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The Inside Scoop on the Hottest Accessories for the Christian Biker and How They're Bridging the Gap

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:45:36 -0500

Whether you're a member of Christian Biker Missionaries or just a dedicated believer who loves spending their days getting as close to nature as you can get cruising down the highway, nothing brings together your two greatest loves like the hot accessories available on the market for today's Christian biker. Why today's Christian biker? Because today's Christian is reaching out to people where they live. The gospel isn't confined to the inside of the church walls anymore, and by taking your own message of hope on the highway you can use your love of a great set of wheels to spread the word of God to places it's never gone before. No, your extreme fashion sense isn't just confined to spreading the gospel-but isn't it cool when it works out that way? Today's top Christian designers have an entire line of patches designed exclusively for bikers that help spread the word while you're out on the highways. From simple statements like "Born Again" to messages of hope like "Every Saint has a past, Every Sinner has a future" the patches being made for today's Christian biker aren't the fire and brimstone of the past. **End Summary** Topics: Christian]]> Christian bikers]]> biker]]> missionaries]]> Christians]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Negative Thinking Versus Positive Thinking

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:40:31 -0500

My heart has compelled me to write down my feelings on the negative response we are hearing from the media and the political arena every day, every minute of the day. Why does news have to be bad all the time? It is so easy today to be negative and speak doom and gloom to everyone all of the time. Now it is being said that we live in an area that has the second highest rate of unemployment in the country. Businesses are closing their doors, schools are closing, the state is bankrupt. What about the good news? There are things happening everyday that deserve to be praised and honored. You never hear any of it, at least not on the news. Having a Christian background, I have refused to be pulled in to all the negative garbage and choose to focus on all the positive things in my life. I choose to build up my faith in God and let His will be done in my life, not my will or mans will to take hold of my thoughts or feelings. **End Summary** Topics: Christian]]> God]]> faith]]> anxiety]]> stress]]> worry]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Can True Believers Wear Jewelry?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:36:18 -0500

Or Are They Going to Be Stuck Forever with Cross Pendants and Olive Wood Rosaries? One of the most controversial subjects debated in today's churches is the transfer of culture from classic to contemporary. Some are embracing it with open arms, willingly allowing Christian rock and rap music to fill their youth group rooms and encouraging their adults to get up and dance in the aisles. Others do not. The same questions that are being applied to contemporary Christian music are also being asked of contemporary Christian jewelry. Are cross pendants and olive wood rosaries as far as they go? Or can today's Christian share their own savvy sense of style without feeling like they're violating the word of God? When researching the issue of contemporary Christian jewelry (or really any jewelry) among Christian society you're going to find a number of viewpoints. For example, did you know that some Christian sects even eschew the practice of wearing a cross pendant around the neck? It is, they claim, the equivalent of strapping on a miniature electric chair and walking around with it prominently displayed. **For the record, these groups are in the minority. **End Summary** Topics: Jewelry]]> cross pendants]]> Olive Wood]]> rosaries]]> Christian]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Great Ideas for Christian Gifts for Your Youth Group

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:33:26 -0500

If there is anything more challenging, more rewarding and more frustrating that working with a group of contemporary teenagers, no one has figured it out yet. As a youth group leader, whether you're a pastor, a helper or a parent, you already know that. Picking great Christian gifts to motivate and inspire your youth group isn't as hard as it may seem when all your ideas are greeted with "that's so not cool". (Admit it; you've heard it once or twice. We all have!) You just have to learn to think like a teenager. Before you close your screen and walk away, relax. Take a deep breath. Learning to think like your teens isn't as scary as it may sound, and once you figure out what's really going to get their blood pumping and their spirits moving finding great Christian gifts for your youth group is going to be a snap! The first thing you have to remember is that today's teen is anything but ordinary, so an ordinary (read: cookie cutter, been handed out to youth groups for generations) gift is a complete no-go. **End Summary** Topics: Christian gifts]]> Christian t shirts]]> Christian jewelry]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Holy Land Gifts for the People in Your Life Who Mean the Most

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:31:12 -0500

What's more precious that you could share with the people in your life than your faith? Absolutely nothing, but a small reminder of the place where it all began comes in a close second! Holy Land gifts make a great gift for the fellow believers in your life and a wonderful symbol of faith for non-believers who need a nudge toward Christ. Among the most popular of today's Holy Land gifts are the traditional prayer shawls. For those of you who don't practice in the Jewish tradition, the traditional prayer shawl is not a shawl that's been hand-knitted with love and care (although those make great gifts too!). A traditional prayer shawl is what is known as a tallit. The tallit is often given from father to son or teacher to student as a symbolic coming of age gift, and while it is customarily worn by men, women can and do wear a prayer shawl in less orthodox traditions. When the Franciscan monks first visited the Middle East they encouraged the people of the Holy Land to learn how to create beautiful works of art from the wood of the local olive trees. **End Summary** Topics: Holy Land gifts]]> faith]]> gift]]> Christ]]> prayer shawls]]> tallit]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How Akiane Convinced the World She Wasn't Crazy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:28:19 -0500

Have you ever heard of Akiane, the child prodigy who's been setting the world on its ear since she was four? Akiane is a magnificent example of the hand of God in our lives, but there are many who don't see it that way. As a matter of fact, there are many who she was just another rambling lunatic when she first made her splash on the world. One blog post asked, "[Is] Akiane Kramarik inspired by God or just plain crazy?" This amazing young woman is leaving no doubt in anyone's mind what the answer happens to be. Akiane's History Akiane was born July 9, 1994 in Mt. Morris, Illinois. Neither her Lithuanian mother nor her American father were Christian yet Akiane, at the age of 4, came face to face with God. Neither parent had taught her the Bible, yet she was able to speak with ease about the Lord and the things he had done. It was through her faith that her family was able to come to God. At the age of four Akiane began to draw, and almost immediately she displayed an amazing talent for detail. **End Summary** Topics: Akiane]]> child prodigy]]> Christian]]> Bible]]> paintings]]> art]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How God Inspires Couples Through Self Help Books and Christian E-Books

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:26:19 -0500

One of the hardest parts of being a couple isn't that initial attraction-that's easy. What's hard is keeping the relationship alive and firmly grounded on the rock rather than the shifting sands. When the romance has started to fade, the drama turns to drivel and tenacity turns to tedium, here's a look at the ways God uses self help books and Christian e-books to help couples keep their relationship alive. Self Help Books Most people don't put a whole lot of faith in the "feel good" message of self help books, which is why they're being discussed here as an invaluable tool for Christians to get their relationships back on the straight and narrow. Before launching into an in-depth view, however, it's important to emphasize two points: 1) This is being written with the assumption that the self help books are being written either by Christian authors who have given their hearts and their lives to God, and that their dedication is being reflected in their work. **End Summary** Topics: e-books]]> e-book]]> self help books]]> Christian e-books]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How to Tell if It's Real Mother of Pearl or Just Pretty Plastic

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:24:25 -0500

Mother of pearl is incredibly popular in the Middle East, making it a huge part of many of our most popular Holy Land gifts. That very popularity has done what greed and the desire for profit usually do, however, and encouraged many mother of pearl retailers to begin manufacturing "fake" mother of pearl (iridescent plastic) and market it as the real thing. So how can you tell when it's real and when you're looking at a fraud? What is Mother of Pearl? Before you can accurately launch a quest to differentiate real mother of pearl from a cleverly disguised fake you should know what mother of pearl is. Mother of pearl (also known as nacre) is, quite literally, the "mother" of today's pearls. It's the iridescent layer of material that makes of the shell lining of many mollusks and is made up of plates of aragonite combined with an organic material that strongly resembles silk to make it both strong and flexible and suitable for use in jewelry making. When an irritant comes into contact with the mother of pearl the organism forms a large bump around it to create an actual pearl. **End Summary** Topics: Mother of Pearl]]> Holy Land]]> Holy Land gifts]]> gifts]]> jewelry]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

The History of Olive Wood in Holy Land Gifts

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:22:48 -0500

Nobody ever thinks of a wood as being sacred, but when you look through the history of the Holy land and the goods it produced in trade you'll find that olive wood is featured over and over again. History even suggests that Christ himself may have worked with olive wood when he was a carpenter, before he began the three years of his life that would change the world forever. That legacy lives on in the Holy Land gifts found on the market today. Especially, when the olive wood is hand carved. Olive Wood When you're talking about olive wood being used in authentic Holy Land gifts you're usually talking about olive wood from in and around Bethlehem. Today's carpenters laud wood from this part of the world for its beauty, smooth and variant grains and wide variety of colors. Bethlehem's woods come in red and creamy pigments with grain lines in gray, brown and black lines that can create a marbled effect that gives Bethlehem's wood a uniquely gorgeous appearance that's all its own. Olive Wood in History Olive wood has its own place in history. **End Summary** Topics: Olive Wood]]> carvings]]> Holy Land gifts]]> Bethlehem]]> Holy Land]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

What Makes Mother of Pearl so Popular in Holy Land Gifts?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:20:49 -0500

Mother of Pearl (MOP) is an incredibly popular component of Holy Land gifts done in precisely the same style as the original craftsmen. But what is MOP? And what is it that makes it such an integral part of Biblical history? Mother of Pearl is formed from the iridescent layer of material that forms the shell lining of mollusks like pearl oysters and abalone, which are the primary sources of today's Holy Land jewelry and designs. Mother of Pearl was actually given its name because it is the creator, the "Mother," of today's pearls. Believe it or not, the layers that line the mollusks' interior have absolutely nothing to do with the aesthetic appearance of the shell. It's made up of plates of aragonite, which the mollusk secretes, and layered with silk to make it extremely flexible and perfect for use in Holy Land gifts. Before getting too deep into the practical use of Mother of Pearl and its use in Holy land gifts, jewelry and accessories, let's take a look at how this material helps form the pearls that are so highly valued in today's society. **End Summary** Topics: Holy Land gifts]]> mother of pearl]]> jewelry]]> accessories]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

The Prayer Shawl: Yesterday and Today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:18:56 -0500

The prayer shawl, known as the tallit in the Jewish community, is an intricate part of Judaica and the Jewish religion. Here is a look at prayer shawls of yesterday and today and the giving of the tallit as a gift to commemorate the major moments in the life of a young man or woman. History of the Prayer Shawl The prayer shawl began its life as the Jewish tallit and was originally worn by men in ancient times. At the corners of the tallit tassels would be attached in fulfillment of the commandment of zizit, found in the book of Numbers. Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 38 “Speak to the children of Israel: Tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a blue thread in the tassels of the corners. **End Summary** Topics: Prayer shawls]]> tallit]]> tallits]]> Jewish]]> prayer]]> Israel]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How to Choose Trendy Christian Gifts for Your Teen

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:16:42 -0500

Honestly, is there anyone harder to shop for than a teenager? Caught up in the life and death drama that always accompanies those teenage years, coupled with the stress of attempting to define themselves as both individuals and Christians, today's teens are under a lot of pressure. It's important to find a gift for them that will help them become the men and women of God they're going to be. Don't flinch, it's not that bad! With the wide variety of Christian gifts available on the market today that's not as hard as it sounds! Even if your teen doesn't go to a private school, chances are they've still got a standard uniform they wear when they're with their friends. The ever popular t shirt and jeans is a fail proof ensemble for most of today's teens, and with trendy Christian t shirts and babydoll tees you can let them keep their "hip" sense of fashion while still making a statement about what they believe! There's a whole line of Christian tees available for today's teenager, with such deep and meaningful messages as "Satan is a Nerd", "God Rules" and the ever popular, "God's Girl. **End Summary** Topics: Christian gifts]]> teens]]> Christians]]> Christian books]]> ebooks]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Even if Your Marriage is Broken, Christian Marriage Books Can Help You Pick Up the Pieces

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:14:16 -0500

How physically fit is your marriage? Getting married is easy, but keeping a marriage going is hard work-especially when we've got Hollywood out there spreading stories about love, romance and happily ever after and conveniently forgetting to mention what happens when the prince gets Cinderella back to the castle! The illusions Hollywood and the booming romance industry sell are destroying today's marriages, causing divorce rates to climb higher than they have in years. If you're looking for a way to save your marriage before it ends up on the courtroom floor but aren't sure how to do it, don't look to the media. Today's Christian marriage books have all the information you need to start picking up the pieces and getting your relationship back on the straight and narrow. The house built on the sand is going to fall apart the first time a storm rolls in. What's your home built on? **End Summary** Topics: Marriage]]> married]]> ebooks]]> Christian marriage books]]> self he]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How to Pump Up Your Muscles and Flatten Your Abs with a Fitness E-book

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:11:56 -0500

When you're thinking about the ways to get fit and fabulous for summer, what's the first thing that comes to mind? The gym? The pool? Those $29.99 workout videos that every celebrity from the east coast to the west seems to have on the market right now? Whatever it happens to be, chances are good that it probably ISN'T a fitness e-book. But you'd be amazed at how effective a simple fitness e-book can be. Why Do I Need to Work Out? Let's start with the basics-why we need the resources that fitness e-books have to offer. We live in a society where thin is in. But being as thin as Kate Moss or Winona Ryder, or as buff as Sylvester Stallone in the original Rambo, shouldn't be your main incentive for trimming and toning up your body. Most of us are never going to be supermodel thin, or movie star buff, and you know what? That's not a bad thing! As a matter of fact, if you ever got a good look at what those poor people have to eat day in and day out you'd be incredibly grateful for that five pounds. It's not pretty. **End Summary** Topics: Christian]]> e-books]]> e-book]]> Fitness e-book]]> exercise]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How Self Help E-books are Helping Christians Put Their Lives Back Together

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:09:37 -0500

As a society today, we learn a lot of things. We learn that it's okay to stand on our own. We learn that real people can juggle family, jobs, bills and friends while simultaneously going to school and starting our own Internet business, and they do it without ever dropping the ball. We learn that the best type of person is one who's always there for their friends and never asks for anything in return. Is it any wonder so many of us live on coffee and stress? Superman couldn't live up to these expectations! Nobody wants to be a martyr, but with people pushing on us from every direction it's hard to know which way to turn. If this sounds like you, there's no shame in reaching out to a self help e-book. To paraphrase a popular teenage television show, sometimes the most grown-up thing we can do is ask for help. Ideally we'd feel free to reach out to our friends and family for that help, borrowing an extra set of hands to juggle household chores and responsibilities while we wear the many hats we're expected to wear. **End Summary** Topics: Self help e-books]]> ebooks]]> Christians]]> e-book]]> Bible]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How Christian E-books Can Reach Your Teenager When Nothing Else Will

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:06:05 -0500

Do you remember your own tumultuous teenage years? As parents it's easy for us to slip on the mantle of responsibility and forget that once upon a time we were just as scared, confused and rebellious as our own teens were. That's why Christian e-books have the ability to reach out to our teens when we feel like we ourselves have failed as parents. The first thing you have to understand before you begin your journey to reconnect with your teen is that you are not a bad parent. Today's teens live in troubled times, with loose morals and a tremendous amount of pressure to be adults far too young. We have babies having babies, and teens are expected to make life altering decisions and plot their course for the rest of their lives at the age of fourteen and fifteen. Somewhere in all this pressure we expect our teenagers to be easy going, well adjusted individuals. Some teenagers are. Most of them aren't. Regardless of how rebellious your teen may be, or how frustrated you may be with them, just remember-you're not the first parent to be in this situation, and you certainly aren't going to be the last. **End Summary** Topics: Christian e-books]]> e-books]]> teenager]]> bible]]> self help books]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

An Organized and Stress Free Christmas

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:04:19 -0500

Let me start by telling you that I am a wife, mom, full time business owner selling Christian products, a student with lots of homework and volunteer for many projects at church and in the community. If anyone is busy, I know that I am. I don't claim to be an expert, but I do claim that over the years I have been able to enjoy each and every Christmas stress free. So, I am writing this article for everyone who finds that they are unorganized and feeling stressed at Christmas time. I want to help you get organized and stress free so that you can enjoy Christmas every year. So many of my friends and family have made me realize that the little things I do all year long have given me an advantage over the holiday rush and I am able to enjoy all that Christmas has to offer. Let's start with the basics. 1. Buy your Christmas cards and wrapping paper at the end of the Christmas season. That way you have these things on hand when you have the time to work on them. **End Summary** Topics: Christian]]> Christmas]]> collectibles]]> gifts]]> gift]]> d©cor]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

How to Choose the Best Christian Gifts for the People You Love

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:01:06 -0500

It's important to find just the right gift for the people you love when their big days come around. Whether you're celebrating a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation or a housewarming, you want a present that's going to say exactly what you want to say, exactly when you want to say it. But finding that perfect gift isn't as easy as it sounds, especially when you're looking for the perfect Christian gifts in a very non-Christian society. Fortunately, your choices for Christian gifts have long since gone beyond the traditional cross necklace or wall plaque! Here's a sneak peek at the hottest Christian gift ideas on the market today. Jewelry The classics never die! There's nothing like a trendy piece of contemporary or classical Christian jewelry to help you tell the world where you stand, and thanks to today's designers there are hundreds of options out there! You can choose today's traditional gold or silver cross necklace complete with a crown of thorns or a gilted rose, or you can go for something a little more sassy-for example, a gemstone rosary crafted from trendy hematite or an olive wood cross. **End Summary** Topics: Best Christian Gifts]]> Christian]]> Jewelry]]> Christian gifts]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Let a Christian Sex E-book Teach You Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, but Never Wanted to Ask

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:51:05 -0500

As Christian’s we're taught (and firmly believe) that sex is something that should only be shared between a husband and a wife in their marriage bed. What we're never taught is what we're supposed to do once we get there! Sex is a beautiful thing that we're meant to enjoy, but even in the most loving marriage sex can grow stale over time. It pays to know how to pleasure your partner, but most of the sex books available on the contemporary market involve enough unspeakables that you're almost embarrassed to look! Find your answers in a Christian sex e-book. Often within the church a sort of taboo develops when it comes to discussing sex. Many couples have questions, but they're scared and embarrassed to go to their fellow parishioners and don't feel comfortable perusing literature like the Kama Sutra or the pornographic literature that passes for educational books in many bookstores. So where are young couples supposed to turn to find the answers they're looking for? **End Summary** Topics: Christian sex e-book]]> Christian]]> marriage]]> sex]]> marriage cov]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Meet Artist, Teacher and Poet Akiane, the Child Prodigy with an Amazing Heart

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:45:46 -0500

In this world there are some people who struggle to find their way from a very young age. Most of us fall into that category. Every once in a while, however, someone comes along who has blessed by God with a gift, a soul that seems to see and know things beyond their years. This is the story of Akiane Kramarik, a young woman with an amazing gift. "I teach and they run away," says young Akiane. "I listen and they come. My strength is my silence." For a child of nine to understand the perfection to be found in silence is almost unheard of, but young Akiane has never been ordinary. Born July 9, 1994 in Mount Morris, Illinois to her Lithuanian mother and American father, at the age of three Akiane had a spiritual awakening that not only opened her eyes to the Lord but brought her family to God as well. Her mother was an Atheist, her father a former Catholic. Neither had exposed Akiane to the Bible, but at a young age she took her parents by surprise when she began to speak about the Lord. **End Summary** Topics: Akiane]]> artist]]> paintings]]> poet]]> child prodigy]]> gift]]> gifts]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks

Walk It, and Talk It, when You're Walking Around in Christian Shoes

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:32:19 -0400

There's Christian jewelry, and Christian books, and Christian accessories. There are even Christian movies! But Christian shoes? Every pair of shoes a Christian walks in is a pair of Christian shoes, because they're carrying inside them a blessing from God. But if you want to carry that blessing outside as well as inside, consider investing in your own pair of Christian sneakers! What's the difference between Christian shoes and the ones you'd pick up at your local Payless? If you've been inside a shoe store recently you've seen the art that's jazzing up ordinary tennies made by big name designers like Airwalk. "Love, Peace and Understanding" is proudly airbrushed on their latest designs, and they're making a huge splash on the market with fashion conscious individuals who want their feet to make a statement! I love my "Savior...The Many Names of Jesus...," shoes. There isn't a one of us who doesn't know the children's Sunday School song "Sermon in Shoes." If it wasn't part of your education, check it out! **End Summary** Topics: Christian]]> shoes]]> Christian shoes]]> Christian jewelry]]> Christian books]]> Christian accessories]]> Christian movies]]> Christian sneakers]]> tennis shoes]]> ]]> About the Author: ]]> Please visit: Best Christian Shop Best Christian eBooks