changed again: >>"I am not obsessed with people being either negative or positive...it's whether what is being expressed is coming from a genuine place. ">> pressingonbyHisgrace Wrote: > Believe me, I stopped having 'fun' early on and it > really hit rock bottom with G & H coming into > power, so we ran out of there as fast and far as &g
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changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah, I just posted this comment because there's > so much backlash from those who continue to enable > the likes of Rick and Gary about people who have > left having a "bad spirit" or consumed with being > "negative." It's a massive distraction from > meaningful di
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Well yeah, of course, but looking back I realize what 'drew' me in initially was the appearance that people were actually having fun in church. I became saved in my last year of high school, (The Jesus Movement) and came out of Catholicism right into The Walk but I did not have the Bible foundation to see through it all at the time.
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I'm looking back and it wasn't horrible negativity which first attracted me to this. I realized JRS could be quite hilarious at times, with antics and comments that would put the whole congregation into roars of laughter. If it were maudlin and harsh right out the gate, I doubt I'd have stuck around...
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Reachingforward Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have been reading this forum for several years > and am finally making my first post. I was in > TLWF for 22 years. It's been 20 years since I > left and I still have a difficult time explaining > this experience to anyone. Like so many on this > forum, my family and I gave everythi
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tlrf, did you get the PM ok? pobHg
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NancyB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > I hope we can agree to disagree and take opinions > or words with a grain of salt- the wrath of god > is not going to torture any of us if we don't see > eye to eye perfectly. We all have different > experiences with a common thread and are in > different states of healing. > &
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Excellent, and does anyone know of any other document like it on LW? I think not. Thank you!
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JesusJesusJesus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pressingonbyHisgrace Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > > JesusJesusJesus, > > > > Thanks for your submission here, and I guess > I'm > > not clear on this, but from the looks of the > table > > of contents, you are not the autho
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JesusJesusJesus, Thanks for your submission here, and I guess I'm not clear on this, but from the looks of the table of contents, you are not the author? Not that it matters, but I tho't you had been writing the manuscript, maybe it was only the lexicon? Anyway, it will take some time to read, but it appears to be very good. Take care, pobHg
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<<But Pretty - I would like to caution you about speaking to any of us in this forum or any other groups now dealing with the take down of TLWF/ApCo when you start commenting on bitterness and anger. Many of us have been studying the effects of cults by reading a lot of material provided by this actual forum. Please make use of what is available before you find it necessary to post what can
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To Paleface: ""The feeling of "not measuring up" in the LW is strong, even today with the current word. It took me a bit of time to shake all of that off. With prayer and seeking Him, the Lord convinced me that He loved me even with my flaws and it was OK. All OK. Do you remember the phrase "You're killing John" ? This was said to people who were not toe-i
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lexicon: press in "to show oneself super spiritual by going to every service & standing as close to the platform as possible and vigorously amenning anything that was said"
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changedagain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pressingonbyHisgrace Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Reepicheep Wrote: > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Changed and kBoy, > > > > > > Re: Being the center of the universe. Think > JRS >
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Reepicheep Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Changed and kBoy, > > Re: Being the center of the universe. Think JRS > was narcissistic much? "I am the neediest person in the Walk, I need 24/7 intercession." "I am a walking Fort Knox"
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'If they carry me out of here feet first, it wasn't a word from the Lord'-JRS Sorry, just a having a spew kind of day.
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pressingonbyHisgrace Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > changedagain > > > I'm not embarrassed to admit that I grieved > about > > it all day, eventually going to bed sobbing. > The > > Nephilim spirit has caused so much hurt. In > fact, > > I'm actually considering starting another > > discussion gro
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changedagain > I'm not embarrassed to admit that I grieved about > it all day, eventually going to bed sobbing. The > Nephilim spirit has caused so much hurt. In fact, > I'm actually considering starting another > discussion group devoted to this topic: > "The Walk, The Nephilim Spirit and Endless > Assault"
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Hear, hear, Reepicheep!!! kBOY more lexicon: School of the puppets, I mean Prophets
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kBOY, <<WALK TALK Lexiconers: Added: Aura = An energy vibration emanating from the body where the size and color are determined by the spiritual, emotional or physical health of the individual only 'seen' by the most spiritual among us Check = Getting a 'not-gonna-happen' from 'Christ in the flesh'>> ...but have you "read their spiri
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kBOY, I know someone mentioned auras--is it on the list, or maybe it should read, 'seeing auras'?
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > [ > * * * * * > > Having spent a few more years in the fellowship > than yourself (1975-2009), but fewer years since > leaving, I rarely think in terms of our WALK > TALK lexicon, but that is possibly due to the > fact I am probably of your parents generation and > did not grow up in TLW li
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...or was it Phenolic? Can't remember but it sent everyone running out of the bldg.
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<Next question--what is, or what was, Impact?> omg.....where do I start? Talk about denial! IMPACT was OSHA's biggest nightmare, and OSHA was their biggest fear/nemesis. One brainchild opened a 50 gal drum of Methyl Ethyl Ketone with a blow torch! A mammoth explosion which felt like a jetliner had landed on the roof!
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changedagain-- <You might want to consider adding 'zero with the rim rubbed out.' The idea put forth by John that you could be so broken and humble that you cease to exist...> How could anyone forget that? All of the times I prayed that, until I realized I was cursing myself!
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Shedding even more light: Wasn't there a 'word fad' for a while that we had to be 'tracking' w/J & M? And what-the-hay with the 'sleeping prophecies'?
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Does anyone else remember "Let's raise the level"? Usually it was said when silliness or raunchy talk began. Also, JRS was viewed by first-time visitors often as having the persona of "a used car salesman".
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Reepicheep (((Hugs))
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that little red flag: My comments on the cemetery: it has to be one of the ugliest cemeteries I have ever seen. It looks like an abandoned construction sight from a lost city. Agreed!
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > PRESSINGonbyHISGRACE: > > > Please take no offense--there is no official > 'welcoming committee', as people are on and off > this sight all the time. > > But, let me WELCOME you now. We certainly want > your participation and added narrative to the > whole TLW saga as it un
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