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Religion
Getting in compliance with land use regulations and concurrency requirements is a key part of any church construction project. Developing land and meeting the requirements of concurrency can cost a ch...
Author: Bruce C. Anderson
When planning a big project like a new worship center, children's center or church relocation, having a master plan is the key to success. A master plan is a comprehensive analysis of long-term minist...
Author: Bruce C. Anderson
One of the biggest mistakes that churches make when they are looking to expand their existing structure is assuming that they can just build on and add whatever they want and still be in compliance wi...
Author: Bruce C. Anderson
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control." (Galatians 5:22)
T...
Author: Michael Bradley
A college in California was planning on giving out free condoms in their daily newspaper. At Cal State Fullerton, there was supposed to be an issue, coming out November 14th, which would include free ...
Author: Robert Palmer
Meditation enables you to create new attitudes and responses to life, giving you a clear spiritual understanding of yourself. Meditation is the process of re-discovering, enjoying and using the positi...
Author: Rose Brown
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control." (Galatians 5:22)
In the ro... Author: Michael Bradley
How can you know what your spiritual gift is?
Did you know that God has a plan for your life? A glorious plan that only you can fulfill? Did you know that you were created spe...
Author: Annagail Lynes
You are up early mornings to wake your household, get the children off to school, and your spouse as well as yourself off to meet the demands of the day. Oh where does the time go? Longing for the tim...
Author: raybse
If I had to rank all of the above fruits in their order of possible importance, the quality of love would have to be #1. And this is why it
may have been listed as #1 fruit in the above Scri... Author: Michael Bradley
As your child is approaching the first Communion there are many things that will need to be done to prepare for this big event. One of the important functions is deciding on personalized Communion inv...
Author: Sarah
The Eucharist, instituted by Christ at the Last Supper on the night before His passion, is a sacrament of the New Covenant -- the greatest of the sacraments, All About First Holy Communion. In this sa...
Author: Sarah
Now this statement is a bit of an oxymoron. A perfect psychic reading is not one that you hear everything you ever dreamed of hearing. A perfect one is a reading that you are told everything you need ...
Author: Mr Prez
It is sometimes thought that getting the perfect Christian gift for your brothers and sisters in Christ is a difficult task, this might in fact hold true if we don't know where to look. Any gift given...
Author: IC
Religion in Japan more than a specific set of beliefs or doctrines practiced on a daily basis, is a blend of traditions that stem?from the early teachings of Shintoism and Buddhism, and which most Ja...
Author: Jim Sherard
The perfect Birthday
If your wife¡¯s Birthday is round the corner and you aren¡¯t sure what to give her, consider a painting portrait. Not just unusual, such gifts represent a perso...
Author: Doug
Christmas presents
This season you can make a promise to stop being materialistic and focus on the spiritual side of Christmas. Give your family angel paintings and show them you look o...
Author: Doug
During christening
If your child is going to be christened a few days from now, why not give something special on this occasion? Try giving paintings of Jesus to bring in added spirit...
Author: Doug
Gift to your family
This Christmas show your family how much you care for them by giviing them amazing Christian paintings. It will serve to show how much you believe in...
Author: Doug
The origin of communion meal recalls the table fellowship Jesus shared with his disciples, and in particular, the Last Supper on the night before his death as well as his appearances to the disciples ...
Author: Sarah
Mel Gibson is going to heaven. His wife, an Episcopalian who is a ¡°much better person¡± than he is, is going to hell. How do we know? Mel told us so.
The producer and director o...
Author: John Penberthy
Do you struggle with bad habits? We all do.
For the longest time, I struggled with two very bothersome habits. I wanted to break them. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't ...
Author: Annagail Lynes
The word apostasy is derived from the Greek word apostasis which literally means ¡°desertion.¡± In the last few years of time as we know it the Bible clearly promises there will be a falling away ...
Author: Rev Michael Bresciani
Despite his many failed predictions in the past Pat Robertson continues to make the public aware of the results of his conversations with God. As a self-proclaimed prophet he is an utter and complete ...
Author: Dan Bimrose
A Course in Religion and Miracles ~ Rodney Gene Spaulding Jr.
Clarity of Purpose
Perhaps the most widely interpreted teaching of our unconditional brother Jesus (or Chri...
Author: A Garden Of Light
Contrary to what many believe, many atheist - if not most - would never say "God doesn't exist." Unfortunately, many dictionaries also have definitions like "Denial of the existence of God," which is ...
Author: Steve Gillman
Your Inner Powers
Truths are revelations to the soul which alter man¡¯s perceptions of life through his/her experiences. There are many discovered and processed truths that have been ...
Author: donyates
Thanks to the movie Next I realize that time travel is impossible.
In Next, Nicholas Cage plays a man named Cris Johnson who can see into his own future a few minutes, while he can see ...
Author: Patrick Roberts
The busy New Year for Christians is a time of planning and directing our life and intentions according to what we have discerned God¡¯s plan is for us. We are to be thankful and always mindful of j...
Author: Theresa Twogood
Are you wishing for your circumstances to change? Have you been praying and believing, but do not see any change whatsoever, and are wondering what gives?
You may be wondering how when ...
Author: Ann Stewart
If we are Christ's people, then we are driven by a pure as well as purifying thirst to know Him more. We are in the business of establishing God's kingdom on earth, the one cause which, the world over...
Author: Patrick Roberts
God is determined to accomplish His otherworldly goals. He has always and will always prevail over mankind¡¯s mortal restraints.
For us who follow Christ, this means that His unshakable ...
Author: Patrick Roberts
Christ will teach us how to honor God in Spirit, in truth and in wholehearted dedication as He causes us to leave our old selves behind.
We are so enamored with ourselves that forgetting ab...
Author: Patrick Roberts
Christianity does not leave loose ends. The plan of redemption goes full circle. God is holy and our sin separates us from Him. God¡¯s justice demands a price to be paid, the price of death by the s...
Author: Rob VandeWeghe
With the tongue we bless God and curse men. "Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to so be." (Jas. 3: 9 - 10) What does that mean, really? It's un...
Author: Ann Stewart
Oh, take me back to the simple days of "Little House on the Prairie". Sure, Ma & Pa worked hard, struggled to keep food on the table, and used an outhouse. And, yes, they didn't have hot showers. B...
Author: Nate Ohman
It's happening all over the United States. Bankruptcies abound. Foreclosures are on the rise. Health care costs soar. Debt keeps piling up at alarming rates. What is going on? The average family c...
Author: Nate Ohman
A few years ago, I was teaching a group of pre-teens and the only way I could keep their interest was to show them some kinesiology. Guaranteed if I ask you to stand and hold your arm out and think ne...
Author: Dr. Toni LaMotta
One of the things that reaches into question is whether we can should have a faith that believes in the Lord for more than one thing, rather than a passerby type blessing, where it is almost like that...
Author: Chrisistheone
This new time in the history of planet Earth is creating a transformation of spiritual consciousness that is a quantum evolutionary leap for all of humanity. In times past, spiritual pursuits, spirit...
Author: Mashubi Rochell
Audio Bible translations have become a popular method for sharing the Word of God with people who cannot read. With over half the world's population illiterate, this serious concern is addresed throu...
Author: Susan Slobac
Coerced joy is as disappointing as an all-you-can-eat buffet. At a buffet, there is a lesser quality of every kind of food at the same time, so that the customer need not worry about missing out on an...
Author: Patrick Roberts
Worshipping God and loving God are similar in that neither one can be excessively premeditated. And we love and worship best when we do not claim to have the Object of our admiration all figured out. ...
Author: Patrick Roberts
Suppose I wanted to honor my wife, and give her my best. Should I put my hands to work, staying long hours at my job until all my energy and time were consumed so I could buy her nice things? Is this ...
Author: Patrick Roberts
Relationships are everything...simply because they are all that exist. Nothing has meaning until you decide how it relates to you or how you relate to it. It is the process of making these association...
Author: David Nelmes
Apart from God, people¡¯s ability to love is governed by the fear that their investments of love might not return to them. They are frightened that their secret, prized possessions won¡¯t be right...
Author: Patrick Roberts
In the first chapter of John's Gospel we read, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God and without Him was not any thing made that was made." What does that mea...
Author: Dr. Toni LaMotta
Are you curious to know about your future or you want to get out of the difficulties encountering now, or just want to improve your present situation? Then, numerology would be the answer for all of y...
Author: Steve
If you have children, then you know you want to get them started off right with good habits that will help them mature into wise adults. One way to do that is to encourage them to spend a little bit ...
Author: Susan Slobac
It seems that the modern Christian world is beginning to conform to society, rather than standing apart as a distinct entity.
There was a time when describing someone as having good Christ...
Author: Debra Lohrere
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