Sometime today (4/3/2009) "Christianity and Real Estate" , a group about what it is like to be a Christian and practicing real estate, hit its 1300th member!!!
I am not sure who it is, AND I would have to leaf
through the 13 or so pages in the membership roster to find out who this person is...... BUT.......
AMEN !!!
Our group has been in existence since 01/25/2007. I saw a need for an undiluted Christian presence here in The ActiveRain©Real Estate Network.
There are so many groups that are "Feel Good" and "Just Positive in Nature" in ActiveRain....I think those groups are great, BUT I felt a group that was from a Christian perspective was sorely needed.
Our group is usually on the second page or first page
for Active Groups and is on the second page for Number
of Members.
After our founding, almost immediately we were attacked by a member of ActiveRain© who threatened to bring a Fair Housing lawsuit against the Network for having us here.
The posts about that experience are below:
- Christianity and Real Estate? Authored 02/20/2007
- A conversation with Jonathan Washburn..... Authored 02/20/07
- Christianity and Real Estate !!! Authored 02/21/07
Those were a tense couple of days..... as you will read...
God LISTENS to His people when they pray...
I am linking several of our past posts about what the
group is like below. If YOU are curious about Christianity
OR want to join us as a Christian who practices real estate,
do NOT hesitate!!
Take a look at this group of posts about what our group is like:
- Can You Go It Alone in This Business? - 02/13/07
- Give a man a fish....... - 03/04/07
- Do you have the heart to be in this business? - 04/10/07
- Your life matters...from beginning to end!! - 06/22/07
- Being near God is like an Irish Spring Soap Commercial........ - 07/22/07
- Christianity and Real Estate... The Upside Down Kingdom..... His! #9 - 01/10/2008
- Christianity and Real Estate.... The Kingdom of Heaven #7 - 04/24/2008
- Christianity and Real Estate......... Great posts about what our group is like: 7.8.2008
- Christianity and Real Estate........ what our group is like ~~~ featured posts 7.16.2008
- Christianity and Real Estate..... What our group is like.....8.26.2008
- Christianity and Real Estate --- What our group is like!! 9.20.2008
- Christianity and Real Estate --- Do you have enough grace in your life? - 09/24/08
- Christianity and Real Estate --- What our group is like.... 10.22.2008
In these posts you will see a group of Christians who love
each other...encourage each other and spur each other to
live like Jesus lives.
To GOD be the Glory in our Messiah Jesus
for what He has done and CONTINUES to do!!
Alexander Harb ~~~ Founder of,
"Christianity and Real Estate"
_Our Moderators:__
* _Elizabeth Nieves_
* Don Draughn_
* Andrew Trevino_
* Jason Crouch_
* Sara Washburn_
* Brian Foxworth_
* Loreena Yeo_
* Lola Audu_
* Debe Maxwell_
* Bob Sloop_
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the GREAT angry kitty picture, and to Rob Gruhl
for the FREE HUG picture !!
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I have been waiting for this to happen for MONTHS!!!
God is SOOOOoooooooo GOOD!!!
Congratulations with your success. I personally don't share the perspective that GOD is involved with my work on a daily basis, but that's my opinion & I don't push it or demand others think like me to be a friend or colleague. We should all be able to co-exist so long as everyone is playing nice. JMO. ;)
Greg................I NEVER insinuated that at all...this is a group of real estate professionals that have the same beliefs...and we encourage each other in those beliefs.....
We HAVE never excluded anyone from our group....... Christian or NON-Christian......
I have PLENTY of non-Christian referral members of AR among my over 300 associates, Greg.....
May you be blessed in your endevors.....
=-)
Wow, here you go, what great news. See....you thought of it, made it happen, it is happening, and look where your at now....I guess you did make sure God was in control of your endeavor in making sure Christianity and Real Estate was a part of what has become the best place to come to on Active Rain. Why?
1. Friendship
2. Praise
3. Prayer
4. To give to another person
5. To share what God is doing in our lives, daily.
6. Some one else please continue this list, lets see how far this goes.
AMEN...
I THINK you have a post in the making here, Robert......
HMMMMmmmmm.....
ya think???? or am I assuming too much here?
waddaya think, Bob??
=-)
Alexander,
To God be the glory...!!! Thanks, Fran
Fran.... Great things He is doing!!!!
May He get all the glory in our Messiah Jesus' wonderful Names(s)!!!!!
woooohoooo!!!!!
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Alex, you have a good point, I could give myself permission to cut and paste it and call it a post. I would like to see if this list could get any bigger, hummm or....ok, will do something with your post you began.
Alexander, great tribute to the group with that many members. Keep up the good work with this fine group and working with all its members and moderators.
Alexander,
Thank you for starting this group. I'm sure it has blessed many and will continue to bless others. Congratulations!
Bob........ I am looking forward to that........ I think if you made apost about it and asked for responses...that would be better....... lets see what happens.....
Gary........ Thanks for your complements........ and I am glad I subscribed to your blog..........
Irene......... That is what I am looking for....to be a blessing and to have a presence about Christianity in the field of real estate!! Thanks for coming by!!
What happened here is that you did not despise the day of small beginnings..... and you became faithful over little which GOD gave the increase over.
Congratulations to you and congratulations to all the members which make up this family. God, we pray that you would see fit to continue to use this platform for your Glory, in the name of Jesus, amen.
Diane,
Well...it looks like I will be writing a post about something that just happened in AR...... and it is going to be a lightning rod of controversy......
A post containing a LOT of profanity was FEATURED in AR..... EVEN the subject of the post had profanity in it......
I raised a stink and was actually laughed at by some...... and was the recipient of some "parental browbeating" from others........The author of the post told me she would turn herself into "the principle"....... as if I were in elementary school..... and I was to be talked to in this way to laugh it all away....... and mock my stand for a showing a professional stance to potential customers.........
This post with the profanity IS NOT members only either...... it is public.... SO potential customers can see everything being said....
I could see making a post like this members only to protect and keep a professional image to potential customers.... in FACT this has been talked about several times in AR in the past...and LOTS of people have agreed with this point of view.... if you are going to put questionable stuff in a post, make it just to a group OR make it members only.......
BUT....NOW the fence-line has been breached and ANYTHING goes now...who cares what potential customers see now...... Almost everyone was saying that the author was to be COMMENDED for being "real" and "honest".
Up till the time I said my .02 cents, only a handful of people chided the author tongue in cheek for her "masterpiece".
I will be making a post with ALL the other posts talking about this subject in the past....... and how things have changed now.....
Just as the word of God says......."...........they live to fulfill their fleshly lusts with an ever increasing appetite for more.....and they put down anyone who does not join their ranks......."
Well...DO pray for me, Sis....... I am gonna need it.......
;-)
Alex, my heart was heavy tonight and I am unable to sleep, I usually do not come on here this late unless there is a reason. I see now why... This saddens me to think we would feature a post as such. I know we how you feel inside, I am praying that God will continue to use this group to do His work, which will allow all of us... Christians and non Christians to come and enjoy friendships with one another. There are wonderful people in this group that do uphold the rules of the group and they still are so valued with their writing as well.
There has to be a safe place in any organization to be able to come to, and pray, praise, worship or just have great fellowship with one and another. This is that safe haven place in Active Rain, keep the faith my Nephew, Brother in Christ, and close Friend. You have helped me and my family in so many ways.
Well, Bob..."WE" did NOT...it was a Moderator in the AR network that did it...NOT any of us...... I have written an e-mail to Bob Stweart yesterday and have not gotten any reply as of yet......
I wonder what will happen.......