tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post6100631755000226306..comments2024-03-29T02:57:52.065-07:00Comments on Banned by HWA! News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: Dennis On: "What Do You Mean? "It's Just a Story""NO2HWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-33551541673016006602012-08-31T15:24:34.330-07:002012-08-31T15:24:34.330-07:00Have to say more, Dennis. Some may resent you, an...Have to say more, Dennis. Some may resent you, and me too, but that's their problem. <br /><br />You've contributed a great deal to my personal store of knowledge, and I appreciate your pieces. Don't let a sore head or two dissuade you from continuing to write.Allen C. Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615706118359802452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-74201655711763920992012-08-31T10:49:07.370-07:002012-08-31T10:49:07.370-07:00Sheesh Anonymous, what a buzzkill. Sheesh Anonymous, what a buzzkill. whatmeworrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-77066332834096464722012-08-30T15:56:26.422-07:002012-08-30T15:56:26.422-07:00Of course we repeat ourselves. How can anyone com...Of course we repeat ourselves. How can anyone come up with totally new stuff all the time? I could be accused of harping on the same things all the time because I do. I do try to put them in different forms and contexts though. <br /><br />If what I think changes, what I write will change. don't anyone hold their breath for that.Allen C. Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615706118359802452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-54110963837490796472012-08-30T13:50:06.587-07:002012-08-30T13:50:06.587-07:00Once I was complaining to a fellow storyteller at ...Once I was complaining to a fellow storyteller at a festival about my dog Bozo's many transgressions: running away when he was supposed to stay home, going home when he was supposed to hunt with me, refusing to retrieve birds I had shot, or even look for them, dragging stinky carcasses into his house and growling at all who approached, and on and on.<br /><br />Michael said, "You'd better never get rid of that dog. He's giving you too much material!"<br /><br />He was right. Happy, lives don't make good stories. No conflict, no plot. No plot, no audience.<br /><br />It's possible (but not necessary) to have order and contentment at the beginning, but it better be disrupted quickly. It's possible (and usually smart) to have a tranquil scene in the middle, but it better lead into confusion and distress. It's possible (but not necessary) to have order restored at the end.<br /><br />We need to experience disruption in order to generate the interesting parts of our story.Retired Profnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-82293215054444680612012-08-30T12:34:21.500-07:002012-08-30T12:34:21.500-07:00This Dennis is 62. This was something that Gary ha...This Dennis is 62. This was something that Gary had on file from way back and asked if he could post it. But you're right. I tend to repeat myself as do others on other topics. i think we could all pick from a list of key phrases and match them to those who regularly stop by. <br /><br />It's never a matter of agreement. Perhaps helping along the way a bit but that doesn't seem to happen much either. <br /><br />I believe I'll leave future articles for discussion up to you guys. I have pretty much said all I wanted to to process this experience and I even find myself saying..'you've said that before.." :)<br /><br />Maybe it's a 62 thing!<br /><br />DennisCDiehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417850852638492246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-15791283222286271432012-08-30T11:37:09.983-07:002012-08-30T11:37:09.983-07:00How old is this Dennis? Senior citizen? He seems...How old is this Dennis? Senior citizen? He seems to repackage his same ideas and repeat them over and over and over again. I'm guessing he thinks that if he does this enough eventually everyone will agree with him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-21668654805141928772012-08-30T10:14:10.776-07:002012-08-30T10:14:10.776-07:00The theory of alternative universes says that all ...The theory of alternative universes says that all those things you described as not happening and even more have happened, just not in this particular time line.<br /><br />Quantum physicists can be so rotten: Imagine a world where there was no Herbert Armstrong, no Hitler for Herbert Armstrong to fashion himself after... it's all true if we believe these particular (or is that, particulate) scientists (at least some of them).<br /><br />Maybe you're better off after all -- better than you may think or can even begin to imagine....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-72186221472845590242012-08-30T05:33:41.519-07:002012-08-30T05:33:41.519-07:00Dennis:
Was this all part of a plan, or just coin...Dennis:<br /><br />Was this all part of a plan, or just coincidence. That's the question. Was it meant to be this way, or was it just time and chance that caused the events of our lives to fall into place. <br /><br />I don't think we'll ever know for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com