. Funny to see the comment from Robert. Is this postcard a new one? Different from the hilarious "Time to come home?" Has anyone else received a postcard recently? Robert Lunsford September 30, 2023 | Reply Last week, I received a post card from The Way, suggesting I investigate “the new Way” ministry. Given I hadn’t heard from them in thirty years, and was blackballed after refusing to submit, branded a heretic, mark and avoid, etc, I found it curious they would reach out with a snail mail. My first thought, they must be hurting for cash. Since Wierwille taught our first thoughts are revelation, I must be right! I drove by New Knoxville last week on my annual Ohio trip to Put In Bay, and wondered how they still support the place. Worse, how people still buy into their shtick. Given their post card to me, apparently not many are. Congrats on the anniversary of your book, it’s been so meaningful to many. All the best!

Looks like a groovy scene. And the music sounds good. I sense that these kids were doing just fine by themselves and among themselves. This was definitely my vibe in my late teens and early twenties. Too bad victor had to destroy it. Who is the preacher teacher in the opening 3 minutes? I love how victor contradicts himself at 4:50.

This is such an important step when done from the heart. Asking for forgiveness and honestly attempting to make amends is liberating, even if forgiveness is not granted and amends are not possible.

Every day around the globe (yes, Earth is an ellipsoid) people of various faiths and various non faiths “manifest the power of God.” But they won’t tell you about it, unless you ask. Even then, they might not. Many of them don’t consider the power miraculous. And none will pretend to teach a class on how to do it. Anyone claiming to teach a formulaic, H-O-W class on divine power is a charlatan fraud or deeply delusional.

Because it’s not a law.

That's it.

“This is a class on how…H-O-W” OK. Show me... Oh.

“Hey, Where the white women at?”

The Jerk

Neither did Max Fischer. "Rushmore" Sorry about that. Not an easy movie quote. Play is open to anyone...

I think he is kinda agreeing with you. As do I. I think it's reasonable to ask for clarity. I don't understand many of his posts. I, too, often wish he elaborated more.

This reminds me of a fallacious adage I’ve long despised: Those who can’t do, teach. There is a kernel of truth in that otherwise unenlightened cliché. A tremendous kernel. That’s riiight.

Thanks. It appears the first two comments were removed by mods. That must be discouraging for her. I posted a comment on her subreddit post hoping to start a discussion. You have more insight and perspective than I on the workings of the cult. I hope you will consider participating.

So sorry for screwing up the game and holding it up. This is no easier than the Clerks line. One more from the film: “My top schools where I want to apply to are Oxford and the Sorbonne. My safety’s Harvard.”

He wasn't very good with Hebrew and Aramaic, either. Either victor's god was a lousy teacher or victor was a lousy student or both..

What was the comment?

Clerks "I saved Latin. What did you ever do?"

I think Clerks. But I can hear Harrison Ford saying this line in any number of films, even if he never said it. A tough one.

I’m not really playing, but it could be from a Kevin Smith film. Or it could be from something else.

It looks like Bill Paxton to me, but I don’t know from which film, and it looks like it could be a photo older than Paxton, so that’s one I’ve been grinding on. I don’t know for sure.

Mmmph

So what? It doesn't matter. There does NOT appear to be a copyright infringement, no matter the laws, actual or heard, of Belize. LTA does NOT appear to be publishing nor reproducing for any purpose TWI's copyrighted material.

“This package is called “Jesus Christ Revolution” and will show the major impact Dr. Wierwille had on the Jesus Movement that occurred in the late 1960s-1970s…” Major impact, indeed. Jesus himself already told us the impact victor paul wierwille would have on his movement. John 10:10a

I’ve been contemplating a response to this absurdity for an hour. Please tell me if I didn’t fully absorbed it the first time. Say, a fellowship commander loses all nine of his members in particular. (They no longer believe Earth is flat.) Only he and his wife remain. It is an undeniable, demonstrable, actual fact of reality that all nine are gone-gone all the time, forever. What happens to the actual fact of reality if the branch does NOT approve of all nine’s departure? I believe you, but I just don’t get it. It’s probably my spiritual immaturity, or I’m relying too heavily on my own understanding.

I didn’t skip or miss your estimates and the note about them hiding accurate numbers. I thought your estimates made the most sense. But that 40,000 seemed an ill-fitting glove for the reasonable hand of your numbers. That’s why I was probing. Thanks for elaborating.