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Lord Jesus, enable Yasmin and her husband to conceive a beautiful baby. Bless them with a baby that they may dedicate this new life for your work and purposes. In your holy name we pray to you, Jesus, Amen.

Okay, so as you know, this blog started out as a place to document our journey toward aliyah. That has been put on hold temporarily due mainly to financial concerns. So, I was corresponding with Yishai Fleisher recently, just updating him as to where we stand at the moment. He told me about a blog called "Praying for Aliyah". The gist of the blog is that people who desire to make aliyah, but a

It is desirable for the husband and wife to pray 2 raka’aat together on their wedding night. This has been narrated from the earliest generation of Muslims, as in the following 2 narrations: [a] First: On the authority of Abu Sa’eed Mawla Abu Asyad who said: No Tags

The husband should, at the time of consummating the marriage with his wife or before that, place his hand on the front part of her head, mention the name of Allaah Most High, and pray for Allaah’s blessings. As in the statement of the Prophet: No Tags

This video occurs after Procession ,Divine Praises with Benediction at the Monastery of The Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration ,and Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, USA during the Feast of Corpus Christi 2008.

Aquí tenemos a George Michael interpretando "Praying for Time" en la final del American Idol, sétima temporada, en la que el ganador fue David Cook.Pero hablando de la presentación de Michael, pues la versión quedó perfecta y fue, de hecho, uno de los mejores momentos de la noche.

(Context: This was written in the spring of 2003 while I was a sophomore at Wheaton College. It was written for the Wheaton College newspaper, but they never published it) Pray for your Enemies With all of the talk around campus about the war with Iraq it is important to be reminded of a biblical passage or [...]

[originally performed by George Michael] These are the days of the open hand They will not be the last Look around now These are the days of the beggars and the choosers This is the year of the hungry man Whose place is in the past Hand in hand with ignorance and legitimate excuses The rich declare themselves poor And most of us are [...]

Recently, Lebanon internal issues raised again as another big issue to be added to the Middle East multi Issues for 2008, the internal problems kept growing as there is still no President for the moment - having a record reserved in Guinness World Records book for the longest period for a country without a President!! - political issues kept evolving till we reached the latest situation of the spa

An old friend, Michael, wrote recently. He said he envied my life here in Bali, that he wished he had the courage to live similarly. He wrote: I worry about finances, health insurance and all that... Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...

You may remember this story from last month. An 11 year-old girl died following the complications of untreated diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Now, DKA is a serious condition and strikes fear in anyone who has diabetes. However, if recognized early, this is a treatable. And, for the most part, DKA has a good recovery rate.The parents of this child did not see it necessary to seek medical attention for their daughter. Instead, they felt that faith alone along with prayer would be enough to heal their daughter. This Associated Press story continues:Madeline Neumann died March 23 -- Easter Sunday -- at her family's rural Weston home. Her parents were told the body would be taken to Madison for an autopsy the next day. "They responded, 'You won't need to do that. She will be alive by then,"' the

Occasionally, there is some good news. Dale and Leilani Neumann, who I've posted about before, have been charged with second-degree reckless homicide for praying, instead of taking their daughter to the hospital to be treated for diabetes.The Neumanns face up to 25 years in prison for essentially killing their daughter via God. One wonders what they must think now that they waited for God to heal their daughter. Are they going to use the most despised religious excuse in history? That it was God's will?Perhaps, the Neumanns should return to the real world, as opposed to their world of imaginary characters, and demonstrate the unconditional love they should have had for their children by protecting them from things such as disease. In this case, they chose their love of God over the life of

At a higher level in the spirit world, many of us are deeply concerned about the problems of the world today. This includes the following:The rising cost of food and food shortages like riceThe rising cost of oil and fossil fuelsThe after effects of the subprime crisis which includes worthless ABCP paper and a deteriorating housing marketRampant stockmarket speculation from hedge fund managers and others who want to make a quick buck on the backs of ordinary investors and consumers who are being squeezed to the limit.Excessively tight loan conditions for some potential home owners with a good credit ratingThe spreading of "doom and gloom" scenerios from senior economists and banking executives to the general publicAs concerned stewards of the Earth, we wa

Those who have been in Istanbul before , probably visited the Blue Mosque in Sultan Ahmet , today i went to Blue Mosque for friday praying , it was really crowded with muslims and the voice of the imam was amazing , you should listen him while he reads surahs loudly , next friday i will try to record his voice , i'm sure you will like his amazing voice.And i recorded a video while he preaches to all muslimsi will take a better video next friday , i wish i had a video cam to take a more qualified videos, anyway hope you like it , do not forget to comment about video , thanks!

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After watching the replay of Idol Gives Back this afternoon, I was drawn to play a part in a small way. Since I don't live in the US, the only way to donate is to download some songs in iTunes. Well, I went to Americanidol.com and was planning to do that but when it came to payment, I realized that my country was not listed in iTunes, this meant that I won't be able to purchase songs via iTunes. It was kinda sad for me cos I seriously loved the song, Praying for Time, sang by Carrie Underwood. She sang very well in the show and the words were truly meaningful too. So since I couldn't download from iTunes, I had gotten this from youtube. If you can, do download it at AmercianIdol.comIt's time to give back.

Apparently the Czech Republic symbol, Tomas Rosicky, would lose the third Euro of his career. Or his knee is saying it.... Although Karel Brueckner is thinking about other players, I don’t think that he could avoid missing him (as Arsenal does since January 26th).Present in a national squad since 1995 (U-15) would be replaced by Jaroslav Plasil, Marek Matejovsky, or David Jarolim. Maybe Jaroslav is the man to replace Rosicky experience.Czechoslovakia was the EURO champion in 1976 and, as Czech Republic was the runner up in 1996. But this year, won’t be easy the Group A against Switzerland, Portugal and Turkey.Before crying The Czech absence, see the best of him on youtube.

Thomas Oliphant’s Praying for Gil Hodges is his very personal account of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers and, in particular, of Game 7 of that year’s World Series in which the Dodgers finally beat the hated New York Yankees to become baseball world champions. But this book is about much more than baseball; it is about how a child can form a bond with a sports team that will last him a lifetime and how

Un capitulo mas de esta buena serie y pues sigue de cerca a Eli en este capitulo titulado "Praying for Time" y tambien en la version de la casa solo aqui en Darkville donde estan las mejores series.Entrar al Foro de 350MbEntrar al Foro de 100MbJerkylink - Uploader Team

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ——MIME_BOUNDRY_main_message Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”UTF-8″ i pray that you dont geta ny wrost and i hope you win the lottery i love you alot i just want you to live your life healthy i love you - michael blazevich from homestead

Adnan Ghalib gave an update to Access Hollywood about Britney Spears. And his choice of words paint an interesting picture of Spears that has been looking wonderful lately. Is she entirely wonderful? Adnan spotted at Ed Hardy’s fashion week event told US TV show Access Hollywood last night the following: “In a situation like that, you’re not ever going [...]

Last week, Sophie was moved to tears by the simple act of getting clean water out of her faucet (well, that and perhaps a bit of jet lag and reentry issues after spending over a week in Uganda with Compassion International). Mary DeMuth's newsletter asks us to pray for a well that is being dug in Ghana (you can read about her son's role in it and find out more information, including how you can

PLACE: Lakewood Church-Houston, Tx, Joel Osteen, Pastor DATE: Saturday, March 1, 2008 TIME: 7:00 p.m. THE MUSIC: Worship Team: Israel Houghton, Cindy Cruse-Ratcliff, Da’dra Crawford Greathouse, Steve Crawford, Choir & Band I’ll let these two videos say it all. The riffs between Israel & Steve on the first video is priceless. Da’dra did an excellent job on “Lord, You’re Holy”.     THE MESSAGE: Scripture References: 1 Chronicles [...]

Firstly, Happy Birthday you daft old bint!(She's just turned the big Three Ooooooh has my demented other half)I can't write much as I can't sit or think straight. My head is off the charts, my BP is spinning (or something like that anyway) and I've not been very far away from throwing up at any point over the last 5 or 6 hours.And 'why so' you all cry in unison?-Tomorrow I do the 'handover'....For those not in 'the know', or who have memory loss of any varying length, or just developmental problems, I can't actually say the words for you. This is because that little cannonball of vomit will explode from me and will need cleaning up and I have enough impending bodily emission issues at the moment as is.So make do with some picture association if you feel the need.PLUSPLUSEQUALSGut turning

Estate agents in Karpasia agree that a re-election of President Tassos Papadopoulos will revitalise the lagging economy of the property market.Estate agent Guray Haksever explained that “after the Annan Plan fell through, foreigners, especially Europeans, bought land irrespectively of whether it was owned by a Turkish Cypriot or a Greek Cypriot.

Oli Jokinen’s Skate cuts Zedniks Carotid Artery Very similiar to Clint Malarchuk, Buffalo Sabres goalie, Zednik fights for his life! A terrifying ordeal for the Florida Panthers, Richard Zednik. All the best goes out to Richard and his family. There was so much blood it was as if the ice was splashed with buckets of blood

Hi folks,I just spammed a whole bunch of friends with an email about this, but if you read my blog and might pray for my family right now, we'd be grateful for your prayers. We found out on Wednesday that my Dad has what his doc described as a "really big" brain tumor. The whole family (Dad and Mom, my brother Sean and his fiancee Anna, and Tina and I) have spent the weekend together - it's been a good weekend with lots of laughs and Croghanesque good food! - and tomorrow at 12:15 we're all going to Dad's first appointment with a neurologist who seems to be the very best in North Carolina for this kind of thing. We're hoping to come back from tomorrow's appointment with some idea of a treatment plan, but we don't know for sure what we'll learn. In any case, I wanted to share the URL fo

Dear jesus. It’s been awhile that i also have not prayed to you. And it’s seems as though i only pray to you when i am in need of you.Please God , please give me and Mike a child God. You are the only one who knows our hearts and i know that You are the [...]

please pray for my boyfriend Dani. He is in deep trouble that can cause so much pain for his family. We have a daughter but died because of extreme prematurity.. He just made a big mistake even if we are in grief for our baby. We seperated 2x because of his instability for love and [...]

We are facing a serious drought in our neck of the woods. Friends of ours own a lake house; my first post on this blog was from Memorial Day 2006, which we spent there with them. Here is a photo from that post (my husband is the cutie driving the jet ski): See the island in the background? Here is a photo I took last weekend. The trees in the background are the same trees from the above picture: You can now walk to the “island.” Look at how low the docks are: Our friends have had to repeatedly push their dock further out and down (approximately 60 feet so far) as the water has receded. Our family has personally taken steps to reduce our water consumption. I keep a pitcher in the kitchen sink which catches water when we wash our hands or dishes. When I need to rinse a dish before putting it in the dishwasher, I use that water. We water plants with it, too, so I hope a little soap or food stuff won’t hurt them. “When it’s yellow, let it mellow&he

GOD Please help me to get baby soon. I am struggling inside a lot. I am crying all alone.Sometimes i feel like i dont have anything in this world and no meaning to live myself. To get atleast some meaning in my life i should get baby, GOD please give me that Gift. I am loosing [...]

I would like strength to keep my family and I strong through the many up and downs of my husband’s pain and my fathers heart! Please give us strength and hope to overcome this ordeal, I would also like to pray for strength and hope for a friend named Larisa. Please pray for all of [...]

i’m in need of prayers for my friend Erica’s father and her husband, Jimmy. i want for her to be able to be strong for the both men in her life, during this time of them being so seriously ill & filled with pain. i don’t want to be selfish, but @ this time [...]

Please pray that my sister Randi who is very ill and hospitalized also heal her from the illness that has inflicted her body. Pray that she makes a full recovery and that her unborn child also makes it through this. Also pray that I also request prayer that I recieve a assignment that meets all [...]

I am a twenty-four year old mother of two. I had my tubes tied at the age of nineteen. I am now divorced from the father of my children, but I have remarried to a wonderful man who has accepted both of my children as his own. However, he does not have any children of [...]

Thank you Mary for letting me use this photo.***Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord,the fruit of the womb is a reward.Psalm 127:3 Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.Jeremiah 1:5 Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord...and the Lord granted his plea,and Rebekah his wife conceived.Genesis 25:21 Elizabeth's time came for her to be delivered...when her neighbors and relativesheard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her,they rejoiced with her.Luke 1:57 For this child I prayed,and the Lord has granted me my petitionwhich I asked of him.1 Samuel 1:27He settles barren women in her homeas a happy mother of childrenPsalm 113:9The Lord said to me, "You have seen correctly,for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."Jeremiah 1:12"Call to me and I will answer youand tell you great and unsearchable thingsyou do not know"Jeremiah 33:3***

I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I’ll bless Your name into eternity. I’ll bless You every day, and keep it up from now to eternity. God is magnificent; He can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to His greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe of Your work; each one tells stories of Your mighty acts. Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking; I compose songs on Your wonders. Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of Your greatness. The fame of Your goodness spreads across the country; Your righteousness is on everyone’s lips. God is all mercy and grace— not quick to anger, is rich in love. God is good to one and all; everything He does is suffused with grace. Creation and creatures applaud You, God; Your holy people bless You. They talk about the glories of Your rule, they exclaim over Your splendor, Letting the world know of Your power for good, the lavish splendor of Your kin

Carl Hagy, who is 41-years-old, has been arrested for stealing a laptop from Rev. Fidelis Obdike, who was in the process of praying with him.  Hagy was arrested by police on Wednesday after he pawned the computer, according to reports. The incident happened on Friday at the Destiny Global Ministries, in which police responded to the call by Obdike describing what happened.  Obdike told police that he bought the laptop from Carl Hagy about two weeks ago.  Then he said that Hagy came back to the church and asked to pray.  While the two where praying inside the church Hagy took the preacher’s laptop computer and left before Obdike even opened his eyes. Police later booked Hagy at the Sebastian County Jail, but he was later released on a $1,500 bond.  I am still trying to figure out how the man took the computer without Obdike hearing him.

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, along with representatives from a variety of faiths — Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu — conducted a prayer vigil on the steps of the state capitol yesterday to petition God to end the historic drought we are experiencing. I have partly cloudy feelings about this. I wish he would have widened his circle by inviting a Native American to perform a rain dance,

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. ~~ Ephesians 6:18 Grant, Lord, that my children’s lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to “pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests” I pray that they embrace Your gift of prayer. Your gift to the strong and the weak, to the smallest child and frailest of the old. I pray they do not suffer the tragedy to go through life leaving the gift of prayer unused! I pray that they experience intimacy with You. May they recognize that though You are all-sufficient, all-powerful, and all-knowing, You desire to draw close, to communicate, to speak to them, to seek their response, to hear their prayers. Help their mother and I to nurture prayer warriors, strong soldiers for the Lord, for we need the children to pray. I ask these things in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen

Jack and Max are walking from religious service. Jack wonders whether it would be all right to smoke while praying.Max replies, "Why don't you ask the Priest?"So Jack goes up to the Priest and asks, " Father, may I smoke while I pray?"The Priest replies, "No, my son, you may not! That's utter disrespect to our religion."Jack goes back to his friend and tells him what the good Priest told him.Max says, "I'm not surprised. You asked the wrong question. Let me try."And so Max goes up to the Priest and asks, "Father, may I pray while I smoke ?"To which the Priest eagerly replies, "By all means, my son. By all means. You can always pray whenever you want to."Moral of the story is ... The reply you get depends on the question you ask.

God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I’m an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I’m never out of your sight. You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence. I look behind me and you’re there, then up ahead and you’re there, too— your reassuring presence, coming and going. This is too much, too wonderful— I can’t take it all in! Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit? to be out of your sight? If I climb to the sky, you’re there! If I go underground, you’re there! If I flew on morning’s wings to the far western horizon, You’d find me in a minute— you’re already there waiting! Then I said to myself, “Oh, he even sees me in the dark! At night I’m immersed in the light!” It’s a fact: darkness isn’t dark to you; night and day, darkness and light, they’re a

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Thankfully, a federal judge refused Monday to temporarily bar schools from observing a brief period of prayer or reflective silence for students, but he allowed a lawsuit contesting the practice to move forward. The ridiculous lawsuit was filed by talk-radio host Rob Sherman, whose 14-year-old daughter, Dawn, is a student in the district at Buffalo Grove High School. She and her father maintain that the new law is just another round in the long-running battle over prayer in school and as such violates the U.S. Constitution. The Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act already had allowed Illinois schools to have a moment of silence at the start of every school day if they wished to do so. This month Legislators overturned Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s veto and made the moment of silence mandatory. The school district has promised to enforce the law in a “neutral” fashion making no reference whatsoever to religion. Rob Sherman has been on a one man crusade to rid the public s

Thanks for praying for stef. Here is an update from his wife…Wow our God is amazing “Hi, it’s Sandi filling in for Stef– Wow! What a day this has been. Actually, what a journey these past three months have been. We have been awaiting this day for some time now. We waited with both fear and excitement. We had a fear of the unknown because we didn’t know for sure what they would be doing once they opened Stef up, and we had excitement because of the possibilities of this surgery.  We definitely saw what God can do.  I do have to thank our amazing support system also.  We have so many amazing friends and family who shared of their time with us over the last few days.  Some dear girl friends of mine had me up for lunch yesterday and a time of prayer.  Last night, some friends of Stef’s came to our house to pray with Stef.  Today, we had some wonderful people sit with me  at the hospital to help pass those long hours.  A wonderful friend of Stef’s was th

James Hastings (assuming that is his actual name) has struck again, only this time on someone else's blog. I have decided to respond to him here. Also see Parts 1, 2, and 3 in our debate.Pax Christi,phatcatholic - - - - - - - - - -James,For someone who isn't out to convert, you sure are spreading your message around. Perhaps you are hoping that you'll find a Catholic you can actually convince?On my blog I responded to much of what you have written here. But there are a few new points that I would like to address.To encourage me to pray to the saints, I used to told the story of a man who wanted a job in a factory. Rather than approach the owner directly, he went to talk to his cousin who already worked there and asked him to take his petition to the owner.Or, as a teenager, I was told that if I wanted to stay out late at a party, it was always best to take my request to my mother who would present it to my father and soften the blow!These stories are just variations of the same one

It seems that Bush is sending in FEMA. Now things are going to get really ugly. I wonder when the reports of incompetence, missed opportunities, and ignored dangers will start rolling in. Thanks to the Lew Rockwell Blog for the heads up. Government

鎌切、島根Japan has two main species and nine sub-species of praying mantis known commonly in Japanese as the kamakiri, but variously, also, as the tohroh, imojiri, or iibomushiri. Kamakiri literally means “sickle cut,” referring to the front legs, that to the ancient Japanese obviously more resembled someone working in the garden than piously praying.Like most Japanese wildlife, it is rarely seen in the cities, but abounds in the countryside. This specimen of a praying mantis was recently photographed in Shimane prefecture, at the westernmost tip of the main island of Honshu.True to its reputation as a predator, it fearlessly attacked the camera moments after this shot was taken, and proceeded to clamber over the camera, up the photographer’s arm and onto his head!The praying mantis, along with stag beetles and other large creepy crawlies, is a favorite with Japanese boys, who collect them mainly in the summer.Book a hotel in Japan with BookingsJapanese FictionJapan Book Sh

As I reflect on this photograph, I see once again that not all the brave leave the "home of the brave" to enter battle; some are required now to be the brave of the home It is said a picture is worth a thousand words but it leaves me speechless and tears in my eyes. We have a long list of good friends whose husbands are deploying to Iraq next month. One of the wives sent me this. We

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. John 20:30-31 NKJVWe are doing a sermon series in church right now, called the Miracles of Jesus. (You can find the message here, in the next few days, if you care to listen to it.) Yesterday was the first of the series, and our pastor challenged us to believe that miracles do still happen. He also gave us some of the reasons that he believes causes many of us to refrain from asking for miracles. He really made me stop and think.You see, I have been refraining from asking for a miracle, not because I don't believe it can happen, but for fear that God will say no. Because you see, if I ask, that doesn't mean it's what's in God's will for me. And if I ask, I will hope for it, and any disappointment will be that much worse for me. It reall

Before I moved to Utah I’m not sure if I’d ever seen a Praying Mantis…just knew about it from science class and photos and such. Here in my own backyard I seem to trip over them all the time. What is it about Utah and the Praying Mantis — do we have an abundance of bugs that make the Mantis a very happy neighborhood bug? Evie was out with me in the yard with several other dogs. We were just finishing up our going potty routine when I noticed Evie was sniffing at something on the ground like it was alive. I figured it was a leaf, blade of grass, or something like that. After watching her for a moment and seeing that her interest didn’t let up and that in fact it looked as though she might even be following something…I had to check it out. Wow! Evie had found a green stick that moved! Gently using her paw she tried to steer the green stick and move it closer to her. The green stick didn’t want anything to do with the giant furry thing

The first formal activity we had on day 1 last Saturday was praying the Liturgy of the Hours with the class of 2009. We all went to the chapel (our building was constructed in 1791!), and it was beautiful. The “upper classmen” (class of 2009) had two of their members pre-chosen to Preside/lead the prayer, and a second who offered a ten-minute homily/reflection of the next Sunday’s gospel as practice. We started with a beautiful hymn being sung, which I know happens but I have never personally experienced when I do morning prayer during the week at my church. The homily/reflection was excellent! Part of me was chomping at the bit for my turn (likely in two years), part of me was in awe wondering if I could ever do that as well. I have considerable industry speaking experience, but that’s a lot different than being the vehicle for the Holy Spirit to inspire the faith of people through the Word of God! The two upper classmen were dressed as Deacons but without the sash

Dear God. Please help me and my husband to keep our family intact. help my children to grow good and obedient. Help us Lord to build our own house to cherished with the whole family. Give us chance to live life happily together as family. Keep our family in peace and [...]

Shyanne Online Prayer Request I lost a baby about 6months ago and i feel like I cant get past it i still cry and I have not even really stop thinking about the baby.I wonted a baby for so long and was so happy that i had finally got my baby only for the baby not 2 be in the right place although the father of my baby was not there for me i am sure and happy about being a single parent i have so much love to give and feel as if i have been cheated in some way i still buy baby cloths for the baby i lost, the only thing a think about around the time my period is comming is that i dont wont it and how happy I would be if i just never got my period and i was with child I am asking for a pray and just a chance of a life time to have someone to love 4ever and i hope this month is the month for me Thanks Shyanne

owolabi Ayuba Online Prayer Request hello. i want u to help me pray for my upcoming examination results which will be out october… i need ur prayers so that i can succed in exam successfully.. thank and God Bless u.

Welcome to Praying Through the Arabian Peninsula. National believers and Christian workers invite you to pray with us to see evangelism increase and the church planted among the local people in the Arabian Peninsula. What is the Arabian Peninsula ??? Click on the country name at the web site link below to find out general information on the country and its people. These pages include facts on geography, religion, economy, politics and internet links for more in depth information. Facts about AP(All the Nations) More info. about KUWAIT Share This

Read an article in today's Johnson City Press, in which Christian singer, Michael W. Smith, urged people to fast and pray for rain. The article pointed to a prayer in time of drought posted Friday by the United Methodist Church and written by Taylor Burton-Edwards. According to the article: Burton-Edwards described prayers of this nature as appeals for help and understanding in times of crises: “What do we do here, God? We don’t know. It’s too big for us to figure out."Also in the Press this morning, another fine article about our 225th anniversary celebration this weekend. I just can't seem to keep from getting my picture in the paper. Wouldn't want any of you to think I was bashful or anything....

Mom to 4 Request I need help praying that the Lord will bless us once again with another adoption. Praying that my husband’s heart and mine be joined with God’s love in another beautiful journey to more children for our family. Thank you. Proud Mom to 4 blessings from God

Jose Request Dear Brother/Sister, My sister Aruna who was having financial problems mortgaged her house in bank and took a mortgage loan of Rs. 2 Lakhs today. While bringing the money from bank to home some one robbed total Rs. 2 Lakhs in the bus. Request you to kindly pray our Lord Jesus for us to get those money back to my sister to overcome her financial crisis. In Jesus Name Jose

I've been working on a series of large angel and Madonna icons for the Buyers Market of American Craft show next week. This is a contemplative angel, rather peaceful, her hands raised in prayer. My hubby cuts the crosses in 3/4 inch plywood. I gesso them and apply the Celtic braid in texture medium; sort of like decorating a cake. I let it dry over night then carry on with the painting. Once I'm satisfied I seal it then add the sparkling little crystals. “To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” ~ St. Thomas AquinasTitle: Enduring Faith Size: 14 x 24 in 60 x 36 cm*All Image Rights Reserved © Wendy Ryan *

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I wonder if each of us, for one day, prayed to Al Pacino, how many of the things we prayed for would materialize over the next 10 years? Would any of us then conclude that Al Pacino has magical powers? That he’s a God? Granted Al Pacino is a rather fantastic actor but I doubt even he would purport to have godlike powers. Garrett Toren, Editor of ‘The Meaning of Life’ believes that his grandfather, through God, sent down a piano as he had promised to do before he died: I am sure there is a heaven, and that my Grandpa is there. Here’s why: When I was a boy, my mother gave piano lessons to augment our small income. Our piano was an old upright that was so decrepit that it couldn’t be tuned, and had several keys that didn’t play at all. We couldn’t afford a better one. My grandfather, whose name was Joseph Weber, came to spend the last few months of his life with us. I don’t know what he was suffering from, but he was very ill and couldn’t get up from his be

I stumbled onto Realtors attend worship service to pray for better market in a link from my feed reader. Oh my word. Like a trillion comments on that post. I’m in two minds about this one. I do think prayer, intention, positive thinking, call it what you will, is a valuable and good thing. It’s certainly better than being a grumpy nellie and leeching the life from everything around you. I do take this side of my life somewhat seriously. But, the entire concept of a market is a rather pragmatic aspiritual thing. A market is defined as a place where buyers and sellers meet to trade. The fundamental negotiation point being price. A well run market is simply a market where there are few barriers or difficulties in making trades. If the average price in a market is going down, thats the result of the interplay of demand and supply. It’s the market working as a market. It’s meant to be able to do that. Frankly it’s never been easier to buy or

Today, I blog-met Kate. Go over to her blog to read her story. Read her Mother's Day (May 13th) post where I took this photo without permisson (I asked permission through comment, I hopefully can do an e-mail follow-up). When you pray for Heather, pray for Kate as well.

Read Isaiah 64:1-12V. 1 Pray for God's supernatural power and presenceV. 2 Pray for purity among God's peopleV. 3 Pray for the focus to be on ChristV. 4 Pray for increased faith in GodV. 5 Pray for a proper view of GodV. 6 Pray for a proper view of ourselvesV. 7 Pray for others to join in prayerV. 8 Pray for yielded livesV. 9 Pray for a sense of urgencyV. 10 Pray for our cityV. 11 Pray for our churchV. 12 Pray for the release of God's mercy

I am at the irritable point of pregnancy. (I say that in the hopes that the rest of the months ease up in this regard.) EVERYTHING gets under my skin.  And I know it’s stupid, but that doesn’t stop my temper from flaring up.  I’ve done very well to control it thus far. But this morning.. after discussing it at the store last night.. I preheated the oven to bake some muffins. (It saved me having to buy breakfast, since we already had some.) I jumped in the shower while the oven was preheating, and after I got out and was putting lotion on, I heard the clink of cereal bowls. I came out and found both of them playing video games.  And they’d already eaten (and left a mess in the kitchen). I tried not to be slighted by it, but I totally was.  I wanted to stomp around and scream and say things that I knew would hurt them.. for no good reason.  I knew that.  I knew it was stupid and I just needed to get over it.  So, instead — logically —, 

Jesus' prayer in John 17 stands out revealing some of his relationship with God the Father and some of his hopes and dreams for those who would follow him. We in the church try to live out his teachings and follow his example. Prayer was a key part of Jesus' life. He went away from his friends to pray, he taught them to pray, he prayed deep into the night before his death. Prayer was as much

The liberal Arabic-language website Aafaq reports that a Muslim student set off a debate when she sent an email to the mailing list of a Muslim students' association (rabitat al-tullab al-muslimin) at Virginia Tech asking the students to pray that Allah have mercy on those killed and wounded in the shooting attack at the university. According to Aafaq, the dean of student affairs at American International University, Abu Hamza Hijji, responded, writing that Allah the Most Merciful forbids praying for mercy for the non-Muslim dead, or even for the non-Muslim living, and that it is only permitted to pray that they be rightly guided. He added that what happened was a sad occurrence, but that does not give Muslims the right to transgress the laws of Allah the Most Merciful.More

I think it is also appropriate to have this as my Thankful Thursday Post!Here's an excerpt from Boomama's post:As of 9:00 AM central time, y’all have given $10,030.00 to Heather and her family. I think I need to cry now. THANK Y’ALL SO MUCH! “Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.” - Psalm 115:1Fund still growing. Check it our HERE for the most recent update and note from BoomamaFor more thankfulness, go to Sting My Heart.

Go here and here for the detailsThe long and the short of the story is thatHeather was diagnosed with a brain tumor.This post here contains a little note of Heather to her dad,and her dad's response.Oh, my heart melted as I read them.What a precious relationship they have.Here's a bit of what they wrote:On Heather's post:Dad, I know you are reading this, and I know there are tears in your eyes-but remember that I love you and I am going to be okay… really- I am. Her Dad's comment post:I gave you to our Heavenly Father after I was saved.I can’t take you back, but I will not let you Go.I don’t have words, you know my heart.* * * And here's another example of Heather's faithful heart.Yesterday she received an "insensitive e-mail" (my opinion).Heather's reply is full of grace - read it HERE.

INTERCESSION is among other things identification. Intercession is about heart, ears and eyes. Written from a Jewish perspective - therefore at odds in some parts with the watchman´s, the intercessors outlook - but, yet, worth reading for the sake of praying for Jerusalem, says the editor of Intercessors Network reading an article on Jerusalem; see Next year in Jerusalem by Peggy Cidor. ( More )intercession Intercessory Intercessors for Israel Prayer for Jerusalem ::

This has to be one of my worst nightmares, getting shot. Growing up in Dorchester, MA, I heard a lot of gunfire at night, but I never got used to it. What is going on! It seems like we should be more advanced than this: “An 18-year-old Hyde Park man was shot in the head and suffered massive injuries yesterday as he rode on a packed MBTA bus, in a chaotic scene that stunned afternoon commuters. He was on life support at Boston Medical Center early today, and police officials said he was not likely to survive. The shooting sent passengers and pedestrians frantically diving for cover and left witnesses confused about whether the gunman fired from the street or was among the small group of young men who jumped into the bus to confront the victim after arguing with him from the sidewalk. The unidentified victim, who police said was from Hyde Park and was 18, was taken to Boston Medical Center. The shooting — and a second, possibly connected fatal shooting a few hours later and n

Katarina Request Please, keep Nebojsa and me in continued prayers for: -DIVINE INTERVENTION FOR OUR COMPLETE RECONCILIATION AND STRENGTHENING OF OUR LOVE -NEBOJSA’S FORGIVENESS, SOFTENING OF HIS HEART, HIS INITIATIVE, MAKING STEPS TOWARD ME (CALL ME, APOLOGIZE), HAVING PLANS ABOUT OUR FUTURE LIFE -FOR NEW BEGINNING FOR US -THAT GOD DESTROY ALL DEVILS AND WEAPONS FORMED AGAINST OUR RELATIONSHIP [...]

(*From an email received by LittleOleLady from the United States Justice Foundation. ) On Mar 1, 2007, Navy Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt was fired by the U.S. Navy, ending his 16 year military career, for the “crime” of wearing his uniform to pray publicly “in Jesus name.”  He has now lost his million dollar pension.  His family was evicted from their home in military housing.  Yet he’s declaring victory…. Why declare victory?  The U.S. Congress agreed with him, and rescinded the exact same “Navy prayer policy” which was enforced against him at court-martial.  Now all other chaplains have limited freedom to pray “in Jesus name.”  His sacrifice purchased their liberty. But the Navy refuses to “grandfather” that legislative victory back to his case.  Navy lawyers still today defend that bad policy in federal court, even after it was rescinded by Congress, as a “lawful” reason to fire a sixteen year veteran, robbing his family of their hard

Ever hear a story that for some unknown reason touches you deeply? The story of Gavin has touched my heart in ways I can't begin to explain. I have never met this young boy, but I feel as if I know him. He is a 7 year old boy with cancer. Not just any childhood cancer but a rare type of childhood leukemia called JMML ( Juvenile Myelomeonocytic Leukemia ). This type of cancer is so rare they don't

Recently in a corporate setting, we bowed our heads to pray and to my shame, I found it difficult to concentrate. There were too many images, thoughts and voices swirling around in my head to focus on actual prayer. A few things crossed my mind that made me recoil with disgust. To me, this was a problem. Prayer is precious. I should not be thinking of these things right now. I'm praying. Although I violently attempted to clear my mind of these disreputable thoughts, I was simply incapable of doing so. They were there, and there was nothing I could do about it. I immediately began to wonder why it was so exceedingly difficult to focus.As I examined what these thoughts were, I realized that they were the images I had seen, the thoughts I had thought and the voices that I had listened to that morning and the previous day.All of a sudden, and with the sober clarity of one regaining consciousness after being knocked out from behind, I felt the words of the apostle Paul in Philippians 4:8

Let's kick things off - for no very good reason - with Kansas Republican Senator Sam Brownback. Brownback made the news a couple of weeks ago for two reasons. First, his decision to hold up the judicial nomination of Michigan judge Janet Neff (Associated Press in the Columbia State) because Neff went to a lesbian civil ceremony once. As a guest. Four years ago. I hear Dick Cheney has put on hold his ambition to be appointed to the Supreme Court.More importantly from our point of view was this AP report - here in the Dodge City Globe (seriously - it's in Kansas) - that Brownback had "poured thought and prayer" into whether or not he should run for President, and was "very close with announcements." Brownback attempted to be coy with ABC 'This Week' host George Stephanopoulos, when asked about his plans, but Stephanopoulos interpreted Brownback's smile as a sign that he considered himself to be in the running. (I guess we can rule out the possibility that Brownback was just