http://pastorclaudethomas.net Pastor Claude Thomas a blog about child welfare Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:06:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By C Sudlow Article Collected by: Pastor Claude Thomas Happiness can be defined as various of things depending on whom you are, we can all find our own little pieces of happiness from various sources, in all honesty it does not matter where these sources originate but what matters most is that ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/the-meaning-of-happiness/ Submitted by: Pastor Claude Thomas By Jason Osborn. One of the questions that people have been asking since the very beginning is how to find true happiness. It seems like everyone is looking for it but doesn’t really know what it is. What about you, do you know what true happiness is? ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/how-to-find-true-happiness-and-live-a-great-life/ Posted by: Pastor Claude Thomas By Sahar Nabi About Happiness they speak Wishing for happiness and wanting happiness but what do they mean? About Happiness they speak Is it in someone loving you Is it in the crazy things we do Is it in earning more money or maybe just giving will do About Happiness they speak yet to find it they ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/pastor-claude-thomas-about-happiness/ Author: Pastor Claude Thomas If a person is weighed down or menaced by some burden or threat, be alert to that and quickly do something to help. Don’t let them be crushed. Don’t let them be destroyed. In the days of Jesus there was a religious group that was gifted at adding ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/share-a-burden-and-be-a-blessing/ Author: Pastor Claude Thomas For something to be strong and influential, values must be built into it. So it is with the family. We must have high values for our families. And again, we turn our attention to the Bible to gain a perspective of the values that build strong families. ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/high-values-for-the-family/ Author: Pastor Claude Thomas A golf bag has several clubs in it. They are of different composition and shape. And each club has a different usage depending on the situation. But a good golfer knows the clubs. And the golfer appreciates each for its uniqueness and purpose. People are different too! And ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/celebrating-who-we-are/ Author: Pastor Claude Thomas A little boy went to church services one Sunday in response to the encouragement of some friends from school. The little fellow was feeling insecure since “church” was out of his comfort zone. But he also felt a little excited because he really did like the idea ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/affirming-and-accepting-one-another/ Author: Pastor Claude Thomas At one point David, the great king of Israel and writer of the Psalms, was in what appeared to be a hopeless situation. In that moment he did what all of us should do. He turned in faith to God. What did David believe God would be to ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/who-god-is-to-the-%e2%80%9chopeless%e2%80%9d/ Posted By: Pastor Claude Thomas The origin of something does make a difference in how we receive it. If we are told something by someone we trust we are likely to respect and receive what they say. The opposite is also true. Let someone we know is not trustworthy tell us ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/where-god-reigns/ Author: Pastor Claude Thomas What is the adversity that threatens your hope? Is it… The adversity of a bank account down to zero…and the bills keep coming in… The adversity of a life-threatening illness… and it doesn’t seem to be getting better… The adversity caused by poor choices in your relationships…and the loss of ... http://pastorclaudethomas.net/when-hope-is-threatened/