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Honest(y) was the subject of public talk today.

Estimated results can mislead if the heart behind them is not honest.

When the Quiet Battle Turns Some struggles announce themselves with noise — arguments, losses, failures you can point to. Others move quietly, almost politely, slipping into the corners of your thinking. You don’t see them coming. You just reach a moment when you realize your strength has been thinner than you thought, your guard lower than you ever intended. And in that moment, it can feel as if the whole weight of the fight is yours alone. But scripture keeps reminding us that Jehovah takes particular interest in quiet battles. When Peter said, “Jehovah knows how to rescue people of godly devotion out of trial” — 2 Peter 2:9, he wasn’t speaking about dramatic rescues only. He was speaking about the subtle ones too — the rescues that happen inside a person before anyone else notices. The human brain is built with pathways that respond to threat. Researchers talk about the amygdala firing before we even have time to form a thought. That’s real. That’s measurable. But what they cannot measure is the moment Jehovah steps into that firing and steadies a heart that feels cornered. They cannot quantify why an impulse weakens, or why a craving that felt loud a moment ago suddenly loses its edge. They cannot track the invisible timing of a Father who intervenes exactly when His servant asks. Still, Jehovah rarely removes the battle altogether. He strengthens the person standing in it. Jesus captured that idea when he taught us to pray, “Do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one” — Matthew 6:13. The wording assumes conflict. But it also assumes rescue — not always a change of circumstance, but a change of footing under your own steps. And sometimes Jehovah’s rescue looks like clarity. You see the temptation for what it actually is — a trap that doesn’t match who you are becoming. Other times the rescue is endurance. You simply outlast the moment that tried to bend you. And still other times the rescue is a quiet reminder — you belong to Someone who has not lost sight of you, even when you struggle to see yourself clearly. So when the next quiet battle comes — when something unclean brushes the edge of your thoughts, or discouragement tries to settle in your chest — pause. Ask for His help before the moment takes shape. Jehovah does not wait for the battle to become noisy. He meets you at the first tremor, the first flicker of weakness, the first honest prayer. And long before you recognize the rescue, He has already begun it — with him.

Generated results may be estimated.

Reviews of products on the Internet used to be very helpful but are now not so trustworthy as they are filled with paid for positive and/or negative ones as well as those that are AI generated.

Ha, yes, that technology was a bit too much for me I get the purpose for the end of the book, but still

No idea.

Monday, December 8 Jehovah knows how to rescue people of godly devotion out of trial.—2 Pet. 2:9. Ask for Jehovah’s help to resist temptation. As imperfect humans, we have a constant struggle against the temptation to do what is wrong. Satan is doing all he can to make that struggle as hard as possible. One way he tries to corrupt our thinking is by means of debased entertainment. Such entertainment can fill our mind with unclean thoughts—thoughts that defile our inner person and can lead to serious sin. (Mark 7:21-23; Jas. 1:14, 15) We need Jehovah’s help if we are to overcome the temptation to do what is wrong. Jesus included the following petition in the model prayer: “Do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the wicked one.” (Matt. 6:13) Jehovah wants to come to our aid, but we must ask him for his help. We must also act in harmony with our prayers. w23.05 6-7 ¶15-17

I have worked out the design of them now, its front page picture . then underneath a question followed by a scripture. Then turn over for explanation.

Notes from the meeting are helpful upon review.

Just what I needed to hear, I had a conversation with a brother a few days ago which discouraged me more than encouraged me.

Chord is a combination of three or more musical notes.

Hi Brother Kim, Can you share with us about how you do “self-hosting”? Does it require a lot of work/effort? Curious how beneficial this is for privacy/security? Thanks! 😎

One is singular except when two become one, or even three in a chord

Precarious is how my dog looks coming up and down her ramp.so I ordered a new one.

Use of a particular word or expression can, at times, be precarious.

Went to the Kingdom Hall today and guess what we’re being handed out… Everyone was so excited! Think the Circuit must’ve got them cause more than 1 local Cong also got theirs this week.

Hi Brother Kim, were you able to find a solution? While I’m not familiar with Docker, it did look like Docker could maybe adapt to RSS feeds. I have to admit I’ve been tempted to try to archive some key digital files/videos and have some type of ‘JWBox like’ setup for local adhoc file sharing in case of persecution but haven’t had the circumstance to channel my hobby time into such. A brother on the forum hosts some RSS feeds.

Complex things often require more brainpower than some of us ever use.

I listen to words for US pronunciation b/c I taught ESL for the last decade or so of my teaching career but I didn't necessarily study for that field, fell into it. Yes, many Ts within a word are slid over or pronounced like a soft D. Here's one I hear: the word antibiotic said as anna-botic. Not sure if two vowels together results in one being not voiced (silent?)

Convoluted legacy code structures often hinder optimization and make debugging disproportionately complex.

I love crocheting. I have made blankets, sweaters and now I am trying to upcycle some clothes by adding crochet to different pieces of clothing, I am pleasantly surprised at my results. I think there is a book that is called crochet hacking clothes and it had some great ideas

Close-up images show how stars explode in real time by Noelle Toumey Reetz, Georgia State University - edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented detail. The breakthrough provides direct evidence that these explosions are more complex than previously thought, with multiple outflows of material and, in some cases, dramatic delays in the ejection process. "Novae are more than fireworks in our galaxy—they are laboratories for extreme physics," said Professor Laura Chomiuk, a co-author from Michigan State University and an expert on stellar explosions. "By seeing how and when the material is ejected, we can finally connect the dots between the nuclear reactions on the star's surface, the geometry of the ejected material and the high-energy radiation we detect from space." The findings challenge the long-held view that nova eruptions are single, impulsive events. Instead, they point to a variety of ejection pathways, including multiple outflows and delayed envelope release, reshaping our understanding of these cosmic blasts. "This is just the beginning," Aydi said. "With more observations like these, we can finally start answering big questions about how stars live, die and affect their surroundings. Novae, once seen as simple explosions, are turning out to be much richer and more fascinating than we imagined." Article link: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-images-stars-real.html#lightbox Pic Descriptions: Artistic impression of Nova V1674 Herculis. Credit: The CHARA Array Scientists at Georgia State's CHARA Array captured images of Nova V1674 Herculis—one of the fastest stellar explosions on record. Images of Nova V1674 Herculis obtained 2.2 days (left) and 3.2 days (middle) after the explosion. The images reveal the formation of two distinct, perpendicular outflows of gas, as highlighted by the green arrows. The panel on the right shows an artistic impression of the explosion. Credit: The CHARA Array

My educated guess would be it is the return of the same land that dropped out of the Service Year Report a couple of years ago, namely Norfolk Island?.... FWIW the other changes over the last couple of years include both Lebanon and Russia no longer reporting individually, but instead being included in the 'other lands' where the work is restricted; Swaziland being renamed Eswatini; and Macedonia being renamed North Macedonia.

Our CO is Shannon Rainey. In his prayers, he mentions the approximately 118,000 congregations and the 240 lands. He mentioned the 240 lands during his visit in October. Today, at the Circuit Assembly, in his prayer he mentioned 241 lands. This caught my attention. Do we know what land has been added to the report since October?