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A new recruiting station near South Street in Philadelphia
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My nephew and I started going down to South Street in Philadelphia. COBU had a new outpost there with a sign hanging outside "The Better Way Cafe".
We kept going down to South Street week after week. I told him South Street has nothing on Greenwich Village, you gotta see that.
So my 13 year old nephew Jimmy and I go up to New York right before his summer vacation ended. I took a picture of the circle where we used to meet for COBU meetings (during the loft era) in Washington Square Park. I have this picture on the front of my tract "The Map".
I handed out a few tracts up there.
Down on South Street, my nephew wondered why I wouldn't talk with those from COBU, I would always continue walking. And all I would get were comments directed at me like: "What are you going to do on judgment day?"
Why are they always so melodramtic?
Besides, when I have spoken with them in the past, they are unable to be themselves. They build a concrete wall between you and them of scriptural dogma bricks and Stewart mortar.
Then I hear they are no longer preaching the new birth. How can this be?
Well now I'm really interested in getting the facts from the horse's mouth. I don't like relying on the grapevine. The story does change.
So now I have a new mission: Finding out if they are really this far gone. I must go.
Jimmy and I go to Jim's steaks. Afterwards, I say, let's go.
And he was glad I was finally going to go in. Little did he know what fates awaited us.
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The Horse's mouth: 10-9-98
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Now here's a real reason to drop in, and I've got the time. We drive by the outpost "cafe" and there's Stewart inside. It's raining a lot on this friday night.
We park and go to Jim's Steaks as we were hungry.
While in Jim's there was a downpour. There had been downpours on and off all night. But there they are - so dedicated, out witnessing! Is that Paul Sostak? No, it's Steve Torpe (we were looking outside while waiting in line for our steaks).
After eating we went to the COBU "cafe".
For the rest of the happenings of this night, go to the link at the bottom of the page for 10-9-98
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Saturday, 10-10-98
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I look up "born" in Jn3 in the Strong's Concordance. Greek word 1080 that comes from 1085 that comes from 1096. This is what I will do: I will ask them, being born anew in Jn 3 is not being born as from a woman, so you're not born (like out of a womb) like the Jews who weren't born of fornication, or the man born blind from birth or the woman who now has joy because a child is born (Jn8,9 &16). The answer, I presume, would be yes, we're the word "born" in Jn 3 is not like the other instances of being born.
Then why, I will ask, did John use the same exact Greek word in each of these cases? (1080)
It doesn't make sense.
So I got an idea what to say the next time I stop in.
And it seems my name isn't anathema as I had thought.
We drive by. Inside is Gregg Bojelie and Tim McAndrews - the joy brothers. And walking in carrying a huge circular saw is Kevin Browne.
A vision of things to come.
For the rest of this story go to the link at the bottom of the page for 10-10-98
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