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Monday, September 7 He becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him.—Heb. 11:6. Jehovah gives us peace and contentment now and will give us everlasting life in the future. We can place our hope in Jehovah, convinced that he has both the desire and the power to reward us. And that conviction moves us to stay busy in our worship, just as faithful servants of God in the past were moved to do. This proved true of Timothy in the first century. (Heb. 6:10-12) Timothy put his hope in the living God. (1 Tim. 4:10) Therefore, he had good reason to work hard and exert himself. In what ways? The apostle Paul encouraged him to make progress as a teacher and a public speaker. Timothy was also to set a good example for fellow believers, both young and old. And he was assigned some difficult tasks, which included giving firm but loving counsel to those who needed it. (1 Tim. 4:11-16; 2 Tim. 4:1-5) Timothy could be sure that Jehovah would reward him.—Rom. 2:6, 7. w24.0622-23 ¶10-11

I just learned that Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls) was for a brief time one of Jehovah's Witnesses when her family joined, however they ended up leaving because it wasn't for them.

Ouch, it looks like that's around $400 USD. The Samsung A series are the budget/lower tier devices, while the S series are the mainstream devices with more power. For the basic uses needed, newer A series devices should be more than enough, and are cheaper within that generation. The only benefit of the S series there is stylus support. I know S6 Lites used to be $200, but they're a bit old now, they're on the S11 model currently. I got the A9+ for $150 around two years ago, which has reliable specs and a 90hz refresh screen which is helpful for reading/studying. The A11+ sold now for around $250 ($200 used) has barely any improvements and is in the same shell. At the moment in the US, used S6 Lite are around $125 and used A9+ are around $150 - I would prefer the a9+ or a11+ since they're newer for the battery & android updates.

James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globule A dazzling new James Webb Space Telescope image reveals about 70 newborn stars buried inside a strangely shaped cloud in the Carina Nebula. By Jamie Carter Published 7 hours ago Summary What it is: The Treasure Chest, a cometary globule in the Carina Nebula star-forming region Where it is: 7,500 light-years away, in the constellation Carina (the Keel) When it was shared: Aug. 21, 2026 It looks like a gigantic treasure chest left open among the stars — but instead of gold and jewels, this strange cosmic structure contains dozens of newborn suns. This new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveals the aptly named Treasure Chest, a colorful cloud of gas and dust in the Carina Nebula, one of the Milky Way's richest star-forming regions. Located about 7,500 light-years away in the Southern Hemisphere constellation Carina, the nebula stretches roughly 260 light-years across and contains some of the most massive stars in our galaxy, as well as tens of thousands of young protostars. It's also home to the "Cosmic Cliffs," which appeared in JWST's first collection of science images, released in 2022. (See below for link.) The Treasure Chest is a cometary globule, an isolated cloud with a dense, dark head and a sweeping tail. Although such objects are named for their resemblance to comets, this one looks more like a wooden chest with its lid propped open and light spilling from inside. JWST's Near-Infrared Camera reveals the source of that glow: a compact cluster of about 70 young stars embedded in the dust. The most massive one is a rare O-type star — extremely large, bright, and short-lived stars — measuring roughly 19 times as massive as the sun. The Treasure Chest won't always look like this. Radiation and winds from the young stars inside it, combined with the assault from massive stars nearby, will gradually erode the remaining gas and dust. Eventually, the cosmic chest will disappear, revealing its true jewels — the stars within it... Article link: https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-finds-one-of-our-galaxys-rarest-stars-inside-the-treasure-chest-globule-space-photo-of-the-week Link to Cosmic Cliffs: https://www.livescience.com/james-webb-space-telescope-debut-images Pic Description: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the "Treasure Chest," a cometary globule in the star-forming Carina Nebula, on Aug. 6, 2026 (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Reiter; Ackn owledgment: M. H. Özsaraç)

The kids born in the New World will never believe how incredibly stupid the end times were. Never. 🙄😒

I can recommend two tablets...

What did the Pink Panther say when he stepped on an ant?

It may be useful to check with others in your congregation, to see what they are using and how it works for them. I understand that Czech customers have used Amazon.de (Germany), which delivers to Czech addresses. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 lite. It is sold through Amazon and elsewhere for c. 8,400 Czech koruna, and has a good reputation for the use you talk about.

"Trump Suggests Renaming Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait' Amid Renewed Iran Hostilities" Oh, so that is why we are paying more for gas...😖

My tank is always full around $30... Nowadays, I try not to look, as the gas meter ran past $60🤸‍♂️

Follow the money. Rule of Acquisition 34: War is good for business.

Only if you go east ( and can swim ) take one of the bridges or the tunnel.

I don't know what kind of tech you have available where you live, but it appears you may not have Amazon natively in Czech. It's hard to recommend something specific without knowing what you have access to. There are typically some good options in the $150 range. Unfortunately prices have been skyrocketing the past year. You'll find the best deals in used/refurbished. Normally I would recommend something like the 8/11" Onn Core which are fairly stock Android, or the Samsung A9+/A11+. Lenovo has some good tablets too, I always loved their Chromebook Duet line. https://www.walmart.com/ip/ONN8-BLU-TABLET/18593964369 https://www.walmart.com/ip/11-BLU-TABLET/18575603772 https://www.samsung.com/us/tablets/galaxy-tab-a11-plus/ https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/results/?sortBy=priceUp

Milky Way Magnetic Slice Astronomers already knew the Milky Way’s magnetic field reverses near the Sagittarius Arm, but a new 2026 three-dimensional model revealed the boundary’s unexpected shape: not a vertical wall between spiral arms, but a tilted magnetic plane slicing diagonally through the Galactic disc and passing just above our own region of space. A 2026 model replaces the familiar vertical boundary near the Sagittarius Arm with a tilted magnetic plane passing above the Sun in Galactic coordinates. By Lachlan Brown Deep Field Published 5 Sept 2026 Astronomers already knew the Milky Way’s magnetic field reverses near the Sagittarius Arm, but a new 2026 three-dimensional model revealed the boundary’s unexpected shape: not a vertical wall between spiral arms, but a tilted magnetic plane slicing diagonally through the Galactic disc and passing just above our own region of space. The Milky Way has a magnetic field, but no camera can step outside the Galaxy and photograph its shape. Astronomers have to infer that field from inside it, using radio waves that have crossed magnetised gas on their way to Earth. Those measurements had already established an unusual feature between the Sun and the Sagittarius Arm. The large-scale field near us points mainly one way around the Galaxy, while the field farther inward points the other. Somewhere between the two is a reversal. The usual diagrams made that reversal look almost architectural: two magnetic regions separated by a boundary standing through the Galactic disc. A model published in 2026 replaces that wall with something much less intuitive. The boundary behaves like a tilted plane slicing diagonally through the disc and passing above the Sun in Galactic coordinates. Article link: https://spacedaily.com/t-milky-way-sagittarius-magnetic-reversal-tilted-plane/ Pic Description: The Milky Way seen from Earth, used here as a representative image. The photograph does not visualise the Galaxy’s magnetic field or the 2026 reversal model. Photo by Philippe Donn on Pexels. Ai visualization below 👇

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Sunday, September 6 You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things.—Rev. 4:11. The most important reason why we preach the good news is that we love Jehovah God and his holy name. We view our ministry as a way to praise the God we love. We wholeheartedly agree that Jehovah God is worthy to receive glory, honor, and power from his loyal worshippers. We give him glory and honor when we share with others the convincing evidence that he “created all things” and that we owe him our very existence. We give him power—our power—when we use our time, energy, and resources to share in the ministry as fully as our circumstances allow. (Matt. 6:33; Luke 13:24; Col. 3:23) Put simply, we love to speak about the God we love. We also feel compelled to tell others about his name and what it stands for. w24.05 17 ¶11

Amazon Fire tablets seem to be the best value dollar for dollar. They’re cheap but work very well, and last many years.

I've got both a Lenovo 10' and a Samsung 11', both are good tablets.

I currently use an iPad 11th generation, and it works well for taking notes and pairing well with the Apple ecosystem. It sells between $349-$449 depending on the storage size and retail deals.

Nice site for comparisons and deals: https://www.kimovil.com/en/tablets

What are you doing this Saturday evening? I am going to be watching (in a few minutes) this: The first attempt worked for about 30 seconds. Then it broke the cardinal rule: The rule goes as follows: Pointy end up, fiery end down. Excited to see whether their second launch makes it! And how far.

I have a Lenovo tablet. It was cheap, but it works for me ❤️

It’s slightly off topic but I agree. I’ve seen AI developers talk about the dangers of AI and yet they continue. There are no safeguards in place. The reason it is still part of this topic is because of the destruction of the ecosystems caused by the data centers. https://www.wri.org/insights/us-data-center-growth-impacts They are rushing towards annihilating themselves. You’d think Satan would still want humans around to worship him but he seems intent on causing as much havoc as possible. In the end it’s no different than any other destructive acts caused by mankind. “Acceptable losses” have been part of war commentary for generations. As if the five people taken out here and there don’t matter. As if even the soldiers themselves don’t matter! It’s all disgusting and it’s got to go.

$5.99 at Costco today and seeing renewed fighting in the strait... It isn't going down soon. I have a funny/ ironic quote for you: https://krmg.com/2026/09/05/trump-keeps-heralding-an-economic-boom-but-even-a-solid-jobs-report-is-causing-problems-for-him/?hl=en-US I couldn't agree more! One year ago diesel was $3.71. Now it is $5.88. That just feels stupid.

Living on the north edge of the Gulf of Mexico, we face storn induced power outages about once every couple of years. When a major Hurricane gets in the Gulf, there is no way for it to go without someone "taking it on the chin." The power outages from a Hurricane can last up to two weeks. The hurricane will blow trees down. That will, in turn, bring down power lines. Many years ago I bought a 4000 va ("no name") gas powered generator. I had it at the office. As a CPA firm, doing payroll for clients, we could not allow the "mere inconvenience of a litle windstorn" keep us from getting paychecks for our client's employees. Even after a hurricane, employees are particularly upset if their employer misses a payday! I kept it in a back room, also used as a coffee/break room. When a storm would cut off power, it would be moved outside, hooked up to the incoming power to the office, and started to provide A/C power to run the computers, printers, etc., in the office. I had investigated getting photovoltaic panels put on the office roof to provide back-up power, with backup batteries under cover for when the sun went down, but the tree cover in the area did not allow sufficient sunlight time on the office roof for that to work. So, the gas powered generator was the only practical choice. If the hurricane is bad enough, the challenge becomes finding a gas station that still has (1) fuel left in their tanks to sell, and (2) electric power to run the pumps to get the fuel out of their undrground tanks. Also you need several five gallon gas tanks, so when you find a gas station that can run their pumps, you need to get as much backup fuel as you can. The last really destructive Hurricane for our area was Ivan that struck in the middle of September, 2004. The U.S. Branch had all elders in the area (extensive damage over two counties) take a survey checking on each publisher in thier Congregation. There were 800 houses of publishers in the two county area that were damaged. A few were competely gone, some by "storm surge water coming in from the Gulf," some by toronados spinning out of the Hurricane. Thee were 300 houses of publishers that needed to be completely re-roofed. My son had a six weeks old baby. He and his wife had evacuated to her parents' home in South Florida. Knowing from the level of destruction, I realized one 4000 va generator would not be sufficient. I called him to get two of the largest Honda generators he could find. I wanted the Honda generator because they use the vacuum level in the intake manifold to regulate the fuel flow, so that the gas engine was not running "full speed" when there was less power demand on the generator part of the machine. My son could not find a Honda generator with sufficient output at the time. He came back with two 7,500va generators (big, ugly, orange monsters). Between my office, my house, his house, and my mother's house, we really needed another generator. But by then there were none to be found for sale anywhere close. The Society very quickly appointed a Disaster Relief Committee and sent several hundred thousand dollars to buy supplies. Out of seven Kingdom Halls in the two counties, our Kingdom Hall was the only one not severely damaged by rainwater. We had just completed an extensive "renovation" doubling the size of the Kingdom Hall, along with a completely new roof. Other Kingdom hall roofs were older and the shingles could not resist blowing off. Our Kingdom Hall was used as the Relief Committee Headquarters. The first problem was clearing felled trees off of the streets so damaged power lines could be accessed. That took the local governmental people 10 days just to get all of the roads passable. Oak trees are particularly problematic. Eslecially those of the "live oak" family. The live oak has an extensive root system, but it DOES NOT go deep in the ground. Many of the roots are in the top 12 inches of soil. A older oak may send roots down 18 inches. But, with the extensive foliage of a live oak, the wind pressure on the leaf system is so great that, since oak is a very strong wood the tree will typiclly not bread off, rather the tree will pull its roots out of the ground as the top falls from the wind. It is common to see a six foot tall "root ball" pulled up out of the ground with the oak tree. the six foot "tall" root ball is really less than 12 inches thick and is standing on its edge. Palm trees and pine trees are different. They hav a root stem than goes much farther down, so the tree above gound might bend, or even break, but the root will still be in te ground. Once local governmental crews had cleared enough streets, then, the relief committee could get access to the homes damaged. Every Saturday morning, and Every Sunday morning, the Regional Building Committee (RBC) kitchen staff would serve breasfast at 7:00 A.M. By 8:00 everyone was assigned to groups of eight to twelve (depending on how many showed up) and given an assignment for their task for the day. The RBC would also prepare a lunch meal for those whose work assignment was close enough to the Kingdom Hall. Those who were too far to go the KH for lunch would sometimes send someone for hamburgers, or sometimes the person whose house was being repaird would prepare a lunch. The houses with the worst damaged were attacked first. The first house on which I worked took two days to get the roof back. Later, as less damaged houses were done, we sometimes would work or two or three in a day. Within three months all damaged houses had been repaired. Several residents near the Kingdom Hall commented on how impressed they were to see what we were doing to help people. I was expecially grateful for the way Jehovah's people came to our aid. People from all over came to help. There was a large oak tree that fell on my mother's house. One branch of the tree had pierced the roof. The group who came to get the tree out of her roof and off of her house included Brothers and Sisters from Wisconsin, Alabama, Mississippi, and even a foreign missionary couple who happened to be in the U.S. for some update training.