Christian-SOS         Graham Firestone                    Contact Christian SOS
Originally dedicated to finding Christian Professionals, this site now includes anything that brings people into a close, loving and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ. I've also included links that are simply plain old fun.

Witnessing At Work and In Your Neighborhood

Living The Christian Life
God's Promises, Pregnancy, Childcare, Abortion Counseling & Alternatives,
Meeting People, Disability Ministries, Bibles & Verse Lookups,
Education, Bible Difficulties & Apologetics,
Christian Search Engines, Finding A Church, Raising Godly Kids,
My Favorite Bible Verses, Giving/Tithing, Can I Lose My Salvation?

God's 2 Greatest Commandments And How To Follow Them

Who Is God And How Can I Know Him (For The Non-Christian)

Getting Along With Your Spouse (For Anyone)

Is The Guy Your Dating Really Married or Cheating On You? (For Anyone)

Is Your Spouse Cheating On You? (For Anyone)

Fun Facts (Music, Science, Trivia, Movies, World Records, Weather, Espionage, etc.)


 

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Consumer-SOS

Bathroom-SOS

Hearsay-SOS (Hearsay Rules and Case Law in Georgia)

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 














Finding A Christian Professional

Professionals In GA Lawyers/Legal Help
Doctors & Dentists Can't Find The Expert You're Looking For?
Travel Agencies Contact Christian SOS

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Living The Christian Life

God's Promises Pregnancy, Childcare, Abortion Counseling & Alternatives
Meeting People Disability Ministries
Bibles & Verse Lookups Education

Bible Difficulties & Apologetics

Christian Search Engines
Finding A Church My Favorite Bible Verses
Giving/Tithing Can I Lose My Salvation
  Raising Godly Kids (Sermon By Crawford Loritts)

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Georgia

Atlanta

Atlanta Christian Businesses (A-W)
Christian directory to help you find everything from accountants to lawyers to wedding singers.

Shepherd's Guides To Christian Businesses (19 States)
Directory where you can find Christian professionals in every area of business and ministry. It is published in over 125 metropolitan areas throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If they don't have copies online, use their directory to find out where you can get one of their free guidebooks. 

Searching For Christian Professionals You Can't Find On This Website

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Doctors & Dentists

http://www.christianphysicians.org/
A non-profit referral ministry dedicated to linking the community with Christian physicians. Their doctor referral services are free but you must first sign up for a  login and password. As of 5/1/01 almost no one is listed there!!!

Christian Medical Doctors & Dentists

Type in your state and their specialty.  Don't be surprised if you don't find any.

Shepherd's Guides To Christian Businesses (29 States)
Directory where you can find Christian professionals in every area of business and ministry. It is published in over 125 metropolitan areas throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If they don't have copies online, use their directory to find out where you can get one of their free guidebooks. 

Searching For Christian Professionals You Can't Find On This Website

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Lawyers & Legal Help

Free Speech/Religious Expression Cases Throughout The 50 states  
Search for cases in your state by using the find function (press the control button and the letter "F". Then just enter the name of your state.

Using Search Engines To Find Christian Professionals 

Christian Legal Association (Nation-wide)
Provides free legal defense for those facing difficulties because of their Biblical faith and gives free legal counsel to churches and Christians for their ministries. 

Christian Legal Society
(703) 642-1070
May need to be a member to view their lawyer directory.
The Christian Legal Society is a national network of Christian lawyers and law professors who specialize in all variety of law. If you need legal advice and seek a Christian lawyer or need advice on laws impacting your ministry, this is likely the best resource you will find.

http://christianlawyers.com/
Links and descriptions of Christian defense organizations.

Shepherd's Guides To Christian Businesses (16 States)
Directory where you can find Christian professionals in every area of business and ministry. It is published in over 125 metropolitan areas throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If they don't have copies online, use their directory to find out where you can get one of their free guidebooks. 

Christian Rights In The Workplace

American Center For Law & Justice
Christian legal rights issues. Headed by Jay Sekulow, their concern is with Religious Liberty; the rights of the Unborn Child and other family rights.

Legal Publications For Christian Related Legal Issues
For about $10-15 per brochure, you can learn about legal resources for ministries, separation of church and state issues, abortion/free speech issues, legal issues that Christian institutions must be ready for, insurance ,etc.

Groups That Defend Christian Religious Liberties

Searching For Christian Professionals You Can't Find On This Website

For More, See General Index Of Christian Businesses

For Legal Help in General,  See Consumer-SOS.com

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Travel Agencies

Adventure Travel
We specialize in providing discounted airline tickets for all 
missionary and humanitarian purposes. We represent all major airlines with flights to every country in the world and are able to offer you rates far below 
published tariffs. 

Directory Of Christian Travel Agencies
Links to Christian travel agencies that offer the normal travel deals as well as Biblical tours of the Holy Lands.

Shepherd's Guides To Christian Businesses (29 States)
Directory where you can find Christian professionals in every area of business and ministry. It is published in over 125 metropolitan areas throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If they don't have copies online, use their directory to find out where you can get one of their free guidebooks. 

Using Search Engines To Find Christian Professionals 

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How To Search For Christian Professionals
Often it's easy to find additional Christian Businesses through the search engines.
Go to Google or www.ixquick.com  and type in your city as well as one of the following terms:
"Christian yellow pages", 
"Christian Businesses"
"Christian Professionals"
"Christian Directory"
 "Christian Lawyers"
 "Christian Accountants"  .....etc.

For best results put each of the search terms above in quotation marks. 

Shepherd's Guides To Christian Businesses (29 States)
Directory where you can find Christian professionals in every area of business and ministry. It is published in over 125 metropolitan areas throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. If they don't have copies online, use their directory to find out where you can get one of their free guidebooks. 

Christian Search Engines
Find almost any Christian-related topic under the sun.

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God's Promises

Bible Verses For The Topics You're Struggling With
With (A-Z)
Verses that will help you deal with every day life situations, like despair, shame, lying, sexual sins, faithfulness, doubt, anger, love, etc.

How God Sees You (Your True Value And Power)

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Bible Difficulties/Apologetics

Bible Answers-What The Bible Says About Life Issues 
Covers everything from business to masturbation. 

Search God's Word (Top Bible Site)
Look up a verse, get commentaries on it or hear the passage aloud! Has Bibles in all different versions and a concordance with the key words in Greek. Excellent!

Dealing With Apparent Contradictions & Inconsistencies In The Bible

King James Onlyisms (Is The KJV The Only True Bible?)

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Dealing With Apparent Inconsistencies In The Bible

http://www.inerrancy.org/
Bible contradictions explained, blow by blow, book by book.
The most comprehensive site I've seen yet and it's all  free.

http://www.tektonics.org/scripdex.html#J2
Lists and answers Bible "contradictions" book by book, verse by verse (but missing Jeremiah 33:17-18 ).

Alleged Contradictions In The Bible, Theme By Theme
Does God lie? Is God all powerful or not all powerful? Changeable or unchangeable? and much much more.

The Problem of Evil and Some Explanations

List of Websites Explaining Apparent Bible Contradictions

Where To Find Answers To Bible Difficulties
You can also e-mail in your questions and get answers to verses you have trouble with..

http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/b08.html
listing of many links that deal with specific alleged contradictions.

The Resurrection of Jesus
Harmonizing The Different Resurrection Accounts

 http://www.unhindered.com/apolo/contradictions/contlist.shtml
Explains the different accounts of Jesus' last words, the two different genealogies that appear to be Joseph's, and much more.

http://www.christian-thinktank.com/ordorise.html
Do the Resurrection accounts HOPELESSLY contradict one another?

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King James Onlyisms

Is the King James The Only "True" Bible?
Good explanation on why other versions are just as reliable.

Is King James The Only Authoritative Version Of The Bible?

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Finding A Church

How To Find a Good Church (Article)

Church Locator (Christianity Today)
Click on a region of the map for churches in the U.S., or use the button beneath the map to search for Canadian and international churches. Can search by name, country or denomination.

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Giving/Tithing

With Grace, Do We Still Need To Tithe?
Article I wrote with links to all New Testament passages mentioning the tithe.

Do We Still Need To Tithe?
3 well written articles for and against tithing.

Giving Joyfully
Article on why you should give, where not to give and the blessings that come from giving. 

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Education

*Private Schools In Atlanta

Christian College Guide

Christian Colleges & Universities A-Z

Home Schooling Laws & Defense Groups in DC & All 50 States

Home Schooling & Distance Learning
Teaching your kids at home, from grades K through College!

Charter School Laws In DC & All 50 States

United Way Help Line  (For all 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of.  Just type in the words "Colleges" or Home Schooling" or whatever it is you're looking for. 

Georgia Home Education Association (770)461-3657
Information on home schooling.  


The Children's Scholarship Fund (800) 805-5437   
Helps kids grades kindergarten through 8 attend the private school of their choice. They offer 4 year scholarships to low income families throughout the U.S. Scholarships range from $600 to $1,600 per year. Scholarship winners will be chosen by lottery.

Foundation Center (404)880-0094 or (404)880-0095  
Lists grantors who tend to give to non-profits but also has resources for individuals esp. for higher education.

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Pregnancy, Childcare,  Abortion Counseling & Alternatives

Birthright International
Provides positive and loving alternatives to abortion with 
many services including: friendship and emotional support, free pregnancy tests, legal, medical, and financial assistance, assistance with housing, referral to social agencies, and maternity and baby clothes. 

Pregnancy Care Search Engine
Find a Center Around the World. Other options than abortion. Scroll Down for the US.

Unexpected Pregnancy (Care Net)
Free confidential services for pregnant women who want to know their options.
 
Pregnancy Care Centers (All 50 States & DC)
Pregnancy centers typically provide you the following free services: free pregnancy tests, caring and confidential counseling from trained professionals, medical referrals, abortion and adoption information, information about medical insurance or government assistance, temporary shelter, and much more.

Post Abortion Assistance
National organizations with counselors who specialize in 
post-abortion healing and support. Also Serves:
AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NB, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI.

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Disability Ministries

Christian Disability Ministries
Ministries for the disabled in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, KS, MI MN, MS, MO, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, SC, TN, VT, VA, WA, WI.

United Way Help Line  (For all 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state, select your city, and look up help agencies galore!!! Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic you can think of.  Just type in the words "disability" or "disabled" or "blind" or whatever it is you're looking for. 

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Christian Search Engines

http://www.christsites.com/

Goshen Search Engine
Christian books, Bibles, Christian Education, Church Websites, Evangelism, Church Pastoral Resources, Ministries/Organizations, Families & Individual Resources, Radio and TV Stations, News & Periodicals.

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My Favorite Bible Verses

Asking God For Things (Why, How and What To Ask For)
Don't be afraid to ask God for the "Small Things." God answers both "little" and "big" prayers. God loves you and wants to draw you into a relationship with Him.  And when you ask Him for things, your joy will be made complete.

Confess Your Sins To Each Other and Pray For One Another

Trust In God Over Man/Man Can Do Nothing To You When God Is On Your Side 

Avoid Telling Lies/Even White Lies 

Love-How Do We Know When We Truly Have It For Others & How Important Is It In God's Eyes

Hear Both Sides Of The Story Before Jumping To Conclusions

Don't Be Discouraged By The Stupid Mistakes You Keep Making In Your Life. Stay Close To God and He Will Grow You As He Has With Countless Others

Faith-Just What Is It And How Is It Defined?

Salvation: It's Found In Jesus And Only Jesus

Acts 5:32   God Gives the Holy Spirit to Those that Obey Him.

 

 


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Faith

Hebrews 11:1
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

We Can Learn From The Idiotic Things We Do/Even Foolish Christians Have Hope and Can Become Mature.
Hebrews 5:14
...Solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from Evil.
(In other words, mature Christians were once immature Christians.  They made stupid mistakes just like everybody else and had to learn their discernment through trial and error.  So it's not the end of the world if we make mistakes.  Yes, even stupid and unbiblical mistakes.  Jesus is always with us.  And if we stick close to Him, we too can grow into maturity.)

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Jesus Is The Only Way 

Acts 4:11-12
(NIV)
He is the stone you builders rejected, which has  become the  capstone. Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no  other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." 

John 14:6
"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

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We Must Worship The Son

Psalm 2:4-6
(NASB)
Do homage to  the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may [5] soon be kindled. How blessed are all who 6 take refuge in Him!

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Trust In God Not Man

Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.

Hebrews 13:6
The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

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Confessing Sins/Being Honest & Open To Other Christians

James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

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Do Not Lie About Anything!

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to each other...

Ephesians 4:25
...Each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body.

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LOVE

1 Corinthians 13
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails.

....13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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Hear Both Sides Before Jumping To Conclusions
Proverbs 18:17
The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward to question him.

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Asking For Things

John 16:24
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

Matthew 7:8-9
8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

John 14
 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father

John 15
7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

James 4:2-3
You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

1 John 5:14-15
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.15And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him.

Matthew 18:19
"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them."

James 1:5-6
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;

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Bibles & Verse Lookups

Search God's Word (Top Bible Site)
Look up a verse, get commentaries on it or hear the passage  aloud! Has Bibles in all different versions, with a concordance to show you the words in Greek. Excellent!

Bible Search Engine (All Major Versions Of The Bible)
Look up a verse or do a word search to locate a particular passage.

Hear The Bible!
Free audio downloads of the Bible in various languages and it's all legal.

Your Bible In English & 50 Other Languages

Bible Gateway (More Translations In Other Versions & Ianguages)

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Can I Lose My Salvation?
If you have a personal relationship with Jesus and keep repenting as directed by the Holy Spirit, you will never have to worry about this issue. Ever! However, this is a hotly contested question with Strong Biblical support on Both Sides.
My recommendation: Don't sweat it.  Stick close to Him and He'll never leave you.

No, You Can Never Lose Your Salvation

http://www.carm.org/dialogues/lose_salvation.htm
This chat developed out of a conversation with a pastor regarding basic Christian theology.  We ended up talking about whether or not you can lose your salvation.  Let's pick it up well into the talk.

Overview On Why Once Saved Always Saved

Analysis Of Hebrews 6: Why It Does Not Support That You Can Lose Salvation

Google Sites Where Issue Is Discussed
 

Yes, You Can Lose Your Salvation But Only By Rejecting Christ

Yes You Can Lose Your Salvation, Not By Sinning But By Rejecting Jesus Christ

Is My Name Written In Pencil Or Indelible Ink In God's Book Of Life?


http://www.carm.org/dialogues/lose_salvation.htm
 

Google Sites Where Issue Is Discussed


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The Two Greatest Commandments And How To Follow Them

 

About the Two Greatest Commandments.
 
These are
1. Love the Lord with all your heart, soul mind and strength.
and  
2. Love your neighbor like yourself. 
 
This is about a relationship. Not about a set of rules to obey. We all fall short of following these commandments. And like a parent with her child, the Lord gives us lots of grace. I will list practical ways to follow these commandments. And also examples of when we are not following them.  
 
Let's talk about the first one and then we'll get into the second one later.
 
Love the Lord with all your heart, soul mind and strength.
 
The first commandment is how you relate to God.
 
This means putting first what the Lord wants and loves. Even if it means doing so above the desires of your friends, your family or even yourself!
 
When you Love the Lord with all your heart, soul mind and strength it means
that you are thinking of Him.
You are Praising HIM
You are obedient to Him
You are spending time alone with him
And you are trusting Him in his promises, 
 
It also means
You are believing Him-The Lord God is Merciful and has covered you with Grace.
He Has forgiven you. He has plans to build you up not destroy you. Adore Him for it. Trust Him in his word on this.
And prove you believe Him! You must Rest In His Righteousness to show you trust Him
 
Examples of  Violating the First And Greatest Commandment
 
Examples Within Yourself
Not Trusting the Lord
Not praising the Lord For What He's Done
Constant Worrying or being angry-being so self involved in your problems 
(Obviously the Lord can't do what he says, So I must seize control and dwell on the matter)
Feeling sorry for Yourself (What the Lord has done is not good enough, the Lord doesn't care or won't protect me)
 
Feeling Guilt He Took away from you when you confessed your sin (Not Believing the Lord is who He says he is)
 
Examples By outward Conduct
 
Enabling your son because ABOVE ALL you don't want to feel you're a bad mother.
Disobeying the Lord God, out of fear, love for others, or your own desires.
 
  
2. Loving your neighbor like yourself. 
 
While the first commandment is how you relate to God, the second commandment is how you relate to others.
 
This means more than "Do No Harm"
 
To love your neighbor requires active commitment. And on a daily basis. And your neighbor is ANYONE you come into contact with.
 
It means you have to be intentional in thinking of others and their needs. Always with the goal to uplift them. It means treating them as you would want to be treated (As long as it doesn't violate Commandment #1).
 
Loving your neighbor as yourself, means being slow to speak, quick to listen and slow to anger.
 
It means having the fruit of spirit and showing this fruit to others.
 
“The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 
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Loving your neighbor as yourself, means that when they hurt you, you will be as full of grace to them as you would want them to be to you.
 
You remember how someone said something unkind to you when you were wrong. Don't do that to others. And Remember when you messed up big time, but were corrected in such a firm but gentle fashion. That is what you should do to others.
 
 
Examples of  Violating the Second Commandment
 
Examples Within Yourself
Being indifferent to others needs, Being so absorbed in your own sorrow, anger, pity or busyness.
 
Condemning others, harboring anger or resentment toward them (includes ex husbands, strangers and relatives (give it up to the Lord, even if you have to do so several times a day).
 
Examples By outward Conduct
Treating them "Better" than yourself, knowing full well that it might destroy them, but at least it makes you feel good that you were not a bad person. Spoiling a child because you were never spoiled, or because you don't have the heart to obey commandment #1.
 
Helping others the exact way you want to be helped but not allowing for differences in their needs (you wouldn't want a rock if you really needed a steak!)
 
Hope this helps. As you can guess, we all fall short of the glory of god. BUT FOR HIS GRACE. Stick with loving Him, Cherishing Him and Being obedient to Him. Love covers a multitude of Sins.
 
Once you repent, don't dwell on your mistakes. Because of if you do, you are bound to be violating Commandments 1 and #2!!!!!!!
 
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