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Faith and Repentance Basics

M. Christopher Wilson, Sr — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:50:06 PDT

We should never assume that just because a person has been in the church for a season it that we have no need to be simplistic. To be an effective minister we should still explain, as if to a child,...

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What is a Scientologist?

Michael J Moore — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:43:36 PDT

What is a Scientologist? There has been some confusion regarding the use of the word scientologist and even who constitutes being a scientologist...

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And Now, the Great Wineskin Awakening

Michael Tummillo — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:37:26 PDT

In this article, Pastor Michael attempts to bring some clarity and understanding of the burgeoning house church movement that's drawing millions across the globe. As the traditional church is...

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No Effort – Mahamudra Meditation and Buddhist Sound Healing

Yeshe Dorje — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:16:13 PDT

A commentary on the Buddhist teaching "Ganga-Mahamudra-Upadesa" of Sri Tilopa. This article explores the relevance of sound in promoting relaxation and mental well being as a form of meditation. This...

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God’s Grace Is Still Saving The Youth.

Jay Caetano — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:49:40 PDT

Sometimes we often ask ourselves, “Where is God in the midst of all this chaos?” Believe it or not, “God is yet still on the throne and in the miracle working business,” says upcoming Christian rap...

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Why It’s Impossible to Learn the Hindu Language

Cynthia Maxwell-Smith — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:28:09 PDT

You cannot speak or learn to speak Hindu because Hinduism is a religion, not a form of speech. People who practice Hinduism are called Hindu or Hindus and this is where the confusion often arises....

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The Evolution of the Buddhist Religion

Rob Mabry — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:13:27 PDT

As Buddhism spread across Asia, the religion began to incorporate aspects of the indigenous people who embraced it. New ideas and religious texts were introduced and like Christianity and other major...

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Identity – Religious, Ethnic, Linguistic?

Heather Abraham — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:08:33 PDT

Arab identity is much more complicated and cannot simply be defined by a common language. Arabs almost always hold multiple identities at once such as: Syrian, Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian,...

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A Review Of Austin And Lennings, “Grief And Religious Belief – Does Belief Moderate Depression?”

Jennifer Brost — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:52:43 PDT

Austin and Lennings bravely studied the effects of Christian belief on depression and hopelessness following bereavement, not by merely asking subjects, but by using objective measures. Their results...

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Funerals – Japanese Buddhist Customs – Part II

Michael Russell — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:24:34 PDT

Second of a two part series on Japanese Buddhist funeral customs.

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Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

The Top 25 Twitter Applications For Any Business
Twitter is the hot new social networking site today. Everybody is trying it out and using it for different things. For the business owners out there, you can use Twitter to market your product and introduce them to other people. But as your Twitter account grows, you will have to spend more time on it. The best way to help you... TechSquirt.com

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Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Pay Per Click – 5 Steps For Effective PPC Advertising
There is a lot of information on the web that can teach marketers about pay per click advertising. However, there are very few resources that explain how to properly set up your ppc (pay per click) campaigns to maximize on pay per click traffic. Pay per click traffic is some of the best traffic you can receive online....
Opt For Cost Effective SMS Services
Text messages have always been one of the popular modes of communication since the last decade and the arrival of Pagers and other simplified gadgets have simply cemented this trend. Thus, it is not hard to understand or realise that in this fast and ever changing world of globalisation, many people are reaching to the threshold of....

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Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Boost Your Online Marketing With PPC Advertising
PPC advertising is a great way to improve your online marketing efforts. It is a shortcut for saying Pay Per Click advertising. Essentially, you sign up with a search engine service such as Google or Yahoo!, and use this service to run your advertisement. You can create any variety of advertisements - more at SocialMediaBits.com
Facebook Has Surpassed MySpace Thanks to the Smart Kids
MySpace leads Facebook in revenue earned form advertisements. But recently, Facebook has surpassed MySpace in unique visitors. This is an astounding accomplishment being that MySpace had a three year lead and enjoys immense popularity. Users are leaving MySpace for Facebook in droves - more at techsquirt.com

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Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

17 Social Media No-No’s
Before engaging in any social media activity, be sure to conduct yourself like the decent person you are so that your efforts will be worthwhile. Social media is all about engaging and connecting with your target audience. Only through genuine engagement you will really experience the full potential of social media. SocialMediaBits.com
Google Android Operating System Interests Unbranded Phones
Open source Android means that manufactures of unbranded phones now have the ability to cheaply integrate an OS that is recognized as being very well made, and is mainstream recognizable at the same time. Read more at MobileMediaBits.com

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Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Apple iPad – the New Kid on the Block
It is a touch screen tablet allowing users to conduct host of activities like web browsing, e-mail, play music, watch videos, movie and television and store photos. Almost every single app of Apple is available and is tailored to fit to the bigger screen of iPad. Like the other technological revolutionary electronic device by Apple

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Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Facebook Lite Unveiled, Stealing Twitter's Thunder?
Facebook Lite has been the newest Facebook makeover in which the social network has become a lot more simplified. How is this affecting social media optimization? Many believe Facebook Lite has been introduced as a direct competitor to Twitter's minimalistic look. Before, it used to be that social networks with more applications, options...

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Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Location Wars - Whats the Big Deal?
NOTE TO SELF BEFORE READING THIS POST: If you are fan of location-based services and apps such as gowalla and foursquare, this article maybe heart-breaking to you. If you haven’t heard by now, apparently the next big wave (or current big wave) in social media / social networking are these location-based services such as foursquare, gowalla...