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Jehovah’s Eyes Also Watch the Good Ones - a Scriptural Consideration -

Why is it comforting to remember that Jehovah notices even the smallest good? Because as his servants, we are often painfully aware of our flaws. We see the mistakes. We feel the failures. Some days, the weight of what we are not doing presses heavier than what we are. In those moments, how kind to recall that Jehovah is not only watching for faults. He is watching for the good — to correct, to help, and to bless. Think of Baruch. He was a decent man, loyal to Jeremiah, faithfully wr

dljbsp in Jehovah's Care

Tuesday at 04:00 AM

Surfing Giants of Loango — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

The Atlantic heaves, rolling out big green walls of water, and riding one of them is a hippo—yes, a hippo—perched as if on a surfboard too small for its bulk. Ears flick like rudders, nostrils flare, and for one glorious instant this half-ton river horse leans forward just right, catching the curl like a pro from a Saturday morning cartoon. Spray arcs around it like confetti, and the sight is so absurd you almost expect it to throw a shaka sign with one stubby leg. By the time your g

Monday at 03:03 PM

One Heart-Part 5

Part Five--The Road Back 📜 Research Note: Though the festival ended, the unity they experienced wasn’t tied to geography...it was tied to a decision to put Jehovah first every day. For reflection, see Insight under “Unity” and “Neutrality” and the NWT Study Bible cross-references to John 17:21 and Philippians 2:2. “The real test of unity isn’t how we worship together...it’s how we live apart.” The morning they left Jerusalem, the streets were quieter. Pilgrims embr

Friday at 01:41 PM

One Heart-Part 4

Part Four--Seven Days That Weren’t Enough Research Note: 2 Chronicles 30:23 records that the festival was extended another seven days...an unprecedented act of joy and unity. The NWT Study Bible note on this verse and Insight under “Festival” explain the significance of this extension. Hezekiah’s generosity (v. 24) is also worth noting...see Insight under “Hezekiah” for details. “When unity is real, you don’t count the days...you add more.” The Passover was so

Friday at 01:36 PM

One Heart-Part 3

Part Three – The City of One Heart Research Note: Verse 12 says Jehovah gave them “one heart” (lev echad) to act in harmony with His word. For a deeper look, see the NWT Study Bible note on verse 12 and the Insight entry on “Heart” (section on figurative use). The temple atmosphere...music, incense, priestly garments...is described in Insight under “Temple” and “Priest.” “When Jehovah gives you one heart, you stop asking who’s from where and start asking who’s here to wor

Friday at 01:32 PM

One Heart-Part 2

Part Two – Crossing the Divide Research Note: Still in 2 Chronicles 30, verses 10 11 highlight that many mocked the invitation, but “some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came.” The Hebrew for “humbled themselves” (yekhniʿu) implies bending the will...a deliberate act of submission to Jehovah. For more, see the Insight entry on “Humility” and the NWT Study Bible note on verse 11. These help us appreciate the personal cost of leaving political loyalties behind.

Friday at 01:27 PM

One Heart

* I will also be posting these stories under the creative writing section as well (I have spent the last four or five months working on a deeply personal research topic. Now, somehow, it has metamorphized several times...until finally it has turned into a short story about a real biblical account. Even after I wrote it, I wasn't satisfied with it. I broke it down, started over...and did more research...more digging. Finally I reassembled it only to then break it into five separate s

Friday at 01:05 PM

How Would You Answer?

The Expansion — a How Would You Answer? entry —

Reynolds stood in the break room doorway. “Evan, you got a minute?” “Sure,” Evan said, lifting his coffee as he stood. They stepped into the factory together. The machines were pounding, gears clashing, belts whirring — a sharp clanging that made Evan flinch for a moment before his ears adjusted. It was the steady roar of work he’d long since learned to live with. At Reynolds’s office door, the boss motioned him in. The door swung shut behind them, and the noi

dljbsp in Conscience Under Pressure

September 12

The Fingerprints of God’s Precision — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

If your fingertip were the size of Earth, you could run it over a city and know whether you’d just brushed past a house or a car. That’s how sensitive Jehovah made your sense of touch. In 2013, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden discovered that the human fingertip can detect surface differences as small as 13 nanometers—about the size of a large molecule. Imagine that: something invisible to the naked eye, smaller than a single wavelength of light, yet your bo

dljbsp in Sensory Design

September 11

The Spiraling Horns of the Markhor — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

High on the rugged slopes of the Himalayas and Hindu Kush, there lives a goat with a crown unlike any other. The markhor doesn’t wear jewels or gold, yet on its head twist horns so elaborate they look as if they were carved by an artisan’s hand. Each spiral rises skyward, winding like a corkscrew. Some of these horns stretch more than five feet long — taller than many people! No two sets are exactly alike. One male’s horns may form a wide, open spiral while another’s are tighter, alm

September 10

dljbsp in Living by Jehovah’s Supreme Law

Undivided Hearts Belong to Jehovah — a Scriptural Consideration —

As the Supreme Lawgiver, Jehovah has consistently conveyed clear laws to his people (Isaiah 33:22). One of the clearest is his demand for exclusive devotion. “You must never have any other gods besides me” (Deuteronomy 5:7, NWT). That command protects us, guarding our hearts from the slow drift of misplaced loyalty. For many today, the test does not come with statues or shrines. It comes in subtler, quieter ways. Consider the pull of the workplace. An employer’s approval can feel lik

September 10

Truth for the Teachable, Not the Proud - a Scriptural Consideration -

Ever try to pour a five-gallon bucket into a Dixie cup? That’s what it would’ve looked like if Jesus had unloaded everything he knew onto his disciples in one sitting. Their minds would’ve sloshed over like a cup left out in a rainstorm. So he didn’t. He told them plainly: “I still have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now” (John 16:12, NWT). That doesn’t mean the truths weren’t vital. They were. But timing mattered. He wasn’t hiding treasure in some locke

dljbsp in Humility

September 9

The Scream Beneath the Armor — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

When you picture an armadillo, what comes to mind? Maybe a quiet, armored ball scurrying off the roadside at night. Now imagine picking one up and being met, not with silence, but with a piercing scream loud enough to rattle your bones. That is exactly what happens with the screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus). True to its name, this little creature shouts its protest with a squeal so shrill that predators—and humans—are often left stunned. Found in the dry grassland

September 5

Always Moving, Always Breathing — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

Picture the open ocean. The sun ripples on the surface, light bends into deep blue, and far below, a silver torpedo is on the move. That torpedo is alive — a tuna — and it has a secret: it can never stop. For most fish, resting is simple. They pull water over their gills by expanding and closing their mouths, a process called buccal pumping. That steady motion keeps oxygen flowing whether they’re darting through a reef or lying still under a rock ledge. But tuna are different. Their

September 4

The Parrot Who Talked Too Much — and Outlived Everyone — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

Most parrots learn a polite “hello” and spend the rest of their lives screaming it at the mailman. But not Puck. Puck was the heavyweight champion of bird banter, the undisputed parrot prodigy, the feathered freak of the dictionary world. By the end of his life, this pint-sized chatterbox had racked up 1,528 words — more than most toddlers, and let’s be honest, more than a few adults whose vocabulary has been whittled down to “dude,” “literally,” and “no worries.” If you tried to tea

dljbsp in Nature

September 4

dljbsp in Living by Jehovah’s Supreme Law

Life in the Blood Belongs to Jehovah — a Scriptural Consideration —

As the Supreme Lawgiver, Jehovah has consistently conveyed clear laws to his people (Isaiah 33:22). One of the most tender and solemn is his command about blood. Why? Because Jehovah himself says that blood represents life — a gift so sacred it cannot be replaced. “The life of every sort of flesh is its blood” (Leviticus 17:14, NWT). That truth is not abstract. It touches us in the most vulnerable of places. A waiting room. A hospital bed. The rustle of papers as a doctor explains a

September 3

Wonderful Little Lessons

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“No resident will say: ‘I am sick.’” — Isa. 33:24. Picture the moment: Armageddon ends, silence like the pause after thunder, and then the world exhales. Someone blinks twice, takes off their glasses, realizes they can see every pine needle on a distant hill. Another tosses crutches into the air — they clatter like cymbals on pavement — while wheelchairs roll away, riderless, like shopping carts nobody needs anymore. Hearing aids buzz once, then are flicked into drawers that will nev

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August 31

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Guarded Hearts, Pure Devotion — a Scriptural Consideration —

As the Supreme Lawgiver, Jehovah has consistently conveyed clear laws to his people (Isaiah 33:22). Among them are his high moral standards, designed not to restrict us but to preserve our dignity, our joy, and our friendship with Him. “Let marriage be honorable among all, and let the marriage bed be without defilement” (Hebrews 13:4, NWT). Yet the struggle is real. Desire often comes quietly, uninvited, slipping in through a glance, a memory, or a screen. The apostle Paul used stron

August 27

Passengers in the Current — And the God Who Carries Us — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

We think of blood as red. Red with hemoglobin, red with the iron-rich buses that load oxygen in the gills and carry it faithfully to every waiting cell. That color, that transport, is so much a part of our picture of life that it seems unimaginable without it. But in the frozen seas around Antarctica swims a creature whose blood doesn’t just run cold — it runs clear. The icefish has no hemoglobin, so no buses to transport the oxygen. Instead, oxygen drifts into the plasma, a molecule

dljbsp in Ocean Creatures

August 26

dljbsp in Designs in Motion — Creatures That Travel Without Wings

Riding the Invisible Sky — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

Picture a spider no bigger than a freckle, climbing to the tip of a blade of grass. It pauses, raises its front legs, and releases a thread of silk. The strand doesn’t just float on the breeze. It shivers, stretches, and suddenly carries the spider into the air. The tiny passenger is gone — not just drifting on wind, but sailing on something deeper. Many who ride the air this way are spiderlings — baby spiders that hatch from a silken egg sac already looking like miniature adults. Do

August 25