"Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." James 1:27 (NKJV) HERE ARE SOME STARTLING STATISTICS. The United States is the world's leader in fatherless families! Look at these example
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07/30/2008
God's ways are always different than we imagine. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. God grades on the cross, not the curve. God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the Spirit" over "religious nuts. God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. He who angers y
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07/27/2008
- This blog is an extension of HOPE Ministry and "The Secret Place" -- if it has sown a blessing into your life please consider sowing back into the ministry by clicking here: Support HOPE Ministry ____________________________ _____________ "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transfor
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07/25/2008
- This blog is an extension of HOPE Ministry and "The Secret Place" -- if it has sown into your life a blessing please consider sowing back into the ministry by clicking here: Support HOPE Ministry ____________________________ _____________ You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the s
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07/21/2008
Dear Friends: Enjoy the warmth of God's love in this video or hear the narration as you read the text. As you prepare to worship Him this weekend allow yourself to embrace the love God has for you. Enjoy! Barbara Ries, Ministry Director Father's Love Letter Video CLICK HERE to listen to Father
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07/19/2008
-- I HOPE you enjoy this as much as I did in receiving it! GBY! Barbara :) - This biog is an extension of HOPE Ministry and "The Secret Place" -- if it has sown a blessing into your life please consider sowing back into the ministry at the website link below:www.hope2007.org
07/18/2008
Love - Love for one another isn't simply a choice we make, it's a command. John 13:34 states, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another" NKJV Love is a verb, it is selflessness in action. Our motivation should be simple -
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07/17/2008
Today during a walk around my neighborhhod with a friend, we talked about how our personal lives get so busy. Whether in business or ministry or both, our lives continually feed into the lives of others. If we aren't careful we can overextend oursleves, even to the point of burnout. As Believ
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07/15/2008
Who are you trying to represent anyway? Men and woman alike whether they admit it or not are marketing themselves every day. We tend to overlook the fact that in this world marketing plays a huge part in how others perceive our success or worse, a lack of it. Why is it that we think that produ
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07/14/2008
James 1:9-11 looks at the perspective of rich and poor. The Word states, 9 "Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away. 11 For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; it
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07/11/2008