Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Liturgical day: Wednesday 15th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,25-27): On one occasion Jesus said, «Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I praise you, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to simple people. Yes, Fathe...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 18, 2018 « July 17 | July 19 » Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 391 Reading 1 Is 10:5-7, 13b-16 Thus s...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Mary and the Wedding Feast of Cana Fr. Ed Broom, OMV Try to imagine now that you are at a wedding Feast in Cana. You are present with Jesus, Mary, and some of the Apostles. The environment is festive, joyful, and peaceful as you can imagine in most weddings. The couple has true love for eac...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Contemplative prayer is a persistence in faith uniting us to God — not only with God the Creator, Who is upholding nature in existence, and so in some way is present in every thing, but with God, Who makes Himself available in a supernatural way. God transfigures the believer from within, enab...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Liturgical day: Tuesday 15th in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 11,20-24): Jesus began to denounce the cities in which He had performed most of his miracles, because the people there did not change their ways, «Alas for you Chorazin and Bethsaida! If the miracles...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 17, 2018 « July 16 | July 18 » Tuesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 390 Reading 1 Is 7:1-9 In the days of Ah...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patronal feast of the Carmelite order. Following is an excerpt from the Carmelite Constitutions of 1995: Mary, overshadowed by the Spirit of God, is the Virgin of the new heart, who gave a human face to the Word made f...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Liturgical day: Monday 15th in Ordinary Time Saints July 16th: Our Lady of Mount Carmel View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mt 10,34--11,1): Jesus said to his disciples, «Do not think that I have come to establish peace on earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I ha...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 16, 2018 « July 15 | July 17 » Monday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 389 Reading 1 Is 1:10-17 Hear the word of...
Posted by Tony Villari
I have reposted this due to a link problem. It should be fixed. Holy Scripture states that only a fine will be levied against those who kill a child in the womb. This is the reasoning for abortion which was presented to me for my last post on the abortion issue, A...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
The prayer starts: O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Then one ‘Our Father’ and three ‘Hail Marys’ are to be prayed after each of the following nine salutations 1. By the interces...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
St. Bonaventure St. Bonaventure (1221–1274) was born with the name Giovanni in Tuscany, Italy. As a child he became seriously ill and was in danger of death until his mother brought him to St. Francis of Assisi, who was then living in the region as a mendicant friar. It is s...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Liturgical day: Sunday 15th (B) in Ordinary Time View 1st Reading and Psalm Gospel text (Mc 6,7-13): Jesus called the Twelve to him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over evil spirits. And He ordered them to take nothing for the journey except a staff; no food, no ba...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
USCCB » Bible » Daily Readings July 15, 2018 « July 14 | July 16 » Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeLectionary: 104 Reading 1 Am 7:12-15 Amaziah, priest of Bethel, s...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6 A Time to Think If you begin to live life looking for the God that is all around you, every moment becomes a prayer. –Frank Bianco, U.S. journalist, and photographer &n...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
Scripture Speaks: Sending Out the TwelveGayle Somers In our Gospel today, Jesus summons, sends, and shapes the Twelve for mission. How? Gospel (Read Mk 6:7-13)St. Mark describes the first preaching mission Jesus gave to the Twelve, and it is full of instruction helpful to us. First, He ...
Posted by Arch Bishop Micheal Ralph Vendegna S.O.S.M.A.
The Unexpected Graces of Offering Daily Prayer for OthersSherry Antonetti Saint Paul urges us to “pray without ceasing,” though the translation from Greek means, not that we pray without stopping, but that we keep returning to prayer. We constantly rededicate ourselves to talking w...
Posted by Bishop Thomas Biddinger
I Cardinal Abbot Thomas Biddinger pose something for everyone to think about, then afterward I look forward to your comments on my simple philosophy. I thank you in advance for your comments! "You are a unique and unrepeatable gift from God which can never be duplicated, there will never be another...
Posted by Tony Villari
"Thank you, God, for another glorious day in paradise and another chance to excel in life!" This is the way I greet every morning when the new day begins, and the way I greet each group I talk to every week at the medical center's S.T.A.R. (Stress, Trauma, Addiction, Recovery) Wellness Program...
Posted by Sean Hillman
My impression of general human philosophy comes down to a simple exultation of God and rejection of humans as weak and cheap knock offs. Now humans are not gods, though I suspect we are more than the mere sum of our apparent parts. However, I think we badly underestimate our relationship with the di...
Posted by Sean Hillman
Hello and welcome to my blog. What I write here may make you angry or may offer you hope. Either way, all are welcome here. Who am I? Just a man with a calling of my heart. I have many such callings but all things in their time. In this time of darkness and chaos, I feel this is the place and the ti...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Because, my Lord, you are good and forgiving, full of faithful love for all those who cry out to you. Psalm 86:5 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to Think God expects to hear from you before you can expect to hear from Him. –William Gurnall, author, ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Titanic And Lifeboats Wednesday, July 11, 2018 The Titanic was called the unsinkable ship. It was almost a world unto itself- luxurious, ornate, elegant, and majestic. The idea of it sinking was so unthinkable that they didn’t even provide enough lifeboats for the passengers. And the...
Posted by Norman R. Van Etten
Death,Why Worry? We often view death with great sadness. Its a time reserved for solace and self-pity. But why? We for far to long, allowed death to be the end of life. We mustn't accept that! Death is not the final part of life. It is true, we will sincerely miss the person who has moved on...
Posted by Tony Villari
That which is written is especially vulnerable to interpretation. Considering how a heretical sect of Islam can twist the words of Muhammad from a message of peace into a message of "kill them all and let Allah sort them out," is it any wonder clergy in our own religion can do the sa...
Posted by Tony Villari
We can only hope Lenny Bruce is still right when he stated, “Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to God.” Even though, for myself, I find no use for the church other than fellowship, a meeting place to discuss, debate, and learn, I would still rath...
Posted by Monsignor Samuel Cummings, D.D.
In the contemporary, information-age-world we have today... it's a fair statement that religious service attendance is dropping, particularly among millennials. And maybe it should be that way.Hear me out, first. Historically, churches were about what everyone knows about: the town's moral center,...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to Think Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher, and a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Duped By The Stuffed Bear Thursday, July 5, 2018 When I was growing up the carnival would come to town every year. They had games that were rigged to make it nearly impossible to win the prize. They had a basketball with a hoop so small that it was almost impossible to get th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection The Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord’s Spirit is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to Think Freedom comes by filling your mind with God's thoughts. –Erwin Lutzer, pastor, and author A Time to Act Pr...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The City On The Hill And You Wednesday, July 4, 2018 A word on America’s true foundation: The foundational vision and symbol of American civilization came from the lips of Messiah who said: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Yet those...
Posted by Tony Villari
Annie saw the old man, as he was the day before, sitting on the garden bench, wearing the same tattered, green wool cardigan sweater and dark corduroy slacks. His well-worn, black, fedora was set rakishly on his head with tufts of silver hair sprouting from the sides. The twisted shillelagh cane he ...
Posted by Tony Villari
The more questions we answer, the more questions we discover. The downside of intelligence is discovering how much you really don't know, about anything. With this thought firmly planted in mind, consider the smartest people on the planet searching for an elusive theory to explai...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Look at the birds of the air: they neither reap nor gather into bards, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26 A Time to Think God sa...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Sons Of DeityWednesday, June 27, 2018 Greek mythology tells of supernatural beings who were children of the gods. There was Hercules, son of Zeus, and Perseus, another son of Zeus. Of course, it’s all a myth. The amazing thing is that something even more supernatural than this actually do...
Posted by Tony Villari
I've only had one bad experience with a traffic stop. Usually my friendly, respectful, and easy going nature will win the day for me. I have found that starting off the conversation with an "it wasn't me" look on your face tends to help. Depending on the age of the officer involved...
Posted by REV. DR. Godwin Iyayi D.D
IYAYI FOUNDATIONS NEED YOUR HELP. The Iyayi Foundation is a Christian based group. Our goal is to help those in need. Iyayi Foundation inspires to encourage a "peaceful" environment with the joy of the Lord providing comfort and security and exposing youth, young adults and adults to a true and rea...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Mystery Of The Manger Monday, June 25, 2018 It’s written in Psalm 147 that God gives to every creature ‘food’. The Hebrew word for food is lechem. Lechem means food, but it also means bread. There’s a town in Israel called the House of Bread. The Hebrew word for house i...
Posted by Tony Villari
I've had to answer, many times, why I may not like a particular person; I've even been asked by the particular person I seemingly haven't liked. I have always answered, it isn't that I don't like them, it's because they seem to care very little that I have no respect for them. Hell, I ca...
Posted by REV. DR. Godwin Iyayi D.D
Genesis 25:21. And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. Isaiah 54:1-3. 1"Sing, O barren,You who have not borne!Break forth into singing, and cry aloud,You who have not la...
Posted by REV. DR. Godwin Iyayi D.D
Restoration: Our God share restore to everyone who read this Blog. 25 “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,The crawling locust,The consuming locust,And the chewing locust,My great army which I sent among you.26 You shall eat in plenty an...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:21 A Time to Think You are a creation of God unequaled anywhere in the universe... Thank Him for yourself and then for all the rest of His glorious handiwork. –Norman ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Interrogating The Interrogator Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned for his faith by the communist government of Romania. He was interrogated and tortured day in and day out. One day he said to his interrogator, “You interrogate me all the time. Now I want to int...
Posted by Tony Villari
Cecile Richards; have you heard about this piece of work? Well, look upon the face of evil! Ask yourself why a segment of civilized society looks favorably on the treacherous murder of the innocent; the wholesale slaughter of our future. There is money to be made in murdering the unborn ...
Posted by Tony Villari
"An Orangutan from a zoo was reintroduced to the wild in Borneo and began spear fishing after watching local fisherman..." This tale bodes the obvious question: If the fisherman was using the spear to murder another fisherman, would the Orangutan also mimic this act? Well, from...
Posted by Roger Overweg
This is my FATHER'S world..... Ronnie McBrayer: We are only the caretakers, God owns it all RONNIE MCBRAYER | KEEPING THE FAITH Near Rochester, New York, a prominent, cliff-like ridge erupts from the landscape and runs west for hundreds of miles: Through New York, across parts of Ontario, into th...
Posted by Tony Villari
There comes a point when one has to say, "Methinks thou protesteth too much!" In other words, what are you, yourself, hiding that you must balk so loudly or judge others so harshly? And the mere fact that your Christian hypocrisy would deign to judge others ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 A Time to Think Trust in the Redeemer’s strength…exercise what faith you have, a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
How To Develop A Poor Memory Wednesday, June 13, 2018 My great uncle Jack was losing his memory. During our conversation at a family gathering, he said to me, “Who are you?” I replied, “Your nephew. You don’t know me?” He said, “No.” I felt a bit d...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Room Of Nails Tuesday, June 12, 2018 An imprisoned Christian in communist Bulgaria was put into a tiny cell with nails inside that pressed into him at the slightest movement. When his captors closed the door, he prayed, “Father, forgive them for they know not what t...
Posted by Tony Villari
As a father, and a grandfather, I thought it only fitting on Father's Day to pay homage to the women, the mothers, who allow us to pass on our genetic material for the express purpose of procreation. More importantly, they have selflessly volunteered to take significant time out of their lives...
Posted by Tony Villari
I wrote Notes from the Cusp of Forever at the end of this past February. It garnered average viewer numbers, but I received above average messages and emails concerning, what I considered to be, an average post. For whatever reason, it touched a chord with a segment of my reade...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet’s come before him with thanks! Let’s shout songs of joy to him! Psalm 95:2 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to ThinkAll the world is an utterance of the Almighty. Its countless beauties, its exquisite adaptations, all speak to you of Him. –Phillips Bro...
Posted by Karen Martinez
I recently created a private group on Facebook for those who are needing or looking for positive, uplifting support or wanting to give positive support by sharing quotes and affirmations and prayer. I'm looking for advice on how to word the offer of prayer. I'd like to include specific days I'd po...
Posted by Tony Villari
When I first saw "tripartite" I thought it might be some ancient Greek word for a single country where three separate cultures practice racial segregation against each other, but I was wrong again; it was just Plato working overtime. According to the ancient Greek philosopher, the sou...
Posted by Tony Villari
It has been my absolute pleasure over the past couple years to post my writings from the “Congregation for Religious Tolerance” on Facebook while, at the same time, sending my “personal” contacts a link to these postings, individually, through Facebook Messenger. Facebook, pr...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:17 A Time to Think Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn't pull God down to us. It pulls us up to Him. – Billy Graham, evangelist ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Origins Of General Booth Monday, June 4, 2018 A young preacher in England who had a heart for the poor and unsaved was offered a preaching position in a local Methodist church. His health was very poor and his doctor advised against it, but he decided to glorify God in his weakness and...
Posted by Tony Villari
I made a promise to my daughter that I would try to lighten up, occasionally, and try to write something a tad less serious and dramatic than the timely issues we are faced with day to day. To this end, I published the previous post; I have always found that children and animals can teach us much ab...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6 A Time to Think God takes life's pieces and gives us unbroken peace. –W. D. Gough, poet A Time to Act Pray for God to help you ke...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionI remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3 A Time to ThinkPrayer is the pulse of life. –Andrew Murray, writer and pastor A Time to ActAsk God to stay with you in difficult situations and affirm that He is helping you now. A Time to PrayLord, help m...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionIt was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 A Time to ThinkThe highest form of thinking is prayer. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author and minister A Time to ActBelieve that Jesus Ch...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
THE SEAL OF ISAIAH Friday, June 1, 2018 One of my favorite streams of news is that of biblical archaeology. In the skepticism of modern times, it seems the Lord has ordained that the stones would cry out to bear witness to the truth of His Word. In a time when scholars w...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection John 14:6 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 6 Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Me. A Time to Think Let God's promises shine on your problems. –Corrie ten Boom, aut...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Living By The Temple StandardThursday, May 31, 2018 In Israel, there’s a place called the House of Caiaphas. There, you can see ancient measures and standards of weights. In Bible times, Israel used weights and measures to determine price and value. They had to be geared to the Temple or Sanc...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionFixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith . . . Hebrews 12:2 A Time to ThinkWorship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher and author A Time to ActDo your best and leave the rest to God. A Time...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Prisons And PrisonersWednesday, May 30, 2018 In Acts 12, an angel is sent to release Peter from prison. The first thing the angel had to do was see Peter as a man who happened to be in prison. If he had seen Peter as a bound and hopeless case instead of a person who happened to be in prison and who...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionBlessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence. Jeremiah 17:7 A Time to ThinkI would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. –Mary Gardiner Brainard, poet A Time to ActPray fo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Royal Food Tuesday, May 29, 2018 In a beehive, the larvae are pretty much the same. But what the larvae becomes depends on its food. If it eats royal jelly, it becomes a queen. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. It’s all in what it eats. So, you might think you ...
Posted by Tony Villari
I am approaching 65 years of age. Other than aches and pains brought on by my misspent youth, I feel twenty years younger, almost. When I went to Mexico for a couple of years, I weighed an amazing 209 pounds at 5' 9". When I returned, I had trimmed down to 165, despite my diet of t...
Posted by Tony Villari
"When imperfect humans attempt perfectibility - personal, political, economic and social - they fail." This statement by Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, is evidenced by a sad history of "failed social experiments, repressive political regimes, and overbearing eco...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Luke 5:4 NIV A Time to Think Relying on God has to start all o...
Posted by Tony Villari
I usually open each post with a meaningful photo. Not so, this time. Even the images which I post for my Holocaust articles do not come up to the level of heinous gruesomeness, pure evil, inflicted by some elements of, well, humanity. Including these elements as part of h...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling. Psalm 91:1 NIV A Time to Think The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep disco...
Posted by Tony Villari
The flapping a butterfly’s wings can influence our weather patterns. For example: severe storms, tornadoes, even hurricanes can all begin with but the flap of a single butterfly’s wings made thousands of miles away. Now, having said that. Recently when I was flying to visit fami...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Victim Or Victor Tuesday, May 22, 2018 We live in a victim culture where few take responsibility for their lives. People live as victims of their parents, their society, rejection, abuse, or of behavior they can’t control. Even God’s people often walk around with life...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Pentecostal On Mt. Sinai Monday, May 21, 2018 Moses was a Pentecostal. In fact, Orthodox Jews are Pentecostal. Pentecost is a Jewish Holy Day given to Moses in the wilderness. God told the Israelites to count seven weeks after Passover and then celebrate a special holy da...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 21, 2018 The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 A Time to ThinkWe can't always withdraw to quiet hillsides to pray, but Christ will meet with us in the quiet places o...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 20, 2018 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 A Time to Think Sometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us and other times He calms the restless sea ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Dada, Tata, Papa, And Abba Friday, May 18, 2018 The word father comes from the Greek word ‘pater.’ It is linked to the ancient Sanskrit name ‘tata.’ In other languages, it becomes dada, baba, or papa. In Hebrew, it becomes ‘abba.’ What joins all these words? The...
Posted by Tony Villari
I have unwavering faith that only a moron would believe a doctrine which states "a moron run through a university and decorated with a Ph.D. will cease thereby to be a moron." As I have stated in a few previous posts, I have known many people with doctorates who exercise a deep lack of co...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 15, 2018 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. I Peter 3:12 A Time to Think Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
How To Hear The New Tuesday, May 15, 2018 It takes time for sound waves to travel through space. It takes time as well for your mind to process the sound. So, no matter how close you are to somebody speaking, there’s always a delay between what they said, and when you hear what you t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
A Nation The Size Of New JerseyMonday, May 14, 2018 In 1948, ancient prophecy was fulfilled as Israel was raised from the dead. I’m writing these words in New Jersey. It’s a tiny state with only 8,000 square miles, almost identical in size to Israel. That’s where the comparison en...
Posted by Tony Villari
Oh, ya, you betcha mon! If I have anything to say about it, heaven can definitely wait for me. Of course that is purely dependent on the validity of my view of heaven being more even handed than what I was spoon fed in my youth. There is not one righteous among us. Not o...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 12, 2018 All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 NIV A Time to Think What would our lives look like if we really did live with our life's brevity at the forefront of our mind? Would ...
Posted by Tony Villari
What do you do when your path dumps into a swamp? Well, I squat down beside it and ponder the numerous critters that may inhabitant the barrier before me. I pay particular attention to the size of any ripples originating from movement below the surface. It's the thing you can't see, but you figure i...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Answer Before Her EyesFriday, May 11, 2018 Miriam of Magdala, Mary Magdalene, was standing by a tomb weeping over the death of her Rabbi. When she turned around and saw Him, she didn’t realize it was Him. Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Tell me where you put Him and I&rsquo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 10, 2018 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 A Time to ThinkFirst thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times.—Dr. Norman Vincent Peale A Time to ActStart another day just right, with a ...
Posted by Willie E. Willie
There is an enemy in the secret fighting mankind, but we do not understand where the punches are coming from. This so called enemy succeeded in throwing Satan out of God's kingdom, making him evil before God. This very enemy also succeeded in throwing Adam; the probably first man on earth, out of ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 8, 2018 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 A Time to Think When you live with hope in your heart, mind, and spirit, you have discove...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Dealing Head On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 We are called to be peacemaker or makers of shalom. We’re to bring God’s shalom, His peace, fullness, wellbeing, and joy into the world – even into our lives. We do this by following the way of the greatest peacemaker: Messiah. He made...
Posted by Willie E. Willie
A Christian is a member of Christ's kingdom, But being a member needs something to be done. People who professed to be Christians are literally not, but only Church goers. So long the world is filled with such people (church goers), the world is in jeopardy... Our society can't find peace with su...
Posted by Tony Villari
Truth, loyalty, and a kind heart are virtues to be cherished! Well, okay... sometimes I've been known to fudge, for purely selfish reasons, where truth and loyalty are concerned; I should be ashamed, and I am. Those lapses in integrity are few and far between, but they do happen, and tha...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 6, 2018 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 KJV A Time to ThinkSpirit is the part of you that feels like hope. —Caroline Myers, author A Time to ActAsk God to stay wi...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 5, 2018 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 A Time to ThinkGod laughs in the sunshine and rejoices in the songs of springtime birds. -Bruce Barton A Time to ActAwaken the spring in your soul. A Time to PrayDear Lord, today I celebrate Y...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 4, 2018 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 A Time to Think There is never a wrong time to pray. —Kelly Johnson A Time to Act Use today a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
He Who Is In Went Out Friday, May 4, 2018 As teenagers, most of us were concerned about what was in and what was out - clothes, music, the crowd. Even as we get older, we tend to conform to the “in” way of doing things in our culture. In first century Judea, Jerusalem was in an...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 30, 2018 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 A Time to Think It is fo...
Posted by Tony Villari
I went to my favorite local beachfront restaurant cum watering hole the other day, in order to find some impetus for this post. I had a beer and pondered my latest conclusion, that my body is getting a jump on my upcoming 65th birthday and has decided to start falling apart. I have found...