Recently I went to a wedding and after the wedding my aunt asked me what I was looking for in a wife and I told her, “About four thingsâ€, without being specific. She laughed and said, “Only 4 things! I was looking for 40 things!†I am not concerned with my future wife’s education, body type, hair or eye colour, skin colour, ethnic background, or family history. I am not saying physical attraction is not important, it is important because God created us all with different looks and different preferences. And those different preferences help us make decisions; imagine how difficult life would be if you liked all things the same way! But what I am really interested in are: -Her mind: how she thinks; her wisdom; submitting her thoughts to the Lord by making His thoughts her thoughts; rejecting evil thoughts. -Her heart (and I don’t mean that blood… read more
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I was so pleased when I saw this group of youth dancing for the Lord on stage at the 2011 Jesus in the City parade in Toronto. I was particularly glad because the dancers were dressed so modestly, and so they looked so beautiful—more beautiful than any lady I have seen in a long while. Sadly, modesty was not the norm at this event: there was a worship group from Ottawa composed of two ladies who were dressed so immodesty that I didn’t photograph them (I didn’t even watch them), because I would’ve been nearly impossible for me as a photographer to edit their photos to make them acceptable with Christianity’s teaching about modesty. There was also another two ladies in the crowd who I avoided standing behind them because they wore such tight pants (both, to avoid temptation and to avoid photographing them), and so you can imagine my… read more
Jesus did not just say to dwell in his love only, but his truth as well. Love alone will not save anyone from Hell but love with the truth will. Jesus is the truth and told only the truth and we should as well. The love Jesus asks has loyalty it means for us to stand against opposition no matter where it will lead. Can love bring unity? If one wants to disregard the truth it certainly can! But it is not honored by God, only man. When we read Gods love was shed abroad in our hearts, this means we have his heart a new nature that cares differently than before. We were born by an incorruptible seed, the word of truth. When people say we should accept everyone to unite even if they do not believe the same, we compromise the truth. It is not true love to… read more
It is time again for another INSPIKS Flickr Group roundup of Christian images from our Flickr group. This group features design and photography from many Christians artist around the world. Select pictures are chosen every other month to be featured in our roundup. As always, remember you can submit your own photo here, and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and our Facebook Fan Page. Enjoy! Image Thumbnail: Lamb by LeahLikesLemon [sociallocker] Artist remain the original copyright holder of all their materials. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth by Flickr is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise. Please contact the respective owners if you wish to use any of their images. (Click on image to visit their page then use Flickr mail to contact) [/sociallocker]
Welcome to this weeks edition of the Christian Carnival. Lets continue to lift each other up in good works and continue to spread the good news to the world. This carnival deals with a variety of topics, so look through the articles and you should find something of interest. A big thanks to all who sent in their entries, check them out and Enjoy! loswl presents Evolutionary Tales Exposed – Fossil Evidence posted at INSPIKS, saying, “Evolution for the most part is based on one’s interpretation of sedimentary strata and the fossils found therein. Those who believe in Evolution appear to be convinced that the fossils found in rock layers all over the earth are the definite proof that creatures have been evolving upward into higher life forms over hundreds of millions of years.” Kaleb presents Dog vs. Baby? posted at W2W Soul: Windows to The Woman’s Soul, saying, “I’m… read more
Church websites are getting better and easier to maintain, thanks to WordPress and its amazing content management system. Although WordPress is free and has some great built-in functions that are great for blogging, a theme developed specifically for churches has a greater advantage over the default theme in WordPress or any of the free themes available on the net. The advantage is that these Church WordPress Themes come with more advanced features, cleaner coding for a faster running site, and top notch frame work. Risen-Church WordPress Themes (Responsive) Risen WordPress WordPress theme has the features a church website needs — a mobile-friendly responsive design, sermon archive, photo and video gallery, church events calendar, support for multiple locations, staff profiles and church news. The sermon archive is complete with the ability for visitors to search for audio, video and text sermons by category, tag, date and speaker. Risen has… read more
Evolution for the most part is based on one’s interpretation of sedimentary strata and the fossils found therein. Those who believe in Evolution appear to be convinced that the fossils found in rock layers all over the earth are the definite proof that creatures have been evolving upward into higher life forms over hundreds of millions of years. Evolutionists declare this process has been taking place through “natural selection” and “mutation”, which leaves behind in its wake, the old models, so to say, which are replaced by higher forms of life. You will find that the mindless processes that are alleged to take place in and through Evolution are nothing more than a fantasy that has been thought out by men who have rejected the Bible and the one and only true God of Creation. Below we will discuss a few of the fossil evidences and a few biological facts… read more
Welcome to this weeks edition of the Christian Carnival. This week marks the end of the yearly celebration of Christ victory on the cross and his triumphant resurrection! As we continue to reflect on what Christ has done to enable us to be free from the bondage of sin, lets continue to lift each other up in good works and continue to spread the good news to the world. This carnival deals with a variety of topics such as Sports, Easter reflections, Philosophy, Finance and personal challenges. A big thanks to all who sent in their entries, check them out and Enjoy Christian Carnival! I Dreamt of a Palm Sunday Service It’s Palm Sunday. The children go to the front of the church carrying palm branches. Selected ones tell the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. This plays out in many churches on Palm Sunday… Read Article Author: Diane R… read more
The past few days, something keeps coming to me. Eyes being opened, I thought of the eagle, the eagle has much wisdom. Much discernment and sees things other animals cannot see. The Eagle can see from great heights and depths below. So too can we, when the Lord reveals the spiritual things to His people. Something with the eyes being opened for those who wish to see, they shall see even more. Those who see more, shall receive the greater. For he who is faithful with the little, the Lord shall indeed bless with the much, because His word speaks divine truth. The Lord has been laying or placing deeply upon my heart the book of Daniel and the 70th week. I don’t watch tv/news, but I heard about the cyclone in England-level 5. I am again reminded of eyes being opened in these last days, to those whom are… read more
This month we are featuring the top contributors to our INSPIKS Flickr Group. These community members have lend their talented work and shared with us through comments and direct contact via Flickr mail. They have dedicated numerous photos in our group for the sole purpose of bringing praise to God and also to communicate His message through various unique and gifted photographic techniques. We have chosen to highlight their talent in this showcase, but there is much more to see on their Flickr pages and websites. Please visit each contributors link/s to view more of their beautiful work and remember to leave an encouraging comment. We pray that you are blessed by each photo and will give God the glory as you view the world through their lens. SIMIS / Simi Shonowo – A follower of Jesus Christ that lives her life to please Him. She love to tell interested people… read more
Ever heard something that just made you chuckle, and at the same time, warm your heart so much you gave praise and thanks to God? We were watching the news yesterday when the upcoming headline was announced, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?“. The headline left me waiting for the answer as they switched to commercial. While we waited for the news to return, I said to my brother, “Here they go again with these wasted researches that we already have an answer to, the chicken came first, don’t they know that?”. My brother and I had a nice laugh, then reflected on why we knew the chicken came first; I explained that maybe everyone does not know the reason why we have that conclusion in our heads, but it just seemed so obvious to us. Bible believing Christians would agree with me that the chicken had to… read more
Today I was taking a long walk in the mid-day sun, with the temperature at about 88 degrees and the wind blowing mildly in my face. About 15 minutes into my walk the thought came to mind about the cowardly act of many Christians that claim they love people and how they certainly don’t want people to go to hell yet, they refuse to be open about their faith in a way that would make a non-believer want what they have. Please, don’t make the mistake of assuming that I didn’t examine myself as well, so I’m certainly not being too critical, or judgmental. I think sometimes as Christians, we find all types of excuses to not share the Gospel ( the good news about Jesus). If the News is so good, why not share it? If we really believe that we are saved from hell and cleansed of our… read more
In this article I will be sharing some simple tips to help you create a successful blog. Success is measured in a variety of ways, most times it is measured by how much profit your blog can produce or how many visitors you can get to read and respond to your articles, I will not cover the topic of profit, because you can find many resources that cover that on Google. I will speak about getting more people to read your articles. Getting people to read your articles can be a job in itself, it is important that readers can find your blog and when they find it, be engaged enough to share the article with others. A lot of hard work will have to go into getting great results, but the hard work will pay off in the long run. Lets look at these tips I have learned over… read more
Before I became a Christian I used to hate the phrase “blind faith†as it represented ignorance to me. And I believed that’s what Christians wanted me to have in order to become a Christian like them. As a new believer I still hated that phrase because I believed that I became a Christian based on logical thinking because of the overwhelming evidence supporting Christianity’s claims. Ten years later I am starting to think that blind faith is true faith. Let me tell you how I came to start thinking that blind faith is important. About three weeks ago around 5 in the morning I heard a very sad news; this news was so tragic to me that it was by far the saddest and most painful experience I have ever been through. I was so sad and shocked I couldn’t even cry. For the next several hours I was… read more
Setting up your blog and getting your articles published online is the easy part, but in a very short time you realize nobody is coming to read it. Furthermore now that you have a blog, what do you do next? How about joining a blogging community or Christian Networks where people can find and read your blog! Using already established social networks like Twitter and Facebook can also rank up your visitor count and help you to meet other potential readers and bloggers with similar interest. Check out our list below of great websites you can use to promote your blog. If we missed any that you know, feel free to post them in the comments section. Christian Article Submittal Christian Bloggers Network A global network of Christian bloggers and new media activists launched and directed by Dr. Andrew Jackson. The Purpose of this network is to connect,… read more
Best Websites to Submit Design News: Check out the Best Websites to Submit Design News, these are great if  but you need a way to get your blog more traffic. One method of increasing traffic to your blog is to submit your articles to popular website like Delicious, Digg, Mixx, Stumbleupon and Twitter. That is a great start, but if you want to get your articles directly to those who are in the Design Community, the best thing to do is to submit your articles to websites that allows you to post Community News. Below is a list of websites where you can get a lot of free traffic by submitting your articles. [sociallocker] Social Bookmarking Design Related A network for design professionals, students, and creatives. Find design jobs on our designer job board, post your portfolio, inspirations and profile, connect with designers, and more. Design-Newz Design–Newz is a site that… read more
Here are a listing some free applications which are very helpful for you to process your daily work. They are useful If you are designer, developer, office worker, manager, supervisor, student, home user, that don’t want to spend a lot of money on software. We made sure to add something interesting for everyone. Some of them are not very well known but they are really amazing in respect to their features. Just take a look at them and share any that you know that have not been shared here. Prezentit Prezentit is a community where you can create (alone or with others), share and show your presentations. With Prezentit, your presentations are always available, anywhere, anytime and from any place, for viewing or editing. prezentit.com [sam id=3 codes=’false’] PFD to Word Using PDF-to-Word conversion technology, you can quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files, making it a cinch… read more
Images Celebrating Resurrection Day: This selection of images celebrates Resurrection Day, The Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is is the most important event in the Christian faith. without the resurrection of Jesus our faith would be in vain. “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Romans 8:11 11 Because Christ was risen from the dead, we too have a blessed hope to be raised from the dead when He returns. “For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.” 1 Corinthians 15:16-17 “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable…. read more
Are we living our lives according to God’s standards? Are we owning up to our mistakes? Are we being children of the Most High? Everyday we are given another chance to demonstrate the love of God through our lives. We are here only for a short time, do with it as God pleases. Jesus is looking for some good ambassadors to pass on His love and Good News. Ask him for power through His holy Spirit and study His Word. Then, you shall see the fruit of the Spirit raising up in your life and other people’s lives will be affected by yours in the way Jesus intended. “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you… read more
The ultimate sign that you’re headed for the worst day of your life would have to be this. It’s when you wake up one morning only to realize that your family has suddenly disappeared. So you run to turn on your TV to see what’s happening and there you watch a special worldwide news report declaring that millions of people all over the planet have simply vanished. As you spy the Bible on the coffee table, it suddenly dawns on you that your family was right after all when they kept telling you about the rapture of the Church. Then to your horror, you realize that you’ve been left behind and have been catapulted into mankind’s darkest hour, the 7-year Tribulation that really is coming upon the whole world. But thankfully, God is not only a God of wrath; He’s a God of love as well. And because He loves… read more
Time is Almost Up Wallpaper: Many people ask, “Are we in the last days?†Well, to be honest, I certainly think that we are. Does this belief mean that every Christian should sell what they have, quit their jobs and move to the mountains to wait on the Lord? No, because that would be un-Biblical and just plain stupid. I would say this though, it’s time for the complaisant Christians to re-evaluate their walk with God and start running the race to save as many souls as possible. The signs are all around us, in the news and in our everyday lives. One doesn’t have to look far to see that time is winding down. ” This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers,… read more
Signs and Wonders Wallpaper: Signs and wonders are what some search for today when it pertains to believing in God and trusting in Him, but if we see signs and wonders, will it turn us away from our sins and make our faith stronger? What if the signs and wonders are not reliable and the question is…, why are we searching for these signs? Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for He that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” When Jesus walked the earth, He performed many signs and wonders, He healed the sick, He gave sight to the blind and many more miracles that astonished everyone, but did everyone believe in Him?…No! This proves that signs and wonders will not satisfy our ultimate spiritual needs. 2 Thessalonians tells… read more