bluesunday

In 1977 I was scheduled to enter the 8th corps. I sent a letter to Emporia informing them of my decision not to attend. I received a letter from lcm threatening me if I did not keep my committment: He said that if I did not follow through with my committment then I would no longer be under the umbrella of God's protection and that one of two things would happen to me within the first year of my decision:1)I would be met with a tragic death or 2)I would end up in a mental institution. He was almost right about the second one. Does anyone remember this letter? I wish that I would have kept it but I trashed it and never told anyone. I would like to get a copy of the letter if anyone has it. I know that I did not dream this. Blessings, bluesunday

Hello WG. You've got my curiousity. Give me another hint.

JR, just wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed your posts in this thread very much. I was in 1975-1982 and I had forgoten all about the "absent Christ" blasphemy crap. To this day I still catch myself being careful not to use the word "Jesus". Very devilish and I do remember vp pounding on the pulpit and screaming about all those poor posessed weak so-called christians who were of the devil because THEY worshipped another jesus. Well, we all know the outcome of buying into vp's heresy. God forgive me(and He has) bluesunday

I was a WOW in Springfield,Il 1976-77 and was busy "spreading the word" since we were in a race with the illuminati. Door-to-door in the afternoon and in malls, bars, and anywhere else that revelation led us in the evening. We had to make our numbers for running pfal at least once a month, remember? I would love to contact my wow family. I can't remember last names except for Grant Upchurch but there was Vicki, Nancy, and myself. Can anyone help?

Lifted up, let me know if you want to borrow my stun gun that we used in twig when someone dared to interrupt the teaching or was falling asleep. That worked pretty could for our motely crew did it not? bluesunday

Well said, rascal! It truly is healing to realize that it is possible to meet, eat, and fellowship together with some genuine folks who simply just want to live and love for God. We all can find things to discuss that we all embrace dearly and trying to be a "mister-know-it-all" spiritual giant just causes division, makes the spritual giant appear as prideful, arrogant, and someone to avoid. Of course, we could put on our tuxes and tophats and lift our heads up and throw our shoulders back and bellow "LOOK OUT!!! Here comes a son of god with all power. "Boy, oh, boy, that just thrills my soul, peepul.

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TommyZ, I saw him a few years ago in Chicago. He performed at a coffehouse doing his unplugged version. It was really cool to listen him talk about the background of some songs such as "Why don't you look into Jesus" which he wrote about Janis Joplin when he warmed up for her in the late 60's. Afterwards, he took a bunch of us out for pizza. It was a alot of fun! I'm so glad that I had that opportunity cause his health has been getting progressively worse and it is very doubtful that he will ever be on the road again like that. oops..I know...where is my believing?

Oh yeah, I saw Jackson Browne two years ago in Indy. Fantastic show. Believe it or not, he warmed up for Tom Petty who put on an electrifying performance. I would be willing to unload and setup the stage for Jackson and then pay top dollar for primo seats. But next time he will have to pay me to sing backup.

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Does anyone remember Larry Norman the christian rocker in the 70's? One of his most famous recordings was " Only Visiting this Planet".

Jesus most definitely is the example that I choose to follow. He wept, laughed, and loved people--all the emotions that we, men especially, have been taught are a sign of weakness. In truth, He displayed what it means to be a "man's man".

Amen! God, thru Jesus Christ, defeated death and no other "religion" can make that claim. It is THE love story of all time and I thank Him for His grace and mercy.

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Hi B, Decolores? Are you familiar with Tres Dias? blue

Thanks, I just had a gutt-rolling laugh. Dont forget that we had our quotas so after twig we had to go out(refreshed by the living word-ha)and scrape around door-to-door looking for $100,oops i mean looking for lost souls. God forgive me.

oakie, Yeah, I was a TL and I was told emphatically to only teach from out of PFAL or other books by vpw. It certainly did limit growth and creativity as a believer. It got to the point where I no longer really had to prepare, just regurgitate. When I was on the WOW field I became friends with a dj on the radio and he interviewed me about twi. Needless to say that I was confronted by my corps BL. He claimed that he had discussed this with the "powers to be" and I was to cease and desist. It was so very strange because he called me around 9pm and told me to meet him in an open area in the local park. I thought that perhaps he just wanted to kick my a**.When I met him he appeared to be very secretive and kept peering around as if the illuminati were watching our each and every move. That is just one of many things that happened that year to cause me to wonder if I had made a major mistake. bluedaze

Hey there ,def. If you enjoyed "Next Door Saviour" then I highly recommend "When Christ Comes" by Max. I would be interested in your response to it. Max Lucado is an excellent writer and speaks in terms that anyone can understand. bluesunday

JT, I am trying to figure out if lcm is indeed in Toledo,OH. My brother-in-law lives there and is still in but when we do talk(very rarely) we both know to steer away from any twi discussion in order to keep the peace.

uh-oh! This is getting close to the nerve endings. I was the Evil One in that skit that we did at the IV clubhouse. DK was one of my roomates and CR was in med school. Does the vegetation that you refer to have anything to do with GS(not greasespot)? My brain cells are still thawing out so bear with me. I cant believe that I am having a brain fart trying to recollect who in the heck moved into my room after I went wow. Were you in my twig? Were you at the volleyball games behind my apartment right before ROA 1976? Give me today to jumpstart the grey matter and I am sure that it will come back to me. bluedaze p.s. the skit was the three little pigs, right? I huffed and puffed.

simon, I will never forget when my wife called me to tell me that vpw had died. I was at a sales convention and I went to my room for the rest of the night and cried. Not exactly sure why I responded in that way. It was bittersweet. bluedaze

correction: it was silver, not black..sorry, it has been awhile BS

Hey WB, have you heard of "Celebrate Recovery"? It is a tremendous program started by Rick Warren the author of "Purpose Driven Life" and it is very similar to AA except that Jesus Christ is recognized as the higher power and instead of 12 steps(which is also recognized by the group) Celebrate Recovery is centered around the eight beatitudes. It has played an instrumental part in my recovery. People with all kinds of hurts, habits, and hangups gather every week to be with others who need healing and are seeking God's direction. Accountability is strongly encouraged and it also has been very effective for me. In our group I am the only "excultist" and it would be so great if I knew someone who really understood the pain inflicted by TWI. I notice that you are in Indy. I am too. Do you have any exwayers in your group? I would love to hear how AA has helped you. bluesunday