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[From ws15/06 p. 25 for August 24-30]
“Your Father knows what you need.” – Mt 6:8
I grew up in an era when my religion shunned the idea of “creature worship”.[i] However, this is an outdated…
This Watchtower review was written by Andere Stimme
[From ws15/06 p. 20 for August 17-23]
"Let you name be sanctified." – Matthew 6:9
No Christian can find fault with the counsel to “live…
On August 14 at 11:00 AM AEST Brother Geoffrey Jackson of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses provided testimony under examination before the Australia Royal Commission into Institutional…
[this post was contributed by Alex Rover]
How would you illustrate these two verses?
"Herein is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; so shall you be my disciples.” (John 15:8 AKJV)
“so in…
[From ws15/06 p. 24 for August 10-16]
“Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.
Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify
your hearts, you indecisive ones.” (Jas 4:8)
Since the decade…
I was raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. I engaged in the full-time service in three countries, worked closely with two Bethels, and was able to help dozens to the point of baptism. I took great…
“…your longing will be for your husband, and he will dominate you.” - Gen. 3:16
We have only a partial idea of what the role of women in human society was intended to be because sin has skewed the…
In the first part of the series, we saw that to protect ourselves from the folly of organized religion, we must maintain a climate of Christian freedom by guarding ourselves against the leaven of the…
[From ws15/05 p. 24 for July 20-26]
“Become imitators of God, as beloved children.” – Eph. 5:1
A Little Side Trip First
While not strictly on topic, I think it will be beneficial to take a little…
[From ws15/05 p. 19 for July 13-19]
“They did not receive the fulfillment of the promises;
but they saw them from a distance.” – Heb. 11:13
There are two words that come up often in Bible study:…
There have been a number of encouraging comments in the wake of our announcement that we’ll soon be moving to a new self-hosted site for Beroean Pickets. Once launched, and with your support, we hope…
[From ws15/05 p. 14 for July 6-12]
“Take your stand against [Satan], firm in the faith.”— 1 Peter 5:9
In this continuation of last week’s theme, we learn how to fight Satan and win.
We start off in…