Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens
Date: December 23, 2017 03:08AM
changedagain Wrote:
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> I did not know this. Thanks for sharing the bit
> of walk history, dbc.
> BTW, I had a falling out with my father
> (biological, not John) over my refusal to
> celebrate Christmas in the late 70's...based on
> walk teaching. It was all so unnecessary. And
> now, of course, the Christmas truck experience is
> one of the highlights for the fellowship--at least
> in the L.A. area.
>
> dbc Wrote:
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> > Really, Invisible? Not even a question. Our
> first
> > act of submission to gain full acceptance into
> the
> > "remnant" was to renounce Christmas and refuse
> to
> > celebrate it with our families.The first act of
> > rebellion when the Washington Iowa church split
> > was to put up a big Christmas tree in their
> > sanctuary.
Changed and dbc, this was my experience too. I was a teenager and one of my parents was not in agreement with the no more Christmas rule. I wasn't thrilled either, but eventually succombed to the dark side. Sometimes I wish that I had pitched a big fit, but oh well.
Changedagain, did Gary make a huge deal about not celebrating Christmas when he was your pastor? Just curious.
And dbc, lol about the huge Christmas tree in the Washinton, Iowa sanctuary. Good for them!