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Thursday, April 30th, 2009 | Spirituality |
A common question this time of year is: Should Christians celebrate Halloween? I say they should...but not for the reasons that you might think.
I think Christians should celebrate
any chance to spread the gospel and share their faith. Halloween gives us the perfect opportunity.
How do you celebrate it as a Christian?
Don't let your little ones dress up like devils and demons, but...why not wrap them in toilet paper and say it is Lazarus who Christ raised from the dead? Maybe send them with a ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
Ever since the music industry made a vowel to destroy anybody that they caught downloading free mp3 tracks illegally, legions of people found themselves looking for alternative sources offering totally free music downloads. We all generally use the Internet to share information and find free music downloads from musicians that we love to listen to. So with that in mind, I thought it would be a good idea to write an article stating why I think totally free mp3 downloads rock. There is a lot of ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 | Home and Family |
You have no doubt seen a blind person being lead across a busy
intersection by a Seeing Eye dog. These functional companions
have been used to help handicapped people become independent for
years. Nobody knows exactly when the concept of a Seeing Eye dog
came into existence but it has been suggested that dogs have
been used in such a capacity in various cultures for a very long
time. It is known, however, that there was no formal guide dog
program in existence until after the First World War. ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009 | Spirituality |
ARE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS/ORNAMENTS GODLY?
(THE CHRISTMAS TREE)
Part 8: Can Tradition and Custom Take You Away From The Gospel?
(Colossians 2: 8)
Greetings Brethren,
Peace be unto you. Our gracious Father God is who we give thanks. He also blessed the world with His son our Savior Christ Jesus and through Christ God sent us the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
Brethren many come these days as Preachers and teachers trying to take the people away from the Bible.
"There was once a man who needed a ...
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
As odd as it may sound, the RIAA was reported to have quit pursuing new law suites targeting music fans that are out to get free online music downloads.This came as a surprise to many people who believe the music industry had lost touch with reality when they started hunting down loyal online music download fans that simply wanted to listen to music from their favorite artists.The RIAA is said to now be trying a new stratergy that may involve the help of your local IPS. The word on the streets ...
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
If you are in a living situation with non-Christian roommates,
you have an incredible opportunity to witness to your friends.
The guiding light for your ministry should be the quote
attributed to St Francis: "Preach always, use words when
necessary." Let's examine this quote and see how it applies to
sharing an apartment with non-believers.
First St Francis tells us to "Preach always." You are the light
in your roommates' life. The key to this is consistency. Have a
plan about what it means to ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009 | Spirituality |
I do believe that I shared this in 2003 with others.
I was on many mailing lists and I am sharing an email that was sent to me by a Christian Mailing List.
As we think about this war from an eternal perspective, the all-important question is "what will the war in Iraq mean for the Gospel of Christ Jesus?" We believe that this war in Iraq will give an open door for the Gospel. The Gospel is what will heal and free the spirit of man to worship the true and living God, Christ Jesus! The Gospel is ...
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
I cannot stress how immensely important it is to make music contacts in this fast-paced music industry. Whether a record deal is your goal or independent music is more your gig, you still need to meet and network with as many people as possible. The resources for doing just this are enormous and endless, so take advantage of them all. For starters, we will go over all the types or varieties music contacts that you should make. You may want to get in contact with record labels to submit your ...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 | Spirituality |
Once upon a time in a denomination that served me well in my early religious journey, I embraced the written word as the infallible, inerrant, and inspired exact words of God. Later, I learned that what I'd actually done was make the King James translation an idol and had fallen into a word I'd never heard of course- Bibliolatry. Now, I see the sixty six books of the library called the Bible the SACRED words of my Christian community. What I didn't know is that everything is God- it's ALL ...
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Monday, April 20th, 2009 | Hobbies |
The NHL Western Conference standings show the Nashville Predators near the bottom of the list with 20 wins and 23 losses along with 3 OT. The season is still young so there's time for the Predators to step up their game. The coaches may be pouring over moves. Coaches working to get the Predators to the top include head coach Barry Trotz, associate coach Brent Peterson, assistant coach Peter Horachek, goaltending coach Mitch Korn, video coach Robert Bouchard, strength and conditioning coach ...
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009 | Spirituality |
America has had its great share of renowned preachers,
missionaries and evangelists but none can hold a candle to the
Reverend Billy Graham. His influence is worldwide but for
Americans his life and ministry have been both influential and a
matter of pride. That is, we are proud of him, our native son,
our pastor at large, our voice of hope in the turbulent and
changing American landscape.
He has preached the message that is heralded by every believer
across all denominational lines. That ...
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
"Are you blind?" she screamed, "World War III has started and
you're acting as if everything's just peachy"!, referring of
course to the current state of the world.
The subject in my dream several nights ago I am very close to in
real life. I recall replying something to the effect that "I can
understand why you think this, but the world was not that great
a place *before* 9/11 and the terrorist attacks have only served
as the catalyst for the positive, spiritual changes the world
needed to ...
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Friday, April 17th, 2009 | Spirituality |
Some people think "how hypocritical" or "how shallow" Christian clothing is. You know, honestly I may have fallen into that camp at some point in my life.
I'm pretty passionate about Christian clothing. I must admit that I have not always felt this way but I've come to a place in my life where I am passionate about it and that's why we now have Faith Wear.
You see, I've seen how doors are opened when people wear Christian shirts, gospel bracelets, lapel pins and other items out there. People do ...
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
Some artists and musicians are dying for recording contracts but do thety really know how the music industry works? Before signing any music contracts, you need to educate yourself on the music industry itself. The music industry is fast-paced and ever-changing so you have to keep up! First, read as many books on how the music industry works as possible. Learn the ins and outs and everything in between, especially music business contracts. Take some continuing education courses at the local ...
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
If you're ever going to take control of your life and make it
grand, you'll need to start by taking control of your time.
Without question, effective time management is fundamental to
succeeding in any area of life. In fact, it is often the main
difference between life's achievers and those who, although
always busy, never get anywhere. Not surprisingly, an entire
industry has been created out of the need to better manage our
time. But if you look a little deeper, you'll see that its not
so ...
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Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 | Spirituality |
The late Jeanne Dixon appeared at the now removed Rivergate
Auditorium in New Orleans. A friend of mine went to hear her
speak and returned with one of the most unusual reports I have
ever heard. My friend wasn't merely critical about what Mrs.
Dixon said but rather, how she said it.
Mrs. Dixon the famous prognosticator and psychic to the stars
talked for several hours as my friend sat in the audience and
took notes. Although she didn't believe that Jeanne Dixon was a
legitimate source of ...
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Monday, April 13th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
Jazz enjoys a universal popularity. This form of music emerged in the beginning of the 20th century in the African- American community of the United States of America. The repetitive patterns of 'call' and 'response' define the jazz music. The various types of rhythm patterns that are prevalent in the jazz music are reggae, blues and the swing patterns. A kind of musical assembly associated with the jazz music is known as the big band jazz music. This sort of ensemble can also be called as ...
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
The Music Business Is The Music Business and that really is that bottom line. This applies to all businesses especially those that involve the music industry. Whether the business is between a trusted friend, an acquaintance or someone you just met, the same rules apply.Many musicians or music industry entrepreneurs don't pay enough attention to the business aspect of their career and as a result end up broke or in bad deals. It is a good thing there are great musician resources out there to ...
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009 | Spirituality |
According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Magi (also known as the "Three Wisemen", "The Three Kings" or "Kings from the east") were men who came "from the east to Jerusalem", to worship the infant Jesus, who they describe as the Christ "born King of the Jews". The Gospel of Matthew tells us that the Magi came to Jesus by following a
star, and brought him gifts. Herod tried tried to trick the Magi into revealing where Jesus was, but the Magi returned home by a different route, thus avoiding the ...
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Friday, April 10th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
Are you looking for free music downloads sites? If so, here are a couple of ways you can download music legally. One way to do it is to rip from CD. If you have the music CD, you can simply use windows media player to rip the tracks from the CD into mp3 files.You also can download music for free from some websites.In simple words, if you have paid for the music that you have downloaded over the internet, then its legal. Of course there are services which you can try for free (for a limited ...
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009 | Art and Entertainment |
Rock music has always had its critics and those that wish that rock and pop music would just go away. But over the years rock has proven to be pretty resilient and has withstood the test of time. Pop music is a bit of a different animal than rock music although the two genres do tend to cross over a great deal. Rock music is usually classified as music driven by electric guitar and all the various sub-genres of rock are usually identified with electric guitar driven music. Rock usually has a ...
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 | Spirituality |
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make
merchandise of you: 2 Peter 2:3a. The Apostle Peter makes this
statement in his second epistle concerning those who will come
to rake and deceive the believers into giving up their wealth,
their goods and anything else they may possess. This warning is
available to Christians the world over in their own Bibles, so
why are so many of them still falling prey to the ravishes of
every charlatan and modern prosperity gospel preacher that ...
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
You can use the Power of 90 Seconds to transform your life. This
power will allow you to:
=> Prevent countless problems. => Add additional hours to your
day => Maximize your efficiently while reducing stress. => Save
hours of time as you make less mistakes and prevent problems. =>
Make Smart decisions.
Few people truly understand the power of 90 seconds and use it
properly. The results are staggering: unnecessary stress,
problems, hours of lost time, etc.
You will be different! You will ...
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Monday, April 6th, 2009 | Self Improvement |
When our schedules permit, Sherry and I begin our day at a
McDonalds that is conveniently located across the highway from
Judson High School (Converse, TX), where she teaches. One
morning as we were sipping coffee and chatting, she related the
success she was having with one of her eleventh grade math
students. It didn't take long for me to realize the success was
not accidental.
Sherry said that on the first day of school, when the girl
walked into her classroom, she noticed the young ...
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Friday, April 3rd, 2009 | Home and Family |
No one knows when the concept of using assistance animals for
the blind first came into being. It is suggested that dogs have
been used in such a capacity in various cultures for a very long
time. It is known, however, that there was no formal guide dog
program in existence until after the First World War.
Why German Shepherds?
Many people have probably wondered why guide dogs and Seeing Eye
dogs are so often German Shepherds. The reason is actually
twofold. First of all the German Shepherd has ...
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 | |
The advent of Word Wide Web has brought us many opportunities that otherwise we wouldn't have. Ranging anywhere from business to personal relationship, the gate has been opened to a whole new world beyond anything we had ever imagined before.For past recent years internet dating service has been widely spread its popularity around the world. Internet has made it possible for many people in different countries and nations to meet each other online and continue that meeting into a possible long ...
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