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Interact with Randall M. Mooney
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Last On: Mar 20, 2010 - 6:15 PM
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January 29, 2008
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Brandon, MS
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shoutlife.com/ranz
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www.crossoverpublications.com
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Christian Help
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Primary Publishers:
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Crossover Publications LLC
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Watchman Nee, DeVern Fromke, Leonard Ravenhill, Andrew Murray, David Wilkerson, Norman Grubb
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Prophets and Poets (2009)
Prophets and Poets is a creative look at survival - emotional, spiritual and economic. From the drug dens of the seventies to the marketplaces of the twenty-first century, the author has unveiled his own troubled journey with a mixture of insightful and provocative short stories, testimonies, blogs, commentaries, and poetry. Culturally relevant and emotionally stimulating, this creative blend leaves no subject off limits. Tragedy, despair, panic, and even death are pondered frankly as the author deals with the pains, questions, and promises of life. Always the optimist, he offers insights for hope and healing to bring closure, hope, and salvation to this experience called life.
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Robbing God (2009)
What happens to the spirit of generosity of the average person when the economies of the world melt down around them? How are charitable individuals committed to obedient giving going to navigate through budget breakers like runaway gas prices, high food costs, unemployment, and tax increases, to pay for a government spending frenzy? Robbing God is simply a book about personal freedom?a freedom that is experienced when individuals discover the kind of giving first demonstrated by a loving God. A God that has not withheld anything from those he loves. Somehow, as with many of the bible's teachings and principles, some have managed to turn the act of giving into little more than a self-serving personal agenda, complete with greed and corruption. While some may teach that giving produces personal gain and wealth, many give for the sheer joy and privilege of giving. God was the ultimate giver and created us in his image. We are certainly at our best when we learn to give cheerfully, just as he gave.
Is it really possible to rob God? If so, who is capable of robbing God? For many years I have watched money collected in many places and in many ways. I've heard and witnessed the simple, the sublime, and the ridiculous. It is not difficult for us to understand giving. There is something within all of us, a part of our nature that wants to give. Our hearts respond to the needs of others. We see ordinary hero's jump into action everyday when people are in trouble. Giving is as natural for us as receiving. If we made a list of all the ways we give on a daily basis, we would truly be amazed. Opening a door, helping a child, picking up the tab for lunch, sharing a cookie, saying a prayer, offering an encouraging word, there is really no end to the list. We do it willingly and without coercion or manipulation the majority of the time.
All of us are givers. Giving is not just a rich man's game. Jesus called attention to a poor elderly widow woman that with two pennies, gave more than all those he witnessed giving at a temple. He also informed us that by giving to the least we were also giving to him. How is it that we have managed to take the joy out of so much of our giving? I can't accept that God's love for a cheerful giver is limited to cash on hand. God gave his son. Jesus gave his life. What little we give should at the very least be given cheerfully. So here it is, our "aha!" moment, a moment to let our guard down in order to experience the joy of giving, a moment to learn how to recognize and resist the guilt driven, coerced, and manipulated giving that robs us of the ability to give cheerfully.
It is scripturally and contextually inaccurate to emotionally manipulate an offering out of the faithful by suggesting they are robbing God if they don't give. If we trust God and trust one another, we need not out of fear, rely on manipulative practices to fund God's work or provide for our own needs. A cheerful God provides for his children, and he loves it when we cheerfully give.
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Welcome to my ShoutLife.com profile. This is a great place to meet new friends and to encourage one another in our Christian journey. I want to thank all of you that so warmly welcomed me to the neighborhood and I want to take the time to also welcome all who come here. I hope you discover this to be a friendly and encouraging place.
Randall M. Mooney is the President and founder of Crossover Publications, LLC. He is an author and a publisher, and an ordained minister. He published five titles in 2009. Two for himself and Three for other authors. All five books are available at crossoverpublications.com. Mr. Mooney began writing in the seventh grade. He is also a skilled musician and songwriter. He toured with a contemporary Christian band in the 1970's and 1980's - has written over three hundred songs and performed at concerts and festivals from Florida to Pennsylvania. In addition to song writing, he has written hundreds of poems, articles, blogs, and short stories. His books, "Prophets and Poets" and "Robbing God" are available from Crossover and at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com.
Mr. Mooney has ministered throughout the United States as a featured speaker for churches, conferences, and conventions. He has also ministered in Belize, Mexico, Columbia, and Israel. In 1987, he and his wife Deidre, settled in Jackson, MS and started a company called DeRanz (www.deranz.com). They also started a ministry in downtown Jackson in one of the most dangerous drug areas of the city called, The Rock House. They have raised six children together and currently have ten grandchildren. Through their ministry and their businesses they have worked hard to make a difference in the Bible belt.
In addition to writing and publishing, he also continues to expand his business interests. In addition to DeRanz Building Systems, Inc., (a commercial construction company) he has started several other companies in Mississippi, including DeRanz Graphics and Media and Crossover Publications LLC.
Other current ministry projects include being on the board of My Father's House of Freedom, where he teaches recovering drug addicts and alcoholics the way to take control of their addictions and their lives through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He is also working with other local ministries to establish fresh outreaches to desperate inner city neighborhoods through outreach to the poor and homeless, and those afflicted by addictions and destructive lifestyles.
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What Do I Really Want In Life?
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1/22/2010 - 8:04 AM
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Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (KJV)
The beginning of the 23rd Psalm assures us that the Lord looks over us and because of his shepherding we shall not want or lack for anything. Unfortunately, this verse can feel like an e...
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A Family Divided Falls Apart
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1/21/2010 - 2:17 PM
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Luke 11:16-17 Others wanted to trap Jesus, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him. But Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, "Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will n...
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Does God Keep His Promise?
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1/20/2010 - 9:36 AM
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Psalms 146:3-6
Don't put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. When they breathe their last, they return to the earth, and all their plans die with them. But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, ...
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What is God Like?
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1/19/2010 - 11:22 AM
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Psalms 48:14 For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die. NLT
What is God Like? The answer to that question is more than likely as infinite as God is. However, in this verse there are two points ...
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Is God Listening?
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1/18/2010 - 7:14 AM
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Psalms 17:6-7 I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray. Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. By your mighty power you rescue those who seek refuge from their enemies. NLT
When my young gra...
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Recent Guestbook Comments (3)
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Randall,
You're welcome. *smiles*
I will, thank you. *smiles*
Blessings,
Catherine
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Randall,
I just stopped by to say Hi, have a wonderful rest of the week. *smiles*
Blessings,
Catherine
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