All About Design Principles and Elements

A truly shocking number of web designers are unfamiliar with the basic principles and elements of design. Having never been through any formal design education, many just go with what they think ‘looks good’, with very mixed results. If you’re going to design a website, you’ll do much better if you have some idea of what you’re doing when it comes to graphic design. Here, then, is a crash course in the principles and elements most useful to web designers. Balance. It... Read more »

If God’s Two Witnesses Came Would The Church Let Them Through The Doors?

Are we living in the end times? Is Armageddon upon us? If God’s two witnesses came proclaiming the message that we were in the final seven years of our present day world, would anyone listen? Are Christians being given the full message of the Gospel? Or are the Clergy choosing to keep some information to itself? Is the church in a huge cover up because they are so involved with building bigger churches and directing more people to their television ministries? Has money become the bottom line... Read more »

Understanding Prosperity Christianity - Are Christians Supposed to Be Rich?

Prosperity Christianity has gotten a bad rap. A lot of people seem to think it means that for Christians to be rich, they have to have a lot of money or else God hasn’t fully blessed them. After watching the recent events play out in the press, for stars like Mel Gibson, Britney Spears, and Jessica Simpson, I want to challenge this belief. Although these people claim to be Christians, what they’re really doing is living in a way that Wallace Wattles, in “The Science of Getting Rich”,... Read more »

Praying Correctly and Effectively So God Will Listen

Prayer is very important. There are medical studies linking both prayer and meditation with better health. People who pray on a daily basis have been found to experience lower blood pressure, less stress, stronger immune systems, less depression, to live longer and happier lives, etc… These are great benefits and should not be overlooked, but the reason for prayer is to communicate with, ask for help and forgiveness, and please God. To pray correctly we must be sincere and pray from the heart.... Read more »

Trust and Obey

Don’t let your hearts be troubled Trust in God, and trust also in me. John 14:1 NLT If they listen and obey God; they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant. Job 36:11 NLT Thoughts race across the frontier of my mind like wild horses, running ahead of a prairie fire. I feel fear and doubts rising within me like black specters from some deep, dark abyss. My soul mate, my husband is dying. I am facing an uncertain future. I am too young to collect... Read more »

Mourning - The Expression of Grief

According to Webster’s New World Dictionary grief is defined as “intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness.” Mourning is the expression of grief. We usually think of grief as affecting our feelings and emotions, but it really affects every part of us. We may feel things such as shock, anger, fear, anxiety, guilt, loneliness, helplessness, depression, confusion, overwhelming emotional pain, feeling empty or lost… Physically... Read more »

Religion For Non Believers

Religion for me has been a bewildering and reluctant adversary. For the longest time religion meant belief in some strangers prescription for salvation. As one matures and questions their life and the role of religion in it, certain sticking points become clear. Why so many different perceptions of religion? Why so many different versions of religion? Why so much mutual exclusivity of the various religion doctrines? Belief in one religion shouldn’t automatically exclude an individual... Read more »

How To Combat Terrorism?

Whenever there is a religious, social oppression, the tribes come closer, grow stronger in their beliefs. This is what happening around the world. With more than 300 billion dollars spent on war and more than 3000 soldiers lost their lives, not to mention loss of innocent civilian lives in Iraq, the insurgents number keep growing. No matter how much homeland security we implement, terrorists will always find ways to kill innocent people to make a point about their belief system. Historically, incognizance... Read more »

The Power Of Faith

Think back to when you were a child and you watched a friend or an older sibling ride a bicycle. You felt a desire start to build in you to be able to do that too. The more you saw them having fun riding their bicycle, the more desire you had to have one also. Finally you were able to persuade your parents to get you a bicycle. With the help of a parent or older sibling, you learned to ride it. As your proficiency at riding a bicycle grew, your belief in your ability to do so became stronger. When... Read more »