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As anticipated it's back up... It was $5.95 for me today for premium

The text says, " it is important that we train ourselves to see the difference between truth and falsehood and to be obedient to the truth." How do we train ourselves to see the difference? I see many, even my brothers and sisters who are fooled by various conspiracy theories and policies. There must be a way to do "train ourselves" if it is important. Note what Romans 6:17 states (it is shown right after that statement in the text for today): :17 But thanks to God that although you were once the slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that pattern of teaching to which you were handed over. So, there is a "pattern of teaching". This is what we have to look for. What is the "pattern" of truth. Does what we are reading fit into the pattern of teaching from the slave? Are we meditating on the principles and methods of logical reasoning the slave is using? It is important!

Yep, that is the all scriptures inspired book (SI). That's an oldie but a goodie.

One of my favorite books (especially because of this chart). Adam would have been dead 126 years by the time Noah was born. And assuming by "ice age" you mean something other than the floor itself, that would have to have been before both Noah and Adam.

I would go with, "YEAH! I made it!" Assuming you meant the husband who died....

Major earthquake rocks southern Japan, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate https://share.google/kHJpnbKCj4JokJ6V0 A 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Japan Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and prompting the collapse of several buildings, including a shopping mall. Japanese officials instructed roughly 300,000 people in the country’s southern Kumamoto prefecture to seek shelter at evacuation centers.

How about just start a new topic about wokeness and various other political speech. That way, I'll see the title and completely avoid it.

It seems even Wikipedia and ChatGPT are "woke". No wonder no one understands what it really means. Anyway, best to just stay out of that discussion. huh? Jesus said only his Kingdom is the solution. I can see yet another reason why. Edit: meanwhile we are to: Keep awake, then, all the time making supplication that you may succeed in escaping all these things that must occur and in standing before the Son of man.” Luke 21:36

I believe Wikipedia allows people to submit edits. This is a link to that article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia As for me, a deep dive into splitting terms and then people is time wasted. Note: Chad GPT probably took your quote from that Wikipedia article or similar. It really is just an internet search engine.

Wikipedia says of Russia: Following a constitutional crisis in 1993, a new constitution was adopted, establishing a semi-presidential republic. Since the turn of the century, Russia's political system has been dominated by Vladimir Putin, under whose leadership it has experienced democratic backsliding, transforming into an authoritarian regime.

Isn't every movie produced by someone part of the Satanic world - propaganda? There is no need to delve deep into more of his propaganda to know and recognize it. It is better to look at the real item (God's word) than taking a deep study in all the counterfeits. I remember seeing "propaganda" as far back as a simple movie "To Kill a Mocking Bird". Note: that would have been considered"woke" by today's standards. But we can't be taken out of the world. We just have to be careful.

I, as many here have stated, won't see the movie. The R rating makes it a no go for me. But I have read it. It is a fascinating read. This gives you a real idea of how the Greeks felt about these gods during that time period. In fact, we are reading Jeremiah and you can see how even God's people were sidetracked into worshipping what some called powerful deities. Even today, there are many who believe in superstition, astrology, saints, etc. One would think with the advance in technology and scientific discovery that these things would go away, but nope. Sadly, the devil has powerful weapons at his disposal.

No they don't, that is why I was looking here for a Biblical options. That absolutely be can be done without violence, sex, pagan worship and the occult (although ... There is a little of all that in the Bible )

Well, this is a pretty old post, but any news?

It is a type of game with multiple pathways. It would be based on various puzzles and options chosen by the different players, dice can be rolled to see what happens next. D&D is an example of this. It's almost like saying an iPhone when what is really meant is some type of cell phone. It it prevents the need for a larger description. I was just wondering if any have seen this type of board game for Bible related stories.

Have any of you seen a d&d style Bible game. I'm thinking there could be some fun opportunities like Daniel, John on the Isle of Patmos, Joseph navigating his brother's issues, etc . Note; I really like the idea of Joseph. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you have seen anything like that.

It's always interesting on how slow it takes to go down, but how quickly it goes up. That is not just about when they buy the supply. $5.79 in the Central Coast.

Thanks for the report. It looks like it wasn't about us:

Hey, check it out we are getting closer to actual locations .... White House launches 'Freedom Fuel' gas stations https://share.google/zjtQRevZtu21seAFQ There is now ONE for the entire state Pennsylvania. How long would that line be?

I have a feeling things are going to change again... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/8/iran-war-live-us-bombs-sirik-qeshm-bandar-abbas-over-hormuz-attacks

Wow! 25 total stations (that no one can say where they are). That should at least help some.

Now, at Costco in the Central Coast of California it was $5.49. At least it is going down. Not where it was, but this is something. I wonder if it will last.

Back to the topic: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/self-immolation-of-tibetan-man-outside-un-highlights-long-standing-chinese-repression/?hl=en-US#:~:text=According to media reports and,York on 2 July 2026. I can see this idea as a tool to remove religions when they finally turn on BtG. "Ethnic Unity" Why right now the US is showing how a great many feel about those who are not currently citizens - this includes groups already given asylum. Many of these groups are also being "removed".

I took a look at Chapter 1 of Mankind's Search for God, specifically paragraphs 11 and 15 like you mentioned. I completely see why those lines about studying other religions being 'educational' and 'mind-broadening' jumped out at you! However, if you look at the context of who the book is actually talking to, it changes the meaning completely. This book was written as an outreach tool for the public, especially for people who were born into other religions (like Hinduism, Islam, or Catholicism) and are afraid to look at anything else. Notice how paragraph 7 talks about us in the third person, calling us 'these people.' The writer is talking to a non-Witness reader, trying to lower their defensive walls so they will be willing to learn about other histories. The chapter isn't telling an established Witness to go out and study other faiths. In fact, if you look at the conclusion of the chapter in paragraph 25, it brings the reader to the real point: 'surely the question should be, Is my religion good enough for the creator... This presents a challenge to each person—to examine the evidence and prove for oneself what the acceptable will of God is.' The very next paragraph points to the Bible as the only standard. So the book is really telling a non-Witness: 'Don't be afraid to examine religious history so you can see that your birth-religion might not be the right one, and then use the Bible to find the true one.' It's an introductory bridge for the public, not an instruction manual for Witnesses to study other doctrines." This keeps the tone objective, uses their own source material to clarify the point, and gently shows him the difference between an outreach strategy and internal instruction. Bottom line: We have the truth! We don't need to study other religions to be sure. We already studied and saw from the Bible that we have the truth! In fact, look at chapter 15 of that same book. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101990047

Well, we do use that passage to help us identify 1914. Jehovah's Witnesses do take it literally. But again, this has nothing to do with "days" - like the creative days - as each of those was of varying length with overlaps. https://jwtalk.net/topic/12951-1975-end-of-world/?do=findComment&comment=1059332