I Know Today's Sunday...

I know today's Sunday...and unlike alot of other blogs, I'm not posting gospel songs, devotional, or giving praise to God.

Why?
I praise Him everyday-at least I try to.

Must I post on Sunday about the goodness of God?
If I don't post about the goodness of God, am I any less saved than those who post faithfully on Sunday?




Of course not.
However, I was starting to feel bad (not convicted) cuz I didn't dedicate an obligatory spiritual post on Christ.

After searching earnestly in myself, I've discovered that I felt pressure (from myself) to follow everyone else.

Problem with that.

I'm NOT a follower.

Although, I'm @ a crossroads in my life regarding church (I've left church, and am at total peace) and it's perversion, by no way am I at a crossroads regarding my love for Christ.

And the fact that i communicate with Him (need to increase my frequency, admittedly), and care about what He thinks seems to outweigh the fact that I don't do gospel posts on Sunday.

I love God EVERYDAY...including Sunday, and I honor him everyday.
Not in my dedicating a post (to him), but I try to in my daily life.

Please do not think I'm pointing at anyone...I'm writing to say that I'm FREE from a self-imposed bondage.
I did it.
To myself.
And it took the love of Christ...to free me.
Again.

Proverbs 3:5-6 says:

"5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
6 mIn all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct^[a] your paths."

New King James Version (NKJV)
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Be blessed family.



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Thank You...

To Those Who Prayed For Me,
To Those Who Have Called Me
(I'll be returning your call-school project is due!)
THANK YOU!!
To those whose names weren't listed but PRAYED FOR ME ANYWAY...all I can say is WOW-I am truly humbled and honored by your sacrifices. I was rendered speechless upon reading the comments from those who weren't listed. I'm still teary-eyed at God's goodness and for using u to pray for me! smh

I have heard from the Lord and the way I asked the prayer to be answered it was.

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I have been blessed to have an awesome man of God in my life!
First I must say that God is good!
My needs (from man of God) that will allow me to prosper in a relationship- freedom to express myself-no matter how unorthodox, or quirky; a listening ear, patience, embracing of my past, secure in himself -have been met.
And note to Dejanae**
HE DOES BALLROOM DANCE!
That's where we initially met and connected! lol

Upon listening to the hurts I've endured in the church, Jay (his name), promptly prayed for me. He did not judge me-nor did he tell me that I shouldn't forsake the assembly of the brethren (I already know that). He told me my feelings were valid, explained that these issues in the church are historical-and then he PRAYED.
He's intelligent-he has several economic theories that he's created.
And he can BALLROOM DANCE! LOL

Upon our initial serious conversation I told him I love classical music, and I would love to go to a concert and listen to Tchaikovsky.

Well, I checked my email yesterday and he forwarded to me a confirmation of two tickets to hear violinist Hilary Hahn play with Detroit Symphony Orchestra...as they play TCHAIKOVSKY!


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And the concert is the day before my birthday!
I also received the most beautiful love letter from him.
*sighhhhhhhh*

Why did I ask for prayer??

• I asked for prayer because I could not trust hearing from God correctly, myself. And James 1:5 says "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him."
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• I was paralyzed by fear in the area of commitment.
• I had an aversion to the thought of marriage.
• I needed confirmation.
• Did not want to waste his or my time.
• Before I gave Jay an answer (yay or nay), it had to be the answer God gave me, not one given to myself from myself.
• I did what Psalms 1:1 advised:
  

1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

Because I don't play with the things of God, it was important that I seek those who communicate with God to pray on my behalf, in addition I sought the counsel of mature Christians (mature Christians who live by the word of God EVERYDAY).
It has been confirmed, Jay, was sent from God to me.

While I am scared...I no longer walk in fear.
I've never trusted a man
(due to the attached strings and bullcrap that would land me in jail/prison)...but I trust Jay.
I trusted God to an extent with my life, and He is using Jay to show me how to put ALL of my trust in Him-for my steps are ordered by Him.

I'll elaborate later, but I just wanted to thank you all for taking time out of your biz lives to look out for a sista! U have NO IDEA how I felt knowing people, whom faces I've never seen b4-pics do no justice, were praying for me. I'm truly amazed at the goodness of God.

And I promise to hold up the words I spoke at Black Male Appreciation in regards to My Black Man.

Ok y'all I'm tired.
After school, it be BAU (biz as usual) and the blogging will return.
THANK YOU!!
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My thoughts and prayers are with the Levert Family, as they mourn the death of their 2nd son Sean, less than one year after the passing of their older son, r&b singer Gerald.

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Happy Humpalicious Wordless Wednesday:::GOD

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Today's Monday...So Let's Be Better than Yesterday's Best!!

Psalms 19:14 says...

"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer."

I really need that script when dealing with my supervisor from Hades...her bangs cover up her horns...i'm almost positive!! lol

I will put forth an effort to not shut down, when she's spiteful, rude or condescending. I will be thankful for my job and not complain, in Jesus' name. Fam, what will u do today, on back2work Monday??

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Sadly, I don't Think Is Surprising News...

*Public Shyster & Pervert in Jesus' Name #1*

Paulk's granddaughter alleges inappropriate touch

Penielle White made public the testimony she gave months ago in a court deposition
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A granddaughter of a preacher embroiled in lawsuits over sexual and financial wrongdoings went public this week with shocking testimony she gave months ago in a court deposition.
Dwight Ross Jr./AJC
Bishop Earl Paulk, shown here (above) in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in 1992, has faced a number of allegations of sexual misconduct.

It was the latest in years of allegations of sexual misconduct by Bishop Earl Paulk, who led one of Atlanta's biggest churches for decades.

Depositions, testimony given by witnesses preceding a trial, are typically not public record in DeKalb State Court, but Penielle White talked about hers to a Fox 5 WAGA-TV reporter this week.

White said her grandfather, Bishop Paulk, touched her and a friend Jessica Battle, in "inappropriate areas" years ago when the two girls were spending the night together at Paulk's house. White was about 8 at the time.

Paulk denied the allegations in a statement through his attorneys Friday.

He also denied them when Battle sued him in 1991 for molestation, which she claimed included fondling, oral sex and sex.

Paulk settled the suit out of court in 2003, to cut legal costs, he said.

White's deposition is part of other, long-running lawsuits by Mona and Bobby Brewer, former staff members at Paulk's church, which used to be called Chapel Hill Harvester in DeKalb County. It was a nationally known church with more than 10,000 members and a TV ministry.

Mona Brewer claims Paulk used his position to coerce her into a sexual relationship. Bobby Brewer, her husband, claims he lent the church money and was never repaid.

Paulk reacted through his attorneys to his granddaughter's statements. "Bishop Paulk denies the allegations made by Penielle. He is saddened and confused by the interviews of his daughter [Beth Bonner] and granddaughter," it says.

The statement went on to say that Paulk had seen the Bonner family over Thanksgiving and hopes for reconciliation.

Beth Bonner also gave a television interview, apologizing to the families who had been hurt by the events and saying she believes the claims of several women that Paulk had sex with them.

White and Bonner did not return phone calls.

The Rev. D.E. Paulk now heads the church, which is called the Cathedral at Chapel Hill. Attendance has fallen to fewer than 2,000.

He returned to take the reins of the church more than a year ago.

He grew up believing he was Bishop Paulk's nephew, but learned this summer through a court-ordered DNA test that he is actually his son.

D.E. Paulk's mother is married to Bishop Paulk's brother.

D.E. said he can say little because of the Brewers' suits and because the bishop is being criminally investigated in Cobb County, suspected of lying in a deposition.

In his deposition, Paulk said he has had sex only with his wife and Brewer.

D.E. Paulk said, "I am inheriting someone else's issues. That does not mean that I condone [anything bad that has happened]," he said.

"But we are saddened that this has gotten so ugly and so many people have been hurt by all of this."

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I mean...is ANYTHING sacred to this joker?
forgive me Lord. smh

Father..

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I remember when Father sent a laborer to minister the Word to me.

I was angry, bitter, suicidal & homicidal.

But yet, he saw fit to send someone to tell me He loved me.

It was on a Sunday in May 2002, and I was at work.

I tried avoiding this woman, at every turn-but God will have his perfect way.

I was entrenched in sin, and instead of ministering to the sin (as many christians do) Lanette ministered to me-with God's perfectly flawless unconditional love.

I was saved on my job, on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

The next day it was soooo quiet (you know that scary, creepy kind of quiet??) I thought someone was in my home.

Someone was. God. I had been formally introduced to peace.

Without Him-I am nothing, and I'll always be grateful for His son Christ Jesus dying for me.

Ivent

What- In-The-Tom-Cruise-John-Travolta-Girl-From-King-of-Queens-Celebrity-Hell?!

Some Christian pastors embrace Scientology
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TAMPA, Florida (CNN) -- Some Christian congregations, particularly in lower income, urban areas, are turning to an unlikely source for help -- the Church of Scientology.

Rev, Charles Kennedy uses Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard's book during a Friday night sermon.

Scientologists do not worship God, much less Jesus Christ. The church has seen plenty of controversy and critics consider it a cult. So why are observant Christians embracing some of its teachings?

Two pastors who spoke recently with CNN explained that when it comes to religion, they still preach the core beliefs of Christianity. But when it comes to practicing what they preach in a modern world, borrowing from Scientology helps.

The Rev. Charles Kennedy, of the Glorious Church of God in Christ, a Pentecostal church in Tampa, Florida, and the Rev. James McLaughlin, of the Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, are among the theological hybrids.

They say they are not scared off by programs with ties to a church that critics say has aggressive recruiting, secretive ways and rigid theology. As men of God rooted in Christian values, they do not see Scientology as a threat to their faith, but rather as a tool to augment it.

Scientology was founded in the 1950s by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer. Followers are taught that they are immortal spiritual beings called thetans. Although the church says there is a supreme being, its practices do not include worshipping God.

"I'm looking for solutions, and the people that I help, they don't ask me who L. Ron Hubbard is," said McLaughlin, who works with addicts. "You know what they say? 'Thank God.' "

Critic Rick Ross, a court-certified Scientology expert, sees something more sinister at work. He warned that mainstream acceptance makes it easier for the Scientologists to achieve their ultimate goal -- new recruits.

"Their hope is that through these programs, people will become more interested in L. Ron Hubbard, what else Mr. Hubbard had to offer, and this will lead them eventually to Scientology," Ross said.

The church has long been in the headlines for practices critics say are little more than cult-like mind control. It is also known for its stable of devout celebrity followers.
And according to published reports, Scientology has been recently diversifying its outreach to include other religions and ethnic groups.

Kennedy, McLaughlin and a handful of other Christian church leaders -- no one can say how many -- are finding answers to their communities' needs in Scientology's social programs.
For Kennedy, it began two years ago when he attended a meeting at the Church of Scientology's spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, Florida. He was introduced to a book called "The Way to Happiness" -- Hubbard's 64-page, self-described "common sense guide to better living."
In the book, which lays out ways to maintain a temperate lifestyle, Kennedy found a message he believed could help lift his predominantly lower income African-American congregation. He said the book's 21 principles help them with their struggle in an urban environment where there is too much crime and addiction and too little opportunity.

Kennedy knew that before he could introduce any Scientology-related text to his congregation, he would have to prove that it did not contradict his Christian beliefs. And so, he found Scripture to match each of the 21 principles.

Now Kennedy uses "The Way to Happiness" as a how-to supplement to his sermons. He believes it is easier to understand and clearer to follow than ancient Scriptures taken from the Bible.

When asked whether Scientology's values contradict the religion of Jesus Christ, Kennedy replies, "Sometimes yes. Sometimes no." But he says his congregation can relate to "The Way to Happiness."

Kennedy admits other pastors have criticized him, but the disapproval is not enough to discourage him. He insists that he has witnessed the changes "The Way to Happiness" has inspired in people. He also maintains that the Scientologists, many of whom he calls friends, are successful at outreach and getting desired results.

At Kennedy's C. L. Kennedy Center, free tutoring based on Hubbard's "study tech" philosophies is provided to dozens of children and some adults. Kennedy's daughter, Jimirra, is one of the instructors. She said "study tech" and the Scientology orientation classes she attended helped her graduate from high school and become a poised woman.

Though Jimirra Kennedy insists she does not ascribe to the religious side of Scientology, she still considers herself, at least in part, Scientologist. "We say this all the time and I know my father says this, but I am like a Pentecostal Scientologist, that's what we are."
Critics like Ross are alarmed by such a blurring of the lines. They consider it a marketing win for Scientology.

In Houston, McLaughlin says he is not one to argue with success. Driven by a need to address the rampant drug problem in his community, McLaughlin spent years searching for a solution before he discovered "Narconon," Scientology's nonprofit drug rehab center, in 2001.
McLaughlin trained at Narconon and brought the techniques back to his community to launch

"First Step Faith Step," a program that combines Hubbard's methods with the teachings of Christianity.
He claims a 70- to 80-percent rehabilitation success rate.

Kennedy and McLaughlin said they have never lost a member of their congregations to Scientology.
"I think that they truly believe that this may help their communities, but in my opinion, they're naïve," Ross said. Scientologists, he added, "have their own agenda."
The Church of Scientology would not grant CNN an interview, nor would its representatives answer questions about the Hubbard-based programs.

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Westboro Baptist Church?

How does God feel about our pastors embracing Scientology?

Or does it depend upon how many gay people are in the congregation??

He Chose Me...

He is God
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No longer striving to make a name for myself
for I now walk in the name of "Jesus,"
I recount the days of not long ago,
as a babe in Christ new to this faith walk,
fearful when I didn't hear from you or speak to you.
Alone without you or so I thought.
Feeling abandoned yet again, I wanted to leave you, but was unable.
Foolishly believing you were like the rest, I wanted to shut down, and hide.
But with faith the size of a seed , yes mustard I mustered up strength.
"PLEASE DON'T WALK AWAY" Lord, I cried!
Not realizing the magnitude of the faithful God I now worshiped.
"Because of who you are" you picked me up, and loved me.
you wiped away tears, brushed away stray strands that lay plastered to my face.
Realizing you my Lord, would never leave me, never forsake me, it is an inconceivable thought.
How is it possible to mess up, foul up, drop the ball, miss it by this much, come so close, oops no cigar,
better luck next time, this was not my season, everything happens for a reason, what is wrong with me, there's a time and a place for everything, and yet You still love me?

When I said I would never serve Him again, because his children hurt me.
He loved me the same.

When I vowed to never utter another prayer.
He loved me the same.

Through thin pages of power you speak the Word.
You said, I can do all things, i can ask for wisdom, i have a sound mind,
To build on a solid foundation, and to all people be kind.
I sing when I'm happy, blue, confused, misused, and abused, because regardless of circumstance
you've promised to see me through.
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I tell all what you've done for me, but also what you'll do for them.
I say he'll make the darkness light again
Can you believe that my friend?
I've purposed in my heart to be grateful in all things.
Because, I have eternal gratitude for Christ Jesus who allowed this captive's freedom to ring.
I sing because I can.
Not for attention or a record deal.
I sing because I'm a walking miracle.
Because my life the enemy wanted to destroy kill & steal.
I know for myself, not based on what I heard or read,
That my Almighty God is great, as I'm made mindful every time I rise out of bed.
As you healed me from my past, my hurts, and pain-You infused me with love, and I began to live again.
Your love poured out of me, just as rivers flow do.
I look in the mirror and a smile shines through.
Because my Father saved me, the devil's defeated, and I your baby girl whom you knew before creation..
have been made anew.
You..And...You Alone...Are God, and for that reason alone, I'll always be eternally grateful. Amen.
-Bridgett Crutchfield

*It's M.M. Monday!* -Prince Stick a Sock In It!

***I know there's idiots in the world, I just didn't know artist formerly known as Prince, now currently referred to as Prince (reminds me of AT&T) again, is one of them.Him and his record label are tripping over a youtube video of a fat cheeked baby dancing to "let's go crazy." To quote my daughter :"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"

Prince get over yourself and sip on your one cup of lemon water all day, and chill. The baby knows good music when hears it.


Read the story below, video immediately follows:

Prince, Record Label Go Crazy over Dancing Baby
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In the battle between record companies and Internet users over copyright issues, an 18-month-old baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" finds himself smack in the middle.

Stephanie Lenz posted a 29-second video clip of her son dancing to the Prince track back in February, according to ABC News. In June, she received an email from YouTube saying that her video had been removed at the request of Universal Music Publishing Group, and that she could have her YouTube account canceled in the event of any future copyright infringements.

In response to Universal's "takedown notice," Lenz filed a "counter-notice" and her video was restored six weeks later. For its part, YouTube told ABC that they are bound by provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to honor all takedown and counter-notices.

In a statement released to ABC, Universal said, "Prince believes it is wrong for YouTube, or any user-generated site, to appropriate his music without his consent ... It's simply a matter of principle
See the video:

Amen II

Thank God for little children!

Because God said it, She Quoted it, and I believe it!

This beautiful, bright-eyed, chubby-cheeked toddler, reminded me in her own precious way...that God is STILL GOOD, esp when everything me looks contrary to that. Kudos, to her parents!

Enjoy-Ivent :)

God's Daily Word

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.

(2 Timothy 1:7) Amplified Bible

You betta recognize this scripture is talking to, and about YOU and your situation! I believe, and I receive!

Ivent

Scripture for the day...

Good Morning and God Bless You!!

"The saying is true and worthy of full and universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus (the Messiah) came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am most foremost."

1 Timothy 1: 15 (Amplified Bible)

Father, thank you for giving us your son Christ Jesus

and help us to remember, the wonderful changes we've made in our lives were through power of your Son's blood which was shed on Calvary!!

Thank you for making our sins as white as snow!

You better recognize, it was nothing YOU OR I DID-But Christ!

Ivent

Thank You Lord, For Hearing My Cries!!

REVEREND SENATOR JAMES T. MEEKS REACTS TO NEW BOOK: Meeks launches 'Berean Behavior' in response to Stephen Prothero's 'Religious Literacy.'
(posted on Eurweb.com on September 28, 2007)

Determined to fight off the nation's slipping Biblical literacy rates, Illinois State Senator and pastor, James T. Meeks (see photo, below) issues mandate to members and staff of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago "We are bringing the Bible back!"



Responding to the recently released book, "Religious Literacy," by Stephen Prothero which states that two-thirds of Americans believe the Bible has the answers to "all of life's basic questions," but only 16 percent of Christians who participated in a Gallup poll said they read the Bible daily, Reverend Senator James T. Meeks of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago, announced that he is leading his congregation for the next six months through a series he calls, "Berean Behavior," where every single individual will be in a class geared toward learning key events, Scriptures and understanding of the Bible.



Berean Behavior classes will begin on Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at the House of Hope, 752 E. 114th Street, Chicago. The book also points out that 60 percent of Americans can't name five of the Ten Commandments and only half of U.S. adults know the title of one Gospel (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). "After spending five months outside the four walls of the church where we served the needs of the community, I felt it was important to get back to the basics of learning and understanding the Bible," said Reverend Senator Meeks of Salem, which is the largest African American church in Illinois with over 20,000 members. Rev. Senator Meeks is also a state senator. "It should be the desire of Christians to emulate the citizens who lived in the ancient city of Berea." In the book of Acts 17:11, Paul and Silas were sent away to preach in Berea where the inhabitants "eagerly examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."



In what is being projected as the largest Sunday study hour in the city - apart from worship service, Reverend Senator Meeks hopes to enhance his congregation's knowledge of Scriptures and their desire to read the Bible more on their own. Recognizing that people learn better in familiar company, individuals will be in Berean Behavior classes that have been customized and segmented by ministries, staff or years in which they joined Salem.



Classes for young adults (18-21) will be held at a local college to not only ensure undivided learning but also serve as fertile ground that will hopefully inspire individuals who are not enrolled in college to pursue higher education. Members will also receive Scriptures via text messages to their cell phones



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Rev. Sen. James T. Meeks

It's sad a state of affairs when you're ecstatic about someone doing what ALL CHURCHES should do, and that is: TEACHING THE WORD OF GOD. Our NT churches has gotten so caught up in materialistic acquirements, and accoutrements that the "Gospel of Jesus" has become an AFTERTHOUGHT!

*sarcastically speaking* I mean why should I wonder what Jesus did, when MY PASTOR said if I "sow a $50,000 seed" I'll be blessed.


Jesus Christ, is not a "movement," nor fad. He is Lord & Savior, ruler of all. Jesus is not water, or air, or the chair you sit in, as some clueless leaders like to have you believe. He is the Son of God, who died and was raised 3 days later. He is King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Alpha & Omega-beginning and end. Don't believe me? Then detach yourself from your pastor's mouth, consecrate yourself before God and crack open the Bible! Not only will God give you revelation, He'll give you consistent truth. Not "truth" that depends on the audience at hand.

How has the church come to the point of looking exactly like the world? Why have we sold the Church out to the highest bidder??? How did we ALLOW false Profits, Pulpit-Pimps, and charlatans to enter the pulpit? What happened to applying Proverbs 3:5,6? Aren't we admonished to acknowledge God in all of our ways, so He can direct our path? "He" meaning God. Why have we chosen to idolize pulpit pimps & prostitutes?

Brethren, you better recognize-these false teachers, leaders cannot get you into heaven, but they can get you to hell. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to rightly divide the word of God, ask questions, seek confirmation etc. You owe it to yourself, for IT IS a matter of everlasting life, or death!

Ivent

God's Word For the Day...

All the commandments which I command you this day you shall be watchful to do, that you

may live and multiply and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to give to your fathers. And you shall [earnestly] remember all the way which the Lord your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and to prove you, to know what was in your [mind and] heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. And He humbled you and allowed you to hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you recognize and personally know that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:1-3 (Amplified Bible)

source: Christ Notes

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What does this scripture mean to you?

You better recognize, how God works in your life, work, job, family etc.

Ivent

America's Favorite Outspoken Self-Proclaimed "God Warrior" daughter dies...

Rest In Peace, Ashley Trading Spouses' Most Memorable star, Marguerite Perrin, has suffered a devastating blow to her household. Her oldest daughter, Ashley was killed in a car accident at the age of 25 when she was ejected from the vehicle she was driving. Ashley leaves an 8-year old daughter, Abigail.

The family requests donations for Abigail, in lieu of flowers.

For more information, click on: http://www.margueriteperrin.com/

source: margueriteperrin., fisherwy.blogspot.com

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Perrin Family during this difficult time.

You better recognize...we do not have long for this earth.

Ivent

How Timely is this Daily Verse??

Think about Mychal Bell, and yourself when you're going through trials and tribulations. AND YES, that is part of being a Christian! This causes us to depend on Christ, not ourself. Marinate and apply this scripture in your life. TGIF!!

"For we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about the affliction and oppressing distress which befell us in [the province of] Asia, how we were so utterly and unbearably weighed down and crushed that we despaired even of life [itself]. Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the [very] sentence of death, but that was to keep us from trusting in and depending on ourselves instead of on God Who raises the dead. "
2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (Amplified Bible)

source: Christ Notes

You betta recognize the only one who can deliver you- Christ!

Ivent

Pimpin' Aint EZ, but it Sho' is Profitable--False Profits, Pastors, Perverts and Prostitutes are bad **Just say NO**

I had the privilege of being part of an awesome panel on internet radio called BlogTalkRadio-Hick Town Press-this is talk radio on the internet, if you're curious here's a link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/profile.aspx?userid=6380.

Today's topic was: Pulpit Pimps, Panhandlers, Prostitutes and Perverts. And let me add this in reference to CHURCH...not the world, listen here http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hicktownpress/2007/09/22/pulpit-pimps-panhandlers-prostitutes-and-perverts

It's spearheaded by a fabulously astute, and talented young woman named Lynn. Check her blog out at http://www.hicktownpress.com/.

I had the awesome privilege of sharing the panel with my Hicktown brother and sisters and they were COP, CBW, Franetta & Leslie. The broadcast is archived therefore you can listen anytime as we discussed the prominence of pulpit pimps, panhandlers, prostitutes and perverts in the church. Lynn, posed questions that caused you to search your soul! Amen.

Source of Image, Pulpit-pimps.org

You betta recognize, family!

Ivent ;)