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There Was a Heartbeat

The heartwarming story of a young girl’s choice of adoption over abortion. Co-written by Lana Newton (an adoptive mother) and Cindy Hughlett (performing artist).

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Moving from Religious Thinking to Relational Living

Wayne Jacobsen, books have been a real blessing to me for over 10 years. Wayne travels the world helping people break free of the bondage of religion and embrace an affectionate and life-changing relationship with the Father, through the work of the Son and in the power of the Spirit.
Wayne and Brad Cummings began [...]

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World’s First Flying Penguins

Film maker and writer Terry Jones discovers a colony of penguins, which are unlike any other penguins in the world.
Ostensibly filmed for a documentary the video shows a colony of Adélie penguins suddenly taking to the skies as the astonished presenter, Terry Jones, looks on. The TV spot was filmed on King George’s Island, 1,000 [...]

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Assumptions That Affect Our Lives

An old story illustrates how easy it is to be conditioned into a wrong thinking pattern. A husband asked his wife why she always cut off the end of the rump roast before roasting it. She replied, “I’m not sure why. I’ve never thought about it. My mother always cut off the end of the rump roast, so there must be a reason.” A few weeks later Mother visited the family.

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Twavorite Tweets

Below is a list of some of my Tweets this week. I’ll list some each Thursday for those who don’t twitter or those who were not online when these were Tweeted.

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Supporting the Widows and Fatherless

Gleaning the Harvest Encourages Support of Widows and Fatherless
Matt and Jacque Dixon, with their daughters, Miss Amanda, 19, and Miss Jocelyn, 17, created Gleaning the Harvest after seeing the need of support for widows and fatherless families in the home school community.
Though the mission of Gleaning the Harvest is founded by Matt & Jacque Dixon, [...]

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Steps to Protecting Our Children from the Homosexual Agenda on TV

I don’t know much about the Oscars but I understand one of the movies for Best Picture is a gay movie…again. The gay movement intends to capture the next generation. We have 7 and 9 year old boys. We are taking necessary steps to protect them from the homosexual agenda.

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The Desensitization Boxes

Has your child seen an autopsy?
Professor Masserman created experiments with cats that made them “neurotic” by giving them electric shocks in a certain box. Soon the cats acted anxious whenever they were put in the box. In the second part of the experiment, Masserman observed that the cats lost their “neurosis” if they were [...]

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Twavorite Tweets Thursday

A Twitter Tweet is a 140 characters about anyone, any topic, anything. Tweeting is micro-blogging.
Clcik continue for a list of my Tweets this week. I’ll list some each Thursday for those who don’t twitter or those who were not online when these were Tweeted.

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Biggest Full Moon Display in 15 Years

Tonight, Saturday January 10, 2008 will be the moon’s biggest and brightest display in the Northern Hemisphere in 15 years.
The moon orbit each month, and right now is near perigee (the closest point to the Earth) making it appear 14 percent bigger in our sky and 30 percent brighter than some other full moons during [...]

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After the Election Encouragement

History was made last night. I’m proud to be a part of a country that elected an African-American as President. (Even if I don’t care for this man’s character or policies). We have come a long way and we have further to go.
I browsed several blogs this morning and found several encouraging perspectives on the [...]

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The Shack Interview

William P. Young Interview on Life Today
Interview with William P. Young On Life Today. He is the author of the popular, controversial book “The Shack”. Incredible story of God’s power working in people’s lives for His glory!
My Review of #1 NY Times Best Seller: The Shack

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My Review of #1 NY Times Best Seller: The Shack

William P. Young wrote a fiction novel to teach his six children about his relationship with God. It is allegory about God’s grace healing brokenness.
Young planned on making a few copies of the book at Kinkos as gifts. But then he shared the book with a few friends. They told a few more friends [...]

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Do You Crave Chocolate? Are You Getting Enough Magnesium?

Studies show over 75% of Americans are dangerously deficient in magnesium. Magnesium is an essential factor in more aspects of health than any other mineral, yet rarely measured by doctors.
Chocolate cravings are a sign of a magnesium deficiency. Women’s bodies scream for chocolate during PMS. Some researchers believe that women crave chocolate prior to [...]

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A Christian’s View of World of Warcraft

Introduction to World of Warcraft
Note: Title was changed from A Christian View of World of Warcraft to A Christian’s View of World of Warcraft becasue I don’t represent all Christians.
If you haven’t heard of the World of Warcraft game, you or your children will. The popularity of this game is mind blowing–over 11 million people [...]

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Golden Compass Points Children to Atheism

Golden Compass Points Children to Atheism
In case you missed the original post about this wolf in sheep’s clothing, I am posting it again with an informative video and links in time for the release of the Golden Compass movie.
If you thought sorcery books and movies like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings were [...]

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Should Christians Observe Halloween?

It’s that time of year again. Vampires, ghouls, ghosts and skeletons will be haunting our doorways. American retailers celebrate a 5 billion dollar a year candy, card and costume business ($1.5 billion in Canada).
But, Halloween is not just a time for cornstalks, pumpkins, apples and cute and not-so-cute costumes. There is much, [...]

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Another Reason to Homeschool

CCF MEDIA: News Release
Arnold Schwarzenegger Signs Bills Forcing Schools to Promote Transsexuality, Bisexuality, and Homosexuality to Five Year Olds
Sacramento, California – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law two bills requiring all public school instruction and activities to positively portray transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality to children as young as kindergarten. He has also signed [...]

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Help Expose the Secret!

Last week I wrote on the dangers of The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, a New Age self-help book on the law of attraction which remains on the best-seller list at Amazon and the New York Times.
One way to fight the effects of this heresy is to get the information out. It’s easy and quick and [...]

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Looking for The Secret?

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, a New Age self-help book on the law of attraction, remains on the best-seller list at at Amazon and New York Times.
The Secret is the latest form of New Age positive thinking run amok. The main premise of the book is the law of attraction in three steps–”ask, believe, [...]

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The Secret - Best Selling Book, DVD, and online Video

There is a lot of buzz on the book and DVD titled the Secret by Rhonda Byrne. This book tops the best seller list at at Amazon and New York Times. The author and a panel appeared on Oprah last month. Oprah and others say it’s the secret to creating the life you truly want—losing [...]

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