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I'm happy to report that thanks to you guys, all three of the 'New Earth' trilogy, are currently in the 'Top 100' in the 'Christian>Future' Category at Amazon. A small pool, I grant you; and the number will drop out of sight soon enough, but it's still nice to see.

Hey I think I may have found a solution!! In the Google Play Store, if you go to the JW Library App and check more information, there's a bit about how the highlighting problems is a known issue. I attached a screenshot. It seems the problem is being caused by a Chrome update. I uninstalled my Chrome update and it seems to have fixed the problem! To remove Chrome updates, this is what I did (although steps may differ depending on your device): -Go to Settings (swipe down from the top of your screen and tap the Gear icon) -In the list on the left, tap on "Apps" -In the list on the right, find and tap "Chrome" -On the top-right there should be "Three Dots" icon. Tap on that and tap "Uninstall updates" -Tap "Yes" or "Ok" and Chrome will uninstall its updates. I suppose you can just uninstall Chrome altogether to avoid this. But I use Chrome a lot so I did it this way. Note that your device may still automatically update Chrome, thus causing the JW Library problems to reoccur. If you want to disable Chrome from automatically updating itself: -Go to Google Play Store -In the Search box, search for "Google Chrome" -Tap on the multicolored wheel icon that represents the Chrome program (it should be the first result in the search) -On the top-right there should be a "Three Dots" icon. Tap on that and uncheck the box called "Enable auto update" Now Chrome will not update anymore. Of course, once the brothers fix the problem with JW Library, you may want to re-enable Chrome's auto-updates. In which case, just follow the same steps above and enable the check box "Enable auto update". Hope this helps!

Choc-a-block: Liquid chocolate leak envelops German street Tara John, CNN Updated 5:21 AM ET, Wed December 12, 2018 Firefighters said a storage tank overflowed at a chocolate factory in Westönnen, before running out of the gates and solidifying on the chilly sidewalk https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/12/europe/chocolate-covered-street-grm-scli-intl/index.html

Since the security video with the man's picture on it was made public - all the judicial committees would have access to them and may recognize them

Prayers needed for Brother Dave Bennet and his Wife Doris. I just visited Dave in the hospital. He has Leukemia. His hemoglobin dropped to about 40-50 . Dr's give him 6 month to a year maybe. With a new medication, he may have 2 yrs. Thank you friends.

"Think" is not the word! This fix works perfectly on my tablet and has restored both its functionality and my sanity! Thanks a lot for posting. You have proved the worth of such a forum as this to me. 😊

Think of the donut instead...

and some people think it would be great to have streets paved with gold this sounds MUCH BETTER

https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/atf-releases-profile-of-persons-of-interest-behind-arsons-at-jehovah-s-witnesses-halls/887463178 Police appear to believe this person is a former Witness, which is probably true. All they have to do is look online and less than a second see all the hate-sites and vitriol aimed at us. Doesn’t take a rocket scientists to see how someone could be easily incited.

https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/court-orders-blood-transfusion-for-jehovahs-witness-children-18406658

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/us/hate-crimes/index.html 1) Dec 7 - a fire destroyed a Jehovah's Witnesses house of worship. 2) Dec 8 - a black man was assaulted at a bar in Lynnwood 3) Dec 9 - Pittsburgh officials said that anti-Semitic pamphlets were being spread throughout the city 4) Dec 9 - Nazi-themed posters were found in various locations around the State University of New York's Purchase College. 5) Dec 10 - 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly plotting to kill worshipers in a Jewish synagogue in Toledo

If the brothers provide information that leads to an arrest or arrests, the reward could help toward building a new hall.😉

Ahh that’s great! Well done you deserve it & we all love your books ☺️

Me too! I sometimes wonder how small he must be now. Is there a chart somewhere?

This shows that we are living im the last days. How? People are getting more stupid!

If I should ever become homeless, I hope I can live on that street!

It's a block party! Dancing in the streets!

Hi brother, Just finished the firs book and started the second one. Nice to see that your view of the new World is basicly my view, especialy the tech stuff! With a fully working mind, we can develop everything far better stuff then in this system. I realy, realy enjoyed your book. Thank you for sharing it. Ronald Nanne

Dennis Christensen - infographic in English. https://www.jw-russia.org/infographic/506.html#en

We were able to book our round trip flights from New York to Paris for $580 each. That was WAY better than I expected. We have saved up airline miles on our credit card, so our flight from Albuquerque to New York and back won't cost us anything. So thrilled that our itinerary is completely booked and set! Now it's time to cut down on eating out.

This is funny news: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46534681

It's that time of year where porch pirates abound. You know, the person that pulls up in front of a house and grabs a recently delivered package. I hope no one here has been victimized by a porch pirate. I'm wondering if Amazon will eventually offer to include a GPS tracker in your order for an extra fee. For example, for an extra $5 they include a transmitter in your box, if your box arrives safely you put the transmitter in a prepaid envelope and mail it back to them. If they dont receive it back within a certain time, they charge you for it. When they ship your package they email a tracking code that you use on a site designed to track their packages. Once the package is delivered to you and its logged into their system as being delivered, you get a text notification if it moves from its last location. That allows you to track the package to your porch and track it if it unexpectedly moves. If you receive the package, you confirm you received it and the transmitter stops sending any notifications. Does that sound feasible?

Since public shootings have become so common in these last days, I was thinking we could post about recent public shootings in this thread. Thanks sister Donna for providing this link. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/five-dead-four-wounded-shooting-catholic-cathedral-brazil-n946551

It might be simpler to Go to JW.org (homepage) Click on About Us (a menu with several options should drop down) Click on Offices & Tours (it should be the third one down on the right-hand list) This will take you to the Office and Tour Information page This page has descriptions, downloadable brochures and links to book you tour dates Enjoy Of course, you could also just click on the Offices & Tours link above and go directly there

They should turn it into a school project and let the school kids clean it up...

NBC Nightly News showed the fire department cleaning up that factory's mess. I don't think scraping spilled chocolate off a city street is part of a firefighter's job description. Now, if the chocolate was burning...

How do you get a spider to show you his fangs? (You might have to zoom in) Older {waiting for wiser} [emoji1353] You poke it! Older {waiting for wiser} [emoji1353]

Did this affect production of chocolate donuts?

Loopy, I thought the same thing when I read that story today. LOL. A chocolate addicts worse nightmare.

Unbearable eh?

Those photos are from the July event. I am sure that any useful information from them has long been in the hands of the authorities. The fact that they have some persons of interest would lead me to believe an arrest is in the offing.

Thanks brothers for all the clarifications. Really appreciate all the comments

This is such good news in a world of very bleak news. Our brothers there are such a faithful encouragement to all of us in standing firm and giving a strong witness..They endured with Jehovah’s help, and all of us can too.

Even so, it could the the husband of a disfellowshipped wife, for example. The connections could be many. Lots of possibilities for a direct ling to JWs.

Oh, the tv show. A Eureka marathon. I will hunt it up. I watched it while it was on tv. We are going to Eureka Friday! Funny. I’d forgotten about it. thanks for the reminder !

Sr. Gloria, when you open the app and click on the Bible (holding it horizontally might help in "landscape mode). Do you see the language choices in the upper right corner? The language icon is a rectangle with the letter "A" and a foreign letter. It is between the "bookmark" ribbon icon and the "history" clock icon. Click on the language rectangle. It will show the versions of the Bible you have already loaded. Is the English Study Bible listed first? If it is, look to the right. Is there a "cloud" symbol shown? If there is, you need to click on theat "cloud" symbol to update your Bible. Then close the app and restart it.

I wasn’t aware of that. Richard’s point makes sense now. Sorry brother Richard.

A similar expression occurs in Mt 4:1: “Then Jesus was led by the spirit up into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil.” Again, Jehovah will not tempt us with evil things. So the NWT Committee has suggested “Then Jesus was led by the spirit up into the wilderness, and there the Devil tempted him” or along those lines, if the sentence becomes unclear in the goal language.

I loved this talk! I kind of laughed when I saw the title because I knew it was going to help answer a recent prayer. I’ve been weighing options on whether or not I should cut back on work in order to put more focus on spiritual things. Obviously that would be a good thing but as a single mother cutting back on income could be stressful. So this was very timely information for me and I plan to watch it a few more times!

What a brilliant child. I’m glad the authorities took this as an opportunity for civic improvement.

I think the pope Br. Carlos, I agree with you although I must say that the Catholic Bible doesn’t follow the Greek text anyway Catholic Bible says “lead us not” whilst in Greek there isn’t word “lead”. Its not accurate translation. In Greek text we read: “do not bring us into temptation” (μη εισενεγκης ημας εις πειρασμον).

The two primary toy manufacturers are Hasbro and Fisher Price. Disney doesn't make toys, but they do trademark toys. So, their toys will likely be made by Hasbro OR Fisher Price. I can't confirm this toy is Disney. I don't see Disney's TM anywhere on it. However, the character strongly suggests the Disney character Pluto and the wizard costume from Fantasia. The 2 to 4 years old in the commercial don't give a hoot if it's a genuine Disney toy or some knockoff. To create a child's toy that leads them into the world of mind reading is disgusting. Later , will they be less likely, or more likely, to be entertained with horoscopes, psychics , guardian angels, their lucky number, fortune tellers , omens , fate , destiny , magic and / or the ouija board ?? We know the ouija board is directly associated with the demons. However, we can remind ourselves it's a GAME, currently produced by Hasbro. So, these games and toys may come to us from Fisher Price or Hasbro, and they are ostensibly 'for entertainment purposes only ', but we know better. Don't we ?

Going Greece I am so excited !!!

My electric was out all day Sunday. Internet was out until today. It's hard to imagine how dependent we are on both. I think I missed my Internet the most. I couldn't get my daily JWT fix. LOL

they make great guards hmm is that why i never get people to come over anymore

Huh? No. The question regarding this verse came up and was answered via Translation Services. You see, we no longer translate words, but ideas.

I absolutely disagree with this idea. Jehovah may allow us to be tempted but never brings us into temptation. Never. James 1:13, which you mentioned, says that Jehovah doesn't try (or tempt) anyone with evil things. Please notice the following explanation from the Slave and see how the highlighted words says exactly word for word the same as those non-English NWT translations and the suggestion by the Pope: The NWT is not a paraphrase translation but as explained before, when the literal rendering obscures the meaning the brothers have resorted to a less literal wording that conveys the right idea. Appendix A1 of the NWT2013 "Principles of Bible Translation" contains a good number of examples where the committee preferred to depart from a literal rendering in favor of a dynamical one.

"Now I say, I say again, where's that spider?"

It sounds like he's saying - "I've heard rumors". " give us a century and we'll get to the bottom of it "