lily rose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > slandjt- Last year someone complained about Larry > Bobo preaching. Rick Ross said on the message > board that he took a look at Larry's posts and > found that Larry had made a significant > contribution to the forum. Ross has said that at > times members of the message board may make > d
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rond Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NickelandDimed said, "rond, How good for you, you > lost your faith". > > To the contrary, my faith is richer, deeper, and > more profound than it ever was in TLW. I never > became an atheist. I just abandoned the idea that > there is only one single path to spirituality. I > never ha
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Great post. I do have a heightened BS awareness and little patience for it (BS, not awareness). Let's call a spade a spade, shall we? I don't think God has anything to do with the messy business of divorce. There are always ways of justifying behavior, no matter how bad it is, but I can't stand it when people justify their behavior in the name of God. Someone can visit a women&
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How convenient, Larry. You repented and God gave you a fresh start? Give me a break. I notice your example was of the woman caught in adultery that was brought to Jesus. I wonder what happened to the man she was caught in adultery with. Apparently in your Jesus world, men aren't held to the same standard--as along as they repent. How refreshing that "there is no way you could poss
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I'm sorry Larry, but I don't appreciate being preached at. I know you and many others believe in Jesus and attend church regularly. I tried many, many churches after I left the Walk and kept looking for the same type of worship I was used to. I loved, loved worship. I loved, loved Jesus and still do. I would never ever say anything against Him. To me, though, the worship in this
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Thanks for the reminder, Mr. Moderator. I do get tired of hearing sermons about Jesus on this forum though. My point has been that I have found desperately-needed guidance for my life from many sources. With regard to the comments about the secret FB group, it's called Alumni of the Barn, a reference back to the early 70s when the San Diego church was called Coniah Chapel and met in an old
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howmidoing Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have gone through many years of ignoring, > denying God and seeking other forms of spiritual > awareness or toying with atheism and Lilith-ism > (extreme feminism) trying to kill my deep > emptiness with things that can never fulfill me, > drinking, drugs, "relationships". Always >
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larry bobo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I sure appreciate the new posters, as well as > those who have recently posted after taking a > break for a while. Everyone sharing their story > is certainly helpful to others. I spent a couple > of years with a shrink trying to sort through > things and perhaps the most important thing I >
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howmidoing Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello all, > > I've been trying to follow the threads here. I'm > glad I found this discussion forum. I was born > into S. California church and subsequently left > CTLW (they combined for Sunday service while I was > in my teens) about 16 years ago after getting > married and
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What he said . . . I would add Gary to that list. P.S. I remember him as a brown-noser and a bit of a thug. Yet another person in this cult that I do not take seriously. (I do, however, take very seriously the damage he has inflicted on others.)
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Hi there - I don't have any expectations for this board! I'm simply giving my input. Thanks for the nice words about being there for my sister, but this cult blew my family to smithereens and she won't be coming to me for help. Take care.
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Really people? We're legitimizing anything that Gary has to say? Complimenting him for supposedly reaching out to the Catholic church (the ultimate male-dominated cult)? The Living Word is a cult. Gary is a cult leader. Shiloh University is a joke and I don't take any of these people seriously. John Robert Stevens was a cult leader. I loved John Robert Stevens way back in the day.
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I haven't checked in for a while and now that I have, wish I hadn't. In fact, I'm sickened by what I read. We have all been through so much already and it's disappointing to see what this forum has devolved into. My understanding is that this forum is supposed to provide a safe place to share about the depravity of the Walk and its effects on our lives without fear of yet mo
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slandjt Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > With all due respect, I don't have the same warm > fuzzy feelings for John Miller. He is no > different from any of the other members of the > "Apostolic" Company. It's easy to be amiable when > you're popular and the sheep hang on your every > word. He gave words and dire
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With all due respect, I don't have the same warm fuzzy feelings for John Miller. He is no different from any of the other members of the "Apostolic" Company. It's easy to be amiable when you're popular and the sheep hang on your every word. He gave words and direction that hurt people's lives. (Ours included--I was married at the time.) Many shepherds (me includ
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I too have mixed emotions about Marilyn's death. Gary's announcement about Marilyn's passing said in part: "I, along with my family, want you to know that my wife Marilyn passed away this morning." I can't help but think about the family he left behind to marry Marilyn. Remember Donna Hargrave and their infant daughter Dawn? Gary made the excuse that he and Donna
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Larry - Thanks for your kind response to my post, which was so difficult to write in the first place. I appreciate your perspective and understanding throughout this forum. I skim over many of the messages written here because they contain so much speculation and frivolity (obviously in my humble opinion). It's just not what I'm looking for. I hasten to add that there is absolutely
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AP - It look quick a while for me to have courage enough to post on this website. Please don't attempt to personalize this website by asking me what church I was in. Anonymity is of utmost importance to me. Thank you.
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I've been reading these posts for a couple of years and thought I would weigh in now. I came into the Walk as an impressionable young teenager in the late 60s. My parents actually came to a service and then told me I couldn't go any more. I was told by the church pastor and elders that I should lie to my parents so I could continue attending services, which I did. The regret I feel
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