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Best-selling author Ann Voskamp said that writing down three gifts a day reorganizes your  brain to focus on goodness.  She notes that gratitude increases an individual's positive focus by 25 percent.  She also added that those who actively practice gratitude have higher levels of optimism, alertness and focus. * Wow! We should give thanks everyday. In fact it should be our lifestyle, call it thanks-living. Stop focusing on your problems and thank God for the ones He has done and the ones He is yet to do. It makes living more beautiful. More: The attitude of gratitude

On Saturday, the actor revealed he adheres to no religion in an interview with UK's telegraph. He said he was raised in a Southern Baptist household in Missouri, “with all the Christian guilt about what you can and cannot, should and shouldn’t do.” “I’d go to Christian revivals and be moved by the Holy Spirit, and I’d go to rock concerts and feel the same fervor,” Pitt said “Then I’d be told, ‘That’s the Devil’s music! Don’t partake in that!’ I wanted to experience things religion said not to experience.” * 'Christian guilt'? Human nature wants to be free to do what he wants and not be constrained by a set of rules of do's and don'ts but yet within these rules lies life. Show me a nation without a law and I will show you a lawless nation.  So dear Brad Pitt, the Bible remains the ultimate Rule/Life book. A heart that loves the Lord can live by it with the help of the Holy Spirit. The Christian guilt is simply your conscience at work. Also parents...

A man strolled by and God beckoned on  him.  "Please carry that table to the end of the hall," God instructed. The man took one cursory look at the large mahogany table squatting monstrously at the corner. It obviously looked heavy and not something one person could carry. So the man curtly refused saying,  "Hah! Sir, just looking at that table, it will be impossible to even move it an inch! I can't do it.. .", and he left without looking back. Another man came by and God approached him with the same request. This time the man complied and tried moving the table. But the table was so heavy it couldn't budge. "Well sir..," he quipped, "...you see I've tried but it won't move,"  and he went his way. A third man came along and God made the same request. The man humbly obeyed but he said, " Sir, I really would want to move your table but I can't do it alone. Please help me.." And together, the...

We undermine our little precious moments. We overlook those 'insignificant' blessings and complain about the big things we are expecting. We forget to be thankful we can breathe,eat, sleep, laugh, walk, talk, jump...everything!  In good times and bad times, we should give thanks. It opens doors. When we learn to be thankful for those insignificant 'small things', the big things will come. Live in gratitude. Stop complaining. Your situation is not the worst. Those moments where you lay in your spouse's arms as you sleep, when you do your home work with your kids or pick them from school. When you laugh or cry or mingle with friends. Those times when you gist with your mom, eat with your dad or play with your siblings.  Appreciate every moment because they may never come again. Never get used to the blessings of God in your life. It keeps in you the attitude of gratitude. It's thanksgiving season. Have you counted your blessings? I don't even...

Is there a conspiracy to remove Christ from Christmas and possibly reduce it to Xmas, a season of sharing? With what's going on all around us, I believe this is most likely the case, (my personal opinion though). Recently, Salem VA Medical Center Dallas banned Christmas trees, as well as other Christian speech and celebrations. From an e-mail issued by the senior staff to employees, '...Public areas may only be decorated in a manner that is celebratory of the winter season. Displays must not promote any religion...'  But after some pressure they bent the rule a little by allowing private religious expressions only to be uttered in “personal work areas.” That means that an employee could be punished for wishing “Merry Christmas” to a veteran in the lobby or any other public area. The e-mail also bans Christmas music unless it is secular (non-religious) . Another report says the VA hospital has also refused to accept merry Christmas cards sent by childre...

How far can you go for beauty (that is if you haven't realized that you are fearfully and wonderfully made)?  Let me share these weird beauty trends I extracted and I bet you'd be freaked out. Dunno how true it is but it's spooky. 1. Stiletto/ Cinderella surgery : They make their legs look like real stilettos. The bunions are removed, toes are shaved to a shorter length, and fat is injected from other parts of the body into the bottom of the foot . pretty painful procedure.   2. Tails : Like seriously! These are wearable tails controlled by the wearer's brain. 3. Eyeball jewellery: Who does that? They get platinum jewellery installed in their eyes, implanted under the outer coating of their eyeball. 4. Dyed armpit hair: This was started by Madonna where women grow out their armpit hair and dye it different colors. Urgh! 5. Fish pedicures:  Pretty popular in Asia. You get a pedicure from a fish filled bowl where the fish is said to eat ...

Agatha's mother in law (MIL) won't let her be. She's always breathing down her neck. There's nothing Agatha would do that seems to please her, so how should Agatha handle her MIL as a good Christian woman? Now, dealing with troublesome in laws can be very tricky but with wisdom we can put a stop to it or get it under control. I know a lot of women are going through this. So consider these hows. 1. Avoid any confrontation with her :  Yes, don't lash back at her, rather put your anger in check. Be quick to listen, slow to speak and be slow to anger...(Jam 1:19)  and simply CHOOSE to ignore and overlook. Choose because it's a deliberate action on your part not have any physical face off/altercation with your in law. It's not easy though but we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. 2. Tell your husband : You will be doing more harm than good if you confront your in law yourself. Your husband should be the one in the best position...

The Eagles of Death Metal band were singing their song 'kiss the devil' when the terrorists struck with their AK-47 rifles in the Paris attack last week at the Bataclan cafe.  Some of the lyrics of their song goes thus: Who’ll love the Devil? Who’ll song his song? Who will love the Devil and his song? I’ll love the Devil I’ll sing his song I will love the Devil and his song Who’ll love the Devil? Who’ll kiss his tongue? Who will kiss the Devil on his tongue? I’ll love the Devil I’ll kiss his tongue I will kiss the Devil on his tongue A survivor said that the terrorist s were calm, methodical and very slow and he even watched one of them reloading . The terrorist knew what he was doing. He wasn't panicking. Then they opened fire at the care free fans who were throwing up the devil's horn salute as they enjoyed the concert.   As those people bled and died on the dance floor, they went from singing about the devil to meeting the devi...

Each has asked the same questions: If I'm a Christian, why do I still do this? Why hasn't God given me the strength to stop?   Have you considered that may be you have been doing it in your own strength all along?   So breaking porn/sex addiction is not a day's job neither is it by your strength. So do this:   1)You have to realize you need help, admit your powerlessness over your addiction, believe that only God can restore your sanity then decide to turn your life and will to God's care.   2)Bringing things to light is one quick way for the enemy to flee so talk to someone who is spiritually strong/mature about your addiction and be accountable to that person in your journey.     This person will also act as an encourager. If he/she is someone who had been in your shoes, better!   3) Take away your focus from sex rather fill your mind with God's word and activities eg sports etc. Avoid sex talks, thoughts, books or anything ...

Remember Downtown Abbey? I have seen the clips but not got down to  watching it myself. Christianity today reports that the show’s executives have made a decision not to incorporate religion into the show. Alastair Bruce, the show’s historical advisor, has suggested including the Crawley family saying grace before a meal, but the show’s executives turned it down.  Wanting to make sure that the show pays attention to historical detail, Bruce still pushed that the family pray in latin but this was again turned down.Even napkins which were folded in the shape of a bishop’s miter were disapproved. "Everyone panics when you try to do anything religious on the telly," Bruce said. * The question is why? Why why why? Pornography, all manner of sexual perversion , violence and harmful stuffs are allowed on the telly, why is they so keen on removing God from T.V? Do you not see an satanic agenda in all of this?        More: You sho...

In August this year, during an elaborate lights show,  "Projecting Change," the goddess Kali  was beamed onto the south side of the Empire State Building in New York City to raise awareness about wildlife extinction.  Goddess Kali is referred to as the goddess of time and destruction but in Sanskrit, Kali means, "she who is black" or "she who is death." Rabbi Jonathan Cahn calls this move the "third abomination." While some Christians   sounded the alarm, others had no idea what was even happening.  Jim Bakker is quick to point out that having Jesus on the building would have been illegal, but the image of Kali appears to be perfectly acceptable by American standards. Cahn sees the parallels to the last days of Israel, when the true God was made illegal. Culled: CN * Yeah, God is slowly being outlawed in America and the world in general. Is this not a sign of the end?  More: These 6 things can save your lif...

Clifford, a transgender woman, wrote a perverted play portraying Jesus as a transgender. The description of the play says, "Join Queen Jesus for a revolutionary queer ritual in which bread is shared, wine is drunk and familiar stories are re-imagined by a transgender Jesus," Clifford who describes himself as a practicing Christian denies that the play portraying Jesus as the Queen of Heaven is in any way blasphemous and keeps emphasizing that he's a practicing Christian. Mainstream media is celebrating the blasphemous work of live art.  The Guardian  listed it as a "show not to miss." And  BBC Four  said it "reaffirms everyone's right to live free of discrimination and prejudice." Culled/pic: CN * This one is the gospel according to Jezebel. More: Christian porn? Allow me introduce you..

Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda refers to himself as “Jesus Christ Man". He is from Puerto Rico and the leader of a cult sect called 'Growing in Grace' based in Miami.   Miranda once believed that he was the reincarnation of the apostle Paul. Then two years later he proclaimed himself as Jesus Christ saying that “God merged with me [and] . . . the resurrected Jesus . . . integrated/infiltrated himself within me.” He teaches that the devil, hell and sin don't exist, that prayer is a waste of time and that the Ten Commandments (moral or ethical guidelines) are irrelevant.    He claims he is greater than Jesus Christ and that his teachings supersede those of Christ. He even refers to himself as the Antichrist and sports a “666” tattoo on his forearm, claiming that since He is Christ, worship of Jesus Christ is invalid.  Speaking to CNN he said , "666 means do not put your eyes on Jesus Christ of Nazareth but rather put it on Jesus after the cross....

Lol. I actually find this slightly amusing. Two days ago, Oritsefemi sent out a birthday shout out to his daughter, Patience Majemite Ekele, while sending a warning to trespassing men to keep off. “Happy birthday to this young boo that don’t really need a boo for nw “patience majemite ekele ” hmmmm any trespassing boo …this is ur ride straight to Potokiri….no time” wrote Oritsefemi on Instagram. Information Nigeria   * This actually shows how protective we are of the ones we love yet we still turn around and do the very same thing we don't want people to do to our loved ones to other people's loved ones. Do unto others what you would like others do unto you because what goes around does come around.  More: What do you say to your children?

They have been on a 10-year excavation near the dead sea and these archaeologists believe they have unearthed the ancient city of Sodom. You remember the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, right? Annihilated from the face of the earth due to the abominations accounted to it? They were able to locate the massive buried city using the Bible as their guide. A Bible scholar, Collins, based his excavation on the locations highlighted in Genesis 13:1-12. Also found on the site were potteries melted from extreme heat, a sign that the city must have burned under supernatural levels of heat. Credit(News and Pictures): BE * Again, the accuracy of the Bible is evidenced in these things and yet , the world will not see it as worthy of note. More: Wanting to choose a life partner?

Evangelist Paula White posted this picture on Instagram and wrote: "Little Red Riding Hood with the Big Bad Wolf (emojis)️  #love   #marriage   #life   #fun   # makingmemories ", according to Charima news. So far, it has sparked controversies. Where some believed it is wrong since Halloween is celebrating Satan, others defended the newly wed evangelist saying there is nothing wrong with dressing up in costumes. *So what's your take? By their fruits you shall know them...(lips sealed) More: How to keep yor love life fresh and hot

A same-sex couple is petitioning the court for the right to marry, but the court refused. Retired teacher Nino Esposito adopted his partner Roland Drew Bosee in 2012 so they are legally father and son. Gay news site  The Advocate  says 'the adoption process between gay couples was a common practice before gay marriage was legalized because adoption offered legal protections for same-sex partners when it came to matters like hospital visiting privileges and inheritance laws.  But now with marriage equality, some couples in this situation are finding it difficult to annul their adoptions so they can legally wed,' the site reports.   In Pennsylvania, Bosee and Esposito's were denied their request for an adoption annulment because the state law gave the Judge no authority to annul an adoption.  Now, barely two weeks later, fathers and sons are asking to be joined in matrimony. * Seen. More: Ceative Lovemaking and pornography in marriage ...

This video is not the first of its kind. I have seen something like this before. Dunno where this is, Nigeria or no, but what's appalling is how the society today applauds immorality as is evident in this video. It shows several children ranging from 3 to 14 yrs (I think), all paired together as they engaged in a sexual dance-style while the adults watched.  The boys,  including a 3 yr old, danced behind the girls as the girls swung their behinds against their male partners crotch. Please tell me, is this normal or no? Is there nothing strange about this? That's why you shouldn't be surprised that even children this young are already getting sexually curious and sexually active, yet we wonder why. Don't look too far. It starts from the home. What kind of music do we parents allow our children watch or listen to? You become what you look at, what you surround yourself with. 'Train up your child in the way he should go..' works. So w...

4 in 10 people in England don't realize that Jesus was a real person who actually lived, according to report. Nearly 6 in 10 of the English population identify as Christians but fewer than 1 in 10 are practicing in terms of praying and reading the Bible regularly and going to church at least once a month. Survey show that Christians who spoke to non-Christians about their faith did not always get a positive response. Study by Evangelical Alliance and Church of England found nearly 6 in 10 people did not want to know more about Jesus, only one-fifth wanted to after a practicing Christian shared their faith with them. Nearly half of the non-Christians said they were 'not open' to an experience or encounter with Jesus and nearly one-third actually felt uncomfortable. CT * In other words, it's hard to actually find a genuine Christian even among the self professed ones and also most people are not even ready to accept Jesus? What do we do? The harves...

There is this new controversial procedure of creating a baby from 3 parents and UK has become the first country to legalize it. The procedure uses DNA from two women, one the baby’s actual mother, and one man, the baby's father, to create a baby outside the womb. The third DNA from another woman is said to reduce genetic health conditions for the child. Some see this as a scientific breakthrough while some question the ethics of the procedure. Christianity Today * Man trying to play God? More: Again...(A short story)