slandjt Wrote:
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> With all due respect, I don't have the same warm
> fuzzy feelings for John Miller. He is no
> different from any of the other members of the
> "Apostolic" Company. It's easy to be amiable when
> you're popular and the sheep hang on your every
> word. He gave words and direction that hurt
> people's lives. (Ours included--I was married at
> the time.) Many shepherds (me included) and sheep
> gave forty years and weren't lauded for their
> service to TLW. Neither did they receive pensions
> (even modest ones). John set people out of the
> fellowship too. Maybe he's getting a taste of his
> own medicine. Was he really that naive? Ellen
> Miller put in 40 years too. Did she receive a
> modest pension? Too often the wives of TLW
> ministries and dare I say it, "Apostles," when
> deemed unequally yoked, faded into the background
> while their husbands went on to greater glory in
> TLW. The sheep are in a real transition and it
> wouldn't surprise me at all if John finds himself
> with his own flock. Sheep do tend to go back to
> what they know. All of that said, my brother
> still worships Marilyn and believes the lies being
> told that "nothing has changed." If not for all
> the harm Gary and Marilyn have inflicted on so
> many, I would say they are absolutely laughable.
> No one in the real world could ever take them
> seriously!
I apologize profusely, but I just read my post and realized that I made an very misleading error. Instead of "Many shepherds (me included) and sheep gave . . . ," I should have typed "Many shepherds and sheep (me included) gave . . .". My ex-husband was the shepherd, not me! He was also an alcoholic and womanizer. When we were deemed "unequally yoked," I faded into the background with all of the responsibility for the children and he went on to marry a woman whose family was considered "Walk royalty." They are still holding court to this day with both present and former Walk folk. My life has been a struggle, but I came out of that situation knowing who I am and what I stand for. I've done the hard work and moved on and John Miller and others like him will have to do the same. As was suggested, I have no need to speak to John Miller and to effectively help ease his way through his anguish. He will have to do that on his own. Peace to you all.
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> With all due respect, I don't have the same warm
> fuzzy feelings for John Miller. He is no
> different from any of the other members of the
> "Apostolic" Company. It's easy to be amiable when
> you're popular and the sheep hang on your every
> word. He gave words and direction that hurt
> people's lives. (Ours included--I was married at
> the time.) Many shepherds (me included) and sheep
> gave forty years and weren't lauded for their
> service to TLW. Neither did they receive pensions
> (even modest ones). John set people out of the
> fellowship too. Maybe he's getting a taste of his
> own medicine. Was he really that naive? Ellen
> Miller put in 40 years too. Did she receive a
> modest pension? Too often the wives of TLW
> ministries and dare I say it, "Apostles," when
> deemed unequally yoked, faded into the background
> while their husbands went on to greater glory in
> TLW. The sheep are in a real transition and it
> wouldn't surprise me at all if John finds himself
> with his own flock. Sheep do tend to go back to
> what they know. All of that said, my brother
> still worships Marilyn and believes the lies being
> told that "nothing has changed." If not for all
> the harm Gary and Marilyn have inflicted on so
> many, I would say they are absolutely laughable.
> No one in the real world could ever take them
> seriously!
I apologize profusely, but I just read my post and realized that I made an very misleading error. Instead of "Many shepherds (me included) and sheep gave . . . ," I should have typed "Many shepherds and sheep (me included) gave . . .". My ex-husband was the shepherd, not me! He was also an alcoholic and womanizer. When we were deemed "unequally yoked," I faded into the background with all of the responsibility for the children and he went on to marry a woman whose family was considered "Walk royalty." They are still holding court to this day with both present and former Walk folk. My life has been a struggle, but I came out of that situation knowing who I am and what I stand for. I've done the hard work and moved on and John Miller and others like him will have to do the same. As was suggested, I have no need to speak to John Miller and to effectively help ease his way through his anguish. He will have to do that on his own. Peace to you all.