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I would ask that you pray for a few friends of mine I left behind in Kenya.
One of my friends, an Ethiopian, and a true man of God, has not been home from Kenya to go back to see his family in some two to three years. Recently, in September, his mother passed away from some illness. (more…)
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In the latest 850 Words email sent out weekly by Relevant Magazine, there is an article called “The Kingdom of God is Within You” by Jim Palmer. In the article Palmer reflects upon his experience of encountering sex slaves (more…)
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CTV.ca | Linkin Park fan hacked phone database: U.S. Feds
I like Linkin Park… but not this much.
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Boundless Line: Teens and Risk-Taking
Finally someone is getting a clue about teenagers. This article cites a Newsweek article about the risks teenagers take and the reasons why they take them: they have made the conclusion that the benefits outweigh the risks. Go figure. This doesn’t surprise me for a second as I have (more…)
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Boundless Line: The Failure to Tithe
This article on Boundless cites an article in a recent Relevant Magazine that says
If Christians had given the traditional 10 percent tithe of their income to their churches in 2004, instead of the 2.56 percent that they actually gave, there would have been an additional (more…)
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A Different Kind of War :: Relevant Magazine
This is an article about the godlessness an American soldier saw in Afghanistan while on duty there. It is just a glimpse of what happens when a nation does not serve God first and foremost.
I wish to share a portion of an article a friend of mine wrote in response to some experiences he has had while (more…)
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JOLLYBLOGGER: Statistics on Christian Marriages
Here’s an article speaking against the claims that Christians are just as likely to divorce as non-Christians. Why am I not surprised that these numbers were not telling the whole story. For example,
I estimate between 35 and 50 percent less likely than Americans who attend church just nominally, just once or twice a year, or who don’t attend church at all. (more…)
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This is a website worthy of support. Finally someone is taking action to speak up for those who have no voice.
Recognizing that the severity of today’s orphan crisis is bigger than any one organization, FamilyLife, Focus on the Family and Shaohannah’s Hope joined together to launch a long term, nationwide campaign called Voice of the Orphan.This campaign seeks to raise awareness of the orphan crisis and spur fellow Christians to action.
Check it out and support the ministry anyway you can.
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At the risk of making racist comments that may offend, I wish to express an idea I just had.
I think back to the Old Testament and how God exiled the Israelites from the Promised Land because they had prostituted themselves out to the gods of the surrounding nations and done many heinous (more…)
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CTV.ca | Chad declares state of emergency
Pray for the country of Chad. Neighbouring Sudan, there are now tribal clashes spilling over its borders into the country, threatening the peace within Chad. The war…genocide…whatever you want to call it that has been going on in Darfur, a region of Sudan, is now growing beyond (more…)
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TIME.com: What was an Alleged Russian Spy Doing in Canada?
This recent TIME article outlines the story behind the alleged Russian spy recently arrested and detained in Montreal. I just found it comical that the article, as most American’s do, paints the US as the one who (more…)
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Check out this video from my boy NIFTY… reppin’ the T dot. Holla
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Ok. I thought that I was pushing it when I was suggesting that Bono could be the Anti-christ. I guess I was wrong! Here is a guy who really thought this thing out and even gave arguments points.
He writes that it was all in fun. Nonetheless, there’s some truth to every joke… that’s why they’re funny!
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No matter what may happen in this day and age in the Middle East, I believe God’s promises are eternal and God’s people will therefore always be God’s people. Therefore, this is my prayer for the nation of Israel and its descendants all over the world:
Psalm 122
1-2 When they said, “Let’s go to the house of God,” my heart leaped for joy.
And now we’re here, O Jerusalem,
inside Jerusalem’s walls! (more…)
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CTV.ca | Gunfire, explosions heard in Congo’s capital city
I have friends from the Democratic Republic of Congo and it pains me to see their country in such unrest. They have been in war for the past forty years or so (so long, so often, that you don’t hear about it on the news). They had a recent (more…)
