Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Saturday, April 26, 2014

Tips On Writing Christian Books And Stories

By Heidi Carver


If one likes to write book and make stories, one must have to find inspiration for it. One may get inspired from what he can see and observe around him. He can also get inspired from what is inside him as a person.

Different things can make you inspired depending on the type of the story you are writing. When you create Christian books and stories, you are normally inspired on kids and your memories of happiness. To find an inspiration that will be suitable to what you compose will be its key to become worthy of reading. Always bear in mind that when you compose a Christian book, it would be to honor God and to make people get to know him better.

There are tips on how you would be able to write a Christian story or a book. You may follow these tips if you are having a hard time on where to start with your writing. It will really help you along the way.

First tip is just to observe. There are a lot of stories that happen around you. There can be a story which you would find while you are sitting at the park, doing groceries or in looking outside the window. Even though there are a lot of things you can find around you, a writer may still find it hard to fit that to what they are making. A writer should make it a habit observing things wherever they go.

Another suggestion is to be surrounded with something inspiring. You can have some when you are just staying at home. But, it would be better to have more by going outside. Travel to places and be with other people. You can have inspiration when you travel places where many people go. You can go to parks or malls.

One should also go to places with some friends, loved one, or family. One will enjoy visiting places if they are with people they know. They might even help one find stories which could be interesting to write about. One could also ask for their opinion on some stuff.

Spend some time with others. Spend some of your time as you interact with others. Ask them a few questions. While you do that, take note of the things they answered. You should also be listening to the questions they have and give an answer if possible. One must be observing how others interact with other people. See to it that you brought your pen and notebook as you need to take down notes.

Remember some special memories. You can also be inspired from the story of your life. Think of the happy memories and even the sad ones. You can think about your childhood days too. Write about those memories. It will really help you on whatever you would be writing.

Christian stories are worthy of reading because it makes people inspired. Reading stories like these give you a positive outlook in life despite all your problems you have. A writer should always find something suitable for that topic. You should not be scared of trying. Try to compose something which is new and be observant. Practice will make your writing better.




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Sunday, April 20, 2014

More About Grief Counseling Online

By Essie Osborn


A lot of people have turned to therapists in this day and age in order to get the best type of advice. Many people who have either lost a spouse or a child and who are mourning find that it is beneficial to talk to someone. It is not always easy to make the time for this, and this is where grief counseling online comes into play.

It means that you can actually speak to someone during your lunch break or at home before you go to bed, without anyone realizing it. You can do this by using an online chat program. However, you can also use a video conferencing system, depending on what you prefer best. Some people like to see the person that they are talking to.

You need someone who can offer you directions and steps to take. Often the counselor will give you homework, and this is helpful because they will be able to give you something to do when you are not in session. It may be lonely for you, especially if you have lost someone that was close to you. You probably won't know where to start in this process.

People need to grieve and deal with the pain and a lot of people just bottle these emotions up, which is never a good thing. There are also those which say that they are not spending money on a therapist. However, if you have a look at how your life might change then you may want to think about this again.

You have to discuss this with your therapist beforehand and this is important so you are on the same page. You must set goals so that you get to a certain place in a time frame. People who don't go for this type of counseling may be stuck in the same spot all of their lives and this happens so often. It can be turned around by talking to someone.

Some people say that this is not the same as going to an offline therapist, but if you have a video conference you will be able to see your therapist clearly and you can hear them just as well. Not many people complain about this. Most times it is cheaper and it won't cost you any petrol money, so everyone is happy.

It may be necessary to have a discussion with the whole family and get them involved because everyone would have been involved if a sibling died, and this would affect the parents. The dynamics would change in the home, and relationships would change. One needs to work on this to make sure no further changes occur.

A psychiatrist can help in some cases where people are more depressed and have just lost someone, like a child. This often happens in the case of a suicide. An antidepressant is sometimes needed, but it is not something that should be taken on a permanent basis. It is obviously not good to live on tablets like these.




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Friday, April 11, 2014

Chronological Bible Reading Tips To Help You Grow Into A Good Christian

By Anita Ortega


Reading the Bible can help a Christian know more about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the concepts of life and death, life now and life to come. However, not many people are accustomed to the habit of chronological Bible reading, leave alone having a yearly plan to read from Genesis all the way through Revelation. This leaves everyone with the question as to whether it is possible to read the whole book or not.

Always pray to God to give a passion for His word and fill you with the hunger to know more about whom He is and his plan for the world. Through studying His word, you get to understand His real nature and what He wants the world to be. Ask Him to guide you through your reading plan so that you do not waste time mixing his word with newspapers and novels in your library.

Join a Biblical studies class in your local Church. There so many reading guides that your pastor will give you during this session, which will help you to become a good reader of the word of God. Again, this is a good time to reflect on how much you can read from the scriptures you will be given to read at your own time when at home.

Start by praying every morning when you wake up. You can spend an hour or two for devotion either alone or with your whole family or go to a nearby church if you live around one. Ask God to fill you with the zeal to read His word on a regular basis so that you get to know about Him.

Make it your habit to read the scriptures given to you during the service. There are instances where your pastor will ask you to take some scriptures and read the at home. This is helpful as it will enable you to not only build passion for Bible reading but also become a regular reader with an understanding o f the essence of the word of God.

Join a Bible studies class and become a full time member so that you train how to read the word of God. This class is different from the normal Sunday service in the sense that rather than the pastor feeding you with the Gospel of the Kingdom of heaven, he or she teaches you how you can spend time with God by reading his word and praying to Him when at home, workstation or office.

Pray always. Pray when before you read the word of God and after reading it. This will help you to not only develop a passion for the scriptures but also have the zeal to read it more and more.

Go to the local bookshop and buy a bible study guide once you have done and mastered all of the above. A Bible studies guide is a book, which has a suitable plan that can help you read the whole book within a year. If anything, it is the mother plan of reading the Bible.




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