TrueTomHarley

I knew Seth Sheepngoats would pull something like this, I knew it! The tip-off should have been when I saw him go into that costume shop.

He arrived at the Kingdom Hall just like anyone else yesterday. But halfway through the Watchtower Study, he reached into his bag and tied something behind his neck.

When he emerged, it was with a huge, magnificent Santa Claus beard!

He is such an idiot!

With almost all subjects, the smarter you are, the more likely you'll figure it out.

Not so with spiritual matters. Smarts aren't the determining factor. They can even get in your way, if they've caused you to become full of yourself.

How else can you explain the verse from the kr book last meeting?

"To you it is granted to understand the sacred secrets of the Kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not granted."    Matthew 13:11

It's so easy to start singing to the choir.

If all I had was entertainment reporters, I would think Prince only sang two words his entire life: 'Purple rain, purple rain'....fade out. STOP IT!

He left behind a vault so stocked he can release an album per year for 100 years - it can't be just the two words repeated endlessly.

Stupid lazy unimaginative journalists! You don't do that to Bob Dylan. I never hear the same words twice when you do him!

And what's with the obligatory purple? Prince would hate that! You couldn't get him to sign an autograph. He didn't want to be worshipped.

He would also hate the record company releasing his unreleased music from prior to his JW days. He was raunchy back then and he deliberately buried that stuff when he became a Christian. 

After his death, he loses control of his own image.

Photo: Penner

To locate true Christianity, look for the group whose members are individually praised but collectively reviled. 

Acts 28:22

Good analogy last week about the messinger preparing the way. You have to clear away the rubble before you can build.

Thank you, Brother Pul. You were working on counsel point #235, parking. We appreciate the progress you have made.

The Benefit book says on page 647: "Poor parking can detract from the ministry. If your householder thinks you don't know how to park, he may also think you don't know anything else. Or he may worry you will wipe out his lawn ornaments driving away."

Brother Pul, you are making very fine progress. Much of your car was squarely in the parking spot. Good job! But we want you to work on this point one more time. Notice again what the Benefit book says: "How can a minister gauge his parking before exiting the car? One brother said 'I always look out the windows to see if there are yellow lines all around.' You may find this point difficult to master at first, but with full confidence in God's spirit, you can succeed."

Thank you again, Brother Pul, and we look forward to your next try. Warn us if we are on the sidewalk before you try.

In view of what the Bible says about chasing money, a denomination ought to be embarrassed to be at the top.

Editing my book. Tom Irregardless.

Mormons have to be right up there. JWs close to or at the bottom.