Cloudwatcher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, I certainly wish I was. Apparently I don't > deserve anything. But that is a matter for the > gods to decide. Maybe they will cut me a break. Well, we've got each other's back here. And I as far as I can tell, there is not one Judas among us. I think I know where he can be found
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I hope everyone is having a good day. You guys certainly deserve it! In Christ's Blood, changedagain
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puddington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I’m just taking a “coffee break from God” Yeah, I spent the morning cross-dodging. Not sure what I will do this afternoon. Feeling optimistic, though.
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puddington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Happy New Year to you all. Here’s to freedom of > thought and healing to us all. Cheers & love. You sound bitter ;)
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kBOY Wrote: > (2019--good riddance.) Yes
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Dead on: Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens Posted by: Lilith () Date: November 10, 2018 06:33AM Oh NEO, please, you are completely discounting mind control and brainwashing. In the 70’s you had a huge influx of young impressionable people looking for something, wanting to part of something bigger than themselves, looking for meaning. They were conditioned to do
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Lilith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have in the past and currently refer to them as > the "Alcoholic company". I have no plans to > repent. If I wasn't afraid of losing my alcoholic covering...I mean, apostolic covering, I would do the same :)
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I think the main reason I was apprehensive about the level of intoxication within the ranks of 'ministries,' is that they were often assuming a role of managing (to put it lightly) people's lives. I've witnessed and also received truly bizarre directives from obviously drunk authorities. Yes, I suppose there might have been a few that could be reasonably functional while �
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Lilith Wrote: Normal church function drunkenness. I think of this every single time someone says I don't recall that happening. Alcoholic black outs perhaps? Still BS. Yeah, it is.
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Onion Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Please - No one take what I posted earlier as an > attack on victims who have not spoken out. I am > critical of the people who refuse to be aware of > what has been exposed and those who are VERY aware > but continue to follow Gary and provide support > for him and his "ascension" to his wo
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Onion wrote: Lulu: Welcome to the forum. It's a good sign that new people are signing on. You have raised a lot of curiosity with your Beatles reference. Hmmm... I believe and hope, that with new participants to this site, we will continue to see total and complete exposure of the truth. Here is a partial list of new partipants that joined this past year and the date of their first comm
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BTW, the years I spent in South Gate (90-97) were marked by a very conservative (and refreshing attitude) toward alcohol consumption. A former member, who was attending that church when I was, prompted me to clarify things with this question: "I don't remember drinking at South Gate. Do you?" The valley church and TLW was another matter, of course--or at least I have been told.
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Reveal wrote: Four, at the reception everyone was completely shitfaced. I have not seen so many people wasted at a church function before. I mean, in LA it's kind of par for the course to see people drunk at functions, but this was just over the top. Yes--there was the normal church function drunkenness, and then there was the over the top (i.e. completely shitfaced) church functio
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Lulu the Kukukachoo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > levity in this forum is 100% necessary! Carry on! > I simply chose not to lurk anymore here and > decided to become a “member”. Welcome, Lulu. I decided not to charge you a $40 new member fee for fear of being shunned by the other regular posters. They really got a bad spirit when I brought this
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I guess my prediction early in the year that there would probably be a dwindling interest in what is written here, given that we seemingly had covered just about everything TLWF-related, was off base. The stats: January 12, 2019: 729,255 views December 29, 2019: 1,373,332 views Thank you to the usual core of regular posters, and also those new to the forum who came forward and shared st
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The B A L L S it takes to charge the folks > $40.00 to attend the funeral of the one who had > been fleecing their pockets for decades, I hope > were buried with the casket. Yes
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Yes, very reasonable. Many might be motivated to go by that generous discount. Here's a post by 'reveal' who attended Marilyn's funeral: Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens Posted by: reveal () Date: October 14, 2018 12:19PM FROMSOUTHCHICAGO, I'm glad you asked about Marilyn's funeral because it's something I have thought of
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Thanks Lulu. People continue to come forward and lay bare the truth of their experience within TLWF, facilitating their own healing while helping others. It's encouraging. The discussion continues :) p.s. to give you an idea of the integrity of the core group of posters, years ago I submitted a revelation to them that we find a way to charge $40 for each new participant in the forum (
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Reepicheep Wrote: > Somehow the third generation seemed to be all > about him, though. Even though he was born in the > 1950s. Do you think that generation was invented > just for him? Isn't Rick fourth of fifth generation by now? :)
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perfect
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Decades of sexual abuse by ministries close to Gary, yet he seems to have been unaware of it. However, he did apologize for not listening to the Holy Spirit, and allegedly tore down religious hierarchy--so I suppose that is a start toward accepting some responsibility. /s Thank you PowerTrip for adding yet another (significant) piece to this puzzle of the sordid history of TLWF/Walk. Sorry for w
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I suppose this is the time that I wish my dear friends on this forum a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. However, there is something deeply bothering me, a practice (I think) a few of are guilty of, and I won't be at peace until I unload about it. Better doing it this year than carrying it into the new year. Realize my expression may be a bit brusque, but it is backed by a love and appreci
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Thank you, Onion--I agree.
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True, Cloudwatcher. It is sad. 'You’ll Worry Less About What People Think of You When You Realize How Seldom They Do' This adage certainly applies to Hargrave. Even when feigning concern and backing a gesture of goodwill--such as the authorized 'Thinking of You' pre-printed birthday cards sent out years ago--it is but a hollow effort. If he is reaching out to people now
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kBOY Wrote: > Just yesterday, I was reflecting on the hubris of > MH to declare herself the 'Lamp of > Israel' (and I apologize for having previously > used 'Tramp of Israel'--name-calling is not > my style) when there was little to no evidence > that she spoke for GOD at all. It wasn't her > voice we all heard on cassettes or CDs for >
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kBOY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Let us not forget that JRS' passing also > brought down Satan--until it didn't. It is > funny how all these years we interceded for > 'resurrection life', and yet the only one who was > a beneficiary was Satan him/herself--or so we are > told. I wonder if Gary ending church hiera
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Reep wrote: for instance, that one human can kill another by thinking the wrong thought or not praying hard enough. I wonder if a human can kill someone by praying too hard or being too intense. I've heard of TLWF intercessors with fire in the eyes (literally), warning others to give them space during prayer, because they might inadvertently blow them away. I never got one of those warni
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Welcome back, TheSarge.
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Reep wrote: We were kept so busy repenting for having a "wrong spirit" all the time that we didn't notice what the leaders and others were doing." The worst spirits were in top leadership, but I doubt they spent much time repenting. They were too busy guilt-tripping other members of the fellowship about their supposed lack of dedication...and enjoying the perks of being &q
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Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens Posted by: lone.wolf () Date: December 24, 2018 10:37AM We took an offering for that coffee table at Shiloh. I remember it vividly and I think everyone was shown a picture either before or after the purchase. When the "Coffee Table of Israel" was mentioned, my very first thought was of this coffee table that Marilyn want
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