The Seventh Edition of the weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, is live at On the Horizon. Check out all the great posts included this week! ALL bloggers are invited to submit a post published any time during the prior week on ANY topic! You can submit a post for the February 17, 2008 edition now

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On the Horizon celebrated its first blogiversary this past weekend, so Hopeful Spirit reflects on the first year of her blogging adventure. On the Horizon started out under another name and its inception was motivated by a major change in the author's life -- a transition -- but it has evolved over time and today is the home of The Seventh

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Hopeful Spirit describes how she lost her blogging mojo, but found it again, part through "Re-energize Your Blogging Spirit," an article by Susan Suarez. She critiques Suarez's recipe and offers her own techniques for getting re-energized and in

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The Fifth Edition of the weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, is live at On the Horizon. Check out all the great posts included this week! ALL bloggers are invited to submit a post published any time during the prior week on ANY topic! Get some traffic for your site and earn some new readers! Submit a post for the Febr

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This examination of Milton's Petrarchan sonnet, On His Blindness shows that Milton has used his extensive knowledge of scripture to create a deeply personal poem, and gently guide himself and the reader or listener from an intense loss through to u

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Hopeful Spirit hosts the weekly meme, In "other" Words, exploring a quote from Max Lucado, author of "It's Not About Me:" “Don’t blame suffering the world on the anger of God. He’s not mad; he didn’t mess up. Follow our troubles to their headwaters, and you won’t find any angry or befuddled God. But you will find a sovereign God. Your p

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On the Horizon, the Next Step, and A Proverbs 31 Woman Wanna Be have sponsored a Group Writing Project. "I am thankful I am a Christian because . . ." is the theme. It is not too late to enter a post. You can still e-mail your submission through November 25, 2007. Or just stop by and read the wonderful entries posted so far. They will

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The story of a mother faced with a child announcing he is an atheist and the example of faith and hopefulness she exhibited in the face of that revelation provides a backdrop for welcoming in the New Year. Don't forget to submit your post for Hopeful Spirit's weekly blog carnival, The Seventh Day, by Saturday at noon (Pacific time). Posts

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Guest Blogger on the Horizon Dan King, also known on the Internet as "Bible Dude," offers the story of a young man who left this world too soon. And discusses his reaction. Christians and nonbelievers alike will identify with King's observations and reaction to a young life being cut short far too soon -- just as he was working at gettin

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“He can turn this test into a testimony; He can turn this mess into a message.” (Rev. Tim Storey, Spiritual Adviser to Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman) But does that mean that his television series can or should go back on the air? That’s th

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There comes a point at which you can no longer control the choices your child makes. Eventually, they have to stand on their own as independent beings. At that time in every parent's life, in relationship to his/her child, there is really only one thing left to do: Pray. Hopeful Spirit discusses the power of pray in a parent

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Do you believe in angels? JHS does and shares a story about her mother's encounter with an angel during a family crisis. JHS believes that angels are with us all the time, protecting and inspiring us. She also believes it was a real angel who brought her mother the "peace that passes understanding." Share your thoughts after you read h

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Hopeful Spirit shares her review of Max Lucado's latest book, "3:16 The Message of Hope." Lucado dissects the most famous Bible verse -- and most important -- word by word, examining the meaning of each and giving practical, real-life examples. His writing style is folksy, relaxed, nonconfrontational and Hopeful Spirit explains why this

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Being a father third time over is one of the happiest moments of my life. After 2 girls, God had given me a boy. Melvin was born on May 5, 1989. One day after the natal day of my wife.
My aunt who is taking care of my eldest daughter had to go back to province to finish something personal. Nimfa who is taking care of Lanie decided to

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The ways of our God defies logic, and sometimes if we think even for a little while before we obey Him, we will have second thoughts of following His orders. And most of the time we follow what we think is logical, and eventually miss His blessings and our victory.

An old hymn that we sing in our Sunday worship ages ago comes to mind, Trus

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What's the Most Important Thing to You?

Here is an exercise in stripping away what we think we believe to be what we think as important to reveal something else.

Just pose the question to yourself and write whatever comes into your mind.

Do not make any judgements to whether you think it is suitable or unsuitable just write it down.

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Great list of inspiring quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.

From the article:

1- “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”

2- “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”

3- “An individual has not start

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Sometimes we just need to remember to ask for what we want. When we are humbled in the asking; and when what we are asking for provides a benefit to ourselves and to others; we usually receive what we are seeking. None of us are perfect. I’m not perfect and you’re perfect. A significant part of the human condition is our ability to make prope