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- In My Innocence - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Mary WilkeySometimes I'm very naive. My brother-in-law always says that I've led a sheltered life. And even though I'd been around the block a few times, I was totally unprepared for what I got myself into back in 1989, which situation continues to this day. I guess I tend to take most things at ...
Views: 1286 - FEAR AND PARENTING - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Ken ThomI am challenged on a daily basis to help families identify their own fears. Many times this is not an easy task because we are so resistant to admitting that we are afraid. We are conditioned to not experience fear. Fear is not an acceptable emotion in our society. Men are supposed to be ...
Views: 1285 - “These Are the Days of Elijah” We Love the Song, but Some of the Words Suggest a Misunderstanding - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: We are at risk for a superficial understanding of Bible prophecy that applies to our time. The words of a popular song, “The Days of Elijah,” are discussed as an example. A large roomful of Marines sing “The Days of Elijah” on Youtube. It is linked below for readers who might want ...
Views: 1285 - RENEWAL OF THE MIND - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2017 from Mercy Abbey"And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2. IF YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE YOUR WAY OF LIVING, YOU MUST change your way of thinking. God said, "My people ...
Views: 1284 - BMV Quantum Subliminal Living The Word – Live By Your Christian Beliefs with the Help of Subliminal Audio - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. The BMV Quantum Subliminal CD collection is one of the many types of subliminal products available around. Subliminal products work the same way. They use subliminal messages hidden in the form of songs, sounds, images, and videos in order to ...
Views: 1282 - A Surprise Sign of God's People for When the Pope Comes - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: God has given set times [mo'ed] as appointments for us. The pope's visit to Congress falls on one of them Happiness is based on relationships described in the 10 Commandments. People who break them—people who lie, steal, kill or commit adultery are not happy people and will not be in ...
Views: 1281 - Daniel 8 Shows US/UK Defeat of Iran before Russia Attacks US; China & EU with the Papacy Shown - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: When asked about the end of the world in Matthew 24, Christ said to understand Daniel. His 8th chapter is “at the time of the end” with imagery that fits US, Iran, Russia, China, the EU and papacy. In Daniel 8:17, Gabriel tells Daniel that the ram and goat (chazown) “vision concerns ...
Views: 1281 - Getting to Egypt Via Economic Collapse and Martial Law; God Brings the Blind by a Way They Knew Not - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2014 from Richard RuhlingSummary: God will hold pastors accountable for smooth messages when the times demand a warning. People should be preparing for an overwhelming surprise by studying the Bible and getting out of cities A blind spot for most Christians involves the letter to the last church--Laodicea in ...
Views: 1281 - God’s Greatness: Within His Books and Everything Around You! - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2018 from Godwin Terhemba IhaghMost times, people — including myself — probably don’t seem to don’t give any thought about God and his greatness. We are too engrossed in our own activities, good or bad, to a point that we hardly think about God, the trees, birds and other wonderfully created beings and objects created by God. ...
Views: 1279(1 vote) - Old Stories - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Cory KempThanks to Natalie I have a whole new understanding of the word “bless.” Natalie received her first Holy Communion almost twenty years ago with great joy and the accompanying ceremony that welcomes new members to experience the body of Christ in this way. Her uncle, a devout man of the Greek ...
Views: 1279 - What Compass Guides Your Thinking ? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2015 from Robert CrutchfieldIn today’s world we are surrounded by more information, more often than any other time in history. The set of thinking skills we use to determine what is true or useful is called discernment. This set of thinking skills is more important in regards to our faith than any other part of our lives. ...
Views: 1279 - The Shroud of Turin - Sabotaging The Evidence - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2011 from Steveis KindEvidence that Jesus existed is found on the The Shroud of Turin. The scientific community has been working hard to piece the puzzle together as to how the shroud came to be and how it has lasted the test of time. They have been able to help answer some of the questions, but not all of it. ...
Views: 1277 - You Are Being Challenged! - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Holly BoydI don’t know about you, but I hate to be put in the position of little or no choice. So I don’t put myself there… on purpose… and neither should you! I know how different it feels when I CAN’T by something versus when I WON’T buy something. When we make ...
Views: 1277 - God: A 3 Letter Word - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2013 from David DurhamIf I were to say to you "there is a fox sitting in my garden enjoying the morning sun", you would probably know what I mean by the word 'fox'. However, if I were to say to you that "God inspired me this morning". Then we have a very different situation. Would you actually know what I meant by ...
Views: 1274 - Self Esteem - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Bruce SullivanThe German philosopher, Hegel, believed that all of history was to be interpreted along a continuum of collective consciousness, and that there was no such thing as truth, just different forms of consciousness, each transcending the other, but none that have ever been wholly true. Looking down ...
Views: 1274(3 votes) - 8th Day of Lent - 12 Qualities Required for the Christed Consciousness - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2009 from John AOVThe number 12 is one of the most sacred symbols in the Bible because it represents the achievement of wholeness that results in an expansion of consciousness into the higher realms of spirit. As we saw when Jesus' disciples elected Matthias to take Judas' place, it is essential to focus on 12 ...
Views: 1272 - Five 'When-Then' Signs Support Apocalyptic 2016--Flee The Cities - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Five biblical signs, not to mention our severe weather or failing economy, are ominous for 2016. Fleeing the cities is suggested by five biblical models. Most Bible scholars agree with a 7-year apocalyptic period, like the 7 years of famine in Joseph's time or the 7 years that King ...
Views: 1272 - Three ways I Overcame Tough Times - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Janet Perez EcklesA baby camel asked his mother, “Why do we have such large hoofs on our feet?” She turned to him. “God made us that way for a very special reason,” and she began her explanation. “The big hoofs are to keep us from sinking into the sand.” “Oh! So why do we have long eyelashes?” “It’s to ...
Views: 1272 - 3 Reasons to Sell & Move Out of State - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2018 from Richard RuhlingA good article by a prepper was saying to move out of blue states. (anti-guns) He had some good reasons… “If you own a cracker box home in someplace like Sunnyvale, California, you should immediately consider cashing it in and buying something like a little lot in Montana. (you’ll have enough ...
Views: 1271 - 5 Tips to Better Understanding of the Bible - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2013 from Nate AtkinsReading the Bible is a crucial practice for every Christian living in the world today. Reading the Bible and learning from it is what feeds our spirit. It is what keeps us encouraged and keeps us filled with the words of God. The problem is that while the Word of God is filled with a mass ...
Views: 1271(1 vote) - UFOs, Abortion and the Novelist Who Poses with Typewriters - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Rev Michael BrescianiIn a Wikipedia entry under ‘Frances Parkinson Keyes biography’ is found a finely preserved picture of the late Mrs. Keyes sitting at a typewriter. There is no paper in the typewriter and there is no paper to be seen anywhere in the room. Obviously the picture is posed, and because Keyes was the ...
Views: 1270 - Giving the Gift that God Will Like, or What's This Time of Year About? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2014 from Richard RuhlingAs Jews celebrate Hannukah and Christians do Christmas, most people look for a day off or hope to benefit commercially from this time that's meaningless to millions of others. What's the point? Is it all vanity as Solomon said? Religion is gratitude if we are doing it right. If we don't see ...
Views: 1269 - 8 Foundational Truths About Church Capital Campaigns - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Jerry MattExecuting a church capital campaign is part science and part art. Some of the methods that worked well in times past are not as effective today. There have been, and will continue to be, refinements and adaptation in the process of capital fundraising. Much of the art of the campaign is adapting ...
Views: 1268 - Are You a True Believer? . . . Really? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Mary WilkeyMost people who purport to be Christians would answer in the affirmative. Upon reflection, however, I wonder how accurate an affirmative response would be for many. What I'm getting at is, those of us who claim to be believers have no trouble accepting our salvation, have no trouble ...
Views: 1268 - 27th & 28th Days of Lent - Thoughts Create Forms - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOV“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully ...
Views: 1267 - Don't Let Your Own Funeral be the First Time You Enter a Church - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2010 from Tor ConstantinoI spent most of my Sundays growing up as a kid being dragged to some kind of charismatic church; a tent meeting or guest-preacher service. Mostly I was bored. Often I would sleep under the seats. Sometimes I’d smuggle in Matchbox cars and drive them along the curvey armrests of the pews. And ...
Views: 1266(3 votes) - Helping Pope Francis to Help the Poor - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: With probably trillions in gold, Pope Francis has a good idea about sharing the wealth. Would he be willing to set a good example and say, “Follow me”? If you Google “gold to the Vatican,” the first page of 7,080,000 results has numerous links to $170 million in gold from Nazi ...
Views: 1265 - Globalizing Authority in Religion - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Cheryl PetersenAre the views on religious authority changing? You bet, and like so many changes in the history of religion, that change is coming from the people who are at the bottom of the pyramid. As a student of Christian Science, I understand those at the top of the Christian Scientists hierarchy don’t ...
Views: 1263 - Does God Understand Life in a Cubicle? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2009 from Bette DowdellOr, for that matter, does God understand what’s going on in the life of a road warrior sales person? Or life on a clanging, banging, push, push, push assembly line? Or on an oil rig? As part of a building crew? To tell the truth, the God of our Sunday School days kind of comes across as a ...
Views: 1262(1 vote) - Five Touches to a Better Me - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from Daniel ToopsFive Touches To a Better Me New Year provides us with an opportunity to make a start fresh start and to set our lives in order. It is estimated that 48% of Americans will make some Sort of New Year resolution. Of those resolutions made, 92% will not be kept. In fact, 45% will fail before ...
Views: 1261(7 votes) - 'Kill the Infidels' (Koran) or Tell Obama, Congress NO to 700,000 More Muslims (Omnibus): Dr Ruhling - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Friday's Omnibus Budget Bill will provide $1.2 Billion for lifetime residency cards to 700,000 Muslim migrants as we did over the last five years,” said Senator Sessions of AL. Email or call congress TODAY! “In spite of what we heard the president say on TV, Islam is NOT a religion ...
Views: 1260 - Brotherly Love - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2014 from Emily DeCarloHebrews13:1 Let brotherly love continue.(Holy Bible-KJV) When we look around today, we find signs that some segments of society don't respect, much less, love other segments or fractions. The truth is that the Bible teaches us to have brotherly love for each other. There are no conditions of ...
Views: 1260 - Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – The Doctrine of Fools - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Rev Michael BrescianiWith eight GOP Senators joining the vote to repeal DADT, including much heralded Scott Brown (R) of Massachusetts now gays can prance in array around the military just like they now do in the classrooms, the media and everywhere else they aspire to. Is it a good day for America? The Apostle ...
Views: 1259 - God's unconditional love - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2010 from Robin HardyI was watching the news for the Los Angeles area the other day and was really struck by the stories and their negative spin. I know there are positive things happening in Los Angeles however all we see are the horrible things people are doing to each other from killing family members to ...
Views: 1257 - The 9th Law of Stewardship - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Steve BeamanThe 9th Law of Stewardship Hi, I’m Steve Beaman and welcome to this SBG Cast. We’re continuing on our Spiritual Path in the study of the 33 laws of Stewardship. Today, we’re looking at the 9th law; The Law of Eager Willingness. Is it enough just to give? Or does it matter to what we ...
Views: 1256 - What is Man - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Rohan and Mohan PereraMatter cannot be created nor destroyed as long as matter is the materialization of Conscious thoughts–the inevitable outcome of Consciousness. The materialization of the density–mass–weight–shape–structure–form–space–time, and the functioning of conceived thoughts by Consciousnesses. The power ...
Views: 1256 - The Life of Jesus Christ, A Bird's Eye View - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2012 from Ely ShemerTo summarize the life of Jesus Christ in an article is an impossible task. Entire books have been written on specific aspects of Jesus life or death and I for one would not presume to have it all in this one article. What I am going to do is give a bird's eye view of the life of Jesus Christ, ...
Views: 1255(3 votes) - 7 Reasons Christians Should Consider Sarah Palin in 2012 - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2011 from Rev Michael BrescianiAt the writing of this piece Sarah Palin has not yet announced to the nation that she is going to run for President in the 2012 election. When or if she does, her name will not be alone on the republican ticket, in fact a lot of names will be on the ticket, some very worthy names. The names ...
Views: 1253(2 votes) - Are We Begging for Anarchy and Chaos in “Shooting of Unarmed Black with Hands Up”? - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2014 from Richard RuhlingNever mind this unarmed youth just came from a convenience store that he robbed. Never mind reports that this 300-pound youth reached into the police car and tried to grab the officer's gun. We don't really know the whole story, but the story seems lop-sided and makes the black population angry, ...
Views: 1253(1 vote) - Are You Well Pleased with your Word? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Jack VorsterWe go about our business each and every day, not realizing that all the events, circumstances and experiences attached to our lives are determined by a single factor. What happens for the rest of this day, tomorrow and all your tomorrows will depend on the image factor in your life. ...
Views: 1253 - LETTERS * (from THE LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE) - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Craig LockLETTERS * (from THE LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE) * FOLLOWS THE GOSPELS (In THE BIBLE) Notes and comment sourced from the LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE published by Tyndall House Publishers, Inc, Wheaton, Ilinois, USA. Key words: Life Application Bible, Tyndall House Publishers, ...
Views: 1253 - Christian Education: 12 Keys Of Effective Teaching - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2008 from Paula MarolewskiWhile there are many forms of teaching in the Christian education arena, there are a few basic tenets that are applicable across the board. We will focus on these tenets as they apply to "formal" teaching (classroom, discussion, lecture, discipling relationships), but they are just as important ...
Views: 1252 - Are You Content? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2009 from Larry HehnI never used to like the word "content". To me contentment was another word for laziness or resignation, an easy way out for those who were tired or afraid of striving for something more. Contentment was the enemy of progress; it was something to be avoided at all costs. Today I see ...
Views: 1251(7 votes) - Police Militarization: the Sign to Flee the Cities Given by Christ? - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2014 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Christ’s warning in Matthew 24 was understood by early believers as military force, and their fleeing Jerusalem in obedience spared them the siege and destruction by Titus. But the warning was not only for Jerusalem, but “the end of the world,” Matthew 24:3,15. Obama promised ...
Views: 1251 - The Changing of our Nations - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Some people are concerned about our future; the year 2012 in particular. Some people feel that this will be the end of civilization. That mankind will destroy itself. I’m sure many changes are going to take place. Some of them are going to be bad, but honestly I feel more of them will be ...
Views: 1251(1 vote) - Five Fear Factors in Islam - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2015 from Richard RuhlingMuslims are afraid to speak against radical Islam. Maybe they are afraid of their fellow Muslims, afraid of dying, maybe afraid of Allah. A contrast with Christianity is seen. Islam, the world's second largest religion, has concerns that are often overlooked. 1. Not just Islam, but anyone, ...
Views: 1250 - From the Physical to the Spiritual - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2012 from Mary WilkeyThis article discusses ways to help develop spiritually ... from the outside (limited) world to the inside (unlimited) one. "Many Nobel Prize winning physicists recently have proven beyond doubt that the physical world is one large energy ocean that flashes into and out of being in a ...
Views: 1250 - Joys and Embarrassments of Motherhood - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Barbara EubanksMothers are strange. They can get up multiple times during the night to feed, burp, change, and then feed, burp, change many more times. Sometimes that wee one will cry and not be quieted for hours on end. Finally, about the time the mother gets into a deep sleep, morning comes and happy ...
Views: 1250 - Earning A Praise And Worship Brown Belt - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2008 from Bette DowdellPity the poor novice who innocently walks into a ‘with it’ church to worship. They expect to hear a little music, perhaps a reading from the Bible and somebody talking about God. But in the ‘Church of What’s Happnin’ Now,’ these stunned, would-be ...Pity ...
Views: 1249 - Can You Spare a Kidney? Surgeons Plunder Nine Patients to Save One; a Response to Obamacare? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Nine surgeries were performed so that a patient on kidney dialysis at the end of the line could have a renal transplant. (Google) Before we call this a modern medical miracle, let's take a closer look... . With Obamacare's low rewards and a changing medical scene, we can expect a ...
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