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Month: March 2020

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“I Saw a Man Crying by the Gas Pump. I Put My Card in & Told Him Jesus Christ Died to Provide for You”: Woman Helps Needy Family, Says The Love of God Can Be So Contagious

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ShareTweetPin An encounter at a gas station written by Nicole Marie Heintz and shared by Love What Matters is spreading like wildfire as it reveals the very depths of God’s compassion and His contagious love. Warning: You’re gonna wanna have the Kleenex box close by for this one! The Facebook post reads: So I was just on my way to work and I had to stop for gas so I allowed myself some extra time to get to work. When I pulled up to the pump I shut my car off…

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7 New Songs to Help You Feel Less Socially Distant

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Music is insistent on the collective. The best music is built on community, and what truly gives any particular song staying power is how it’s regarded among the masses. Sure, we carry songs with us as we go about our day, shuffling through them on Spotify or assembling playlists on Soundcloud for personal pleasure. We like to tell ourselves that they exist in a vacuum, that sometimes these aural trinkets are just for us. Intimacy certainly affords your favorite songs a particular fire, but, ultimately, it is the spirit of…

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20 Reasons Christian Marriages Fail

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ShareTweetPin By Sue Schlesman Marriages fail for many reasons and often from a combination of reasons. Any of the issues listed below should give cause for concern and care. Unaddressed personal and spiritual issues will affect both partners, even if one is unaware or innocent. While there is little difference between Christian and non-Christian marital woes, a Christ-follower has the power to recognize issues in the light of God’s Word and experience the transforming power of His Spirit. Marital bliss is fictional, but marital happiness can be a reality. Here are…

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This is a war: Cuomo warns coronavirus could overwhelm New York healthcare

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New York has been hit hardest, with around confirmed 3,000 cases, but governor estimates there could be tens of thousands more cases New Yorks governor, Andrew Cuomo, warned on Thursday morning that he expects the healthcare system in the state to be overwhelmed as cases of Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) NY Governor orders 75 percent of the states workforce to stay home. March 19, 2020 The stress is just incredible, and rightfully so, he said, acknowledging the bewildering disruption to daily life for most of the states 19 million population. The…

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The Shirk Report Volume 567

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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 20 IMAGES – Friday! – When you can’t afford the dentist – HOW?! – He is the one – Animals with misleading names – Late night food missions – A place like no other – Mid-air refuelling – Like…

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Two Canadian provinces declare state of emergency as Covid-19 fears deepen

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Cases in British Columbia almost double in one day, while Ontario premier says it faces danger of major proportions Two provinces in Canada have declared states of emergency and another witnessed a surge in coronavirus cases as fears of a widespread outbreak nationwide continue to deepen. As prime minister Justin Trudeau prepares to unleash a stimulus package worth at least C$20bn (US$14bn), British Columbia announced another 83 confirmed cases on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the provinces total confirmed Covid-19 infections to 186. In her daily briefing, provincial health officer Dr Bonnie…

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The Coronavirus Stock Market Rollercoaster Isnt Stopping Anytime Soon

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It may get a lot worse before it gets any better. Sales of face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant may be spiking worldwide due to the cascading spread of 346 companies set to announce earnings results from 2019s fourth quarter on Friday; more than 1100 were expected to release quarterly earnings reports the first week of March. Any additional news of lower-than-expected sales, production, inventory, or profits will also drag down stock prices and related indexes. In the years after the car parts, computers, chemicals, clothing, plastic components and even…

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Pompeo says State Department employees tested positive for coronavirus as he blasts Iran and China over ‘disinformation’

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Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday a “handful” of State Department employees have tested positive for the coronavirus in the first official acknowledgement that his staff has been directly affected by the pandemic. Pompeo also focused on America’s geopolitical foes Iran and China in connection to the pandemic, claiming that Iran has been lying about the impact of the outbreak and, like China, has been falsely trying to blame the virus on the US. Iranian leaders have “lied about the Wuhan virus for weeks, the Iranian leadership is…

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European Parliament moves to majority teleworking in response to COVID-19

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The European Parliament is instructing managers to prepare for all but a minority of staff to work remotely for 70% of the week as of next Monday — dialling up its response to Covid-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Full-time remote working may follow, it has also said. In an email sent today European Parliament staff have been instructed that teleworking will be introduced on March 16 — for “all colleagues whose physical presences in Parliament is not absolutely indispensable”. “At this stage it will be 70% teleworking.…

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