Doug

If Jehovah loved the world so much that he was willing to make His firstborn available as the ransom sacrifice, can we imagine how much He loves those who exercise faith in that ransom? 99.99% of the world that Jehovah loves do not love Him, or don't even believe in Him. So, how precious to Jehovah and Jesus are those who do love Him and want to have his approval. The most valuable thing you can offer to Jehovah as an expression of your love for him is your time. We all have the same amount of time each day. We can give it to Jehovah when we pray, attend meetings, speak to others in the ministry or informally, shepherd one another etc. Jehovah takes notice of every minute we give Him. And the sparrow that lands on the ground in search of food does not go unnoticed either. And, to be honest, if you or I don't make it ~ we won't know what we're missing anyway.

Is this the 1914 puzzle again? The brothers made two mistakes in their calculations, but they were offsetting mistakes, leading to the correct date of 1914. 4026 (descending) + 2026 (ascending) = 6052

Great crowd of 2

I was a man trapped inside a woman's body. 🙍‍♀️

We know we will continue to preach during the GT. But I wonder if the cart ministry, SMPW, might be discontinued for safety reasons.

I didn't realize how many court cases we have in progress. We received favorable decisions in Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria and Italy in the last few months.

I didn't know this. But after I posted, I thought no, Trump's UN Ambassador would veto Obama

There are statements that he has been the least effective Secretary-General since the UN began. He may wish to have some singular success to shape his legacy. His term ends 12.31.26. It will be very interesting to see who replaces him. Obama????

The US Presbyterian church went through a break-up when openly gay ministers were ordained. NOW, they have another crisis brewing because some want the gay ministers to at least be monogamous, while others don't think that should matter.

The whore behind the scene

I understand you. The kinetic warfare is more-or-less over. But it could restart. My comment was theoretical. While Putin sends soldiers into a meat-grinder for over four years, is he humiliated by the strategy used by the US & Israel? If he is humiliated, is he more likely to try to end it, or less likely? How does he find an exit? During World War 1, the Soviet Union's participation was known as the Great Patriotic War. It began when Germany invaded on June 22, 1941 and it ended in May 1945. The war with Ukraine has already gone on longer.

Goals are debatable, and would most likely be political anyway. And all I know is what I read in the news, which is bias one way or the other. So, I wouldn't want to comment on goals achieved. Decisive, in the context I used it, only refers to the sudden beginning and sudden end. Nothing more.

I'm just an observer like the rest of us, but I wonder if a three-month decisive war humiliates Putin with his four-year war at a stalemate? What I mean is; Does the USA/Israel war against Iran ending in three months make it more likely, or less likely, that Putin will negotiate for an end of his four year war with nothing to show for it? He thought he was going to roll into Kyiv in days and plant his flag. Can he end his war and save face on the world stage? Dunno . . .

Al Schroeder had a son, Judah Ben Schroeder. The difference about Guy Pierce is that he had kids before he got the truth.

This is rational. WE KNOW that it's Jehovah. But THEY DON'T KNOW. Consequently, for all the nations to make this unprecedented decision, there must be a reason in their minds. It must seem to them that it's their only option. But WHY? Why would it be their only option? We don't know why, but that will be Jehovah's way of getting them to do it. It will be their decision (free will exercised) , but they will see no other choice. At least that's what I think . .