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"So important a factor is prayer in Christian experience, that the history of a man’s progress in the Divine life is just the history of his progress in the knowledge and in the use of prayer." -MacGregor We thank God and all of the Visitors to our Website for our receiving over 1,000,000 "hits" in one month for the first time ever!
_________________ Site Visitors:From: 79 Countries (over half--nearly 58%--of our Site visitors are from outside of the U.S.A.).Breakdown of (approx. 30,000 Daily) Site visitors from different countries:
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We welcome all of our new Prayer Warriors---here is a listing of some of the most recent (newest added at the bottom): Marquis: Wisconsin / Patrick: Arkansas / Carol: New York State / Jack: Georgia / Aniano: Philippines / Lynda: California / Carol: New York State / Anthony: Hawaii / Theresa: Georgia / David: Tennessee / Nerine: Ontario / Carol: California / Cathy: Texas / Craig: Texas / Daniel: South Africa / Helen: New Jersey / Joseph: London, U.K. / Rafik: Cairo, Egypt / Joseph: Kenya / Dana: North Carolina / Monk Suzanne: British Columbia / Sandra: Ontario / Tina: Missouri / Donna: New Mexico / La'amalia: Hawaii / Fr. Francis: Oklahoma / Melissa: Florida / Marcia: Florida / Ile-Marie: Florida / Geri: Pennsylvania / Svetlana: Washington State / Aetna: Pennsylvania / John: Tennessee / Jack: Georgia / Daugher: Connecticut / Bryan: Pennsylvania / Wayne: California / Jocelyn: Arizona / David: Virginia / Alisha: Alabama / Jay: Kentucky / Susanne: Switzerland / Justin: Georgia / Meshack: Kenya / Beverly: Washington State / Marsha: British Columbia / Nathan: Illinois / Evola: Oregon / Jonas: Alabama / Elli: Colorado / Kathleen: Arizona / Lonnie: North Carolina / Philip: Ireland / James: Indiana / Michael: Ohio/ Ashley: England / Dale: Tennessee / Carmelle Marie: Ontario / Charles: Mississippi / Kathleen: California / Debra: California / David: Michigan / Dominique: South Africa / Dolores: Ohio / Phyllis: California / Dann: Massachusetts / Jim: California Currently Christians in 34 Countries (and in 50 U.S. States) participate actively as volunteers in the several ministries of The Prayer Foundation ™. At this time there are registered Knights of Prayer ™ Monks in 31 U.S. States and in 5 Countries (Austria, Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.A.) ________________ If you find a "Link" on our website not working, please let us know the Page Name and "Linked Words" so we can fix it! __________________
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Prince Caspian (The Movie): MJM To Offer Opening Weekend Screenings Of Latest Narnia Installment Sunday, April 20, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA (ANS) -- MJM Entertainment Group is making it possible for groups to attend specially arranged, early screenings of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian across the country, beginning with midnight showings on Friday May 16th. “We are pleased to once again be able to help groups come and see the film at these special screenings,” noted MJM's founder/CEO Mark Joseph, whose team arranged for early showings for 100,000 filmgoers for Narnia's first installment, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Showings are open to any and all groups including church, school, civic groups and others that meet the minimum requirement of 20 people. For more information call 1-888-DISNEY6 (1-888-347-6396) and mention the code MJM to receive the special group rate. For more information or to see a list of available theaters please go to: http://www.mjmgroup.com/caspian The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is presented by Walt Disney Pictures' and Walden Media, and opens on May 16 in theaters nationwide. Call to reserve your tickets now! Tickets will be selling quickly so call today! For media inquiries please contact: mjmassistant@gmail.com You
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Why are we a Prayer Ministry? It is our calling from God. We feel that God called us to this ministry through His Word; and also by the lives of George Müller and other great Christian men and women of prayer, and inspired us to seek a life of prayer through the writings on prayer of E. M Bounds. Why do we live and serve Christ like we do? Many times we have told those asking to simply watch our all-time favorite Film: Franco Zefirelli's Brother Sun, Sister Moon. It is the story of the early ministry of St. Francis. We have told many people that if they watch this film, they will understand our ministry, and that no other explanation will be necessary. We ourselves watch this film at least four times a year. Why Celtic Monasticism? Read our pages on this site: Our Goals. Then read the second half of How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill (beginning with the Chapter on St. Patrick, and continuing on through the rest of the book about the missionary-minded early Irish Celtic Monks who brought Christianity to Pagan Europe). Also read Geoffrey Moorhouse's Sun Dancing, the story of the pre-medieval Irish Celtic Monks who, for over 600 years, lived on that barren rock off the western Irish coast known as Skellig Michael. __________________________________
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Ours is a "Prayer Encouragement Ministry" of Prayer Teaching and Resources, so the more pages we have on our web site, the better we can serve your needs, and fulfill our ministry. Our Web Site went online with about 12 pages on Nov. 8, 2000.
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Way of the Beatitudes Sunday,
May 4, 2008 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (ANS) -- I agree with Bill Ellis who suggested in his recent ANS article: Conflicts: Involving the secular, political and religious, that the Beatitudes drawn from the Sermon on the Mount should be required reading in academic classes related to the study of sociology, civics and social psychology. Internalizing the truths of the Beatitudes would make us better equipped to deal with today's complex world. There is no doubt a worldly mind would instantly find contradictions within the teachings. In addition, applying the truths of the Beatitudes is not for the faint of heart, so there are no shortcuts. Why would a worldly mind struggle with the teachings of the Beatitudes? Simply put, the world honors power, and the Beatitudes teach humility. In like manner, the world sometimes promotes self-centeredness, while the Beatitudes teach purity of heart and connection with God. As Christians, improvement of self is always in order, but the path is fraught with hard work. I used to take archery classes when I was young, and one of the first lessons I learned was that when I missed the target, I was not to blame the bow or arrow, but rather take responsibility for not being on target. I read an inspiring quote recently: “To improve your aim, improve yourself.” It resonated with the notion that we are pilgrims in this temporal life, and if we are called to be saints, the aim is achieving holiness. As a youngster, I learned to work tirelessly to perfect my aim in my archery lessons so I would hit the target more often than not. Similarly, I know I must practice the way of the Beatitudes just as much, so I won't run the risk of forfeiting the total good God intends for my life. Some of the concepts presented in the Beatitudes may appear paradoxical to attaining any satisfaction in life: poverty of spirit, openness to suffering and persecution, and yet when we read between the lines, it is easy to see a pattern unfolding that leads us to embrace the summit of all good. I've begun to perceive the goal of my pilgrimage, or the mark (to return to the archer hitting the target illustration) as closely allied with expression of the Beatitudes. You may republish this story with proper attribution. See Also: |
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