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Jehovah — God of Comfort — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

The worst thing you can do, when someone needs comfort, is nothing.   Most people mean well. They pause beside a grieving friend or an anxious brother, searching for words that heal but finding none. Silence stretches. They walk away wishing they’d said something helpful. Yet Jehovah never fails to act. He never stands idly by. He is the God “of all comfort.” (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 NWT)   Comfort is not just something Jehovah gives; it is who He is. Just as “God is love” (1 Jo
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Jehovah - Everlasting

The God Without a Beginning — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

Before there was light, before there was matter, before there was even the first tick of what we call time — there was Someone. Not something. Not a force. Someone.   Jehovah simply was.   We talk about beginnings because everything we touch has one. A cry marks the start of a life. A dawn announces the day. Even stars, those ancient fires in the heavens, are born and will one day burn out. But when Moses lifted his eyes and spoke to God, he said, “From everlasting to ev
When the World Stopped

The Quiet Beach and the Sea Turtles — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

When the world fell quiet in 2021, the beaches changed first. For the first time in decades, loggerhead turtles came ashore to nest without dodging crowds, chairs, or lights. The sound of waves replaced the shuffle of feet. Tracks led straight from water to dunes, uninterrupted.   According to marine biologists monitoring the coast of Florida, nesting success rose from about 40 percent to over 60 percent during that season of silence. Without beach traffic, the sand held its shape. Wit
Counsel and Wisdom

Seek Counsel Humbly — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

Seek Counsel Humbly.html   The fire crackled in the courtyard, sparks lifting like frightened stars into the cold night. Peter edged closer to its warmth, trying to steady his breathing. Moments earlier, soldiers had led Jesus away — the One he had promised never to abandon. Yet now, surrounded by strangers and suspicion, his courage began to unravel. “You were with him,” a servant girl said, her voice sharp in the still air. The words pierced deeper than he expected. “I do not know th
Faith & Endurance

The Work Beneath the Ache — a Scriptural Consideration —

The Work Beneath the Ache.html   Sometimes strength looks like nothing more than breathing through another minute. Not charging forward. Not fixing what’s broken. Just staying — right there — when you could so easily drift away.   Jehovah told Asa, “Be strong and do not become discouraged, for your activity will be rewarded” (2 Chronicles 15:7). That wasn’t spoken to a man standing in victory. It was said to someone in the thick of exhaustion, when faith had become hea
When the World Stopped

The Silence That Spoke — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

The Silence That Spoke - a Glimpse of Wonder™ entry.mp3   During the global lockdown of 2020, San Francisco, a major bustling city, grew quiet in a way only a few could remember. Streets emptied. Trolleys sat still. The famous fog horns called into a silence that actually answered back, the echo not muted by traffic.   And across the bay, the Golden Gate Bridge — that red arch of motion and noise — suddenly sounded alive. Before, the constant hum of engines had swallowed eve
The Wonders of Design in Human Emotion

The Song You Can’t Hold — But That Holds You — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

The Boston Pops were on TV, performing the piece that opens 2001: A Space Odyssey. That’s what I call it, because I don’t know how to pronounce its real name. I happened to be walking through the room as my dad was watching the performance, and when they announced what piece they would play, I stopped to hear it. This was not the first time I had heard it, so I stood about ten feet from the television set — this was before stereo TV. The brass crept in — ba… ba… baaaaa… — a pause, then ba, baaa…
Systems of Wonder

The Smallest Tick of Time — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

A lightning bug drifts low over the grass, its glow blinking on and off like a lantern guided by an unseen hand. It hovers for a moment, then dips and lands on a leaf. Another spark, then a slow float to a nearby blade of grass. Another blink, another drift, as though the whole meadow breathes with its rhythm. Glitter and float. Glitter and float.   In the distance, a storm gathers. The horizon flickers with lightning, far off at first, just a flash at the edge of the sky. The firefly
Blessings

Finding Contentment Amidst Unmet Desires

The Bible acknowledges the pain of unfulfilled longings. Many faithful ones have felt “yearning for a better place” (Hebrews 11:16, NWT). It can be difficult when our lives don’t match what we hoped for, especially when others seem to move forward while we feel stuck. Jehovah does not ask us to deny that pain — he keeps track of every tear (Psalm 56:8).   Contentment, however, is something that must be learned. The apostle Paul admitted: “I have learned to be content in whatever circum
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Perspective

The Wonder of Simultaneity — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

Two lightning bolts strike. To Albert Einstein, this was more than a storm; it was a thought experiment that cracked open our understanding of time. He imagined two bolts flashing at opposite ends of a railway. To a person standing on the platform, the bolts might flare at the same instant. But to someone speeding past on the train, one flash comes first, the other a beat later. Which is correct? Both. Einstein’s lesson was that simultaneity is relative. Two observers can watch the same world an
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Comfort in Distress

He Knows. He Promises. He Strengthens. — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

“There is not a word on my tongue, but look! O Jehovah, you already know it well.” (Psalm 139:4, NWT)   Have you ever sat in silence, unsure how to explain yourself? Have you ever swallowed a sob, too tired to pray? What if you knew that Jehovah already understood the word you could not speak? Before your lips move, before your mind can arrange a single phrase, Jehovah knows. He knows the fear that seizes your chest like iron. He knows the racing thoughts that will not be quiet. He kno
Comfort in Distress

The Questions That Steady Us — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

The night is swollen with silence. You lie there staring at the ceiling, the sheet cool against your skin. The faint smell of stale coffee lingers from the counter, and the air feels heavy, almost metallic, like hospital antiseptic clinging after bad news. The shadows stretch longer than they should, and even the clock ticks louder than it has any right to. Your chest is tight — not just from worry, but from the sheer weight of being small in a world that will not stop spinning. And in that dark
Comfort in Distress

The Witness in the Storm — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

The roof hums when rain begins. A soft tapping, then a wild drumroll. And inside, your chest hums too — from pressure you can’t shake. Maybe it’s the rent that’s due, the doctor’s voicemail waiting unheard, or the silence of someone who used to call but doesn’t anymore. The storm outside feels almost personal. Too loud. Too close. Too much.   Scientists call rain a puzzle. They map the air, count the droplets, chase the clouds. But after all the charts and equations, they still confess
Human Design Wonders

As Plain as the Nose on Your Face — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

People have long said that a lie is “as plain as the nose on your face.” Maybe that’s why Carlo Collodi, back in 1883, chose a boy’s nose as the telltale marker of deceit. His wooden puppet Pinocchio couldn’t keep a secret — each falsehood stretched his face farther into a billboard of dishonesty.   That was children’s fiction. Yet more than a century later, researchers at the University of Granada in Spain used thermal cameras and found that lying changes facial temperature in telltal
Jehovah's Wonderful Works

Treasures That Melt Too Soon — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

Snow doesn’t wait politely. It sweeps in overnight, stacking white barricades across the driveway, pressing silence onto the streets. And just when you’re tempted to sigh at the inconvenience, Jehovah leans down and asks a question that stirs awe: “Have you entered into the storehouses of the snow?” (Job 38:22).   Picture it. Not shovels, not plows, not winter jackets. Picture vaults. Endless vaults. Each shelf lined not with sacks of grain or jars of oil, but with countless flakes. Fr
Comfort in Distress

The Questions That Hold You Up — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

The world tilts under our feet. One day it’s a steady sidewalk, the next it’s a patch of black ice you never saw coming. You grab at air, you land hard, and suddenly all the things you thought were nailed down start sliding. Plans unravel. Friends let you down. The doctor’s tone turns heavy. And lying there, staring at the ceiling at 2 a.m., you whisper, Where is the solid ground?   Jehovah has already laid the ground under you, thicker than bedrock, older than the mountains that scrap
Science & Discovery

Elimination of Extra Dimensions — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

Two city-sized stars, each so heavy they bend space like iron weights on a trampoline, circle each other for eons. Think of figure skaters in slow motion — except these skaters weigh more than the Sun, and their rink is the fabric of the universe itself. In 2017, after that long, relentless dance, they finally collided. The crash sent ripples through space-time that traveled for 130 million years before brushing past Earth, where we caught them with our great laser ears, LIGO and Virgo. The even
Comfort in Distress

The Yielding God — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

What if the Almighty never bent? What if every word came down like stone, every decree unmovable, every sentence final? Who could stand before him? Who could even speak?   But Abraham did. He stood before Jehovah and whispered the unthinkable: “What if there are 50 righteous in the city?” Then, almost sheepish, he dares again: “What if 40? What if 30? What if 20? What if 10?” (Genesis 18:28-32, NWT). Each question hangs in the air like a child tugging at his father’s sleeve. And the Ma
Comfort in Distress

When the Father Runs — a Scriptural Consideration entry —

Some people puff themselves up so tall you can’t get near them. Ever try talking to someone who’s all ego? You feel small. You hesitate. You walk away. But what if the Almighty were like that? What if the Creator held you at arm’s length?   He doesn’t. He leans down. He says: “Pour out your hearts before him. God is a refuge for us” (Psalm 62:8, NWT). So why do we still sometimes freeze up, feeling too unworthy to speak?   Picture this: a little girl comes flying around the c
Conscience Under Pressure

The Party — a How Would You Answer entry —

The final tone buzzed at Ridgeview High, and the hallways erupted. Sneakers squeaked on the waxed tile floors, lockers clanged shut, and voices tangled together in a wall of sound.   “She was kissing who?” a girl shouted to her friend.   “Anyone got a lighter?” another voice called from across the hall.   “He knocked over the beaker and the whole desk was covered with foam,” a boy laughed, his voice carrying over the crowd. His friends joined in the laughter, the so
Jehovah's Care

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

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
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Creation

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
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Conscience Under Pressure

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

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