revlivingwater Member Posts: 16 From: Cockeysville, MD USA Registered: 05-23-2002 |
Here is a link to a program called Prayer Journal. I have used this for years as my prayer journal and diary. It has been an invaluable resource for me. I hope and pray that others will find it useful. ------------------ Brice |
c h i e f y Member Posts: 415 From: Surrey, United Kingdom Registered: 03-07-2002 |
Brice  your prayer journal is super slick - no doubt it looks good and has so many features even better - it's shareware if after 30 days you like it, you just register for $20 y'know, CCN should do this I think really ! if after 30 days you still like CCN then we should pay $20 through paypal or something Krylar very kindly keeps this site going, I have no idea how anyway Brice, your prayer journal does look appealing - but it's just SO modern an ONLINE church for example my mother-in-law is 60 could be worse I guess I love her really ! HEY - has anybody checked out this massive tiscali message board ? it has a spritual/prayer section on it, in fact it's got every section on there that you could name, anyone seen it ? ------------------ access chiefy's worklogs |
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revlivingwater Member Posts: 16 From: Cockeysville, MD USA Registered: 05-23-2002 |
>anyway Brice, your prayer journal does look appealing - but it's just SO modern< I didn't write it, I just recommend it. I have used it for many years, it a great proggie. I got my first taste of programming in '79, and in '83 bought my first computer. Computers have played a major role in my life since then. Much easier to keep organized and such when using a PC. >an ONLINE church Actually my online church started out in '96 as a BBS based local church, running on a 16-node Power BBS system. It was costing roughly $800 a month for 16 phone lines. (No big deal, because before it turned into a church, it has been a pro wrestling themed BBS since '94 and it received callers from around the world and was advertised & reviewed in international wrestling mags. So I was used to the expense.) However once Internet access really became affordable and unlimited rates hit, I decided to switch it to an internet church so that it could reach more people. At first in early '96 it was email based and later moved to a full web site until I shut it down in mid '98. Even in the email beginnings, there were around 240 members, all from word of mouth. I have little respect for traditional denominational churches. They generally do NOT meet the needs of their congregation, and are too caught up in the political dogma that permeates every denomination out there. Most forget that tithing is to be taught, not policed and it is easy to see where the true love falsley is in many churches. An internet church is informal, people are more open and honest over the internet. It is able to reach the people directly in the privacy of their homes at any time they choose. It reaches the homebound and the elderly (who surprisingly a large percentage have computers). When my church was in its infancy and email based, (remember ALL members were from word of mouth) it had many members who were deaf children in a school. Surprise, a new way for God to get back in schools In 2002, computers are even more widely used, and "email devices" and "surfing devices" are very common among the computer challenged. There is not a better time for an Internet Church to truly do the work of God. >slightly different realm but will serve the purpose Hmm... I am 33, I can remember Microwaves from when I was 5 or 6. Back then, here in the USA, Cafeterias in offices, hospitals and such had microwaves to heat up the soups, burgers and sandwiches in the vending machines. It was the late 70s/early 80s before we ever had one in the home though. >my mother-in-law is 60 People fear what they do not understand, or they buy into the "paranoia hype". Microwaves are safe. You should not stand inches away from one staring through the window, but they are safe and emit far less radioactivity/magnetic fields than what the TVs did that your Motherinlaw would have been around growing up. In the early days, people with Pacemakers were to stay away from places Microwaves are used, but with the advancements in pacemakers, this has been 100% safe for them to be around microwaves for a LONG time. >she will not have a mobile phone and IF you have one, she REFUSES to accept your mobile NO.< Personally I find mobile phones HIGHLY annoying. I do chuckle over the studies that claim they cause cancer. The last such study done was really funny. Any legitimacy was lost by the fact that the people who did develop cancer in their brain were developing it on the opposite side of the head from which they held the phone. The only thing that could possibly cause cancer is the EMF (electroMagnetic Field) generated by the speaker which is help up against your ear as you listen to the conversation. Of course there is no truth in this. The speaker in a standard telephone emits a greater EMF field, and the phones in the early days up until the big Ma Bell break up really put out a huge EMF field and home telephone technology did not improve until the Ma Bell break up and people were finally allowed to actually go out and buy a telephone from a store made by any company they chose. Previously you could not even buy a phone and had to "lease" one from the phone company. Also if there was any truth to these claims about cellphones and the EMF from the speaker, all of us reading this would be dead from brain cancer from all the times we used our Walkmans with the headphones on. Continue to apply this logic, Radio DJs would all be dying from cancer since the infancy of Radio and the headphones they wear. Every band or musician would be dying from the EMF from the headphones they wear in the studio and the ear pieces they wear in live events. TV producers, and News anchors would all be dying from cancer because of the headphones the producers wear and the ear pieces news anchors wear. >and devotes all her time to gardening< I applaud that she has a legitimate hobby that does not involve TV or Video Games. Too many people choose to get their entertainment from TV, video games. There is nothing better than Gardening IMHO, relaxing, stress relieving, wholesome and what a sense of accomplishment you get when you can truly eat the fruits of your labor if its a vegetable garden or admire the fruits of your labor if it is a flower garden. In our house, we generally kill more plants than we can keep alive, but we watch very little TV. Mostly we read, listen to sermon tapes, audio books, or listen to old radio shows from the 30s-50s. A few times per week, we will watch a movie on DVD. Sorry for rambling ------------------ Brice [This message has been edited by revlivingwater (edited May 29, 2002).] |
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001 |
good ramblings i think internet churches are good to reach the masses.. i'd also envcourage people in them to get into small groups of local believers.. internet churches have advantages such as you said , but also some disadvantes as not so high quality relationships (though many not so healthy real life churches have that) and a lack of accountibility.. but they have their place and so do normal churches, there are some bad eggs out there, but don't write them off due to your experiences, see the weaknesses and pray and encourage those churches in those areas, GOd's grace is sufficent for them, and God will and does work through many many many many churches and Christians. As for mobile phones.. i get massive headaches from some mobile phones... even holding it a foot away from my ear does that.. you are right about fears and paranioa's Karl ------------------ |
lostreflections Member Posts: 131 From: Registered: 05-29-2002 |
>and so do normal churches, there are some bad eggs out there, but don't write them off due to your experiences,< Unfortunately, most denominational churches do not fall under the "normal" category. My experiences have nothing to do with it. If a denomination is against God and against the Bible, clearly this is NOT a good denomination to be involved in. Since all the churches in that denomination cannot deviate from the dogmatic beliefs of the denomination, they also are not "good churches". In fact, by sheer definition, the majority of the denominations would fall into the cult category for their beliefs. Examples of bad denominations: United Methodist: They ordain homosexuals as ministers. Clearly against God and the Bible United Pentecostal: They teach false doctrine of "oneness" Seventh Day Adventists: You could have a field day with this one. And the list goes on and on. There are many great denomination churches out there, and there are many great independent ones. Sadly, the cultic ones far outnumber the ones truly following God. ------------------ Brice |
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Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001 |
yep i am painfully aware on huge lack of balanced spiritual health in many churches, and also in my own walk during phases of my christian life.. i was just saying, don't write off any place that is a denomination just because there are some there that are 1) blatently false doctrine and almost antrichristial 2) cultic 3) slightly cultic 4) spiritual health is not good 5) got doctrine right and all but major on the minors and minor on the majors all the above are out there.. the more severe ones you probably want to keep as far away from (other than in your prayer time with God).. and as for 4 and 5 every church and every one of us have a bit of that here and there.. But GOd's grace is sufficent.. of course we shouldn't be blind to these things.. Karl ------------------ |
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lostreflections Member Posts: 131 From: Registered: 05-29-2002 |
>i was just saying, don't write off any place that is a denomination< I don't only the blatantly wrong denominations. ------------------ Brice |
