Heb4.. 12 For the word of GOD is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Lk12... 51 "Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.
52 "For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.
53 "Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

    Economies are built from the ground up, by entrepreneurs who have ideas and are willing to take some risks to start a business and make it grow. If the business is legal, governments can contribute mainly by staying out of the way, something they are not inclined to do in many poor countries.
 
    Governmental institutions have a different incentive structure from private firms. Private-sector workers are rewarded for problem solving. The public sector has no such incentive because the continued existence of the problem keeps them budgeted and in business.

    What stymies the people in poor countries, as a rule, is not a lack of aid. It is forms of government, often corrupt and tyrannical, that do not allow people to exercise free choice under fair law. Unfortunately, aid plans have a long history of reinforcing precisely the lousy governmental varieties that keep people poor.
 
    Along the way he (Jeffrey Sachs) deplores U.S. military spending, although the U.S. Army, in this millennium and before, has done more to eliminate poverty than any aid package ever could, by removing dictators who cause it.
 
    Ending poverty is devoutly to be desired. If the U.S. cleaves to its own democratic principles in its dealings abroad, we do seem headed for a richer world for all. But no one is going to get there by flipping through the pages of this book.

    Former World Bank senior economist William Easterly noted that during the 1990s, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund "gave 10 or more conditional loans each to 36 poor countries....The average per capita growth rate in this group during the past two decades was zero." Easterly observed: "The World Bank has had in place 'performance ratings' as a basis for loans since 1977, yet still delivered more to bad performers than to good performers into the 1990s." Even if the program eventually runs as advertised, MCA aid will not counteract the corrupting effect of all the other foreign aid the U.S. continues to give out.
 
    The best foreign aid consist of (global) citizens deciding which non-governmental organizations are worthy to receive their donations or investments. This is a far more effective check against waste, fraud, and abuse than anything (the world) will ever design.

    ''In Ohio, the church is awakening to its historic role as the moral voice in the community,'' said Colin A. Hanna, president of Let Freedom Ring, a conservative group based in Pennsylvania that trains ministers in political activism. ''Ohio is in the vanguard of that nationally."
 
    In a recent meeting of leaders from some of the state's largest churches, many of them in booming Republican suburbs, the Restoration Project issued a blueprint calling for Patriot Pastors to register 500,000 new voters by the May 2006 primary, then inform and energize them with voter guides, rallies and so-called e-prayer networks on the Internet.

Acts17.. 17 Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.

    The spiritual sell is also a soft one. There are no crosses, no images of Jesus or any other form of religious iconography. Bibles are optional (all biblical quotations are flashed on huge video screens above the stage). Almost half of each service is given over to live Christian rock with simple, repetitive lyrics in which Jesus is treated like a high-school crush: ''Jesus, you are my best friend, and you will always be. Nothing will ever change that.'' Committing your life to Christ is as easy as checking a box on the communication cards that can be found on the back of every chair. (Last year, 1,055 people did so.) McFarland's messages are light on liturgy and heavy on what he calls ''successful principles for living'' -- how to discipline your children, how to reach your professional goals, how to invest your money, how to reduce your debt, even how to shake a porn addiction. ''If Oprah and Dr. Phil are doing it, why shouldn't we?'' he says. ''We should be better at it because we have the power of God to offer.''
 
    This is the vision of the new megachurch, and it's far more expansive than those of yesterday's megachurches and today's smaller churches. ''The larger church expects a much higher level of commitment,'' says Dave Travis, who runs Leadership Network, a strategic consulting firm for megachurches. ''The larger church expects you to be a more passionate follower of Christ, not just in the church, but in your community, your workplace and your home.''
 
    Maricopa County, where Surprise is situated, voted 57 percent for Bush to 42 percent for Kerry. In the run-up to the election, Radiant published nonpartisan voter guides in the church bulletin, and McFarland gave a sermon about the importance of voting, though he was careful not to express support for either candidate -- ''God isn't a Republican or a Democrat,'' he said. Still, the very fact that McFarland's sermons are intended to feel ''relevant,'' as he likes to say, means he at times takes on issues like abortion and homosexuality, both of which he believes are sinful. McFarland's views are rooted in his faith, but congregants may, no doubt, draw political conclusions.

    JOY AT WORK is a testament to the union between faith and work, and the concept of business as mission, which is exactly what the author practiced when he acted as CEO of the AES Corp, serving more than 40,000 employees in 31 countries. Dennis Bakke recounts this journey in JOY AT WORK.
 
    The JOY AT WORK Bible Study Companion, written by Brad Smith, Bill Hendricks and Ray Bakke, starts in Genesis and travels through Revelation and examines the biblical roots of work, paying special attention to the topics of stewardship and mission. The study explores how the church equips people to serve in the workplace, and how the workplace can live out the concept of business-as-mission. This book is drastically changing the way we, as believers, approach work.

Confessing Bible believers, Acts24:14-16 James1:27 1John2:22; 4:1-3 having completed personal Bible study number two, tithing one tenth of all income to Christian Community Churches Inc. USA Mal3:6-12 Mat17:27 Rom13:6, participating daily in Christian Community Churches Inc. group Bible study at church, home, school.

Practicing Bible believers, Acts6:3-8,10,15 James2 1John2:27-29; 3:6-8,10, having completed personal Bible study number five, tithing and group Bible study.
 

Overcoming Bible believers, Acts7:55-60; 16:16-25 James5 1John2:6; 3:6,9,14; 4:4; 5 having completed personal Bible study number seven, tithing and daily group Bible study.
 

Ministering Bible believers, Acts15:22-23; 16:4; 20:19,24,35 James3 1Jn3:2; 4:1-3,5-11 called, elected, qualified daily thru suffering for Jesus Christ our Lord GOD and Saviour.