An Encouraging Word is a daily devotional designed to move you into a closer and more intimate relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ as you commit yourself to this 30 day study of these words of encouragement which will not only uplift you every day, but will also move you into the place of divine restoration and healing as God has intended for all His people. "God sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions" Psalm 107:20 Michael Pope is an advocate of the gospel of Jesus Christ which attributes the transformation of his life to the daily encouragement which he...

"Be not ashamed to confess to one man," says St. Augustine, "that which you were not ashamed to do with one, perhaps, with many." Consider these words of the same saint: "Sincere confession subdues vice, conquers the evil one, shuts the door of hell, and opens the gates of paradise." Many have asked for instructions on how to make a good General Confession. These are reproduced here, together with several examinations of conscience. A long examination for use with General Confession is included. Also an examination based upon the seven deadly sins. And then a shorter examination for regular...

Polyoxometalates are discrete early transition metal-oxide cluster anions and comprise a class of inorganic complexes of unrivaled versatility and structural variation in both symmetry and size, with applications in many fields of science. Recent findings of both electron-transfer processes and magnetic exchange-interactions in polyoxometalates with increasing nuclearities, topologies, and dimensionalities, and with combinations of different magnetic metal ions and/or organic moieties in the same lattice attract strong attention towards the design of nano-composites, since the assemblies of...