This is story one out of 50 from my book, My Walk with the Lord, http://www.selahbooks.com/. 2 Kings 20.1 "In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live." This is a short version...One Tuesday morning, I went to an 11 A.M. prayer meeting at a local church. Names on a list were called out; some were sick, some were in need of salvation. I recognized ...
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Author Interview - Shower of Heavenly Roses by Elizabeth Ficocelli By Lisa M. Hendey I believe that my own strong devotion to St. Therese of Lisieux, lovingly known as 'The Little Flower', stems from the fact that she gives me such great hope ' hope that someone who spends most of every day doing mundane little tasks (like washing laundry and driving car pools), can make these little acts holy by offering them to God with a loving heart. In her new book Shower of Heavenly Roses: Stories of ...
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Rescue The Perishing Numbers 12.6 "And he said, hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream." Before I went to bed one night, I prayed and asked the Lord to send encouragement. I drifted off to a deep sleep and began to dream a very vivid dream. In this dream, I was in a church preaching to a large congregation of different races and people. I was speaking these words, "Either you are a child of ...
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It's election year in America. Time to endure that painful process where politicians, pollsters and pundits all vie for the national spotlight. Truth is stretched beyond recognition. Promises made tend to vaporize. We are reminded daily that chaos will prevail if we do not elect this or that enlightened candidate to save the nation. Given our relative success with this 'experiment in liberty,' we Americans may think that elected office is our own invention. Fact is, this young republic is ...
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Divorce and Remarriage Ray Stark ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- This is a subject that has caused much heartache, spiritual shipwreck and tragic loss of ministry potential. I am not speaking of the heartache of broken homes and broken dreams which are the inevitable results of a failed marriage, but rather the legalistic and unbiblical attitudes which bring lifelong guilt and bondage to many believers as a result of not rightly dividing the ...
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In 1994, the Holy Father authorized the publication of a new Catechism of the Catholic Church. This was a cause for great joy for it had been over four centuries since the last catechism had been promulgated. At that time the Church was trying to reconcile the impact of the Protestant 'Reformation' and needed to clarify her teachings for those in spiritual turmoil. Fast forward to the twenty-first century and, once again, Christians face challenges for which they need deep insights and ...
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Don't Ever Stop Believing In Yourself By Jeannette Tyson Gregory The first (2) steps in believing in you: 1.Find out who you are 2.Study who you are and get acquainted with yourself There are times when we believe in everything and everybody but ourselves. There is a constant search for mentors and role models when they exist within us. The most brutal beating that we take is the one that we inflict upon ourselves. We make one mistake and we count ourselves out before the referee can blow the ...
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An Illuminatus Speaks: You will have to decide if this Illuminatus speaks with forked tongue or not. There is no black and white to the matter as I see it. I have not read a lot of Alan Watts, because people have always told me I sound like him. I promise that even if you think that someone sounds like you or thinks as you do ' this is one book that will challenge many things that we all must question. Here is one of many things said by Watts which I agree with. 'Faith is an openness and ...
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WHAT IS RUQYAH? Islam is a comprehensive deen which deals with all the affairs relating to the life of Muslims. Included in this vast sea of legislation and recommendation we find the ahkaam relating to health. Good health is a blessing form Allah Almighty, as mentioned in the hadeeth of the prophet (saw) where Ibn Abaas reported, the messenger of Allah (saw) said, There are two blessings in which many people incur loss, good health and free time. Saheeh Al Bukhari We may however find at times ...
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PETITIONING FOR YOUR NEEDS copyright 2004 Isaac Nwokogba Word Count: 1731 Human beings are blessed with a unique gift: the gift of prayer or petition to the Infinite for our needs. A religious person would call it prayer; others may call it petition or meditation. There is a clear distinction between petition and meditation, however. Meditation is generally a passive process, but in a petition, we actively communicate with the Infinite Source. The word "petition" itself conveys the significance ...
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A common fantasy is to have the Powers and Knowledge of God, yet retain one's individuality. To be capable of knowing everything and doing anything. What possibilities! Yet there are many who feel that this is extremely egotistical and megalomaniacal. How dare you think that you could be God! That's not your place. Why should you have special abilities that the rest of us do not! And then there are those who's response is: "I wouldn't want the responsibilities." To be God means to have to take ...
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Where are you on the life satisfaction scale? Are you feeling that you have finally arrived at the destiny you have been working so hard for all of your life? Do you feel like you are energetically pursuing your calling and God's plan for your life? Or are you more in the camp that things are going okay on a day to day basis? Neither passion or peace have come knocking in a while. Now that you think about it, more accurately you are just getting by! To get a true feel for where you are in your ...
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That lead caption probably sounds about as crazy as Jesus asking a sick person if they'd like to get well. Duh! I know of many people, myself included who have prayed prayers that we really didn't want to: prayers that we cringed as we said them. They were immediately followed by a prayer for mercy, love, grace, etc. I'm still working on enhancing my success in prayer, but here are some helpful hints.  1-Pray in gratitude, thanking God in advance!2-Don't beg God day after day. It only ...
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"Something beautiful, something good. All my confusion He understood. All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife. But He made something beautiful of my life." This hymn, which I hadn't heard or sung it for years, has been popping in my mind for over a week now. I could not remember all the words; yet couldn't stop humming it until suddenly they all fell into place. It was the Lord trying to get through to me with a simple song that always brought tears to my eyes whenever I used to ...
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