This three paragraph summary provides the key details from the long document:
A nurse, Sue Kidd, is called to help a patient, Mr. Williams, who has had a minor heart attack. Mr. Williams asks the nurse to call his daughter Janie to let her know about his condition. When the nurse calls Janie, she is distraught because she and her father had a big fight a year ago and have not spoken since. Janie rushes to the hospital to see her father. However, when the nurse returns to Mr. Williams' room, he has gone into cardiac arrest. The medical team works to revive him but is unsuccessful and Mr. Williams passes away. When Janie arrives, devast
This document provides a summary of chapters from the book "Spiritual Warfare & The Purple Robe". It describes various spiritual visions and experiences, including: fleeing persecution for being falsely accused of witchcraft; witnessing the rapture and being left behind during the end times; encountering a demonic creature; and the passing of the author's grandmother who expressed being "rapture ready" before dying. The chapters involve spiritual warfare against demons like Medusa and contain messages received directly from Jesus Christ through visions, dreams, and trances.
This document provides a summary of chapters from the book "Spiritual Warfare & The Purple Robe" by Christ End Time Ministries. It describes various spiritual visions and battles witnessed by the author. In one vision, the author sees a demon called "Freezer" appearing before them. The document then describes how playing a cell phone game opened the author to spiritual attack, and their mother helped close spiritual doorways. It provides other examples of spiritual visions and battles experienced by the author and their mother in ministering to others.
This document appears to be a spiritual text that was received by the author through visions and revelations from God. It discusses several visions and messages that were received, including:
1) A vision of a great tidal wave and those who could/couldn't enter Abraham's bosom for shelter.
2) Messages about the last days church being the perfect bride of Christ and being led fully by the Holy Spirit.
3) A vision of the author seeing themselves in three forms, merged into one through the resurrection power of God, angering Satan.
4) Discussion of demonic attacks and games played on a phone that opened the author up to spiritual attack.
This chapter describes additional visions of heaven seen by Chinese children and tribal people in China, as well as a young woman in the United States. The visions depict beautiful mansions surrounded by parks, trees, and flowers. Avenues lined with mansions and trees are seen. One vision matches Revelation's description of a golden street with a crystal stream and trees. The young American woman had visions while in a trance for three days, seeing the heavenly city with gold streets, trees bearing all kinds of fruit, and mansions made of silver and jewels. Jesus appeared and spoke to her before she returned to consciousness.
1. Dumitru Duduman had a vision while living in the US where an angel showed him several American cities and said they would burn in one day due to their sin, including California, Las Vegas, New York, and Florida.
2. The angel told Dumitru that Russian spies had discovered US nuclear warehouses and that during a time of peace and safety, some Americans would start fighting the government, distracting them. Then Cuba, Nicaragua, and other countries would bomb the warehouses, causing America to burn.
3. The angel also said that after America burns, other nations would defeat Russia and push them to Paris, where they would unite against Israel. This would cause Israel to turn
This document describes various spiritual encounters and visions. It discusses spiritual husbands, dream catchers with occult meanings, clones of famous people inhabited by aliens, and witchcraft being buried in the author's yard by supernatural creatures. Various spirits are exorcised, including those of a Tanzanian man astrally projecting. Bags of occult items are removed from the property over weeks. The authors face intense spiritual warfare and attack during this process.
This document summarizes spiritual warfare experiences involving encounters with kings of hell and demons. It describes visions of dragons, hideous spirits, and attacks in the night. The narrator and her mother engage in intense spiritual warfare, binding demons with "Holy Fire" and the "Poisonous Thorns of the Holy Spirit." Through prayer and worship, they are able to destroy the attacking spirits and find protection and strength. The document provides spiritual teachings on weapons against evil spirits and engaging in spiritual warfare through faith.
The document describes the experiences and activities of Brother Jeremy, a former mystic from Central African Republic. He details his initiation into mystical practices at age 19 and being taught techniques like astral projection. He recounts visiting the mystical world of Lucifer after reciting a magic word, where he encountered demons and made pacts. Brother Jeremy describes attending secret meetings to plan harm against humanity through accidents, failed surgeries, and more. He admits to interfering with operations, spreading sickness, and destroying possessions through mystical means. The purpose, he says, was to serve Lucifer by stealing lives, intelligence, and beauty from humans not protected by faith in Jesus Christ.
This document provides a summary of chapters from the book "Spiritual Warfare & The Purple Robe". It describes various spiritual visions and experiences, including: fleeing persecution for being falsely accused of witchcraft; witnessing the rapture and being left behind during the end times; encountering a demonic creature; and the passing of the author's grandmother who expressed being "rapture ready" before dying. The chapters involve spiritual warfare against demons like Medusa and contain messages received directly from Jesus Christ through visions, dreams, and trances.
This document provides a summary of chapters from the book "Spiritual Warfare & The Purple Robe" by Christ End Time Ministries. It describes various spiritual visions and battles witnessed by the author. In one vision, the author sees a demon called "Freezer" appearing before them. The document then describes how playing a cell phone game opened the author to spiritual attack, and their mother helped close spiritual doorways. It provides other examples of spiritual visions and battles experienced by the author and their mother in ministering to others.
This document appears to be a spiritual text that was received by the author through visions and revelations from God. It discusses several visions and messages that were received, including:
1) A vision of a great tidal wave and those who could/couldn't enter Abraham's bosom for shelter.
2) Messages about the last days church being the perfect bride of Christ and being led fully by the Holy Spirit.
3) A vision of the author seeing themselves in three forms, merged into one through the resurrection power of God, angering Satan.
4) Discussion of demonic attacks and games played on a phone that opened the author up to spiritual attack.
This chapter describes additional visions of heaven seen by Chinese children and tribal people in China, as well as a young woman in the United States. The visions depict beautiful mansions surrounded by parks, trees, and flowers. Avenues lined with mansions and trees are seen. One vision matches Revelation's description of a golden street with a crystal stream and trees. The young American woman had visions while in a trance for three days, seeing the heavenly city with gold streets, trees bearing all kinds of fruit, and mansions made of silver and jewels. Jesus appeared and spoke to her before she returned to consciousness.
1. Dumitru Duduman had a vision while living in the US where an angel showed him several American cities and said they would burn in one day due to their sin, including California, Las Vegas, New York, and Florida.
2. The angel told Dumitru that Russian spies had discovered US nuclear warehouses and that during a time of peace and safety, some Americans would start fighting the government, distracting them. Then Cuba, Nicaragua, and other countries would bomb the warehouses, causing America to burn.
3. The angel also said that after America burns, other nations would defeat Russia and push them to Paris, where they would unite against Israel. This would cause Israel to turn
This document describes various spiritual encounters and visions. It discusses spiritual husbands, dream catchers with occult meanings, clones of famous people inhabited by aliens, and witchcraft being buried in the author's yard by supernatural creatures. Various spirits are exorcised, including those of a Tanzanian man astrally projecting. Bags of occult items are removed from the property over weeks. The authors face intense spiritual warfare and attack during this process.
This document summarizes spiritual warfare experiences involving encounters with kings of hell and demons. It describes visions of dragons, hideous spirits, and attacks in the night. The narrator and her mother engage in intense spiritual warfare, binding demons with "Holy Fire" and the "Poisonous Thorns of the Holy Spirit." Through prayer and worship, they are able to destroy the attacking spirits and find protection and strength. The document provides spiritual teachings on weapons against evil spirits and engaging in spiritual warfare through faith.
The document describes the experiences and activities of Brother Jeremy, a former mystic from Central African Republic. He details his initiation into mystical practices at age 19 and being taught techniques like astral projection. He recounts visiting the mystical world of Lucifer after reciting a magic word, where he encountered demons and made pacts. Brother Jeremy describes attending secret meetings to plan harm against humanity through accidents, failed surgeries, and more. He admits to interfering with operations, spreading sickness, and destroying possessions through mystical means. The purpose, he says, was to serve Lucifer by stealing lives, intelligence, and beauty from humans not protected by faith in Jesus Christ.
This letter describes a man's deeply troubled marriage. He feels constantly criticized and disrespected by his wife, who he believes views him through the lens of her past abuse rather than who he truly is. She dominates conversations, frequently accusing him of abuse and bringing up past issues. He has tried to apologize and make a fresh start but she refuses. Others have witnessed and commented on her disrespectful treatment of him. He feels rejected, unimportant, and lacking a supportive partner. The relationship has deteriorated to the point where he finds it hard to show compassion during her ongoing medical recovery.
This document discusses beliefs about heaven and hell. It provides statistics showing that most Americans believe in heaven but fewer believe in hell. The document explores different perspectives on what constitutes a "bad" life and being truly sorry. It examines the biblical story of the rich man and Lazarus and notes how the rich man does not take responsibility or ask for forgiveness in hell. The core argument is that hell is the ongoing disintegration of the soul rather than a place of eternal punishment. It is presented as the natural consequence of a soul that has denied truth and love and becomes trapped in darkness, fire and defiance.
This document provides a summary of spiritual warfare experiences described in the book "Spiritual Warfare & The Purple Robe". It describes intense spiritual battles with demons taking place through dreams and visions. In one vision, the narrator encounters Hindu deities like Shiva and Vishnu. Other visions describe being chased by large animals and a witch. The dreams highlight the ongoing spiritual warfare between good and evil.
The document describes an experience where the author had an angelic visitation while bathing. Three angels appeared and showed the author three "goblets" containing green oil, wheat seeds, and water. The angels explained these represented the three secrets of impact in ministry: 1) Being filled with the Holy Spirit (represented by the green oil), 2) Continually feeding on the word of God (represented by the wheat seeds), and 3) Relying on the power of God (represented by the water). The angels said these things ensure one's ministry has impact and angels can work through their preaching, singing, etc. The author was instructed to share these secrets with others in ministry.
The document provides a summary of a book titled "Heaven Is" by Ed Gaulden. It describes Gaulden's experience being taken on a tour of Heaven by an angel one night in 1991. Gaulden also recounts a dream he had in 1977 that he believes was related to his heavenly experience. The summary aims to share Gaulden's first-hand account of what Heaven looks and feels like based on what he was allowed to experience.
This document summarizes the author's conversations with elderly friends about preparing for old age and finding purpose and meaning. Key points:
- An elderly friend living in a retirement home finds happiness by being grateful, ignoring small annoyances, and focusing on kindness from others.
- Another friend finds joy in living simply and focusing on loving others, despite physical limitations.
- Old age can have a ministry of being examples of God's love and grace to inspire younger generations.
The narrator experiences a rapture event where children and some adults disappear from Earth. The narrator's body remains but is dressed in heavenly garments. Everyone left behind is in a panic about the disappearances. The Antichrist appears and deceives many into following him by promising not to abandon them like Jesus. The narrator sees the mark of the beast on people and objects. Churches are filled with weeping people who missed the rapture. The Antichrist continues deceiving more people into following him.
The document provides backstory on characters and events from previous stories in a fictional universe. It summarizes a trilogy of stories that began with an OWBC (Our World Bible Church) and ended with a collaboration between gods and angels to defeat the embodiment of chaos, Xylen Destriory. Though they were banished, the characters now sense Xylen or a similar presence returning. They believe the protagonist's quadruplets may become the next "Power of Three" to face this threat. The quadruplets meet with the gods to discuss but are skeptical and unsure if they want this responsibility.
The document discusses how Adam and Eve fell from perfection despite God's intentions. It explains that God gave them freedom and responsibility, and the possibility of choosing good or evil. He established a commandment to prevent the fall, but respected their free will. When they listened to Lucifer and denied responsibility, they lost freedom and fell from their original nature, passing on a fallen nature to their descendants.
This document is a student paper submitted to a health care professor exploring whether evil spirits truly exist. It presents arguments that if evil spirits like the devil do not exist, then parts of Christianity fall apart and there would be no consequences for immoral actions. The paper also summarizes biblical passages that reference evil spirits and shares a first-hand account of someone who claims to have been possessed by three demons. The student concludes that while evil spirits are difficult to believe in without direct experience, stories of possession suggest there is a possibility that they exist.
This document describes a personal experience the author had in Nigeria where God visited him in his hotel room and told him to take a special offering at his teaching session the next day, promising to multiply it 100-fold for those who gave in obedience and faith. The next day, despite his doubts and fears, the author took the offering as God instructed. Many people received a 100-fold return, demonstrating God's power and establishing the author's ministry with signs and wonders.
Jesus was delivering from the body of deathGLENN PEASE
The document discusses Paul's cry of despair in Romans 7:24-25 where he says "What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?" It provides three perspectives on Paul's cry:
1) Paul is crying out against the power of sin that remains in his body and constantly tempts him, which he calls "the body of death."
2) His cry shows his hatred of sin and longing for holiness, though sin still hinders him.
3) His cry is answered by his declaration that God rescues him through Jesus Christ.
STAND BY KT, GIN AND THE WORLD TOGETHER-WITH-LOVEJohan Hendriks
This document contains the text of a group curse clearing meditation led by Johan Hendriks. It includes tapping affirmations, a preamble, curse clearing statements, gratitude statements, and calls to connect with divine beings and bring light, love and integrity. The meditation aims to release negativity and find clarity through inviting peace.
This document summarizes a conversation between Chet Adams and a young priest in a confessional booth late at night. Chet feels drawn to the confessional due to its inviting neon sign. Though initially nervous in the small, dark booth, he is calmed by the priest's gentle voice. However, Chet does not want to confess and tries to leave. The priest stops him, revealing this is his first week and walkouts would look bad. He pleads with Chet to stay and unburden himself.
This document contains excerpts from various spiritual writings focused on topics like suffering, humility, sin, and finding peace in God. Some key points:
- Suffering is necessary and intended by God to purify and heal, not as punishment. It should be borne peacefully by accepting God's will.
- True humility involves being at peace even when humiliated and focusing on obedience to God rather than desires of the ego.
- Finding relief from problems in worldly things like changing circumstances or alcohol only provides temporary relief, not healing. True healing and cleansing of sin comes only from God.
This document provides an introduction to the author's book titled "The Messianic Faith: The Truth Behind the Female Messiah". The author intends to make the case that the Messiah was actually a black female. He will explore how Satan has deceived people and infiltrated the Messianic faith with paganism. This includes changing the names of God and the Messiah and disregarding some of the Messiah's teachings. The author will also propose a Messianic calendar incorporating the New Moon Sabbath. He acknowledges his writing abilities are lacking and will utilize multiple Bible translations to support his arguments. The document examines the pagan origins of some common religious terms like "God", "testament", and "Bible"
Fear of Exposure Sermon by Hayley SolichHayley Solich
Hayley Solich explores the concept of fear of exposure, covering the themes of:
- Unrighteous Fear vs Righteous Fear
- Sin vs Forgiveness
- Grace vs Shame
- Walking in the Light vs Walking in Darkness
- Repentance and Confession vs Trying to Hide Your Sin
The document discusses a mother finding $20 missing from her drawer at home after her son told her he found $20 in his pocket. She remembers stealing money from her own mother as a child and being caught in a lie. She brings her son in to talk to prevent a similar experience. She tells him the story of stealing from her mother as a child. When she asks if the $20 was from her drawer, he admits he lied about finding it. The mother handles it graciously to build trust and prevent feelings of shame.
The document discusses forgiveness and bitterness. It begins by summarizing Ephesians 4:25-32 about speaking the truth, controlling anger, not sinning, being kind, and forgiving others. It then tells the story of Naomi, who became bitter after tragedy and asked to be called Mara. The document outlines characteristics of bitter people and ways people become bitter. It provides commands for bitter believers to watch their gossip, emotions, time, enemies, hands, and mouth. The cycle of bitterness is described along with how to build forgiveness by canceling debts, removing others' control, and leaving justice to God. Forgiveness is defined as an ongoing process of wanting good for offenders.
The document discusses Fenelon's approach to educating a difficult child who was entrusted to him. It summarizes that Fenelon:
1) Succeeded in influencing the child through making himself loved by the child first, rather than using a strict authoritative approach.
2) Advocated being compassionate toward a child's weaknesses rather than displaying shock or irritation.
3) Recommended an approachable and genuine demeanor to build a child's confidence, rather than exercising rigid authority.
National Alliance for Life Conference Presentation 2021Peter Hammond
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Peter Hammond at the 2021 National Alliance for Life Conference in Africa. The presentation discusses the need for Christians to take action against societal issues like abortion, pornography, and secularism rather than just preach the gospel. It argues that the Bible calls Christians to love their neighbor, which means confronting injustice through activities like protesting, campaigning for moral legislation, and exposing the "works of darkness." While sharing the gospel is important, Christians are also responsible for defending moral values in the public sphere and cannot stand by when others are harmed. The presentation aims to motivate Christians to get more involved in social and political issues rather than remain passive.
This letter describes a man's deeply troubled marriage. He feels constantly criticized and disrespected by his wife, who he believes views him through the lens of her past abuse rather than who he truly is. She dominates conversations, frequently accusing him of abuse and bringing up past issues. He has tried to apologize and make a fresh start but she refuses. Others have witnessed and commented on her disrespectful treatment of him. He feels rejected, unimportant, and lacking a supportive partner. The relationship has deteriorated to the point where he finds it hard to show compassion during her ongoing medical recovery.
This document discusses beliefs about heaven and hell. It provides statistics showing that most Americans believe in heaven but fewer believe in hell. The document explores different perspectives on what constitutes a "bad" life and being truly sorry. It examines the biblical story of the rich man and Lazarus and notes how the rich man does not take responsibility or ask for forgiveness in hell. The core argument is that hell is the ongoing disintegration of the soul rather than a place of eternal punishment. It is presented as the natural consequence of a soul that has denied truth and love and becomes trapped in darkness, fire and defiance.
This document provides a summary of spiritual warfare experiences described in the book "Spiritual Warfare & The Purple Robe". It describes intense spiritual battles with demons taking place through dreams and visions. In one vision, the narrator encounters Hindu deities like Shiva and Vishnu. Other visions describe being chased by large animals and a witch. The dreams highlight the ongoing spiritual warfare between good and evil.
The document describes an experience where the author had an angelic visitation while bathing. Three angels appeared and showed the author three "goblets" containing green oil, wheat seeds, and water. The angels explained these represented the three secrets of impact in ministry: 1) Being filled with the Holy Spirit (represented by the green oil), 2) Continually feeding on the word of God (represented by the wheat seeds), and 3) Relying on the power of God (represented by the water). The angels said these things ensure one's ministry has impact and angels can work through their preaching, singing, etc. The author was instructed to share these secrets with others in ministry.
The document provides a summary of a book titled "Heaven Is" by Ed Gaulden. It describes Gaulden's experience being taken on a tour of Heaven by an angel one night in 1991. Gaulden also recounts a dream he had in 1977 that he believes was related to his heavenly experience. The summary aims to share Gaulden's first-hand account of what Heaven looks and feels like based on what he was allowed to experience.
This document summarizes the author's conversations with elderly friends about preparing for old age and finding purpose and meaning. Key points:
- An elderly friend living in a retirement home finds happiness by being grateful, ignoring small annoyances, and focusing on kindness from others.
- Another friend finds joy in living simply and focusing on loving others, despite physical limitations.
- Old age can have a ministry of being examples of God's love and grace to inspire younger generations.
The narrator experiences a rapture event where children and some adults disappear from Earth. The narrator's body remains but is dressed in heavenly garments. Everyone left behind is in a panic about the disappearances. The Antichrist appears and deceives many into following him by promising not to abandon them like Jesus. The narrator sees the mark of the beast on people and objects. Churches are filled with weeping people who missed the rapture. The Antichrist continues deceiving more people into following him.
The document provides backstory on characters and events from previous stories in a fictional universe. It summarizes a trilogy of stories that began with an OWBC (Our World Bible Church) and ended with a collaboration between gods and angels to defeat the embodiment of chaos, Xylen Destriory. Though they were banished, the characters now sense Xylen or a similar presence returning. They believe the protagonist's quadruplets may become the next "Power of Three" to face this threat. The quadruplets meet with the gods to discuss but are skeptical and unsure if they want this responsibility.
The document discusses how Adam and Eve fell from perfection despite God's intentions. It explains that God gave them freedom and responsibility, and the possibility of choosing good or evil. He established a commandment to prevent the fall, but respected their free will. When they listened to Lucifer and denied responsibility, they lost freedom and fell from their original nature, passing on a fallen nature to their descendants.
This document is a student paper submitted to a health care professor exploring whether evil spirits truly exist. It presents arguments that if evil spirits like the devil do not exist, then parts of Christianity fall apart and there would be no consequences for immoral actions. The paper also summarizes biblical passages that reference evil spirits and shares a first-hand account of someone who claims to have been possessed by three demons. The student concludes that while evil spirits are difficult to believe in without direct experience, stories of possession suggest there is a possibility that they exist.
This document describes a personal experience the author had in Nigeria where God visited him in his hotel room and told him to take a special offering at his teaching session the next day, promising to multiply it 100-fold for those who gave in obedience and faith. The next day, despite his doubts and fears, the author took the offering as God instructed. Many people received a 100-fold return, demonstrating God's power and establishing the author's ministry with signs and wonders.
Jesus was delivering from the body of deathGLENN PEASE
The document discusses Paul's cry of despair in Romans 7:24-25 where he says "What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?" It provides three perspectives on Paul's cry:
1) Paul is crying out against the power of sin that remains in his body and constantly tempts him, which he calls "the body of death."
2) His cry shows his hatred of sin and longing for holiness, though sin still hinders him.
3) His cry is answered by his declaration that God rescues him through Jesus Christ.
STAND BY KT, GIN AND THE WORLD TOGETHER-WITH-LOVEJohan Hendriks
This document contains the text of a group curse clearing meditation led by Johan Hendriks. It includes tapping affirmations, a preamble, curse clearing statements, gratitude statements, and calls to connect with divine beings and bring light, love and integrity. The meditation aims to release negativity and find clarity through inviting peace.
This document summarizes a conversation between Chet Adams and a young priest in a confessional booth late at night. Chet feels drawn to the confessional due to its inviting neon sign. Though initially nervous in the small, dark booth, he is calmed by the priest's gentle voice. However, Chet does not want to confess and tries to leave. The priest stops him, revealing this is his first week and walkouts would look bad. He pleads with Chet to stay and unburden himself.
This document contains excerpts from various spiritual writings focused on topics like suffering, humility, sin, and finding peace in God. Some key points:
- Suffering is necessary and intended by God to purify and heal, not as punishment. It should be borne peacefully by accepting God's will.
- True humility involves being at peace even when humiliated and focusing on obedience to God rather than desires of the ego.
- Finding relief from problems in worldly things like changing circumstances or alcohol only provides temporary relief, not healing. True healing and cleansing of sin comes only from God.
This document provides an introduction to the author's book titled "The Messianic Faith: The Truth Behind the Female Messiah". The author intends to make the case that the Messiah was actually a black female. He will explore how Satan has deceived people and infiltrated the Messianic faith with paganism. This includes changing the names of God and the Messiah and disregarding some of the Messiah's teachings. The author will also propose a Messianic calendar incorporating the New Moon Sabbath. He acknowledges his writing abilities are lacking and will utilize multiple Bible translations to support his arguments. The document examines the pagan origins of some common religious terms like "God", "testament", and "Bible"
Fear of Exposure Sermon by Hayley SolichHayley Solich
Hayley Solich explores the concept of fear of exposure, covering the themes of:
- Unrighteous Fear vs Righteous Fear
- Sin vs Forgiveness
- Grace vs Shame
- Walking in the Light vs Walking in Darkness
- Repentance and Confession vs Trying to Hide Your Sin
The document discusses a mother finding $20 missing from her drawer at home after her son told her he found $20 in his pocket. She remembers stealing money from her own mother as a child and being caught in a lie. She brings her son in to talk to prevent a similar experience. She tells him the story of stealing from her mother as a child. When she asks if the $20 was from her drawer, he admits he lied about finding it. The mother handles it graciously to build trust and prevent feelings of shame.
The document discusses forgiveness and bitterness. It begins by summarizing Ephesians 4:25-32 about speaking the truth, controlling anger, not sinning, being kind, and forgiving others. It then tells the story of Naomi, who became bitter after tragedy and asked to be called Mara. The document outlines characteristics of bitter people and ways people become bitter. It provides commands for bitter believers to watch their gossip, emotions, time, enemies, hands, and mouth. The cycle of bitterness is described along with how to build forgiveness by canceling debts, removing others' control, and leaving justice to God. Forgiveness is defined as an ongoing process of wanting good for offenders.
The document discusses Fenelon's approach to educating a difficult child who was entrusted to him. It summarizes that Fenelon:
1) Succeeded in influencing the child through making himself loved by the child first, rather than using a strict authoritative approach.
2) Advocated being compassionate toward a child's weaknesses rather than displaying shock or irritation.
3) Recommended an approachable and genuine demeanor to build a child's confidence, rather than exercising rigid authority.
National Alliance for Life Conference Presentation 2021Peter Hammond
This document summarizes a presentation given by Dr. Peter Hammond at the 2021 National Alliance for Life Conference in Africa. The presentation discusses the need for Christians to take action against societal issues like abortion, pornography, and secularism rather than just preach the gospel. It argues that the Bible calls Christians to love their neighbor, which means confronting injustice through activities like protesting, campaigning for moral legislation, and exposing the "works of darkness." While sharing the gospel is important, Christians are also responsible for defending moral values in the public sphere and cannot stand by when others are harmed. The presentation aims to motivate Christians to get more involved in social and political issues rather than remain passive.
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Self-Reliance
from Essays: First Series (1841)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Ne te quaesiveris extra."
"Man is his own star; and the soul that can
Render an honest and a perfect man,
Commands all light, all influence, all fate;
Nothing to him falls early or too late.
Our acts our angels are, or good or ill,
Our fatal shadows that walk by us still."
Epilogue to Beaumont and Fletcher's Honest Man's Fortune
Cast the bantling on the rocks,
Suckle him with the she-wolf's teat;
Wintered with the hawk and fox,
Power and speed be hands and feet.
ESSAY II Self-Reliance
I read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. The soul always hears an admonition in such lines, let the subject be what it may. The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain. To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, — that is genius. Speak your latent conviction, and it shall be the universal sense; for the inmost in due time becomes the outmost,—— and our first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment. Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each, the highest merit we ascribe to Moses, Plato, and Milton is, that they set at naught books and traditions, and spoke not what men but what they thought. A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else, to-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.
There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried. Not for nothing one face, one character, one fact, makes much impression on him, and another none. This sculpture in the memory is not without preestablished harmony. The eye was placed where one ray should fall, that it might testify of that particular ray. We but half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents..
Known as 'the Book of Love', Mary Magdalene witnessed of her teachings from her beloved Jesus after he was crucified. This esoteric Gospel became forbidden by the Catholic Church founders. Mary went to the South of France after the dead of Jesus and continued His real teachings a kind of underground. The carthars were finally all killed around 1300. And this Booklet of Love was hided and found back in the 1950's in Egypt, together with other scriptures, known as the 'Dead Sea Scrolls'.
This Book of Love is a universal and profound teaching, which you don't find anywhere. Although it speaks of the essence of our true nature, it clarifies very beautifully how the elements are related to our four 'verhicles'; namely body, soul, mind & spirit. And how to overcome their unenlightened nature; all in their own specific characters, so that we can establish our true nature and be free, in peace.
1) A vision depicts a school where students are taught and tested. A teacher reminds the students to focus on a new start for the new year.
2) Passages from the Bible warn about those who cause divisions and encourage avoiding them. Jesus' love covers sins.
3) Believers have authority over demons and can exercise power in Jesus' name, as depicted in a vision of a demon attacking people at a school. Not resisting the devil leads to suffering through lack of knowledge.
The document discusses themes of recovery, restoration, addiction, and degradation of the soul. It contrasts heaven and hell, with heaven being the natural result of a restored humanity and hell the natural result of a degrading soul feeding on itself. It references biblical stories like the parable of Lazarus and the rich man to illustrate that being rich is not a sign of blessing and being poor is not a sign of punishment. The document emphasizes that church is for recovering addicts and is not just a place to go but who you become through repentance, commitment to help, and community.
This document contains summaries of spiritual visions received by the author regarding spiritual warfare and end times events. It describes visions of demons like Majin Buu attacking people and a beast in the form of a bear devouring flesh. It depicts a vision of a gateway to hell shown as a never-ending fountain of lava where souls are pulled into torment. The purpose is to warn of spiritual dangers and communicate revelations received from God.
This document appears to be a collection of spiritual visions and revelations from Christ End Time Ministries. It describes various visions of spiritual warfare, exorcisms, and end times events. Some key points include:
1. A vision of a Muslim friend with two concrete pillars in his spirit, representing the deception and false beliefs that had taken hold.
2. Experiencing intense spiritual warfare through Facebook and WhatsApp, revealed to be coming through fraudulent users and occult objects like crystal balls.
3. A vision of an "alien demon" that was destroyed when the name of Jesus was spoken.
4. A vision of the author's mother being falsely arrested and threatened with execution by demonic
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Presentation slides from XP2024 conference, Bolzano IT. The slides describe a new view to leadership and combines it with anthro-complexity (aka cynefin).
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Suzanne Lagerweij - Influence Without Power - Why Empathy is Your Best Friend...Suzanne Lagerweij
This is a workshop about communication and collaboration. We will experience how we can analyze the reasons for resistance to change (exercise 1) and practice how to improve our conversation style and be more in control and effective in the way we communicate (exercise 2).
This session will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
Abstract:
Let’s talk about powerful conversations! We all know how to lead a constructive conversation, right? Then why is it so difficult to have those conversations with people at work, especially those in powerful positions that show resistance to change?
Learning to control and direct conversations takes understanding and practice.
We can combine our innate empathy with our analytical skills to gain a deeper understanding of complex situations at work. Join this session to learn how to prepare for difficult conversations and how to improve our agile conversations in order to be more influential without power. We will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
In the session you will experience how preparing and reflecting on your conversation can help you be more influential at work. You will learn how to communicate more effectively with the people needed to achieve positive change. You will leave with a self-revised version of a difficult conversation and a practical model to use when you get back to work.
Come learn more on how to become a real influencer!
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Psychological safety in teams is important; team members must feel safe and able to communicate and collaborate effectively to deliver value. It’s also necessary to build long-lasting teams since things will happen and relationships will be strained.
But, how safe is a team? How can we determine if there are any factors that make the team unsafe or have an impact on the team’s culture?
In this mini-workshop, we’ll play games for psychological safety and team culture utilizing a deck of coaching cards, The Psychological Safety Cards. We will learn how to use gamification to gain a better understanding of what’s going on in teams. Individuals share what they have learned from working in teams, what has impacted the team’s safety and culture, and what has led to positive change.
Different game formats will be played in groups in parallel. Examples are an ice-breaker to get people talking about psychological safety, a constellation where people take positions about aspects of psychological safety in their team or organization, and collaborative card games where people work together to create an environment that fosters psychological safety.
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Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition – OECD – June 2024 OECD discussion
Removing mountains of offense
1. Removing Mountains
of Offense
by Mark Hamby
Recommended Reading:
True Faced; How to Act Right When Your Spouse
Acts Wrong; Let Go by Fenelon; War of Words;
Families Where Grace is in Place; Sir Knight of the
Splendid Way; Ishmael; Self Raised.
2.
3. Woe unto the world
because of offenses!
for it must needs be that
offenses come; but woe
to that man by whom the
offense cometh!
Matthew 18:7
4. “William Temple, Archbishop of
Canterbury, once said worship is
submission of your nature to God; it is
the quickening of conscience by His
holiness, nourishment of mind by His
truth, purifying of imagination by His
beauty, opening of the heart to His
love, and submission of will to His
purpose; all of this gathered up in
adoration is the greatest of all
expressions of which we are capable.”
5. I heard this quote from a woman who had
been delivered from a lesbian lifestyle. Her
humility and love for our savior and her
thankfulness for her deep deliverance
humbled me more than any other testimony
I had ever heard. For a moment, I thought I
had been transferred in time, listening to
the woman of Tyre of whom Jesus said,
“Woman, great is thy faith.” She summed
up the Archbishops sentiments by saying, “I
think it is about redemption, being used in
the hand of God to help other people.”
6. “And on the morrow, when they were come
from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing
a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if
haply he might find any thing thereon: and
when he came to it, he found nothing but
leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And
Jesus answered and said unto it, No man
eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his
disciples heard it.”
Mark 11:12-14
7. “And they come to Jerusalem: and
Jesus went into the temple, and began
to cast out them that sold and bought
in the temple, and overthrew the tables
of the moneychangers, and the seats
of them that sold doves; And would not
suffer that any man should carry any
vessel through the temple.”
Mark 11:15-16
8. “And he taught, saying unto them, Is
it not written, My house shall be
called of all nations the house of
prayer? but ye have made it a den of
thieves. And the scribes and chief
priests heard it, and sought how they
might destroy him: for they feared
him, because all the people were
astonished at his doctrine.”
Mark 11:17-18
9. “And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw
the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter
calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master,
behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered
away. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have
faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That
whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall
not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those
things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall
have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you,
What things so ever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them.”
Mark 11: 20-24
10. "And whenever you stand praying, if you
have anything against anyone,
FORGIVE him,
that your Father in heaven may also
forgive you your trespasses.
But if you do not forgive, neither will your
Father in heaven forgive your
trespasses."
Mark 11:25-26
11. Children in homes where there is conflict
or even alcoholism do better than
children in homes where there is divorce
or legalism…
…as long as there is forgiveness.
13. Involuntary Response
Guilt Hurt
Sinned Sinned Against
(real or imagined) (real or imagined)
Shame or Blame
(false guilt produces the same and robs of joy; ie. rape)
(Not fair! Always ignites the nature of sin already in us. ie. Joseph, Daniel, etc.)
15. Shame
•Shame leads to hiding
•Hurt leads to blame and then to hate
•Shame blinds you to your new nature and God’s
nature. You loose perspective.
Adam saw his nakedness and he hid himself.
Remedy
Hope deferred…(Prov 13:12)
Hope makes us not ashamed (Rom 5)
16. Hiding
I was AFRAID, so I HID myself.
If the penalty for disclosure is the same as
getting caught, why would I ever disclose my
failure.
ie. Don’t respond to a child in his…
Hiding drains us. Requires constant vigilance
and maintenance. Rest alone will not restore
or replenish this depletion. This leads to:
17. Blame
•The woman you gave me.
•The serpent beguiled me.
Remedy
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but
contrarywise, blessing…For he that will love life and see good
days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they
speak no guile: Let him turn from evil, and do good, let him
sek peace, and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over
the righteous and his ears… Bless them that curse you, do
good to them that hate you and pray for them who
despitefully use you and persecute you.
(IPet 3; Mt. 5:44)
18. Controlling behavior,
(Walls or Windows used to protect oneself),
isn’t a response to something
happening in the present. It was
triggered by some sin in the past that
never was resolved.
19. I Attempt to Control Others.
It is impossible to submit to another, to trust
another, or allow ourselves to need another
persons love, when we have to be in control.
Control validates our rightness and our anger.
Controllers elevate what they believe to be
right at the expense of anything or anyone. In
order to market their claim on exclusive rights,
they defame the competition. ie. 1 14yr boys.
20. Fear
I was afraid, so I hid.
Fear removes the opportunity to be helped. It
further entrenches us.
Remedy
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts
out fear: because fear has torment. He that
fears is not made perfect in love. We love
Him, because He first loved us. I Jn.
21. 1. I am unable to be loved or love.
2. I become vulnerable to wrong life
choices.
3. I attempt to control others.
22. Unable to be Loved or Love.
Unresolved sin always causes preoccupation
with our own lives. We become self
directed, self attentive, and self protected –
unable to offer love to others.
Preoccupation with ourselves flames the
ambers of distrust and restricts our ability to
give love to others…we become takers not
givers.
23. Anger
• And Cain was very angry.
• And the Lord said to Cain, “If you do well,
shall you not be accepted?”
Anger brings an heroic sense of purpose to our guilt
or hurt. It give us energy, explosive and
unpredictable energy that gives the appearance of
freeing us, then enslaves us and drains us.
Distorts perspective: because I’m hurt, I must be
right.
ie. Car in grass, Mother, quad, ad.
Remedy
Be angry and sin not.
24. Denial
• Where is your brother?
• I don’t know, am I my brothers keeper?
If we are the offender, denial allows us to deny that
we’ve done anything wrong. If the offended, it
allows us to deny that the sin against us has
affected us. “come on, you're making a big deal
out of nothing. I said I was sorry!”
Remedy
Objective truth of a third party will help you see the truth that can set you free. ie counselor.
25.
26. “Do not make My Father’s house a
house of merchandise!” Jn 2:16
“My house shall be called a house
of prayer, but you have made it a
den of thieves.” Matt 21:13
“Behold! Your house
is left to you
desolate.”
Matt 23:38
27. “For in this manner, in former times, the
holy women who trusted in God also
adorned themselves, being submissive
to their own husbands,…
Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with
understanding, giving honor to the wife,
as to the weaker vessel, and as being
heirs together of the grace of life, that
your prayers may not be hindered.”
I Peter 3:5,7
28.
29. • The hospital was unusually quiet that bleak January evening, quiet and still like
the air before a storm. I stood in the nurses' station on the 7th floor and glanced
at the clock. It was 9 p.m. I threw a stethoscope around my neck and headed for
room 712, last room on the hall. Room 712 had a new patient. Mr. Williams. A
man all alone. A man strangely silent about his family.
• As I entered the room, Mr. Williams looked up eagerly, but dropped his eyes
when he saw it was only me, his nurse. I pressed the stethoscope over his chest
and listened. Strong, slow, even beating. Just what I wanted to hear. There
seemed little indication he had suffered a slight heart attack a few hours earlier.
• He looked up from his starched white bed. "Nurse, would you--" He hesitated,
tears filling his eyes. Once before he had started to ask me a question, but had
changed his mind. I touched his hand, waiting. He brushed away a tear. "Would
you call my daughter? Tell her I've had a heart attack. A slight one. You see, I live
alone and she is the only family I have." His respiration suddenly speeded up. I
turned his nasal oxygen up to eight liters a minute. "Of course I'll call her." I said,
studying his face. He gripped the sheets and pulled himself forward, his face
tense with urgency. "Will you call her right away--as soon as you can?" He was
breathing fast--too fast. "I'll call her the very first thing," I said, patting his
shoulder. I flipped off the light. He closed his eyes, such young blue eyes in his
50-year-old face. Room 712 was dark except for a faint night light under the sink.
Oxygen gurgled in the green tubes above his bed. Reluctant to leave, I moved
through the shadowy silence to the window. The panes were cold. Below a foggy
mist curled through the hospital parking lot. "Nurse," he called, "could you get me
a pencil and paper?" I dug a scrap of yellow paper and a pen from my pocket and
set it on the bedside table.
30. • I walked back to the nurses' station and sat in a squeaky swivel chair by the
phone. Mr. Williams daughter was listed on his chart as the next of kin. I got
her number from information and dialed. Her soft voice answered. "Janie, this
is Sue Kidd, a registered nurse at the hospital. I'm calling about your father.
He was admitted tonight with a slight heart attack and--" "No!" she screamed
into the phone, startling me. "He's not dying is he?" "His condition is stable at
the moment," I said, trying hard to sound convincing. Silence. I bit my lip.
"You must not let him die!" she said. Her voice was so utterly compelling that
my hand trembled on the phone. "He is getting the very best care." "But you
don't understand," she pleaded. "My daddy and I haven't spoken in almost a
year. We had a terrible argument on my 21st birthday, over my boyfriend. I
ran out of the house. I--I haven't been back. All these months I've wanted to
go to him for forgiveness. The last thing I said to him was, 'I hate you.'"
• Her voice cracked and I heard her heave great agonizing sobs. I sat,
listening, tears burning my eyes. A father and a daughter, so lost to each
other. Then I was thinking of my father, many miles away. It has been so long
since I had said, "I love you."
• As Janie struggled to control her tears, I breathed a prayer. "Please, God, let
this daughter find forgiveness." "I'm coming. Now! I'll be there in 30 minutes,"
she said. Click. She had hung up. I tried to busy myself with a stack of charts
on the desk. I couldn't concentrate. Room 712. I knew I had to get back to
712. I hurried down the hall nearly in a run. I opened the door.
31. • Mr. Williams lay unmoving. I reached for his pulse. There was none.
• "Code 99. Room 712. Code 99. Stat." The alert was shooting through the hospital
within seconds after I called the switchboard through the intercom by the bed. Mr.
Williams had had a cardiac arrest. With lightning speed I leveled the bed and bent
over his mouth, breathing air into his lungs. I positioned my hands over his chest and
compressed. One, two, three. I tried to count. At 15 I moved back to his mouth and
breathed as deeply as I could. Where was help? Again I compressed and breathed.
Compressed and breathed. He could not die! "O God," I prayed. "His daughter is
coming. Don't let it end this way." The door burst open. Doctors and nurses poured
into the room pushing emergency equipment. A doctor took over the manual
compression of the heart. A tube was inserted through his mouth as an airway.
Nurses plunged syringes of medicine into the intravenous tubing. I connected the
heart monitor. Nothing. Not a beat. My own heart pounded. "God, don't let it end like
this. Not in bitterness and hatred. His daughter is coming. Let her find peace." "Stand
back," cried a doctor. I handed him the paddles for the electrical shock to the heart.
He placed them on Mr.William's chest. Over and over we tried. But nothing. No
response. Mr. Williams was dead. A nurse unplugged the oxygen. The gurgling
stopped. One by one they left, grim and silent. How could this happen? How? I stood
by his bed, stunned. A cold wind rattled the window, pelting the panes with snow.
Outside--everywhere--seemed a bed of blackness, cold and dark. How could I face
his daughter? When I left the room, I saw her against the wall by a water fountain. A
doctor who had been inside 712 only moments before, stood at her side, talking to
her, gripping her elbow. Then he moved on, leaving her slumped against the wall.
Such pathetic hurt reflected from her face. Such wounded eyes. She knew. The
doctor had told her that her father was gone.
• I took her hand and led her into the nurses' lounge. We sat on little green stools,
neither saying a word. She stared straight ahead at a pharmaceutical calendar, glass-
faced, almost breakable-looking. "Janie, I'm so sorry," I said. It was pitifully
inadequate. "I never hated him, you know. I loved him," she said. God, please help
her, I thought.
32. • Suddenly she whirled toward me. "I want to see him." My first
thought was, Why put yourself through more pain? Seeing him will
only make it worse. But I got up and wrapped my arm around her.
We walked slowly down the corridor to 712. Outside the door I
squeezed her hand, wishing she would change her mind about
going inside. She pushed open the door. We moved to the bed,
huddled together, taking small steps in unison. Janie leaned over
the bed and buried her face in the sheets. I tried not to look at her,
at this sad, sad good-bye. I backed against the bedside table. My
hand fell upon a scrap of yellow paper. I picked it up. It read:
• My dearest Janie, I forgive you. I pray you will also forgive me. I
know that you love me. I love you too. Daddy
• The note was shaking in my hands as I thrust it toward Janie. She
read it once. Then twice. Her tormented face grew radiant. Peace
began to glisten in her eyes. She hugged the scrap of paper to her
breast. "Thank You, God," I whispered, looking up at the window. A
few crystal stars blinked through the blackness. A snowflake hit the
window and melted away, gone forever. Life seemed as fragile as a
snowflake on the window. But thank You, God, that relationships,
sometimes fragile as snowflakes, can be mended together again--
but there is not a moment to spare.
• I crept from the room and hurried to the phone. I would call my
father. I would say, "I love you.“
• Guideposts Magazine, 1979.
33. Mark,
About a month ago I emailed you because my husband had left me for another woman.
Thank you for the books you recommended. I have finished "When people are big..." , I have
ordered the ones you carry and I am still looking for "REKINDLED BY JENKINS"(this title is hard to
find, do you happen to have an ISBN).
Well, my husband and I talked several times over the phone and I expressed to him that I did not
want him to come right back here from her house but I wanted some time for both of us to get
counseling and give us some time separate before coming home. We have argued a lot over the
past eight years we have been together (that is putting it mildly) and I wanted some time for us to
change old patterns.
My husband came back last Monday. My son and I had gone to the library and when we got back
there was my husband unloading his car. He told us he was sorry and that he left her and he
wanted to make it work. I asked him why he just came home and he said he wanted to see us.
Part of me was very glad to see him but I was also angry that he came back without even talking to
me first.
Since he has come home he met with a counselor once (although he said it didn't do any good). He
doesn't show a lot of brokenness. I want to be careful here because I know we can't see the heart
but there is an arrogance there that I don't understand. He even told me I didn't have a choice, that
I had to take him back because that is what God says for me to do.
My parents, my sister, my brother (who is a pastor) all are telling me that I need to protect my son
and not to stay around. Others i have talked to say I should be glad over every little step (including
my pastor). Please help me understand. Am I to wait and just see what he does. Do I move out.
Do I look at every little step as something wonderful even though there is a wall there that he has
where he isn't even really repentant but just expecting me to take him back? I so want to honor
God, but I don't want to be blind and not protect my son or not make boundaries for me either.
I would appreciate any guidance. I am very confused and I don't know what to do.
Thank you,