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Well…. He’s done it again, he himself causes the chaos and he solves the chaos, at least he has a clear MO

Thursday, January 22 With you there is true forgiveness.—Ps. 130:4. In the Bible, sins are often likened to heavy burdens. King David described his own sins this way: “My errors loom over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too much for me to bear.” (Ps. 38:4) But Jehovah pardons the sins of repentant wrongdoers. (Ps. 25:18; 32:5) The Hebrew expression translated “pardon” basically means to “lift up” or “carry.” We might think of Jehovah as a strong man who figuratively lifts the burden of sin off our shoulders and carries it away. Another word picture shows just how far away Jehovah carries our sins. Psalm 103:12 tells us: “As far off as the sunrise is from the sunset, so far off from us he has put our transgressions.” East is the farthest point from west. The two points never meet. In other words, Jehovah takes our sins as far away from us as we can imagine. What a reassuring way to describe his forgiveness! w25.02 9 ¶5-6

This is what I got from Google Translate FRIDAY: We will consider Bible verses that prove that God and his Son, Jesus, want us to be happy. SATURDAY: We will examine Jesus’ discourse on the Mount of Olives, which will help us to see the way to everlasting happiness. SUNDAY: In the talk “Have You Found the Treasure?” see how Bible truth has helped millions to become happier. The Good News According to Jesus, Episodes 4-6 Watch Jesus teach the crowds, heal the sick, and raise the dead. Each day of the convention will feature an episode of this wonderful series.

Hey guys, while we're at it! Let kill this guys religion and all the others including mine too! 🤣

I have entertained that idea, too.

NASA Webb Finds Young Sun-Like Star Forging, Spewing Common Crystals 21 Jan 2026 11:00am Release ID: 2026-104 Summary Before-and-after snapshots show for the first time that crystalline silicates form in the scalding-hot inner portion of a disk around an actively forming star — and could end up in comets at the edge of its system. Previously incompatible facts: 1. Comets contain crystalline silicates. 2. Crystalline silicates require intense heat to form. 3. Comets spend most of their time in the outer reaches of our solar system, where it is incredibly cold. This leads to a logical question: Where did those crystals form? Full Article: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-finds-young-sun-like-star-forging-spewing-common-crystals/ Pic Description: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled. Researchers using new data from Webb’s MIRI proved that crystalline silicates form in the hottest part of the disk of gas and dust surrounding the star — and may be shot to the system’s edges. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (NASA-JPL), Joel Green (STScI); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Illustration Description: The actively forming star is represented by the central yellow sphere. Stellar outbursts periodically heat the inner disk, forming a variety of crystalline silicates (represented by teal dots) where it’s hotter, closer to the protostar. Once forged, the crystalline silicates shoot up and out (following the teal arrows), launched by winds from the protostar’s disk. These silicates often end up at the edges of the system, where comets and other icy rocky bodies may eventually form. Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Elizabeth Wheatley (STScI

For those that are interested: Episode 2 was released 9 days ago. The God Proofs Episode-2 How Your Smartphone Points to God From the website: "Does your smartphone point to... God?!!! A short animated video inspired by the graphic novel The God Proofs: How Science Points to YOUR Creator by Doug Ell for young teens and above." Video link [2:14]:

The God Proofs Episode-3 How Common Sense Points to God Animated figures discuss the features of the brain. From the website: "Does common sense point to... God?!!! A short animated video inspired by the graphic novel The God Proofs: How Science Points to YOUR Creator by Doug Ell for young teens and above." For more information, see https://thegodproofs.com/. ========================== Video link [3:14]:

Good news https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/global/Ramapo-Construction-Update-2/

It's not a huge deal. You still get all the new publications and meeting materials. You just won't have some of the new perks in the actual app but you will still get all the important stuff to keep up with the chariot. I have one device that I love to play the video's on but after a certain update, the video's refused to stream or download. I had to roll the app back to a previous version where streaming and downloading still worked and I've kept it there. I still get all the new info and publications.

Here's a thought, might seem "out there" to a lot of you. It seems to me that Trump has his nose in everything, he is basically causing chaos all around the world with the tariffs and the comments about other world leaders. He has already invaded Venezuela and wants Greenland and Canada and acts on what he believes to be real news stories when they aren't. Plus this whole thing with ICE in this country causing protests and chaos. What if all the other countries got together and said "We have to stop this man" and realized that the only way to do it was give the United Nations the authority to do what they wanted? If that happened, would the UN even need the support of the United States with such a majority to take over? Just saying , it would be interesting if the UN got it's teeth despite the US, not because of their support.

I didn't try any of the phone numbers. There are a number of congregations in the area. If you click on each congregation name it will give you the information, including the phone number for each one - you can try different numbers to see if a person answers any of them. Leaving a message may also work ...

So I would just leave a voicemail message telling them that i'm interested in moving to that area?

In other text editors I use bold and italics to help identify the key points. Like when I’m using REIA for a main scriptural thought. So this would be handy both for giving assignments from JW Library, perhaps simpler ones like for the OCLM and would greatly help my personal meditation on my daily Bible reading be organized rather than just a few paragraphs of text, the application would stand out more for later when I’m skimming my old notes from that chapter in the Bible, if that makes sense. Sometimes I’ve done something similar with emoji’s to try and make the main point of my DBR comment pop. But it only helps a little.

No one in my area has received it either unless it came in this week. I’m anxious to have it even tho it’s on my iPad!

thank you so much for this.

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” (Psalms 56:3) Fear shows up loud. It pounds on the door. David didn’t pretend it wasn’t there. He grabbed it . . . and handed it to Jehovah. Jehovah told Jeremiah the truth ahead of time. Not a soft truth. “They will certainly fight against you.” No sugar. But He didn’t stop there. “They will not prevail against you, for ‘I am with you,’ declares Jehovah, ‘to save you.’” (Jeremiah 1:19) The fight was coming. The outcome was already settled. What happens when fear controls us. Saul knew what Jehovah said. Clear instructions. No static. But pressure showed up. People watched. Saul blinked. He admitted it himself: he feared the people. Fear made delay feel practical. Adjustment felt harmless. Obedience got trimmed. The fight came—and Saul lost something far worse than a battle. He lost Jehovah’s approval. (1 Samuel 15:24–26) Then there were the ten spies. Same land. Same promise. Same Jehovah. But fear rewrote the report. Giants grew taller. Jehovah shrank smaller. Words spread. Panic spread faster. An entire nation stalled because fear spoke louder than trust. The battle never even started—and they still lost. (Numbers 13:31–33; 14:1–4) Fear always wants the microphone. Faith has to take it away. And here’s the kicker—Jehovah never lost control. Not once. Revelation pulls the curtain back: “God put it into their hearts to carry out his thought… until the words of God will have been accomplished.” (Revelation 17:17) Even forces that think they’re running things are just moving inside Jehovah’s purpose. So confidence isn’t bravado. Trust isn’t pretending. It’s knowing who runs the outcome when pressure is real. They will fight. They will not win.

Exactly! Funny how we didn't quite understand this prophecy but, once we clarified what the feet represented, it's clear as day now. Current: *** w12 6/15 p. 16 par. 9 Jehovah Reveals What “Must Shortly Take Place” *** In the Anglo-American World Power, people have risen up to claim their rights through civil rights campaigns, labor unions, and independence movements. The common people undermine the ability of the Anglo-American World Power to act with ironlike strength. Also, opposing ideologies and close election results that do not end up in a clear majority have weakened the power base of even popular leaders, so that they have no clear mandate to implement their policies. Daniel foretold: “The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.”—Dan. 2:42; 2 Tim. 3:1-3. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=2012443&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=17 Previous: *** dp chap. 4 p. 59 par. 28 The Rise and Fall of an Immense Image *** 28 Now that we are in “the time of the end,” we have reached the feet of the image. Some of the governments pictured by the image’s feet and toes of iron mixed with clay are ironlike—authoritarian or tyrannical. Others are claylike. In what way? Daniel associated the clay with “the offspring of mankind.” (Daniel 2:43) Despite the fragile nature of clay, of which the offspring of mankind are made, traditional ironlike rulerships have been obliged to listen more and more to the common people, who want their say in the governments ruling over them. (Job 10:9) But there is no sticking together of authoritarian rule and the common people—no more than there could be a uniting of iron with clay. At the time of the image’s demise, the world will indeed be politically fragmented! https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1101999023&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=38 So, instead of the iron and clay representing ironlike authority over soft humanitarianism, we now understand how this final world power will be mixed up and always at odds with each other and itself.

I was just about to post exactly this! 😀 It looks as thought there are at least 6 English congregations right in Madison, with several more in the near vicinity.

If you go to jw.org and click on "About Us" and them "Meetings" you will see a box for "Find a Location Near You". Clicking that will give you a map with a search box. Enter Madison, WI in the box and you will get several results. Here is one of those results - with address and phone number

The feet are certainly not mixing this week are they! In fact they continue to strain and fragment

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