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Why should someone who is not Jewish study the Old Testament?

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:10:27 +0000

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8 Things to Keep in Mind in Regards to Conflict at Work/Church

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:58:58 +0000

Email DOES NOT WORK! It often drags out the conflict way longer that it should be. It can easily be misinterpreted, thus causing new conflicts.

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Lady Gaga’s Manila concerts face protests – CNN

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:29:10 +0000

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Lady Gaga's Manila concerts face protests
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(CNN) — Christian groups in the Philippines plan to protest Lady Gaga's performances there Monday and Tuesday, just after Muslim protests have cast doubt whether she will be allowed to perform in Indonesia. "This protest is not against Lady Gaga as a …
Faithful Filipinos Rally Against Lady GagaWall Street Journal (blog)
Filipino Christians denounce Lady GagaTVNZ
Filipino Christian youth protest Lady GagaCBS News
Times of India -Washington Post
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Obama Campaign Taps Young Adviser, Michael Wear, for Faith Outreach

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:07:18 +0000

President Obama’s re-election campaign has tapped a 23-year-old executive assistant in the White House faith-based office to head up its outreach to religious communities.

Michael R. Wear, who has worked in the White House for the past three and half years, will move to Chicago to become the campaign’s Faith Vote director next week, White House officials confirmed on Monday.

“It has been an honor working with Michael Wear to create positive faith-based and nonprofit partnerships to serve people in need,” said Joshua DuBois, executive director of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Wear was DuBois’ executive assistant. (CT profiled then 26-year-old DuBois in 2009)

A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Wear was an intern during Obama’s 2008 campaign, specializing in outreach to religious groups. He helped arrange candidate Obama’s appearance at a presidential forum at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church in California as well as a meeting between Obama and prominent Christian leaders in Chicago.

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News & Views 05/01/12

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:03:23 +0000

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Dear Saddleback Family,

Welcome to News and Views for the first week of May. This is an incredibly important week at Saddleback Church. Watch this video to hear about four major opportunities you’ll want to take advantage of.

To register for the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit, click here.
To view and share the Bear Grylls event information, click here.
For more information about Rwanda Rocks, click here.

We’ll see you this weekend for Part Two of Love-Powered Parenting with Milan and Kay Yerkovich.

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Become Dangerous

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:55:11 +0000

In his final year, Chuck Colson issued a challenge to the Church. If silence is not your style, stay tuned to BreakPoint.
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Activist Chen hopes to meet Christian Bale after violence marred China visit – New York Post

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:29:02 +0000

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Activist Chen hopes to meet Christian Bale after violence marred China visit
New York Post
Now, Guangcheng hopes to meet actor Christian Bale. NEW YORK — A meeting between Chen Guangcheng and Christian Bale appears likely now the Chinese dissident has settled with his family in the US — five months after the Hollywood star was roughed up …
Activist Chen and star supporter Christian Bale hope to meet, after violence …WOGX
Actor Christian Bale, who tried to visit Chen in China, wants to meet him in USCNN International
Chen Guangcheng's Family is Told to Pack Up for the USA TodayChristian News Wire (press release)
The Cypress Times
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Why should someone who is not Jewish study the Old Testament?

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:10:54 +0000

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The Value of Wisdom

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:09:12 +0000

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“…to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding of the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
Colossians 2:2,3
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A Means To What End?

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:07:27 +0000

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As I read Philippians 2:34 on my flight to California after visiting my family in Idaho, I thought of my career path and the plans I have as it pertains to my life today. We labor so as to survive, but to what end? My labor of long ago wasn't for provision but rather, material gain; never being able to satisfy my selfish wants. Status was everything, as it is in the world today.But by the grace of God, what I do now, which was once for my own desires, is no longer for me, but rather, for my family's greater wellbeing. In all humility, I look to be a provider, a supplement if you will, to that which God Almighty is already providing.I pray too, that I always remember to bring a good portion of it to the altar of God; the firstfruits as He desires, as He commands,…

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Annular Solar Eclipse to Hit Northern California This Weekend

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:59:02 +0000

For the first time since 1994, Northern California residents will have a chance to witness a rare annular solar eclipse on Sunday.

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Deepen the Well

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:58:24 +0000

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“The deeper the level within ourselves from which our prayer, or any other act, wells up, the more it is His, but not at all the less ours. Rather, most ours when most His. Arnold speaks of us as ‘enisled’ from one another in ‘the sea of life’. But we can’t be similarly ‘enisled’ from God. To be discontinuous from God as I am discontinuous from you would be annihilation.”1
–C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm

Yes! in the sea of life enisled,
With echoing straits between us thrown,
Dotting the shoreless watery wild,
We mortal millions live alone.
–from “To Marguerite” by Matthew Arnold [1822-1888]²

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Muslim Persecution of Christians: April, 2012 – FrontPage Magazine

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:29:12 +0000

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Muslim Persecution of Christians: April, 2012
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The persecution of Christians has come to regions not normally associated with it. As in Nigeria, Muslim militants are running amok in Timbuktu, Mali—beheading a Christian leader and threatening other Christians with similar treatment.
US Army's 'fatwa' on Islam and challenges before the Muslim worldTwoCircles.net
Muslim Persecution of Christians: April 2012Gatestone Institute

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Obama Campaign Taps Young Adviser, Michael Wear, for Faith Outreach

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:07:31 +0000

President Obama’s re-election campaign has tapped a 23-year-old executive assistant in the White House faith-based office to head up its outreach to religious communities.

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News & Views 05/01/12

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:03:07 +0000

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Dear Saddleback Family,

To register for the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit, click here.
To view and share the Bear Grylls event information, click here.
For more information about Rwanda Rocks, click here.

We’ll see you this weekend for Part Two of Love-Powered Parenting with Milan and Kay Yerkovich.

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Become Dangerous

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:55:03 +0000

In his final year, Chuck Colson issued a challenge to the Church. If silence is not your style, stay tuned to BreakPoint.
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Activist Chen and star supporter Christian Bale hope to meet, after violence … – MyFox Washington DC

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:29:04 +0000

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Activist Chen and star supporter Christian Bale hope to meet, after violence …
MyFox Washington DC
NEW YORK — A meeting between Chen Guangcheng and Christian Bale appears likely now the Chinese dissident has settled with his family in the US — five months after the Hollywood star was roughed up by guards when he tried to visit Chen under house …
Actor Christian Bale, who tried to visit Chen in China, wants to meet him in USCNN International
Chen Guangcheng's Family is Told to Pack Up for the USA TodayChristian News Wire (press release)
All Girls Allowed welcomes Chen Guangcheng to the USThe Cypress Times

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Why should someone who is not Jewish study the Old Testament?

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:10:31 +0000

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Beauty For Ashes Part 12

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 05:07:15 +0000

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It was a warm summer night at the river. Fireflies were flickering their lights and the sound of crickets filled the air. The sun was setting over the water and the orange color of it looked as though it was melting into the distance. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath forgetting my problems if only for a few seconds. This time of year always gave me hope .School was out and gone was the chaos that accompanied it. Pictures of my toes in the sand, book in hand filled my mind. This year however was different for a number of reasons. All our lives were about to change forever. Being creatures of habit it was hard for all of us. Familiarity brought comfort and peace where as change brought uneasiness and questions. O.K. God I thought…Only with you can I get through this without having a nervous…

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Love and Dating: How Most Singles Have Love Backwards

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:59:10 +0000

Last year, one of the world’s largest online dating sites released results of a survey they took of 5,200 singles. Said to be the most comprehensive poll of its type ever taken, the survey of 21- to 65-year-olds (and older) reported that 72 percent of singles would live with someone in the future without marrying.

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