Forum: Glorious Church Life!
08-27-2019, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,287
Re: Late 1970s Boston "storm"
So...the IRS audit that the brother speaks of in his letter (waiting to hear from admin how to remove the name)...could any of you confirm that it occurred? I've heard several times that people...
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Forum: Glorious Church Life!
08-27-2019, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,287
Re: Late 1970s Boston "storm"
Thanks! I'm looking for the "edit" function so I can remove my assumption there. My intention is to understand the events so I can understand the people. I apologize for my error.
Is it not...
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Forum: Glorious Church Life!
08-26-2019, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,287
Re: Late 1970s Boston "storm"
I came across this 1979 letter from, it looks to me, a Matt Anderson. It's a helpful contemporary narrative from someone who initially supported "the ministry" and then repented and was cast out.
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Forum: Glorious Church Life!
08-25-2019, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,287
Re: Late 1970s Boston "storm"
Thank you all for preserving and cataloguing your experiences and those of others who can no longer speak for themselves. I am grateful for the many first-hand accounts. I wish we had more recordings...
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Forum: Glorious Church Life!
08-24-2019, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,287
Late 1970s Boston "storm"
Help! What was the "storm" in Boston in the late 1970s? Based on what I've read on this site, I'm under the impression that it was related to Boston-based Sal Benoit calling WL out on Daystar. I'm...
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Forum: Extras! Extras! Read All About It!
08-21-2019, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,243
Mental health resources and hotlines
If you have an emergency or believe you are in a crisis situation, call 911 or your local emergency number immediately.
The Suicide Prevention Lifeline (https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
07-28-2019, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 12,318
Re: Hope for all you church kids
Not all I! I was heartily agreeing with you and my message was meant to second your post. Thank you so very much for all your ministering on this board.
:angel8:
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Forum: The Local Church in the 21st Century
07-28-2019, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,555
Re: My personal testimony [TW: sexual assault]
HELP! On counseling. :(
If you have sought out counseling in association with experiences in the Local Churches, how did you do it?
After almost three decades of aligning with behavior, thought...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
07-25-2019, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 12,318
Re: Hope for all you church kids
Yes! When guided away from wrestling with faith, how could faith remain anything but superficial? When shielded like children, how can believers attain maturity?
In contrast:
And a man...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
03-12-2019, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 597,230
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
03-12-2019, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 597,230
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
03-11-2019, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 1,020
Views: 597,230
Re: How Much To Throw Out?
I'm throwing out....the need to get or give a resounding AMEN after every uttered phrase! :lol:
I've been told over the years that I use A LOT of spoken fillers. I didn't realize how much until I...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
03-11-2019, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,981
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
11-01-2018, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 10,859
Re: Glad
Thank you for this word. There was a lot that I truly enjoyed in WL's ministry, I did I did. And there was a lot that I thought was a bit off the wall and at odds with the Word. I learned to take...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
11-01-2018, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 10,859
Re: Glad
I had not previously read through the Faithful Word website. Yikes!!! How appalling. It makes it clear to me that LR movement had cut itself off quite some time ago: "In 1986 Brother Lee issued a...
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Forum: Spiritual Abuse Titles
09-09-2018, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 418
Views: 76,938
Re: Whistleblower
When I was meeting with the LCs and the hymn "I'm so happy in this lovely place" was called, I would laugh and roll my eyes. I wasn't "happy" and this place wasn't "lovely" but that's not why I was...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
06-07-2018, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 14,679
Re: Testimony of Ex Local Church Member
This testimony is incredible. It's just perfect. I am so grateful that you posted and that I found this just now. Joy's story resounds so clearly with me. Thank you!
Goodness, it's been about 12...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
04-01-2018, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 12,572
Re: Out of Egypt
I'm so glad to hear that you were able to leave so easily. Appropriately enough, at a Passover Seder dinner last night, I was sharing with a friend what is was like to leave the LCs and being forced...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
03-11-2018, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 157
Views: 25,254
Re: From a concerned parent
I also go back and forth on whether to use the "c-word" to describe my experience with the LCs. I do remember being chastised several times by adults in the LC during my college years, when I...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
12-09-2017, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,569
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Forum: Regional Concerns
11-13-2017, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,935
Re: "A Brief History of the Lord's Move in Europe"
The funniest thing is how this document cites Lee and only Lee so heavily on each page ("then as Brother Lee points out"), as if he was the only person to cover the history of the Reformation. As a...
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
11-13-2017, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 26,200
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
07-30-2017, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,569
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
07-09-2017, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,297
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Forum: Introductions and Testimonies
07-08-2017, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,297
Good evening! My story - and thank you for yours
Hello! Wishing everyone a good evening! I've been reading through the board for hours and hours now and thought it would be rude not to leave a message. It has been time well spent to hear so many...
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