Both ALEUTIAN and REEP reveal the dark underbelly of a culture that preached against position, but was the epitome of it gone mad. One can tell a lot about a person in how he/she treats the 'little people' (in their eyes only), for in actuality, their contribution is not 'little', but the one HEAVEN smiles upon. The EQUALITY of HEAVEN has CREATED every ONE the same.  The
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C H A N G E D My sentiments completely, on both counts; to those ex-pats brave enough to transition from the heat of one day to the heat of another, and to each ceremonial book/cassette burning that symbolized a decisive break from the past that would never be revisited. The LIGHT only gets brighter as we head toward it.
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We have always had a choice within certain parameters ('modified' FREEDOM), because going from believing in one thing (TLW) to deciding not to believe it, left us all for a time wilderness-wandering in search of what to believe next; "The hardest day of freedom . . . "  (It is not possible to believe in 'nothing', for even that is a belief--not well founded.)  Reg
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“Collateral damage” is not necessarily a resume enhancement for one seeking to reboot a new world-wide 'misery', aka, Jerusalem Center, featuring a G-man on the r u n . . .
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WELCOME LeahSmiles. We were briefly in the DC church during the Statton years (1982-83), until moving permanently to San Diego, so we were here before, during and after your stay.  It sounds like you may have been staying with the Michelle Jacobs family.  Great folks still and dear friends. We have been gone from the fellowship for more than a decade, so our 'local knowledge' of t
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JRS used the example of a nail located too close to a compass on a ship that would affect its accuracy by only a small amount in the short run, but have dramatic effects over the long haul, as the direction of travel took the ship farther and farther away from its intended destination. The same can be said of those of us who may have noticed something a little 'off' at times, but who
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We might as well face the facts that JRS was already heavily compromised goods by the time he was pitching himself to us as a man-of-god back in the 70s.  Give a good performance he could, and we drank it up like the thirsty pups we were at that time. It was difficult to resist the opportunity to finally be the 'ones' to move the ball across the goal-line and bring an end to 2000+ ye
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The brazen lack of integrity with both JRS and G&M is still a bit shocking, considering the fact that most of the sheeple would never consider acting this way. Beware of those who talk a big talk but are unwilling to walk it out.
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Posted by: larry bobo Date: May 15, 2019 11:55AM " . . . everyone can see they needed to be questioned – e.g. the kingdom dawning in 1979, shepherding and designated relationships, false words from God, failed prophesies, and the cover up of sexual relationships between pastors and congregants – including John." When you boil a frog slowly, it is not aware of what is taking pla
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Posted by: paleface Date: July 29, 2013 06:00PM I was recently talking to a young adult that was an ex-member, born and raised in the fellowship. We talked about the impact of growing up in the Living Word. The normal adult development is so stunted by the practice of "shepherding". We compared notes about this and had similar experiences like: 1. difficulty making decisions on
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"That inner voice is a gift from God too. Listen to it. Listen to your inner core. You've been taught that it is Satan, maybe you've got it backwards." Once again, this blatant falsehood affected everyone, in addition to all the other forms of Walk/TLW abuse; scripturally justifying why it is the will of GOD to relinquish our connection with HEAVEN for one fully invested in
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The previous post came only days after Shalom's disclosure. (Kind of a bad week for The Walk/TLW.)
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Well, if we didn't know things were f*d up then, we sure do now. So much for the Purple People Eaters--one-eyed, one-horned, flying and all . . .
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My wife and I were personally involved with assisting in the care of both the Bill and Ann in each of their situations.  At the time of Bill's transition, both were heavily involved with the fellowship, and the attention and help from the local church was exemplary. Shortly after Bill's passing, Ann's health took a turn for the worse, and she pursued treatments both at home and
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Apparently, Jesus was curious about reports regarding his identity, which I am sure covered a broad range of speculation, but when push came to shove, and he inquired from one who lived with him day and night, the revelation was clear.  Compare that to the Christ-in-the-flesh dynamics of first, The Walk, and then TLW, where one was TOLD that another was 'Christ in the flesh', revelat
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C H A N G E D Paleface pretty much lists the entire rap-sheet of fallacies, false prophecies, and other anomalies in the FORCE, but never you mind, there will be those who discard all the evidence and trudge on to a new day will never come. Caveat emptor.
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Position thinking is what downgrades what is organic (GOSPEL OF LOVE) into organization (religion).  There is nothing Jesus taught that would lend itself to what Christianity has become, and the subsequent abuses that followed. It is challenging to transform LOVE CREATOR/LOVE CREATION into a hierarchy, but the world has managed to downgrade organic LOVE into divide, conquer and o r g a n i z e
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C H A N G E D It is important to point out that all of these tactics are scripturally 'justified', not only within TLW, but within Christianity in general.  One can choose whatever flavor of Christianity you want, and you can extract scriptures that will justify all sorts of anomalous behavior. As has been pointed out many times, Christianity as a religion (a cult with street-cr
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T Y P E R (Previous post: "Jesus was able to SIMPLIFY it for us all:") * * * J J J One wonders what 'new day' is being preached these days, but don't get your hopes up; it will probably look similar to all the previous 'new days'.
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T Y P E R I don't know anything about Jesus being a fish-taco chef, but he was a master of relationship.  And, as you rightly stated, LOVE requires no religion. Most religions have a little bit of truth, but that is what distinguishes them as religions apart from TRUTH.  Jesus was able to simply it for us all:  LOVE CREATOR/LOVE CREATION.  No rocket science there.
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As many know, Larry's daughter was promoted to a very prominent position in TLW leadership, overseeing a plumb gig in the islands.  (Current status unknown.)  As I recall, Larry's ex continued her involvement for sometime after the excommunication.  (Current status also unknown.) This family is a perfect example of the type of devastation TLW foisted upon the ranks.  This and others
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Not good to piss off a Bruddah, Bra, especially one the size of Larry.
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We were involved with Comm West in 1980, and attended (by invitation only) 'closed' meetings at the building regarding this issue.  It was explained (spun?) that Larry M was obstructing Marilyn's access to John, and was then dubbed nephilim--of course. (Don't know anything about death-threats.)
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N A N C Y b "how many delusional people are running what organizations?" "leaders everywhere are malignant narcissists" Most who have reached the 'top' have usually stepped on a few toes to get there.  That seems to be the nature of the predator/prey world in which we live.  When it comes to the dynamic of hierarchy, survival of the fittest is usually the Da
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That sounds a bit like rocket science. No wonder we couldn't figure it out.
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C H A N G E D The previous post was #11160 on page 1116. (Nerd thing.)
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C H A N G E D It is quite telling that JRS would identify with King David and his dalliance with Bathsheba, since that dynamic paralleled much of his own behavior.  Hopefully JRS did not arrange for the disposal of any significant others.
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C H A N G E D If one of the primary qualifications for a (wo)man-of-God is "showing remorse for . . . transgressions", I guess that would leave G&M (and company) OUT, since no such behavior has ever been evident. Charlatans aplenty. Crocodile tears, anyone?
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N A N C Y b "I told that story before about my having rejected JRS advances." This continues to be a troubling thread going farther back than most ever imagined, considering how much this conflicts with the most exalted title of Door-Opener Apostle.  This does explain, in no uncertain terms, why JRS might have looked the other way as other shepherds may have taken advantage of t
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F C S L C Welcome back, Enemy of the Church.  We feel your pain and are happy to ameliorate your suffering. A dog's LOVE is usually UNCONDITIONAL, a serious upgrade from what most experienced from 'shepherds' in TLW.  The big questions usually center around chow-time, walk-time, and poop-time--an upward flow that is easily accomodated. B O W - W O W
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