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Monday, August 10 You husbands, . . . assign them honor as to a weaker vessel, the feminine one.—1 Pet. 3:7. A recent report from the World Health Organization indicates that many husbands physically, verbally, or emotionally abuse their wife. A husband who does this might treat his wife respectfully in front of others but then mistreat her at home. What can cause some husbands to be abusive? They may have been raised by a violent father, so they think that abusive behavior is normal. Others are influenced by the culture around them, which may promote the wrong idea that “a real man” must use force to show his wife who is the boss. Other men were not taught to control their emotions, including their anger. Some men have developed a warped view of women and sex because of regularly viewing pornography. Additionally, reports indicate that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified these problems. Of course, none of these factors justify a husband’s abusive behavior. w25.01 8 ¶2-3

Oooh interesting, what’s khoc?

The branch is rolling out software to schedule KHOC assignments. It is being done through JW Hub Project Tasks.

We had a great WT study about respecting other people's decisions. So I hope that works out for you 🤣

Anyone use for scheduling KHOC tasks? We have 3 congregations, I want to create a schedule. Is there a way to assign a task to an individual from the other congregations? Or just to the other congregation and they have to manage their own schedule? tia

I'm a Blue Jays fan... Sadly that's all I can say right now. 😔

That's what I'm thinking. We have all of the signs that we are in the last days so whether Jehovah has a predetermined date or not really doesn't affect us, it will happen right in time, whatever determines that time is.

If there were such an adjustment . . . we should roll with it . . . but, I think many would be stumbled. It would feel as if we really don't know anything. Maybe it's not that Jehovah has picked the year, month and day. Maybe it's that Jehovah has already decided "when mankind reaches this point of debauchery". That would align with his move against Nimrod and the Tower of Babel. He acted when the situation called for action. Another way the FDS has explained the timing is "this system will not go on for one day longer than justice requires", and "Patience must yield to justice", etc. That leans toward the Nimrod example. In any case, Mt 24:34 will be fulfilled.

I agree. If price needs to be adjusted, I can understand that. But a software you pay for cannot have a support like that. There are programs I have bought for $25 or $50, one single payment, not a subscription, and when I ask a question I receive a kind answer. I am not required to read the whole working manual and write a composition about it before asking. If many users ask the same questions, that means the interface is not clear enough. Fix the issues and the number of support tickets will greatly decrease.

Sorry to hear. These are truly difficult times hard to deal with.

43 now +33 = 76 Some of family died in cancer in their late 30s. Im having problem with my stomach and im having a tumor in different parts of my body .. I dunno if they're benign or cancerous .. Life is shorter these days..

I'm in agreement with many who post here that there's definitely an air of condescension in much of their support communications, along with a feeling that they would much prefer not to be bothered with sincere questions from users. I must say that I have experienced a higher quality of response when I email them directly using the support email address, as opposed to the process through the website. Having said that, on one occasion when I was not satisfied with the tone or the level of help that I experienced, I emailed back in a very professional but direct way as I would with any commercial software outlining exactly what I expect and how I expect to be treated as a paying customer. The response I got was very satisfactory.

In 33 years? You're younger than me and, baring unforseen events, I'll be in my late 80s. It's definitely reasonable to believe I'll still be alive then.

I have had quite the opposite experience. But at the same time because I also work in tech support I know the value of gathering all the evidence and screenshots. I do that anyway even if they did not ask for it. I have check many of my replies and this is usually what I get.

Dear sister Leslie. I don’t know how I’ve missed these recipes. I hope you post more. Will be trying the buns and the roast real soon. You truly are a gem , one I would love. To meet one day.

Ill be dead for sure before 2060.

I thought the same about the sealing. They all have to be sealed even though some will be with us during tribulation. Another thing I seem to be thinking about was Noah. He had some specific times given to him. 120 years then 1 week when he entered the ark. Perhaps there will be a time when Jehovah let's us in on a specific time frame. Im a numbers person and this not knowing is painful.

I have to live stream mine, been doing it for about 5 years now. Nothing like being there though. I have to say I like live stream. I feel like one of the crowd, I see what they see and I get to know the brothers from my new circuit.

I really enjoyed listening to it again. Thanks, Nelly.

Back in early 2024, early development of Dark Mode for WOL began. Two years later, a brand-new live preview of the feature is now available while development continues. Watchtower Online Library Dark Mode is coming soon to the add-on. earlypreview_darkwol-1.mp4

Works for me that way. The SC still needs to consult with the appropriate FSGO.

No thank you, i managed to figure it out but i shall definitely come here first if i need help again.

Funny my wife and I were just having this discussion. We left it at ... All we know for sure is what Jehovah had recorded for us at Rev 7:3 saying: “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until after we have sealed the slaves of our God in their foreheads.” When they full number is sealed it will end after that.

I have a question about the sequence of creation and Jehovah’s rest day. Adam was created first, and then, after an unspecified period of time, Eve was created. As we understand it, Jehovah’s rest day began after Eve was created. So, how should we understand the chronology? How much time might have passed between the creation of Adam and Eve, when exactly did Jehovah enter his rest, and, if that rest day is 7,000 years long, when would it end? Also, would Satan’s final test after the 1,000 years take place during that rest day or after it ends? I’d like to know if our publications shed any light on these points.

I wish they would charge more. This is global enterprize software that needs better development, support, etc. Their motives are good and the basic foundation of NWS is more stable now than I have ever seen it. We pay $45 for one year and have 16 brothers as shared persons. I am not aware of any other robust global software that is this inexpensive. I commend NWS for trying to keep the costs to a minimum especially in poorer areas. There needs to be a recognition though that they are often not providing first-rate software and support. If an electrician or a plumber comes to my home and he is a brother, I don't expect a discount. He has to make a living. Our entire servant body would happily pay a little more to avoid all of the time spent in troubleshooting and fixing things. Maybe it would be fair to charge the annual congregation fee but add an annual $1-2 dollar user fee for each brother that would be using it. That way smaller congregations would pay less and larger ones would pay more. With some additional revenue they could consider adding another developer, some experienced beta testers so new versions wouldn't get launched with so many bugs, and a dedicated crew for a help desk. The last time I looked they mentioned all the developers were pioneer elders. That is great and very commendable but this is commercial software and needs serious business attention. Part-time workers can be great but only if you have enough of them to do the job right. If they need more money to do that, maybe they could poll the users of the software to come up with the best way to increase the fees. Just some imperfect brainstorming...