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George Sodini rests in heaven now because he professed a faith in Jesus years before his shooting rampage, a Tetelestai Christian Church leader said. Jack Rickard, a deacon at the Plum church Sodini attended for years, said the Bible makes it clear that "professing a faith in Jesus as savior means you will have complete…

12 Traits of an Abusive Relationship Laura Petherbridge Crosswalk.com Contributor “My boyfriend is jealous. He gets furious when I won’t dump my friends and spend all of my free time with him,” the weeping woman shared with me. “I was so thrilled to have a devoted boyfriend that I ignored the warning signs of abuse.…

 Then said they unto him, "What shall we do, that we might work the works of God" Jesus answered and said unto them, "This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." – John 6:28-29 Either work is easy or belief is hard work. I am going to presume…

How much are the identities of the nation's different regions determined by their particular religious composition? Quite a lot, according to an intriguing set of faith-based U.S. maps released by Gallup today. via www.usnews.com Even though I think calling states "red states" or blue states" is a rather obscene use of language and labels, I…

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press Writer Mark Sherman, Associated Press Writer – Sat Aug 8, 7:53 pm ET WASHINGTON – Sonia Sotomayor became the Supreme Court's newest justice Saturday, pledging during a brief ceremony at the high court to defend the Constitution and administer impartial justice. Sotomayor, 55, is the first Hispanic justice and only the third woman in…

Sat Aug 8, 7:34 pm ET EASTPOINTE, Mich. – Authorities said a purse snatching suspect being chased by police near Detroit got his right leg tangled in his car's seat belt when he tried to bail out and ended up being dragged several hundred feet. Police told the Detroit Free Press and The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens that…

By TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI, Associated Press Writer Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 9 mins ago LILONGWE, Malawi – Cooked, salted or dried, field mice strung on sticks are sold as a popular delicacy in Malawi markets and roadside stalls. The mice are hunted in corn fields after the harvest when they have grown plump on a diet…

"He who is the most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in the performance of it." – Rousseau In some areas of sales, all you need is a signature and a check and the transaction is complete with a commission in the pipeline. However, there are sales that are made and forfeited…

I am not asking you this question because you cannot answer it. I am suggesting you ask it of yourself. I am working on it. When I find the answer, I can cooperate with God in shaping my life by "setting myself up," to produce the motivators that produce the behaviors that produce real success.…

"Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. On him God the Father has placed his seal of approval." – John 6:27, (NIV) " Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money;…