Archive for November, 2009
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Exploitation of the poor and desperate is the focus of a recent PBS documentary. I suspect that the only way they can get away with these documentaries is the fact that the number of viewers is low. I have personally seen the result of banking's "credit ...
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
2 Timothy 1:7 states: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. These three attributes- power, Love, and a sound mind work together to bring us forth into maturity as Sons of GOD. If you want to ...
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The following cycle has been the course of human events for thousands of years: From Bondage to spiritual faith ... to great courage ... to liberty ... to abundance ... to selfishness ... to complacency ... to apathy ... to dependence and ... back into bondage! This has been the ...
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
Peter Lynch was one of the greatest investors and managed the Fidelity Magellan fund. He would comment about his shopping trips with his wife and how those trips impacted his stock positions. We went to BestBuy last night to look at a new computer monitor. My wife went to look ...
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. The above Scripture is probably the most quoted passage in all the Bible yet most people miss an extremely important aspect of this ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
With President Obama now acknowledging the possibility of a "double-dip" recession (we called it a "W" shaped depression) more banks are looking at recommending a defensive posture for their wealthy clients. I did not receive my copy, did you? See: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/6599281/Societe-Generale-tells-clients-how-to-prepare-for-global-collapse.html We are moving toward the edge of a financial ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Most people believe that they don't need to change which is a sign of spiritual, mental, and emotional immaturity. That assumption could not be further from the truth. Jesus spoke: Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of ...
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Everyone seeks revelation, or so they claim. Actually, everyone seeks a double witness to embrace their current view and new revelation may be rejected since by the ego-dominated view prevails over the consciousness of the people. This is not a new issue. The entire generation of Israelites died in the ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
This graph says it all and it would be wise for you to understand the ramifications of what this graph tells you and prepare for its impact in the near future. Look at the dark blue section "Crude oil - currently producing fields". That is the oil coming ...
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
"Doctrine" is a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school. There is nothing wrong with having or submitting to a doctrine, strong belief, or insight. Our Heavenly Father brought His doctrine (which happens to be reality) for the purpose of establishing direction for us ...
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