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Evangelist Mary R. Charles of Preparing The Way Outreach Ministries (www.preparingthewayministries.com) invites you to come out and join her as she delivers a powerful Word from the Father on the topic of Prayer!

No matter how old or how young you are in Christ, God still has a Word that can teach you, correct you, change you, and take you to greater heights for His glory. It's not about us. It's all about Him! Be challenged to be a greater vessel that He can use!

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It's a mustard seed world after all. The little things we do or fail to do have immense impact. Jesus understood this truth, and he prepared his followers to act on that understanding. Somewhere along the way, however, the enormity of our trouble-plagued world and the uncertainty lurking beyond our immediate horizon overwhelmed us. We shrank from such big problems and contented ourselves to live in isolation from one another. In the process, we cut ourselves off from God's conspiracy: our little acts of faith and compassion prepare the world for the great celebration God has planned for us.

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A Prince for all place and times
by Rodolpho Carrasco
Thursday, December 24, 1998. Special to the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group

As I've been discovering in the past few months, writing paraphrases from the Scriptures can be a great spiritual exercise, for those of us with creative aspirations.

Sometimes seeing the Scripture in a new translation helps the familiar become striking to you. This was actually inspired by seeing the Scripture in a new language - the Portuguese for Ps. 23:1, which was on the bumper sticker of the car in front of me as I parked tonight. A providential sighting, although I am convinced life is full of these, if we only have eyes to see them. That is why true conversion must be a conversion of the imagination.

The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not stumble.
In the green pastures, He makes me to lie.
He leads me beside still waters - He fills me,
Restoring my soul in righteousness.

Yes, for Thy glory I am restored:
In death's shadow valley, I shall not fear.
For Thou art with me; Thy right hand upholds me.
Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.

Before my foes, the table is spread:
Thou hast anointed; my cup now runs over.
Surely Thy goodness shall seek after me - 
I rest in Thy mercy for all of my life
And will dwell in Thy house forever.

The seven deadly sins have traditionally been a private affair. But in an age of increasing global interdependence, the Catholic Church has added seven sins to the list which have a broader scope. The seven mortal sins of a globalized world include environmental pollution, drug trafficking, and inflicting poverty.

A look through this packet, created by Tim Schmoyer of Alexandria Evangelical Covenant Church, will give you an idea of what topics to cover in a volunteer application for youth ministry workers. The theological background for youth ministry which he provides may also be helpful for planning volunteer orientations.

Krista Tippett is the creator and host of public radio?s phenomenally popular program Speaking of Faith, a weekly conversation about religion, meaning, ethics, and ideas. As a journalist and then as a diplomat in Berlin, Tippett was enthralled by the promise of political solutions to divisive issues. When politics did not provide worthy answers, Tippett attended Yale Divinity School to pursue larger questions about what makes a meaningful life.

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