The Spiritual Olympiads

LONGWOOD, FL (PRWEB) February 4, 2006 -?

As the world gears up for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, a new book in the religion/spirituality market informs readers about the most enormous and longest competition the world has ever seen, the Christian Olympics, otherwise known as the ?Christian race? that the apostle Paul wrote about nearly 2,000 years ago.

In The Christian Olympics: Going for the Gold Crowns ($ 12.99, 1-5978-1530-6, $ 20.99, 1-5978-1531-4)) author S.E. Gregg unveils the Bible?s comparison of the Christian race to the Olympic Games. Paul wrote to a Hellenistic culture?one steeped in Greek philosophy, culture, and athletics?and so for the Christians of his day, marathon foot races run by Greek Olympians provided the perfect metaphor for the endurance, longevity, and persistence needed to successfully finish the race of faith. Those who do, Gregg reminds us, will receive crowns of gold from the Lord Himself. A new understanding and exhilaration for the Christian life, pursued with the vigor of a spiritual athlete, will help readers to endure their problems and suffering. As a result, Gregg hopes to stoke the fires of passionate living for God and encourage readers to look forward to what is ahead.

Weaving in applications for both individuals and families, Gregg developed Biblical strategies to help us run our races well, just as athletes develop a game plan to help them win their competitions. Gregg examines the rich comparative examples Paul gave us in the Epistles:

1. The lighting of the flame at the Olympics is reminiscent of the fire of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost which was the ‘divine’ Opening Ceremony.

2. When Paul said to ?run the race with patience,? he was referring to actual marathon foot races popular in the Greco-Roman culture.

3. Just as successful ancient Olympiads received crowns made of laurel leaves, believers who run the race of faith to the finish line will receive crowns of gold at the Closing and Rewards Ceremonies in the sky!

Just as a marathon is a long, one-person endurance test, so too is our walk of faith. And like athletes in training endure suffering and setbacks from exercise?strained muscles, sore bodies?the Christian also suffers when living for God in the midst of a perverse world; but it is beneficial to their spiritual growth as a workout is to the athlete. The author has a unique way to help Christians see themselves as true players in an Olympic game, by helping them to visualize themselves in a spiritual athletic competition which has never been done before.

A Bible school graduate, gifted Bible teacher and Bible curriculum writer, S.E. Gregg is the author of the best selling book Evangelism Counseling and the salvation tract ?God Became a Man.? The Christian Olympics sprang from a newspaper article which Gregg wrote titled ?The Christian Olympics are still going on!? Gregg lives in Philadelphia.

Xulon Press is the world?s largest Christian publisher, with more than 2,500 titles published to date. Retailers may order The Christian Olympics through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors.

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ChristianLoveToys.com Launches to Provide Married Couples with Safe Christian Sex Toy Shopping


Riverside, CA. (PRWEB) August 12, 2009

Christian sex toys and adult novelties!? With the acclaim and support of many ministers and initial customers, Christian Love Toys recently launched with the mission of providing “A Safe & Sexy Place for Christian Married Couples to Shop for Sex Toys and Adult Novelties”. The site establishes that Christian sex should be spicy and exhilarating for married man and woman as God intended according to His design. Many sex toy and intimacy products can be safely enjoyed within the context of the Christian marriage bedroom (living room, car back seat, kitchen, etc).

Traditionally, the shopping experience for sex toy products can be overwhelming, awkward, embarrassing, and is plagued with a plethora of pornographic imagery. Christian Love Toys solves this by not selling any pornography or products with pornographic packaging. Also, all orders are quickly and conveniently shipped directly to customers’ homes in discreet, non-descript, plain brown packaging.

Christian Love Toys carefully selects a wide and rapidly growing inventory of fun and sexy toy products for married couples to enjoy together. The product selection includes silicone and water based lubes, textured and flavored condoms, feather ticklers, board & card sex games, erotic dice, blindfolds, massage oils & lotions, and more. The store also maintains an extensive inventory of massage vibrators, which includes bullet vibrators, egg vibrators, mini vibrators, G spot vibrators, waterproof vibrators, and others in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.

A recent passionate customer testimonial says it all “I can’t believe I finally found a site like yours with sex toys for Christians! If I could hug you, I would! You delivered exactly what you promised! I really appreciate what your company does; you really do provide a safe place for my husband and I to shop for fun sex toys and vibrators without all those filthy ads and gross products. Our newly purchased Hitachi Magic Wand massage vibrator was shipped quickly, and we love it! It’s time Christians take a stand against porn and other degrading materials while letting the world know Christian married sex can and should be hot ~n~ spicy.”

Through the end of August 2009, Christian Love Toys is running a few specials, free shipping on orders of more than $ 50 or $ 4.95 flat rate shipping AND a FREE mystery gift ($ 6.95+ value) with purchases of $ 30 or more.

Christian Love Toys encourages all married couples to review Site Guidelines before and during their online shopping experience. The Site Guidelines provide information on how to browse the selection of love toys and marital aids, while still appropriately serving and submitting to God and spouse. For example, the Guidelines instruct married couples to pray and shop together, while always respecting each others’ comfort levels.

To avoid any potential misunderstanding by the general public or Christian peers, the store has prominently posted a notice on the home page “You cannot solve a boring, unfulfilling, irrelevant, or failing marriage with sex toys, fantasy, and novelty! True marital intimacy is the result of seeking a deeply personal relationship with Jesus Christ and actively living out His teachings from the Bible. Focus on intentionally serving and appropriately submitting to your spouse… pray together, read the Bible together, attend & serve at church together, join a small group / Bible study together, seek accountability, plan date nights, and grow through intentional relationship. The products and resources at Christian Love Toys should be used to complement, not replace a Christ-centered marriage.” The store also maintains a page dedicated to directly addressing Common Criticisms.

Married couples may view the store and selection of sex toys, adult novelties, and massage vibrators at Christian Love Toys. Special packages are available to churches for marriage conferences, marriage retreats, and marriage getaways

About Christian Love Toys – Newly launched in 2009, Christian Love Toys is an ecommerce store focused on enriching marital intimacy by selling Christian Sex Toys and providing A Safe & Sexy Place for Christian Marriages. The store features a large and rapidly growing inventory of adult novelties, marital aids, marriage resources, massage vibrators, lubes, and much more. The site carries no pornographic products, media, or imagery.

Media and Public Relations inquiries related to Christian Love Toys may be directed to 888.696.3866.

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New Hope Games Introduces the Most Exciting, Spirit-Filled, Scripture Game of the Century Called Kingdom

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The Kingdom is a brand new bible learning game that’s a fun way for your family and friends to learn and experience the teachings of the Holy Bible.

Eric comments, “My family played The Kingdom Game at our family night. We learned so much and had so much fun, we made it a regular part of our weekly fellowship.”

The Kingdom Game is also an excellent way to teach children the Bible and it’s principles. It provides endless hours of enjoyable educational entertainment at home, Sunday school classes, youth groups, bible study groups. Every christian family should have The Kingdom Game.

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Ajax Amsterdam on Trans World Sport

A feature on Ajax Amsterdam ahead of their opening game of the new season. It features interviews with Frank De Boer and Christian Eriksen.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

Ok , So if you dont know who Christian beadles is , Your crazy !! Where have you been all this time ?? haha . Ok Christian Beadles is the brother of Caitlin beadles he is the cutest guy and soo sweet. I dont know why i love him so much but he has the cutest video’s on his youtube that i cant help but love to watch . He knows how to put a smile on your face . and CAN sing / rap . even thought he thinks he doesn’t know how haha .But he can. So check out his videos He followed me on twitter and i THANK him soo much for that .So enjoy this video and please NOO hate comments . Ps IF your reading this , i happen to have a twitter as many people do as well & i made a twition on how i want to meet his sister ! If you could PLEASE spread the word & sign it for me i’ll LOVE you forever ! Twitition : twitition.com Lyrics to Hey Soul Sister: Heeey heeeey heeeeey Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains I knew I wouldn’t forget you And so I went and let you blow my mind Your sweet moonbeam The smell of you in every single dream I dream I knew when we collided you’re the one I have decided Who’s one of my kind Hey soul sister, ain’t that mister mister on the radio, stereo The way you move ain’t fair you know Hey soul sister, I don’t wanna miss a single thing you do tonight Heeey heeeey heeeey Just in time, I’m so glad you have a one track mind like me You gave my life direction A game show love connection, we can’t deny I’m so obsessed My heart is bound to beat …

Sing, Strum, and Drum to Hit Christian Music

Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 22, 2009

Cloud 9 Games rocked the International Christian Retail Show last week with a sneak preview of their new release, JAMband, the first Christian band game ever developed. Excitement from both kids and adults permeated the air as people of all ages tested their talents and competed for top scores.

A winner of one of the contests, sixteen year-old Josiah from Paw Paw, Michigan, stated, “JAMband was really entertaining and fun. It was easy to learn how to play and is a good game for anyone who enjoys music.” This PC-based game allows players to sing and play guitar, bass, or drums to hit Christian music. With this stand-alone Windows-based computer game, players can simply use their computer keyboard to play some fantastic riffs or tap to the rockin’ rhythm of great Christian songs. JAMband also supports many popular USB microphones plus USB guitar and drum controllers.

Hit Songs

Players can choose from a variety of song styles, artists, rhythms, and instruments. Some of the 40 popular songs included are:

All About Love – Steven Curtis Chapman

Big House – Audio Adrenaline

Closer – Sanctus Real

Everything Glorious – The David Crowder Band

Fingerprints of God – Steven Curtis Chapman

Friends – Jump5

Get Down – Audio Adrenaline

God – Rebecca St. James

God Is In Control – Avalon

Going Under – This Beautiful Republic

Gone – tobyMac

Hands and Feet – Audio Adrenaline

Holy Is The Lord – Chris Tomlin

In The Light – dcTalk

Ocean Floor – Audio Adrenaline

Scream – ZOEgirl

Solid As The Rock – Avalon

Song of Hope – Robbie Seay Band

Whatever You’re Doing – Sanctus Real

Wise Up – Amy Grant

. . . and many more!

Unique Features

JAMband’s use of the original audio tracks means that when you play great, you sound great! As you improve your skills, you also get to unlock new clothing and instrument options as well as new performance venues. In addition, JAMband supports up to six players at a time, including 4 singers and 2 musicians playing guitar, bass, or drums. Those with a more competitive side can shred head to head with the bass or guitar.

Pricing and Availability

JAMband is software designed for Windows personal computers with Windows 7, Vista or XP. With an MSRP of only $ 49.95, JAMband provides a positive and entertaining alternative to some of the mainstream video games with disturbing content, so parents can relax while their kids have a blast. JAMband will hit the stores August 25th, and pre-buys are currently available at selected Christian retail stores. North American retailers can contact EMI CMG Distribution at 1-800-877-4443. For international sales, please contact Cloud 9 Games, Inc. directly at info (at) cloud9games (dot) com

About Cloud 9 Games, Inc. ([Cloud 9 Games, Inc.)

Cloud 9 Games, headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an independent developer and publisher of Christian entertainment software. Founded by a veteran of the video game industry, Cloud 9 Games continues to provide family-friendly alternatives to mainstream video games by producing quality Christian entertainment for people of all ages to enjoy.

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Christian Based Values Video Game Tribulation Knights Starting Development

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) May 12, 2006

Tribulation Knights? is a brand new video game in what is hopefully a series of video games. The first of the series is a stealth based third-person adventure for the PC, developed and published by Atomic Design Laboratory.

Storyline:

The main character, whose name has not been released, yet, is a recently trained agent of the life saving organization known only as the “Tribulation Knights”. A “Tribulation Knight” is an agent of a secret organization created by a now destroyed association of worldwide Christian churches. Their mission is to insure the freedom and safety of the last Christians left on the planet during the Tribulation. This period after the rapture known as the Tribulation will be a time where Christians worldwide will experience persecution for their faith.????

The storyline is an interpretation of the Bible concerning the end days. A worldwide cult has gained control of the planet and is planning to incarcerate Christians who do not join them. The Tribulation Knights aim is to prevent that. The missions range from gathering intelligence to releasing fellow operatives from interrogation cells, to saving groups of incarcerated citizens from the clutches of the powerful Enforcers.

GamePlay:

Tribulation Knights features stealth as one of the most important and critical aspects of gameplay. What truly sets Tribulation Knights apart from other games on the market are its game rules. Shooting and killing of game characters is absent from this game. A high tech slingshot is one of the primary tools available to a Knight and it is used to take out surveillance and alarm systems.

If the player is detected by any of the various types of surveillance, cult Enforcers, or by citizens loyal to the cult, an alarm will sound attracting unwanted attention. If an alarm has been triggered then the mission might end prematurely, or the NPC enemies can become more aware when triggered. The enemy can capture the knight, which forces the player to replay the level or start again from a remote prison cell. The missions require the player to remain almost invisible to the enemy for most of the game. This requires taking less traveled routes like the ledges of tall buildings, crawling through air ducts, and navigating miles of sewer tunnels on an ATV.

Release Date:

A release date has not been announced.

About Atomic Design Laboratory:

The interactive entertainment developer Atomic Design Laboratory is a startup founded by John Nelson. The company is located in the Midwest United States in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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Do you think the new video game Dante’s Inferno would be acceptable to be played by a Christian?

Question by .•°?Rae Rae?.•.™: Do you think the new video game Dante’s Inferno would be acceptable to be played by a Christian?
Would the new Dante’s Inferno video game go against any of christianity beliefs? Would just watching demos out of curiosity and not playing the game be considered still wrong in any way?

Best answer:

Answer by stephen
Well, it would be okay to play it, but if you adore it more than God and play it other than reading ur Bible and going to church then it would be a big problem.

Add your own answer in the comments!