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Just when I thought I had it all figured out...a very kind, very loving sister reminded me that I was wrong. Four scriptures...four scriptural thoughts...and I was left in utter awe...staring at the pages of my Bible as if I'd never seen them before. And here I sit now, my Bible open...my notes on those four simple well known verses staring up at me from the torn piece of an old cheese order form where I'd hurriedly jotted them down last week. Even now, as I sit staring at my computer screen at 4:35 am...my steaming mug of coffee close at hand...I cannot help but replay those very embarrassing moments in my head over and over again. You see...I was in the middle of telling her and her husband about some recent challenges I've been facing when I saw her face scrunch up in sudden distaste. Immediately I stopped talking...fearing that something I had said had offended her in some way...and indeed...it had. Her husband, sensing the awkward moment...rushed in to save me...picking up the conversation and thanking me for sharing my experience with them. He was in the midst of saying that they should get going, having a scheduled doctor's appointment that same afternoon...when his wife suddenly stepped forward and, out of nowhere...gave me the biggest hardest hug I think I've ever experienced from a sister. Stepping back, she wiped away hot tears that had suddenly sprung into her eyes and REALLY looked at me...suddenly no longer offended, not even upset...but deeply concerned. And then she said something so simple, so quiet, that it stopped me cold...and THAT'S why I'm writing this post. “You know Tim, I love your experiences...I really do. But sometimes we forget who’s really doing the holding.” I nodded. I smiled. I thanked her. But inside, I felt exposed...not because I’d said something wrong, but because I’d said something incomplete. I had been telling a story about Jehovah...without fully letting Jehovah speak for himself. And my offense? Taking credit for something Jehovah had allowed me to do...I said that we just had to keep going...keep pushing along even if we felt like giving up...because WE needed to stay strong. "Can...can I tell you something? It's something I learned from my own personal studies, and from our family worship nights." She said, taking her husbands hand and gripping it tightly as he too suddenly looked like he might cry. Now a bit stunned, I nodded and assured her that I would love to hear her thoughts...but I never expected what came out of her mouth next: “I’m being held. I can’t be pulled away. I’m not alone in the pain. And the One carrying me won’t get tired of holding me...ever." I'm not joking, after those words left her mouth...they both started crying...right there in the hall. You see, friends...I had no idea that this dear couple had lost both of their children years ago in a tragic car accident...and I had no idea that one of them was a cancer survivor. I had no idea that they had endured so much...or that they talked about it so little, except to each other. And please believe me when I say that when those words left her lips...I could see her husband mouthing them with her...like a mantra. They explained that after the death of their two sons, two elders had came over for a shepherding call...and one of the brothers had given them four verses and suggested that they research them together...as a couple. She went on, “We were encouraged to use the online library to look for articles surrounding them...and even to look up the words behind them. The Hebrew. The Greek. Not to "learn more"...but to really understand how Jehovah was already caring for us.” Then she reached into her purse and pulled out a small, worn notebook. The corners were bent. The pages soft. Clearly it had seen a lot of use. “These are the verses,” she said, turning to a page with four verses written in faded red ink. “And these are the words that really helped us through a lot of tough times.” And then she shared them. Not as spiritual points. Not as explanations. Just as the most personal of gifts that they had to share. Here are the verses...and here are the four words and their personal thoughts on each: Isaiah 41:10 "Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. I will fortify you, yes, I will help you, I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness." (Tamak.) To support, sustain or uphold. We had read Isaiah 41:10 countless times. But we had never noticed the word behind “hold on to you" until the brother had shared the idea of it on this shepherding call. Suddenly, we realized...we weren’t just clinging to Jehovah. He has been holding us up the whole time. John 10:28 "I give them everlasting life, and they will by no means ever be destroyed, and no one will snatch them out of my hand." (Harpazō) Jesus said no one could snatch us out of Jehovah’s hand. The word he used meant to tear away violently. And when we thought of all the moments we'd felt like we were slipping…we realized none of them had the force or the ability to pull us away from Jehovah. Isaiah 63:9 "During all their distress it was distressing to him. And his own personal messenger saved them. In his love and compassion he repurchased them, And he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old." (Tsar) When Isaiah said Jehovah felt their distress, the word meant tight, pressed in, overwhelmed...it meant empathy...not just sympathy. We had always prayed to Jehovah in those moments...never REALLY realizing he was already there, feeling it with us. Matthew 11:29 "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for yourselves." (Praus) Jesus described himself as mild tempered...meek...or even gentle in that single word. It represents strength under complete control...power that never resents the weight it carries. All the times we've asked Jehovah: Am I too much? Have I leaned on him too long? Will Jehovah get tired of carrying me? The simple answer is: Of course not! Because the One who carries us WANTS to...he is love, and love never grows weary of holding what it cherishes. And so here I sit...coffee gone cold, Bible still open, those four verses staring back at me like old friends I’m only now beginning to understand. Foolish pathetic little Tim...here I thought I had been telling a story about endurance...a story that would encourage them. Turns out, they encouraged me...because now here I sit...whispering those same words: “I’m being held. I can’t be pulled away. I’m not alone in the pain. And the One carrying me won’t get tired of holding me...ever."

*DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS* _Greetings to you all, my dear brothers and sisters. Hopefully we are all doing well under Jehovah’s loving care._ *Truly* , _the times we are living in are not easy. The pressures of these “critical times hard to deal with” can weigh heavily on many. 2 Tim. 3:1_ _But how comforting it is to know that we are not alone. We belong to a loving spiritual family._ _The Bible reminds us at Hebrews 10:24, 25 that we should “consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works… encouraging one another.” Now more than ever, our brothers and sisters need to feel that love and support._ _Sometimes, a simple message — “How are you doing?” — can mean so much. A short phone call, a visit, or even sitting beside someone quietly at the Kingdom Hall can strengthen a heart that is tired. As 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says: “Keep encouraging one another and building one another up.”_ _Let us remember that some may be fighting silent battles — health challenges, financial pressure, family problems, or emotional stress. We may not see their struggles, but Jehovah sees them. And he can use us to be a source of comfort._ *Isaiah 41:10* _assures us: “Do not be afraid, for I am with you… I will really help you._ _When we remind our brothers and sisters of Jehovah’s promises, we strengthen their faith and our own as well._ _Dear brothers and sisters, let us:_ *Check on one another regularly* *Speak kindly and listen patiently* *Pray for one another* *Be quick to forgive and slow to judge* _A congregation filled with encouragement is a strong congregation. Even a small act of kindness can Make a big difference._ _May Jehovah continue to bless our efforts to love one another deeply from the heart. Let us keep holding on — the best days are ahead of us._ *With warm Christian love* .♥️

We are in contact with a brother and his 12 year old daughter. This was from sunday morning: --------------------------------- We had changed our plans to leave Jalisco and spend our last two months in Cozumel. We would have been in a very awkward situation as we had to move residences anyway by the end of the month. We would have been in a pickle but Jehovah would have taken care of us. My daughter begged me to take her back to Cozumel and for some reason I said “ok let’s go” and originally planned to leave next week but for some reason I chose to leave a week earlier than planned. We missed it all by one day. Everything was calm when we left but Jalisco State is a mess. Roadblocks by the cartel throughout the state. The US State Dept named these hot zones: “The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City has instructed citizens in Jalisco State (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara), Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Guerrero and Nuevo León to shelter in place until further notice.” Chapala is where we were and it was totally calm when we left. 6 states are affected but it has affected a number of neighbouring states as well. This is much bigger than the war in Sinaloa in recent times as Guadalajara is the 2nd biggest city in Mexico with about 10 million people in the greater area. That’s just one city so you can imagine how many of our brothers are being affected. It goes to show you how quickly things can change. Just last Thursday I started a Bible study in Guadalajara with a Mexican American guy named Isaac and we were walking free and safely in Guadalajara. Then just a few days later the entire city is on lockdown. Things in this system can change in an instant of time and we should never be complacent. ------------------------------------------- end of note.

Yes. To put things simply : Depression is past oriented. Anxiety is future oriented. Good thing Jehovah is present with us

"Never for a moment have I doubted Jehovah's love...I just kept searching for EVIDENCE that the pain would go away." Those are deep strong words coming from a servant of Jehovah...especially when you consider the fact that we HAVE Jehovah...and the world has nothing to cling onto...except lies and meaningless drivel designed to occupy their brain until they die. Who said those words? I did. Why did I say them? Because I misunderstood a facet of a scripture we've read a thousand times over my lifetime: 2 Corinthians 1:3,4: "Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we receive from God." I didn’t realize how much I was waiting for something to change...before I let myself feel comforted. And that made me stop and ask myself something uncomfortable: When did relief become the way I measured Jehovah’s nearness? As I read Paul’s words...“the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation”...I noticed how quickly my mind jumped ahead. Ahead to the outcome. Ahead to the moment when the pressure would finally just lift...and just GO AWAY!! But Paul didn’t say Jehovah comforts us after the tribulation. He said Jehovah comforts us in it. So I had to ask myself: Have I been reading this verse as a promise of results…instead of what it mainly is...a promise of his presence? Have I been waiting for proof that the pain would end, instead of noticing that I was still standing? If Jehovah were truly absent, would I even be enduring at all? The Greek word Paul uses for “comfort” is paráklēsis...a word Jehovah's people know very well...a word that that means to be called alongside. Not to fix from a distance. Not to remove the weight immediately. But to come close enough to share the space. That realization shifted a lot of smaller little things for me personally. Because suddenly the question wasn’t, “Why hasn’t Jehovah taken this away yet?” It became, “What if Jehovah has been here the entire time...and I was just focused on results too much to even notice him?” Paul says Jehovah gives us the courage and strength to bear up. And that made me wonder: What if mere day to day survival isn't just somehow staggering along...but actual evidence of his presence by itself? In other words: What if endurance itself is the comfort I’ve been overlooking? What if Jehovah’s way of proving his care for me isn’t by changing the situation...but by refusing to leave me alone inside it? The September 2008 Watchtower states that Jehovah does not necessarily make our problems or pain disappear...but he DOES fortifiy us to cope with them. And for the first time, that didn’t sound like a lesser comfort. It sounded like a deeper one. https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/wp20080901/The-God-of-All-Comfort/ Because if Jehovah were TRULY distant, endurance would feel empty. If he had TRULY stepped away, courage wouldn’t keep showing up. If he weren’t in the room, the weight would be unbearable...if his holy spirit wasn't continuing to give me the power beyond what is normal...Tim simply couldn't survive...SPIRITUALLY! So maybe the real question isn’t why the pain is still here...and why hasn't it gone away? Maybe it’s this: When did I start believing that comfort had to look like proof...instead of presence?

I'm pretty sure this will be the focus of the Ramapo centre. But with these new big screens, they can actually be out filming the background scenes even now. Then scenes could be produced anywhere there is a 'Big' screen (currently 3 I know of.) I am not expecting this new project to be in any way dependant of the current project. It will have it's own timetable. In the 'old days', we were known for our printing prowess. I am wondering if this will move to AV production. How exciting. For the 'AoA' Series, Mt Nebo could be a good place to start. I'm sure it will be a 'fresh' crew. imho Either way - I'll be happy if I'm still alive to see some of the episodes. Hence, the sooner the better. lol

This was in Washington State. There were eight attacks, but he was charged with the four that there was evidence for. He changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced to eleven years in federal prison in 2024. The prosecutor was asking for 13 years, and his lawyer was asking for seven. The judge said good things about Jehovah's Witnesses. I've heard that when in federal prison they have to serve at least 85% of their sentence. Western District of Washington | Olympia, Washington man who attacked religious buildings with gunshots and fires sentenced to 11 years in prison | United States Department of Justice

Jehovah knows how to save people of godly devotion out of trial. 2peter2:9 We are at the last of the last days... Lets pray for one another.

Screenshot from today, LBC in Uk, They're ok, I feel very sad it happened

People have asked if one news report or another is a distraction or not. Folks, this is a distraction.

It wouldn't surprise me if our film production wins awards such as NRB Media Awards, The Telly Awards and so forth. The Photo Drama of Creation came out 13 years before The Jazz Singer. But, the Jazz Singer is credited with being the first "talkie". It's only a technological distinction. Photo Drama used synchronized sound and color moving pictures, whereas Jazz Singer used audio printed directly on the film. However, Photo Drama was the first to use color, it was 8 hours long and viewed by 9,000,000 people; an astronomical number for the era.

Ask when the first episode will be released 🙈

I'm keeping this around. A sister in my Cong is really sad and depressed recently, feeling that everyday goes wrong. We preached in the same car today and she was speaking about her wait for Armageddon... Or her own death. She is 40 years old. Basically hoping everyday that she is going to wake up in Paradise. Poor sister... I'm praying a lot for her. We will do a SC soon.

Me too. It's good there are still brave souls who stepped in to help out.

When I saw this I said oh they are going to do series based on the book of acts. Everyone thought I was crazy lol. Interestingly the brother who played Paul in that snippet gave a talk at my convention.

Notice the phrase “thinks he is standing.” The danger is not instability. The danger is perceived stability. We begin to measure strength by recent performance. A temptation resisted. 'I changed the channel! Not going to watch that.' A reaction controlled. 'Traffic no longer frustrates me.' A season of calm. 'My wife and I are so much closer. Our marriage is tight. Nothing can ruin this' None of those are wrong. In fact, they are evidences of growth. But growth can quietly mutate into self-trust. A structure can appear firm when no wind is blowing. The absence of visible stress is not proof of anchoring. Foundations are tested by pressure, not by stillness. We may feel steady simply because circumstances have been favorable. Remove the pressure, and stability can be mistaken for maturity. The most reliable footing is not confidence in progress; it is humility in the present. Standing shows itself not by yesterday’s victories, but by today’s reliance.

Why is Paul always portrayed as a bald man while the rest of the apostles have a lot of hair? I know 2 Corinthians 10:10 For they say: “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his presence in person is weak and his speech contemptible.” SOURCE ARTICLE BELLOW: The Apostle Paul’s Appearance Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses depict the apostle Paul as being bald or having little hair? [...] “As to Paul’s personal appearance: . . . In the ‘Acts of Paul and Thecla,’ . . . written about A. D. 150, there is a description of Paul which is probably the best, and a true tradition. In this he is described as ‘small in size, bald-headed, bandy-legged, well built, with eyebrows meeting; rather long nosed.’” [NOTE: For copyright reasons please do not copy whole articles, much less with images.]

Thankyou for sharing. It is often hard to grasp that our true endurance is in continuing on in faith, not pushing through. Hebrews 10:23 Hebrews 3:6 Pslam 40: 9-10 Matt 11:28 Our faith is like an anchor, holding us through all weather. Not like motorboat smashing through the waves and fighting tides. In such, all glory goes to Jehovah, not our own personal effort or willpower.

Believe me when I say nothing is anonymous and untraceable. It's misleading and not true. Your ISP does or the coffee shop you sit at will, the DNS servers you connect to resolve freedom.gov will. The hops (ISPs using carrier-grade routers running SDN) between freedom.gov will! The firewall (Palo Alto/Fortinet) freedom.gov is behind will, the web servers (Microsoft) or proxy (F5) freedom.gov resides on will. DarkTrace to guess threat behavior and logged to Syslogs or SIEM. All it takes is a warrant to get your activity from ANYTHING. Nobody should think adversaries will not be trying to find holes. There is no such thing as perfect programmers! Everything leaks or has bugs. Microsoft (servers) has roughly 30k bugs monthly, Palo Alto (firewalls) has about 1-30 bugs per 1000 lines of code. Cisco (switches & routers) will release patches 20-30 per release. F5 (load balancers and WAF) is no different. Finally, if people can get caught on the dark web using TOR and VPNs. If they can reverse fraudulent Bitcoin transactions from the dark web. Freedom.gov is cheez wiz. When I worked at the contractor and saw what was happening over SSL decryption and the methods, CN, IR, RU, NK, etc tried... like seriously. Someone will get caught.

I imagine the sets would still be there. Episode 10 should be finished around June 2026. They are shooting 2-3 episodes a year. In 2029, the account will be the set in the final weeks of Jesus' ministry. Come early in the calendar year. Summer time is better for the weather. I imagine there might be a big party at the end of production. Who knows? 🤷‍♂️

This morning I made a discovery about banana bread that has deeply unsettled me. My wife insists on waiting until the bananas are completely mushy before she uses them. Not “soft.” Not “a little spotted.” No. These bananas look like they’ve given up on life. You pick one up and it sighs. At that point, she declares them “perfect.” Now here’s where I get confused. If the bananas are already mushy — visibly, undeniably mushy — why does the banana bread have to bake for an entire hour? An hour. Sixty minutes. As if we’re trying to soften them. Again. I asked her, very reasonably, “If the bananas are already soft… what exactly are we waiting for in the oven?” She just looked at me the way one looks at a man who has wandered into the kitchen without supervision. Apparently the hour is essential. Apparently things are “happening.” Science. Structure. Transformation. Words were used. But from where I stand, it feels like we are putting pre-mushed fruit into a loaf pan and then baking it for an hour to make sure it achieves… maximum mush. I have concluded that banana bread is less about baking and more about commitment. You wait for decay. You celebrate decay. You bake decay. And somehow it becomes dessert. I will continue to observe this ritual from a respectful distance. When the bananas begin to sigh, I will know. It is almost time.

Thank you dear brother Venlo, your concern for our spiritual family is deeply appreciated. We always need encouragement and support which Jehovah is providing at the right time by means of the friendship from fellow worshippers.

Yes, I think this may be a common reaction. A problem we have is that we know someone powerful, almighty who can end our pain. So we ask the Almighty to please make our suffering go away. But if nothing changes, then… “Why hasn’t Jehovah taken this away yet?” But right now, Jehovah is not the God of “all removal” (of suffering). Why? Because we know that greater issues are involved during this “universal court case” still on going. So instead, a Witness must view Jehovah in 1 of His roles during this “landmark court case”. His role is the “God of all comfort who comforts (me) in all (my) trials” How does our loving and active Father “comfort” us during our trials?  “When anxieties overwhelmed me, You comforted and soothed me.” (Psalm 94:19) “He heals the brokenhearted; he binds up their wounds.” (PS. 147:3) What does Jehovah want us to know from these inspired words? That He, our loving Father, “binds up our wounds” both during and after the trial. Our Father soothes and he “heals” us both during and after the pain/suffering. Therefore… we don’t need to see the end of a trial to feel Jehovah’s comfort. we don’t need our pain to end to know that Jehovah cares about us! Instead… “feel” Jehovah’s comfort during your trial. “sense” Jehovah soothing you during the suffering. “appreciate” Jehovah’s healing you during your pain. How do I feel, sense, and appreciate Jehovah during my suffering? By taking notice of everything little thing and big thing He sends you: Holy Spirit, “a word spoken at the right time—how good it is!”, a dear friend, elders, help from others, His soothing promises in the Bible, and much more!

My wife just got grumpy at me. She said I yawned six times when she was talking to me just before. They were actually just six attempts to speak.

Oh wow. It’s true that we usually depict Paul as bald like that. So you think that’s the brother who will play / is already playing Paul in the new series? Do you think that they would’ve already started filming those scenes two years ago? And then hide them in plain sight at the 2024 convention? if so, I’d love to know what that scene is about. If you watch carefully, Paul is preaching to a dark skinned man, and everybody in the background is also a dark skinned. Is it supposed to be the good news entering Africa? As far as I can recall, of all the accounts in the Greek scriptures, I only remember us depicting the Ethiopian eunuch as being dark skinned previously so this could shine a light on new historical background research they’ve done in preparation for the new series on Acts…

It's easier post the link the new A 35-year-old Afghan man stabs 3 people outside a Jehovah's Witnesses stand in Germany - Balkanweb.com - News24 Police confirmed that the three injured suffered minor injuries and are receiving medical treatment from emergency services. The area around the station has been cordoned off as authorities continue their investigation, reviewing footage from the station's security cameras and searching the 35-year-old's apartment to gather more evidence about the motives and circumstances of the attack.

Indeed! thank you for posting they are ok! Oh how we love our spiritual family! Prayers!!!

Proverbs 22:3 says: “The shrewd one sees the danger and conceals himself, but the inexperienced keep right on going and suffer the consequences.” Notice what the verse does not commend. It does not praise fear. It commends foresight. The shrewd person does not wait for disaster to arrive before acting. He anticipates reality and positions himself wisely. Spiritual maturity includes preparation. Most people prepare for predictable events—career, retirement, weather. Scripture asks a more searching question: What are we doing about the only certainty every human faces? My brother was born with serious heart defects. From infancy, hospitals were not theoretical places; they were part of his landscape. Uncertainty was not abstract. It was woven into his life. Yet he was not defined by vulnerability. At fourteen years old, he chose to dedicate himself to Jehovah in baptism. That decision was not a reaction to crisis. It was the visible marker of something already formed within him. Conviction had settled early. That was his contingency plan. Ecclesiastes 11:2 states: “Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight, for you do not know what disaster may occur on the earth.” Solomon highlights uncertainty, not anxiety. You cannot eliminate every risk. You cannot predict every outcome. But you can position yourself spiritually before events unfold. My brother did not wait for circumstances to stabilize before investing spiritually. He made that investment while health uncertainty remained a reality. Years later, he worked for more than a decade assisting in the design of operating rooms—some in the very hospitals that had treated him. He enjoyed sports. He valued deep conversation. Friends describe him as steady and warm. He lived fully, not cautiously. The early investment bore fruit over time. And then there are Jesus’ words at John 11:25: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life.” Notice how Jesus speaks. He does not deny death. He accounts for it. Faith is not built on avoiding mortality. It is built on confidence in what follows. A contingency plan anticipates what may occur and prepares for it. When serious health challenges returned later in life, there was no scrambling for spiritual footing. No last-minute negotiation. The foundation had been laid decades earlier. He had already accounted for the possibility.

Back on page 14 it said...

We wipe dust away without thinking. It settles on shelves. It drifts through beams of light. It gathers in corners. We call it nuisance. Leftover. Refuse. But dust becomes part of one of the most precise light displays on earth. To understand why, we need to picture something simple: the atmosphere is not thicker at sunset — the sunlight simply travels through more of it. Imagine standing in an open field at noon. The sun is high overhead. Its rays come almost straight down. The light passes through a relatively short column of air before reaching your eyes. Now imagine late evening. The sun is near the horizon. Its rays are no longer coming straight down. They enter the atmosphere at a shallow angle. Instead of dropping vertically through a thin column of air, the light slices sideways through the atmosphere, traveling across it. It is the same atmosphere. The same thickness. But the path is dramatically longer. A simple comparison helps. Think of shining a flashlight straight down through a shallow tank of water. The beam passes through quickly. Now tilt the flashlight so the beam travels diagonally across the tank from one side to the other. The water is not deeper — the path through it is longer. That . . . is what . . . happens at sunset. When the sun is overhead, sunlight may pass through roughly one atmosphere’s worth of air. When it sits near the horizon, that path can increase dozens of times. The light must move through more gas molecules, more water vapor, more suspended dust, more aerosols. And every encounter matters. As sunlight enters the atmosphere, shorter wavelengths — blue and violet — are scattered strongly by the tiny nitrogen and oxygen molecules. This is Rayleigh scattering. During midday, this scattering sends blue light in every direction, painting the sky above us. But when the sun lowers and its light must travel that extended path, the blue wavelengths are scattered out of the direct beam long before it reaches us. With each additional mile of air, more blue is redirected away. What survives that journey are the longer wavelengths — red, orange, deep amber. Now dust becomes more influential. When light encounters particles closer in size to its wavelength — soil fragments, sea salt, smoke, pollen — Mie scattering occurs. This type of scattering is less selective and tends to push light forward, spreading the remaining reds and oranges across the horizon. The extended path length increases the number of these interactions. More collisions. More filtering. More diffusion. The sky is not changing color because the sun changes. It changes because of distance. Because of angle. Because of how far light must travel through the medium Jehovah designed. There is also subtle curvature at play. The earth is round. When the sun is near the horizon, its rays skim along the curved surface of the planet, grazing through the densest layers of air before emerging toward us. The lower atmosphere holds most of the dust and moisture. So when the light enters at that shallow angle, it passes through the richest concentration of scattering material. That is why the horizon glows. Not because the air is thicker there — but because the light has taken the long road. And the long road transforms it. Psalm 104:24 says: “How many your works are, O Jehovah! You have made all of them in wisdom. The earth is full of your productions.” Even geometry participates in that wisdom. Angle. Distance. Density. Wavelength. Each factor interlocks with the others. If the atmosphere were much thinner, scattering would be weak and the sky would appear dark. If much thicker, sunlight would struggle to reach the surface clearly. If particulate levels were wildly unstable, sunsets would lack consistency. Instead, there is law-governed balance. The same dust we sweep aside becomes the filter that softens daylight into gold. The same molecules that scatter blue into the noon sky later remove it from the evening beam. The longer path does not create color; it reveals what remains after selective scattering has done its quiet work. Jehovah makes the most beautiful things out of dust. Man and woman, formed from it. Sunrises and sunsets, intensified through it. What seems small participates in a system of angles and laws so precise that the sky ignites on schedule every evening somewhere on earth. Light takes the long road — and because it does, we are given crimson. The earth is full of His productions. Full of dust. Full of geometry. Full of light traveling farther than we realize. Did you feel, as your read this, your words speed up. The comprehension was often simple and sublime. Your reading may have felt like you need to pause. To put it all together. To catch your breath. Because when you see the real thing . . . the sunrise or sunset, It just takes your breath away!

Yes, on fire, so soon another language Languages of Togo: Official: French National: Ewe, Kabiyé Vernacular: African French Minority: Gbe languages, Gur languages, Kwa languages; Talensi, Wasa, Aguna, Aja, Ngangam, Ntcham, Tammari, Tem, Ifè Immigrant: Yoruba, Hausa, Chinese, Arabic Foreign: Arabic English German Signed: Francophone African Sign Language New on jw.org list: Togo sign language 50.000 speakers Content: videos Filter: sgn-tg If I may quote myself:

Wow! Cool thread. I had no idea there was such diversity in the appearance of halls! I am not a traveller and have only been to three different halls that were all quite similar, so I assumed they were similar worldwide - not so! Thankyou for sharing

Yes. It's in this music-video, at the 58 second mark.

If your wife's banana bread is coming out of the oven as "maximum mush", you better see if she had turned the oven on heat in the first place! No wonder you are confused.

I wonder if there was intelligent life that is living some 10,000 or more light years from earth would have an interest coming to earth when there no intelligent life here?

Monday, February 23 Jehovah . . . is patient with you because he does not desire anyone to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance.—2 Pet. 3:9. Having had firsthand experience, the apostle Peter could teach others about repentance and forgiveness. Some time after the festival of Pentecost, Peter gave a discourse to a crowd of unbelieving Jews, explaining to them that they had put the Messiah to death. Yet, he lovingly urged them: “Repent, therefore, and turn around so as to get your sins blotted out, so that seasons of refreshing may come from Jehovah himself.” (Acts 3:14, 15, 17, 19) Peter thus showed that repentance moves a sinner to turn around—to change his wrong way of thinking and acting—and to pursue a new course, one pleasing to God. The apostle also showed that Jehovah would blot out their sins, or cause their sins to disappear. What a beautiful hope for Christians when they commit sins—even serious ones! w24.08 12 ¶14

It is already there. Look under NW Publisher App section on the right side.

Confirmed.

There is a update out now, 1432. It solved the congregation sharing for us atleast. I also noticed that they are preparing a another great update. In the language file i noticed this new text lines: "Refresh All Persons" You should only do this if MANY persons are having App data problems or cannot connect It would be great feature, for some reasons many of you publishers cannot login unless I refresh them in NWS...

haha . . I'm inclined to agree with you. We delete stuff but it's not really deleted. But I was quoting the State Departments spokesperson, so that's how they're selling it. They obviously want the app to further weaken repressive regimes. In fact, it may launch in sync with a military attack on Iran.

Sunday, February 22 The path of the righteous is like the bright morning light that grows brighter and brighter until full daylight.—Prov. 4:18. We must maintain our confidence in Jehovah’s organization. When it becomes clear that an adjustment is needed in our understanding of a certain Bible truth or in the way that the Kingdom work is organized, those taking the lead do not hesitate to make the necessary changes. They do so because, more than anything else, they want to please Jehovah. They also do their best to base their decisions on God’s Word, the standard to which all of Jehovah’s people must adhere. The apostle Paul advised: “Keep holding to the standard of wholesome words.” (2 Tim. 1:13) “The standard of wholesome words” refers to Christian teachings found in the Bible. (John 17:17) Such teachings form the basis for everything we believe. Jehovah’s organization has taught us to cling to that standard. As long as we do so, we will be blessed. w24.07 11-12 ¶12-13

Actually Starlink has a great connection and is far faster than my fibre

My congregation meets here: ...out-of-season, it seems. It's surrounded by snow at the moment. Congregations: One English, one French.

This is exactly what Starlink can provide. Internet access that is out of reach of governments. There was a recent launch from California and the effect was seen around the world. https://starwalk.space/en/news/spacex-starlink-satellites-night-sky-visibility-guide Its getting pretty crowded up there: https://earthsky.org/space/too-many-satellites-earths-orbit-headed-for-catastrophe/ Our congregation was having trouble with local services for Zoom access, so they opted in for a starlink connection a month ago. So much faster and dependable, but I feel a bit uncomfortable about it.

Back in July of 2021, U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley told us it would take an estimated $40 billion each year to end world hunger by 2030. https://wfpusa.org/news/how-much-would-it-cost-to-end-world-hunger/ In the United States, food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply. This estimate, based on estimates from USDA’s Economic Research Service of 31 percent food loss at the retail and consumer levels, corresponded to approximately 133 billion pounds and $161 billion worth of food in 2010. https://www.usda.gov/about-food/food-safety/food-loss-and-waste/food-waste-faqs In the EU, over 58 million tonnes of food waste (130 kg/inhabitant) are generated annually (Eurostat, 2025), with an associated market value estimated at 132 billion euros (SWD (2023)421). https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/food-waste_en The amount of money wasted in food production is enough to end world hunger.

1112[emoji91] Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-S911B met Tapatalk

Jehovah already did that. Space aliens invaded Earth and tried to steal the women... Genesis 6:2. 😁

There are also local building requirements. In some communities a "standard" or "local decor" must be met to secure a building permit from the local authorities. That can mean keeping it simple or making it more luxurious. One of the KH's a little north of me in located in a very affluent area. The residents in that area are all "well to do", including the JW's that live there. Since there are enough JW's in the greater area to have two congregations, there is a KH. The greater area includes some neighborhoods that are outside of the well to do area so not all in both congregations are well to do. The land that was available was in the more affluent area of the community, so the city set a certain standard for the building. If they wanted to have a local KH, it had to be built to the community standards. It has been there for over 30 years. Our congregation is rural, so the building itself does not have to be "fancy". However, with our recent remodel we were required by the county to have the paved parking lot and retention pond along with a prescribed amount of landscaping.

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