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Please join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.1 Timothy 2:1-2 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.Religion Forum threads labeled “Prayer” are closed to debate of any kind.

<p>My pastor, Rev. James Witherington, of East Acres Baptist Church, Millington, TN, was just admitted to Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, TN, for CHEST PAINS.</p> <p>I have seerved under his ministry as Youth Leader for the past 7 years.</p> <p>He is a great man of God and I BEG my fellow Believers to join us in prayer for Bro. Jim.</p>

Affluence and Despair "Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit." Ecclesiastes 2:17Solomon, in Ecclesiastes, runs an experiment. Because he is richly endowed with wealth, power, and a keen intellect, he dedicates himself to the task of seeking purpose, meaning, and significance from them. This verse is the result of his experiment.Affluence and success destroy hope and produce despair. When a person lacks that for which he hopes, he is driven by the motivation to obtain it. But what does a person do...