by R. Herbert | May 1, 2014 | Prayer, Updates
In 1952, the Congress of the United States of America established a National Day of Prayer as an annual event by a joint resolution. This resolution was signed into law by President Harry Truman, who called for the nation to take time “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” Every president over the last 62 years, regardless of political or religious affiliation, has proclaimed a National Day of Prayer which is now set by law to be observed on the first Thursday of May each year.
The roots of this day of prayer may be said to go back to 1775 when, on the very eve of the US War of Independence, the First Continental Congress called for a day of prayer. Today such public devotion may seem foreign to many, but the principle of approaching God in a spirit of national rededication is itself an echo of such days in biblical times. The National Day of Prayer is a great opportunity for us to give thanks and to remember the spiritual problems and needs of our nation.
by Staff | Apr 27, 2014 | Updates
We have a great selection of biblically-based blogs planned for the coming weeks – topics to help you in growing your understanding and strengthening your walk. The same is true for our sister site,
LivingWithFaith.org, which has, this week, an extract from an excellent brand-new book we know you will find worthwhile.
by Staff | Apr 22, 2014 | Updates
A short selection of recent tweets pulled from the twitter stream - food for thought, prayer, thankfulness or personal action!
@biblegateway
– If you give 100%, God will make up the difference!
@gregoryjclarke
– Translate another 100 languages, and all India will be able to access the Bible (200 of 1652 languages done, but bilingualism [means many can read the 200])
@BarnaGroup
– “The culture of distraction we wrestle with is unprecedented in human history”
@SalvationArmyUS
– “Compassion is not a spectator sport”
@BeLeadMusician
– God speaks to those who take the time to listen and He listens to those who take the time to pray.
@MNNTeam
– The Bible is the world’s most shoplifted book as well as the world’s best-selling book.
@Bible_Time
– You need to be moving if you want God to show you which way to go.
@DrEricaBrown
– “We tend to overvalue the things we can measure and undervalue the things we cannot,” John Hayes.
@Dawn_Morris1
– The two most important days are the day you are born, and the day you find out why – Mark Twain
(Speaking of twitter – don’t forget to follow us @tacticalbelief and @livingbelief !)
by Staff | Mar 30, 2014 | Updates
A short selection of recent tweets pulled from the twitter stream - food for thought, prayer, thankfulness or personal action!
@biblegateway
– A Bible falling apart belongs to someone who isn’t.
@CNN
– Rukhsar Khatoon has India’s last documented case of polio. The country is beating the disease. http://cnn.it/1jqC9S8 pic.twitter.com/RCs6HVXyhR
@CTmagazine
– Jesus makes a radical connection between our love for the stranger and himself. http://bit.ly/1eZ6Nik
@ubsbible
- #Pray for those who attended the launch of the Beembé New Testament, in #Congo, and can now read the Word of God in their mother tongue.
@salvationarmy
– “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”—Mark Twain.
@liberatenet
– The God who speaks against sinners through the law speaks for sinners through the gospel.
@timkellernyc
- Don’t let success go to your head. Don’t let failure go to your heart.
@biblegateway
- I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow.
(Speaking of twitter – don’t forget to follow us @tacticalbelief and @livingbelief !)
by Staff | Feb 26, 2014 | Updates
If you are a regular visitor at this site, you know that we put up new material regularly – every few days. With the RSS feed (to the right of this update) you can have an easy method of checking to see if there is a new blog posting and new material on the site.
But to make things even easier for our readers, we are changing to a regular publication schedule on both our sites. Starting immediately, new material will usually be added twice each week – every Monday and Friday. Announcements such as this one will still be added whenever appropriate, but will not affect the regular Monday / Friday schedule of new posts and/or articles.
If you are new to the site, you may want to come back more frequently to catch up on past posts and articles, but from now on all our readers will know when there will be new material here and on LivingWithFaith.org. You may want to put a note in your planner!
by Staff | Feb 20, 2014 | Updates
Readers on this site may be interested in a book review we posted on our sister site today:
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus was just published a few days ago, and it is a book that will resonate powerfully among the Christians and Muslims who read it. It’s a moving and inspiring account that you might well enjoy and find profitable. You can read the review
here.
We will also be posting a new selection of books on this site in the coming week or so.
Update, 02/22/’14: New books are now posted to our Books in Brief page!
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