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Community invited to East Beautification...

The East Beautification Committee (EBC) invites interested residents of the 7th and 8th Districts to their first meeting of the year this Thursday February 2, 2012 ...

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ALIVE WORD: Don’t stop praying

“Pray without ceasing.”  1 Thessalonians 5:17 Please join us and fast and pray on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Pray against a spirit of theft, death and ...

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ALIVE WORD: Forsaken but not by God

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”  Psalm 37:25 Many today have heavy hearts, burdened ...

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ALIVE WORD: God has great plans for your...

“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.” - ...

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ALIVE WORD: God is on your side

“The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?” — Psalm 118:6 God wants to remind someone today that He is on your side. God is on ...

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ALIVE WORD: Have confidence in God!

“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye ...

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ALIVE WORD: Many are the afflictions of ...

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.” – Psalm 34:19 The Christian life is the best life that anyone can ...

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ALIVE WORD: Examine your heart

“Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.”  Psalm 51:10 The heart is probably the most important organ in the body.  It pumps the ...

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ALIVE WORD: God feels your pain – ...

“In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.”  Psalm 18:6 ...

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ALIVE WORD: God our help – Jehovah...

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” – Psalm 121:1-2 It is ...

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ALIVE WORD: Pray without ceasing

“I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day.” – 2 ...

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ALIVE WORD: Trust God!

“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.” – Psalm 62:8 Somebody today needs to be reminded today to ...

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ALIVE WORD: Do not be witched, be wise!

“O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth.” – Galatians 3:1a There is a high level of bewitchment in the atmosphere ...

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ALIVE: The clock is ticking!

“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the ...

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ALIVE WORD: When good people run things&...

“When good people run things, everyone is glad, but when the ruler is bad, everyone groans.”  Proverbs 29:2 The Bible is very clear about the consequences of ...

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ALIVE WORD: Scripture prayers for politi...

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come to You to decree Your Word in agreement regarding the upcoming elections in the British Virgin Islands. Thank you that ...

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I have no feelings for my husband

I’ve been married for the past 13 years to the only man I’ve ever been with. We have two wonderful children and he is an amazing father. We share a really nice ...

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ALIVE WORD: Prayer for the British Virgi...

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in ...

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I am married but I cannot get this other...

I have a situation and I need your advice urgently! I am a young married lady in my 30′s and has been married for six years. Three months ago I came into contact ...

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HEALTH TALK: Myths and truths about back...

You may think lifting heavy objects is a certain cause of back pain. But it’s how you lift that matters. Here are some facts to help you get to the root of back ...

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ALIVE WORD: Keep your hands clean

“Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?  He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his ...

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HEALTH TALK: Lung cancer

O.K., so not all of us did Biology in school, but for sure most of you know that you have a pairs of lungs in your chest which allows you to breathe in oxygen for ...

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I’m at a crossroads with my job

I am a 30-year-old young man in a dilemma, I recently did a job interview for a job and I believe am going to get the job but the thing is I was recently sent home ...

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My husband doesn’t treat me right ...

 I really need some advice. Two and a half years ago I started dating a really good friend of mine and I fell in love fast. I was heartbroken when he wanted to end ...

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HEALTH TALK: Dengue fever

I’m not going to deal with mosquitoes and all that.  The good people of the Environmental Health Department have been doing that and will continue to do so.  By ...

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I’m a 20 year old graduate from Elmore Stoutt High School and the cost of living is so high for me to be working and paying rent is real high (cause I live ...

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Alive Word: What does the bible say abou...

JESUS CHRIST IS LORD and there is no power greater than the POWER OF GOD.  We established in part 1 of this devotional series that according to the Word of God, ...

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I discovered photos of nude men on my bo...

I am in this really weird situation. One night my boyfriend was sleeping and his Blackberry kept on bleeping indicating incoming messages. He is a hard sleeper and ...

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Alive Word: What does the bible say abou...

“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an ...

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Alive Word: The fate of the wicked

“The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” – Psalm 9:17 I feel led today to WARN those who have voluntarily ...

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My husband is showing no interest in me

My husband and I have been married for six years and we have two children. At first we had a very healthy sex life, however, within the past year and a half he has ...

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Alive Word: Prepare for the great rain

“…and there was a great rain.” - 1 Kings 18:45b Prepare for the great spiritual rain in your life. God is about to do a mighty work and I’m ...

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Alive Word: Time to forgive

“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father ...

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One night stands give me a boost

I just started college and the work load is kind of getting to me. I wanted something as a ‘free up’ on the weekends to get my mind off things. Well, I don’t ...

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Alive Word: God and God alone

“Behold, I’m the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?” - Jeremiah 32:27 I feel in my spirit that someone needs to be encouraged. ...

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HEALTH TALK: Overactive bladder

INTRODUCTION A sudden urge to urinate that is difficult to suppress describes what is likely to be an overactive bladder. Incontinence, the involuntary loss of ...

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Alive Word: Encouragement to the righteo...

“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of ...

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My mother is getting close to my boyfrie...

I just wanted an opinion on this. I think you might laugh and saying I am bit stupid if not paranoid but my mother is getting to close to my boyfriend. My boyfriend ...

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Alive Word: Find shelter in God

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” –  Psalm 46:1 The storms of life present themselves in many different ways. Reality is ...

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HEALTH TALK: Allergic Rhinitis

OVERVIEW The other term for this is HAY FEVER.  It has nothing to do with hay and certainly nothing to do with fever. It does, however, have to do with allergies, ...

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“Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God.”  - 2 Corinthians 6:3,4a Every ...

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Me or mom – my boyfriend’s mothe...

My boyfriend and I have been together for five years. All this time we have been living in the house my father left me when he died. But the relationship has been ...

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Alive Word: For Christ’s name STEP...

“Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God.”  - 2 Corinthians 6:3,4a There ...

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I have been married to my husband for 13 years and we are having a huge problem because of this girl that is suppose to be his best friend. She is causing trouble in ...

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Alive Word: We can’t afford to mis...

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, ...

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The guilty hotel manager

I’m a part of the management team of a hotel and I’m in a committed relationship and getting married soon. Sometime in July we had some late hours at the office. ...

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HEALTH TALK: I have sinus

Ever so often I would ask a patient about their medical history or about allergies, and the response would be, “Oh, I does get sinus oui doc.” I realize what ...

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“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”  Ecclesiastes 12:14 The assignment of many ...

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I am attracted to my father

I know this sounds weird and outrageous and I thought hard before writing to you. But I could not take it anymore and decided to write. I am an 17-year-old young ...

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“For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”  Ecclesiastes 12:14 Judgment has begun in ...

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I have been in and out of relationships for a while then at the age of 19 made my decision of settle down. I fell in love with a wealthy, but yet still, hard working ...

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HEALTH TALK: Cellulitis

INTRODUCTION Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial infection of your skin. It appears as a swollen, red area of skin that feels hot and tender, and it may ...

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Alive Word: The fate of the wicked

I feel led today to WARN those who have voluntarily chosen to walk the path of wickedness. It does not pay to be wicked. The wicked has only one end and that is ...

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I cannot get over my ex

I am a 21-year-old young woman and I have a loving relationship with a respectable young man who is good to me. My parents love him and so does my friends but I ...

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Alive Word: Bind the spirit of confusion

“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” - 1 Corinthians 14:33 There is a movement that is very rampant ...

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Alive Word: Take heed! Take warning

So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. When I say unto ...

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HEALTH TALK: Fibroids

Fibroids are common in women in their 20’s and 30’s and sometimes even into their 40’s.  In fact, fibroids affect more than 30% of women of reproductive age, ...

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I have always dated guys that are younger than me or the exact same age. Like many of the women out there I have gotten hurt by a man. I said to myself that I ...

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I am tired of being called a ‘minu...

I am a 22-year-old young man and I have a serious problem with my sex life. I have been suffering from premature ejaculation for a few years and its driving me ...

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INTRODUCTION No one wants it, but pain is the body’s way of getting your attention when something is wrong. You probably know your body well enough to know when ...

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Alive Word: Celebrating God’s good...

“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.” – Proverbs 10:22 Today we are thankful to God as we reflect on this day, 26 ...

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I have been dating this guy for six months. Things have been OK. We went on a trip and had a blast. I enjoy being with him but here comes the part that is ...

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Alive Word: Lord have mercy on our land

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he ...

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I am in love with my cousin

I am a 23-year-old female and I don’t have a really good rap sheet. I fell in Love with my cousin and we use to have a sexual relationship till he got a girlfriend ...

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“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” – Psalm 37:4 What do you desire in a mate? What are some of ...

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