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While preparing for the Watchtower study this week, I looked at a question from readers in this issue of the Watchtower (for February), and the last paragraph caught my attention here: In the meantime, what matters most is, not the timing of the future proclamation of “peace and security,” but our standing before God. We must “stay awake and keep our senses,” so that we may be fully prepared no matter how events unfold.—1 Thess. 5:6.

Some things to consider: We are not just called to be neutral, we are called to show respect and honor. If the comments you make in real life or online were told to the President, would it hinder your ability to preach to him? Would it cast a bad light on Witnesses? Would they say we only pretend to be neutral?

(This post was made especially for those who feel low, depressed, worthless or suffering due to a trial, or you have a chronic illness or disability) Mephibosheth (we will nickname him Mephib (for short) The son of Jonʹa·than, from King Saul (Grandpa) We remember the account, when he only was 5 years old, his nurse picked him up fleeing from danger, she was fleeing in panic, and he fell and was crippled." (2 Samuel 4:4) But then when we hear next about Mephib, he is living in some town called, "Lo-debar" So where is Lo-debar? After the tragedy when he was 5, Mephib thereafter lived in the house of Machir, at Lo-debar. This was far north of another town, Gibeah, which evidently was the first capital under King Saul. So likely Saul's family, including first son Jonathan, were living in Gibeah with their father the King, and therefore possibly this is where Mephib was born/raised So how would young, crippled Mephib ever be able to return home from far away Lo-debar? In Lo-debar Mephib may felt this his life was basically over before it really began! - Mephib's grandpa, Saul, was wounded in battle and then killed himself! - His father, Jonathan, was murdered in the same battle! - And Mephib was now permanently lame, crippled! - All these tragedies happen at a very young age. How traumatizing! - There were no hospitals, no Disability Services, No Disability Income - No help for depression and PTSD But when Mephib prayed for help, his life finally got better right? - Well his feet never miraculously healed - He was still stuck in a far away town in Lo-debar with no family - No family or relatives came to bring him home - The great "family business"(Dynasty) was destroyed, so no money or resources from the family business - His overall family situation was very tragic and super-complicated - Mephib likely developed very low self-esteem, deep "depression", childhood PTSD (before these words even existed) But then something that must have seemed like a miracle happened to him!!!! "Cheʹsedh" arrived! Cheʹsedh took the initiative to find and bring Mephib all the way back home! Cheʹsedh did not wait for Mephib to clean himself up, get "UN-depressed", and get more rehabilitated from his handicap Cheʹsedh did not wait for Mephib to somehow prove his loyalty to the new king Cheʹsedh did not wait for Mephib to do certain acts that "earned" favor Cheʹsedh sent for Mephib as he was, accepted him as he was Wow! So who is this awesome "Cheʹsedh"? Cheʹsedh is not a person Cheʹsedh is a multi-faceted GEM of a quality that is inside our loving Father Jehovah and was inside King David! Cheʹsedh is the Hebrew word for a humble quality, an exquisite blend of loyal love, loving kindness, mercy, which means then... that it was really Jehovah and His Cheʹsedh through King David's Cheʹsedh who then took the initiative to find and bring back Mephibosheth! Today it is Jehovah and His Cheʹsedh that does not wait for you to get your life fully together first before He comes to your side to help you It is Jehovah who does not wait for you to "earn favor" first before He will show loyal love to you It is your dear Father Jehovah who takes the initiative and seeks you out and finds you when you are in your lowly "Lo-debar" That town should have been called "LOW-debar" right? And it is your loving Father and His beautiful Cheʹsedh that will find you in your LOW-debar where you feel like nothing, worthless, and He will save you just like He did with little Mephiby! Do you feel lately... like you are in LOW-debar? that you have little to no future? do you sometimes wonder, "Why would the King care about a weak person like me? "I cannot do much for Jehovah, I can't pioneer, I can't attend all the meetings due to my sickness/weakness/disability? I can't donate very much! So why should Jehovah care so much about me?" Well the cheʹsedh inside Jehovah proves you so very wrong!

Jesucristo taught a crucial distinction that every true Christian must guard in both heart and speech: rejecting what is wrong is not the same as despising the person. The biblical principles make this very clear: * In Matthew 5:22, Jesus warns that contempt expressed through words (“You worthless…”) is not something minor, but an attitude of the heart that God takes seriously. * In Colossians 4:6, we are taught that our words should always be gracious and respectful, even when we disagree. * In 1 Peter 3:9, we are reminded not to repay evil with insult, even when others act wrongly. * And in Matthew 5:44, we are commanded to love even our enemies, which leaves no room for mockery, contempt, or a closed heart toward others. Therefore, the issue is not having a negative opinion or recognizing wrongdoing. The real danger lies in this subtle shift: From “I don’t like what he does” to “this person is repugnant” Once that line is crossed, the focus is no longer on judging actions, but on despising the person. And that kind of contempt—though common in the world—does not reflect the spirit of Christ. A true follower of Christ can be firm about what is wrong, but will always strive to speak and feel without losing the respect, dignity, and love that God expects.

(1 Peter 2:17) 17 Honor men of all sorts, have love for the whole association of brothers, be in fear of God, honor the king. https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&pub=nwtsty&srctype=wol&bible=60002017&srcid=share Honor men of all sorts. Including the icky ones. Honor the king. Including the bad ones. Where does the Bible say we can pick and choose? Please show me.

I’m afraid that no other president in history has been like Trump… and I think that it’s perfectly ok to say that you dislike the guy, he is a cringeworthy raging narcissist!! Does that mean that I’m not remaining neutral? Personally I don’t think so… I don’t even know the name of the party he represents… I’m that interested in it Lol As a person I don’t like him I find myself laughing and cringing at him in equal measure I do feel that he will possibly be in power during the GT and how that will go down is interesting in itself!

Its super corrupt.. billions of corruption of the govt.. the have and the have nots has wider gap.

And its getting closer.. with the fuel crisis and its impact . In our midweek meeting last week, we were told to store water, fuel and food.. I can feel that things are getting worse.

Another great article is the current headline ~ "My Kingdom is No Part of This World". I love the statement "Jesus refused to accept political power and stayed completely separate from the politics of his time. He never supported efforts to establish a human government , even under his own leadership".

I wasn't calling you out - they were just rhetorical questions for reflection. The topic of neutrality gets brought up frequently and we should remind ourselves of the edges. “Render to all their dues… to him who calls for honor, such honor.”

Seriously!! I’m saying I don’t like the man I didn’t once say that I don’t respect him, I don’t need to show this man honour.. I honour Jehovah. i am also not American, I live in Ireland… maybe we just have a very different outlook here and I suspect that’s the case and as Tortuga said I would love him to come into the truth, do I think he will? As Richard said it would be a modern day miracle. Sorry if I offended you.

I feel the same way Aine does, I dislike Mr Trump as a person, but I would control those feelings if I was able to witness to him. I would love to see him come into the truth, it would be a modern day miracle....

Some members think they would impress others by asking AI to generate comments from the Spiritual Gems or for every paragraph of the Watchtower. They posts those listings, which usually a re several-pages-long. But actually they impress nobody because it's clear those are AI-generated. Nobody reads them. I don't care what a computer has to say about a Bible verse. It's much better to comment a point or two and do it in your own words after you meditated on it. Using AI to translate your posts is a different, legitimate use.

7,5 is no joke but there is not much damage as far as we know. Not there could be more quakes in the following hours/days, so people are careful.

A note in the terms of service and use, require we be understand and loving, as the brothers and sisters that built it, are ALL in full-time service. All of the brothers are elders. The have not requested suggestions. They have created a volunteer network for personal support. You can even become a volunteer. You agreed to those terms when you installed their applications.

We did put some thought into our A.I. policy. From our policy. All Topics, Posts, and Replies should reflect your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences, written from the heart. Minor use of tools for spelling, grammar, or basic formatting is acceptable, but the core ideas, wording, and expression must be your own. When AI tools first became very popular, we noticed a big shift in how people were posting. Instead of personal thoughts, heartfelt comments, or genuine spiritual sharing, we were suddenly getting huge information dumps on every Watchtower article or Bible study material. The moderators’ collective eyes glazed over. It quickly turned into a kind of “AI arms race,” where posts weren’t coming from the person’s heart anymore, but from whichever program could sound the most spiritual. That’s not what this community is about. Proverbs 4:23 “Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.” Your heart, my heart, our faith, our reflections, our struggles, our joy, is what gives life to this forum. Most of the mods have been here many years, and we’ve never been concerned about perfect sentence structure or flawless English. We have brothers and sisters from all over the world, and we fully expect language differences. If someone whose heart language isn’t English and wants to use AI to tweak grammar or clarity, that’s completely fine. Or even if your language is English and you want to tweak something….fine. What matters is that the voice is yours. That’s why we set the policy the way we did, to protect authenticity, not to restrict amazing tools. We want to keep this a place where real people share real faith… which is genuine and beautiful. Home made food is often better then some quick easy take out… we love home made comments. JWTalk 2:43 “Better a simple thought spoken in love than a long reply with no heart.” I better shut up..🤐 Well it at least it has heart😇

If it's anything like this site, they have a full time job keeping up with all the opinions they receive.

I don't have that answer but it does show that Hebrews was updated in 2025, however I checked an older device that doesn't have the recent update yet and the Title page is the same. So the Title page didn't change with the recent update.

I don’t want to get involved with this discussion… but we do have guidelines on the use and misuse of A.I .that can be referred to.

Nice comment Sister! I have wondered how the slave can be neutral and at the same time publish articles like "No More Corrupt Politicians!" You just explained it very well. We point out the failure of imperfect, evil, greedy human leaders. But we don't judge individuals.

We were told the same here in Portugal

Yet still we might see food shortages here and there around the world, but the main world society will still be living normal for as the scripture says they will be.."eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage...when the great tribulation arrives. From what i see from that scripture I don't think the world in general will be collapsing when the Gt arrives at least not in every country. Matt 24:38.

This is a very useful feature of NWP and I really don't want to see it go away.

This really helps put into perspective how big Jehovah’s universe is. We’ve all heard the quote that there are as many stars in the heavens as there are grains of sand on all the beaches of the earth—and Jehovah knows them all by name. But sometimes we don’t stop to think about what that actually means. If you cup your hands and scoop up some sand, there are thousands of grains in just that one handful. You couldn’t realistically count them, and even if you tried, it would take a long time. Now here’s what really brings it into focus: to match the scale of the universe, each one of those tiny grains would have to be placed about 3 miles apart from each other. Just think about that for a moment. It really shows how truly amazing and powerful Jehovah is.

I was unsure where to put this. I used to be able to post in the comfort section but for some reason it says I don't have permissions for that now. So I'm hoping here is ok. I lost my 16 year old little dog 3 days ago and I was dreading it for a long time. She was my emotional support dog and my grown children jokingly say she was my favourite child. I know animals should have their place but she came into our lives when my daughter was suicidal and my son had cancer. I know everyone says this about their pets but she was such a joy. I call her my smile. I miss her incredibly. I am out from home as long as possible because coming home causes so much pain. She isn't where she would wait for me. I have to pray to leave the car each time. I guess I have never thought about it before. I have had pets die before but it's never hurt like this. Even when my mum, grandma died it didn't hurt like this because the resurrection was so close in my mind. Of course for a pet we don't have that. She is just gone. That hurts. It has me questioning today. Why would a God we know loves life, why would he even create a creature that does naturally.?? I get the whole resurrection and Ranson and sin etc... but why do you think he made animals to die in the first place? Sent from my moto g75 5G using Tapatalk

I cannot speak for the brothers that work on that app, but I can tell you from observation, They don't do anything that is beyond what the organization has directed the brothers us to do within the congregation. about six or eight years ago, the congregation was directed to stop holding copies of of persons, healthcare proxy or advanced medical directive. That was not the responsibility of the congregation. That is a person's personal responsibility between them and their emergency contacts. I wonder now, as I write this, if it also has to do with HIPPA. Dave

https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=jwlshare&wtlocale=E&prefer=lang&docid=1001070101 Its the Title page

Strong earthquake hits off Japan’s coast, tsunami warning issued https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/20/world/earthquake-tsunami-warning-japan-intl

Lu 13:32 And he said to them: “Go and tell that fox, ‘Look! I am casting out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be finished.’ Some of the suggestions in the Study Note for the meaning of this are not really complimentary. But Jesus had the perfect measure of the man.

It flew?

But I still wouldn't invite Trump to my house for dinner...

I heard this when Bush Jr and Obama were in power sis. Do not be in shock if Trump is not. We need to remind ourselves that Jesus is in power. Revelation 11:15

I remember as a young teenager during one district convention in Canada, VCR‘s were relatively new on the market. The district overseer at the time was a short, slim, but well spoken older brother, and during one of his talks he began to talk about the use of VCR’s. He continued quite at length talking about the dangers of it and how this world was exerting such a strong influence with Satan‘s system with the use of them. VCR‘s were revolutionary at the time, and it was the in thing to get one. I‘ll never forget that part of his talk as it kept my attention as a teenager, but I didn‘t give it much thought afterwards as I was living with my parents, and they weren‘t in the truth. But what I did pick up on is that misjudgments can come in different forms, when one only wants to view things a certain way. A few years later, the Society came out with video cassettes about our organization and bible dramas. Like anything, the use of tools in this world have to be used wisely and not get carried away with. Critical thinking is good, but to a point. And that’s only what one can personally decipher for themselves. Matt.7:1 can become a mountain out of a molehill when someone spends their time being too critical about what not be necessarily true.

This paper finds that AI changes meaning when making edits to grammar: https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.18161

I may be looking at this a little differently — and I’m not disagreeing with the frustration at all. If something isn’t working, that’s real, and it’s understandably frustrating. From what I’ve understood, the software itself is free to use, and the support model has always leaned more on documentation and a volunteer network rather than direct, one-on-one support. So in that sense, I try to keep my expectations in line with that — even when it’s not the easiest route. In a way, it reminds me a little of how even tools like JW Library are handled — where we’re often encouraged to lean on one another and work through things together rather than expecting direct, individualized support. It doesn’t remove the frustration, but it does shape how I personally approach it. At the same time, I really do understand the difficulty when something just isn’t working the way it should. That’s not about feature requests — that’s about basic functionality, and I think we all feel that when it happens. I guess for me, it’s just trying to balance both sides — appreciating what’s been built and the effort behind it, while also remembering that “each day has enough trouble of its own” (Matthew 6:34), and the congregation can still function even when New World Scheduler does not.

I am not talking about using AI as a translator, an editor, or a research assistant. That's fine. I'm talking about dumping a 20 paragraph essay in the chat that was clearly a copy/paste AI response to the topic, with no commentary from the poster. If you manage to have a productive conversation with AI - great - do us all a favor and put it in your own words, as your own argument, or clearly label it as an interesting AI thought. This basically covers my sentiments:

As far as I know, the developers of NW Schedule and NW Publisher are not members here. If we want to send them a suggestion, it has to be done through their support page. They won't read it here.

Tuesday, April 21 I will come again and will receive you home to myself.—John 14:3. Only genuine, faithful anointed ones will be received by Jesus into the heavenly Kingdom. Any anointed ones who do not remain spiritually alert will not be gathered with the “chosen ones.” (Matt. 24:31) By extension, all of God’s people, regardless of their hope, should view Jesus’ words as a warning to keep on the watch and remain faithful. We have come to know Jehovah well, so we trust his judgment. We are not concerned if Jehovah has chosen to anoint some faithful ones in more recent years. We recall what Jesus said about the 11th-hour workers in his illustration of the vineyard. (Matt. 20:1-16) Those who were invited to work in the vineyard later in the day received the same wage as those who began working in it earlier. Likewise, no matter when anointed ones are selected, they will receive the heavenly reward if they are judged faithful. w24.09 24 ¶15-17

That statement caught my attention this morning. 🤣 thank you for the morning smile.

Sadly, the opposite happened when some angels materialized human bodies and took wives on earth. It seems that life on earth has its own unique attraction, including @Dustparticle’s chocolate 😁.

You might try again to send the app data. It sometimes works al little later. Another option would be the new build update for NWS: #1444. That may solve some issues. The reset pin will likely only cause problems for the app data. But in NWS everything should still be there. I noticed in de new app version 4.0.1. that the Public talk data for the weekend is not showing. I expect that to be the next fix. There was an issue with restore data from back up but that has been fixed.

NWP 4.0.1 Public speakers names and congregation not showing, listed as Unknown Song titles not showing, only the number.

👍 The part you quoted was a direct response to someone stating there was no way I could know that something was written by AI. So I used the example of someone who uses AI to translate from a different language. I did not imply that that was inappropriate, just that it was discernible. The actual premise of my argument was in the next sentence where I complained about AI summaries, which we already agree on. I read a lot of comments that I can tell come from ChatGPT, but I can also tell are the actual thoughts of the poster - those are fine. AI is not the problem, the specific use is.

Lodebar. I listened to a talk and apparently Lodebar was a bit of a slum. The speaker reminded us we are all from Lodebar, so don’t get too high and mighty. We are all disabled from the get-go.

Do they list each Bible book there whenever it receives the study notes?

Afternoon all, I've neglected this thread that I started so thought I'd post a little update of where I am currently this year. As previous years, I have overwintered Onions, Garlic, Shallots and Broad (Fava/Faba) Beans to which I have so far added Potatoes, Leeks, Cauliflower, Turnips, Carrots and Beetroot (both unsuccessfully due to erratic weather, so more sowings required). I have also got Tomatoes and plenty of flowers to go out on 1st May (Calendula, Cosmos, French Marigold and Zinnia). At least the wife will be happy to have the conservatory back! Many of the spaces in the garden will be filled by the aforementioned flowers meaning by summer it should look colourful at least. On a personal note, I have been absent for many months due to tiredness and a bereavement in the family. Whether I've said previously, my wife and I lived with and cared for her grandmother for the past five years. Last October, her health deteriorated due to a number of urinary infections that also had a significant impact on her dementia. She passed away quite quickly in late January and those last few months and in particular weeks were extremely tiring. We are both okay, just getting used to the new reality without her and living in a big house by ourselves. I look forward to hearing about your gardening endeavours for the coming year!

I'm so happy we'll have the study notes for James soon.

What we don't do: -We do not choose sides within Satan's system because that would be taking sides with Satan. What we do: -Condemn Satan's system as a whole. -Promote Jehovah's Kingdom as the only legitimate government. So the statement "politicians are corrupt" is neutral because it condemns Satan's entire system equally. If they had mentioned specific politicians it would not be neutral because they would be taking sides.

Yesterday we were driving to the ferry that would take us to the UK. With just a kilometer to go, I saw a small group of people along the road. At first, it didn’t mean anything to me. Then I saw several small groups walking and wondered if they were seasonal workers. After that, I noticed that some of the groups were wearing orange vests, so I assumed it was for safety, since they were walking along the highway. Suddenly it dawned on me that they were life jackets, and I had a chilling realization. At that moment, my sister—who was driving in the car ahead of me—texted: “On our right, a refugee camp.” Shocked, the children and I saw, under the meager shelter of a small patch of woods, all kinds of makeshift tents made of tarps. Among them were people moving about, tending to their small cooking pots. A mother with a child on her back ran through the field, a life jacket under her arms… was there a small boat waiting for her? Sometimes the contrast with your own pleasure trip feels overwhelming. But let’s be honest: the contrast with our comfortable lives is always there. We just don’t usually see it so directly. Most of the time, there’s the safe glass of our televisions in between. One day, I will travel and see only happy people—wherever I look. But for now, the fate of these strangers travels with me a little as I enter the UK, just as the suffering in the world always travels with me a little. Day by day it lingers, that ever-present awareness: as things are now, it isn’t right. But I’m not the only one who feels that: “In all their distress, it was distressing to him as well…” For thousands of years, our Father has seen what we see—but on a much greater scale, because He sees everything, and every person, at every moment. The thought that it pains Him even more than it does me, and that He carries all of it, brings me comfort. Not even a sparrow falls to the ground without Him noticing. “You see it, Father, you see it too…” And He will resolve it—He will make it right. But for now, I hope that the mother I saw running through the field arrives safely. That the sea remains calm, and that one day she will live in another world together with me. Together with all of us. Together with Jehovah.