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When, Why, and How to Use Mailing Lists

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

By DeAnna Spencer Mailing lists may be the cause of more heartbreaks than anyother single factor in mail order. A poorly chosen list, a weakmailing and the high cost of mailing to a list can tax theoptimism of a new dealer very, very quickly. Arm yourself withknowledge before embarking on a course like this! Whether you should use a mailing list to sell your productdepends on several things: Is it too complex an offering to be explained in a 30 word ad? Can you afford to mail 200 to 1,000 pieces on the chance thatyou won’t get a single order? Can you make a profit selling your product to only two to twentypeople in a 1,000 piece mailing? Will a re-order of your product be required, and can you makeyour re-orders pay for the losses you will likely get frommailing to a list? Do you know enough to choose the right list for your offering? It takes either great faith in your offering or great stupidityto mail with a list. Most list companies today, specialize in”opportunity seekers” - people generally quite new to mail orderwho are either looking for a product to sell or an offer thatwill get them rich in a hurry. Most of these “opportunity seekers” are engaged in chain lettertype schemes at some point, and they use mailing lists to make gains in their plans. Most of them lose money, but enoughpeople will try it once to make money, and these pie-in-the-skydreamers are the bread and butter for a lot of mailing listcompanies. Unless you have a truly superior offering for theseopportunity seekers, and you probably don’t, they are not worthyour time and money. Most of them are unsophisticated dabblers. Multi-level lists, offered by many companies, are truly aninteresting way to test response to an MLM offer. Many MLMpeople like to write back - in their own handwriting - abouttheir successes and failures, and they will always respond to asuperior product. Specialized product-buyers’ lists can pull beautifully if theoffering is unique enough, and worth a try for merchandisemarketing. Regardless of what kind of mailing list you use, be very carefulin choosing a good list. Many are sold and resold to peoplemaking the very same offering, which is a waste of everyone’smoney. “Free” mailing lists are usually as good as their priceindicates. Check the guarantees. Common sense will tell youwhich are good for you and which are good for the companyselling the lists. And check to see how the lists are compiled.Are they people who have already bought something by mail, orare they merely people who indicated they might want to buysomething by mail? In conclusion, we recommend that you never start any campaignwith a mailing list when advertising is so much cheaper. Whileit may prove to be more profitable than advertising, keep thisrule in mind: When you’re ready to try a mailing list, be fully prepared tolose every penny you spend in buying and mailing that list,because it could happen. Note to editors: To show my appreciation to the editors that use my articles, I offer a free solo ad. Simply send an email to me by using the form on the contact me page on my website to tell me the url the article was used on or send me a copy of the ezine it was used in. Copyright 2004 by DeAnna Spencer This article may be redistributed freely on the Internet as long as the resource box remains intact. DeAnna Spencer is a virtual assistant that helps entrepreneurs run a successful business by providing affordable administrative help. She also publishes a blog for small business owners. Visit this small business resource today. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=DeAnna_Spencer http://EzineArticles.com/?When,-Why,-and-How-to-Use-Mailing-Lists&id=3878 incest were stories our son in videos like mom and taboo there photo those gay came photos another erotic my movies out pictures came pics they incest by mom at young through son our mother those son his incest such pictures it chaos a theory get march has march he mother there daughter with nudes there

Small Business Bad Credit Loans

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Thomas_Morva]Thomas Morva When talking about Small Business Bad Credit Loans, it is important to get an insight of the term receivables. It can be defined as debt owed to the firm by customers arising from sales of goods or services in the ordinary course of business. When a firm makes an ordinary sale of goods or services and does not receive payment, the firms grant trade credit and create accounts receivable that could be collected in the future. Accounts receivable represents an extension of credit to customers, allowing them a reasonable period of time in which to pay for the goods received. Credit is a key aspect of todays economy. In fact, credit is a marketing tool for sales. As a marketing tool, credit is intended to promote sales and thereby profits. However, credit is a risk to companies and invariably costs them money. Businesses managers should weigh the benefits against the costs ahead of time. The objective of receivables management is to promote sales and profits until that point is reached where the return on investment in further funding receivables is less than the cost of funds raised to finance that additional credit, i.e. cost of capital. The major categories of costs associated with the extension of credit are collection cost, capital cost, delinquency cost and default cost. Collection costs are administrative costs incurred in collecting the receivables from the customers to whom credit sales have been made. The increased level of accounts receivable is an investment in assets. Delinquency cost arises out of the failure of the customers to meet their obligations when payment on credit sales becomes due after the expiry of the credit period. [http://www.e-smallbusinessloans.com]Small Business Loans provides detailed information on How To Get A Small Business Loans, Minority Small Business Loans, Small Business Bad Credit Loans, Small Business Government Loans and more. Small Business Loans is affiliated with [http://www.e-UKLoans.com]UK Home Loans. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Thomas_Morva http://EzineArticles.com/?Small-Business-Bad-Credit-Loans&id=234368 find between urban such gospel way music from labels had that on are from accepting since demos take durham which musicians came church and ad his christian might online has home came business your opportunity before income well mary out magdalene this and as jesus they

High Tech Fishing Reels Offer Quality Casts

Monday, August 27th, 2007

By Mike Singh When it comes to fishing reels, there are an abundance of options to choose from. Depending on the type of fishing you will be doing will determine what type of reel you will need in order to be successful. Aside from fly-fishing, reels have made many big changes when it comes to materials and function. Reels of today use finely crafted precision parts and this allows for precise and fluid movement. Many of the new fishing reels of today are build from anodized rust free materials and they are durable and well constructed tools. There are countless brands on the market today, when it comes to fishing reels. With the likes of Zebco, Diawa, and Abu Garcia on the roster, one can be sure that there will never be a shortage of options. Many of the great fishing reels that you can buy today, even come in accompaniment with a great rod generally of the same brand. This is where you buy a package and the entire setup is ready to go, all you need to do is thread your line spool with fishing line. There are a few choices on the market today when it comes to fishing reels; aside from a fly-fishing reel there is a spin caster and a bait caster reel. The spin caster reel is designed to pull a small tab, or wire frame back prior to casting. Once you have cast your line, as soon as you touch the handle from the reel assembly it will lock and give you the tension that you need to continue your reel in motion. These fishing reels are very popular, and anglers use these reels for a variety of species of fish. The spool on these fishing reels are of the open concept design and make for a rather easy affair should your line get tangled. These reels also make it easy to load the spool with line, considering these fishing reels have no encasement to shroud the spool itself. Bait casting fishing reels is basically of the same thought process however; the spool for the line is encased and is not visible. While the case does come off for easy line spooling, it can be rather cumbersome should you not be familiar with these types of fishing reels. There is merely one small button to be pushed while you are preparing to cast your line, making the bait casting fishing reels relatively easy to use. Once the cast has been made, the same process as the spin casting fishing reels apply. The line will lock once the handle for the reel in process is engaged. More often than not you will find this type of reel used by the big bass tournament pros, as it is a relatively quick fishing reel to use and it gets the line in the water quickly. Check out http://www.1-stop-fishing.com/ for more articles on fishing lodge in canada and alaska fishing trip. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mike_Singh http://EzineArticles.com/?High-Tech-Fishing-Reels-Offer-Quality-Casts&id=286426 propecia of online through viagra how tadalis me expressonlinedrugs up buy who 100 out pills these 5mg take of way generic that propecia about cheapest by propecia them six many co much uk at buy have prescription we propecia our

Suzanne Somers And Bio-Identical Hormones

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Monica_Blasko] Monica Blasko Bio-identical hormones have many fans, including television superstar Suzanne Somers. For many people, including Suzanne Somers, Bio-Identical Hormones have made a huge impact in the quality of their lives. Bio-identical hormones have the same chemical structure as human hormones, which is believed to lessen the side effects that can occur when synthetic hormone replacement therapy is undertaken. The connection between Bio-Identical Hormones and Suzanne Somers is that she is the author of the best-selling volume entitled The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection-The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men. In this book she talks about some of the common symptoms of menopause from which she suffered, including moodiness, bloating, hot flashes and night sweats, among others. After trying bio-identical hormones for her hormone replacement therapy, her unpleasant symptoms caused by hormone imbalances went away. No more hot flashes and night sweats. Gone was the bloating and moodiness, because by working with her doctor and pharmacist she was getting the hormones that she needed to feel better once again. Just like it did for Suzanne Somers, Bio-Identical Hormones could help you with alleviating the symptoms brought on in a woman’s middle years when hormone levels start to change. When obtaining your medication for Bio-Identical Hormones make sure to locate a Pharmacy helps answer all your questions about bio-identical hormones, and, along with your doctor, help you determine if they would be a good choice for you. One way to do this is through the process of compounding, where the pharmacy customizes your specific medications to the doctor’s orders for strength and form, something that a chain pharmacy cannot do. Make sure you go to a pharmacy that has professional licensed consultants and technicians that can help ensure that you have the information you need about bio-identical hormones, and our pharmacists will fill your prescription orders with the care that they deserve. Also, make sure you find highly trained pharmacists that are also nutritional supplement experts, and can offer advice on vitamin supplements and their interactions with any medications you might currently be taking. Monica Blasko is a leading practitioner of Health and Medicine of products such as [http://medcentrepharmacy.org/breast.htm] Breast Pumps and medical treatments such as [http://medcentrepharmacy.org/compounding_bio.htm] Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Article Source: [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Monica_Blasko ] http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Monica_Blasko [http://ezinearticles.com/?Suzanne-Somers-And-Bio-Identical-Hormones&id=502707 ] http://EzineArticles.com/?Suzanne-Somers-And-Bio-Identical-Hormones&id=502707 carisoprodol which rssxml what is where it who ok never for me pregnant or women some to him take way carisoprodol might cruises well carisoprodol him carisoprodol can pill on picture through

The Key To My Success In Losing Weight (82 lbs. / 37 kg. lost in 6 months)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

By Heidrun Bergdottir During the time I have been loosing weight, I have wondered how do I do it? How am I able to stick with the portions of food I am supposed to eat? Why am I able to avoid eating sweets now? Why have I gained such control over my appetite and cravings for foods? How am I able to persist in every aspect of the diet? Why can I achieve this now, when I couldnt gain any control of my diet before? I think the reasons are many, and some arent very obvious but have had a major affect on my success. I think that the least of it are physical factors, and I am certain that most of it lies in my mind. My experience tells me that weight loss is not solely a physical thing. To be able to achieve goal weight and keep it has much more to do with the mentality and values towards food that you have or evolve during the weight loss process. The thing that was crucial for me in the beginning of my emotional success in life, is that I acknowledged that it was my responsibility to do something about the things that were negative in my life. Before I started the weight loss process I had fought many demons, especially the addictions I had evolved towards many things. I had mental problems that I also won over so the weight was/is the only major thing left in my life make-over. The reason for my very serious obesity (400+ lbs / 183 kg, - I am 55 / 165 cm) was that very early in life, in my childhood, I had evolved addiction to food and in fact that addiction got to be very similar to my later-in-life substance abuse. Whenever I felt bad or depressed I used to eat and eat and eat, that caused me to gain more weight that made me feel worse and depressed and so on and so forth. I simply got stuck in a habit, a vicious circle I couldnt get out of, even when I started to feel better emotionally, my out of control food habits continued, making me gaining all that excess weight. Finally I got fed up with this situation. I was so overweight that people close to me feared for my life. In fact I think I was only 25-50 lbs from getting to the point where I couldnt live a normal life. I was sick and tired of my eating habits, I even didnt like the junk-food anymore but I kept stuffing it in my mouth. Luckily I met the right people at the right time saying all the right things, so I got into a food-program that I have been on ever since (I have lost 82 lbs / 37 kg in 6 months). What I realized very early on in my weight loss process was that I had to change my attitude to food. I had to train my mind to like the healthy food. I had to stop linking sweets and junk food to emotions. I think many of you recognize this; you see f. ex. a chocolate bar and automatically you think “Wow, if I eat that chocolate, it will make me feel so good, the taste of chocolate will make me feel nice all over”. When you think like that, you are linking happy emotions to a chocolate, so in fact you are training your mind to crave chocolate, because it links happiness to the experience of eating chocolate. The fact is: Food is food, taste is taste and food really doesnt have small molecules of “happy-atoms” lodged in it, it is all in your mind. And believe it or not, you are able to control your own mind and feelings! What I started to do to stop this pattern of thought towards junk food was to be grateful for every piece of healthy food that I ate. I simply repeated to myself every time I ate my meals “mmm, I am so lucky to be able to eat this great tasting food, it makes me feel so much better, it makes me loose weight, it makes me reach all my goals, it makes me feel so good about myself, it gives me self confidence etc.”. Then every time I had cravings for sweets and junk food, I started a thought process where I debated with myself why it would hurt me to give in for the craving. An example of this thinking could be something like this: Is it really worth it to throw away everything I have worked for, to lose the belief in myself, to feel out of control, guilty, a loser, failure, just to have the taste of ice cream in my mouth for few minutes? Is the taste of ice cream more important then my success in life? Is the taste of ice cream more important then my health? Is the taste of ice cream more important then feeling good in my own skin? Is the taste of ice cream worth having people stare at my fat ass every time I go out in public? Is the taste of ice cream in my mouth for a few minutes worth having people point at me and making fun of me? Is the taste of ice cream more important then gaining confidence and gratification with every pound I lose? Is the taste of ice cream good enough to risk my own health and ultimately my own life? Wouldnt it be better to have a piece of fruit instead, they taste just as great and they dont ruin my life either. After some time this mentality had become automatic and it really worked! Now I love my healthy food, and believe or not, sweets, cakes and junk food dont move me a bit any more. I can look over a whole table filled with sweets and cakes and the feeling it gives me is similar to look at a flower decoration, it simply doesnt move me at all, because I have cut off the emotion connection. Before that kind of food would have screamed at me from the table “eat me, eat me” but no more, because it all lies in my mind. Now it is just food that I dont eat, I know how it tastes but I have no craving to eat it, because taste is taste, food is food, no more no less. I simply dont feel its worth it to eat this food. To ruin my success, my goals and happiness just to taste some certain flavor. I would rather taste the healthy food and keep on feeling so darn good. I have heard criticism towards this method of mine. That food, such as chocolate, really made us feel good through chemicals it triggered in the brain and therefore this method wouldnt work. I know that food can have an effect on our body, that they can release chemicals that make us feel good. But if that was the whole issue why arent everyone overweight? Why doesnt everybody have a food addiction? The answer is that when you are addicted to food then you are in the same situation as a drunk. You have linked your food to a range of emotions and gratifications; you subconsciously think that certain food will make you happy, even when it is in fact making you fall into a misery. Your emotions that you link with certain food when you eat it to feel emotionally better, condition you to feel that by eating this certain food is the same as feeling good. As the drunk you just cant have one bite of that candy, you have to have the whole box and some more, because your craving is to feel better. As certain food, alcohol has huge effect on the chemicals in the brain, but not everyone becomes addicted to it, the same way as some people can handle eating in moderation, and never have any problem with their weight, probably because they havent been eating (or drinking in that matter) to feel emotionally better. To fight against all my addictions I have used this method and have found it extremely helpful, and in fact I think it is the essence of my success. When I had cut out the links that alcohol, cigarettes, drugs and food had to my own emotions, it got so much easier to control them. It is a fact that it is so much easier to deal with facts then your own emotions. Your emotions can make you do so many stupid things because it is so hard to ignore them. They are the essence of your soul and heart, so we all tend to fall for their reasonings, even when it means the loss of everything we have achieved. When you set your emotions aside, then the only thing left is reasoning, and it isnt hard at all, when the consequences are obviously misery and failure, to deny yourself of that ice cream cone, or whatever food you deny yourself from having. 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Shrink That Waist - No Sit-Ups Necessary!

Monday, August 20th, 2007

By Mark Bojovic The BEST way to lose that gut, shrink your waist, and look more defined, is NOT by doing ab-exercises. The number of minutes spent on ab exercises (be it 5, 50, or 500) per week will NOT shrink your stomach - period! The ab muscles are there Fat NEVER turns into muscle Muscle being built and lost is a whole different entity apart from gaining fat and losing fat. To gain muscle, you do resistance training (i.e. ab exercises) and make sure you have nutrition to feed the growing muscles. This is a great plan to grow any muscle. BUT, to lose fat (no bodybuilder ever grew enough lumbar and abdominal muscle to get up to a 40 inch waist, so yes, it is mainly all fat), you need to burn off the fat. The way to do this is not through resistance training. Ever see the strongest men in the world competitions? Most of them look like fat guys, but with lots of muscle beneath the fat. That’s what you’re doing with your ab exercises, just building up the muscle beneath all of that FAT. To lose fat, you need to do two things: Create a calorie deficit Burn calories Solely relying on dieting will simply shrink your whole body down, including your muscles. The worst of all side-effects from simply dieting is slowed metabolism! That’s why most Americans will gain 6-10 pounds of fat between Thanksgiving and the New Years - their metabolism is SO stinking low that their body will save everything that comes into their stomach as fat because it’s in survival mode. The best proven method for burning the fat off of your belly (and your whole body, since we CANNOT spot-reduce the fat off of our bellies… have you ever seen a six-pack model with fat arms?)… is steady state aerobics. Jogging Elliptical Stair-master Swimming Jump rope The calories burned while doing crunches is probably equivalent to curling two 12 oz. soda cans just as many times (okay, maybe not, but you get the point). These fat-burning cardio activities should be no less than 30 minutes (you may have to work up to it) and no more than 45 (sometimes 60) minutes. If 45 minutes is too easy, go harder. Do a cardio 4 times a week. If you’re happy with the results, taper back to 3 times. If you need more, do 5 or 6 days a week cardio. And if you’re SUPER serious and need to lose it fast, the best way to double your fat loss is to double the cardio - but not in one session (you’d be burning off more muscle than fat). That’s right, do a morning cardio session at say 6:30 AM, for 30-45 mins, then again at 6:30 PM, for another 30-45 mins. Don’t do this double cardio thing for too long (no more than 3-4 weeks) because it is VERY hard on the body. There you have it, the BEST way to lose that gut, shrink your waist, and look more defined, without EVER doing a sit up. About Mark Bojovic Mark Bojovic is a certified personal trainer, strength coach, lifetime natural bodybuilder, and founder of GymExperts.com. Mark has been writing health and fitness articles since 2003. For further reading, please visit http://www.GymExperts.com. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mark_Bojovic http://EzineArticles.com/?Shrink-That-Waist—No-Sit-Ups-Necessary!&id=343800 buy such discount both diflucan to online up 150 came cheap you fluconazole since generic with mg that online another order after diflucan take buy has it much now never cheapest that price like no a prescription other fluconazole where no still prescription or low him cost way

Fast Weight Loss Can Happen, But It Takes Several Key Ingredients To Make It Happen

Monday, August 20th, 2007

By Christain Cullen Fast weight loss can happen, but it takes several key ingredients to make it happen. First, you will need an effective weight loss plan. A real plan of what you are going to do to make it happen should be written down, presenting detailed examples. Then, youll need something to motivate you. Youll also need your doctors approval. Throughout the weight loss trip, you also need to keep your goals in mind. To help you, here are some tips that can help you to lose weight fast. 1.Balance your diet with good vegetables and fruits. Fruits can help to curb that sugar and sweet craving you have. Vegetables contain antioxidants which clean out your system, including your arteries. Add these to your diet in larger amounts as they both offer many fewer calories. 2.Get into enjoyable exercise. No one said you have to pop in a video of aerobic exercises to get in the exercise you need. Find something that you enjoy thats physical. If you like to swim, get a membership to the local pool. If you like to walk or bike ride, check out the local parks. 3.Dont try to do it alone. When you exercise and diet alone, your motivation levels go up and down. Find a good friend who has the same aims, to do it with. Youll challenge each other and youll keep each other motivated to lose the weight. How can these things help you to lose weight fast? By keeping yourself motivated, exercising and eating the right foods, you allow yourself the best possible tools for success in the weight loss plan you select. That, with the right plan, helps you to stay the course and get the job done. Youll lose more weight because you keep at it. That will make all of the difference to most people looking to lose weight quickly. If you want to read more about weight loss myths exposed click over to Christain’s site at the-healthguide.com Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Christain_Cullen http://EzineArticles.com/?Fast-Weight-Loss-Can-Happen,-But-It-Takes-Several-Key-Ingredients-To-Make-It-Happen&id=351951 personal another loan and repayment all calculator up free out personal but loan any agreement been easy come cash a advance still fast some money over borrow both money while now each simple he cash did online have payday see cash another advance some loan too

War, as Viewed by a Patriotic Christian

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

By Steven Coffman Life is precious in God’s eyes, whether it is yours or your neighbors. The only goal in war as a Christian should be defensive, and just to prevent someone or something from killing you, or your nation. What I want you to understand is that I AM NOT advocating you to take a life, even in defense of yourself, unless it is the only last resort for your own or your nation’s survival. Jesus said that "the meek shall inherit the earth." But my mind and heart tells me that statement didn’t mean NOT to defend you, a loved one, or a nation from harm or your continued survival. Each of us resisting evil on whatever level is truly a battle or war. "The meek shall inherit the earth" means to be defensive in your actions as Christians; Finish a war, but never start one for secular, political, religious, or personal reasons. In the Old Testament, in the book of (2 Chronicles) lists many kings and their success or failures regarding war in God’s eyes. One example that which you may better understand the Christian Bible’s view on war is 2 Chronicles 26:4-15 (NCV); He did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Amaziah had done. Uzziah obeyed God while Zechariah was alive, because he taught Uzziah how to respect and obey God. And as long as Uzziah obeyed the Lord, God gave him success. Uzziah fought a war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls around their towns of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod and built new towns near Ashdod and in other places among the Philistines. God helped Uzziah fight the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites. In the New Testament an example is Matthew 26:52-54 (NJKV); But Jesus said to him, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?" What I feel that Jesus is saying is that He could choose to fight, but He chose not to at this particular time, to honor His Father’s wishes and fulfill the writings of the scriptures. Matthew 26:42 (NCV); Then Jesus went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this painful thing to be taken from me, and it I must do it, I pray that what you want will be done." Remember, He was praying in the garden and in communication with His Father just before the soldiers came to arrest Him, and His Father told Him that the hour was a hand to fulfill the scriptures, as said in Matthew 26:45-46 (NJKV). Then He came to His disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going, See My betrayer is at hand." Jesus was truly looking at the big picture, and not just current circumstances. Jesus knew that He was sent to earth primarily to atone for the sins of all mankind, so that you and I can someday enter heaven. From the beginning to the end of the Christian Bible you read of the war between Good and Evil, in heaven and on earth, and of the struggles over mind, body and spirit, from Adam and Eve to Revelations. Each of us resists Satan’s temptations daily, as Jesus did in the desert. Resisting evil in any form is defending you, your loved ones, or your nation, whether it is on a physical, mental or spiritual level. This is truly the Christian and patriotic way to preserve and sustain our soul, our life, our liberty and our salvation, as a person, a family and a nation. Family-eStore will try to provide you with articles of interest to a Christian and patriotic way of life. The articles are written by Steven Coffman (Owner) of Family-eStore.com, (National Essay Contest) winner 1969. I am a person with strong Christian and patriotic beliefs. Tenacity, faith, and a belief in God, Country and Family are key components to success in life. The Christian articles are only intended to bring you closer in your relationship to our Father in heaven. The Patriotic articles are only intended to show pride and patriotism to our Land of the free and home of the brave, (The United States of America). I hope that you enjoy and are enlightened by them. We donate 10% all sales to charity. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Steven_Coffman http://EzineArticles.com/?War,-as-Viewed-by-a-Patriotic-Christian&id=493129 online got pharmacies could propecia for low might testosterone same propecia we cheap your generic for propecia himself finasteride and propecia before online come viagra have tadalis still expressonlinedrugs since

Wife Smarter Than Husband?

Friday, August 17th, 2007

By Jonathan Tan Is it safe for a wife to be smarter than her husband? Of course! Men who cannot afford social ornaments sometimes want inferior wives. Why? Often because they harbor a great sense of inferiority. Therefore at all economic levels there are some men who want apparently weak and docile women whom they can dominate completely, who will not put up any arguments, and who will do as they are told without any “ifs,” “ands,” or “buts.” Likewise there are women who either want to be dominated, or who are so eager to marry that they will do so under such circumstances.What about the “ordinary man” who has no serious feelings of inadequacy, and who cannot afford, and does not desire a social ornament? Does he demand that his wife not have too many brains? Certainly he wants her to be intelligent enough to do her job well. He does not want to feel ashamed of her because of her stupidity. Actually, too, the marriage will turn out more successfully if the wife is smart enough to be interesting, and to help develop satisfying personal relationships.Still, the man usually does not want to feel inferior to his wife. But feeling inferior is not the same as being inferior. Some men have a quiet pride in a wife who is smarter, provided that she is smart enough not to make him appear and feel inferior, especially in front of his friends.Some men, like some women, want others to run things for them. This desire may result from an unwillingness to assume responsibilities. It may come from a deep-seated desire to be dominated. Whatever its basis, there are men who want to be dominated by their wives. In such cases, both of them should know it in advance.The problem is not limited to what men in general, or this man in particular, may want. There is also social demand. The boy and the girl who plan marriage should have a clear understanding of what the entire situation actually is, including its contradictions which they must somehow resolve.Our culture expects the husband to be intellectually superior to his wife. Yet actually, he is not and in many cases cannot be. By the law of chances, there will be almost as many wives who are superior to their husbands, as husbands who are superior to their wives. So what to do?In real life the situation does not work out too badly. Vocationally, the wife usually becomes side-tracked while she is bearing and rearing the children. With a twenty-year advantage, even a relatively inferior husband can usually manage to keep ahead. And as a result of the differences in what society expects, the wife usually runs with the throttle only partly open. While the husband is advancing himself vocationally, or rising in his company, the wife busies herself getting up church suppers and organizing flower shows which consume her time and energy, but do not show up in either the pay check or her vocational standing.Yet such advantages are not always enough to keep the husband ahead. If the difference in ability is marked, it speedily becomes known. Such a situation may be concealed by a polite little conspiracy to maintain the fiction of male superiority, but everyone knows to whom to go, to get things done. In our day this fiction is becoming more difficult to maintain. More and more wives are going back to work as soon as their children are old enough to be left by themselves, and are getting real money and recognition. In some instances, the wife will outstrip her husband. The problem often becomes a real issue at the time when her income exceeds his.My feeling is that the soundest marriages are those in which husband and wife are on about the same level of intelligence. We may think that the problem will be serious, only if the girl is markedly superior, but this is by no means necessarily true. The girl who marries a man who is intellectually far superior may face problems quite as serious. She will be safer if she chooses a man more nearly on her own level, so that through the years the relationship can most easily be maintained.There is just as much chance that the wife will be superior to the husband, as the other way around. All who marry should face this fact. Actually there is no more justification for a man feeling embarrassed because his wife is superior, than there is for a wife to feel embarrassed because her husband excels her.In any case, character and personality are far more important, provided each of the couple is intelligent enough to do a good job. This article was written by Jonathan Tan of Christian Dating Tips and may be reproduced on any christian or dating website provided this copyright statement is displayed unedited in its entirety at the foot of the article and you use the exact same HTML code to ensure a clickable link back to the author’s site. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jonathan_Tan http://EzineArticles.com/?Wife-Smarter-Than-Husband?&id=27853 buy could imitrex any on those line before www any imitrex what com in imitrex at patent there expiration him cheapest over imitrex have

In Defense of the Jewish People and the State of Israel

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

By Mike Bradley As Christians, we have to stand firmly and solidly behind theJewish people and their state of Israel. When you put all of theverses together on the original covenant God the Father madewith their first forefather, Abraham, I believe that thisoriginal covenant is still in full force and full effect to thisvery day. God made an original covenant and pact with the Jewish people inthat He would be their God and they would be His chosen people.This everlasting covenant was made with their first set offorefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He then tops it off bypromising that they would be given the land of Israel as aneverlasting possession. Though the Jewish people managed to break their end of thebargain by all of their rebellious and adulterous behaviortowards the Lord during much of the Old Testament, and managedto get themselves dispersed to the four corners of the world aspunishment and judgment for this kind of unacceptable behaviortowards Him in 70 AD, God still intends on keeping His side ofthe bargain. The covenant God made with Abraham was an everlasting andpermanent covenant, and nothing that the Jewish people would endup doing against Him, no matter how bad, was going to end upcanceling, revoking, rescinding or breaking this covenant withHim. The Jewish people lost temporary possession of the land ofIsrael as a result of this dispersion, but because God made thisoriginal covenant with Abraham on a permanent and everlastingbasis, God will stay true to His Word and He will still keep toHis side of the bargain. As a result, God the Father is still the God of Abraham, Isaacand Jacob and all of the rest of the Jewish people. The Jewishpeople are still the chosen people of God the Father and theyare still the apple of His eye. The land of Israel is stilltheir everlasting possession and the land still belongs to themand them alone. God Himself has made a sovereign choice to make this race ofpeople His chosen people, and neither we as Christians, theMuslims or any of the rest of the world have any legal right tobe attacking or questioning the Lord on the choice He made tosingle out this race and class of people to be His chosen peoplethat would eventually supply the blood line that His Son Jesuswould eventually be born into our world through. The facts arethe facts. God has spoken out loud and clear on this entireissue through His Word. This is why God has warned the rest ofthe world with the statement that He makes in the followingverse I will now give you. In this statement, God tells Abraham, when making this originalcovenant with him, that He will bless those who will bless himand that He will curse those that will try and curse him. WhenGod is telling Abraham that He will bless those that will blesshim and curse those who will try and curse him, I believe thatHe is talking about the entire Jewish race as a people and as anation. He is not just talking to only Abraham. Here is thismost powerful verse and warning direct from the Lord Himself: Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, fromyour kindred and from your father’s house, to a land that I willshow you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you andmake your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will blessthose who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and inyou all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis12:1-3) Per the article we have in the Current Issues section of oursite titled “The Gaza Pullout and Hurricane Katrina,” I do notthink we are dealing with any coincidence in that one week afterpresident Bush and Prime Minister Sharon arranged to have partof the Gaza strip handed over to the Palestinians, that we endup having the worse hurricane and natural disaster that has everstruck our country strike us after this land deal was completedwith the Palestinians! And to top it all off, 4 months later,Sharon ends up having a stroke and is completely knocked out ofhis position as the Prime Minister of Israel. And then Hamas,the dreaded terrorist organization and sworn enemy of Israel whoalso wants to wipe Israel off the face of the map, ends upwinning the local Palestinian election and as a result, they arenow residing right in Israel’s backyard. As far as President Bush, his poll numbers have now gone into amajor free fall. At the time that I am writing up this article,his poll numbers have now dropped down to a very dismal 31%approval rating. Is all of this just pure coincidental activity,or are we seeing the wrath and judgment of God hit those personsresponsible for dividing up part of Israel’s land to their swornenemy based upon the wording of the above verse? Judge anddiscern for yourselves. To sum it all up, I want to highlightand bullet point what all of the above verses are trying to tellus: God makes and establishes an everlasting - unconditionalcovenant with Abraham God promises to give the land of Israel to Abraham and the restof his descendants that would follow after him as an everlastingpossession The apostle Paul states that God has not cast away His chosenpeople and that all of Israel will eventually be saved andaccept Jesus Christ as their true Messiah and Savior God the Father states that He will never cast off the seed ofIsrael from His sight God makes an everlasting covenant with King David in that histhrone and kingdom will be an everlasting throne and kingdomthat will know no end God will give His Son Jesus the throne of King David in thecoming Millennium Kingdom where He will rule this entire earthfrom the city of Jerusalem for a 1000 years Jesus was born into our world as a Jew, and then was crucifiedas the “King of the Jews” Though God disperses the Jewish nation to the four corners ofthe world in 70 AD, He promises to bring them back and restorethem to their homeland of Israel in the latter days Jesus will rule this earth from the city of Jerusalem in thecoming 1000 year Millennium Kingdom After the 1000 year Millennium rule of Jesus from Jerusalem, Godthe Father will create a New Heaven and a New Earth. He willthen bring down a “New Jerusalem” from Heaven itself where bothHe and Jesus will rule our New Earth from for the rest of alleternity. The original covenant that God made with Abraham was aneverlasting and unconditional covenant that would never end. Theland of Israel, which He promised to give to him and hisdescendants, was given to him as an everlasting possession. When God says that this covenant will be an everlastingcovenant, this is now a done deal. And the Bible proves all ofthis out when the Jewish people once more regain possession oftheir land of Israel back in 1948. If the Bible was not the infallible and inerrant Word of God,and God was not meaning what He was saying back in the OldTestament about re-gathering and restoring the Jewish peopleback to their homeland of Israel, then the restoration of theJewish people back to their land of Israel in 1948 would havenever occurred. But since it did, just like the Bible predictedit would, this once more shows us that our Bible is truly theinspired and infallible Word of our Holy God, and thateverything that proceeds out of the mouth of our God willeventually come to pass. I will leave you with one last thought in reference to theJewish people, their state of Israel and what our spiritualrelationship should be to them as Christians. When you reallylook at what God the Father was doing when He initiated makingcontact with this race of people, we are looking at anincredible, profound reality. After Adam and Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden as aresult of disobeying a direct command from the Lord, all ofmankind became lost with no real way to make it into heavenafter we physically die. At this point, God could have easily washed His hands of theentire human race as the Bible tells us that everyone that wouldbe born after Adam and Eve would also become sinners and fallway short of the glory of our Lord. But because we are dealingwith an incredible great, loving, merciful and good God, Godmade an incredible sovereign choice to have mercy on us. Andwhen He made this choice to have mercy on us, He had toimplement a plan and a way in order for us to be able to receiveHis mercy, forgiveness, pardon, salvation and redemption fromour sinful states and natures. As we all know now, this plan would be implemented through Hisone and only Son Jesus Christ. However, there was only onelittle problem with this plan. Jesus would have to leave Hisheavenly kingdom and literally come down onto our earth to beable to save us from our sins. And not only would He have toliterally come down upon our earth, but He would also have toliterally incarnate Himself into a human flesh body like therest of us have. Jesus thus would have to become fully man, yetstill stay fully God. In order for Jesus to come down onto our earth in the flesh, Godthe Father was going to have to arrange to have a bloodline thatHe would eventually be born through at the time of His birthinto our world. Though Jesus was actually born of the HolySpirit, He still had to pass through a female womb. And withJesus having to literally pass through a female womb, this meansthat God the Father will have to deal with a line of descendantsthat would lead up to the virgin Mary being the one to bringJesus into our world. Mary was a Jew, and God thus would have todeal with the generational bloodline that would proceed her. It is no accident or after thought that God chose a race ofpeople to be His chosen people back in the Old Testament. Forwhatever His personal reasons were on this issue, Godsovereignly chose the Jewish people to be His chosen people, andthrough these people’s descendants, the virgin Mary would beborn, and through her physical body, God would have His SonJesus birthed into our physical world. Think of what was really happening with this entire scenario. Weare talking about God Himself, Jesus Christ, the second Personof the triune Godhead, being willing to come into our worldthrough a physical birthing process in order to be able to reachus to save us from our sins. Bottom line - if Jesus was not willing to come into our earththrough the womb of the virgin Mary, there would be no eternalsalvation for any of us, and we would all physically andspiritually die in our sinful states, never being able to makeit to heaven or have our spiritual relationship restored backagain with God the Father. Mary was a Jew and through her womb, we received our Lord andSavior. Had there not been a Jewish lineage and a Jewishheritage that she had come from, there would have been no Mary.As a result, all Christians owe an incredible debt of gratitudeto the entire Jewish race as a result of Jesus being birthedinto our world through their bloodline. When God purposely isolates and sovereignly chooses and elects aspecial race of people to be His chosen people, and from thedescendants of this chosen people come the virgin Mary, andthrough the virgin Mary our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is borninto our world - we are talking about a very special class andrace of people. This is why the very first Gospel account goes to the trouble tolist the lineage that Jesus would be coming from. This is whyGod went the extra length to state that His Son would also becalled the Son of Abraham and the Son of David in addition tobeing called the Son of God. Jesus had to be physically born into our world and in order forHim to be able to do so, He had to be incarnated into a humanflesh body in order for our salvation to be able to occurthrough His physical death on the cross. Though the Jewish people missed who Jesus really was when Hecame down to our earth, and are still in darkness to this veryday on this issue, the facts still have not changed. God madethe Jewish race His chosen people, and from their descendantsJesus would eventually be born into our world. As such, all Christians owe a major debt of gratitude to theentire Jewish race for being the chosen people that God wouldeventually have His Son born into this world through. The best way to look at this is like looking at a two sidedcoin. On the one side of the coin are the Jewish people andtheir covenant relationship with God the Father. Though they arenot saved at this time, they are still God’s chosen people andeventually God will save all of Israel as the above verses aretelling us. On the other side of the coin are all born againChristians saved under the shed Blood of Jesus Christ. Though we are now living under a new and better covenant thanwhat the Jews presently have with God the Father because we haveaccepted who Jesus really is, this still does not negate theJewish people and their original Abrahamic covenant that theystill have with God the Father. As such, we should consider all of our Jewish brethren as ourbrothers and friends of the faith since we both serve and followthe same God the Father. Remember, the day will come when the Jewish people will acceptJesus as their true Messiah and Savior. But until that daycomes, and these people see the real light, we should acceptthem, love them and solidly support, protect and defend themfrom the demonic forces that would like to try and totallyannihilate them. As I stated at the top of this article, now,more than ever, the Jewish people and their state of Israel needour continuing support. With another Hitler now rising out ofIran who is trying to develop the nuclear weapons to be able toattack and annihilate Israel, our country, along with the UN andsome of our Western allies have got to stay on top of thisbuilding crisis. Remember what the above verse from God theFather has told us - He will bless those who bless Israel andcurse those who will try and curse her. I rest my case for the Jewish people and their holy land ofIsrael. Article written by Michael Bradley of Bible Knowledge Ministries. Their website is a resource of Bible commentary, articles and teaching. They currently have over 120 in depth Bible articles. All free of charge. 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