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          Welcome to this issue of the C Zine!
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                             ::In this issue::
                                       Updates
                        National Day of Prayer
                           Inspirational Story
                                     His Story
                                Lost Now Found
                    You wanna web?(Part 4 of 4)
                                      Humor Me
                             Verse of the Week
                             Quote of the week
                              Looking ahead...
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
               Better is one day in Your house
              Better is one day in Your courts
               Better is one day in Your house
                      Than thousands elsewhere
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                                   ::Updates::
 Welcome to the C Zine!  Well, this is the day
  after a great holiday! That's right, yesterday
   was the first Thursday in the month of May,
    that means that yesterday was the National
     Day of Prayer. Check it out below!  Also
      be sure to read the History of CIR, that's
     between the Inspirational Story, and the
    Lost Now Found!

 Enjoy the zine!
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
             When I am weak You make me strong
               When I am poor I know I am rich
                 For in the power of Your name
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                    ::National Day of Prayer::
                       Our Father and Our God,
We praise You for Your goodness to our nation, 
giving us blessings far 
beyond what we deserve. 
Yet we know all is not right with America. We 

deeply need a moral and spiritual renewal to 
help us meet the many problems 
we face. Convict 
us of sin. Help us to turn to You in repentance 
and faith. 
Set our feet on the path of Your 
righteousness and peace. We pray today 
for our 
nation's leaders. Give them the wisdom to know 
what is right, 
and the courage to do it. You have 
said, "Blessed is the nation whose God 
is the Lord." 
May this be a new era for America, as we humble 
ourselves 
and acknowledge You alone as our Savior 
and Lord.
This we pray in Your holy name, Amen.

Prayer written by Billy Graham, honorary 
 chairman for the 2001 National 
Day of Prayer.
  http://www.nationaldayofprayer.org

                     Have you accepted Christ?
  https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/get_saved.html
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                       ::Inspirational Story::
                          ::The Fishing Pole::

Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing 
call one Saturday afternoon 
a few months ago. 
His 6-year-old grandson Mikey had been hit by a 
car 
while fishing in Greentown with his dad. The 
father and son were near a 
bridge by the Kokomo 
Reservoir when a woman lost control of her car, 
slide 
off the bridge, and hit Mickey at a rate 
of about 50 mph.

Sheriff Marr had seen the results of accidents 
like his and feared the 
worst. When he got to 
Saint Joseph Hospital, he rushed through the 
emergency 
room to find Mikey conscious and in 
fairly good spirits.

Mikey, what happened?" Sheriff Marr asked. Mikey 
replied, "Well, Papaw, 
I was fishin' with Dad, 
and some lady runned me over, I flew into a mud 

puddle, and broke my fishin' pole and I didn't 
get to catch no fish!"

As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey 
about 500 feet, over a few 
trees and an embankment 
and in the middle of a mud puddle. His only injuries 

were to his right femur bone which had broken in two places.

Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg. 
Otherwise the boy is fine. 
Since all the boy could 
talk about was that his fishing pole was broken, 

the Sheriff went out to Wal-mart and bought him a 
new one while he was 
in surgery so he could have it 
when he came out.

The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey to keep him 
company in the hospital. 
Mikey was enjoying his new 
fishing pole and talked about when he could 
go fishing 
again as he cast into the trash can. When they were 
alone, 
Mikey said, "Papaw, did you know Jesus is real?"

"Well," the Sheriff replied, a little startled. 
"Yes, Jesus is real to 
all who believe in him and 
love him in their hearts."

"No," said Mikey. "I mean Jesus is REALLY real."
"What do you mean?" asked the Sheriff. 
"I know He's real 'cause I saw Him." 
said Mikey, 
still casting into the trash can.
"You did?" said the Sheriff.
"Yep," said Mikey. "When that lady runned me over 
and broke my fishing 
pole, Jesus caught me in His 
arms and laid me down in the mud puddle."

                     Have you accepted Christ?
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                                   ::History::

        Welcome to this edition of the C Zine!
I am glad you're here, and we're coming up on 
a very important day in the 
Christian Internet 
Resources history books.  Our 2nd anniversary!  
So, 
in this article you'll read what I wanted 
CIR to be, and what God has shaped 
it into. 
I am sure you'll find that CIR is totally 
different than what 
I planned, but for the 
better!

The day it all started, June 2nd, 1999.
 Oh boy do I remember that day as if it 
happened this afternoon!
Maybe, I went overboard on the caption, because 
the name "Christian Internet 
Resources" I came 
up with sometime around the week of May 20th. In 
fact 
that name meant something different to me than 
it does today, it was named 
Christian Internet 
Resources because it was going to be a resource for 

Christian webmasters.(hence "Internet")  Today it 
means, to me at least, 
a portal for Christians with 
a plethera of resources.  Anyway, I remember 

reading some old files a few months ago(I seem to 
have lost them now) of 
the  news section of CIR
(originally on the main page) that I actually had
 CIR online May 28th, but the reason June 2nd is 
counted as the official 
opening day is because that's 
when I got my approval email from God's Counter(a 
great 
hit counter, by the way, but went down over a 
year ago with no explanation).  
After that, I 
entered into the logs that CIR was started June 
2nd, just 
to be dis-proven when I uncovered those 
documents a few months ago.(I may 
think I remember 
that day perfectly clear, but my memory really stinks)

Why it all started.
 Look at cir right now, http://cirw.cjb.net . 
Now guess why I originally 
started it.

All done? I'll continue with or without you. :)  
Anywhos, this may be a 
total shocker to you(unless 
you read the above paragraph) but it was started(or 

should I say founded...) as a password protected 
resource for Christian 
webmasters.  Didn't expect 
that?  It's true!  Some of the resources I wanted 
to 
do were free guestbooks, and counters.  But the Lord 
has lead me away 
from that into more evangelisim, 
and I'm lovin' it!

The message.
 The current get saved page has not changed much 
since it was originally 
put in place, way back 
2 years ago.  It has been the heart of CIR, and 

the reason for Satanic attack. With it we have 
helped lead 18 people to 
Christ, all since November 
of 2000.

Genesis.
 Ah yes, Genesis.  Boy does that bring back memories! 
Around August '99 
I launched the idea of Genesis.  
Genesis was to be what CIR is, except 
it would have a 
directory & radio station. It was a good dream, but 
one 
which the Lord wouldn't let it be more than that.

Christmas of 99
 It Christmas eve and all through out the house, 
not a creature was... 
sorry, couldn't think of anything 
creative :)  CIR used to be hosted by 
Spaceports, still 
an excellent host, and they decided to give us a Christmas 

present! A server upgrade was done just before Christmas, 
but somebody 
forgot to turn on the ssi!(the entire CIR 
site runs on ssi)  Picture it, 
it's Christmas eve, someone 
asked to see my site.  So everybody sat in 
front of 
the computer screen waiting for the page to load. Well, 
much 
to my surprise, the entire site ssi calls were 
ignored, my fancy page design 
wouldn't load! That was fun! 
:( After I got home, I got to the support 
pages and they 
basically said that they weren't turning ssi back on.  A
fter looking for several hosts with ssi, I remembered that 
I had a Tripod 
account and that they support ssi! The rest is history...

The Message Board Switch of 2000
 I used to use an old message board provider without much 
power. I wanted 
something more, so I found ezboard.com and 
made the change.  Somewhere 
in the middle of January(you 
know, when everyone was still talking about 
Y2K) we switched.  
And you know something? The message board is about as 

active today as it was then. ;)

G Mail
 Ah yes, G Mail! I love that email! G Mail was started 
around January(I'm 
not positive at what the date was, 
but it was between Jan and Feb) and 
the design hasn't 
changed once.(why tamper with perfection? :) ) One of 

the features I personally love is the fact that we put 
a Bible verse at 
the end of your emails.
Check it out @ http://gmail.cjb.net

GCSNet
 Everyone should remember this(unless you're new here), 
it happened only 
a few weeks ago. I found this great host, 
GCSNet, that provided great features. 
fast servers and 
everything else you could want. Everything I needed, and 

still do, to keep CIR growing. Well, after changing millions 
of links to 
the new server(if felt like millions anyway) I 
got everything changed to 
the new server. 2 days after I signed 
up, with no warning of anykind, they 
went down.  So I took it 
back to Tripod, spent another bizillion hours 
changing the 
gagillion links BACK. And, we're still here!

Close.
 I hope you have enjoyed reading the history of CIR, this 
story is more 
of HIS Story than anything else.  Because, 
ever since day one, I have wanted 
Him glorified and honored 
with everything I do, and I look forward to the 
next two 
years of His direction and assurance.  His promise, and 
His gospel 
being spread throughout the world.

---->Spontaneous Praise
Hallelujah, Jesus is alive!
Death has lost it's victory
And the grave has been denied!
The curse of sin is broken
And we have perfect liberty!
He's alive! He's alive!
Spontaneous Praise<----
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                            ::Lost Now Found::
                         Total souls saved: 18
So far, no one has been saved(to the best of
 my, knowledge, anyway) since two weeks ago!
  I think we need to call in the expert(God)
   again!

  Have you accepted Christ as your Savior?
    https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/message.shtml
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                            ::You wanna web?::

Four in Four Part Series-"So you wanna webpage?"

    We discussed in the part three of our series "So
 you wanna webpage?", the free resources 
available to webmasters for "beefing 
up" their 
site. Now we need to figure out how to get people
 to your site and how to keep them there. There 
is nothing more frustrating 
to a webmaster than spending
hundreds of hours of work just to find that your 
the only one visiting 
your site. In this article 
we will try to briefly cover search engines, 
contact relations, 
promotions, and traffic building.

SEARCH ENGINES- This topic will only be briefly touched 
upon due to the 
overwhelming availability of search 
engine information online. Search engines 
are not 
necessary to generate web traffic, however, to those lucky
few that have top 10 positions with relevant key words, 
the traffic those 
searches can generate is huge.  
I recommend submitting your site to the 
search 
engines to get listed, making sure you have meta tags 
(keywords 
some search engines use to search your site) 
and then leaving it alone. 
Unless you use a search engine 
positioning service (a service that streamlines 
your
site so that you move up in search engine rank) you 
will find that your 
site is buried in the rank 
stratosphere and serves little purpose in even 
being
listed. It is said that if your site doesn't come up 
listed on the first 
page of search results than 
more than 90% of searchers won't even see it.

CONTACT RELATIONS- Interaction with others in 
your area of interest (in 
this case, the Lord) is a 
very successful way to increase traffic. By going 

to others sites and posting your links, offering to post 
their link on 
your site, or opening up a basic dialog, 
is a great way to open your site 
to a
new cross section of visitors. If you find a site 
of equal traffic, or 
lesser if you feel generous, 
you may be able to work out a partnership 
between 
sites with the hopes of sharing traffic and possibly 
doubling 
the number of surfers you expose your 
site to. Basically you want to make 
friends with 
other webmasters. If you write poems (or any other type of
content) submit some of your content to larger 
sites (content is king, 
sites always want more 
no matter what size), just make sure you can add 
a link 
to
your own site at the end of your piece (that's key).

PROMOTIONS- These can generate a good amount of 
traffic. In general you 
just need to be creative with 
this one. Here are a few promotions that 
will generate traffic.
Site awards work well, just make sure the site award
graphic you give out is professional, pleasing to the eye, 
quick to load, 
and LINKS BACK TO YOUR SITE. Having 
people vote for topsites is also a 
great way to increase 
traffic, however, unless you plan to do a lot of 
updating
you will need a script to log topsite votes. 
Having a give away can work, 
buy one CD then have 
people answer a question, or submit an entry that 
will
be chosen randomly. Basically think to yourself, what 
could I do that will 
have people return to my site after 
their first visit as well as entice 
new
visitors to my site? Promotions can do both of those 
things. Just put yourself 
in your visitors place 
and say "what would I want to win?", is it
an award, a CD, a book? Make a choice that 
goes well with the interests 
of
your visitors (If your visitors are interested 
in your site than you probably 
share similar interests).

TRAFFIC BUILDING- Traffic building encompasses 
promotions, search engine 
usage, and contact 
relations. The most important thing to remember is making
sure you have the content and tools available at your 
site to keep people 
coming back. All this work will 
be for nothing if your visitor surfs your 
site once 
and never returns. Use the free tools discussed in part three 
of
this series to entice your visitors to return. 
Offer free email, so that 
your users will come 
back to your site every time they want to check their
email. Set up forums or chat rooms so that you 
can start building a community. 
All of these equal 
loyal visitors, the best kind of visitors.
Remember always that you must be patient and 
persistent. Traffic does not 
appear over night. 
It can take months to build a small steady stream of
surfers. Don't get frustrated.

Be sure to remember that your site is to glorify 
the Lord. All energy, 
effort, and time spent to 
glorify Him will be returned to you 1000 times 
when you 
face your Creator. If you are willing to be used for 
His purpose 
then He will use you to His glory, but always 
remember the site is not 
for you but for the Lord. 
Have pride in the work you do for the Lord and 
not the
work itself. Remembering that will make your 
experience as a webmaster 
an edifying one no 
matter what the results.

Blessings to all in Christ Jesus our Lord, 
and may His grace inspire us 
all to keep our eyes 
fixed upon the Heavens.

CWC Christian Web Coalition - http://www.jcworks.com/cwc.htm
JCWorks Ministry            - http://www.jcworks.com
60% off webdesign!          - http://www.jcworks.com/webpromo.htm
Jay Downes
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
                   Amazing love, how can it be
          That You, my King, would die for me?
                Amazing love, I know it's true
                      It's my joy to honor you
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                                  ::Humor Me::
                          ::Too Much Coffee?::

You know you're drinking too much coffee when...


you answer the door before people knock. 

Juan Valdez named his donkey 
after you. 

you ski uphill. 

you grind your coffee beans in your mouth. 


you haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse. 

you lick your coffeepot 
clean. 

your eyes stay open when you sneeze. 

you chew on other people's 
fingernails. 

your T-shirt says, "Decaffeinated coffee is the 
                    
devil's blend." 

you can type 60 words per minute ... with your feet. 


you can jump-start your car without cables. 

all your kids are named "Joe." 


you don't need a hammer to pound nails. 

your only source of nutrition 
comes from 
"Sweet & Low." 

you don't sweat, you percolate. 

you buy Half 
& Half by the barrel.

you've worn out the handle on your favorite mug. 

you forget to unwrap 
candy bars before eating them. 

you've built a miniature city out of little 
plastic stirrers. 

people get dizzy just watching you. 

you've worn the 
finish off your coffee table. 

the Taster's Choice couple wants to adopt 
you. 

Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house. 

your taste buds are 
so numb you could drink your lava lamp. 

instant coffee takes too long. 


your birthday is a national holiday in Brazil. 

you have a picture of your 
coffee mug on your coffee mug. 

you short out motion detectors. 

you don't 
even wait for the water to boil anymore. 

your nervous twitch registers 
on the Richter scale. 

you think being called a "drip" is a compliment. 


you don't tan, you roast. 

you can't even remember your second cup. 

you 
help your dog chase its tail.

  You can read more great jokes online at:
     https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/funny.shtml
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                              ::Jesus Christ::
  Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal 
  savior?  Do feel like something 

is missing
  in your life?  Do you feel like there is 
  no point to life, you have 

nothing to live
  for?  Are you worried about your future?
  You don't have to read horoscopes, or call
  a psychic hotline to be comforted of your 
  future.  Instead, GOD loves 

you.  And He 
  wants only the best for you.  He knows 
  you inside and 

out, even if you don't know
  Him.  He loves you unconditionally, no strings
  are attached to His love.  He loves you so
  much that He died for you.  He did it so 
  that you and I could spend 

all eternity
  with Him. Do you have Him as your savior?
  He didn't say that we would have all the 
  luxuries of this world, He 

did say that He 
  would provide for us, if only we seek Him.
  Do you have this wonderful gift called 
  Salvation?  If you don't, it's 

easy to get,
  just ask Him you want it.  Commit your life 
  to Him, and He will greatly 

reward you.
      Will you pray?
"Lord Jesus, I admit I am a sinner. I need forgiveness. 
    I am sorry 

for my sins and I don't want to sin against You 
  anymore. I believe You 

are the Son of God and You died on 
the cross for MY sins. I also believe 

that you rose from the dead 
so that I, too, may have victory over the grave. 

Please forgive me 
now Lord and cleanse me. Come into my heart and give 

me a new 
life. Thank You, Jesus, for shedding your blood for me and for 
                         
hearing
                   and answering my prayer. Amen" 

  If you've just prayed 

that, you are a Child
  of GOD.  Think about that!  A child of the
  Creator of the Universe.  It's a humbling
  experience.  If you have anything you 
  want to know about your new life 

with Christ,
  or if you're still not sure about all this,
  please do not hesitate to email me.(just hit
                             the reply button)

   https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/message.shtml
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
                           God is in the house
                             There is no doubt
                           God is in the house
                            Can't keep Him out
                                    As for you
                                     As for me
                   We're gonna serve the Lord!
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                         ::Verse of the Week::

"...For I[Jesus] will give you a mouth and wisdom, 
   which all your adversaries 
shall not 
    gainsay nor resist..."
     -Luke 21:15

Add the free random Bible verse to your site!
       https://ajcorp.tripod.com/cir/code.shtml
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
       We come into Your presence with singing
           Come into Your presence with praise
     And enter Your gates with thankful hearts
                    We are going to celebrate!
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                         ::Quote of the Week::
  Christianity is more than a crutch, 
   it is a life-support system 
    
-Dave Busby 
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                          ::Looking ahead...::
Coming soon to an inbox near you:
   -More on 'Bornagain'
   -More great quotes, jokes, & stories!
   -More fun!

    See you then!
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
        I'm forgiven because You were forsaken
             I am accepted, You were condemned
                            I'm alive and well
                      Your Spirit is within me
               Because You died and rose again
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