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  3. Our brother Aaron McLamb was just 20 and volunteering at Brooklyn Bethel when he captured what became one of the most remembered photographs of September 11, 2001—Ladder 118 crossing the Brooklyn Bridge toward the burning towers. All six firefighters aboard lost their lives while helping others escape. This moving article shares how Aaron took the photograph and how his desire to help others led him to share it with the firefighters’ coworkers and families. Read the full article here.
  4. Just a little more: AI helped me find where the "Camp City" was: montreal-1978-trailer-city-share.html
  5. Now I'm going to spend the day wondering what the "d word" is 😄
  6. Friday, September 11 For a fact the Lord was raised up.—Luke 24:34. Jesus’ disciples needed encouragement. Why? Some had left homes, families, and businesses to follow Jesus full-time. (Matt. 19:27) Others were treated as social outcasts because they had become his disciples. (John 9:22) They made these sacrifices because they believed that Jesus was the promised Messiah. (Matt. 16:16) But when Jesus was executed, their hopes were dashed and they became downhearted. No doubt Jesus saw his disciples’ grief, not as a sign of spiritual weakness, but as an understandable response to a terrible loss. So on the very day that he was resurrected, he began encouraging his friends. For instance, he appeared to Mary Magdalene while she wept at his tomb. (John 20:11, 16) He also appeared to the two disciples who had left for the village of Emmaus. And he appeared to the apostle Peter. w24.10 13 ¶5-6
  7. Here downunder we have recently had a couple of documentaries on ultra processed foods and the effects on our health. I have for many years endeavoured to cook most things from scratch. Though now I’m discovering a few things I often thought didn’t contain too many additives now does. I’ve been following a few on Insta that tell of good supermarket swaps so the food we buy contains little if any additives. So why am I writing this on this thread? Because I wonder how many of our “whats for dinner” posts contain ultra processed foods, whether none, a couple, a few or all. Last nights dinner was leftovers. I’m at my sisters place and I brought things from my freezer for our dinner. We had Mediterranean Chicken and Ricotta Gnocchi in tomato and veg sauce. The chicken was basically free of ultra processed foods and the gnocchi sauce base was canned tomatoes and passata. which when I read the can had tomatoes salt and water. How about a challenge!🍕🍔🌮🌭🍜🥗🍝
  8. I want to get some lanyards with the theme. Anyone have ideas where? If you are an overseas delegate you are given one. At this stage we are not.
  9. Ancient Egypt and Assyria: Bas-reliefs and artifacts found in ancient tombs (including King Tutankhamun’s) confirm that wealthy men and rulers wore heavy, ornate earrings. In these civilizations, earrings served as a distinct marker of wealth, nobility, and high social status. Ancient Greece and Rome: In these societies, the meaning was often inverted. For a long time in the Roman Empire, a ring in a man's ear was a sign of slavery (used to mark bondservants) or an indicator of a foreign "barbarian." While the fashion fluctuated during the late Empire, traditional Romans generally looked down on this custom. Cossacks (Eastern Europe): This is a well-documented military tradition. Earrings functioned as a practical visual marker for commanders. During troop formations, a commander could easily see a soldier's family status: an earring in the left ear meant he was his single mother's only son; in the right ear, he was the last surviving male of his lineage; earrings in both ears signified an only child. Such men were spared from the most perilous front-line missions to prevent their family lines from becoming extinct. Sailors and Pirates: This is a confirmed maritime custom. A gold or silver earring served as a "burial insurance policy." Since sailors frequently lost their lives in foreign ports or were washed ashore, anyone who found the body could keep the precious metal as payment for providing a proper, decent burial. Additionally, in some maritime traditions, earning the right to wear an earring required accomplishing a major seafaring feat, such as sailing around Cape Horn or crossing the equator.
  10. I keep thinking about whether it would be useful to be able to create a playlist with publication articles. With this feature, imagine a brother wanting to research a quality, like patience. He would put both videos on the subject and specific publication articles about the quality he’s researching into his playlist.
  11. The question then becomes "is Jack Sparrow a role model? Or a radical/non-conformer?" I think that's a tough one...🤣🤣🤣
  12. California isn't invited but allowed to join a group with a code who is invited. And my wife and I just got passports last month for this. I watched last nights pre-recorded steam and it doesn't look like New York is either. Oh well, next time.
  13. Our congregation in Southern New England, was invited to an international convention in 1978. I was 11. We had to drive 6 hours to reach the convention, in another country (Canada). I remember so much of the entire experience. Including that was when the release of My Book of BIble Stories was released. We stayed in our camper in what was was referred to as 'tent city.' We were packed so tight, that if the brother and sister next door, opened the door to their camper as the same time as us, the doors would hit. The ingenious way of providing sanitation and showers was a cool thing to see in action. When you used the restroom in the camp, all the waste would fall in a trough. and roughly every 5 minutes the trough would flush with a 5 gallons of water, taking all the waste to the sewer system. Our 'hot' water consisted of a swimming pool full of water exposed to the sun. No one really got hot water from it. But it was better than straight cold tap water. We did not swim in the pool. that was the water pumped to the showers. The night before the convention there was an event I believe it was a soccer game at the stadium. So at 10 or 11 o'clock at night, we walked from where the camper was set up approximately only a mile from the stadium. and there were thousands of us walking to the stadium to clean it. So it will be ready for the convention the next morning. I don't know what time it was when we got home. Or back to the camper rather. If you walked around the outer concourse all the way it was exactly one mile. My only experience attending an international convention.
  14. Fag means cigarette in the UK, but means homosexual male in the US https://dictionary.cambridge.org/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/fag
  15. I have no idea what words are you referring to. I’m afraid I can use it without knowing it can offend someone.
  16. It's like "the d word" in American English is super offense. But I step over into a foreign language cong. it's used by all. I feel more human being with my foreign language friends but that also some with cultural nuances too that I love about English. Like you said... "Cannot wait till we all speak the same language. "
  17. In the movies, he gets his powers from one of the infinity stones (at least that's what was explained to me). This distinction has allowed some to view it as okay, but he is still called & considered "sorcerer supreme". In the comics, it is more mystical in source, and in my opinion, cannot be excused or viewed as acceptable. Personally, his presence in the movies is still uncomfortable to me, but his screentime was minor enough that I could look past it, since he is not the main subject of the Spiderman movies. However, I refuse to watch the movies that are specifically of him, regardless of the explanation....
  18. *** w78 5/15 p. 30 All Ready to “Go” *** We do not have to wait, however, until the New Order, to enjoy a feast of blessings in God’s spiritual paradise. We may feast on Jehovah’s provision right now. A feast that all of Jehovah’s people are keenly anticipating is the “‘Victorious Faith’ International Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses,” to be held around the world starting June 14, 1978, and continuing on into the early part of 1979. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1978370&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=3 *** w78 5/15 p. 31 All Ready to “Go” *** July 26-30: Vienna, Austria (German, Croatian, Hungarian. Friday morning session only: English), Süd-Stadion, A-2344 Maria Enzersdorf. Brussels, Belgium (Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish). Palais du Centenaire-Heysel (near Atomium). Lille, France (French, Polish), Foire commerciale de Lille, Hall B, boulevard du Président Hoover, 59000 Lille. Nantes, France (French only), Stade Marcel Saupin, Quai Malakoff, 44000 Nantes. Marseille, France (French only), Stade vélodrome municipal, 3 boulevard Michelet, 13008 Marseille. Munich, Germany (German, English, Greek, Turkish), Olympiahalle, Spiridon-Louis-Ring, 8000 München 40. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1978370&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=41
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    • Modern references to creative days:
       
      *** w15 6/1 p. 5 How Science Affects Your Life ***
      The Bible fixes no duration for the six creative “days.” Instead, it opens the door for modern scientists to study them and assign accurate time spans to them. We know that the creative “days” were much longer than 24-hour days.
       
      *** g21 No. 3 p. 12 What the Bible Tells Us ***
      So each of the six creative “days” during which God prepared the earth for life and created life on it could represent extremely long periods of time.
       
      *** g 1/14 p. 12 Creation ***
      WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS God created the universe, including the earth, in the indefinite past—“in the beginning,” as Genesis 1:1 says. Modern science agrees that the universe had a beginning. A recent scientific model suggests it to be almost 14 billion years old.
       
      *** lc pp. 26 Science and the Genesis Account ***
      A careful consideration of the Genesis account reveals that events starting during one “day” continued into one or more of the following “days.”
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    • grain of mustard  »  jwhess

      Hello my dear brother jwhess (john)! I really appreciate reading your comments. I also really enjoy your experiences and biblical research. I hope everything is well with you. May Jehovah bless you and may you soon return to commenting. I've missed you these past few days. 
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    • JaneN.

      I have been going through some situations lately, and honestly, it really discouraged me. I became less active in attending meetings and doing some of the things I normally do. I was feeling very down.
       
      But something happened that really helped me regain my strength.
       
      I started seeing videos on TikTok about the recent earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters happening in different parts of Asia and other places. Seeing all those things reminded me of the words of Jesus about earthquakes, famines, pestilences, and other events that would happen during the conclusion of this system of things. He also reminded us not to panic or become frightened when we see these things happening.
       
      That really made me stop and think.
       
      I began meditating more on Jehovah's prophecies and the things we have been taught through his organization. I realized again how grateful I am to be among Jehovah's people, because we have been taught to understand what these events mean. Many people see these things happening but may not understand their significance.
       
      For me, seeing all those events was a reminder that Jehovah's promises are real and that we are living in the time the Bible warned us about.
       
      And somehow, I felt my strength coming back.
       
      My faith came back. I started attending meetings again and became more active in my worship of Jehovah. I realized that even when I feel weak or discouraged, Jehovah has not forgotten me.
       
      I am truly grateful for the love, care, and patience Jehovah has continued to show me. I am also grateful for the reminders he has placed in my heart at a time when I really needed them.
       
      I just wanted to share this because sometimes we need a little reminder to look up, strengthen our faith, and remember why we trust in Jehovah in the first place. ❤️
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    • bvr

      September to October 2026 is gonna be a busy months for me. Very busy. Lots of deadlines. 
       
      Whatever you guys are seeing online just keep it to yourself until later, then we all can talk about it once it’s officially out. Gotta work on them rn. 
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    • DEACTIVATED

      I am deactivating my account due to seeing videos posted on here that are, without question, apostate in origin.
       
      We do not need websites like this. 
       
      Go to your congregations and jw.org
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    • Matzy G

      ¡Saludos desde Puerto Rico, mis hermanos!
      Greetings from Puerto Rico, dear brothers!
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    • RichardPNZ

      The Good News According to Jesus has some far had over 4000 people in front of the camera  so far and more are required. 
      From  Australia Branch representative at our convention.
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    • computerwiz

      Song 27 is my fav.  Love it!  So climactic!  
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    • Jim Jam

      We may be quick to say that folkloric characters such as Zeus, Baal or Isis do not exist.
      But it's interesting that the Bible identifies them as demons, which do exist.
       
      For example, Psalm 106:37 and Deuteronomy 32:17 speak of the apostate Israelites sacrificing their children to the demons.
      The Hebrew word used here is לַשֵּֽׁדִים (lashedim). It originally refers to the shedu, the protective deities of the Akkadians.
      In the New Testament, the writers used the word δαιμόνια (daimonia). But where did they get this word? It was used by the Greeks for lesser divinities, intermediaties between mankind and the gods.
       
      Clearly, for the worshippers of Jehovah, idols were not merely inanimate objects. They may have been ascribed imaginary backstories, but there really was a real spiritual presence that influenced the daily lives of these heathens. And this influence was not benign contrary to what they believed, but harmful.
      So demons are the ones who throughout all history and all cultures been identified as immaterial beings. They have been revered and given mythological origins, or they have been feared and mistaken for the ghosts of the deseased. Demons enjoy deceiving and torturing mankind.
       
      But the Holy Bible contains passages about seeking refuge in God when facing evil:
      James 4:7 — “Oppose the Devil, and he will flee from you.”
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    • Dages

      This week, I'm the chairman and I'm announcing my daughter being aux pio for the first time  so proud
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    • chuck83

      gave my 2nd pt on prayer. it went very well. im happy it was encouraging.
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