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  2. They'll probably forget all about the clock when Armageddon comes, but I think we should move it to 12:01 right after.
  3. Weekend Trip to St. Simon’s Island It’s summer and everyone, it seems, is headed to the beach. Make your reservations at Ocean Inn & Suites, where you’ll be about half a block from the beach. Pack plenty of sunscreen, a towel, and a calm attitude. You’ll also be close to the pier, the lighthouse, and all the tourist-y areas they encompass. Massengale Park also has a nice beach. If you do choose to climb the lighthouse, there is a combination ticket you can buy for the WWII Homefront Museum. You can also tour Fort Frederica. The Avenue of the Oaks makes for a beautiful photo setting. If you don’t want to drive much (and who does, on vacation?), you can rent bikes and ride all over the island. There’s even a trolley tour of the island. For meals, check out Southern Soul BBQ and Frosty’s Griddle & Shake. Also check out Barbara Jean’s. East Beach (Coast Guard station) has a concession stand. Look for the carts from Sunset Slush when on the beach. Brogen’s (by the pier) is also good. Mullet Bay is a good seaford choice with plenty of outdoor seating. (Some of the menu selections at Barbara Jean’s) Jekyll Island is nearby with beautiful large pieces of driftwood that make for a magical photo op. On your way back home, stop in Brunswick at Silver Bluff Brewery for beers before heading to Reid’s Apothecary for a good meal.
  4. Rising ocean temps also lead to coral bleaching, which often leads to the death of reef systems. If you haven't seen it, the documentary "Chasing Coral" (I think it's on Netflix still) is very good about explaining this phenomenon.
  5. Posca ! starring Andrea Bocelli ?
  6. Ooh, they have a 2026 calendar, too: https://esawebb.org/announcements/ann2501/
  7. and this is why we need a puke emoji added to the basic reactions
  8. Hi Brothers. Our overseer for duties has made some changes to the schedule today. Before he could send the updates out to NWP, NWS unexpectedly closed. Now he has gone back in to NWS, the updates aren't there to be sent anymore. One of the schedule changes was for himself, and he has not received a notification on his phone. So assume that none of the brothers affected have had a notification either. Is there a way of checking what's happened? And pushing those notifications again?
  9. I thought it was interesting that Paul stated we should not be like children, but Jesus indicated that only one who was like a young child (teachable) would enter into the kingdom. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers notes this about Ephesians 4:14: Here the process of growth is described negatively; in the next verse positively. We are to be no more children. The word used here and in 1Corinthians 3:1; 1Corinthians 13:11; Galatians 4:1; Galatians 4:3; Hebrews 5:13 (often rendered "babes"), is a word almost always applied in a bad sense, like our word "childish"--not to the guilelessness, the trustfulness, or the humility of children, which our Lord emphatically blessed (Matthew 18:2-4), but to their unforeseeing and unthinking impulsiveness.
  10. And that rock is so hot like a butane torch to cheese... well stinky feet 🤢 cheese. But nonetheless it's burning and melting. 🤣
  11. Thanks, Justinah, for the timely reminder of the use of the audio option to expand on the pictures.
  12. The Doomsday Clock in 1953 was set at 2 minutes to midnight. Today, it is set at 1 minute and 25 seconds (85 seconds) to midnight. From 1953 to 2026, the clock moved 35 seconds in 73 years. At this rate, to move the remaining 85 seconds, it would take about 177 more years. That would place midnight around the year 2203. Thanks.
  13. The feet of the statue are part iron, part clay. So not as powerful in the last of the last days ... And ready to be tumbled.
  14. But we know that is pure propaganda. Can't tell they were brutes by their fossils. It's the shrink wrap technique in a different form. https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapod-zoology/dinosaurs-and-the-anti-shrink-wrapping-revolution/
  15. I have thought a lot about Jehovah's invitation, “do not be afraid,” often repeated to his people in ancient times. Jesus also used this expression and its derivatives on numerous occasions. This is not just a simple slogan that is easy to offer in conversation when someone expresses suffering and asks for a comforting, encouraging response. It is not a denial of the reality that the person is going through. It is simply a highlighting of Genesis 3:15. Fear has become instinctive and primal since that day. We must all face it with faith. Jehovah and Jesus always strive to shift the center of gravity of our fears and breakdowns (betraying, denying, not holding on until the end, being so tired of everything...). The idea is therefore to reorient courage, not to anesthetize it in order to wake it up later. Courage and faith go hand in hand. They must not sleep, they have to walk. We are at war, the fighting on the front lines is exhausting, and sometimes we just want the hostilities to stop. We would like to lay our heads on a pillow, close our eyes, and drift off into a sweet dream. So it really takes courage to fight against sleep and stay awake until the end. Thank you David for this topic.
  16. Sorry, the settings are in German. But they are the same as in your screenshot.
  17. The bottom line is that you are right, we don't really know, but fun trying to speculate. I suppose the portrayal of them as brutes rather influenced my feelings about them.
  18. Hello dear brothers, how are you? I hope you're doing well. I'm testing the NWM mobile app these days. I'd like to suggest to support staff that we implement territory maps. It's currently not available, and it would be very useful for providing territories to brothers even without a computer. I also saw a servant who had access to local needs, even though he wasn't enabled on NWS. What do you think of the territory map? Best regards from Italy
  19. If Eden was in the middle of the area where Neanderthal fossils were found, then they could be from any of Adam and Eve's children, no? Jewish tradition, according to Josephus, is that Adam and Eve had 33 sons and 23 daughters. Of course, ultimately, all of these Neanderthals came from Adam and Eve's line regardless which child in particular. In fact, there is no reason to conclude these Neanderthals came from only 1 of Adam's children.
  20. Based solely on the illustration in the "Imitate Their Faith" book, for me it's Jonah.
  21. One part of this warning is easy to miss. The danger does not come only from obvious outsiders or clearly false teachers. Sometimes it comes from within, when those who are viewed as mature begin to speculate. When a spiritually strong person shares guesses or theories, weaker ones often listen closely. They may assume, If a mature Christian is saying this, it must be solid. In that way, speculation can carry more weight than it should. What began as a personal idea can slow another person’s growth or even confuse them. This is where trickery and deception can enter, not because someone intends harm, but because speculation is treated like truth. Immature Christians are especially affected. Instead of building confidence in what Jehovah has clearly given us, they may become unsettled, unsure, or distracted by ideas that cannot be proven. True maturity shows restraint. It recognizes that saying less is sometimes the loving choice. It protects the weak by staying close to what is known and clearly taught. When mature ones avoid speculation, they help others grow steadily instead of being pushed back and forth. Jehovah's Organization has been encouraging us to 'stick to what we know'.
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