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I am so grateful that God really talks to us through His Word when we patiently take the time and spend time with Him faithfully everyday. Since I was 12 years old I have had the privilege to read and spend time with God in my Bible almost every single one of those 6,570 days (18 years). God certainly has honored His faithfulness by teaching, reproving, correcting, and training me through His

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I hope that your joy may be filled no matter what you are experiencing in life today. Truly Jesus is the one who supplies our joy in the good and bad experiences of life. I encourage you to read your Bible and meditate, ponder on, think about day and night on a passage that you have read. Here in San Diego, much exciting things have been happening here. I have been working with my church doing

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I first want to sincrely thank you for your prayers to the Lord Jesus in the work that I have the privledge to be involved with that He is doing here in southern California, USA. The most important people to me are those who spend time being involved in my work through prayer. I truly cherish and covet your prayers. Thank you. The Lord has been faithful to draw me closer to Him over the last few

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The Lord reminded me once again that just because I am in the USA that everyone has heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is a wrong assumption and it deserves to be tackled. We must not assume that everyone around us has heard the Good News of Jesus Christ and the bad news that they have offended God by breaking His Laws. The other evening I was out soulwinning with my brother in Christ, Miguel

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I write not to scare you but to encourage you. Hebrews 9:27 states the truth that, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" We would do ourselves a lot of good if we would deeply consider these words and apply them to our lives. Yes, the next verse states, "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the

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Hello my readers.I'm interested in knowing what's on your minds. So, what's going on in your lives? Write me a let me know. I'd love to hear from you. Thanks.Lawrence

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Good morning. I'm sitting in a friend's dinning room here in sunny San Diego getting ready for church. It's a beautiful day. A wonderful day to go tell the Gospel to someone who needs Christ! Last night the Lord once again pressed upon my heart that we need to tell the Gospel to more people more often. But I'm going to make this personal and just speak about myself. The Lord last night showed

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I believe in being real with people around me. And I must admit, the Lord Jesus is permitting me to go through such a difficult trial, from my limited perception. Most people cannot or will not try to help me. But that's not my complaint. I refuse to complain because I acknowledge that God is God and He is in control and not one detail of my fiery trials come to Him as a surprise. Halelujah! I

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I met with my former CEO today and asked him for a job. The talks were good. He said that he is not objectionalbe to rehiring me. He thinks good of me. But he said that I need to talk with one of my other bosses and see if she will be willing to allow me to work right underneat her. So, I tried to today, but her schedule was too busy to meet with me. I have called her and left her a voice message

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Over the last few days two of my mentors at two distinct times told me that I should go back to my previous employer and appeal for my job back. Though, I believe the CEO erroneously terminated my position, God can do anything. I have considered their suggestions and have prayed about it this morning. This morning in my Quiet Time with the Lord Jesus I read Proverbs 21 because today is the 21st

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I was reading Mark, chapter 5 today. Verses 41 thru 43 stopped me to consider a good question. The question I have to consider and really of us have to consider is, "Why do you and I seek Jesus? Here in this passage, Jesus commanded them strictly that no one should know that He had just brought their daughter back to life. He did not want to people to follow Him for short sighted reasons and only

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I normally go out with some friend’s from church once a week and we go out on the streets and door to door and befriend people and talk to them about their need for the Savior. Over the next month I will be involved in doing that same type of work 2 or 3 times a week in specific to talk to many Jews who are visiting San Diego from Israel. Please pray that God will open their eyes to see that

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You know, life is hard sometimes. And then life is very difficult sometimes. But I praise God for the hard times. The hard times show me who I am and that is nothing. We are foolish to think that we are anything. I am not enjoying the hard times, but something good is coming out of them and that is this; I am learning to be dependent on God. And in being more dependent on God, I am learning to be

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Hello everyone! I am sorry that I have not written on here for over a week. I've just not been able to have Internet access while here in Ohio. I think since I have access today that I will share with you my Quiet Time that I had with the Lord this morning. I was reading in Jeremiah, chapter 30. From there, God led me to Genesis 1:26 and Revelation, chapter 13. I will not get into any

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Hello everybody,I have some wonderful news to share with you. God's Word has for thousands of years since the time of Daniel prophesied that a final Word Government would come into power. If you study God's Word you will learn that this Final World Government will arise through an accumulation of steps and the people of the world would greet it in without realizing what they have done. I announce

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I have had an enjoyable visit down here in Rio Grande, Ohio. Today, I spent my morning in the Word with the Lord Jesus. Jesus showed me some neat things about what a shepherd is to teach those he watches over in the Lord. Jeremiah 23:4 and Ephesians 4:7-16 is where I was at this morning. Someone asked me today if I am considering getting more involved within the prison ministry out in San

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I thought this was a cute picture of David and Sandy's cat. Their cat is just so adorable. I have been having some good times in the Word with the Lord. And the Lord has been renewing my and fine tuning my vision for His Kingdom work. Like Abram in the Old Testament I am going by faith, and doing what I know to do. What I do know to do is to seek the Lord that I may know Him deeper, preach the

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You can see pictures from today at www.LawrenceBowman.com I'll keep this short. I'm writing a book and so I did some editing on it today. I am writing a book that can teach Christian's how to practically and effectively tell other people the Gospel of Jesus. I have not come up with a name for it yet. If you have an idea, feel free to write me. Thank you.I hung out with the Perry's today. That's

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For all you Ohioans who might have been able to drive down to southeastern Ohio, you missed out on a fun Christmas party at the Perry's. Boy, there sure was a lot of good home cooked food. We had steak, chicken, green beans, corn, pies, pies, and pies, cookies, sweets, salad, and so much more. And it was all home made from scraps! The fellowship of friendships is just wonderful. We played the fun

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Have you ever had so many questions for the Lord? Have you ever been in a passage of Scripture in the Bible and knew there was something there for you but you just seemed unclear of what it was? Well, that's how I have felt today. God's had me in the faith filled story of Peter and Jesus in Matthew 14:22-33. Peter ask such an unusual question for the circumstances that he is in. I wonder why did

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I had the opportunity to visit my family today again. I am so appreciative that the Lord has given me this opportunity to see and visit my family during this month of Christmas. An old college friend of mine, Jen, emailed me today with some encouraging words. Her email also reminded me to thank the Lord for this special time with my family. Everyday of our lives we ought to thank God for the

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Merry Christmas Season! I just had to wish that to you. I am so tired of hearing our Savior, Christ, removed from company advertisements and replaced with the word holidays. If it was not for us Christians celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, companies would not have a reason to lure consumers in to buy more merchandise than they normally do. So, stop cutting Christ out of your marketing plans,

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I'm not comfortably in Columbus, Ohio visiting family and friends. My first whole day here I assistd my mother and my newphew in putting up the Christmas tree and decorating it. It was been real nice to board play games with my family and talk and just hang out with them. I appreciate that God allows me to have people to hang out with and enjoy company with. Last night I was reading in Hebrews,

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Have you ever had a day filled with much ups and downs? I’m not speaking of emotions but of circumstance. Well, I will tell you one thing. Today was a day of many circumstances and interesting situations. All day it was filled with pleasant and unlikable happenings. I’ll share just a little of some of the things that happened in my life today. My day started really early with me moving my

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God sure knows how to reproove us and then utilize that reproof to turn it around for an encouragement to someone else. And this is exactly what happened in my life today. Each morning I spend time with God in His Word and prayer. God revealed to me that I have had a little bitterness in my heart for the past few days. I won't go into details, but some brothers and sisters in the Lord have

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A very influential church here in San Diego kicked off their Christmas season of events with a prominent ensemble band to play beautiful music for our ears to enjoy. I was enjoying the music until I recognized notes from a well known Santa Clause theme song mixed in the music of a Christ centered song. I thought about it for a minute and then brushed it off, considering that I was in a church

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If you noticed, I did not write a blog last night. I have been busy packing, doing other things here in San Diego, and by the time I got home last night I was super tired. Yet, I had to finish packing and then I spent some time with the Lord in reading the Word. After I spend a couple hours at the State Prison, I came home and a friend of mine and I packed a truck, and I took it to where my

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This is a wonderful day of gratitude, appreciation, and thanks. This day reminds me to live each day of my precious life with gratitutde and appreciation. The Apostle Paul in the Bible was always showing his appreciation and gratitutde to people. Most of his lettters begin with words such as "I thank my God in rememberance of you, I thank my God for you, I praise my God for you...." These words

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For most part of the day I did my packing. The majority of my home is now in boxes. I still have to pack my kitchen, but I want to wait til the last day for that. I enjoy cooking very much. Speaking of cooking, I've put together some Mother's Home Made Potato Salad for the Thanksgiving Dinner that I am attending tomorrow. I'll be at some friend's homes. One of my neighbors came over today to

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I'm going to be very direct and blunt. Jesus said in Luke 9:62, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God." I didn't say it. Jesus said it. Jesus is more or less teaching us that a Christian whose priorities are not correct is not fit for God's work. Therefore, we must diligently strive, examen ourselves and make sure that our priorites are

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This morning I was awaken from a phone call from one of my mentor's and friend, Paul Drake. Yes, I have a mentor and it is Biblical to have mentors in our lives. I encourage every man around me to make sure that he allows himself to be at least mentored by an older man who 1. has a walk with Jesus Christ and 2.has known Jesus as his Savior and Lord for many years. My day was quite normal. I

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Oh how precious the Word of God is. It is the best Encourager in all of the universe. God's Word in Issaiah 33:6 says that "Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of your times..." We learn in Proverbs that the Word of God is wisdom and knowledge. We learn in the Gospel of John that Jesus is wisdom and knowledge. Thank God for His Word. His words is my stability in all of my times. Good and

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I am tired tonight so this will be short. Thank you for your understanding. The Lord showed me something today. It is Thanksgiving week and it is a good idea to ponder of being thankful. I was at Dr. David Jeremiah's church this evening and he said something true. "Thanksgiving is meant to have us focus on the God of good things and not the good things tht God gives us." How true that is. So,

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I simply still do not understand much of how to use my blog, or how to advertise it, or how to get people to find me on here. It seems like a waste of time. Time is valuable. However, I do enjoy typing on here. Each night I have for many years had the habit to write in my journal. Besides that I am now writing a blog. Blogging seems to be a way of journaling so I do not view it as a waste of time

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Since I am going to be moving out of my apartment in a couple weeks, I began to advertise some of my furniture for sale today. Surprisingly, two pieces of my furniture sold. And then God had a wonderful surprise for me. It was a family who bought one of my couches this evening. They came over to pick it up. One of the individuals of the family was a young man who recognized me. I did not

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This afternoon a friend of mine called me to see how I have been doing regarding my fire incident with my previous employer. We discussed about how no new changes have happened except that God had reminded me of a valuable lesson about humility. He told me that many people in the S.E.A.R.C.H. college ministry at the Univeristy of Rio Grande have been praying together for me. It sure encouraged me

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This evening two of my friend's and I went door-to-door soul winning . What I mean by soul winning is we go to people's doors steps, knock on their doors, and talk with them about the Gospel of Jesus. We got this awesome idea from Acts 20:20. The Apostle Paul utilized door-to-door soul winning in the many methods he used to present Christ to people. And you know what? It is very effective and

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Today I went down to the federal prison in downtown for my bi-weekly volunteer service there. I always go into the prison with a partner and the two of us are just perfect partners for the work of the Lord. God sure arranged all that for the two of us to work together.Tonight I taught a message about patience. The guys were receptive to is. As usual I always encourage them to go back and review

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Good evening to anyone that might be out there reading this. This is my very first blog. I got the idea to have a blog from a movie I seen on the airplane the other day. I do not get the chance to watch movies often and I do not remember the name of the movie but it was about a woman who did a one-year blog about her cooking. It was an enjoyable movie from what I seen on the airplane. I keep a

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