Fascination with Sorcery?
I can tell from my website stats that I get a lot of visitors to this blog through Google searches for the terms, âsorcery real lifeâ. They then get directed to my post, Sorcery in the Real World. What...
View ArticleSaturday Ramblings 1.12.13
Greetings one and all. Itâs that time of year once again. What time? Well, college football season has ended. The NFL season is over for me, as my Bengals once again proved to be, uh, the Bengals....
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Virtual vices show shift in American morality
The seven deadly sins have new partners in crime. Lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride still attract a lot of attention. ...
View ArticleWhen Youâre Worried About Achieving Your Goals
Your heartâs desire. Iâm sure youâve been making lists, praying about goals, wanting to do better this new year. A time when you feel an opportunity to start fresh. A [...]
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Reading and Preaching
I remember hearing about someone who made the mistake of writing down a book suggestion for someone he was discipling. Â The book was ideally suited to the situation, but the author was just too...
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Obama to use Lincoln, King Bibles for swearing-in
President Obama will take the oath of office with two Bibles that once belonged to a pair of civil rights icons: Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Kingâs âtraveling Bibleâ was provided by his...
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Newtown library flooded with grief books after school shooting
Four days after a gunman killed 20 schoolchildren and six others inside Sandy Hook Elementary School, boxes of books showed up at the Newtown public library. Staff at the Cyrenius H. Booth Library ,...
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China sends troops to Burmese border
China has sent soldiers to its border with Myanmar amid concern that escalating violence between the Southeast Asian country's government and ethnic separatists is spilling over, an official Chinese...
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The Day That Changed Haiti Forever
Our long-term strategy to help rebuild Haiti embodies four key areas -- equipping pastors, offering child protection to highly vulnerable children, creating income-generating programs, and...
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When You Have Your Life Backwards
Posted by Ed Cyzewski with In a Mirror Dimly I never make New Year's resolutions. I just watch college football on New Year's Day and each chips and dip. Itâs worked for me. However, the coming of a...
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January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Posted by Kelley Mathews with FV Editors President Obama declared January 2013 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, reaffirming the efforts of the U.S. government and the growing...
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40 and Single
Posted by Ruthie Dean with RuthieDean.com Today we have a guest post from my friend, John Gunter. John loves his life in Asia, but misses his family, friends, church, baseball, and bar-b-que (in that...
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"A" is for Affection
Posted by K.C. Procter with Some Wise Guy People are born with the need for physical touch. Studies have shown that kids who donât receive sufficient affection have a greater risk of health and social...
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Comparing Yourself to Her [Book Review]
Posted by Kate Motaung with Reflection Therapy In her new book, Compared to Her: How to Experience True Contentment, Sophie DeWitt describes what she has labeled CCS â Compulsive Comparison Syndrome....
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You Can Never Ask Too Much
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be...
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Question of the week: Why doesnât God just kill Satan
If God is all-powerful, why doesn't He just kill Satan? ...
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âZero Dark Thirtyâ tortures the truth about interrogations
Nothing was tortured more in the making of Kathryn Bigelowâs film âZero Dark Thirtyâ than the truth about torture. While itâs just a movie, it runs the risk of becoming the basis for a false view of...
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Fewer Americans view homosexuality as a sin
Americansâ acceptance of gays and lesbians is continuing to grow, with a new poll showing that just over a third of Americans view homosexuality as a sin, down from 44 percent a year earlier. ...
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Formation Toolbox: Dirty diapers
Christmas is over. But not just for us. For Jesus, Joseph, and especially Mary, who's already changed 17 days worth of diapers. Yes, B aby Jesus wore diapers.. ...
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No one is an island to themselves. Remembering my journey as a...
I didnât expect writing this post to get so emotional or for this weekend to be so emotional but such has been the case. Iâve been particularly reminded of my immigrant story â my personal journey...
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