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Standing in the Gap – January 18, 2008

Welcome to the January 18, 2008 edition of standing in the gap.

Chris Scharf presents Don’t Lower Your Standards! posted at Christian Dating Experiences, saying, “This article is about not lowering your standards when looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend. Need other Christian dating advice? Look around the website to find what you need!”

Sunny presents What is the Meaning of Advent? posted at Observation and Principles.

Sunny presents Advent Activities for Young Children posted at Observation and Principles, saying, “It is the challenge of families to bring the focus of Christmas back onto Christ. This article has some suggestions for Advent activities for young children”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Consciously Programming Your Subconscious Mind Before Sleep posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “We are all continuously feeding our minds with the words we read, the audio we hear, and the images we see on the screen. The ideas we expose our minds to immediately before going to sleep are powerful. They sink deep into our subconscious mind as we ease into the alpha state of consciousness, as part of the sleep cycle. Here, the subconscious mind reviews the ideas over and over, not because they are the most important, but simply because they were the most recent. For a life of excellence, you must be the proactive, deliberate, aware, and conscious gatekeeper and feed your mind on purpose. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.”

Sholom Anarchy presents Stumping for Ron Paul again posted at Anarcho-Judaism.

Chris Scharf presents The Three Possible Types of Couples You’ll See On Earth posted at Christian Dating Experiences, saying, “This article talks about how to interact in a Godly way with the three types of couples you’ll ever encounter.”

Balanced Life Center presents 2007 Lessons Learned posted at Balanced Life Center.

Culture

Matthew Spears presents Breaking through the chains of identity posted at Loving Awareness, saying, “Having a strong identity is greatly emphasized in this culture. We have expectation upon expectation placed upon us. This article explores what identities are, how they’re limiting, and gives an exercise on how to move beyond some limitations.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Ego or Soul? Who’s Driving? posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Even though I identify my sense of self with soul, there seems to be another “something” inside forever jockeying for position and making its presence known. This is the ego. What’s the difference? How can you know which one is in charge? What are their characteristics? Since I prefer peace to mayhem and contentment to perpetual, blind striving, my goal is to keep soul in the driver’s seat as often as possible. Instead of an either/or situation, I like the idea of soul and ego peacefully coexisting in a manner that best serves the greater good. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

Joshua Seth presents Getting Lost in Istanbul posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “A Voyage to feel the taste of Old Europe through Hippodrome, the site of chariot races in old Constantinople and the Egyptian obelisk.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents How to Live the Life of Your Dreams Through Intuition posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Intuition feels good. That should be enough of a clue it’s something that can be trusted. But, our culture has done a thorough job of instilling doubt about the wisdom of following our instincts. Instead, we are taught to think things through and be logical. These mental tools are important, but they were never intended to be used instead of intuition. They work better when used in conjunction with intuition. If we are open to it, we get nudges and insights to move us in the direction of our greatest joys, our most valuable contributions, and our most satisfying life. Those quiet whispers and gentle taps on the shoulder are examples of inner guidance in action – intuition. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.”

Dr Martin W. Russell presents Self Help For Sleeping Pills – The Campaign posted at Dr Martin W. Russell, saying, “A campaign against our pill-popping culture.”

Tupelo Kenyon presents Is Food Your Medicine or Poison? posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Food is not what it used to be. In the relatively recent past, food was universally recognized as the fruits and nuts that grow on trees, the vegetables that grow out of the soil, plus some fish and game. If you were to take a ride in a time machine and show our ancestors what we eat today, they would recognize very little of it. For the most part, it’s over-packaged, over-processed, over-rated and under-nourishing. Every day, we choose our future health and vitality by what we choose to put in our mouths. Three times a day we have the opportunity to act upon our resolve to experience optimum health and vitality . . . at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bon appetit. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus song selections with lyrics related to each article – all free.”

Phil B. presents The Blame Game << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “Recently, I heard a racial slur against Jews because of what they supposedly did to Jesus Christ. This insult was not against the Jews that were alive two thousand years ago but against the Jews living today.”

Family

ChristianPF presents Would Jesus have an emergency fund posted at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog, saying, “Discussing the balance between trusting God for our needs and being wise stewards of our resources.”

Warren Wong presents How To Feel Better And Be Happier posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Some practical tips you can use now to feel better and be happier.”

Society

Todd Goldfarb presents 50 Ways You Can Be The Change posted at We The Change, saying, “hi there– here is a terrific article which describes 50 Ways we can “be the change”. Enjoy!”

Sunny presents I shall not want, reflections on Psalm 23 posted at Observation and Principles, saying, “What did the Psalmist mean when he wrote, “I shall not want?” What does that mean in my life?”

Teens

Joshua C. Karlin presents How Should We Give? posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.

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