“Can the Local Church Leadership Say, ‘We Were Wrong’?” (An Open Letter)

[Thankful Jane]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Oh please, you were never on "my list."

But it does sadden me to realize that there is still "tension" in the air, unless I am wrong. I had hoped that things were mended between us. Mea culpa.

Dearest Ohio,

There is zero tension in the air. Things are 100% good between us. My comment was supposed to be humorous, but I see it failed to be (you know, a little teasing between friends). The truth is that I do think about not making posts too long because of your good advice in the past. Note I said "think about." I still haven't figured out how to de-verbose myself.

Thankful Jane

[OBW]

Originally Posted by Thankful Jane

Note I said "think about." I still haven't figured out how to de-verbose myself.

You and me both.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Thankful Jane

Dearest Ohio,

There is zero tension in the air. Things are 100% good between us. My comment was supposed to be humorous, but I see it failed to be (you know, a little teasing between friends). The truth is that I do think about not making posts too long because of your good advice in the past. Note I said "think about." I still haven't figured out how to de-verbose myself.

Thankful Jane

OK ... OK ... OK ... I admit to making a few comments about long posts, but didn't I add the caveat that long posts had to be good enough to print out?

Your (plural, i.e. you and yours) recent posts are helpful to folks like me who need to know how things veered off course. WL was a master at convincing his most ardent followers that he had magically discovered "the way." I have noted before that the Ohio LC's had an undercurrent of brothers back to the 70's and 80's who wanted to model the GLA LC's after the Texas LC's. They felt WL's "burden" was diluted under TC, and that the blessing in Texas was strictly due to their more fervent following of WL. Many of these brothers were recently used by LSM/DCP to stage legal coups against TC and his followers for base gain.

Concerning WL's many directives, nothing could be further from the truth. There is no magic way for us to "recover" other than Jesus, Who is "The Way." Even after being quarantined, many other GLA brothers still think there is some "way" that God is willing to bless. For years I watched program after program from headquarters rammed down the saints throats irrespective of what the saints really needed. Like some of the saints you have mentioned, I too felt like a "beast of burden" for management to carry out their latest whims. These were supposed to bring us great joy and blessing, but alas, rarely did.

Was Ben M that brother who kind of looked like a televangelist? Handsome guy with wavy grayish hair? I thought that brother was from the Texas Oklahoma area.

[Cal]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Was Ben M that brother who kind of looked like a televangelist? Handsome guy with wavy grayish hair? I thought that brother was from the Texas Oklahoma area.

No, that would not have been Ben.

[OBW]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Was Ben M that brother who kind of looked like a televangelist? Handsome guy with wavy grayish hair? I thought that brother was from the Texas Oklahoma area.

I can't remember his name, but he was in Dallas when I was there (I believe he came into the LRC in Dallas) and was also eventually in OKC for at least a while.

But he really did have that sort of televangelist look. Grey, combed-back hair. Could have been Billy Graham (but was too skinny) or Jerry Fallwell (again, a little too skinny — not that either Billy or Jerry were fat).

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by OBW

I can't remember his name, but he was in Dallas when I was there (I believe he came into the LRC in Dallas) and was also eventually in OKC for at least a while.

But he really did have that sort of televangelist look. Grey, combed-back hair. Could have been Billy Graham (but was too skinny) or Jerry Fallwell (again, a little too skinny — not that either Billy or Jerry were fat).

Jerry Reimer?

[OBW]

Originally Posted by Ohio

Jerry Reimer?

That's him. I was thinking Jerry but could only come up with McGill.