<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 01:01:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>love</category><category>christ</category><category>christmas</category><category>church</category><category>day</category><category>family</category><category>friendship</category><category>gifts</category><category>live</category><category>memorial day</category><category>mom</category><category>mothers</category><category>pray</category><category>religion</category><category>thanks</category><category>the Lord</category><category>weekend</category><category>wife</category><title>LOOKING 4 RESULTS</title><description></description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>16</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-2251058538805394638</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-04T15:05:48.324-04:00</atom:updated><title>CHRISTIAN RAPPERS</title><description>I recent started listening back to rap because a few friends I have rap as well. It&#39;s not something that I would let my children listen to but it is still art to me. I love christian rap. It reminds me of rap in the 80s and 90s, but cleaner and positive. Even Lil Wayne is listed under christian rappers for his contribution to this hidden genre. We also just got our very own christian rap/hip hop radio stationto here in the Bany, and if you know your music (&quot;ya folks pick cotton here, that&#39;s y&amp;nbsp;they call it the Field!&quot;- Field Mob). Went to Monroe with them guys. They have good hearts. But Lecrae, Tedashii, da TRUTH, Flame, and Canton Jones are some of my favorite &quot;get right&quot; artists.</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2011/10/christian-rappers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-5687400521678120076</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-10-04T15:04:09.693-04:00</atom:updated><title>MUSIC</title><description>Music seems to always to find a way in to the heart of so many people. The good, bad, and ugly acting. But how come it seems that every time things get bad, music can pick you up? I know it can be a distraction. But do the positive&amp;nbsp;outweigh&amp;nbsp;the negative? Lets see!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flyazhelz.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;www.flyazhelz.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2011/10/music.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-107650922086786538</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-30T20:55:23.496-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">memorial day</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">the Lord</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">weekend</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wife</category><title>The Lord and Family</title><description>There isn&#39;t a better time than spending spending it with family and the Lord. Memorial weekend was a very loving and wonderful adventure. When the Lord allow for a great time, he make sure that he gets all the glory. And he deserve every bit of it. Thank you God for a great time with my Brother and Sister and father. My wife seems to be very happy. when she is happy, so am I. Praise the Lord!</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2011/05/lord-and-family.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-5721150945238445758</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 15:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-05-05T11:41:26.868-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">day</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">gifts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mom</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mothers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thanks</category><title>MOTHER&#39;S DAY IS HERE</title><description>Mother&#39;s day is here once again, and you never thought that it could sneak up on us like that. We&#39;ll economy is still failing, so a lot won;t be happening. Just a lot of hugs and kisses and time this year. Mom may like that better. Find a way to thank her and show her you care. and good moms will tell you that you do not have to not feed your family the rest of the year for a present she can lose. Give her memories.&lt;br /&gt;
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To the best mothers i know&lt;br /&gt;
my mom - my mom-in-law - my wife.</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2011/05/mothers-day-is-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-8296270022110035214</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-01T15:42:13.394-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">live</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pray</category><title>WHERE TO START?</title><description>Always start with your family. You can&#39;t tell them how to live, but you can live by example. We are not perfect, so we can not expect anyone else to be either. Show them what would happen if Jesus was standing in your shoes today. Would he say that? Would he do that? Would he act like that? Put yourself in the other persons shoes and see if you like that path or just happy to have the opportunity to say thank you God for another day. You&#39;ll be&amp;nbsp;surprise&amp;nbsp;where that path leads you. Pray hard and love strong. That&#39;s all we really have.</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2011/01/where-to-start.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-5449602098615511232</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-01-01T00:48:26.106-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">friendship</category><title>GOD AND FRIENDSHIP</title><description>Having God in your life with friends who just love you for you is what it is all about. Do good toward the people around you. You never know when they won&#39;t be.&lt;div style=&#39;clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;&#39;&gt;Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2011/01/god-and-friendship.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-1209677538333256834</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-13T19:48:53.463-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christ</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">church</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">religion</category><title>ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS</title><description>No one knows what day Jesus Christ was born on. From the biblical  description, most historians believe that his birth probably occurred in  September, approximately six months after Passover. One thing they  agree on is that it is very unlikely that &lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink0&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;Jesus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  was born in December, since the bible records shepherds tending their  sheep in the fields on that night. This is quite unlikely to have  happened during a cold Judean winter. So why do we celebrate Christ’s  birthday as Christmas, on December the 25th? &lt;br /&gt;
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The answer lies in the pagan origins of Christmas. In ancient  Babylon, the feast of the Son of Isis (Goddess of Nature) was celebrated  on December 25. Raucous partying, gluttonous eating and drinking, and  gift-giving were traditions of this feast. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;In Rome, the &lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink1&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;Winter &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;Solstice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  was celebrated many years before the birth of Christ. The Romans called  their winter holiday Saturnalia, honoring Saturn, the God of  Agriculture. In January, they observed the Kalends of January, which  represented the triumph of life over death. This whole season was called  Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. The  festival season was marked by much merrymaking. It is in ancient Rome  that the tradition of the Mummers was born. The Mummers were groups of  costumed singers and dancers who traveled from house to house  entertaining their neighbors. From this, the Christmas tradition of  caroling was born.   &lt;br /&gt;
In northern Europe, many other traditions that we now consider  part of Christian worship were begun long before the participants had  ever heard of Christ. The pagans of northern Europe celebrated the their  own winter solstice, known as Yule. Yule was symbolic of the pagan &lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink2&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;Sun &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;God&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;preLoadWrap&quot; id=&quot;preLoadWrap2&quot; style=&quot;position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;preLoadLayer2&quot; style=&quot;display: none; left: -18px; position: absolute; top: -32px; z-index: 2147482647;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;preloadImg&quot; src=&quot;http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; height: 22px; width: 22px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;,  Mithras, being born, and was observed on the shortest day of the year.  As the Sun God grew and matured, the days became longer and warmer. It  was customary to light a candle to encourage Mithras, and the sun, to  reappear next year. &lt;br /&gt;
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Huge Yule logs were burned in honor of the sun. The word Yule  itself means “wheel,” the wheel being a pagan symbol for the sun.  Mistletoe was considered a sacred plant, and the custom of kissing under  the mistletoe began as a fertility ritual. Hollyberries were thought to  be a food of the gods.  &lt;br /&gt;
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The tree is the one symbol that unites almost all the northern  European winter solstices. Live evergreen trees were often brought into  homes during the harsh winters as a reminder to inhabitants that soon  their crops would grow again. Evergreen boughs were sometimes carried as  totems of good luck and were often present at weddings, representing  fertility. The &lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink3&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;Druids&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; used the tree as a religious symbol, holding their sacred ceremonies while surrounding and worshipping huge trees.  &lt;br /&gt;
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In 350, Pope Julius I declared that Christ’s birth would be  celebrated on December 25. There is little doubt that he was trying to  make it as painless as possible for &lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink4&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;pagan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Romans (who remained a majority at that time) to convert to Christianity. The new &lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink5&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;religion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; went down a bit easier, knowing that their feasts would not be taken away from them.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Christmas (&lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink6&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;Christ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;preLoadWrap&quot; id=&quot;preLoadWrap6&quot; style=&quot;position: relative;&quot;&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;preLoadLayer6&quot; style=&quot;display: none; left: -18px; position: absolute; top: -32px; z-index: 2147482647;&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;preloadImg&quot; src=&quot;http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; height: 22px; width: 22px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;-Mass) as we know it today, most historians agree, began in Germany, though &lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.essortment.com/all/christmaspagan_rece.htm#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink7&quot; style=&quot;position: static; text-decoration: underline ! important;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;color: blue ! important; font-family: verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; position: relative;&quot;&gt;Catholics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  and Lutherans still disagree about which church celebrated it first.  The earliest record of an evergreen being decorated in a Christian  celebration was in 1521 in the Alsace region of Germany. A prominent  Lutheran minister of the day cried blasphemy: “Better that they should  look to the true tree of life, Christ.”  &lt;br /&gt;
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The controversy continues even today in some fundamentalist sects.</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/12/origin-of-christmas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-2791687671960998405</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-10T00:53:26.087-04:00</atom:updated><title>True or False?</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1gCKB3/www.religionfacts.com/&quot;&gt;Religion, World Religions, Comparative Religion - Just the facts on the worlds religions. - StumbleUpon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I believe that everything comes from one source. GOD. &lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/05/true-or-false.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-1163657005700603314</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-09T16:26:56.311-04:00</atom:updated><title>Happy Mother&#39;s Day</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mothersdaycelebration.com/mothers-day-prayers.html&quot;&gt;Mother&#39;s Day Prayers,Prayers for Mothers Day,Mothers Day&lt;br /&gt;
Prayer,Prayers on Mother&#39;s Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dear God, thank you for my mother, Thank you for letting me have the opportunity to be loved by her. Thank you  for  letting her still be here. In Jesus name, Amen&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/05/mothers-day-prayersprayers-for-mothers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-818640425046189467</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-05-08T14:41:49.392-04:00</atom:updated><title>PRAY AND KNOW HE IS THERE</title><description>What is prayer to most&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;us. A window into the unknown? A direct line of faith? A cry of hope? Many people have different reasons to prayer. But if you have to complicate it, then it&#39;s no different than speaking with a stranger on the street. It may be pleasant, but what did it accomplish? Have a relation been made or have you just made your&amp;nbsp;acquaintance? I used to talk to my Lord, like he was right in the room with me. Never&amp;nbsp;thinking&amp;nbsp;that someone could be watching me. For some reason, I stopped, and I look back and saw no reason why. I just did. But I also notice that some of the things that I had finally got in order, started messing back up. So I started praying again. Things have started to change again and seeing that prayer keeps me focus and alert. No wondering. Prayer each and every day, so you can be filled with the calmness that allows you to know what is really important in your life. He can remind you how to walk, when you know he&#39;s there. He can remind you how to talk, when you know he&#39;s there. And most importantly he can remind you how to LOVE, when you KNOW he&#39;s THERE.</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/05/pray-and-know-he-is-there.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-8777498553129101283</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-28T06:25:37.404-04:00</atom:updated><title>Unity and Diversity</title><description>&#39;&quot;Three churches joined forces to have a&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;union meeting&lt;/i&gt;. They chose a preacher who agreed not to preach any of their distinctive denominational messages. Even though I was only a young child, I can recall how the preacher would bring laughter, then tears, and, in his concluding appeal, fright. Many would respond and were saved, supposedly. After the concluding service the chairman said something to this effect: &quot;We have had a great number saved. Now it is time for you who were saved to join the church of your choice. Brothers A, B, and C, pastors of the cooperating churches, will stand in these different locations at the front. You may present yourself to one of these men and he will tell you how to join his church.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
Now, let us suppose we have a union meeting similar to that one but different in some details. Three churches cooperate in it. They get a preacher who promises to preach no doctrine except from the Bible. He will just preach the gospel like Peter did on Pentecost. The meeting is a great success. Eighty persons believe, repent, confess faith in Christ, and are baptized for the remission of their sins. Everyone is rejoicing.&lt;br /&gt;
Then the final service is completed and the chairman arises and says, &quot;Many have been saved. Now it is time for you to join the church of your choice. The preachers for churches A, B, and C will stand here before you. All who wish to join A church come with Brother A.&quot; Twenty arise and stand with him. Brother B is introduced and twenty stand with him. Brother C rejoices inwardly because he thinks he is to get the remaining forty. But when he is introduced, only twenty stand with him.&lt;br /&gt;
At this point there is an air of perplexity about the remaining twenty. The chairman inquires of them, &quot;Aren&#39;t you going to join a church?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;No,&quot; they respond, &quot;we are in the church already.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;How can that be?&quot; the chairman asks.&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;So far our preacher has preached the gospel like Peter did on Pentecost. When people were baptized for the remission of sins then, they were saved, being baptized into Christ and his one body which is the one church. We have done only what they did and we trust that we are in the same church that they were added to. Now you are going beyond the scriptures in urging us to join divisions. All eighty of us are in the one church, being added by the Lord himself. To join different groups now and to wear names to distinguish us from one another is to become divided and denominational.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Well, you are starting a new church, are you?&quot; the chairman asks, not quite able to grasp the explanation.&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;No, we are just remaining in the one the Lord added us to. We will not exclude the other saved persons or wear a distinguishing name.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;What, then, are you going to do?&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;We will meet together in fellowship and worship after the New Testament pattern. We will follow that pattern in our personal lives, congregational organization, name, and group activity. We invite the other sixty saved persons to be with us in this undenominational fellowship. To divide into groups as you have done is sinful, and we can recognize no fellowship with you unless you come with us.&quot;&#39;&lt;br /&gt;
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Can we identify the church in this illustration? Since, in its essence, the church is the saved people, the eighty persons are in it. Meeting in separate groups locally would not alter that. Meeting together holding identical scruples was not a condition of their salvation nor the essence of the church/saved.&lt;br /&gt;
Since their fellowship is in Christ rather than in doctrinal agreement, the disciples composing these groups accept all the others as fellow-disciples without condemning them for differences in understanding. That is, all are accepting except the last group! Those in the last group reject and condemn all other disciples! They become sectarian. Although they claim undenominational status, they become a separate group with a distinguishing name. They become the divisive ones!&lt;br /&gt;
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The saved ones are in the various groups. They are not saved by being in the distinctive groups but in spite of it. They are united in Christ. There can be unity in diversity. In fact, there can be no other kind!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.piney.com/Stone.Campbell.Movement.html&quot;&gt;The Stone-Campbell Movement&lt;/a&gt; was begun in an effort to cause disciples to accept each other across their party lines. Those reformers had a better concept of the identity of the church than most of the heirs of their heritage today.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: grey;&quot;&gt;While many think that Campbell started the church of Christ, he did not. Christ establised His church about 33 AD. There were churches of Christ before Campbell was born. Please read the following link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tcoc.atspace.org/whatisthechurchofchrist.html&quot;&gt;http://tcoc.atspace.org/whatisthechurchofchrist.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
The church of Christ does not follow Stone-Campbell as your site suggests, but follows the teachings of Christ as taught in the New Testament. Plain and simple.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul type=&quot;DISC&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alexander Campbell&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- co-founder of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement and the group which became the Churches of Christ&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pl/Max_Lucado.html&quot;&gt;Max Lucado&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- best-selling author of non-fiction Christian books (minister at Oak Hills Church of Christ, San Antonio, TX; former CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;John Cornyn&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Republican Senator from Texas (2002-present)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pp/Ted_Poe.html&quot;&gt;Ted Poe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- U.S. Representative from Texas (2005-present)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/ph/James_Hahn.html&quot;&gt;James Hahn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- mayor of Los Angeles, California&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pn/Byron_Nelson.html&quot;&gt;Byron Nelson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- professional golfer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pp/Kenny_Perry.html&quot;&gt;Kenny Perry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- professional golfer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fred Thompson&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- former U.S. Senator (Repub.) from Tennessee; now actor, who plays the District Attorney on the TV series &quot;Law and Order&quot; (raised in CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gene Tormohlen&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- former professional basketball player (Atlanta Hawks, Phoenix Suns); now chief scout for L.A. Lakers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_church_of_christ.html#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink0&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border-bottom-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-color: transparent !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: transparent !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: transparent !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; bottom: 0px; color: blue !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: verdana; font-variant: normal; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;Dwight&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;Yoakam&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- singer, songwriter, actor&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Randy Travis&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_church_of_christ.html#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink6&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border-bottom-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-color: transparent !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: transparent !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: transparent !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; bottom: 0px; color: blue !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: verdana; font-variant: normal; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;country&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;music&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;singer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pc/Glen_Campbell.html&quot;&gt;Glen Campbell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country music singer (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Weird Al Yankovic&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- comedic singer, entertainer famous for his satirical spoofs&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_church_of_christ.html#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink2&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border-bottom-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-color: transparent !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: transparent !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: transparent !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; bottom: 0px; color: blue !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: verdana; font-variant: normal; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;music&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;videos&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and lyrics (Vegan)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/po/Roy_Orbison.html&quot;&gt;Roy Orbison&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country music singer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pb/Brandy.html&quot;&gt;Brandy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Norwood)&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- R&amp;amp;B singer,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_church_of_christ.html#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink3&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border-bottom-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-color: transparent !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: transparent !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: transparent !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; bottom: 0px; color: blue !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: verdana; font-variant: normal; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;actress&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pm/Kathryn_Morris.html&quot;&gt;Kathryn Morris&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- actress best known as the star of the 2000s CBS TV series&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_church_of_christ.html#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink4&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border-bottom-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-color: transparent !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: transparent !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: transparent !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; bottom: 0px; color: blue !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: verdana; font-variant: normal; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;Cold&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;Case&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pa/Laurie_Anderson.html&quot;&gt;Laurie Anderson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- performance artist (raised CoC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pb/Pat_Boone.html&quot;&gt;Pat Boone&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- singer (former CoC member)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pj/Janis_Joplin.html&quot;&gt;Janis Joplin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- singer (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pr/Robert_Rauschenberg.html&quot;&gt;Robert Rauschenberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- painter, sculptor, and graphic artist known for helping to redefine American art in the 1950s and &#39;60s (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sidneyrigdon.com/Rigdchrn.htm&quot;&gt;Sidney Rigdon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- early preacher/leader in &quot;Campbellite Church&quot; (1818-1930), until conversion to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), where he became a major LDS theologian and leader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pw/Ted_Welch.html&quot;&gt;Ted Welch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- millionaire real estate developer, conservative activist (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/ps/Kenneth_Starr.html&quot;&gt;Kenneth Starr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- lawyer, judge; chief Independent Counsel charged with investigating Pres. Bill Clinton, leading to the President&#39;s impeachment&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pb/Paula_Barbieri.html&quot;&gt;Paula Barbieri&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- model best known as football player/murderer O.J. Simpson&#39;s long-time girlfriend&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pd/Jeffrey_Dahmer.html&quot;&gt;Jeffrey Dahmer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1960-1994) - infamous gay serial killer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; killed 17 young men between 1978 and 1991&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pm/William_Kay_Moser.html&quot;&gt;William Kay Moser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- author, conscientious objector during Korean War&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pf/Gary_Freeman.html&quot;&gt;Gary Freeman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- author of&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vachel Lindsay&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- (1879-1931) American poet known as the &quot;Prairie Troubador&quot;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Steve Cropper&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- guitarist Blues Bros. and Booker T.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Meatloaf&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- singer, actor (real name Marvin Lee Aday)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jeff Martin&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- TV writer for David Letterman and &quot;The Simpsons&quot; (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Cowsills&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- sang &quot;Indian Lake&quot; and &quot;Hair&quot;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jim Ryun&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Congressman, Olympic miler, 4 min. (may be ICC member)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;George Pepperdine&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Western Auto, Pepperdine University&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Loretta Lynn&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country singer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sonny James&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country singer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don Williams&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country singer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Marty Roe&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- lead singer, Diamond Rio&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;kLink&quot; href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_church_of_christ.html#&quot; id=&quot;KonaLink5&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial !important; background-clip: initial !important; background-color: transparent !important; background-image: none !important; background-origin: initial !important; background-position: initial initial !important; background-repeat: initial initial !important; border-bottom-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-left-color: transparent !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: transparent !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: transparent !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; bottom: 0px; color: blue !important; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; font-family: verdana; font-variant: normal; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; right: 0px; text-decoration: underline !important; text-transform: none !important; top: 0px;&quot; target=&quot;undefined&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; position: static;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;Amy&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;kLink&quot; style=&quot;background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-color: initial !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-top-color: initial !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0px !important; color: blue; display: inline !important; float: none !important; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; position: static; width: auto !important;&quot;&gt;Grant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- singer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mark Wills&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country music singer (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Waylon Jennings&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country music (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ray Walker&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Jordannaires, back up for Elvis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adherents.com/people/pr/David_Robinson.html&quot;&gt;David Robinson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- NBA, San Antonio Spurs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Clyde Lee&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- NBA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fred McGriff&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- baseball&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gene Stallings&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Alabama football coach&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wimp Sanderson&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Alabama basketball coach&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Bates&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Dallas Cowboys&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jim Morris&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- baseball player depicted in movie &quot;The Rookie&quot;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rick Parros&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- running back Denver&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jim Jenkins&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- creator of the cartoon &quot;Doug&quot;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lynette Cole&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- 2000 Miss USA&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Doug Poling&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- CBS newsman&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mike Adams&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- President U of Ga.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- President of University of Tenn.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Banowski&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- ex-president of Oklahoma U. and Gaylord Corp.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fred D. Gray&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- attorney who defended Rosa Parks&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;A.M. Burton&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Founder of Life &amp;amp; Casualty Insurance Co.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gwen Shamblin&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- founder of Weigh Down Workshop; founder of The Remnant Church (former)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Elliott&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- NASCAR driver&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Montgomery Gentry&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- singers; two-man country band consisting of Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kitty Wells&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- queen of country music&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ronnie Dunn&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- singer, of Brooks and Dunn (former)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Holly Dunn&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- country singer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kenny Bill Stinson&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- musician&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pat Sajak&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Wheel of Fortune host&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dee Presley&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- Elvis Presley&#39;s stepmother&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;David and Richard Stanley&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- step-brothers of Elvis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jessie Brown Pounds&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- (1861-1921) composer, songwriter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dale Clevenger&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- musician&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tillit S. Teddlie&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- (1885-1987) hymnodist&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lloyd O. Sanderson&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- hymnodist&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Phoebe Lewis&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- accomplished opera singer (raised CoC)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scott Hamilton&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;- U.S. figure skater, Olympic gold medalist (convert)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/04/unity-and-diversity.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-924179279558040892</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-22T10:23:31.718-04:00</atom:updated><title>Leadership in the Home - Introduction | Challies Dot Com</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.challies.com/christian-living/leadership-in-the-home-introduction&quot;&gt;Leadership in the Home - Introduction | Challies Dot Com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I haven&#39;t forgotten about us fellas!  Our family depend on us for support and security. We must make it our mission to do our part. Never give up hope. We must take bake our place in our homes and step up. Take on the responsibility that we&#39;ve created and lead!! I hope it is alright that I post this song, but it put things in perspective for me. Maybe it&#39;ll help you too.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(160, 82, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; &quot;&gt;Sanctus Real - “Lead Me”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look around and see my wonderful life&lt;br /&gt;Almost perfect from the outside&lt;br /&gt;In picture frames I see my beautiful wife&lt;br /&gt;Always smiling&lt;br /&gt;But on the inside, I can hear her saying...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Lead me with strong hands&lt;br /&gt;Stand up when I can&#39;t&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t leave me hungry for love&lt;br /&gt;Chasing dreams, what about us?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show me you&#39;re willing to fight&lt;br /&gt;That I&#39;m still the love of your life&lt;br /&gt;I know we call this our home&lt;br /&gt;But I still feel alone”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes&lt;br /&gt;They&#39;re just children from the outside&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m working hard, I tell myself they&#39;ll be fine&lt;br /&gt;They&#39;re in independent&lt;br /&gt;But on the inside, I can hear them saying...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Lead me with strong hands&lt;br /&gt;Stand up when I can&#39;t&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t leave me hungry for love&lt;br /&gt;Chasing dreams, but what about us?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Show me you&#39;re willing to fight&lt;br /&gt;That I&#39;m still the love of your life&lt;br /&gt;I know we call this our home&lt;br /&gt;But I still feel alone”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So Father, give me the strength&lt;br /&gt;To be everything I&#39;m called to be&lt;br /&gt;Oh, Father, show me the way&lt;br /&gt;To lead them&lt;br /&gt;Won&#39;t You lead me?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To lead them with strong hands&lt;br /&gt;To stand up when they can&#39;t&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t want to leave them hungry for love,&lt;br /&gt;Chasing things that I could give up&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;ll show them I&#39;m willing to fight&lt;br /&gt;And give them the best of my life&lt;br /&gt;So we can call this our home&lt;br /&gt;Lead me, &#39;cause I can&#39;t do this alone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Father, lead me, &#39;cause I can&#39;t do this alone&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/04/leadership-in-home-introduction.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-590468789693189344</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-22T09:57:04.906-04:00</atom:updated><title>The Godly Woman Today : Lessons from Proverbs 31</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.neve-family.com/books/us/Proverbs31.html&quot;&gt;The Godly Woman Today : Lessons from Proverbs 31&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is just a little info to help the most important influential people in our live that we look to. Our wives and mothers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Not my way. Not your way.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/04/godly-woman-today-lessons-from-proverbs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-6071359800427753338</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-22T09:26:42.882-04:00</atom:updated><title>100 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife HER Way | Marriage Missions International</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marriagemissions.com/100-ways-you-can-love-your-wife-her-way/&quot;&gt;100 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife HER Way | Marriage Missions International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sometimes it hard to be there for our wives. But that doesn&#39;t mean that we give up on them. We are to love our wives as ourselves, so we must be determined to do what it takes to love and honor them. Not a lot of men have the opportunity to learn proper ways to do this. But it is really common courtesy and respect. We should do at least one of these things a day. Remember, you can only do what you can do. Don&#39;t try to be like others. Yet be committed and your family will be greatly rewarded for your efforts. Be humble, fair, and judge-less.&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/04/100-ways-to-show-love-to-your-wife-her.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-755439599783950754</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-19T23:10:09.680-04:00</atom:updated><title>WHERE DO WE GO?</title><description>Finding where to go for help is all over the televisions and the radios and event the internet. &amp;nbsp;Have you gotten anywhere? That&#39;s the question we could ask ourselves, but we&#39;ll make up another&amp;nbsp;excuse&amp;nbsp;for the last&amp;nbsp;excuse. Find out who you are. Never rob yourself the chance to do great things. Not for&amp;nbsp;yourself&amp;nbsp;though. Lokk for nothing for yourselves and give everything 100%. That include work, school, even play. We are told to be happy even if things do go you way, never quarrel, and be fair even if others are not. Did I do good today? Did I give it my all? Where can you go? You can&#39;t. You have to find it. &amp;nbsp;Find your inner peace.</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/04/where-do-we-go.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918272762290880956.post-4593947320129553933</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-04-11T16:34:30.055-04:00</atom:updated><title>WHERE CAN WE GET REAL RESULT?</title><description>Hi. We all are looking for a better way to get something we need or what and it really get frustrating. Well what do we get! Failure, insecurities,&amp;nbsp;miss belief, and rage. You&#39;re not sure what to do or say, but you&#39;re pissed. Sorry. you just can&#39;t get it that way. You have to step up and stop being afraid. What are you waiting for? &amp;nbsp;We can all be happy and secure if we stop going for the things that don&#39;t matter.we&#39;ve allowed ourselves to believe we do. i used to get&amp;nbsp;upset&amp;nbsp;about not getting &amp;nbsp;to worship late or work&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;anywhere for that matter. i had to realize that there were certain things that triggered my anger and when i get &amp;nbsp;mad I wanted it to fixed then. Just like everyone else. We&#39;re not perfect and we know who is. Jesus. So I thought this is about RESULTS! well , it is.&amp;nbsp;Either we are&amp;nbsp;strong&amp;nbsp;as an ox in our faith or we are still&amp;nbsp;struggling&amp;nbsp;in sin. We have &amp;nbsp;a common&amp;nbsp;knowledge:&amp;nbsp;through Christ all things are possible. We have to start committing our self to the Greater Good. I know, you&#39;re think what is the Greater Good. Anything that God can get the glory. You know the saying &quot;what goes in, comes out.&quot; So true, so true. Remember &quot;a sacrifice isn&#39;t a sacrifice unless there is a sacrifice&quot;. &amp;nbsp;Music &amp;nbsp;can calm the savage beast, even us. so fin you a good&amp;nbsp;Christian radio station. Listen to something to&amp;nbsp;positive&amp;nbsp;when your troubled and what how you start getting result as you&amp;nbsp;learn&amp;nbsp;new thing about yourself you never knew. A part of God in you.&lt;br /&gt;
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I will eventually put links up for two of the most blessed radio stations that inspired me to start this blog. Air1 and K-Love. Link them with a&amp;nbsp;wonderful&amp;nbsp;congregation like Westwood church here in&amp;nbsp;Albany, Ga. and were changing live for the Lord. I leave you with the some lyrics of Fee:&amp;nbsp;Everything&amp;nbsp;Falls.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt; When everything falls apart&lt;br /&gt;
Your arms hold me together&lt;br /&gt;
When everything falls apart&lt;br /&gt;
You&#39;re the only hope for this heart&lt;br /&gt;
When everything falls apart&lt;br /&gt;
And my strength is gone&lt;br /&gt;
I find you mighty and strong&lt;br /&gt;
You keep holding on&lt;br /&gt;
You keep holding on&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://looking4results.blogspot.com/2010/04/where-can-we-get-real-result.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item></channel></rss>