FCSLC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NancyB wrote: “It wa hard for me to "step out of > owrd perfect will". The hard truth is after my > "walk with God" was no longer personal but > directed there was nothing spiritual aat all. It > was all abusive” > > --------------- > > Wow. That is a “cult busting” s
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> changedagain Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > I think people understand that they have no choice > but to accept the marriage as the will of God, a > requirement if they are to remain in good standing > within the fellowship. There was a significant > purge after John and Marilyn got married, after > Gary and Marilyn got married..
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changedagain Wrote: -------------------------------- > That alone should give TLWF a competitive edge > against other churches. I think they need to be > more aggressive in getting the word out. > > "Our church has a bar. Does yours?" > (possible church sign) You know, they really should advertise that on the website. Along with, anything goes here, as lon
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Don't remember the Binaca, but I doubt the CTLW band or shepherds would bother these days. Do other churches have a bar? Not sure, just checking.
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girls_turn_it_off Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The other day a Living Word childhood friend of > mine/former YASPer/fellow blow-out was traveling > from Hawaii to LAX. When he arrived at the > terminal he recognized a man sitting alone at the > hotel bar drinking a glass of champagne. Low and > behold it was Gary Hargrave (the Christ in
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Factoverfiction Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Greetings All, > > I've been following these posts but have taken a > bit of a hiatus in an effort to not dwell on the > wasted years spent "plugging into the source," or > "beating my arrows," or "bringing the mantle back > to the bridegroom" or ... in
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It's so great to have a forum where people who were in the LW during various time periods can discuss their experiences. It's important to sort it all out. There are some who are sure that the Walk only went wrong after John died. That's why it's good to have survivors of the early days also share. It becomes very apparent that the Walk was never what it seemed. Those with exp
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Long time blog follower here, first time writing. Thanks to all for putting info out there, especially those long-time posters. I experienced the consequences of John's “apostleship” and hung around for as much of G&M as I could stand. I liked changedagain's statement, “I think the Walk started going bad sometime in 1951.” Good one…high five!
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