I remember when M started designating the wife as the spiritual leader of a marriage and that husbands were to submit themselves unto their wife. I remember the date, time, place where it happened to me. Part of the"pitch" to accept this was M telling my wife and I that she chose us because we were strong and could handle it.... once again it gave us the feeling of having M's app
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John's first wife was named Martha Stevens. John and Martha lived in a home in North Hollywood on Kling St. The Blix House was connected directly behind John's home. What I know about Martha is from what others told me or from comments JRS made. I do know that John would have the women that lived in the Blix House, when it was first opened as a communal home, take Martha out to the
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Invisable, I kept silent for so long because I was done with organized religion. That true heartfelt non-judgemental acceptance I had experiened early on in The Walk was no longer existant towards anyone like myself that didn't need the affirmation of the "authorities" to exist. At the time in 1997 when I was told I was not welcome, I was devistated because I felt that 25 year
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Chaos1952 and Invisable.... thank you both for your warm welcome to this group. I hope my thoughts and writing them become a cathartic experience for myself as well as for readers. JRS was a spiritual mentor for me as a college student searching for answers about myself and about my place in life on earth. He had the ability to look at you with his eyes such that you knew he knew what was go
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This is my first posting. I read most of the posts on Factnet several years ago and am glad to find a current active thread to read and try and connect with. I first was exposed to the teachings of John Robert Steven in a Campus Crusade bible study in 1972 while using Steven's "First Principles" study guide. I last attended a TLWF church service in North Hills, CA in September 1
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This is my first posting. I read most of the posts on Factnet several years ago and am glad to find a current active thread to read and try and connect with. I first was exposed to the teachings of John Robert Steven in a Campus Crusade bible study in 1972 while using Steven's "First Principles" study guide. I last attended a TLWF church service in North Hills, CA in Septembe
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