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AriseandShine.org

January 2009

Voices of Hate

1/31/2009

 
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. 
Matthew 5:11 NKJV


King David is an example of a man who, by faith, withstood his adversaries. They would harass and attack him on an almost daily basis...

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Little Smoothie

1/28/2009

 
Working inside the kitchen of a maximum security prison is a challenge. I have to work side by side with men who come from many different backgrounds, who've committed all kinds of crimes...

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On the Job

1/27/2009

 
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily,
as to the Lord, and not unto men. 
Colossians 3:23


It was another busy day in the kitchen. I had to clean piles of pots and pans of all shapes and sizes...

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Inauguration Day

1/20/2009

 
This afternoon I was watching some of the Presidential Inauguration which took place in Washington, D.C. today. I was amazed at the number of people who were in attendance...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday - A Prayer for Our Land 

1/19/2009

 
Be of good courage, and He shall
strengthen your heart, all ye that
hope in the Lord. 
Psalm 31:24


With the perils that face our nation and with multitudes of hearts longing for hope, I offer this simple prayer:

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Prevailing Prayer

1/16/2009

 
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
but mighty through God to the pulling down
of strong holds. 
II Corinthians 10:4


Yesterday I wrote about prevailing in one's walk with Christ in spite of satanically energized opposition...

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Prevailing 

1/15/2009

 
So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. 
Acts 19:20


It has been said that the gospel spreads the fastest and the church grows the most during times of persecution...

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Renaldo's War/Part II

1/13/2009

 
Renaldo arrived at this facility only several months ago. Because of his long psychiatric history he was placed immediately into the care of the prison's mental health staff...

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Renaldo's War/Part I

1/12/2009

 
Renaldo says he doesn't remember exactly when the war first began, but it started slowly. He was a young man at the time. He was in public school, perhaps shortly before his teenage years. Here, at some point, he began to realize that his life, and even his sanity was on the line...

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Working While Waiting

1/7/2009

 
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run,
and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 
Isaiah 40:31


It's Wednesday evening. I am very tired, so much so, that I didn't go to the AIDS class which I'm scheduled to attend each Wednesday evening...

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Praying in the Dark

1/3/2009

 
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to the Father
which seeth in secret... 
Matthew 6:6


In the darkness, and during the midnight hour when all the prisoners are locked in our cells, and many of us are fast asleep, the Holy Spirit will sometimes prompt my heart to pray...

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The Smoking Typewriter

1/1/2009

 
I have a story of hope to tell. And it needs to be told because I've been through a myriad of experience in my life, both good and bad...

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