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The idea that the Bible has hidden codes is not new. Rabbi Bachya
ben Asher, who died in 1340, was probably the first to discover an
Equidistant Letter Sequence (ELS) code in the Bible. His four-letter
code dealt with the zero-point of the Jewish calendar. Isaac Newton
believed that the Bible itself was "a cryptogram set by the Almighty
-- a riddle of the Godhead of past and future events divinely
fore-ordained...which Daniel was commanded to shut up and seal,
till the time of the end." The Jewish sage, Vilna Gaon Elijah Ben
Solomon Zalman (1720-1797), taught that everything that ever
was, is, or will be, was contained within the Torah. He said: "The
rule is that all that was, is, and will be unto the end of time is
included in the Torah, from the first word to the last word. And not
merely in a general sense, but as to the details of every species
and each one individually, and details of details of everything that
happened to him from the day of his birth until his end."
Current research may be proving him right -- though the codes
appear to run throughout the entire Hebrew scriptures.
Although Codes were found in the past, (most notably by Rabbi
Michael Ber Weissmandl, whose work wasn't published until 1957 --
after his death), it wasn't until the advent of the computer that the
existence and extent of the Bible Codes was fully realized.
In the 1980s, codes' research came to the attention of Eliyahu
Rips, Doron Witztum, Alexander Rotenberg and several others. The
result was that, in 1994, a paper entitled "Equidistant Letter
Sequences in the Book of Genesis" was published in Statistical
Science, one of the world's foremost mathematical and scientific
journals.
Using a computer program that they had written, they searched the
Book of Genesis by Equidistant Letter Sequence (or ELS).
How this works: A word or phrase is chosen to search for. Once the
program finds the first letter of the word search, it looks for the
second letter. The program will search at different intervals. It might
begin searching at a two letter interval. If the word or phrase is not
found, it might then go to a three letter interval, and so on. Once
the program finds the second letter, it continues to search at that
skip sequence. So if there are seven skips between the first letter
and the second, the computer continues to search for the
remaining letters at a skip sequence of seven. I have included an
example of how this works below. Can you find the encoded word?
Cold weather could delay our departure, Janet. See you soon.
As you can see, the word I encoded in the above example is: code.
If you haven't found it yet, start at the first 'c' and skip every twelve
letters. It's not an accident that the word is there. I deliberately
encoded it, and it took a little time and effort.
Next, it's important to know that the Bible Codes' program removes
the spaces and punctuation from the surface text, like below.
coldweathercoulddelayourdeparturejanetseeyousoon
In a Bible Codes' matrix, the length of the lines is determined by the
skip sequence in the code. Since there are 12 skips between each
letter in my sample code, each line in my matrix is 12 letters long.
Now you can see the word 'code' spelled out vertically in column
one in the below matrix.
coldweatherc
oulddelayour
departurejan
etseeyousoon
The codes in the Bible, and the research conducted in the 1980s,
are certainly more complex and elaborate than that. In the "great
rabbis experiment," the researchers searched for the names of 34
famous rabbis who lived between the ninth and eighteenth
centuries. They paired the names of these men with their dates of
birth or death. (Using the Hebrew calendar and language.) They
found every single name, paired with the date of birth or death,
encoded in the book of Genesis. The odds of this happening by
chance were only one chance in 775,000,000.
Later, a second group was run. All 32 men in this group, along with
their dates of birth and death, were also found. The odds of all 66
names and dates occurring by chance were 1 in 2.5 billion.
Since that day, many more codes have been found, and the
research continues. Unfortunately, many sensationalists have
attempted to use Code research to predict the future -- to the
detriment of serious code research. The Bible Codes cannot be
used to predict the future and should not be used to form doctrine.
I use the Bible Codes 2001 software. I have conducted code
research into my name and the personal names of my family. All
results are in Hebrew, but I have included the English translation.
This is a brief overview of the results of my own personal research:
My name is encoded twice in the Bible. It runs backwards: Kennedy
Dora L. The odds of just my name being encoded twice are 1
chance in 170. In the most significant matrix, which is the size of a
large paragraph, there are several occurrences of my "middle"
name, Lynn. One of the "Lynn's" that occurs on the page shares
the "L" in Kennedy Dora L. It runs diagonally, pointing down and
right to a large cluster of codes that relates to my family. (My name
runs vertically down the middle of the matrix.) I was named after my
maternal grandmother, Dora Esther. One skip above the L in my
name, and running horizontally, is my maternal grandmother's
middle name, Esther. My grandfather's name, Nellis, also appears
to be in the matrix, though I'm not certain if I used the correct
Hebrew spelling. A few skips from my name are the names of my
mom and dad. Coming down from my mom's name, is my sister's
name. My sister's name was Holly. Her name occurs six times in the
matrix. (There are six years between our dates of birth.) Holly died
July 17, 2002. Her name, her date of death, and the date of her last
birthday, February 8, 2002, form a rough, broken triangle. One of
the tips of the triangle cuts through the heart of my mother's name.
My son's name appears several times in the matrix. One is toward
the bottom of the matrix. The K in his name shares the K in my
name. Another occurrence of his name runs horizontally across the
middle of my name and is just below the name of his father. There
are numerous family names in the matrix as well, but in order to
maintain some privacy, I won't go into all of them. However, the
matrix is like a genealogy or family history spanning several
generations.
The matrix also lists some of the jobs that I have held during my
lifetime, and it lists the time of the year that I was born -- I was born
on the first day of spring. I am my mother's oldest child, and
firstborn is encoded in the matrix. There is quite a bit of personal
information in the matrix. The word 'encode' is also found in the
matrix. It is embedded in my name and shares several of the same
letters as my name. Shroud is also found in the matrix, and as you
will see below, it was the Shroud of Turin and the codes that led to
my conversion to Christianity. If you have the software, you can
check the accuracy of my research. I have not extended my search
beyond the visible matrix.
My first question is, how did my name, family genealogy, and so
much personal information get into a manuscript that is several
thousand years old? And in such a small space? As I said, the
matrix where this information is encoded is about the size of a large
paragraph. Is it just a coincidence? And what about all the other
codes discovered to date by the scientists? It seems that every
major and minor event in history is encoded in the Bible. Are all of
those codes just coincidence too? If they're not coincidence, what
are they? Deliberate? After all, the Bible claims to be God's word. If
God did inspire it, would He leave such strange clues pointing to
His authorship? I am primarily orthodox in my beliefs, but most
orthodox Christians don't believe in the Bible codes. Are they right
that the codes don't exist, or that they are just some sort of
accident? An accident that God did not intend? Why do they think
the codes don't exist when you can see them with your own eyes?
Or why do they think they are just a coincidence? The rabbis have
a saying: "Coincidence is not a kosher word." Personally, I doubt
that anything takes God by surprise or that coincidence exists in
Him. To me, the codes are further proof of the Divine inspiration of
the scriptures. Initially, they were why I changed my hostile opinion
of the Bible. I realized that if the Bible were encoded, only God
could have done it. I also realized that if God wrote the Bible, I
needed to take it seriously and find out what it said. Today, I would
believe the Bible, every word of it, even without the codes -
primarily because of the prophetic, archaeological, and scientific
evidence. (I have included more on that below.)
The secularist say that the discovery of extensive hidden words in
the Hebrew text is partly because there are only 22 letters in the
Hebrew alphabet, and that "hidden words" will always be found in
any large body of text -- and that's true. But I don't know if all
"codes" in the Bible can be explained away by either of those facts
-- though many can be. It's important to realize that code critics
don't deny that the "hidden words" are there -- they admit that the
words are there -- they deny that they mean anything, that they are
"codes," or that they are statistically significant.
In addition to the Codes, the Hebrew language itself exhibits some
strange qualities that are unique to it -- qualities that can't easily be
explained away. For example, it has recently been discovered that
the optical images of Hebrew letters, as they are pronounced, look
like the letters as they are written in Hebrew! No other language
has this characteristic! So far, this has proven true for 17 out of 22
letters in the Hebrew alphabet. In the Bible, the LORD says that
when He brings His people back to the land of Israel in the Last
Days, He will restore to them a pure language.
Zephaniah 3:9 NKJV
For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language,
That they all may call on the name of the LORD,
To serve Him with one accord.
As I said, there are code skeptics, and they make some good
arguments, but, to me, the Bible Codes are very compelling. (There
are links farther down this page related to the codes, and also links
on other issues discussed in this article.)
Shortly after learning about the Bible Codes in 1999, something
else occurred that also led to my conversion to Christianity. It was a
program on the Discovery Channel about the Shroud of Turin.
The first time I heard about the Shroud was when my father was
asked by an acquaintance to set up some equipment and software
that would allow Dr. John Jackson to plot cross sections of
geometric data taken from the Shroud. The data was then used to
build a statue of the Shroud. The statue was placed on display at
the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I believe it is still there
to this day.
The next thing I heard about the Shroud was the carbon 14 test
results. I thought that was the end of the Shroud. But then in 1999,
I saw the program: "Jesus and the Shroud of Turin" on the
Discovery Channel. (For an excellent introduction to the Shroud of
Turin, Click Here. These are a short series of lectures from Shroud
University.)The scientific evidence convinced me that this was
indeed the burial cloth of Christ -- and, for me, the inexplicable
image on the cloth was proof of the resurrection. I was so
overwhelmed by this program that I literally fell to my knees in
submission to Christ. When I arose from my knees, I was a new
person in Christ. My overwhelming and non-stop depression was
gone; my addictions were gone; my shame, guilt, fear, and worry
were gone; my interests were changed, and my anger was gone. I
now knew what it meant to be born again. I had experienced the
first miracle of Jesus. He had "changed water into wine." I have
been a Christian since that time.
It was a combination of the Bible Codes and the Shroud of Turin
that led to my conversion. The Codes and the Shroud started me
on a search for more evidence. It led me into a study of Biblical
prophecies and their fulfillment. It led me into a search for historical,
scientific, and archaeological evidence. And much to my shock,
despite what I'd been taught in schools and in the media, the
evidence was there. If you have never really checked for yourself,
please do. The consequences of being wrong in this regard are
serious. I know most people think there are no answers to the
skeptics' questions about God, but there are answers. I strongly
encourage you to seek them, and through them, God and His Son.
I have included many resources below to use in your search. I do
not necessarily agree with all of the doctrines of the Websites
listed on this page. I recommend testing all doctrines against Holy
Scripture. Most Websites listed on this page are listed primarily for
their apologetic value.
http://crosstv.com I especially recommend the videos from The
Apologetic Series and from the Special Features Series. Many can
be viewed for free at Google Videos or You Tube. Links below.
1) He's Alive: The Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth (my favorite)
2) The Authenticity of the Bible: Proving the Bible Through
Archeology. Free online in six parts: http://tinyurl.com/2m2uwj
3) The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict http://tinyurl.com/2lvlvy
4) Evolution vs. Creation
5) Proof of Prophecy. http://tinyurl.com/2qa93p (In six parts. I do
have some complaints about the accuracy of some of this
information. I do think that certain prophecies in it are yet future.)
http://www.crossexamined.org/
http://www.crossexamined.org/resources.asp
There are many Bible Code skeptics, and they make some good
arguments, but for me, the evidence in favor of the Codes is more
convincing. For more information on the Bible Codes and the
Shroud of Turin browse through the below links:
http://www.biblecodedigest.com/page.php/9
http://aramaicnt.com/ This website is dedicated to the Aramaic
primacy of the New Testament. There are amazing codes found in
the Aramaic manuscripts of the New Testament. Nothing similar has
been found in the Greek. This page details some of his code finds:
http://aramaicnt.com/Research/ (right side of page.) He also
includes a fascinating preface to his book "Divine Contact."
http://aramaicnt.com/Contact.pdf
I highly recommend reading the above preface!
http://www.peshitta.org/ This site has more about the Aramaic
Peshitta. (The Aramaic manuscripts of the New Testament, which
might predate the Greek. Very controversial theory.)
The Shroud sites:
http://www.shroud.com/
http://www.shroud.com/meacham2.htm (Fig 3 is an amazing shroud
image obtained with a recursive filter. It's about 2/3 of the way down
the page. The article is fascinating and well worth the read.)
Click here Illustration of shroud by Trey Gallagher.
The Real Face of Jesus Image Gallery.
http://godonthe.net/evidence/forensic.htm
http://www.duke.edu/~adw2/shroud/
Other websites: http://www.carm.org/
Evolution vs Creationism: Free video A Question of Origins. In six
parts: http://tinyurl.com/3bmqjq
http://www.levitt.tv/ ** This is a must watch if you are seriously
seeking answers to the Bible's authority. Go to "Special Topics" --
Click on "Genesis One - A Physicist Looks at Creation". If that's not
there, see: http://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/472 . and
http://www.levitt.tv/media/watch/669 - click on play real media
version. (There are other great webcasts at the Levitt site as well.)
Dr. Gerald Schroeder
http://www.rbc.org
http://ankerberg.org
http://www.reasons.org
http://www.rzim.org free Ravi Zacharias online videos here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2818883628
http://www.khouse.org/ Especially the series on the DaVinci Code.
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Walid/index.htm Walid Shoebat's
address to Muslims...apologetics and various other subjects.
http://jesusfactorfiction.com/
http://www.olivetreeviews.org
http://evolution-facts.org/index.htm
http://scienceagainstevolution.org/
Moral relativity: http://tinyurl.com/yos9xr
http://www.str.org/
http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/PageServer
There are many more great sites on apologetics, but this is a good
start.
I also recommend books by the following authors:
Norman Geisler
Duane T. Gish
Gary Habermas
Lee Stroebel
Josh McDowell
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution -- by
Michael J. Behe He's not a Christian, but he's no longer an
evolutionist either. I consider this a must read.
More recommended reading:
"Bible Code Bombshell: Compelling Scientific Evidence that God
Authored the Bible" written by Edwin Sherman
I highly recommend both the below video and book:
"The Exodus Revealed: Search for the Red Sea Crossing." To watch
the video online for free, click here. Both the video and the book
include pictures of coral covered chariots, chariot wheels, and axles
from Pharaoh's army found scattered across the floor of the Red
Sea. You must see these pictures. You can find some of these
pictures at the bottom of the below website:
http://www.arkdiscovery.com/red_sea_crossing.htm
I do not recommend the information at the above or below site, but I
can recommend that you take a look at these photos.
http://www.arkdiscovery.com/redsea2.htm - More interesting photos
halfway down this page.
You'll find wonderful products at this link that relate to intelligent
design: http://www.illustramedia.com/orderlaunch2.htm
Or, once you know the product names, you can search for them at
video.google.com
Here is a link to watch a free online video detailing the location of
the real Mount Sinai: http://tinyurl.com/2g5egm It is a well-done and
interesting video. Bob Cornuke is not an archaeologist and his
methods are very controversial. Here are links to his Web sites.
http://www.baseinstitute.org/ and
http://www.explorationfilms.com/mtsinai-collection.htm
See Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort's Website --
The Way of the Master for a better presentation of the gospel
message.
See these sites if you are interested in Bible prophecy or how Bible
prophecy relates to current events:
http://www.gracethrufaith.com/
http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/ezekiel_4_3.htm
http://www.eternal-productions.org/catholicism.html
http://calvarychapelcostamesa.com/maranatha
http://joelrosenberg.blogspot.com/ (Especially his studies in Ezekiel)
Calvary Chapel at Albuquerque
http://www.maranathachapel.org/ (mainly in archives)
http://tinyurl.com/yqyrrl Rapture Ready: Jack Kelley
http://calvarycch.org/media_center.php?se=22
Once at the above site, for year click 2008, all other options should
be set to "any." I recommend listening to Walid Shoebat or anything
from the Southern California prophecy conference. After that, I
recommend changing the settings. For year, choose 2007. Leave
the other options as "any." I recommend listening to anything by
Walid Shoebat, Amir Tsarfati, Thomas Ice, Jacob Prasch, but, most
of all, I recommend listening to the talk given by the "3-ex terrorists"
on 9/11/2007.
http://tinyurl.com/yt9frm (Israel in Prophecy.)
http://tinyurl.com/3eyg5x (sobering message from Jack Hibbs, the
senior pastor of Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, California.)
http://jimmydeyoung.gospelcom.net/pp/
Here is a fascinating online video by Ian McCormack who died and
experienced both hell and Heaven.
Feel free to e-mail me through the contact section of this site if you
have any questions or comments about anything you've read on this
page. Thank you. Doralynn.
This page has been written to help you make a reasoned decision
about the authority of the Bible. Why is it important to make a
reasoned decision about the authority of the Bible? Because the
Bible says in Romans 3:23 that "all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God." The Bible says that no one enters Heaven
unless they've been born again. It says that no one comes unto
the Father except through Christ. (If you've never read the Bible,
please get one and read the book of John.) Or you can read or
listen to it online at:
http://www.biblegateway.com/
or http://www.blueletterbible.org
Despite what the Bible says, most people consider themselves to
be good people. But what is God's standard? When the 10
commandments are presented to people, they quickly admit: "Yes.
I've lied." "Yes. I've stolen -- but it was only something small." "Yes.
I've taken God's name in vain, but I'm basically a good person."
"Yes. I've lusted after him," or "I've lusted after her." (Which,
according to Jesus, makes them an adulterer at heart.) They are
convinced that they're a good person, even though they just
admitted that they're a liar, a thief, a blasphemer, and an adulterer
at heart. The Bible says that all liars, thieves, adulterers, and
blasphemers will not see Heaven. Still, when asked, most people
will say that when they die they think they will go to Heaven -- even
though the Bible tells us that God is a just God and will punish sin.
At this point, most people will say, "But God is merciful. He's a God
of love and forgiveness. I think He'll overlook my sins."
But consider an earthly judge. Let's say you're in court. You're
guilty. You've broken the law and there is a penalty, but you say to
the judge, "Your Honor, I know you're a merciful judge and I'm sure
you won't punish me for my crimes."
Do you think he'll let you go? No! If he did, he wouldn't be a just
judge. Imagine a world where lawbreakers always go unpunished.
Judges who allow these criminals to walk away are not just. They
are as guilty as those who committed the crimes.
Now let's say you're back in court awaiting your sentencing. You
find out that the court is charging you an enormous fine that you
can't possibly pay. But just as you're about to be led away in
handcuffs, someone you don't even know comes into the
courtroom and pays your fine for you. How would you feel toward
that person? Grateful? I hope so. He just took the punishment for
you.
Well, that's what Christ did on the cross for us nearly 2000 years
ago. He suffered a terrible, humiliating death, and He paid the
penalty for our sins with His blood—so that we could be reconciled
to God.
Romans 5:8 puts it this way: "But God commendeth his love toward
us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
And Romans 6:23 tells us that: "The wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Jesus died on the cross and took the punishment for our sins, but
He rose three days later and gave us eternal life. That's the good
news. In Romans 10:9 the Bible says: "If you confess with your
mouth Jesus as Lord, Yield and believe in your heart that God
raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved."
Sites that I recommend.
http://www.pleaseconvinceme.com/ Jim Wallace, apologist. He is
also a cold case homicide detective. One of the best sites.
If you don't really know what the Bible teaches or what the Bible
claims, Click Here. Can then watch the Jesus Film Here.
Click Here for Bible Study. Free courses. Optional paid courses.
http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/
Many of the below videos can be viewed free online.
Evidence for Creation and a Creator:
For several short clips on various apologetic subjects, Click Here.
http://soundthetrumpet.ca/videos/prophecyseries/
I especially recommend the mp3 prophecy teachings above.
http://garyhabermas.com video and audio resources.
Evidence for Christ, the authenticity of the Bible, and the
Resurrection - several from Lee Stroebel to choose from:
http://leestrobel.com/
http://www.eternal-productions.org/101science.html.
http://tinyurl.com/yr5aee for Dr. William Lane Craig.
Next, The Privileged Planet - View free online. In six parts.
http://video.google.com/PrivilegedPlanet
Next, Unlocking the Mystery of Life - In seven parts. Click Here.
Startling Proofs: Does God Really Exist? Click Here.
about the authority of the Bible. Why is it important to make a
reasoned decision about the authority of the Bible? Because the
Bible says in Romans 3:23 that "all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God." The Bible says that no one enters Heaven
unless they've been born again. It says that no one comes unto
the Father except through Christ. (If you've never read the Bible,
please get one and read the book of John.) Or you can read or
listen to it online at:
http://www.biblegateway.com/
or http://www.blueletterbible.org
Despite what the Bible says, most people consider themselves to
be good people. But what is God's standard? When the 10
commandments are presented to people, they quickly admit: "Yes.
I've lied." "Yes. I've stolen -- but it was only something small." "Yes.
I've taken God's name in vain, but I'm basically a good person."
"Yes. I've lusted after him," or "I've lusted after her." (Which,
according to Jesus, makes them an adulterer at heart.) They are
convinced that they're a good person, even though they just
admitted that they're a liar, a thief, a blasphemer, and an adulterer
at heart. The Bible says that all liars, thieves, adulterers, and
blasphemers will not see Heaven. Still, when asked, most people
will say that when they die they think they will go to Heaven -- even
though the Bible tells us that God is a just God and will punish sin.
At this point, most people will say, "But God is merciful. He's a God
of love and forgiveness. I think He'll overlook my sins."
But consider an earthly judge. Let's say you're in court. You're
guilty. You've broken the law and there is a penalty, but you say to
the judge, "Your Honor, I know you're a merciful judge and I'm sure
you won't punish me for my crimes."
Do you think he'll let you go? No! If he did, he wouldn't be a just
judge. Imagine a world where lawbreakers always go unpunished.
Judges who allow these criminals to walk away are not just. They
are as guilty as those who committed the crimes.
Now let's say you're back in court awaiting your sentencing. You
find out that the court is charging you an enormous fine that you
can't possibly pay. But just as you're about to be led away in
handcuffs, someone you don't even know comes into the
courtroom and pays your fine for you. How would you feel toward
that person? Grateful? I hope so. He just took the punishment for
you.
Well, that's what Christ did on the cross for us nearly 2000 years
ago. He suffered a terrible, humiliating death, and He paid the
penalty for our sins with His blood—so that we could be reconciled
to God.
Romans 5:8 puts it this way: "But God commendeth his love toward
us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
And Romans 6:23 tells us that: "The wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Jesus died on the cross and took the punishment for our sins, but
He rose three days later and gave us eternal life. That's the good
news. In Romans 10:9 the Bible says: "If you confess with your
mouth Jesus as Lord, Yield and believe in your heart that God
raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved."
Sites that I recommend.
http://www.pleaseconvinceme.com/ Jim Wallace, apologist. He is
also a cold case homicide detective. One of the best sites.
If you don't really know what the Bible teaches or what the Bible
claims, Click Here. Can then watch the Jesus Film Here.
Click Here for Bible Study. Free courses. Optional paid courses.
http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/
Many of the below videos can be viewed free online.
Evidence for Creation and a Creator:
For several short clips on various apologetic subjects, Click Here.
http://soundthetrumpet.ca/videos/prophecyseries/
I especially recommend the mp3 prophecy teachings above.
http://garyhabermas.com video and audio resources.
Evidence for Christ, the authenticity of the Bible, and the
Resurrection - several from Lee Stroebel to choose from:
http://leestrobel.com/
http://www.eternal-productions.org/101science.html.
http://tinyurl.com/yr5aee for Dr. William Lane Craig.
Next, The Privileged Planet - View free online. In six parts.
http://video.google.com/PrivilegedPlanet
Next, Unlocking the Mystery of Life - In seven parts. Click Here.
Startling Proofs: Does God Really Exist? Click Here.
Bible Codes
Are There Codes in the Bible?
http://www.y-zine.com/ This is a great site. I really like this article. It
sums up much of the evidence listed in the below "He's Alive" video.
New! Christian Video on Demand. Must See: God of Wonders.
sums up much of the evidence listed in the below "He's Alive" video.
New! Christian Video on Demand. Must See: God of Wonders.
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conservation and animal
rescue.
http://www.thebiblesite.org/
One click every day will
provide 1 book of the Bible to
persecuted Christians,
without costing you a penny.
More ways to help for free
are listed at the bottom of the
article.
Is Hell Eternal?
Great Ways to Help Others
More Great Ways to Help
Many of us want to give more to charity. We want to do more to
make a difference in the world and in the lives of others. Quite often
the thing that keeps us from giving more than we do is our wallet,
but there are ways to give that don't cost anything -- except a little
bit of time.
The below charities are great ways to give. All it takes is one click a
day at the site or sites of your choice. No matter what your "cause"
is, there is a way to help that doesn't involve your checkbook or
credit card.
This may seem too good to be true. How can you give to a charity
by clicking on a banner? The answer is advertising sponsors. Every
day when you click on the site of your choice, you will be taken to a
confirmation page. The sponsors will be listed there. It's an
ingenious idea. Not only have they found a unique way to advertise
their business, but they are helping others at the same time. They
pay for clicks, just like advertisers at Google or Yahoo pay for
clicks. The difference is that these advertisers are sponsoring
charities with those clicks - and hoping to gain new customers in the
process.
Here are some of the sites that raise money for charities through
advertising dollars.
http://www.ripple.org/buttons.html
There are four buttons at Ripple. They provide water, food,
education, and money.
At Ripple you can click to give 6 days access to clean water. "When
Wateraid provides a community with ongoing and sustainable
access to clean water and sanitation the net cost per person is $30.
Over twenty five years (WaterAid projects will continue for the life of
a community) the average cost to provide water per day is $0.0033.
For 2c (the lowest amount raised per click) this equates to 6 days
access to clean water and sanitation."
At Ripple you can also click to help a village feed itself.
Another project at Ripple is access to education. "The Oaktree
Foundation is currently raising money to help build schools in East
Timor, one of the poorest nations in the world. $25 will cover the
cost of opening up a full 7 years of primary school education for a
child at one of the schools built by Oaktree and its partners in East
Timor. This equates to $3.55 for one year of primary education for
a child and 2c (the lowest amount raised per click) equates to 2
days of primary education."
And at Ripple you can click to finance a $100 loan for a day. "10
cents represents the daily interest that Grameen pays to finance
$400 that it then lends to a poor borrower. Thus 10 cents a day can
maintain a $400 loan for someone to start their own business and
lift themselves out of poverty. Your click will raise at least 2c,
enough to finance approximately $100 of that loan today."
http://www.bhookh.com/
7000 people die of starvation everday in India. One click will donate
a cup of staple food to a hungry Indian through the UN.
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/children/
Your free click generates donations from their sponsors. You may
click once a day, every day. 100% of the donations raised go
directly to Children International to help children and families
overcome poverty through child sponsorship. At the time that this
post was written, free clicks had provided 595 months of Children
International child sponsorship.
After you click that link, look to the left. You can also click to donate
to a variety of different charities. These charities fund the
preservation of rainforest, big cats, pets, seals, oceans, primates,
and wolves; or you can click to fight violence against women and
breast cancer. Click on whichever cause you're interested in
helping.
http://www.thehungersite.com/
One click every day will provide 1.1 cups of staple food to the
hungry, without costing you a single cent. This website also has
similar free charity programs to raise money for mammograms,
children's health, literacy, conservation and animal rescue. It's easy
to click on all of these. You can also play games to raise money for
charity as well. Some of the games are addictive, so word of
warning there. You can also send free e-cards. Some are really
cool. They don't add anyone to a mailing list, but they do let the
recipient know about their site.
http://www.thebiblesite.org/
One click every day will provide 1 book of the Bible to persecuted
Christians, without costing you a penny.
http://www.hungrychildren.com/
Their sponsors donate $25.00 to feed hungry children for every
1000 visitors.
http://www.solvepoverty.com/
One click donates 0.05 Euro towards the cost of resources and
activities supporting the development of education projects in poor
areas of the world.
http://www.landcareniagara.com/
Click here to plant a tree in the Niagara area.
http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/banners/banner1.htm
Clicking here donates a bag of pet food to a shelter. This page
doesn't always load properly, but if you mouse over the "missing
banners" you can tell where to click.
http://www.theenvironmentsite.org/donate.php
Clicking here helps protect the enviornment. All money raised goes
to the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
http://www.giveaminute.org/
One click provides one minute of healthcare. Sometimes, all it takes
to save a life is one minute.
http://www.ecologyfund.com/
Many different ecology charities.
http://www.chintai.net/contribution/
1 yen donated to Medicins Sans Frontieres for each click on the
‘cup’
http://www.craigresearchlabs.com/cancer.html
Click on the "I Fight Cancer" button to make a donation to fund
cancer research. You may click once per day.
http://www.cancerdemama.com.br/5index.htm
Click to sponsor free breast cancer scans - Click the image on left
that says “ajude com seu clique” This one is in Brazil.
http://www.hungerfighters.com/
Daily clicks donate one cup of free food to fight hunger.
http://www.porloschicos.com/PorLosChicos.NET/index_english.htm
Feed kids in Argentina.
http://www.pajacyk.pl/
Click the puppet that says “Kliknig Tu!” to feed children in schools
in Poland.
http://www.nippn.co.jp/csr/unicef/oneclick.html
UNICEF - Click the globe to help a poor child in Japan.
http://www.habitat.pl/aktualnosci.aspx
Habitat for Humanity in Poland. At the top left of the site is a moving
green banner, click that. Clicking here helps Habitat for Humanity
build homes in Poland.
http://www.fandonation.com/
This is a fun way to provide shelter for abused and homeless
children. A few seconds of music from a sponsoring musician will
play when you click on the buttons. You can make donations by
clicking once per day; however, there are 5 buttons and each
button is a separate donation. Therefore, you can click on all 5
buttons and donate 5 times -- and, at the same time, you can listen
to some great artists who need the exposure.
http://youthnoise.com/playcity/page/j1c
For every 100,000 clicks in a month, a $500 donation is made to
that month's featured charity.
http://www.oneclickatatime.org/
Click the different categories in the menu on the left of the page.
This is a directory of numerous charities where you can click free to
give. There is crossover to the above list, but there are many
charities not covered above. Some of their links no longer work
though, and a couple of the broken links have caused my computer
to freeze.
The categories listed at the above site are: Animal Charities,
Environmental Charities, Health Charities, Hunger Charities,
Children Charities, Womens Charities, Homeless Charities, and
many other charities.
Consistently giving a little time every day, and telling others about
these sites, does make a difference. It's certainly better than doing
nothing at all.
Many of us want to give more to charity. We want to do more to
make a difference in the world and in the lives of others. Quite often
the thing that keeps us from giving more than we do is our wallet,
but there are ways to give that don't cost anything -- except a little
bit of time.
The below charities are great ways to give. All it takes is one click a
day at the site or sites of your choice. No matter what your "cause"
is, there is a way to help that doesn't involve your checkbook or
credit card.
This may seem too good to be true. How can you give to a charity
by clicking on a banner? The answer is advertising sponsors. Every
day when you click on the site of your choice, you will be taken to a
confirmation page. The sponsors will be listed there. It's an
ingenious idea. Not only have they found a unique way to advertise
their business, but they are helping others at the same time. They
pay for clicks, just like advertisers at Google or Yahoo pay for
clicks. The difference is that these advertisers are sponsoring
charities with those clicks - and hoping to gain new customers in the
process.
Here are some of the sites that raise money for charities through
advertising dollars.
http://www.ripple.org/buttons.html
There are four buttons at Ripple. They provide water, food,
education, and money.
At Ripple you can click to give 6 days access to clean water. "When
Wateraid provides a community with ongoing and sustainable
access to clean water and sanitation the net cost per person is $30.
Over twenty five years (WaterAid projects will continue for the life of
a community) the average cost to provide water per day is $0.0033.
For 2c (the lowest amount raised per click) this equates to 6 days
access to clean water and sanitation."
At Ripple you can also click to help a village feed itself.
Another project at Ripple is access to education. "The Oaktree
Foundation is currently raising money to help build schools in East
Timor, one of the poorest nations in the world. $25 will cover the
cost of opening up a full 7 years of primary school education for a
child at one of the schools built by Oaktree and its partners in East
Timor. This equates to $3.55 for one year of primary education for
a child and 2c (the lowest amount raised per click) equates to 2
days of primary education."
And at Ripple you can click to finance a $100 loan for a day. "10
cents represents the daily interest that Grameen pays to finance
$400 that it then lends to a poor borrower. Thus 10 cents a day can
maintain a $400 loan for someone to start their own business and
lift themselves out of poverty. Your click will raise at least 2c,
enough to finance approximately $100 of that loan today."
http://www.bhookh.com/
7000 people die of starvation everday in India. One click will donate
a cup of staple food to a hungry Indian through the UN.
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/children/
Your free click generates donations from their sponsors. You may
click once a day, every day. 100% of the donations raised go
directly to Children International to help children and families
overcome poverty through child sponsorship. At the time that this
post was written, free clicks had provided 595 months of Children
International child sponsorship.
After you click that link, look to the left. You can also click to donate
to a variety of different charities. These charities fund the
preservation of rainforest, big cats, pets, seals, oceans, primates,
and wolves; or you can click to fight violence against women and
breast cancer. Click on whichever cause you're interested in
helping.
http://www.thehungersite.com/
One click every day will provide 1.1 cups of staple food to the
hungry, without costing you a single cent. This website also has
similar free charity programs to raise money for mammograms,
children's health, literacy, conservation and animal rescue. It's easy
to click on all of these. You can also play games to raise money for
charity as well. Some of the games are addictive, so word of
warning there. You can also send free e-cards. Some are really
cool. They don't add anyone to a mailing list, but they do let the
recipient know about their site.
http://www.thebiblesite.org/
One click every day will provide 1 book of the Bible to persecuted
Christians, without costing you a penny.
http://www.hungrychildren.com/
Their sponsors donate $25.00 to feed hungry children for every
1000 visitors.
http://www.solvepoverty.com/
One click donates 0.05 Euro towards the cost of resources and
activities supporting the development of education projects in poor
areas of the world.
http://www.landcareniagara.com/
Click here to plant a tree in the Niagara area.
http://www.giveusahome.co.uk/banners/banner1.htm
Clicking here donates a bag of pet food to a shelter. This page
doesn't always load properly, but if you mouse over the "missing
banners" you can tell where to click.
http://www.theenvironmentsite.org/donate.php
Clicking here helps protect the enviornment. All money raised goes
to the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
http://www.giveaminute.org/
One click provides one minute of healthcare. Sometimes, all it takes
to save a life is one minute.
http://www.ecologyfund.com/
Many different ecology charities.
http://www.chintai.net/contribution/
1 yen donated to Medicins Sans Frontieres for each click on the
‘cup’
http://www.craigresearchlabs.com/cancer.html
Click on the "I Fight Cancer" button to make a donation to fund
cancer research. You may click once per day.
http://www.cancerdemama.com.br/5index.htm
Click to sponsor free breast cancer scans - Click the image on left
that says “ajude com seu clique” This one is in Brazil.
http://www.hungerfighters.com/
Daily clicks donate one cup of free food to fight hunger.
http://www.porloschicos.com/PorLosChicos.NET/index_english.htm
Feed kids in Argentina.
http://www.pajacyk.pl/
Click the puppet that says “Kliknig Tu!” to feed children in schools
in Poland.
http://www.nippn.co.jp/csr/unicef/oneclick.html
UNICEF - Click the globe to help a poor child in Japan.
http://www.habitat.pl/aktualnosci.aspx
Habitat for Humanity in Poland. At the top left of the site is a moving
green banner, click that. Clicking here helps Habitat for Humanity
build homes in Poland.
http://www.fandonation.com/
This is a fun way to provide shelter for abused and homeless
children. A few seconds of music from a sponsoring musician will
play when you click on the buttons. You can make donations by
clicking once per day; however, there are 5 buttons and each
button is a separate donation. Therefore, you can click on all 5
buttons and donate 5 times -- and, at the same time, you can listen
to some great artists who need the exposure.
http://youthnoise.com/playcity/page/j1c
For every 100,000 clicks in a month, a $500 donation is made to
that month's featured charity.
http://www.oneclickatatime.org/
Click the different categories in the menu on the left of the page.
This is a directory of numerous charities where you can click free to
give. There is crossover to the above list, but there are many
charities not covered above. Some of their links no longer work
though, and a couple of the broken links have caused my computer
to freeze.
The categories listed at the above site are: Animal Charities,
Environmental Charities, Health Charities, Hunger Charities,
Children Charities, Womens Charities, Homeless Charities, and
many other charities.
Consistently giving a little time every day, and telling others about
these sites, does make a difference. It's certainly better than doing
nothing at all.
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