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O my soul, practice that solitude! Practice dismissing the crowd! Practice the stillness of your heart! Practice the majestic song "God and I! God and I!" Let no one come between you and your wrestling angel! You will receive conviction yet pardon, when you meet Jesus alone!...-George Matheson.........Mark 4:34b "...But when He was alone with His Own disciples, He explained everything."

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The tree planted where the fierce winds twist its branches and bend its trunk, often nearly to the point of breaking, is commonly more firmly rooted than a tree growing in a secluded valley where storms never bring any stress or strain. The same is true of human life. The strongest and greatest character is grown through hardship…- LB Cowman…….. Psalm 42:7, 8 “I hear the tumult of the raging seas as your waves and surging tides sweep over me. Through each day the Lord pours His unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing His songs, praying to God who gives me life.”

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Instead of continuing our restless striving, we would ‘sit down’ inwardly before the Lord, allowing the divine forces of his Spirit to silently work out the means to accomplish our goals and aspirations. You may not see or feel the inner workings of His silent power, but rest assured it is always mightily at work for you, if you will only quiet your spirit enough to be carried along by the current of it's power...-Hannah Whitall Smith........Ephesians2:4 "Because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions."

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The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand../The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land../ The music stops, and yet it echoes on in sweet refrains../ For every joy that passes, something beautiful remains../-Dang Cecilio-Palanca, on the natural passing life of her Mom and Dad within 80days of each other.......... Ephesians 2:6 "...And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the Heavenly realms in Christ Jesus."

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Are you moving away from worldliness and living more with the Eternal Perspective? Ask the Lord to love THROUGH you; And you will be amazed to see your growth mature in loving your fellowmen, including the most 'difficult' ones...-Pastor Vince Burke........1John2:9,10 "If anyone says, 'I am living in the light,' but hates a brother or sister, that person is still living in darkness. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him."

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The old rule of an eye for an eye leaves everybody blind...-Martin Luther King........Mark11:25 "But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in Heaven will forgive your sins, too."

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The opinion of the intelligent is better than the certainty of the ignorant...- Egyptian Proverb..........James1:5-8 "If you need wisdom-if you want to know what God wants you to do-ask Him, and He will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. But when you ask Him, be sure that you really expect Him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. People like that should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. They can't make up their minds. They waver back and forth in everything they do."

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We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them...-Albert Einstein............John3:6,-8 "Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from Heaven.-Just as you can hear the wind but can't tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can't explain how people are born of the Spirit."

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We are truly living in a new world. Not for the first time, nor for the last...-Alan Greenspan, Legendary Federal Reserve Chairman in his tour d' horizon book on the global economy-The Age of Turbulence........ Psalm34:4,-8 "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him."

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After 9/11 I knew, if I needed further reinforcement, that we are living in a new world-the world of a global capitalist economy that is vastly more flexible, resilient, open, self-correcting, and fast-changing than it was even a quarter century earlier. It's a world that presents us with enormous new possibilities but also enormous new challenges...-Alan Greenspan, Age Of Turbulence.....................Yahweh M'kaddesh "I am the Lord your Sanctifier"-Hebrew Name(Leviticus20:8; 1Corinthians6:11) "All who entrust their lives to Him, He sanctifies or sets apart as His children, reborn and made whole, able to serve and do His Will on earth."

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The price of liberty is eternal vigilance...- Thomas Jefferson..........John 6:68, 69 "Lord, to whom would we go? You alone have the Words that give eternal life. We believe them, and know You are the Holy One of God."

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In the end, it matters who can get the product into the customers hands and still make a profit in the marketplace...-GM Chairman Rick Wagoner, on the race to bring environment friendly alternative fuels and technologies in the Automotive Industry........James5:7 "Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain."

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You have to 'Challenge' the Status Quo! You have to be able to bring effective 'Change' to the Old Order. Everyone out there is attempting to bring competitive Products and Services to Market with a sort of 'Same-ness' in what they do. You have to make a 'Difference' and distinguish yours...-Sheldon Adelson, World's Largest Gaming-Entertainment Venetian Founder on his management creed........1 Corinthians 1:27-29 "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things-and the things that are not-to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him."

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There is a difference between good management and good leadership. Management is a 'given' authority, Leadership is an 'earned' authority. Throughout my 52 years of failures and successes in doing business, I have always tried to make people happy and excited at their work with me...-Sheldon Adelson, World's 3rd Richest man on his business leadership style...........Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts."

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In 2006, International Tourism receipts from 2.84million visitors to the Philippines totaled US$2.7billion or P135 billion pesos. Projected '07 receipts expected to hit US$4b with more long-staying and high-spending Tourists such as the Europeans...-Tourism Sec Ace Durano........Proverbs14:11 "The house of the wicked will perish, but the tent of the righteous will flourish."

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The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of the home...- Confucius..........Isaiah 50:4 "The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the Word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught."

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We desperately need that kind of light that is immovable, that which darkness cannot eliminate. Not merely so that we can feel secure in our own life, but so we can move out into the world, knowing that there is some rock, some place of safety, which will never change. It is with certainty that God is the source of life and the source of stability...-Pastor Joby Soriano...........1John1:5 "And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all."

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Our capacity for knowing God is enlarged when we are brought by Him into circumstances that cause us to exercise our faith. So when difficulties block our path, may we thank God that He is taking time to deal with us, and then may we lean heavily on Him...STREAMS IN THE DESERT... ....Isaiah 41:28, 29-42:1"For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.- Behold My servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom My Soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon Him: He shall bring forth Judgment to the Gentiles."

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In October1962, the world held its breath as the USA and SOVIET UNION stood at the brink of Nuclear War over the Missiles Premier Kruschev had delivered to Cuba. Tensions were at an all time high. Pres. Kennedy phoned three former US Presidents to get their advice-Herbert Hoover(Great Depression), Harry Truman(World War ll), and Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander in Europe). Each had valuable insights to share. A balanced course of action defused the crisis. A truly wise person is open to the counsel and insight of Godly believers...-Dennis Fisher........Proverbs 11:14 "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."

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Ethiopia has one of the highest incidences of blindness on earth because of Trachoma, which is caused by filthy eyes. To eliminate flies, we taught people how to build very simple latrines. We thought we'd have about 10,000 latrines, we've passed 340,000. Now, instead of my being famous for negotiating peace between Israel and Egypt, I'm famous in Ethiopia for being the No.1 Latrine Builder...-Fmr. USA President Jimmy Carter, The Carter Center which is designed 'to meet the needs of the poorest and most forgotten people in the world'..........Psalm72:1,-4 "Give justice to the king, O God, Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors."

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We're completing the eradication of Guinea Worm-we've reduced that horrible disease from 3.5 million cases to 8,000 cases so far this year...-Jimmy Carter from the humanitarian, non-profit, Carter Center on its 25th Anniversary, writing in the book 'Beyond The White House'..............Colossians3:14 "And above all these things put on Charity, which is the bond of perfectness."

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So many ghosts, and forms of fright, have started from their graves tonight, they have driven sleep from mine eyes away; I will go down to the chapel and pray...-HENRY W.LONGFELLOW............Colossians3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also you are called in one body; and be ye thankful."

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Step by step/ Day by day/ I'm completely undone/ By the miracle of grace/ And I'm amazed, I'm amazed/ Through it all/ Even when I fall/ I'm falling forward...-David Hamilton, sang by Sandi Patty...........Romans8:26,- "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.- And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called according to His purpose."

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Never esteem anything as benefit to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect...-MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS....................Joshua24:14a,-c,-15a,-d "So honor the Lord and serve Him wholeheartedly.-Serve the Lord alone.-But if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve.-But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord."

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Annika Sorenstam is consistent. Her swing, her game, her career. She's won the Career Grand Slam, and nearly every title in the sport. Week after week, her list of accomplishments only gets more impressive. So opponents take heed: her play never fails to amaze. Careful with the Golfing Legend. She's not finished yet...-ROLEX ad sports feature........1Corinthians12:4,-7,-11 "Now there are diversities of gifts but the same Spirit.-But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.-But all these worketh that one and the self-same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He Will."

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Women bring a different face to politics. We see the big geopolitical picture but also the smaller, daily details of citizens’ lives. We’re wrapped up as much in what our daughter’s school principal says as we are in what the newspapers are saying…- Argentina’s President-elect Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner …… Psalm 89:19 “I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.”

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By hanging herself a day after All Saints Day, 12year old Mariannet Amper of Davao City has become the embodiment of the Filipinos' worst nightmare, a saint of poverty for a nation that continues to deny the blighted reality of its impoverishment...-PDI Editorial........ Luke16:9 "Jesus said to His disciples, 'And so I tell you: use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. In this way, your generosity stores up a reward for you in Heaven'."

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The NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT passed by the US Congress in 2001 holds American Public Schools accountable for their students' test scores versus standards set by the States provides that every student in Grades 3to8 must show proficiency in English and Math by Year2014. In the Phil. The Governance of Basic Education Act and the Adopt-A-School Law are two key legislations that have set the tone for broader community involvement in our drive toward Quality Education...-Butch Hernandez, PDI........Deuteronomy4:10 "Summon the people before Me, and I will instruct them. That way, they will learn to fear Me as long as they live, and they will be able to teach My laws to their children."

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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds…- Francis Bacon ……. Philippians 4:12 “I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.”

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Mas callente el sol’ mas vallente el espanyol…- Tito Adad Spanish cliché……. Philippians 4:13 “For I can do everything with the help of Christ who gives me the strength I need.”

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Caballo en la cuadra no gana carera…- Tito Adad Spanish cliché……… Hebrews 11:40 “For God had far better things in mind for us that would also benefit them, for they can’t receive the prize at the end of the race until we finish the race.”