Up-Lifting News! – Weekend Roundup

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Up-Lifting News! Florida Restaurant Offers Special ‘Angel Shot’ to Help Women Escape Bad Dates A restaurant in Florida is helping women stay safe! They established a “code word” system to help women make an exit from situations where they feel safe or uncomfortable.  Knowing that the restaurant staff have your back can give women peace … Read more

How to Make New Year’s Resolutions that stick

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Happy New Year!  I personally love the optimism of a new year, getting a new calendar, and starting a new school semester. It’s a blank slate and perfect motivation to leave the old behind. According to the Statistic Brain Research Institute, The Top  New Year’s Resolutions follow into the following broad categories: Lose Weight/Healthier Eating … Read more

Practical Ways to Pursue Quiet Time with Christ & Why it is Vital to Our Christian Walk

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Every morning I wake up and say to myself that today’s distractions will not get in the way of my devotional time with God. Yet, as soon as I take my first step out of bed, I am immediately met with a million excuses as to why I have not taken the time to be … Read more

Is The NIV Purposefully “Removing” Words From The Bible?

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In the never-ending battle keep the KJVO movement in check there is an immediate need to address a claim that I was just recently made aware of. A friend of mine who (for reasons unknown) follows Steven Anderson and his KJV heresy, recently tried to slander the NIV by stating that the translators purposefully removed … Read more