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Every week Beliefnet members post prayer circles, asking others to pray for their family, health, finances, relationships, and more. Here a few of this week’s prayer circles. Pray for Jennifer Mungia “My husband is serving our country and he has been in Korea for a year already. He is supposed to come home next month.…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we here at Beliefnet are doing our part to raise awareness, as well as to provide hope, comfort, and support for those coping with breast cancer and their loved ones. Health editor Holly Rossi has started a topic in her journal called “Stories of Survival.” She’s collecting…

The new Beliefnet Community is a really exciting way for us to learn more about our users. Instead of just seeing your latest posts, we can see your profiles, view pictures you’ve posted, learn about your interests, and more. On that note, we’re happy to focus this week on DAH54. As we make the transition…

Every day members post prayer circles on Beliefnet. They ask for prayers for any number of subjects: health, money, family, and more. Below are a few of this week’s prayer circles. Pray for Rosa Vasquez “Rosa is a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Pray for her so she will not suffer in her last days.”…

As I type this, the Beliefnet technology team is “pressing the button” that will fully integrate Beliefnet with our new community platform. It’s an exciting moment. Make sure you check out the new site–log in if you’re already a Beliefnet member, or sign up for an account and all of our new tools if you’re…

Have you heard about Blog Action Day? Today, October 15, more than 11,000 blogs written by people all over the world are writing posts about the environment. According to the Blog Action Day website, “Every blogger will post about the environment in their own way and relating to their own topic. Our aim is to…

Since Beliefnet launched, Prayer Circles have always been among the most popular areas of the site, giving our readers a chance to lend hope, comfort, and support to other members in need. Each week we’ll spotlight some of the touching Prayer Circles started by our members. Whether they’re praying for health, recovery, good fortune, or…

We received an overwhelming response to our Dalai Lama Kindness contest. It was almost impossible to discern the “best” tales of compassion—as several readers pointed out, all acts of kindness are blessed, precious things. But we managed to select 20 responses that moved us to tears or joy and seemed to capture the message of…

Meet JumboJava Many people come to Beliefnet in a time of trial, asking others to pray for them. They then stick around and return the favor, praying for other members. But few make the kind of impression JumboJava has made. Midwesterner JumboJava, who goes by JJ for short, started a thread in the Christianity area…

Beliefnet definitely has something for everybody. This week we’ve highlighted some particularly juicy topics about relationships, politics, health, and parenting. Does Marriage Have an ‘Expiration Date’? “Did anyone notice the article on Politician, Gabriele Pauli — who has shocked the Catholic state in Germany by suggesting marriage should last just 7 years? Any comments, married…

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