Love your sign, Father Bill! I'd listen to your sermon any day...with tea and biscuits, of course!

I have the family Bible which is printed in Hebrew and Greek only. I was given this beautiful Bible because I was the only one who studied both languages.

I had an in depth discussion with 4 Jehovah's Witness 'leaders' where I showed them the correct translation from Greek into English. I remembered the conjugations but was glad I still had the translation dictionaries - this was before the days of the computer. The passage in their booklet was incorrectly translated and meant exactly the opposite of what was written in the Bible.

I would never try to break down someones' beliefs. As long as they are based on truth, we can have a wonderful discussion, even if we don't agree on the interpretation. After that visit, the gentleman who had been the initial contact returned a year later and thanked me for helping him see why he had felt so uncomfortable in the JW. He had joined because his wife had been searching for something, and he wanted to support her. After she passed, he was floundering. His faith was very different and deep down he knew that he needed something else. He left the JW and returned to the church in which he was raised and was very happy until he passed a few years ago.

I didn't see another JW until I moved five years later. When they visited, I introduced myself, asked them to say hello to the leaders, mentioning a few their names, and said I would welcome them into my home again for another discussion.

I have never had another visit.

Now my kids have mentioned my name when they have had the JW at their door, saying that they, too, would love to meet with their leaders...it is amazing how they have never had a return visit - which is good, because they are all fluent in French, one also in German, but none have studied Hebrew or Greek!

If I get a phone call, I'll tell them to use a translation website...this brain is getting slower...