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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - For those who cannot speak for themselves: my own abortion story
- (Parental discretion advised)Please forgive me if you find any part of the following message offensive. I realize that, because so many people receive these messages from so many diverse backgrounds, there will be those who have conflicting views regarding the subject of abortion. There will be those of both genders who have been involved with an abortion in some way. They will have their v...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Iesa and jesus in the pyramid
- The Sun god, Mithras, was the most widely worshipped deity in the Roman Empire in the first century when Christianity was first forming. Mithras was called the Son of God, the light of the world, he was a redeemer and savior and his birthday was celebrated on December twenty-fifth. He eventually died and was buried in a cave and was resurrected three days later. Sound familiar? Constantine is said...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Spirit of islam: a primer
- Last time I wrote a message on Islam, a Catholic priest said he reported me to the FCC for broadcasting what he referred to as "an eMail hate letter." Several long-time subscribers of various other denominations ALSO gave me a tongue-lashing... just before unsubscribing.In contrast, many others thanked me. It's for them, and all other the seekers of truth, that I write. Not to mention the f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Computerized christians? get ready for the new church!
- Isaiah 43;19 declares: "Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."A new thing? Try this one on for size: Just as the Apostle Paul brought the Good News to the Greeks, today's latch key kids will bring it to the GEEKS!Here's what I mean. Does anybody remember those radical Jesus ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Heads i win, tails you lose
- In a time when public scrutiny is becoming tighter and more pervasive businesses have learned that they need to be on guard more than ever to ensure they are operating by ethical standards. Though not often mentioned in this discussion, I believe it is especially true of Christian organizations in whom trust is placed by donors. The old adage "heads I win, tails you lose" has a particula...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The moment of truth
- Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated to all of Israel, and the world last night that the moment of truth had arrived. Announcing his resignation as Finance Minister in the Sharon cabinet, he stated that he had been forced to remain in the government, and also remain mostly silent regarding his opposition to the disengagement over these last several months in order to complete his econom...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The oldest concept in history
- I find it funny that one of the oldest concepts in the world has become one of modern society's biggest irritants. The problem with this is that the concept has been lost behind all the problems created by people who did not fully understand the concept to begin with. Religion is, by far, at the forefront of this list of problems. Government is close behind. So what is the concept we've lost? At t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The power of love
- There is no doubt in my mind that the quality of love is the #1 quality that God would like to get worked into our souls and personalities. Even nonbelievers, atheists and agnostics can see the power of love and how it has the ability to change people and change lives when it is properly walked out and handled.Hollywood has made tons of movies just on the power of love - especially the spec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gods favorite religion
- What does your church teach regarding the subject of Widows and Orphans? If we were all being honest, most of us rarely give the matter a second thought. If your ministry, company, or even your civic group is struggling, or you're lacking contentment in your own spiritual life, here's a tip that's guaranteed to send any lackluster routine into hyperspace. Interested?Here it is: Start reachi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Straight talk about homosexuality
- In the mid 90's, a Presbyterian minister named Steve Brown conducted an interview with the lesbian Pastor from the largest Gay Church in America. Steve had already laid the ground rules for their dialogue regarding the expected, conservative, fundamentalist stance on homosexuality. Essentially, he agreed not to state the obvious and refused to "go there." Instead, Steve displayed one of the most l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Churchless christianity: a move of god?
- There's another "move of God" that's sweeping the nations. Have you noticed? Very few of those I've spoken with actually have. There are others who don't necessarily view it as being a literal "movement" because it's not quite as defined as they like. Not to mention those who don't particularly approve of God "moving" in this direction. But as one British minister said to me several years ago, add...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Speaking of speaking in tongues
- A young bible college student once wrote and told me how the college she attends has been teaching that "speaking in tongues" is the sole evidence that one is filled with the Spirit and that no one WAS filled with the Spirit UNLESS they've spoken in tongues. Apparently, that didn't sit well with her and she wanted my opinion.Let me begin by stating that I'm well aware that not all subscribe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The women issue
- The following message entitled THE WOMAN ISSUE is a study for those who truly desire to examine what Scripture says on a very controversial subject: the role of women in the Church. This would make a great bible study or forward the message to church leadership. We will be using The Law of Scriptural Interpretation: every Scripture must be interpreted in light of other Scriptures on the same subje...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Praying church or playing church?
- The western church is seen by the world as anything BUT Christian. We are making no one jealous for what we claim we've found in Christ. Independent and proud of it, our only chance is of winning this "holy war" is to declare our DEPENDENCE upon God. See, our problem is not our weak leaders or our demoralization. It's not Hollywood or Harry Potter.The problem is the church's foolish fearles...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The judgment seat of christ
- The thought of a public examination before the Judgment bar of our Lord should be incentive enough to awaken even the most slumbering saint of God. Yet few, if any, ever give it a second thought. Paul declared, "So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God" (Rom. 14:12). Perhaps if the doctrine of judgment and reward were expounded more from our pulpits there would be more attentio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The rapture of the church
- The Rapture of the Church will be the most startling event to happen in all of human history. Millions will disappear in "the twinkling of an eye." Great confusion and bewilderment will occupy the minds of those left behind. Many explanations for the disappearance of those missing will be entertained. In the meantime the Church will have been "caught up" in the air to appear before the Lord at the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A commonsense guide to exorcism
- Bloodshot eyes stared at the crucifix six inches from his nose. Leather restraints lined with lamb's wool fastened his arms and legs to the chair. The demon-possessed man lunged at the hand holding the holy symbol. Gnashing teeth struggled to bite the outstretched wrist.Crimson scratches and cryptic markings appeared across his belly. Blood and sweat spattered the floor around the brute, wh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pomes ii
- Here are a few pomes that may encourage you to read your Bible. I hope you enjoy these pomes, and I pray that it bring light into your life. Remember, all praise and glory go to the Lord Jesus and his Father God.For which we stand: Here in America, for which we stand, do we do God's will or what we demand. In the church a love so pure, so why unite what's so unpure. They say, Homosexual, Ho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Truth, justice and the american way to boil a frog
- Using a good tool over and over doesn't make it any less valuable it only proves its usefulness. That said; let's review the old boiling frog story one more time. A frog accidentally jumps into a pan of water recently placed on the stove. He is comfy and does not try to jump out of the pan. As the water starts to heat up he just enjoys the warmth and as frogs are able to do, he changes the tempera...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The kabbalah kraze!
- I remember hearing a minister years ago as he quoted Dwight L. Moody. He said, "There are two types of religion in the world: Biblical Christianity...and all the rest." Similarly, another minister I listened to later said, "The only two religions that exist in the world are Christianity and Hinduism...because Hinduism allows each man to find his or her own truth."A breed of ancient Jewish m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The big bang theory - evidence start of cosmos and human evolution
- What is The Big Bang Theory! What do we mean when we talk of The Big Bang Theory? In Concept The Big Bang Theory would mean something related to the start of the Cosmos... the beginning of the Evolution itself.The Big Bang Theory came to be accepted by scientists only about three decades ago as an irrefutable fact of Creationism. Does it mean that it is only The Big Bang Theory which gave b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Jesus was a hippie
- Actually he was more appropriately called a Cynic, but that kind of free-thinking humanist is indeed kin to being a Hippie. The Cynics were a school of thought or religious approach to intellectual understanding which many more modern hippies seem to emulate.Jesus may have been a zealot seeking to establish a country or kingdom like David (his ancestor) or he may have harkened back to a tim...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Sins and the real demons
- We all must know that the Catholic Church has used fear of demons and so-called sin to make a great deal of their power. I hope to illustrate the inner workings of the separation of church and state that is not a reality and that the state uses the same techniques. In the words of the deservedly respected historians Will and Ariel Durant we visit with the technocrats of the Jesuit Order who John R...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A time of suffering
- As the clock ticks down to the fateful day of reckoning that faces Israel, and the world in regards to the uprooting of thousands of Jewish residents in their biblical homeland of Gaza, and the northern Shomron, Jerusalem becomes more in focus as the next target of worldwide aspirations."We say to the entire world: Today Gaza, tomorrow Jerusalem. Today Gaza, and tomorrow the independent Pal...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making merchandise of christians ? prosperity gospel blight
- Anyone who has read their Bible would have to concede in principle at least that it does say that God loves to bless his children. It also does promise that if we are giving individuals we should expect to have many wonderful blessings returned to us as a result. These promises are unquestionable. Christ said that if we gave that men would give to us good measure pressed down and running over, Luk...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Doctrine of the nicolaitanes
- When the Lord was showing John on Patmos what the seven churches would be like, He commended the church at Ephesus because they hated the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which the Lord also detested. In Pergamos, the third church, these deeds had become accepted doctrine, which the Lord also hated. For whatever reason the Lord chose not to let history record the precise teachings of the Nicolaitanes. H...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - An encouraging moment / pomes for the heart
- Here are a few pomes, that I hope, may encourage you to read your Bible. I hope you enjoy the poems, and I pray that it bring light into your life. Remember, all praise and glory go to the Lord Jesus and his Father God.Because you were There: Because you were there I am heal, because you were there you made me righteous. I received the Holy Spirit and Fire. Oh Jesus you made the sacrifice a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - String of pearls -- a call for intercessors
- My wife had a vision recently of a string of pearls, adorning a bride at her wedding.The "pearls" were the pastors in a given region. Not all the pastors, but those who are allowing the Lord to "string them together" in unity.In the vision, she saw these pearls were "double- knotted" -- that's where each pearl on a necklace is knotted on both sides so if the string ever breaks, pearl...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gods billboards invade cyberspace
- Once upon a time, Americans traveled the highways searching for the latest word of God. But not anymore! Those same roadside messages, plus a batch of new ones, can now be viewed anytime at home on your own personal computer.Do you remember the original billboards? Someone in Florida started the ball rolling with eighteen messages in white type on black billboards all "signed" by God....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The goodness of his strength
- The dictionary explains strength as being endurance, force, bravery, spirit and source of power. The Bible mentions many times about strength and songs. Now song explain in the dictionary means a call or utterance. Let's see what the Bible says. It says in the book of Psalm 118:13 I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my sal...