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write blogs about muslims...one after the other...spread hatred about them..one after the other..then ill say I don't hate all muslims, just wanna nuke them...then people will disagree with me..and so ill delete those bloggers because they have an opinion..the correct one.

Then what I will do is say those bloggers are racists..then because my sanity is getting out of hand and very few people are commenting now because it boring..ill close that blog.

Written by Abi May March 2015

He considers himself a winner, but some might wonder how he’s come to that conclusion. His body is bruised and scarred from numerous beatings. His life on the road has left its mark too. On top of it all, he’s lost his freedom, and the likelihood of execution is looming over him.1

He had a promising start, born with the top grade of citizenship that could have opened so many doors.2 Yet since embracing the new faith, he was falsely imprisoned on numerous occasions,3 violently interrogated,4 shipwrecked three times,5 and even stoned once!6 He narrowly escaped several conspiracies,7 but he certainly didn’t escape all violence.

Nor was it just the ferocious opposition and rejection—he also faced poverty and want. He wrote, “To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. … We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world.”8 All in all, he had a lot of troubles, to the point that sometimes his life seemed unendurable.9

Under these circumstances, it seems almost beyond belief that he can boldly declare: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return.”10

Paul considered himself a winner because any outward appearance of failure was dispelled by the inner satisfaction of knowing that he had done what God expected of him. He had secured the ultimate win—and we can too, if we use our gifts and time for God’s glory. (Hopefully, our own unique life path will include a lot less battering than the valiant apostle Paul’s!)

Ever Brighter

The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.—Proverbs 4:18 NIV

Dear Jesus, please come into my life and accompany me on my path, whatever it may hold.

1. See 2 Timothy 2:9.
2. See Acts 22:28.
3. See Acts 16:19–25; 21:27–33.
4. See Acts 22:22–24.
5. See 2 Corinthians 11:25.
6. Acts 14:19.
7. See Acts 9:23–25; 23:12–15.
8. 1 Corinthians 4:11,13 NIV
9. See 2 Corinthians 1:8.
10. 2 Timothy 4:7–8 NLT

Abi May (also credited as Chris Hunt) is a freelance writer and educator in Great Britain, and also active as a volunteer in healthcare advocacy.
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JESUS SAID, "I CAME NOT TO DESTROY THE LAW, BUT TO FULFIL IT!" (MAT.5:17).

When Jesus died, the Law was done away with! His sacrifice was the final sacrifice as far as God was concerned!

Everything in the Old Jewish Temple was an illustrated sermon of Christ and His Church. God was continually giving them illustrations of what He intended for His Church and their relation with Him to be like. When Jesus finally came, the Temple and all of that illustration was done away with. As far as God was concerned, "that which was perfect had come," in Jesus, and all of that which was merely a picture of things to come, that was all done away with then because we have the real thing--Jesus--and the real Church--us, His Body.

The Mosaic Law was only a shadow of realities to come. The Law was only our schoolmaster to bring us unto God, Paul says, and to show us His absolute perfection and perfect righteousness which it was impossible for us to attain! (Gal.3:24). And when its purpose was fulfilled, its usefulness was fulfilled, it was finished!

Although the Law came by Moses, grace, mercy, forgiveness, love and truth came through Jesus Christ, our Salvation! (Jn.1:17).




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(9) Jesus adventure
Jesus,Who conceived the redemptive plan all mankind,intended sending people to go preach the gospel to all nations,all generations,and yet choose and trust and empowerment to Peter,a uneducated fisherman,who had superficial character,plus so timid that would deny God when the time trial of Jesus.
And about how to spread,preaching the kingdom of God as Jesus taught his disciples,"And He said unto them, take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip,neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece."(Lk. 9, 3).

Well,Jesus was adventurous in choosing the disciples,and disciples of Jesus,they also doubt Jesus was too adventurous. When Jesus proclaimed His program that He would be caught,killed and resurrected on the third day,they were very upset, "22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” (Mt. 17,22- 23), and they were greatly distressed. When Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you."(John 6, 53), the instant His disciples said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” (John 6, 60). And because they felt the teachings of Jesus was grating and too adventure,and then some disciples did withdrew. So Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” (John 6, 67).

Another time,"...someone said to Him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Luke 9,58)

--> And adventure peak love of Jesus has been described succinctly in Paul's letters that sent congregation Philippians,"Who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." (Phil. 2, 6-8)



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Yesterday I posted comments on blogs stating that in my opinion people have been brainwashed as far as religion goes, today I read that after a break of 5 years the Turin Shroud is to go back on view, now as I recall the item was proved to be a fake & not even the church claim it to be real, in which case case why have a million people booked to go & see it why would anyone want to view a dirty old sheet from person or persons unknown

Compilation August 2014

To die is landing on some silent shore
Where billows never break, nor tempests roar;
Ere well we feel the friendly stroke, ’tis o’er.
—Sir Samuel Garth (1661–1719)
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I shall hear in heaven.—Attributed last words of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
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Not all the subtleties of metaphysics can make me doubt a moment of the immortality of the soul, and of a beneficent providence. I feel it, I believe it, I desire it, I hope it, and will defend it to my last breath.—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)
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Earth is the land of the dying: we must extend our prospect into heaven, which is the land of the living.—Bishop George Horne (1730–1792)
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It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by Providence as an evil to mankind.—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
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Let us consider, beloved, how the Lord continually shows us that there shall be a future resurrection, of which He has made our Lord Jesus Christ the first fruits. Let us contemplate the resurrection that takes place every season before our eyes. Day and night declare a resurrection to us. The night lies down, and the day arises; again the day departs, and the night comes on. Let us behold the fruits of the earth. The seed is sown. It fell into the earth dry and naked; in time it dissolves; and from the dissolution the power of the Lord raises it again; and of one single seed many arise and bring forth fruit.—Saint Clement of Rome (d. 99)
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We picture death as coming to destroy; let us rather picture Christ as coming to save. We think of death as ending; let us rather think of life as beginning, and that more abundantly. We think of losing; let us think of gaining. We think of parting; let us think of meeting. We think of going away; let us think of arriving. And as the voice of death whispers, “You must go from earth,” let us hear the voice of Christ saying, “You are but coming to Me!”—Norman Macleod (1812–1872)
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Whatsoever that be within us that feels, thinks, desires, and animates is something celestial, divine, and, consequently, imperishable.—Aristotle (384–322 BC)
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If God hath made this world so fair, where sin and death abound, how beautiful, beyond compare, will paradise be found!—James Montgomery (1771–1854)
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WHY DOES GOD ALLOW WARS?

"If there is an all-powerful God behind the scenes," people often ask, "why would He allow such horrible wars? Why doesn't He put a stop to all that if He's in control?"

Although God hates war and its blood-thirsty perpetrators and is soon going to intervene and set things right when He "destroys them that destroy the Earth" (Rev.11:18), He hasn't yet because in so doing, He would have had to put a stop to the main idea of His whole Great Design--Man's Choice!

Man brings all this evil upon himself through his own sins, his own hand, literally dying by his own hand because of his refusal to receive the Lord, follow God or obey His Word! But if the people would just turn to the Lord and repent of their sins and ask for His forgiveness, He would lift the curse, and remove the whole thing, but they won't! So He has to let the wars come and all the horrors that man brings upon himself, to show what a mess mankind is without the Lord!

Are you a person of peace?--Or a wager of war! "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God!" (Mat.5:9). Join the peacemakers and help bring peace to the hearts and minds and souls of men!




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By Janet Kluck 03/15

We all have them—plans that didn’t turn out the way we’d hoped, prayers that seem like they didn’t make it past the ceiling, dreams that break and are shattered as we wonder what went wrong. We keep going, but often these apparent failures remain etched in our mind along with a question mark. Why didn’t things turn out the way I had planned or hoped or prayed?

In the animated film, Joseph, King of Dreams, there is one scene where Joseph, after having been sold by his brothers as a slave and taken to Egypt, has been bought by Potiphar and is seen scrubbing a floor. He visualizes his brothers laughing and mocking him. His tasks are made even more miserable by the resentment and anger he’s holding on to.

Of course, if anyone had a right to be angry and sorrowful, it would have been Joseph. He had been betrayed by the very ones who should have protected him and stood up for him—his own family. Whatever Joseph’s plans might have been, they were broken to pieces and scattered among the sands on his long trek to Egypt. His future outlook was certainly bleak!

But as Joseph found out, the story didn’t end there. Despite going through many more hardships and difficulties, Joseph ended up in a position to save the future of a nation and his family at the same time. And through all that God did for him, he learned just how vast and perfect God’s plan is. God can take the most terrible occurrences and transform them into hope and a future. Joseph’s dreams did come true, just not in the way he had expected, planned, or dreamed.

Imagine there is a gorgeous painting hanging on the wall of an apartment. It was painted by a great artist and contains contrasts of images, colors, shapes, and elements if you could see it in its entirety. But you’re not inside the apartment, and the only chance you have of seeing it at all is through the keyhole, where you can catch only a small glimpse of the darkest, most shadowed section. You might think, What a dark and depressing painting! Why didn’t the artist use brighter colors or grace the canvas with more light?

This is so often our perspective of our own lives. We focus on the dark spots, the losses and perceived failures. But all the while, our life is a beautiful, colorful, joyful, and bright painting; the problem is that we are viewing it through a tiny keyhole. If we could just see our lives from a bigger, more complete perspective, so many other elements and colors and highlights would come into view, and that tiny image would be transformed into the marvelous masterpiece that it truly can be in God’s eyes.

Maybe those dark spots in our lives represent a broken friendship, a painful breakup, a new opportunity falling through, or a feeling that our goals and dreams are slowly being swept away by life just being the way it is—complicated, busy, and not always in our favor. All of that can change, though! God can mend a broken heart if you give Him all the pieces.

I read recently that we cannot disappoint God, because He already knows that we can’t be perfect. He is fully aware of our failures, setbacks—and even sins—and He still loves us with more intensity, care, and compassion than we can begin to comprehend. If we try to figure God out or fully understand His plan, forcing things to fit into our very limited perspective, we’ll only be disappointed in ourselves and even in Him when things don’t turn out the way we’ve dreamed and hoped.

He has His own dream for our lives—one filled with splashes of light and blends of color, depth, and texture—and He’s waiting by the canvas with a brush, ready to paint it into reality. All we have to do is give Him room to work and make something beautiful.

*Janet Kluck is a blogger and mother of 10, who resides in the U.S.




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John 6,22-40

The Bread from Heaven
22 On the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away alone. 23 However, boats from Tibe'ri-as came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Caper'na-um, seeking Jesus.

25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal.” 28 Then they said to Him, “What must we do, to be doing the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom he has sent.” 30 So they said to Him, “Then what sign do you do, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from Heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from Heaven. 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from Heaven, and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. 37 All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me; 39 and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”



Today,all things that we having,whether we've been received from our parents,or anyone else...,just be aware that God is the source of all. Therefore,for all things,we need to give God a thanksgiving.

* Just be aware that if one day (supposing),God will want to get back the hands or eyes or brains or anything of our bodies (because we are creatures of God, He has all the powers to maintain or canceling us. Just as when you created the blogs of your own,then you have your right to maintaining them or deleting them according to your wishes,right?),how terrible our fates will be!? Therefore,for all things,we need to give God a thanksgiving,right? (JMHO)

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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. John 1:1-5 KJV

Written by Curtis Peter van Gorder April 2011

While visiting my dad for his 85th birthday, we watched some of our old family movies. It was funny to see my brother as a one-year-old, crawling around, playing with the puppies, and eating from the dog’s food dish. To think that this cute little baby would grow up to be a distinguished college professor and international lecturer! It got me thinking about how God makes special people out of nobodies. We come into this world naked and helpless, and God transforms us into the unique people we each are through our experiences and choices.

It’s been said that God delights in making something out of nothing, and I believe it. In fact, I believe that God made everything out of nothing.

Skeptics ask, “How could the universe have been created from nothing? The laws of science say that nothing can ever be created or destroyed—only rearranged. You have to have something to start with.” Perhaps the clearest and most compelling answer I’ve found to that argument is put forth by James Perloff in Tornado in a Junkyard.1

The most widely accepted theory of the universe’s origin says that, at one time, all mass and energy were compressed in a tiny “cosmic egg.” Then the egg exploded, creating the universe in the Big Bang. …

But the Big Bang itself violates natural law. The laws of physics state that matter and energy can neither be created nor destroyed. This is the First Law of Thermodynamics, the law of conservation of energy. As the well-known physicist Paul Davies wrote in his book The Edge of Infinity, the Big Bang “represents the instantaneous suspension of physical laws that allowed something to come out of nothing. It represents a true miracle.”2

If one allows for an event beyond natural law—a “true miracle,” as Davies put it—then it is logically inconsistent to exclude other events, such as creation by God. If there was a “cosmic egg,” who put it there? The cosmic chicken? Scientists have always agreed that there is a cause for every effect. How then can the greatest effect of all—the universe itself—have arisen without a cause?

That cause, I believe, was God’s command. God spoke and—BANG!—the universe was created.

1. James Perloff, Tornado in a Junkyard (Arlington, Mass: Refuge Books, 1999), 29.

2. Paul Davies, The Edge of Infinity (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981), 161.

*Curtis Peter van Gorder is a 60 year young American who married a Dutch woman (Pauline) 37 years back. He has 12 grandkids. He is an effusive writer for magazines and short stories. He is also the director of Elixir Mime--workshops and theater for the deaf; the director of Elixir Scripts--producing inspirational screenplays; a motivational writer and speaker for the MOVE program; and a puppeteer and professional mime and animator for the event company Party Pixie. He lives in Mumbai, India.


[My computer is down, won't be on again till next month. God bless and keep you trusting! Much love and prayers!!Keys]


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John 6,41-59

41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about Him because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.



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Miracles are a hot topic. Many doubt or flat out reject them. Some will go to great length in trying to discredit them,or find another explanation that does not involve the supernatural. Yet miracles can and do happen to regular people every day. This blog IS NOT to debate or argue about it. It is simply an open invitation to anyone who has received a miraculous answer to prayer,or witnessed a miracle to briefly share their story in a factual manner. Blessings and peace!