Now, you really have to stop by, leave a comment & see if you can be the blessed recipient!
Have You Heard?
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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"A place for the entire family to gather, learn and enhance their faith.We are here to give you an opportunity to play, think, grow and love.Here is the chance to ponder your faith in His Hands, or simply explore inner faith and the faith of others. With all sorts of activities from games and recipes, to daily humor and inspiration - we offer something for everyone! A place to pray, a place to play."
We have worked very hard to create a group that has something for nearly everyone to enjoy.
Every Sunday we have a Special Sunday Service -- our own cyber church service. This will be an intensive look at a specific topic each week, hosted by our Sunday Services Team, Wends and Elizabeth. We also have a mini-service and Bible Study on Wednesday evenings.
In an effort to help cut down on the overwhelming amount of mail the group is capable of generating, we have created several sub-groups to IHH.
One room is called IHH Homemaking -- where those who are interested may post recipes and crafts and tips and hints -- and earn special rewards for doing so.
We have a special sub group called In His Hands Games and Fun where the majority of games are posted. We will have lots of puzzles and games to play and many other activities -- where points will be awarded for participation.
We also have a special sub group called Chubby Angels. We are working on a special focus here -- for those with a desire to lose weight -- and for those who have special dietary needs, such as Diabetes.
There are other sub groups as well. If you join us, you will be given a full list.
Every two weeks we hold auctions. People use the participation points they have earned to bid on a variety of items - physical items such as giftware and books.
On the 2nd Saturday of each month we have a group party - to celebrate the birthdays and anniversaries of that month - and to just have some fun together.
Please Join Us:
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/InHisHands /
Just How Do You Protect Your Kids Online?

Just yesterday, I had the opportunity to listen to an interview with Vicki Courtney on the Mom-Daughter Connection Radio Show hosted by Alyssa Avant, owner of Beauty by Design Ministries.
As soon as I heard the interview, I just had to share...
Vicki Courtney is the founder of Virtuous Reality Ministries, as well as virtuousreality.com, an online magazine for middle and high school girls.
Vicki's newest book , Logged On and Tuned Out, is a must read for every parent!
Vicki is a mom to three teenage girls and she is speaking out about the dangers posed to children online. She is encouraging parents to be aware of the online activities of their children. She has made a way for parents to be informed, even if they don't know the first thing about computers or the networking sites.
In this day and age, parents need to take an active role in order to protect their kids online.
Vicki's book will educate parents, helping them to set proper boundaries and safety guidelines for their kids online.
* Parenting tips for keeping kids safe online
* How to talk to your teen about the dangers of online chatting
* Why a blog diary is an invitation for strangers
* Dos and don'ts for kids using sites like MySpace.com
* Why parents should learn online lingo
Don't be tuned out! Your child's safety is at risk!
Order your copy today.
Vicki's even provided a free sample of her new book here. Go check it out; you will not be disappointed!
Please pass this information on to other parents, so they can keep their kids safe online as well.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Tuesday, September 18, 2007
This video is powerful!
Enjoy the song "Who Am I?" by Casting Crowns.
Saturday, September 15, 2007

Nevertheless…
by Max Lucado
And the king and his men… spoke to David, saying, “You shall not come in here; but the blind and the lame will repel you,” … Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion (that is, the City of David).- 2 Sam. 5:6–9
Did you see it? Most hurry past it. Let’s not.
Pull out a pen and underline this twelve-letter masterpiece.
Nevertheless.
“Nevertheless David took the stronghold …”
Wouldn’t you love God to write a nevertheless in your biography? Born to alcoholics, nevertheless she led a sober life. Never went to college, nevertheless he mastered a trade. Didn’t read the Bible until retirement age, nevertheless he came to a deep and abiding faith.
We all need a nevertheless. And God has plenty to go around. Strongholds mean nothing to him. Remember Paul’s words? “We use God’s mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil’s strongholds” (2 Cor. 10:4 NLT).
You and I fight with toothpicks; God comes with battering rams and cannons. What he did for David, he can do for us. The question is, will we do what David did? The king models much here.
Two types of thoughts continually vie for your attention. One proclaims God’s strengths; the other lists your failures. One longs to build you up; the other seeks to tear you down. And here’s the great news: you select the voice you hear. Why listen to the mockers? Why heed their voices? Why give ear to pea-brains and scoffers when you can, with the same ear, listen to the voice of God?
Do what David did.Turn a deaf ear to the old voices.Open a wide eye to the new choices. Who knows, you may be a prayer away from a nevertheless. God loves to give them. Peter stuck his foot in his mouth.Joseph was imprisoned in Egypt. The Samaritan woman had been married five times.Jesus was dead in the grave …
Nevertheless, Peter preached, Joseph ruled, the woman shared, Jesus rose—and you?
You fill in the blank. Your nevertheless awaits you.
Thursday, September 13, 2007

You were created by God to do great things. But without confidence you will never fulfill your destiny. It is important, however, to remember you are to be confident not in yourself but in Christ who dwells in you.
AMEN
Wednesday, September 12, 2007


Free Online Workshops
About Education and Career
Contact:
Lisa Copen, Director
SAN DIEGO — AUGUST 2007 — Many people who live with a chronic illness may feel like their education or career is over upon a diagnosis. It doesn’t have to be. National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week, September 10-16, 2007, is featuring three of the twenty free online chat workshops at http://www.invisibleillness.com/ that specifically address one’s education and career. Nearly one in two people live with chronic illness, so it impacts both careers and education of millions of people.
Jill Hart of Christian Work at Home Moms interviewed Lisa Copen, the founder of REST Ministries. Listen now.

Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?
~ Alan Jackson
Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?
Were you in the yard with your wife and children?
Or working on some stage in LA?
Did you stand there in shock at the sight of
That black smoke rising against that blue sky?
Did you shout out in anger
In fear for your neighbor?
Or did you just sit down and cry?
Did you weep for the children
Who lost their dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don't know?
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below?
Did you burst out with pride
For the Red White and Blue
And the heroes who died just doing what they do?
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself and what really matters
I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, Hope and Love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is Love
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?
Teaching a class full of innocent children?
Or driving down some cold interstate?
Did you feel guilty cause you're a survivor?
In a crowded room did you feel alone?
Did you call up your mother and tell her you loved her?
Did you dust off that Bible at home?
Did you open your eyes, hope it never happened?
Close your eyes and not go to sleep?
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages?
Speak with some stranger on the street?
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow?
Go out and buy you a gun?
Did you turn off that violent home movie you're watching
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns?
Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers?
Stand in line and give your own blood?
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family?
Thank God you had somebody to love
I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, Hope and Love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is Love
I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell you
The difference in our rock and our wren
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, Hope and Love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is Love
And the greatest is Love
And the greatest is Love
Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day?
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September 11, 2007
Lead Them To The Cross
Bible in One Year: Proverbs 10-12; 2 Corinthians 4
READ: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 6:14
Many heart-touching stories were circulated after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. None seems more spiritually significant than that of ironworker Frank Silecchia. As he was helping to recover bodies, Frank noticed two steel beams in the shape of a cross standing upright in the middle of all the debris.
Appointing himself as the curator of that striking symbol of God’s love, he often took heartbroken visitors to see it. Many of them were comforted by the silent testimony to the divine Presence in the worst of tragedies. One day when journalist Barbara Walters came with tearful friends who had lost a son in the catastrophe, Frank simply led them to the cross.
The answer to the world’s terrible pain and evil is not a philosophical argument or a theological treatise. The all-sufficient answer is Calvary’s cross, where in fathomless grace Jesus, the incarnate God, took upon Himself the burden of our sins and bore them “in His own body on the tree, that we . . . might live for righteousness” (1 Peter 2:24).
If you have not been led to Calvary’s cross, let me take you there. He died for you and then rose again. Believe in Him and you will be saved (1 Cor. 1:21).
They are nailed to the cross, they are nailed to the cross! O how much He was willing to bear. With what anguish and loss, Jesus went to the cross,But He carried my sins with Him there. —Breck
The pathway to heaven begins at the foot of the cross.
Devotion written by : Vernon C. Grounds

Walking in Authority

by Bishop Keith A. Butler
Sunday, September 09, 2007
