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Thursday, June 18 Sadness in a godly way produces repentance leading to salvation.—2 Cor. 7:10. The apostle Paul noted that the “rebuke given by the majority [was] sufficient for such a man.” (2 Cor. 2:5-8) In other words, the discipline had served its purpose toward the man who previously had sexual relations with his stepmother. (1 Cor. 5:1) What purpose? To lead him to repentance. (Heb. 12:11) Paul therefore directed the congregation: “Kindly forgive and comfort” the erring brother, and “confirm your love for him.” Note that Paul wanted the congregation to do more than merely allow the man back among Jehovah’s people. Paul wanted them to assure the repentant man by their words, manner, and actions that they truly forgave him and loved him. They would thus make it clear that they welcomed his return to the congregation. w24.08 15 ¶4; 16-17 ¶6-8

Sunny and beautiful. Makes me want to go kayaking.

I created a family tree on Ancestry (dot) com after my mother died in 2022; she had all kinds of information about my relatives. It's now up to 4000 people. Most of whom I may never know, but apparently I have a few living cousins.

The whore behind the scene

Although it's not mentioned directly in the article, this is just another example of clergy-inspired persecution by the orthodox religions in eastern European countries that's been going on for decades, in an attempt to "frame trouble by law." --- Ps. 94:20

Did anybody else ever visit their site, Uncommon Descent? It's archived now but I was active there for a while back in 2010-11.

New link to video dropped recently .Here is the release information: Cambrian Explosion Remains the Gift that Keeps on Giving By David Coppedge 5 June 2026 https://scienceandculture.com/2026/06/cambrian-explosion-remains-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving/ The Cambrian Explosion has been on my mind for a long time. I’ve been on the board of Illustra Media since its founding in 1997, and am proud of one of the company’s finest documentaries on intelligent design, Darwin’s Dilemma (2009). On the subject of that Cambrian classic, I have good news to share. It has been behind a paywall for 17 years — unless you speak a foreign language. Versions in German and Mandarin Chinese have been on Illustra’s YouTube channel since 2019, but English speakers could only buy the DVD or stream it. That all changed this year. The excellent full-length video, sharing much material with Stephen Meyer’s later New York Times bestselling book Darwin’s Doubt (2013), is now freely available on YouTube. And that’s not all: there are Bonus Features, too... But Wait; There’s More Another request I had been making of Lad and Jerry over years was to rescue some of the Bonus Features in their documentaries from the memory hole. Bonus Features were only available on the DVD versions. There were some real gems among them. Jerry went the extra step of uploading a key Bonus Feature from Darwin’s Dilemma: 22 questions about the Cambrian Explosion, biological information, and the positive case for intelligent design, answered by five ID leaders: Douglas Axe, Paul Nelson, Richard Sternberg, Jonathan Wells, and Stephen Meyer. It’s good to revisit the eloquence of our distinguished late colleague Dr. Jonathan Wells. These short clips, one to four minutes in length, can be very useful for sharing on social media in response to evolutionary claims. Friends of the ID movement will enjoy seeing how these ID spokesmen looked back in the day! And now, the Q&A features from Unlocking are up, too.

Thanks for all the info I will gradually take it all in. It's all Discovery;)

1- Also, hitting the "Quote" button on someone's comment quotes that person like so ^ and sends a notification to them that someone responded to them. 2- The "+" sign is used in a similar way. It also quotes someone, but first is saves the quote in the bottom right hand corner of the screen (see picture) and then when you click on it, it opens a comment section with the quote in it. This is useful for when you want to respond to someone but don't want to be taken to the bottom of the screen immediately because you don't want to lose your place while reading. It's also useful for quoting multiple comments without, again, having to do all that scrolling. 3- A third option for quoting is to highlight just the text you want to quote from someone and press the "Quote selection" button. This is useful for when you only want to draw attention to a specific portion of a comment or if the rest of the comment is very long and you don't want to take up that much space.

Whate kind of peace is this? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-14-point-iran-deal-111757610.html

I haven't played cornhole but have watched some of The American Cornhole League (ACL)competitions when I found them on TV. Some things I noted, while the goal is to get your beanbag in the hole, sometimes it is better to have it stop short of the hole to block the other player. If they knock your beanbag in, it still counts for you. I also noticed that the players usually bounce and flip the beanbag in their hand to 'loosen it up' before they toss it. Hope this helps.

Hi Thanks for that, will read that advice a few times to let it sink in:) Kind regards Julie

It looks so. The understanding is that in A-Day we'll be protected individually. Before that, any of us can receive a ticket through the "subway" to Paradise. 😔 20 During the war of Armageddon, the psalmist’s inspired words may literally prove true: “A thousand will fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but to you it will not come near. You will only see it with your eyes as you witness the punishment of the wicked. Because you said: ‘Jehovah is my refuge,’ you have made the Most High your dwelling.” (Ps. 91:7-9) Once Armageddon begins, we can expect that Jehovah will provide complete physical, emotional, and spiritual protection for his people not just as a group but also as individuals. Because you say: “Jehovah is my refuge,” Jehovah promises: “To you it will not come near.” Let us, then, face the future with confidence, knowing that we can fully trust in Jehovah for protection.

Click the bell icon to go to the notifications page. That's the best way to keep track of what you have notifications set for. Mine looks like this: The bold ones have new comments and the unbold are already viewed by me. I have it set to automatically take me to the last viewed comment when I click on it. You can change your notification settings by clicking on the bell and then "notification settings". The envelope icon is for when someone sends you a private message. Your avatar (mine is the purple squid) will take you to your Activity page, which will show a list of your recent comments, interactions, follows etc. This can be useful if you want to go back to something you read but don't remember where it was. If you click "Forums" (upper left, second picture) you will get a list of topics that other people have started. This will help you find new topics to enjoy. If you click "My Activity Streams" (upper middle, second picture) then "Unread Content" it will show you only topics you haven't interacted with yet. I use this to find new topics.

A heart-rending read. And this is just one (of many thousands) of sad stories.

So....some of us will die in the GT before Armageddon? That has always bothered me but, I do understand that Jehovah will protect us as a group and not individually.

I give credit to the subject matter. I needed to cover the new understandings, and I was up to Jericho chronologically. The timing worked out amazingly, the two stories were so well paired.

If you think you have problems then spare a thought for s sisters search for her son https://zmina.info/en/articles-en/war-is-when-your-sister-dies-of-her-wounds-in-your-arms-while-russians-torture-your-son-for-ten-months-how-a-mother-searched-for-missing-ivan-zabavskyi-in-russia/

Apologies if I haven't got back to some of you dear brothers and sisters, I only seem to be able to answer messages I read sent on my email link. I am finding the site a little more difficult to retrieve messages. If I make a note of someone's personal name I find you. But the messages are plenty and I am having a lovely time with the encouragement and all your stories and getting to know people. But if anyone can tell me the basics, I would be grateful. There is a sister I have had some lovely messages from in Canada and I read one this morning and thought I will answer that later, went to find it through my emails and it's disappeared:( I don't know how to find it on my profile or activity. I also want to respond to a brother who showed interest in how I came to know Jehovah and other questions. Love to answer that too. This site is like refreshing your faith , but help me use it ❤️ From your sister Julie

And what an excellent Watchtower article this came from. Explaining RECONCILIATION: Jehovah’s goal, or purpose, for imperfect humans to establish a good relationship with him ATONEMENT (and PROPITIATION): Jehovah’s arrangement to restore peaceful relations between him and sinful humans RANSOM: The price paid—Jesus’ shed blood—to bring about our atonement (and propitiation) REDEMPTION: A result of the atonement arrangement; the release, or acquittal, from punishment for our debts DECLARED RIGHTEOUS: Another result of the atonement arrangement; our “criminal record” is wiped clean

I think I'd have a better chance than at darts

Weird it's not on What's New, but in general it's easy to go to https://www.jw.org/en/global-communications/ without being on social media, so I don't think it's a big deal. As the page mentions the posts are more for government officials, journalists, and academics.