I was reading " Maximum Achievement " by Brian Tracy last night and got some new distinctions with regard to Goal Setting. It wasn't anything that I hadn't heard before, but just by... Read More
Posted by: annetteffect on 2008-07-25 02:00:23
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Following on, here's my reply to an unexpected email*.  I'd be interested in the views of thoughts.com members: I'm not going to be able to prove anything for you. I'm sorry but belief... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-07-14 07:19:37
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I should've known I would be challenged on what I wrote in a comment on my friend's blog (see my post  http://www.thoughts.com/rose22/blog/dawkins-120785 ), but that's ok, I'm fine to do that... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-07-14 06:42:37
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I guess this is now "Discussing fath and delusion part 1"...  DavidMWW and Sean, this is for you if you followed the link through... Hmm.  In commenting on a friend's... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-07-14 06:15:22
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Focus is doing one activity while connecting that idea to everything you have ever done, know, feel, or hear. It is ok to focus on one activity but associate that activity with everything.... Read More
Posted by: Quetzal on 2008-07-14 00:06:29
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<a href="http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h79/MichaelDBA/art/?actio n=view&current=icon-of-christ.jpg" target="_blank"><img... Read More
Posted by: Ottehey on 2008-06-27 05:51:29
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this year, i have lost my faith in destiny and yet gained appreciation for God. it seems to me that if our destinies were already written, then why the hell should i even try to go to school or... Read More
Posted by: mmeesh11 on 2008-06-16 23:07:00
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This is a great short article by A.W. Tozer, a great preacher of years gone by.  Is your faith demonstrable? Do you truly TRUST in Jesus Christ? Is it more than mere... Read More
Posted by: theophilus on 2008-06-11 14:26:58
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We watch so many movies and television shows. We hear, see, and learn what the media wants to tell us. We think everything just happens the way we perceive them, but that is not the... Read More
Posted by: Frake on 2008-06-07 00:00:36
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Reincarnation as they say, is a belief that when one dies, one's body decomposes but something of oneself is reborn to another body. It is a belief that one has lived a life before and... Read More
Posted by: disenchanted023 on 2008-05-24 14:18:57
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     Ben Barnes , as Caspian the Tenth , reluctantly leads the cast of the first film into the trials, tribulations and triumph in the sequel, "The Chronicles of... Read More
Posted by: brainstormer on 2008-05-17 17:16:28
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WHO ARE YOU? Read John 8:18–58 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the... Read More
Posted by: sharetheword on 2008-05-16 11:57:46
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"I prefer acting according to what my emotions dictate me at the very instant the pulses run down my nerves. I believe emotions should be expressed; and not suppressed and encaged like a bird... Read More
Posted by: Aphrodite on 2008-05-11 00:44:29
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Must I get a job in order to marry my fiancee? Part 3 (of 4): What I want and do not want, and the worst and best that could happen if these are negated. Please note: names have been changed... Read More
Posted by: becomeasalittlechild on 2008-05-10 10:51:01
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I can not forget one man in my life... And we saw each other just once, when we met, and he lives in another country, and speaks another language – everything is another in his life. But no!... Read More
Posted by: lykhenko on 2008-05-05 04:10:12
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May 2010, I will be among the living and the dead.  I will march with my fellow students,friends,  brothers, sisters JEWS.  We will hold our breath as we cross the threshold of... Read More
Posted by: Hail17 on 2008-05-04 22:46:07
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When I first joined Thoughts.com I was a Christian in his prime singing the praises of Jesus for all to hear and denying evidence that no God exists. Many, MANY, things have changed since that... Read More
Posted by: KeenanEnigmaMcCoy on 2008-05-01 14:45:05
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i set them up to see which fall for honesty crushes unbelief and do i dare to test them all what worlds would end what barriers fall its a battle with obscurity a fight of... Read More
Posted by: virtuoso on 2008-04-29 00:10:04
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Well went to church yesterday had week 2 of my 4 week new members’ class. It was awesome just got in small groups and gave our testaments’ and to my surprise I got emotional just... Read More
Posted by: luviverson on 2008-04-14 14:54:31
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If people have the right to choose their beliefs, does that mean that people have the responsibility to stop someone from doing something that will deprive them of the liberty to choose their own... Read More
Posted by: KarTish on 2008-04-08 08:31:34
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I'd like to write about that theory, (personally), the So-called "theory" --concerning religion: God, Jesus, Mary, Allah, Buddah, Moses, David, Goliath, Cain, Able, Adam,... Read More
Posted by: caliope on 2008-03-16 23:20:16
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I’ve got something I want to share. There might be something here helpful to you personally, or perhaps it might help you to understand and help someone you know. Just as I was about to... Read More
Posted by: becomeasalittlechild on 2008-03-08 12:55:12
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I am just trying to figure out how a christian can cheat with a man and then claim she is a real christian. She claims she didn't know my husband was married but I introduced myself when she called... Read More
Posted by: prettywoman on 2008-02-22 20:14:16
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Dear people, F and I were with R and T (F’s parents) in their home. Amongst other things, R said fairly loudly to F “...Neither you or P work...” reminding me of what I... Read More
Posted by: becomeasalittlechild on 2008-02-20 18:06:06
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In this day and age that question is a very good one.  What personal moral issues do you stand by without a doubt and without bending? Do you give in to social pressure? Do you ever do... Read More
Posted by: WhiskeyDaze on 2008-02-01 08:25:29
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