Joie de Vivre (French for “Joy of Life”) is authored by Isaiah, a 37-year-old Christian (Protestant) man from Singapore. Married for 10 years to my lovely wife, but have chosen not to have children.

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-Michigan: Amish Refuse 'Mark of the Beast', written 2 days ago, Here is a change of pace culture clash story. A group of seven Amish farmers in Michigan are refusing to tag their livestock with radio frequency ID devices claiming that the Federal tagging program: “constitutes some form of a ‘...

A New Prayer Initiative for Denmark, written 3 weeks ago, Much to my amazement, in surfing the web one day I came across the Bøn for Danmark webpage of Birgitte Steffensen-Thomasen (www.boenfordanmark.dk). That caught my attention immediately because Bøn for Danmark is the exact Danish equivalent...

Freedom of Choice Act, written 1 day ago, Smart Christian reports on something that hasn’t been discussed much. Obama has promised to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) as soon as he becomes president. The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would establish the right to abortion as a fundamental rig...

What Makes a Whole Christian, written 2 days ago, Click the post title to be taken to the source. “The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a w...

028 | Greatest Preview Ever Produced, written 1 week ago, I am on a journey through the Bible. A journey focused on a single question. Who exactly is Jesus? I mean who is he really? I am questioning some of my perceptions of who I think Jesus is. I have definitely been carrying around misconceptions...

Winter 2008 Philosophia Christi, written 3 weeks ago, The Winter edition of Philosophia Christi will soon be out.? If you haven’t subscribed, you should.? I’m definitely glad I signed up for both Philosophia Christi and Bibliotheca Sacra.? Here are the highlights from the upcoming 2008 Winter ed...

Out Of Time, written 1 day ago, – i had a substance post planned for today, but i’m just out of time. instead, i wanted to congratulate this guy, who is getting married tomorrow. pray for sean and allie as they begin their life together as husband and wife.

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Fruit of the Spirit - PEACE Layout, written 3 days ago, For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11 In teacher-speak, I am a "whole-to-part" person. When learning, I like...

Desire - a 4 minute duet of sublime theatre, written 1 month ago,

A very dear young friend....Asleep in Jesus, written 1 month ago, Stephen Lewis Kness IISunrise January 8,1988-Sunset September 13,2008 To God for mercy he did cry, Oh! Christ prepare me for to die; We trust he's reached that peaceful shore, Where death and suffering are no more.A complete,rather th...

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Christian Depression Part One, written 1 month ago,                  Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. I feel as if I have emerged into the light of day after being in a deep, dark tunnel. Except, I didn't even know I was residing in t...

What's Your Story?, written 4 days ago, Recently, we received this story of how God is working in the life of one of our UpStreet volunteers: I did not grow up in church and have never been an intimate part of a church body. This is the first time I have been truly involved and ingrained in a church...

Taking Back Sundays, written 4 days ago, As a child, I remember lazy Sundays. They were lazy because there was nothing else to do – church, home, and lots of football. It wasn’t just my family, it was everyone’s. Sunday was a day apart from the rest of the week. Nothing happened on Sunday....

When Jesus returns, Heaven and Earth will be seamless. Until then, He commands us to pray for Heaven to influence the Earth. His Church alone controls the keys. With them, we must keep the front entrance open; and in unprecedented unity, begin to lock all

Bat vs Bird - The Spells!, written 3 days ago, The Spells has released their 4 songs recorded in 2000 on teh internets - courtesy of Carrie Brownstein?s NPR Monitor Mix blog. The Spells are a side project of Mary Timony+Carrie Brownstein, formed in 1999 who produced 1 ep and did 1 show.  And they ...

making the move, written 2 weeks ago, Ok...I've made the decision. I'm moving. Haha. My blog. I'm moving my blog. :) Thanks to my friend Paul, I've discovered how to switch over (almost) painlessly. The new location is......... http://kingdomstrider.wordpress.com I still have to move a bunch of l...