What should one think of the billion-dollar fine against Google?

FROM THEOLOUNGE.BLOGJuly 20, 2018 Leave a commenton What should one think of the billion-dollar fine against Google? The EU Commission has condemned Google to a fine of over 4 billion euros, because, yes, why? You hardly understand it as a citizen. The reason is because Google releases a free operating system, namely Android, and there are some…

Send LARGE Christmas-Ecards !

Have you already sent Ecards for Christmas to your family and friends ? We have something special and large: Send large German Ecards from good old Europe! Here you find our > Christmas Cards and here > all our Ecards (some of them can be used for different events, also for Christmas). We wish you…

Our god is an awesome god (Video)

Chorus: Our god is an awesome god, He reigns from heaven above With wisdom, power, and love; Our god is an awesome god. (repeat)  > full text. – Watch Video: 

Little drummer boy

Come, they told me Pa ra pa pa pum A new born King to see Our finest gifts we bring To lay before the King So to honour Him When we come.

Shine Jesus shine (MUSIC / VIDEO)

Lord the light of your Love is shining, in the midst of the darkness shining, Jesus light of the world shine upon us, set us free by the truth you now bring us, shine on me, shine on me. .

What a friend we have in Jesus (Music)

What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Jesus In My House (Music-Video)

Thank you heavenly father for your love for me. I’m forever grateful that you sacrificed your son. You saved my soul and changed my destiny. Thank you God for Jesus in me.   I’m so glad that Jesus lives in my house. Good to know that he is here with me now. All of my…

New Year’s Eve 2010 – Ecards

Send hope, love and passion to those you love. And to all the others you know. Here are our large E-cards: just click on them to send: NEW: Ecards for your own Blog

The Digital Story of Nativity (Video)

What, if Mary and Joseph would live today ? How would they communicate with each other, how could they find a hostel to stay, and who would be the persons to come for a visit to the stable in Betlehem ? Have a look at this video – the Christmas-story re-thought for today.

After decades, German Turks still feel like outsiders

As an anti-immigrant mood rises in the country, even second-generation German Turks say that years of trying to fit in have not paid off. Some are looking for opportunities in Turkey. (…) Reporting from Munich, Germany — Eleven years of trying to fit in have yet to pay off for Yazay Eminaga. He has learned…

Haitian village trades voodoo for Jesus

Haiti’s devastating earthquake in January has turned the world’s attention to the poverty-stricken country and its myriad of problems. But a small village in a mountainous region of Haiti offers hope for the troubled country to experience remarkable transformation spiritually and economically.> more. foto:jose maria cuellar,flickr.com

Condoms and the Catholic church: a short history

For the past 42 years the church has shackled itself to a dogma that many of its adherants have simply ignored. No papal decree has been more flouted in the last half century than its repeated insistence that artificial birth control is morally wrong and sinful and none has alienated – or been ignored by…

New Jersey pastor says thou shalt not use Facebook

Rev Cedric Miller orders church officials to delete their Facebook accounts after fears about marital troubles caused by the site. Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook. That’s the edict from a New Jersey pastor who feels the two often go together. The Rev Cedric Miller said 20 couples among…

World’s tallest Jesus statue finally assembled in Poland

Final elements were installed on the world’s tallest statue of Jesus Christ on Saturday, marking an end to the five-year construction in a small Polish town, the PAP news agency reported. The statue’s torso, head and crown were installed on Saturday. The works were initially scheduled for Friday, but were delayed by strong winds.>more. foto: Roberto…

Points on how to Improve your Life

Via say something. Personality: 1. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 2. Don’t have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment 3. Don’t overdo; keep your limits > read more. foto: Storm Crypt, flickr.com

Qur’an burning – Protester shot dead

Man reported to have been killed in Faizabad, northern Afghanistan, after crowds attack Nato base in protest at Florida pastor’s plans. A protester against a US pastor’s plans to burn copies of the Qur’an is reported to have been shot dead in northern Afghanistan after crowds attacked a Nato base. > more. foto:picapp.com Related Articles…

Simple Blessings

I’m sitting here listening to Christian music on the TV. I feel so peaceful. We miss so many blessings by always being in such a hurry. What is so important that we have to rush through life? We hit the floor running in the mornings and don’t stop until we fall into bed at night….

Go Compare…

To whom, then, will you compare God? What image will you compare him to? Isaiah 40:18 Comparisons, we make them all the time. Most of us comparing options on a daily basis. This weekend we seem to have been faced with a raft of choices that such comparisons invariably bring. What vehicle should replace our…

How Can One Persons Dreams Change The World?

In the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a Dream”, probably one of the most famous phrases throughout history. Everyone has dreams – big or small, but they’re still dreams. Some people want to change the world, other may just want a good job and a good family. Having Dreams is crucial if…

The Dancing Sea

Walking into the spirit of the ocean Feeling the rain cares my face Falling safely into God’s loving arms The weight of the world, a distant memory. > more. foto:Dude Crush,flickr.com

Honour God With Your Bodies

By lambskinny. Do you not know that your body is a shrine of the indwelling Holy Spirit, and the Spirit is God’s gift to you? You do not belong to yourselves; you are bought at a price. Then honour God in your body.” Paul wishes persons to control themselves and remain unmarried; but he recognizes…

Obsession (Video)

I could wait night and day Sigh your name when I pray In my heart night and day ‘Til you come my way I could wait night and day Be the sky blue or grey In my heart night and day For your love to stay

God really is the answer

Peace, harmony, and righteousness can only happen through submission, forgiveness, and humility at the cost of control, fairness and honor. As humans we crave and fight for control, fairness and honor to get peace, harmony and righteousness. Often this fight is couched in the terms of fairness or equality. God pursues peace, harmony and righteousness…

Jesus Inspires Imitation

What a life of love Jesus lived! He went about doing good. He never expressed any concern for Himself. He didn’t burden others with anything that bothered Him. Instead, He just prayed about it. He was always prepared to do things for others, and never needed anyone to do anything for Him. Whenever someone did…

US Professor turn from Atheism to find more answers in Christianity

“Smart people don’t become Christians,” she thought, according to Biola University. Her worldview, however, began to change at age 31. She recounts her journey from atheism to Christianity in the recently released Not God’s Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith. “It is no light matter to meet God after having denied Him all…

God’s Boxes.

I have in my hands two boxes, Which God gave me to hold. He said, “Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold.” I heeded His words, and in the two boxes, Both my joys and sorrows I stored, > more… foto:illuminaut,flickr.com

What students really think about God

We want to find exactly out what kind of beliefs students bring to science lessons, and how teachers can deal with them. Alom Shaha recently raised the issue of how science teachers should respond to being asked questions about God that arise in science lessons. Shaha draws attention to an increasingly sensitive issue for teachers…

Burka ban: protection or violation the civil liberties ?

The French National Assembly last week approved by a vote of 355 to 1 a measure which would ban women from wearing the burka and the niqab in public places. France is home to an estimated 5 million Muslims, or 6 percent of the population. An estimated 2,000 French Muslims wear the niqab. The less-restricted…

Germany 3:2 Uruguay !!!

2006, ich schalt den Fernsehe an, WM im eigenen Land, bunte Fahnen in der Hand, ein Sommermärchen, olé! Dann in der Schweiz und Österreich, Die Bilder auf den Straßen gleich Die Sommerparty frisch und leicht Ich glaube, ich versteh’! Schland oh Schland,

Is your relationship doomed? Test may tell

A new test can predict whether or not a relationship will last, researchers say. The test uses a word association task often employed to assess racism and bias to reveal what partners really think about each other, even if they don’t realize it. Most previous research on relationship success has focused on directly asking couples…

Dawn

Through Heaven’s Eastern fields, Beneath the stars’ white shields, The beams blew a red breeze, Brushed over the tall trees; Stroking the creatures’ eyes, … > more. foto: James Jordan,flickr.com

Jesus spotted on Google Earth

The face of Jesus Christ seen in the satellite pictures of a field on farmland near Puspokladany, Hungary. An Internet fan has claimed that he saw lord Jesus Christ’s image in a farm on Google Earth. Zach Evans, 26, spotted Christ’s image as he strolled the map site looking for holiday destinations. > more. ….

Playing hide-and-seek by God’s rules

Anyone who has children, works with children, or has ever been in a waiting room at the doctor’s office knows that sometimes children use the nag tactic to get what they want when they want it. If any of the aforementioned criteria applies to you, you know…  more>> Foto:  flickr.com (courtesy: Marind is waiting for…

A quick note on theodicy

Our series on Job suggests that no one can decide for anyone else the question of whether God is god. This cuts both ways. I would not have thought, when we started this page, that we could run to a 500 comment thread on theodicy; few British newspapers imagine their readership is that passionate about…

New wine in old church buildings

All over the country small churches are growing while the large buildings that once housed them decay. This week saw the publication of the first national survey of England’s places of worship. The English Heritage survey, which documents the state of 14,500 church buildings from Gothic Anglican confections to nonconformist chapels and Quaker meeting houses, finds…

Where is God in all of this?

How can someone witness the birth of a child and not see God?  How is it that a mother’s body automatically adjusts its temperature when a baby is against her skin, ensuring that the baby doesn’t overheat, and God not have any part of that?? But how is it that when there’s an oil spill…

Your church is dirty….

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.” – 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Have you ever gone to a church that you would classify as dirty? Maybe not physically…

Apostle images found under street

New laser burnt away centuries of calcium deposits to reveal earliest known pictures of Andrew and John in Rome catacomb. Archaeologists exploring a Christian catacomb under a residential Roman street have unearthed the earliest known images of the apostles Andrew and John. > more. foto:Sacred Destinations,flickr.com

Summertime – and the living is easy (VIDEO)

summertime… and the living is easy fish are jumping and the cotton is high your daddy´s rich and your ma´ is good looking so hush little baby, don´t you cry one of these mornings you gonna rise up singing, then you spread your little wings and then take to the sky…take to the sky but…

Frank Fenner: No hope for humans

Frank Fenner doesn’t engage in the skirmishes of the climate wars. To him, the evidence of global warming is in. Our fate is sealed. “We’re going to become extinct,” the eminent scientist says. “Whatever we do now is too late.” Fenner is an authority on extinction. The emeritus professor in microbiology at the Australian National…