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Contents: 1. Songs and Miscellaneous 2. God’s Plan of Salvation 1. Songs/Miscellaneous Be blessed. Click here to hear in song what Christ did for you: He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Ange…
1 Corinthians 2:7-8 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew...
St. Padre Pio said "Serve the Lord with laughter." These 15 Catholic memes will help you do just that! Enjoy these memes, then share!
Many people are aware that we appear closer to “the end” and to the “final seven years of Daniel” than in any time in history. Therefore, I wanted to remind us all of the ju…
OH YEAH, BABY…BRING IT ON!!!! 1. here come your weekend funnies…. this one is HILARIOUS… YIKES…I CAN’T GET TO MY KEYBOARD FAST ENOUGH FOR THE NEXT ONE…. and now…
This is Part 3 of 3 of the series "Tips on Learning A Second language" as part of the Review Crew blog hop. If you missed any of the blog posts in this series, feel free to click on any of the links below to navigate to them. Part 1 -Learning a second language through - IMMERSION Part 2 -How to make learning a second language INTERESTING AND APPLICABLE Part 3 - Great RESOURCES for learning a second language This has got to be a teacher's favorite topic : RESOURCES:) I get so excited when new curriculum arrives in the mail or when I find new books:) I am really looking forward to sharing my favorite resources with you today... Part 3 - Great RESOURCES for learning a second language So you may not sound like you should as you try to speak a second language but in time people WILL understand you ...IF you just keep trying:) The best auditory resources are always those that use native speakers. I have found some free resources that I want to share with you first:) DLI (Defense Language Institute) TPT (Teacher's Pay Teachers) Pinterest Teacher's Notebook You-tube I pin a lot of resources to my Pinterest boards....please hop on over, follow, and check them out:) Spanish Hebrew Of course the things that are really good have more value, right? Below are my favorite priced items: Rosetta Stone Power-glide Language Courses TPT foreign language games (e.g. monopoly, etc.) Books (Bilingual are best-e.g. Cat in the Hat English/Spanish) Manipulatives (e.g. Spanish Floor Puzzle) Another reason to learn from a native speaker - so you correctly understand the meaning of words:) I also really enjoy making resources for my classroom. I would love to give out 2 free resources to any of my readers...just leave me a comment below about learning a foreign language. I will pick winners next week. Thanks a bunch for joining me during this series:)
Our struggle is not with people, but with the power behind them. To fight a war successfully, you have to know who the real enemy is.
In recent months, I have run across several people in dysfunctional churches and unhealthy organizations. The issue continues to grow and, although such organizations can actually do good, the harm they cause to many others is immeasurable.
Inspired by an image I saw on Facebook, but which had a typo in it and thus could not simply be reposted as it was. Here it is, however, to give credit
We previously posted this same information as a diagram, but our friends over at Catholic-Link have since made it into this beautiful, easy-to-read infographic! Isn’t this fascinating? This is great reminder that the Church isn’t something we just made up recently, but was founded in history, by real
The question as Christian's isn't whether or not we'll ever have friends or family in same-sex relationships, but rather HOW will we respond when we do. Click here for 3 biblically inspired ways to respond to loved ones in same-sex relationships.
A friend shared this cartoon from "Inherit the Mirth" on Facebook. I was entertained by it immediately, but only later it struck me that it can also be
While the American church continues to wrestle and debate about the question "What does the Bible say about female preachers?" Theologian N.T. Wright says the New Testament is clear.
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Watchtower Study May 23-29, 2016: What guidance did God provide in the days of Noah and Moses? What guidance does Jehovah provide for Christians?
… is to pray and work for others to get saved. We have all eternity to praise God, to pursue our hobbies, to enjoy riches. But the opportunity to save souls stops at death. *I don’t own…
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From “Remember thy First Love” by Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou Question: In taking the steps which you have presented to us, the most difficult thing, I think, is to overcome the fear of shame. This is what I try to do in my parish. People will not come to confession although their souls are burdened and things are driving them crazy, because they cannot overcome the shame to admit their sins. How do you lead people in this direction? Answer: I think that the strength to bear shame is a gift from God. When I was a young and inexperienced spiritual father, Elder Sophrony told me to encourage the young people to confess precisely the things of which they are ashamed, for if they learn to do so, shame is transformed into strength against the passions, and they will overcome sin. This is precisely what occurred in the person of Zacchaeus. He bore shame voluntarily, and the Lord, Who was on His way to Jerusalem in order to suffer the Cross of shame, saw Zacchaeus bearing shame for His sake and recognized in him a kindred spirit. Zacchaeus had put himself prophetically in the way of the Christ, in the way of the Cross, and in a prophetic way the mystery of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ was activated in the heart of Zacchaeus. His heart was enlarged and he was able to enter into the power of faith. Christ has saved us through the Cross of shame, so when we suffer shame for His sake He considers this as gratitude, and in return He transmits to us His grace which regenerates our life. This is exactly what happens in confession. Those who confess sincerely and take upon themselves the shame for their sins are regenerated. But those who shrug their shoulders and say, ‘Nothing special, the usual things…’ they do not bear any shame, their heart remains unmoved, and they hardly receive any benefit. But those who, with shame and a contrite heart, strip their souls naked before God and before another mortal, ‘of like passions’ (Acts 14:15) with them—that shame of theirs really finds the heart, humbles it and brings it to the surface. This then, opens the heart to receive the grace of regeneration, of consolation. We see this in the life of many that come to us: the greater the shame they bear with contrition, accusing themselves before God, the greater the grace they receive to amend their lives and make a new beginning. Source: Orthodox Heritage Vol. 10, Issue 11-12
"How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly LUSTS. 19 These be they who separate themselves,
This beautiful covenant began in the Garden of Eden. Starting with Adam and Eve. The pure and holy God-ordained example of the blessed union of marriage was first demonstrated with male and female …
