2006 Activated Issues - Activated Ministries Online

January 2006

It’s been six years since the first Activated magazine was published. Over sixty-five issues and over four million copies later, some or all of the nearly 700 articles to date are now available in 23 languages. Those articles have dealt with about 100 widely diverse topics, but nearly all of them come back to at least one of three principles—hearts are the same the world over, God can solve our problems, and love is the key.

Enjoy the 10 “golden oldie” articles in this 6th Anniversary issue.

February 2006

Going through a paticularly hard time? Relatives sick and you don't know what to do? Working and striving but just can't seem to make things click? Leaf through this February issue of the Activated magazine and find the answers in letting God come through for you!

March 2006

Prophets and Psalmists, Kings and Apostles have said that it is the source of true strength, one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit, as well as well as one of the hallmarks of the kingdom of Heaven within.
"It" is "the joy of the Lord" and it's one of the theme's of this issue.
The good news is that it's not only reserved for the above but many millions of believers of all ages and down through the ages have thrilled to it and lived by it.
So open up this March issue of Activated and find out how you can too!

April 2006

Skeptics say that it’s completely illogical to believe a story about someone who was brutally executed and sealed in a tomb for three days and three nights coming back to life and appearing to His friends and followers. But is it?

To get the other side of this story, open up and be mesmerized by page after page of the latest edition of Activated.

May 2006

“You never realize how much your mother loves you till you explore the attic and find every letter you ever sent her, every finger painting, clay pot, bead necklace, Easter chicken, cardboard Santa Claus, paper-lace Mother’s Day card, and school report since day one.”

That's a quote out of the latest May issue of the Activated magazine; inside of which you'll find quotes, tips, stories and counsel for and about Mothers.

June 2006

What do the psalmist David and cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong have in common?
You may have guessed it, but the answer to that is: Praise!
Continue on with June's edition of Activated!

July 2006

Referring to the debt trap, someone quipped, “Ignorance isn’t bliss—it’s downright expensive!”
So how can you escape the debt trap? For the answer to that we turn to our foremost source of answers to all of life’s problems—the Bible. Included in this issue are insights into God’s economic plan, as well as practical steps you can take to keep out of debt.

August 2006

Success in life begins with a sound personal relationship with the Creator of life, followed closely by sound relationships with those around us. In fact, it’s impossible to be truly happy without either of those. Jesus gave us the key to both when He said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37–39).
Every day is a new challenge, a new chance, a new adventure, and anything is possible, because nothing is impossible for God!

September 2006

In a survey of journalists conducted by Newseum, an online exhibition of news journalism, 38 of the top 100 news stories of the 20th century were science related. A closer study of the list is even more telling. Most of the top science-related stories are clustered near the end of the century, and later advancements leapfrog earlier ones in the ratings. Personal computers (number 31 on the list) and the Internet (32) rank ahead of radio (40) and TV (43), for instance. Also, not surprisingly, the top spot in the Newseum survey goes to the century’s crowning technological “achievement”—the atomic bomb.
Where will today’s hot topics—cloning, stem cell research, genetic manipulation, computer chip implants, and the ecological fallout of technology in its myriad forms—rank on the next Newseum survey?

October 2006

In a story from Native American folklore, a grandfather explains to his young grandson the inner struggle between good and evil.
“A battle goes on inside us all,” the grandfather begins. “It is a battle between two wolves. One wolf is the embodiment of everything evil, like hate, anger, jealousy, resentment, greed, arrogance, lying, and selfishness. The other wolf is the embodiment of everything good, like love, joy, peace, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, compassion, truth, and faith.”
The grandson thinks about those words and then asks, “Which wolf wins?”
The grandfather replies, “The one you feed.”
Apply that lesson to the main themes of this issue—discouragement and depression and their antitheses, positiveness and praise—and you’ve got the key to a happier, more upbeat, and more successful you!

November 2006

Pride: Pride is a leading cause of loneliness because it throws up walls between us and others. Pride makes us fear failure, which often leads to actual failure. It makes us critical, intolerant, and impatient. In short, pride is the enemy of happiness. It’s also part of our human nature.
There is hope, though, and an antidote—humility. That quality is usually a bit harder to come by, but it is available to all of us and is within our reach. We just need to want it and cultivate it. Like anything else that doesn’t come naturally, that takes conscious and consistent effort, but God will help us if we try. “This is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will”—and He would much rather see us humble and happy than proud problem cases—”He hears and answers us” (1 John 5:14–15).

December 2006

Can you imagine being given a Christmas gift and not opening it for 20 years? Well, that’s exactly what I did. Year after year I unwrapped all of my other gifts and enjoyed them for a few minutes or a few months. I don’t know why I never got around to opening that one gift. When I was small, my other gifts all looked more fun, I suppose, and as I grew older, I thought I knew what was inside and wasn’t interested.
Then one July evening I bumped into an old friend on the street and he handed me, of all things, that Christmas gift I’d ignored all those years. I opened it mostly to please my friend, who was clearly quite excited about it and seemed convinced that it was just what I needed. And to my astonishment, he was right! Suddenly the other Christmas gifts of 20 years paled by comparison.
And it gets better. This gift is for everybody. If you haven’t unwrapped yours yet, let this be the Christmas you do. It’s the one that bears this note: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). - Keith Phillips

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