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Miscellaneous Web Sightings for May 31, 2013

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Deciding to Marry a Quadriplegic: Couple Tells Love Story ABCNews story of Ken and Joni Earkeson Tada! Joni and Friends ministry website See their links that include Wheels for the World (to get wheelchairs to those that need them) and Kids' Why? Booklet that answers the questions of suffering and tragedy so a child can understand Book for Men:  Free for a Limited Time on the Kindle The Masculine Mandate:  God's Calling to Men 191 pages with a rating of 4 or 5 out of 5 from 40 of the 42 reviewers Nigeria—Pastor Murdered by Muslim Militants Source: Voice of the Martyrs Psalm 34:18 On May 14, Pastor Faye Pama, Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Borno State and Senior Pastor of Rhema Assembly Church, was murdered by Boko Haram militants. The attackers reportedly followed Pastor Pama to his home in Maiduguri after he left a Bible study at his church. The gunmen dragged Pastor Pama out of his house and shot him to death in front of ...

Man Alive! This Book May Be What You’ve Been Looking For

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Read Chapter One for Free “Man Alive” is a book by Patrick Morley, author of the best-selling work “Man in the Mirror.”  He addresses what he feels are man’s primal needs, including the need to feel one doesn’t have to live life alone; the need to believe that God knows, loves and cares about me personally; to believe that one’s life has a purpose; to break free from destructive behaviors that drag one down; to satisfy the soul’s thirst for transcendence, awe and communion; to love and be loved without reservation; and to make a contribution, leaving the world a better place than one found it.  His burden is that many men feel their lives lack significance, that they are stuck and have no clue how to undo the past and work toward a future full of meaning.  Morley begins by recounting the story of a 9-11 hero.  Each of us is drawn to such bravery and desires to do likewise.  However, our lives often seem to pale in comparison.  Every man desires t...