Category: Illustrations and Research

Poem for Parents of Special Needs Children “A meeting was held quite far from earth. It was time again for another birth. Said the angels to the Lord above — This special child will need much love. Her progress may be slow, accomplishment she may not show. And she’ll require extra care from folks she… Continue reading Heaven’s Very Special Child

Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd (Jehovah-Raha) ; I shall not want (Jehovah-Jireh). He maketh me to lie down in green pastures (Jehovah-Shalom): he leadeth me beside the still waters (Jehovah-Raha). He restoreth my soul (Jehovah-Rapha): he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake (Jehovah-Tsidkenu). Yea, though I walk through… Continue reading The Seven Redemptive Names of God in Psalm 23

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or, being… Continue reading If… A Poem By Rudyard Kipling

The 2010 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches reports membership gains over the past year in the Catholic Church (1.49%), the Assemblies of God (1.27%), and the Church of God (Cleveland) (1.76%). A decline in membership was reported by the Southern Baptist Convention (0.24%), the United Methodist Church (0.98%) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in… Continue reading 2010 Church Growth Stats

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35646508/ns/health-behavior/ 5 surprising ways your TV is slowly killing you Too much boob tube also makes you weaker, research shows By Linda Carroll msnbc.com contributor updated 8:11 a.m. ET, Fri., March. 5, 2010 You’ve accepted the idea that TV makes you dumber. You know there are lots of more edifying things you could be doing… Continue reading 5 ways your TV is slowly killing you

Following the lead of Texas and other states, Kentucky’s Senate Education Committee has unanimously approved legislation that would effectively return the Bible to the state’s classrooms. The proposed Bible courses would be offered as electives. [OneNewsNow.com]

New statistics just released show that the Catholic Church has made substantial gains (up 1.49%) since the last census. The Mormons are also up by 1.71%, as are the Assemblies of God (up 1.27%). Others in the top ten church bodies in America have no change (Church of God in Christ, both bodies of National… Continue reading Church Attendance Up… For Some

Dear God, Please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my life. Remove the ‘have nots’, the ‘can nots’ and the ‘do nots’ that I have in my mind. Erase the ‘will nots’, ‘may nots’, and ‘might nots’ that find a home in my heart. Release me from the ‘could nots’,… Continue reading The Knots Prayer