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2007
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Happy New Year !!!!! All my best to ALL my friends here in Active Rain. Please everyone be careful out there. We all know that tonight is the beginning of a great and prosperous year in business. But remember tonight there will be people partying like rock stars out there and we all have to b...
12/31/2007
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Preaching the Gospel of Wealth.. Just recently there has been an investigation by a Senator Charles Grassmere from Iowa on six of the largest churches who teach the “Gospel of Prosperity”. As we all know churches have a tax-exempt status (non-profit) where there is no tax imposed on the tit...
12/27/2007
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Benazir Bhutto … Martyr for freedom As you may or may not know another charismatic leader was assassinated in Pakistan. She was only 54 years old. She was shot twice and the gunman blew himself up and subsequently 20 people were killed. You may ask why am I writing about this. She’s not ...
12/27/2007
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The New Tradition…Part 2 Starting new traditions with your children when they are in their 20’s can be a little daunting to say the least. I wrote a post earlier this week stating that I would be reading Luke 2 (the Birth of our Lord) when my girls came over. Christmas Eve saw me fidgetin...
12/26/2007
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Some news from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Just to make you aware of some of the changes going on. This means that they will be looking more closely at the individuals credit score. IMHO this means all the sub par credit buyers may not be able to purchase because the point increase will price...
12/17/2007
MLB and Steroid Use… Bad all around… For all you sports fans out there the report by former Senator George Mitchell of professional baseball players involved in steroid use has now been made public. He was appointed by Commissioner Bud Selig to investigate alleged steroid use by professiona...
12/13/2007
Barack Obama / Oprah Winfrey... The "O" effect.. 2008 As you may or may not know Oprah Winfrey has made a decision to endorse Senator Barack Obama from Illinois. Not saying in his own right that he is a very knowledgeable and charismatic candidate for the Presidency of these United States but...
12/12/2007
Grand Rapids Public Schools.. Building for the future.. I attended the dialogue session today concerning the direction of where the district will head in deciding what type of building(s) the new schools will be designed and built. There was an assortment of people from the community lending t...
12/11/2007
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Being a Christian may get you killed….. I was reading an article about the senseless killings in Colorado this evening and it struck me when it said he (the gunman) killed them for the sole reason they were Christians. This is 2007 and I live in Michigan. I work for a real estate agency, I ...
12/10/2007
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As most of us are aware there are people out there trying to scam unsuspecting people by sending them fake checks whether it be online or by mail. I’ve noticed recently there have been ads showing scenarios of people approaching someone asking them to cash this check and give a percentage ...
12/07/2007
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