Idea Box Media, as Featured Nationally on CBS, Proudly Announces Their Support of The HOME Foundation and Their Family of Charities

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin


Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 04, 2012

Thought Box Media is helping small business owners across America increase their revenues via innovative web solutions, just as the HOME Foundation is helping many creditable charities. The Helping Others Means Everything, or The H.O.M.E. Foundation, is a not-for-profit establishment dedicated to helping our Family of Charities. Frankie Verdugo, President of The HOME Foundation, wants to help as many creditable charities as possible as they struggle during these tough economic times. Frankie Verdugo helps raise funds through luxury dream home raffles, home giveaways, prizes, and high profile celebrity events in Hollywood… “Our mission is to help charities reach their fundraising goals and to bring awareness to their praiseworthy causes.”

According to CNNMoney.com, small business stoppage rates augmented by 40% from 2007 to 2010. More disheartening is the statistic given by the U.S Small Business Administration; over 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years. Thought Box Media is aware of these tough economic times and their goal is to help their small business clients not become part of these statistics.

Josh Elder, President of Thought Box Media, states, ?As leaders in online web solutions, it is our mission to deliver dynamic, cutting edge results using creativity and innovative technology to enhance the developmental business processes and to erect tangible, long term value for brands, businesses and culture alike.?

Thought Box Media Incorporated is a start-up firm headquartered in Lake County, Illinois. They offer Internet and Web-related services to businesses internationally, and refer to this service offer as Business Optimization. The core services offered are automation, consulting, marketing, development and web hosting. Each of these core services has many subsequent services beneath them.

Josh Elder says, ?Given our collective experience and expertise in web solutions and business to business sales, we judge we can offer a unique and superior service to business owners and entrepreneurs, in comparison to what is currently available.?

Thought Box Media has a niche clientele of small businesses with established revenue models that have 2-25 employees and an committed website. Their key target markets are:

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Building God?s Way Financial Commemorates Eighth Year of Providing Free Expert Financial Analysis to Churches and Christian Schools

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin


Ogden, UT (PRWEB) April 24, 2012

BGW | Financial developed the Funding Solutions Analysis (FSA) in 2004 to help churches and Christian schools make biblical, responsible stewardship decisions about how to fund their capital projects.

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Covenant Values Foundation Launches with Billion Dollar Pledge “To Help the Least of These”

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin

Chattanooga, TN (PRWEB) March 07, 2012

The board of trustees of the Covenant Values Foundation today announced its founding and pledged to make one billion dollars in grants to creditable causes. The nondenominational Christian foundation was established by Chattanooga philanthropists and businessmen Carey V. Brown and Steve Steele, and other private funders.

?Covenant Values Foundation is making a ?Billion Dollar Pledge.? Our goal is to give one billion dollars in grants to support people in need,? said Brown, a foundation trustee. ?Through this monumental pledge, which can only be made with God?s participation, we commit to making a marked difference and aim to inspire others to a lifetime of charitable.?

As a young entrepreneur, Brown built a successful car lot in Rossville, Ga. that grew into other businesses. He used the profits to fund missions around the world and was went by the plight of women and children in those nations. Inspired to give back ?to the least of these,? Brown diversified his businesses to make them more profitable and used the profits for more charitable works. Last year alone, Brown?s companies provided 70 organizations with the means to support 5,500 orphans worldwide.

?Jesus taught us that loving our neighbors as ourselves is a creditable goal,? said Steve Steele, the foundation?s executive director and trustee. ?In this broken world, our neighbors are often hurting, in need and without hope. Covenant Values Foundation will serve ?the least of these? and spread the ?Excellent News? of Jesus Christ here in our community and around the world.?

Steele brings more than 30 years of executive level non-profit and Christian ministry management experience to Covenant Values Foundation. He previously served as senior vice president for global strategy and research at the Maclellan Foundation and CEO of Dawn Ministries. Steele also leads a language translation and video technology company that links people throughout the world to each other.

The charitable charitable initiatives of the founders and other like-minded philanthropists, which are generated through private charitable, ongoing licenses and royalties, technology and business services, will be overseen by the Covenant Values Foundation board of trustees. The foundation?s grants will focus on causes fostering the needs of orphans, youth, widows, the unborn and those who cannot help themselves, as well as sharing the ?Excellent News? of Jesus Christ.

Covenant Values Foundation today pledged up to $ 625,000 in grants by the end of next month. The first grant was made to On Point, a youth development program that help young adulthood abstain from risky behavior. The foundation?s $ 25,000 grant was coupled with a pledge to match up to $ 100,000 in new money donated to the establishment during the month of April 2012. The same matching pledge was made to five other Chattanooga area charities: Chattanooga Community Kitchen, which provides food and shelter to the homeless; Dawson McAllister Association, founder of The Hope Line teen suicide prevention outreach; Precept Ministries International, a leader in helping others examine the Bible; Teen Challenge, which offers hope and healing for people with addictions and other life-controlling tribulations; and Tennessee Temple University, a Christian college.

?Our world needs more people with a heart for investing their time, talent and treasure for the benefit of others,? said Hugh O. Maclellan, Jr., executive chairman of the board for the 66-year-ancient Maclellan Foundation. ?We are delighted to welcome Covenant Values Foundation into the family of evangelical faith-based organizations supporting Christian causes at home and around the world.?

Covenant Values Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit establishment whose mission is ?to maximize the progression of God?s Kingdom, by helping ?the least of these? and fulfilling the Fantastic Commission through strategic charitable.? For more information on Covenant Values Foundation, visit http://www.covenantvalues.com.

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The Million Moms Challenge Announces Winner of ?Imagine Me & You? Photo Contest

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin


Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

Today, the Million Moms Challenge, in collaboration with ABC News, the United Nations Foundation, Disney Baby and Anne Geddes, announced the winner of ?Imagine Me & You? ? a photo contest to connect and celebrate mothers around the world.

The winner is Allison Dearstyne, from Dunkirk, Maryland. Dearstyne, a ninth grade history teacher, her husband, Richard and their 2-month-ancient baby girl Clara Noel have won the opportunity to travel to Sydney, Australia for an exclusive photo shoot with world-renowned photographer Anne Geddes.

?I?m went by how many mothers have come together through this contest,? said Geddes. ?The Million Moms Challenge made this contest to celebrate the dream of mothers everywhere for healthy, pleased babies who will grow to reach their full potential. I?m looking forwards to meeting the Dearstyne family and continuing to be part of this strong community of mothers helping mothers.?

Geddes chose the winner, one of 12 finalists from hundreds of entries from keen moms around the U.S. who submitted photos of their ?baby bump? along with an original, creative thought on paper on their bellies capturing their wishes and dreams for life with their small one. Dearstyne?s entry read ?May You Stay Forever Young,? a lyric from a Bob Dylan song she loved as a child.

?I like Anne Geddes work? and I mainly like this cause,? said Dearstyne. ?It was exciting to see my acquaintances vote knowing that each ?like? on the Million Moms Challenge facebook page raised money for moms in need. I?m honored to be part of such an awesome project – what a exact place for our first family vacation!?

Realizing that a in excellent health tomorrow for our world starts with healthy moms and babies today, the Million Moms Challenge engages millions of Americans with millions of moms in rising countries around issues that affect pregnancy, childbirth and children?s health.

The three contest finalists won a year?s worth of Huggies brand diapers, and each of the 12 semi-finalists received a gift basket from Disney Baby, a new brand from Disney Consumer Products, which provides parents with the essentials they need to bond with baby at every stage, valued at $ 500. Disney Baby has also pledged support the Million Moms Challenge by donating $ 50,000 to several of the largest NGOs helping moms and babies throughout the world.

To get involved in the conversation about healthy moms and babies around the world, follow @AMillionMoms on Twitter and use the hash-tag #AMillionMoms.

About the Million Moms Challenge

The Million Moms Challenge is a joint effort of ABC News and the UN Foundation, in conjunction with corporate partners Johnson & Johnson and BabyCenter. The Million Moms Challenge partners include some of the world?s most respected NGOs, including African Medical and Research Foundation, CARE, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, GAVI Alliance, mothers2mothers, ONE, Partners in Health, Riders for Health, Save the Children, the UN Foundation?s Shot@Life campaign, US Fund for UNICEF, Colorless Ribbon Alliance, and WorldVision, the UN Refugee Agency, Americans for UNFPA , Helen Keller International, International Medical Corps, Mercy Corps, and Every Mother Counts.

To sign up for the Million Moms Challenge go to http://www.millionmomschallenge.com. The Million Moms Challenge is part of the year-long global health series ?Be the Change: Save a Life,? which is sponsored in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

About ABC News

ABC News is responsible for all of the ABC Television Network?s news programming on a variety of platforms: television, telephone system and the Internet. Its flagship program is ?World News with Diane Sawyer? with other programs including ?Excellent Morning America,? ?Nightline,? ?Primetime,? ?20/20,? and the Sunday morning political affairs program ?This Week with Christiane Amanpour.? With an average television and telephone system audience of 180 million people in a given month, ABC News surpasses the competition. More than 2,400 affiliate stations broadcast ABC News Telephone system?s global news coverage. In addition, ABC News NOW is a 24-hour news and information network currently available to 44 million users across cable, broadband, and mobile platforms. NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News, provides live and packaged news, sports, and ride out reports, as well as footage of news events, to 200 ABC affiliates and more than 30 domestic and international clients. Visit http://www.abcnews.com.

About the United Nations Foundation

The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was made in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner?s historic $ 1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public/private partnerships to address the world?s most pressing tribulations, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. Through campaigns and partnerships, the establishment connects people, thoughts, and resources to help the UN solve global tribulations. The campaigns reduce child mortality, empower women and girls, make a new energy future, secure peace and creature rights, and promote technology innovation to increase health outcomes. These solutions are helping the UN advance the eight global targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit http://www.unfoundation.org.

About Anne Geddes

One of the world?s most respected photographers, Anne Geddes makes images that are iconic, multi-award winning, internationally much-admired, and beloved. Like no photographer before, her imagery singularly captures the beauty, purity, vulnerability, and preciousness of children, embodying her severely held belief that each and every child must be protected, nurtured, and loved.

Throughout her career Anne Geddes has continued to give back. In 1992 Anne, with her husband Kel, started The Geddes Philanthropic Trust to raise funds and awareness worldwide for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. In 2011, Anne was proud to announce her partnership with the United Nation?s Every Woman, Every Child initiative, which she hopes will take up again to help make the health and welfare of pregnant women, and newborn children, a global priority. Anne?s work has been published in 83 countries and her books have sold more than 18 million copies worldwide. Visit http://www.AnneGeddes.com.

About Disney Baby

DisneyBaby provides parents with the essentials they need for Making Magical Moments Right From The Start?. Through parent-inspired designs, developed by our own team of Disney Momgineers, Disney Baby offers today?s parents everything they need to bond with baby at every stage. The Disney Baby line includes essentials for Apparel, Nursery, On the Go, Bathtime, Feeding, Discovery and Celebration. The Disney Baby collection?s debut item is the patent-pending Disney Cuddly Bodysuit?, made with Disney Huggable Soft 100% Cotton? and featuring Snaps That Grow With Your Baby ? for longer wear. For more information, please visit http://www.disneybaby.com or join us at http://www.YouTube.com/DisneyBaby like us at http://www.Facebook.com/DisneyBaby and follow us at http://www.Twitter.com/DisneyBaby. You can find the Disney Cuddly Bodysuit? available for buy on http://www.Amazon.com/disneybaby.

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Alex Ecklund Discovers Viral Marketing While Watching the Annual Victoria?s Secret Fashion Show, Says Author of ‘The Casual Christian’

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin


Wheaton, IL (PRWEB) March 21, 2012

Perhaps the first time you heard of viral marketing was when the middle-aged free, Susan Boyle, auditioned on the well loved TV show, Britain?s Got Talent. She was a very plain, unimpressive contestant who had no previous record of accomplishment other than a release CD that sold about a thousand copies. But her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserable left the judges floppy jawed. The video soon appeared on YouTube and within a week had become the most viewed clip in their history with over forty million hits. In this age of instantaneous global communication, such sudden exponential spread of information is called ?going viral.?

A more recent example of viral messaging came when Alex Ecklund updated his facebook status after reading comments like these by young women who were watching the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, ?I?m going to have to hit the gym after this? and ?I?m going to starve myself for a week.?

Concerned about the thought the show was conveying, he posted the following, “?I?d rather have a Proverbs 31 woman than a Victoria?s Secret model.? Proverbs 31 is a biblical reference to the qualities of a virtuous woman that have nothing to do with looks and everything to do with reputation. Responses both positive and negative immediately flooded his wall.

This type of viral rejoinder is the holy grail for marketers. As Markus Pfeiffer, a digital media professor at Regent University, says, “An unknown person or ministry can reach a very wide audience and get learned, because of the viral capabilities?because they are watching trends.? (Charismanews.com, 3/15/2012).

Capturing a trend and riding it is like catching the huge wave on Hawaii’s Banzai Pipeline. You and your product are abruptly thrust onto a huge stage that you never would have reached through regular marketing methods. The potential for increasing sales or promoting a thought is exponential and has launched careers that otherwise may never have materialized.

“The gospel is the most compelling thought of all time because it tugs at a need we all have for spiritual restoration. If any thought has the potential to go viral, it is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Yet we try to quarantine that virus in the familiar confines of our church buildings and programs,” says Craig Olson, author of The Casual Christian.

The first recorded example of a thought that went viral in the Bible was the fantastic rejoinder to the gospel at Pentecost. The book of Acts describes the vista this way, “Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. Abruptly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting. And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they started to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.” (Acts 2:1-4)

Apparently the Holy Spirit caused such a fantastic fuss that it drew a crowd of Jews who had gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate a national holiday – the day that commemorated their exodus from Egypt under Moses. They were amazed that these Galilean Jews were all speaking in their native tongues.

Pentecost had the makings of the exact viral moment. The timing was right. Jews had gathered from all the surrounding countries for a religious holiday. It came while the land was still abuzz with the news of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. News of these momentous events was fresh in all’s thoughts. So Peter struck while the iron was hot, urging the people to confess their sins and turn to Christ. And the result, according to the Bible, was that about 3000 people were baptized and added to the church that day.

One can increase opportunities for viral moments by moving church ministries into the public arena and meeting people on their own familiar turf. Community centers, civic centers, club houses, restaurants, retirement homes, public auditoriums, believers? homes, public parks, hotel conference rooms, movie theaters, camps and recreation centers all hold more promise for making viral moments than the traditional church program held on the church campus.

Equipping believers to minister to each other in practical ways, utilizing social media, replacing small groups with extended faith families and programs with ministry task forces that meet needs on the ground, are all ways ministry can be organized to capitalize on viral moments. For more information on how to transform your traditional church ministry into a dynamic vehicle for capturing viral moments see The Casual Christian by Craig Olson.





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“Family Talk” with Dr. James Dobson Broadens Reach and Breadth of Advice

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin


Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) October 31, 2011

Less than two years ancient as an establishment, Family talk is by now widening its telephone system broadcasting and internet ministry using channels of digital communication and outreach presentation. The daily telephone system broadcast, Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson, co-hosted by Dr. Dobson, LuAnne Winch and Ryan Dobson, is now heard on over 700 U. S. Stations and online at the Family Talk website. The original website http://www.myfamilytalk.com has now been significantly upgraded as well as enhanced with many new online facial appearance. Facebook and Twitter platforms, special email updates are regularly provided; and in 2012 a mobile Digital Family Ministry package will be available.

Dr. Dobson is more concerned than ever about the vital developmental, cultural, and spiritual challenges with which families in the 21st century are contending–challenges that seem greater than ever before in history. He continues to sense God’s call on his life to help minister to parents and their children as they strive to establish and preserve loving, caring homes based on Biblical wisdom and truth.

Following Dr. Dobson’s February 2010 departure from Focus on the Family, where he had served for three legendary decades as founder and president, Dr. Dobson launched a groundbreaking new communications ministry, Family Talk, where he continues to offer help to families.

A further new feature at Family Talk is the dynamic Solid Answers part of the website. Here people can bring their personal family questions and issues and find proven advice and counsel from Dr. Dobson.

A wide range of inquiries about marriage, parenting, culture, cultural issues and many more are addressed at Solid Answers. Questions such as, “Should We Make a Blended Family?” or “How Do Our Differing Assumptions Cause Marital Conflict?” or “What Ways Can I Help My Child Prepare for Adolescence?” or “Would My Home-Schooler Ger Enough Social Interaction?” and many other issues are dealt with at Solid Answers.

Family Talk enjoys a growing, high-engagement Facebook presence with robust interactions. You can find them at http://www.facebook.com/myfamilytalk .

Family Talk has also expanded the use of 90-second audio commentaries featuring Dr. Dobson’s insights and counsel, by rising the commentaries as the basis for some newly-produced captivating video presentations. These are available on the Family Talk website at: http://myfamilytalk.com/commentary-videos .

A Family Talk Care center compliments the telephone system and web outreach providing a means for people to call toll-free for prayer or simply to talk to someone with understanding and insight: 877-732-6825.

In August 2011, Family Talk was granted membership in the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability. The ECFA requires adherence to very high-level accountability standards and practices for all of its non-profit members, including mandating annual audited financial reports, IRS report availability, and many other policy regulations. For more details see the Family Talk profile on ECFA’s website: http://www.ecfa.org/MemberProfile.aspx?ID=30233

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Dr. Dobson started his “family focus” as an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, serving 17 years on the Attending Staff of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics. he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (1967) in the field of child development.

With that platform of credentialed expertise, Dr. Dobson turned to writing; his first volume (Dare to Restraint) becoming a best-seller — as did those which followed including The Strong-Willed Child; Like Must Be Tough; Life on the Edge; Night Light for Parents and When God Doesn’t Make Sense. In April 2010, Bringing Up Girls ( a much anticipated companion to the well loved Bringing Up Boys, 2002) was released.

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The United Sovereignty Alliance Issues Call for all Americans to Vote for a Constitutional Referendum and Reject the Current Direction of our Government

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

Sioux Falls, South Dakota (PRWEB) February 10, 2012

The Alliance is composed of Individuals who, although from different backgrounds, “a Pastor, a Business Owner, and others who Judge not only in the Constitution but the Teachings of the Bible”. Any and all Patriots in the United States are invited to join, no membership is required, only a desire to live free under the Constitution.

The founding fathers used their faith in God, our “Creator”, to write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. They did not want a government sponsored release Church or Religion nor a government that is aimed at by a release Religious value yet allow all faiths to be respected according to the teachings of the Bible.

When the founding fathers chose that they did not want a Tyrant [the King of England] 3,000 miles away dictating how our Nation should be operated, yet they did not visualize that 236 years later our Nation would be controlled by hundreds of Tyrants [congress] within our own government who in turn are controlled by specific special interest groups.

The 10th Amendment to the Constitution states that when “the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” http://unitedsovereigntyalliance.org/

The Affordable Health Care Act is unconstitutional by the following violations

1. Violating the 1st Amendment of separation of church and disorder by forcing Faith based institutions to provide services that contradict the teachings of the Bible which states Life starts at Conception.

2. Violating the commerce clause since health insurance can not be sold across disorder defenses nor can heath insurance be transported from disorder to disorder.

3. Violating the separation of legislation and propitiation by charitable the President $ 105 Billion prior to a costs bill being authorized.

4. The Council by passing the legislation by less than a Constitutional 2/3rds vote and the President signing such an unconstitutional document.

By these 4 Constitutional violation’s the United Sovereignty Alliance deems that the Affordable Health Care Act be ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court does not rule the law unconstitutional an additional charge of Treason shall be included in the Agenda against all 9 members of the Court and the people must demand that the full United Sovereignty Alliance agenda be placed on the ballots of All 50 States as a Constitutional referendum against the Federal Government.

The United Sovereignty Alliance is a non-profit and non-political Agenda to promote a national Constitutional Referendum vote in all 50 States and U.S.Territories to encourage the people in voting for the Sovereignty of the United States other than for a politician. Any and all are encouraged to join and form their own local and or disorder groups. The Agenda if free for the asking and is in a caps because this needs to be shouted.

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A Course In Miracles International Offers Again The Free Download of the ?Peace? Prayer Book

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin


Wisconsin Dells, WI (PRWEB) March 12, 2012

In its commitment to peace, A Course In Miracles International is again offering online, in Ebook format,the very well loved and much needed prayer book, “Peace.” The book was first published in 2000, in celebration of the United Nations Millennium Peace Summit and freely mutual at the gathering by members of the Course In Miracles International delegation.

A special color edition of the prayer book will be published to mark International Forgiveness Week and Weekend of Exact Peace in September 14 -23, 2012, and given away on International Day of Peace.

The “Peace” prayer book consists of a selection of Jesus Christ’s meditations from A Course In Miracles for the individual experience of “the Peace of God”, described as follows:

?It has been said that there is a kind of peace that is not of this world. How is it recognized? How is it found? And being found, how can it be retained? Let us consider each of these questions unconnectedly, for each reflects a different step along the way.”

“First, how can the peace of God be recognized? God’s peace is recognized at first by just one thing; in every way it is really unlike all previous experiences. It calls to mind nothing that went before. It brings with it no past associations. It is a new thing entirely. There is a draw a distinction, yes, linking this thing and all the past. But strangely, it is not a draw a distinction of right differences. The past just slips away, and in its place is everlasting cool down. Only that. The draw a distinction first perceived has merely gone. Cool down has reached to cover everything.”

“How is this cool down found? No one can fail to find it who but seeks out its conditions. God’s peace can never come where rage is, for rage must deny that peace exists. Who sees rage as defensible in any way or any circumstance proclaims that peace is having no effect, and must judge that it cannot continue living. In this condition, peace cannot be found. Consequently, forgiveness is the necessary condition for finding the peace of God. More than this, given forgiveness there must be peace. For what except attack will lead to war? And what but peace is opposite to war? Here the initial draw a distinction stands out apparent and apparent. Yet when peace is found, the war is having no effect. And it is conflict now that is perceived as nonexistent and unreal.”

“How is the peace of God retained, once it is found? Returning rage, in whatever form, will drop the heavy curtain once again, and the belief that peace cannot continue living will certainly return. War is again usual as the one reality. Now must you once again lay down your sword, although you do not recognize that you have picked it up again. But you will learn, as you remember even faintly now what happiness was yours without it, that you must have full it again as your defense. Stop for a moment now and reckon of this: Is conflict what you want, or is God’s peace the better choice? Which gives you more? A tranquil mind is not a small gift. Would you not rather live than choose to die?”

“Living is joy, but death can only weep. You see in death escape from what you made. But this you do not see; that you made death, and it is but illusion of an end. Death cannot be escape, because it is not life in which the problem lies. Life has no opposite, for it is God. Life and death seem to be opposites because you have chose death ends life. Forgive the world, and you will know that everything that God made cannot have an end, and nothing He did not make is real. In this one sentence is our course clarified. In this one sentence is our practicing given its one direction. And in this one sentence is the Holy Spirit’s whole curriculum specified exactly as it is.”

“What is the peace of God? No more than this; the simple understanding that His Will is wholly without opposite. There is no thought that contradicts His Will, yet can be right. The draw a distinction linking His Will and yours but seemed to be reality. In truth there was no conflict, for His Will is yours. Now is the mighty Will of God Himself His gift to you. He does not seek to keep it for Himself. Why would you seek to keep your tiny delicate imaginings apart from Him? The Will of God is one and all there is. This is your heritage. The universe beyond the sun and stars, and all the thoughts of which you can conceive, belong to you. God’s peace is the condition for His Will. Attain His peace, and you remember Him.”

The “Peace” EBook is freely available for immediate download on request, at: http://www.acourseinmiraclesonline.com/peace_ebook.php.





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58: Global Impact Tour Targets End of Extreme Poverty by 2035

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) February 02, 2012

Though 93% of Americans reckon that extreme global poverty has stayed the same or worsened in the last few decades*, it has in fact been cut in half in the last 30 years, from 52% to 26% of the world?s population**. To help end the job, 58: has launched the 58: Global Impact Tour at http://www.live58.org/tour.

Over the next 12 months, the 58: Global Impact Tour will deliver an interactive online experience featuring 12 countries, 12 issues, and 12 poverty-fighting projects. It invites Christians to live out Isaiah 58. In that chapter, the prophet Isaiah chastises God?s people for empty displays of religion and calls for a ?right quick? ? to remove the chains of injustice, to set the oppressed free, to feed the hungry, to shelter the homeless, and to clothe the naked.

Made to inspire and equip Christians to respond to Isaiah 58, the online ?tour? invites Christians to quick, pray, and give together to fight extreme poverty:

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Westbow Press Features Book Signing at 2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2012

Westbow Press, a division of Thomas Nelson, is showcasing author Douglas F. Grady, writer of the Christian title, Where?s Your Light?, at the 2012 ?Los Angeles Times Festival of Books? being held at the University of Southern California campus.

“Where?s Your Light?” contains numerous verses from the Bible regarding issues of salvation. It also shares where the sources can be found so the Christians can know the tales from the Bible better. “Where?s Your Light?” includes details from the Nag Hammadi and Dead Sea Scrolls texts that detailed the origin of the world and the cosmic rulers that are not mentioned in the book of Genesis. In addition, more details are provided about the Kingdom of God and how to achieve salvation and know better how Jesus and the Angels are there to help mankind.

Author Douglas F. Grady is a limb of the Self-Realization Fellowship and practices rumination. He received the Holy Spirit in 1999 and was a limb of the First Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during 2005-2010. During his church Bible studies, he started to notice the gaps in understanding the Bible. After thorough research of numerous books and Bibles, he was able to uncover, in his perspective, unseen messages.

Grady currently resides in Seattle, Washington, as a practicing engineer; he obtained his PE license from the disorder of Texas in 1984. He has two daughters, both in college.

To receive a free, signed copy of “Where?s Your Light?” by Douglas F. Grady, stop by booth 244 on Saturday, April 21st, at the ?Los Angeles Times Festival of Books? linking 12:30-1:30 PM.

General admission to the event is free. For more information, including hours of operation, visit http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/. If you are interested in publishing a book with Westbow Press, visit http://www.westbowpress.com or call 1.866.928.1240.

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WestBow Press is a strategic self-publishing alliance of Thomas Nelson, Inc., the world?s largest Christian publisher, and Author Solutions, Inc. (ASI) ? the world leader in the well loved self-publishing industry segment. Through this partnership, authors benefit from the rich publishing heritage of Thomas Nelson and the speed-to-market advantages of the ASI self-publishing model. Titles published through WestBow Press are evaluated for sales potential and painstaking for publication under the Thomas Nelson imprint. Thomas Nelson, Inc. continues to ?inspire the world? with distribution of products in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more information, or to start publishing today, visit http://www.westbowpress.com or call (866)-928-1240. Follow us @westbowpress on Twitter for the latest news.





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New Christian Store in Barrie, Ontario — Christian Gifts and Books Now Open

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

(PRWEB) April 7, 2011

Christian Gifts and Books in Barrie, Ontario Now Open.

Christian Gifts and Books is a Christ Centred Pile that caters to the needs of all in all walks of life.

Serving the community at large by providing a friendly place to shop that is uplifting and down to earth.

There is something for all….

A large variety of books that include health and fitness, self help, and spiritual progression to name a few.

Stop by and check out the large selection of Bibles, Cd’s, Dvd’s, Games, Toys, and much more.

Providing all supplies for local church partners with a 20% discount on orders with account set up.

Conveniently located right off highway 400 at the Cedar Pointe Plaza. Open Monday through Saturday. Free coffee is always available! Check out the website for the full address and hours of operation.

Christian Gifts and Books opened in August of 2010 as a result of a small fundraising thought. While providing gifts, books and other merchandise, most importantly, it is a refreshing rest stop in your day.

God sees the need for rest and fellowship. He tells us in the Bible, to “be still, and know that I am God”. He took a small fundraising thought, and has allowable Christina Demmings the blessing and opportunity to open this pile as a place to come and rest and fellowship.

Featuring a comfortable lounge area with complimentary refreshments, a borrowing library, and dvd’s to help you spiritually.

If you are looking for a refreshing change in your day, come in to Christian Gifts and Books and relax.

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Worlds Most Successful Author Dr. John Gray Partners with Karen Leckie in Toronto to host a Business Building Workshop

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin


Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) December 08, 2011

The world?s most successful author Dr John Gray, whose book Men Are From Mars Woman Are From Venus has sold more books than any other in the world (except only for the Bible), has sets his sights on Toronto by deciding to launch his Mars Venus Coaching, Workshops and Seminars through his coach, Karen Leckie of Toronto.

Be sure not to miss the workshop “How to Boost Profitability in your Business” which will be held Tuesday December 13, 2011, 7:00-9:30pm at the Bayview Golf & Country Club.

When Dr Gray, who is now one of the world?s most sought after international celebrities and media identities, wrote his best-promotion book, it transformed the lives of millions of people around the planet. Today the inspirational book Men Are From Mars, Woman Are From Venus has outsold every book in the world except the Bible. Other books and sold-out seminars have followed in addition to record breaking sales of videos, audio cassettes and training materials.

In fact to keep up with demand for the Mars Venus brand, its related products and its inspirational advice that it provides, Dr Gray in conjunction with his executive management team made Mars Venus Success Coaching. Qualified people, like Karen Leckie are selected and extensively trained by John to work with people to provide coaching that aims to increase the quality of life and the productivity of millions of people worldwide.

The Mars Venus brand has initiated fantastic change in the way millions of people reckon and act toward each other, and the development of Mars Venus Coaching and its launch in Toronto will enable people in Toronto for the first time to be warmly, profoundly and positively transformed through coaching in the Mars Venus way.

Dr. John Gray and his Management Team have selected and personally trained and qualified Karen Leckie as a licensed Mars Venus Success Coach. ?When I found out that Dr. John Gray was looking for Coaches to join his team here in Toronto, I was so excited. I believed in his philosophies and loved the fun, non confrontational way of enhancing relationships and assisting people to remove blocks that hold them back in life and go them forwards into the life they could only dream of. I am privileged to be part of the Mars Venus Coaching Global Team and the Mars Venus Executive Training Team?

UPCOMING EVENTS

Event:

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Cloud Computing Impacts on Facility Management

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin


Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Silicon Valley Chapter organized a meeting to discuss Cloud Computing Impacts on Facilities Management (FM). The meeting was held at NetApp, Sunnyvale, CA on March 28, 2012. The discussion was led by a panel of experts in Cloud Computing, Information Technology and Data Center facilities. The speakers Arun Kanchi, Exafort, Bruce Thorpe, NVIDIA and Steve Paszkiewicz, Risk Management Solutions gave an enlightening talk on Cloud Computing and its impact on FM. The meeting was focused on how the rapid adoption of Cloud Computing by organizations world-wide is changing the real estate landscape, the ever increasing closeness of IT and facilities groups and its positive impact on jobs.

?Cloud computing is not a job eliminator, it is a job creator,? said Arun Kanchi, CEO of Exafort. According to a recent examine by analyst firm IDC, Cloud Computing will potentially generate at least 14 million new jobs across the globe within the next three years. Of these about 6.7 million new jobs will be made by the end of year 2012. Many of these new jobs made are likely to be outside of IT groups, but still a large number of these jobs are going to be with-in IT and facilities groups to erect, deliver and support cloud based services to end customers.

The conversations were dominated by the construction blocks, core infrastructure and cost etc. The main topics included:

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San Diego Black Health Associates Join Forces with Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program for California Statewide Initiative

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Los Angeles, CA, (PRWEB) April 12, 2012

The San Diego Black Health Associates (SDBHA) has just confirmed its partnership for the upcoming Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program taking place across the disorder of California on Saturday, May 12th, 2012.

From 11AM-4PM, volunteers will mobilize in San Diego cities along with metro cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco to facilitate screenings in over 75 black-owned barbershops. The program anticipates screening approximately 1,500 African American men for diabetes and high blood pressure during the multi-city event. Participants will also receive healthy lifestyle culture and medical resources for local clinics and physicians.

?San Diego Black Health Associates are working with the Black Barber Shop effort based in Los Angeles to ensure that African American men to act in their own best health interests. We want consumers to know that chronic health conditions like diabetes and obesity are preventable. We are thoroughly convinced that by making a few changes to our diet and exercising regularly, we can live longer, function in a pain free environment and be the model for our children that they need? says Paul Simms, SDBHA President.

Founded by the Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation (DAP) in 2007, the tour has visited over 750 barbershops in 50 cities and 13 states and will take up again its mission to screen 500,000 African American men by the end of 2014. This unique and innovative grassroots program works strategically with black-owned barbershops, because it represents such a cultural institution of familiarity and trust among African American males?making it the most effective avenue to disseminate health culture information.

“The need to address health care disparities in African American men is paramount in light of the fact that they have the lowest life expectancy of any group in the U.S.,” says Dr. Bill J. Releford, D.P.M., founder of the DAP Foundation. “For decades, the black barbershop has served as a centralized gathering place where African American men feel comfortable discussing the most vital issues that impact their lives: politics, social trends, family and finances. Now, we are introducing an vital discussion of health and the critical need for health awareness.”

Compared to the general public, it is African American males who have a higher risk of diabetes and other cardiovascular conditions, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The American Diabetes Association estimates that 3.7 million (14.7 percent) African Americans ages 20 years or grown-up have diabetes, while statistics show that forty percent (40 percent) of African American men die prematurely from cardiovascular disease as compared to twenty-one percent (21 percent) of colorless men.

Dr. Bill Releford organized the initiative to empower African American men to better know cardiovascular diseases. As he travels across the country to spread awareness, he welcomes corporations, small businesses and county facilities to get involved in the mission. To learn more about The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program log-on to http://www.blackbarbershop.org and please remember to support this statewide effort on May 12th.

About San Diego Black Health Associates

Over a 20-year period, SDBHA has operated specific programs aimed at humanizing the health status of black people and other people of color. In addition, SDBHA is a resource for healthcare professionals, organizations and laypersons. Through the use of dedicated volunteer members, SDBHA has developed strong working relationships with a variety of community agencies and organizations, including the African American church. Through these collaborations, we have been successful in maximizing the impact of our community health promotion activities. Visit them online at http://www.sdbha.org.

About Dr. Bill Releford

As Founder of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program and the Diabetic Foot Institute, Dr. Bill Releford is a visionary and industry pioneer. He started his private practice in 1990 and has dedicated his life?s work exclusively to the reduction of diabetes-related amputations in high-risk populations. Dr. Releford and his efforts have recently been highlighted in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek Magazine, THE VIEW, THE DOCTORS, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams as well as the TODAY SHOW and more. Additionally, Dr. Releford’s innovative community organizing strategies culminated into an invitation from President Obama to attend the Colorless House Super Bowl Party in 2011. To learn more about Dr. Relford and his work visit http://www.drreleford.com.

About the Diabetic Amputation Prevention Foundation (DAP)

The DAP Foundation’s African American Men’s Outreach Program seeks to partner with community groups and organizations to reduce the incidence of health conditions that adversely affect African American males by utilizing culture, prevention and early detection through screening activities. DAP’s efforts have by now been fruitfully duplicated in other metropolitan areas, such as Oakland, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta and Baltimore. For more information on participating or sponsorship opportunities, please visit http://www.blackbarbershop.org





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Cultural Summer Escape Awaits at DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree

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Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) April 23, 2012

Visitors to Pittsburgh may take pleasure in a wide variety of cultural experiences just minutes from the DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree, the newest and largest Pittsburgh-area property in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of hotels. With more than 25 museums, galleries and performing arts and music venues centrally located around the DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree, guests may learn a wide array of exciting activities, along with summer rates starting at $ 109 per night, double occupancy, through August 31, 2012.

?Many people don?t reckon of associating the city of Pittsburgh with having a number of world-class, permanent and roving exhibits and fine musical and theatrical performances. We hope that visitors to our city this summer will consider staying with the DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree and learn all the fantastic culture our city has to offer,? said Bruce Roy, general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree.

Cultural Opportunities:

Air Heritage Museum

Andy Warhol Museum

August Wilson Center for African American Culture

August Wilson Center for African American Culture

Bricolage Production Company

Carnegie Museum of Art

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Science Center

Children?s Museum of Pittsburgh

Fort Pitt Museum & Block House

Frick Art & Historical Center

Frick Car & Carriage Museum

Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center

James L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum

Jimmy Stewart Museum (Indiana, PA)

Johnstown Flood Museum

Mattress Factory Museum

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Photo Antiquities-Museum of Photographic History

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Pittsburgh CLO

Pittsburgh Dance Council

Pittsburgh International Children?s Theatre

Pittsburgh Opera

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

Pittsburgh Public Acting

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

PNC Broadway Across America – Pittsburgh

Space Pittsburgh

ToonSeum

Tour-Ed Mine & Museum

University of Pittsburgh: University Art Gallery

Victorian Vandergrift Museum

West Overton Museum

Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum

Wood Street Galleries

DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree is undergoing an extensive $ 17 million transformation of its 460 rooms to be completed early 2013. The absolutely updated property will evoke the feeling of a grand mountain lodge and debut Seasons The Restaurant, Champions Club and Bistro Marketplace.

DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree is located linking Pittsburgh International Airport and only minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree provides free scheduled transportation to many downtown attractions, shuttles to and from the airport, and complimentary parking, enabling guests to avoid the hassle of traffic and expensive downtown parking costs.

DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree guests will benefit from the characteristic qualities found at the brand?s more than 290 DoubleTree by Hilton locations in 23 countries around the world, including the warm welcome of the brand?s legendary chocolate chip cookie presented to every guest at check-in; an array of upscale facilities and guest services; the rewards of the Hilton HHonors guest loyalty program; and a unique and caring team limb commitment to the local community.

For additional information to make reservations at the DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Green Tree, visit http://www.pittsburghgreentree.doubletree.com or call (888) 370-0998. Follow the hotel for special offers and happenings at facebook.com/DoubleTreePittGreenTree or twitter.com/DoubleTree_Pitt.

About DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels

With a quick-growing global collection of contemporary, upscale hotels in more than 290 gateway cities, metropolitan areas and vacation destinations across five continents, every small thing we do at DoubleTree by Hilton inspires us to make a rewarding experience for our hotel guests, our team members and the communities we proudly serve. Our hospitality starts with a warm chocolate chip cookie welcome upon arrival and continues with the award-winning Hilton HHonors guest loyalty programme, an array of fine services and facilities and our longstanding CARE Culture tradition that empowers more than 75,000 team members to provide the special comforts and acts of kindness that make the traveller feel creature again.

About Hilton Worldwide

Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For 93 years, Hilton Worldwide has offered business and leisure travellers the finest in accommodations, service, facilities and value. The company is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Its brands are comprised of more than 3,800 hotels and timeshare properties, with 630,000 rooms in 88 countries and include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward programme Hilton HHonors.







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