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Colin Browne

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  1. Down our way it's called 'The tree of knowledge'. Beginners only get into fits of laughter. If they are with others, everything they see makes them laugh. Even little things such as a bird sitting or an animal walking. When they are over that stage, and used to the drug they settle down to deep thought even to the point of inventing things, and they wonder why the world never thought of what they just discovered. When out of that trance, say by the next morning, they still clearly remember that they received this new light, but cannot remember exactly what it was. This was explained to me many years ago by a person who eventually gave it up. It doesn't appear to be a drug that's habit forming, and mostly recreational. It would be interesting if any brother or sister heard of similar experiences they can tell us about so that we can learn more about user experience.
  2. Hi Sister, please excuse me joining this conversation. I don't know how to contact you personally. The video below is from our local newspaper in East London. It has nice views of the Buffalo river harbour. I uploaded a picture to you a while ago.
  3. The attached document was downloaded from JW.ORG many years ago. Chicken_Egg.docx
  4. It will not help anyone to know the identity of the 'King of the North. but, we do that he will come to his end with no helper, which is good enough for us. The identity of, and the coming of the two kings from the rising of the sun are already known and this will be a far better advent in the lives of their followers.
  5. Hello sister, do you remember the time when many brothers and sisters had a set of vinyl records containing all the kingdom songs? My eldest son and me worked on the kingdom hall sound system, and we would get the records with songs for meeting ready. Some years before that, the hall had a piano. One dear old sister who had Parkinson's disease used to play the kingdom songs on that piano. At assemblies they had an orchestra made up of brothers who could play various musical instruments. Brother Cox,(Senior)from our congregation used to play the flute. It was almost like the days of King David. (1Sam 16:23)

    1. Queen Esther

      Queen Esther

      Sorry,  the  old  vinyl-time  I  don't  remember  Bro. Colin,  but  the  piano-time,  with  guitar  and  little  pipes,  also  the  cassettes  &  CD - time.  Now  all  is  coming  from  a  hard-disk  and  we've  a  special  camera  above !  Really  a  fantastic  technology  in  the  end-time! :)   I  think,  in  the NW  we  are  playing  again  music  by  instruments,  thats  so  nice :x

      I'm  dreaming  from  a  BIG - BBQ  and  after,  many  instruments  and  alot  Kingdom  songs !  Many  Brothers  and  Sisters  singing  and  playing,  perhaps  dancing?  We  shall  see :D

                                        ❤ ❤ ❤ .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•.  ❤ ❤ ❤

  6. Thank you for the link. It's lengthy, and copied, and will be read later. Yes, it was removed from the books listed in the Watchtower Library, but I cannot recall any publication announcing this.
  7. The book "Pay attention to the prophecies of Daniel" told us not to speculate on this. Any suggestions made publicly could well have others spreading ideas. Our society as a group are keeping watch on world affairs and will advise us - if necessary. Daniel was told that the king of the North would come to his end - with no helper.
  8. Hello sister, we often get people who argue about us calling on the name of Jehovah. They often say that God's name is Yahweh not Jehovah. The document below was captured at JW.ORG about 12 years ago. You may find it useful. Jehovah pronunciation.docx
  9. Hello Queen E, during all my years in the truth I've never seen any grammatical errors. The editing team do an excellent job. The same cannot be said for Christendom. Click on the link Bible Typos (Typing errors) here under for a few good laughs. Bible Typos.docx
  10. East London is well named. Many street names or places are the same as in England, EG: Oxford, Cambridge, Braemar, Berea. etc. It has had that name for many centuries. Pity that politics play a part in the expensive changing of city names. The local council is considering a new name. Possibly 'Buffalo City' which is the river in the picture above. The Municipality have already adopted that name. Imagine the expenses cartographers, (map makers) directories and confusion for tourists. In any case, there are no longer any buffalo roaming in any nearby region for ages.
  11. 13. Don't listen to him officer, he's had a few drinks.
  12. You once asked about the place where I live. Below is a picture copied from the free "GO" magazine this morning. East London is one of the few river ports in the world. In the foreground "The Orient beach" can be seen. It's named after the wreck of the ship by that name. Parts of the wreck can be seen where the wave on the left breaks. Â
  13. Perhaps it would be better to hide when they call and let them have their fun during their last few remaining years on earth. This is Satan’s world and these are his offspring. We could be endangering ourselves by challenging him with physical things. Acts 19:13-16. Some of these Halloween people may in later years accept the truth. We should oppose his attempts to anger us. (James 4:7; Psalm 37:1. 2)
  14. Hello sister, this was a joke during the early years of JW.ORG. Unlike these days, during those early days brothers and sisters could contribute anything to the librarian, which he will either publish or reject. I'm no longer sure whether the joke was made by a brother or sister or by the librarian himself. In the English language the word "Hypothetical" is used whenever an imaginary situation is presented. While this wicked world lasts, there will always be people who call down evil on us when we approach them with the good news. I hope that you will now understand that it was not a genuine situation. It's something which could have happened.
  15. Here's a picture I found at JW.ORG many years ago. When a witness called on the house above, a woman upstairs began cursing him. He then said, "Sorry ma,am. Can I please speak to George?"
  16. A day for demonic traditions. Hollowed pumpkins carved into heads with candles inside called Jack-O-lanterns. This celebration has it's origins in the Catholic church as an observance in honour of the saints. (All Saints Day. Daily Dispatch Newspaper October 30th 2003.) What good can come from people wearing witch costumes and demon masks who terrorise people with their "Trick or Treat" threats. (Heb. 13:15, 16)
  17. Jehovah is concerned that we keep our bodies clean and healthy. “‘You must not make cuts in your flesh for a dead person, and you must not make tattoo markings on yourselves. I am Jehovah.” (Leviticus 19:28) Male and female were created in the same form which is why men also have nipples. It serves no purpose in discussing the way we were created, except that it’s wonderful. (Psalm 139:14) For instance, it matters not whether Adam were created with or without navels.
  18. Thanks sister for your kind words. My favourite song is "He will call" (Job 14:13-15) in expectation of my dear wife's resurrection. With regard to the book of Job, I often wonder whether Jehovah was referring to Job's hidden enemy, Satan, at Job 41. The crocodile is the true king of beasts. An unseen enemy that can even kill a lion, which the world considers to be the king of beasts.
  19. Truthfully, the collection of the old books which I had collected were on a book rack 1.2 meters wide, and from my lower hips to the ceiling. It pained me to give them away, but the person who received them was a very good friend and elder. These included Byington's Bible, with God's name Jehovah throughout and only 100,000 were printed. Also The Emphatic Dialogue which had God's name in the Greek Christian scriptures. I cannot recall how many other rare books there were among them. At 86 years old, every morning could be the last. One can only imagine what could have happened to those books after my death. (Eccl. 2:21) Every aged brother and sister who owns rare books should include a recipient in their wills. The time for "everything under the sun" could also be the time of our passing, which could well be when least expected.
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