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A sister visited the US Bethel last week and made this photo. I did not know that the brother Harry Johnson had died. He was a very zealous and loving brother known by many brothers in many parts of the world . Someone here has the complete brochure of his funeral to share?

I have also tried to find alternate confirmation for Phelicity's condition, with no success. I apologize for posting the item from Bible Speaks.

I have been reversing the effects of Type 2 diabetes with the help of new research on the diet against leaky gut and the new microbiome research. Neurologist Dr Perlmutter, has been lecturing around the USA and been referred to by doctors here in UK with the latest news on how the gut bacteria produce enzymes and neurotransmitters that alter messages to cells and genes. Good gut bacteria build up tissue and fight disease, but if we don't eat a balanced diet according to how our bodies work, then certain bacteria; fungii; virus overgrow and make us sick. This science is so new, that the levels of what is good and what is bad is not yet fully understood. Enough to say that it turns the old 'germ theories on their head. Overuse of antibiotics has made us unhealthy in the West. Also, some of what were once seen as enemy bacteria, turn out to need to live in small numbers in us for our health, but eating too much of say sugary things or wheat makes the small numbers proliferate to dangerous levels and disturbs our digestion = dysbiosis. I have listened to some interesting online Functional Medicine webinars on the subject of Gut Health beamed out from USA around the World online on the latest findings. 120,000 of us listened to a Gut health webinar last month and learned so much about humans as living with more DNA of stuff within us than there is of us. Sadly. despite the amazing evidence that we are symbionts = live by relying on other living things and they are relying on us/how we carry a 'gut garden' of ecological diversity around within us that needs tending - which would prove we could not have developed by chance mutations/evolution or it would not work - These scientists still stubbornly cling to evolution. Except Dr Eric Zeilinski, who does acknowledge how wonderfully we were created by God: David_Perlmutterglutendiabetes.pdf

Now there's holy water in your toilet.

I can resist. Replace the fowl bird with pork cubes, then I will eat it. In fact it does not even have to have pork. A nice veggie curry mildly hot works for me. Got used to it in late 80's when did some work for some Sikhs. Don't forget the roti ( chapati ).

Pictures out my windows. Visibility is maybe 1/4 mile. It varies minute by minute. Typical snow squall. Parking lot was plowed at noon yesterday. Then a squall setup. Hard to believe, people were playing golf the week before.

A 72 year old man had one hobby - he loved to fish. He was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say, 'Pick me up.' he looked around and couldn't see anyone. He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice say again, ''Pick me up. ' He looked in the water and there, floating on the top, was a frog. The man said, 'Are you talking to me?' The frog said, 'Yes, I'm talking to you. Pick me up, then kiss me; and I'll turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen. I'll make sure that all your friends are envious and jealous, because I will be your bride!' The man looked at the frog for a short time, reached over, picked it up carefully and placed it in his shirt pocket. The frog said, 'What, are you nuts? Didn't you hear what I said?' I said, 'Kiss me, and I will be your beautiful bride.' He opened his pocket, looked at the frog and said, 'Nah. At my age, I'd rather have a talking frog.' With age - comes wisdom!

Hi Ann, I can see it's something you have checked out, and especially as there are some items of jewellery that can fall into the spiritualistic aspect, it is good to re-examine how we are going at times. I think the picture of the bracelet is lovely, of course without the cross as you said. We don't attribute anything spiritual to the colours of the stones, just as Sheila pointed out. http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012922#h=3:550-3:1109 - Exerpt from this article is interesting: Professor Harry Y. Gamble wrote about “the magical use of Christian texts.” He noted that in the third century, Church Father Origen suggested that “the very sound of sacred words in the ear is somehow beneficial: if words have power in pagan magic, how much more powerful must be the truly divine words of scripture.” John Chrysostom of the late fourth century wrote that “the devil will not dare to approach a house where a Gospel is lying.” He also reported that some hung excerpts from the Gospels from their necks as a powerful amulet. Professor Gamble further noted that the Catholic theologian Augustine “considered it permissible in case of a headache to sleep with a copy of the Gospel of John under one’s pillow”! Thus Bible texts were employed for magical purposes. Would you consider the Bible to be an amulet, or a good-luck charm, that could protect you from evil? And you are not doing this, so no worries So go ahead and make beautiful bracelets without apprehension. So long as it is just as a piece of jewellery, and not as anything mentioned in those articles, then it's fine.

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I'm visiting Tucson Arizona and gasoline is $1.25 a gallon. ...wow....

I thought this was so sweet.

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Try "music jwpiano" channel on YouTube. It's a brother playing the songs on a piano. And he is the best there is Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

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The gut and brain are linked. Because of leaky gut syndrome we have a lot more mental issues to deal with than 30 years ago. We shouldn't drink coffee on an empty stomach. It damages the lining of the gut. Which is not good for our health.

I just read recently that our health is governed by our gut. This is why!

Been an interesting past week making me weak. Went from record breaking mild weather ( 15C = 59F ) and no snow to Frigid & White. Visibility in west London is 1/3 mile. It had been a lot less. Notice west & east - no snow. This was from today - it has warmed up some. Will add some more pics when resize them.

Hi folks ! Are there any musicians in this forum ? or do you know somebody who could play and record a musical version of the songs of the Broadcasting. We would like to learn singing them without the original voices... thanks for your help !

The thing about the world is they look at it thru the eyes of not having faith in Jehovah and think these persons were doing their own will and it just turned out well. No clue that they were being directed by Jehovah. When ever they did their own thing it usually never worked out well.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22930564-900-your-guts-trick-for-controlling-the-bacteria-that-live-in-it/ THE bacteria living in our gut may have powerful effects on us, but we aren’t entirely at their mercy. We now have the first evidence of the mechanism our bodies use to keep these microbial hangers-on in check. There are a lot of microbes inside us. Although the idea that we contain 10 times as many microbes as cells of our own was recently debunked, it is still likely that we have a roughly equal number of each, prompting the question of how we stop our guests from misbehaving. Shirong Liu and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School in Boston may have uncovered how. They discovered that cells lining the gut in mice and humans produce short strands of genetic material called microRNAs. These strands can get inside bacteria and switch on certain genes, which encourages the growth of specific types of bacteria. Mice that produce fewer microRNAs in their gut have a more diverse microbiome, and are more susceptible to colitis – inflammation in the lining of the colon (Cell Host & Microbe, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2015.12.005). The team suggests that gut microRNAs have evolved as a way for us to shape the community of bacteria living inside us, and specifically nurture the ones that help us prevent disease. “The concept is interesting,” says Tim Spector of King’s College London. “This emphasises our symbiotic relationship with microbes.” The microbiome is already a target for medical researchers looking for ways to prevent disease, through diet or perhaps drugs. MicroRNAs designed to enhance or suppress specific bacteria could be a powerful tool, Liu says.

In Australia we have very cool summer so far !

Sheila, I couldn't find that article about charm/ankle bracelets and toe rings, could you cite that for me? The saying if in doubt, could also mean research it. I think if seems important and it's something you must decide quickly and you don't have time, then your advice would be wise.....don't do it.

I just sing.

We have experiencing the same sort of snow squalls off of Lake Superior...for the past week, or so. Sunny/whiteout...Sunny/whiteout...on and on and on. I am soooooooooo sick of winter...and shoveling snow.

Maybe in her area it's something that stumbles a lot of sisters Much like the beards, double earrings or several other fashion things, it's something dependent on the local

Whats wrong with with toe rings?

How to make a nifty bird feeder out of a recycled coffee can: Components: empty coffee can two plastic lids a wooden dowel or small tree branch a piece of nylon cord Start with an empty coffee can: Remove label and bottom of can: Find the second lid Cut half moons in the two lids, run the nylon cord through the can and tie it, hiding the knot in the can Place the lids on the ends of the can with the nylon cord on top, align the half moons and make little slits in the plastic lids to run your dowel or small tree branch through Shove the dowel/branch through the slits (takes some shoving, but you want the perch to be attached really tight) Should look like this Put a knot in the cord, as close to can as possible, for stability (make sure knot is in the middle of the can, for balance)

Cool, a Quanset hut for birds...

A popular german islamic preacher postet once on his facebook page: "Are you as active as the Jehovahs Witnesses who have training once a week how to preach? Who are going from door to door every day or standing in the city to proclaim their faith? How often have you tried to convince someone of Islam? How much money have you donated to invite people to Islam? The Witnesses donate every month for their publications. We should be the most active!" Pope Benedict told his cousin, who is our sister, once: "You are doing the work that we should do. You have halls that are not too big, but they are full. We have cathedrals, churches, chapels and they are empty." At the World Youth Day 2008 was a call: "Bishops urged pilgrims to “discover a new apostolic zeal to witness more fully the Gospel in the modern world.” Pope Benedict XVI exhorted pilgrims to become “a new generation of apostles,” and on another occasion he urged them to spread “the Good News among their friends, their families, and all whom they meet.” Many pilgrims echoed the comment of two teenage girls from Texas, U.S.A., “The only ones who witness where we come from are Jehovah’s Witnesses!”" - g 6/09 S. 24-27 This 3 examples are a great sign that our work is not in vain. Other religios leaders see us as an example! The big difference between our and their work is, we have Jehovahs backing.

Yes, I found THAT match! However, I'll let others find the "match" so as not to spoil the fun!

I have always wandered about the charm bracelets and I even asked a couple of elders and even some sisters. What's the difference in wearing a charm on a bracelet and a necklace with a shaped pendant? Aren't pendants and charms basically the same thing? The elders told me it was a conscience matter just like paisley patterns, pinatas and windchimes lol The scriptures admonish to question whether these things are so. And it's good that you asked before doing something. Jehovah says those that those go to spiritual ones for direction are showing spiritual progress.

Crystals are crystals and colours are colours. The meaning of colour is hocus pocus dreamed up by the airy-fairy people to make money. Green for grass, blue for heavens, black for death? Good grief, I'm sure Jehovah didnt have these things in mind when he created rocks. Does this rubbishy bit of paper mean that the next time I wear my black jeans, black earrings, or even a black ribbon I'll be asked if someone in my family has died? And by wearing my favourite red dress, does that mean that I'm declaring I love food? Rip up that paper and bin it. And that little cross is called a 'charm'. By attaching one of those little bitty things to a bracelet, the bracelet then becomes a charm bracelet. And that is an absolute no-no. I'm actually staggered by the number of sisters that wear them, even though we've had counsel about not just charm bracelets, but toe rings and slave bracelets that are worn around the ankles. At our Conventions and Assemblies the brothers give the sisters a quick once-over to ensure they aren't wearing any of these things before they go onto the platform. There is nothing wrong with making jewellery from crystals, we have several in our congregation who do so, but if you run with the colour theory and chat about it to buyers, well, you are then moving in the wrong direction. No offence Sister Ann, but I'm surprised you had to ask this question. You obviously a doubt in your mind. There is an old saying "If in doubt, don't". It's good, and works every time.

oops. I meant 87....

Lets not forget this talk on the tv before reading the book of Esther http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/VODProgramsEvents/pub-jwbrd_201501_7_VIDEO

It's interesting to note in Isa 40:22 it says There is One who dwells above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He is stretching out the heavens like a fine gauze, And he spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. We read about the fabric of space /time and that the universe is constructed in a grid-like pattern. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/galex/pia14094.html Kind of like gauze, don't you think

I kissed a fork ( no shirt at this moment) Sent from my C6802 using Tapatalk

My pioneer partner and his wife were at Warwick in January. They are on schedule (as stated before) and anticipate completing before the September 2016 date but will need that time to finish up details. Move in was scheduled between September and December according to last report. They can't empty the Brooklyn site until space is available elsewhere (Warwick, Tuxedo, Montgomery, Ebo and others).

An Englishman and a Scotsman go to a pastry shop.The Englishman whisks three cookies into his pocket with lightning speed.The baker doesn't notice.The Englishman says to the Scotsman:"You see how clever we are? You'll never beat that!"The Scotsman says to the Englishman:"Watch this, a Scotsman is always cleverer than an Englishman."He says to the baker,"Give me a cookie, I can show you a magic trick!"The baker gives him the cookie which the Scotsman promptly eats. Then he says to the baker: "Give me another cookie for my magic trick."The baker is getting suspicious but he gives it to him. He eats this one too.Then he says again:"Give me one more cookie... "The baker is getting angry now but gives him one anyway. The Scotsman eats this one too.Now the baker is really mad, and he yells:"And where is your famous magic trick?"The Scotsman says:"Look in the Englishman's pocket!"

Wheat grass juice it is extremely healthy...I cultivate it but absolutely can't stand the flavor...like drinking lawn mower grass Chocolate so decadent Spanish Cuisine Tapas, etc. Fermented Seafood The Inuits and Thais ferment pungent fish and seafood

hahaha... i love this one.

or he saw Star Wars too many times and went to the dark side.... I guess only the Shadow knows...

Too literally or just a touch on the shady side.

Would this support the idea that we are like a space ship for other creatures?

Demonstrates how complicated life (in general) is - it would have to take a "master worker" to figure all this out for all living organisms. Way too complicated for "chance/evolution". People just can not see it - they want their ears tickled and turn a blind eye to our Grand Creator.

A drunkard is stopped by the Police around 1 am. & is asked where he is going at this time of night. The man replies, "I am going to attend a lecture on alcohol abuse & ill effects on my health." Officer: Really....??? Sounds interesting, Who is giving that lecture at this time of night.....???" ... Man replies "My Wife"!!! ː̗

Believe me, it has reached dangerous levels. What can they do about it? Pray and see the effects while years go by.

If they can't move or they might die. I was told many years ago that 1 pound of nuclear can destroy a whole ocean. When that plant blew it's top, that was the end for that area and perhaps the ocean. I don't know how long the system going to last, but we going to see problems with that disaster for many years to come.