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  • Tribute to Pastor John Villalobos

    Posted April 8, 2017 by Father, Shaun Villalobos

    A tribute to my uncle and pastor John Villalobos, who passed away April 3, 2017 As we mourn and celebrate the life of my uncle and pastor John Villalobos here on the San Pasqual reservation Our family and his friends recognize his accomplishments during his time here on earth. My uncle and pastor J...

  • John chapter 2

    Posted April 7, 2017 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Chapter Two -- In Chapter Two we see Jesus perform his first miracle and later get very mad. Why did Jesus get angry? Was it because of the miracle or something else? This Bible study is based on the Gospel of John Chapter 2 where we find the story of Jesus at the wedding at Cana in Galilee. This ...

  • Stress Not

    Posted April 7, 2017 by Tony Villari

    Sitting on the back porch tonight, I find myself alone with the breeze and the warm glow of the patio lights, an iced glass of bourbon, and my pipe, smoking with my favorite blend and filling the air around me with an aromatically therapeutic scent.    It struck me, as it always does, that...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted April 7, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 7, 2017 Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6 A Time to ThinkPrayer is a choice. For us to pray to give thanks, or to voice our questions and doubts shows that we are choosing to leave an opening in our spirits. Witho...

  • Sapphries

    Posted April 7, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Letting Go Of The Donkey Friday, April 7, 2017 Imagine: You're sitting in your house and you hear your car start. Looking outside, you see a bunch of men. They shout to you, "The Lord needs your car!" A similar thing happened two thousand years ago, but with a donkey, not a car. What if you were t...

  • Verse of today 4/6/17

    Posted April 6, 2017 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    1 John 2:3-6 Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments. The one who says “I have come to know God” and yet does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in such a person. But whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of G...

  • A Vasectomy is the new "abortion" *facepalm*

    Posted April 6, 2017 by Matthew Stephen Abraham

    Any member of this site who has taken to the time to speak with me or read my posts over the last four years probably knows that I am unapologetically pro-life even in cases of rape and incest, although I do understand the reasoning in cases of medical necessity when the life of the mother is in dan...

  • Your Daily Outlook?

    Posted April 6, 2017 by Tony Villari

    We all try to impress, and we all fail at it.  Hey, for the most part we're lousy communicators.  Who knew?  But in the emotional moment, if you're lucky enough to catch the momentary look of honesty, a person's face can speak volumes of who they really are even if their pie hole make...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted April 5, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 5, 2017 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to ThinkIf we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. &ndash...

  • Sapphries

    Posted April 5, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Your Pain, His Pain Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Scripture says you are Messiah’s body. When your body hurts, you feel it; when it’s sad, you have tears. If you’re His body, then when you’re wounded or rejected, He is too. When you’re alone, He’s alone along with yo...

  • The Beverly Lociccero Foundation

    Posted April 4, 2017 by Robert Ackerly

      

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted April 4, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 4, 2017 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Psalm 104:1 A Time to ThinkAn optimist is the human personification of spring. –Susan J. Bissonette, author A Time to ActLook for an opportunity ...

  • Sapphries

    Posted April 4, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Dealing With Your Mother-In-Law Tuesday, April 4, 2017 You never hear about Peter's home life until Messiah comes to his house— then you hear about his sick mother-in-law. Maybe Peter didn't know how to deal with the situation. But Messiah's coming caused it to be dealt with. Is there someth...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted April 2, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 2, 2017 It 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 ThinkGod has enough grace to solve every dilemma you face, wipe every tear you cry, and answer every question you ask. –M...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted April 1, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 1, 2017 Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Matthew 6:27 A Time to ThinkWe're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. —Japanese Proverb A Time to ActNever outgrow fun. A Time to PrayOn this April Fool’s Day, Lord,...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 31, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 31, 2017 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 A Time to ThinkFaith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller A Time to ActThink of your day as...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 31, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Exposition Of Him Friday, March 31, 2017 Synagogue centers on the reading of the Torah. The rabbi reads from the appointed section of the Torah - called the Parashah. Then he expounds on it. We have Yeshua; Jesus. He's the Grand Rabbi of the universe. He expounds on the Torah, God's word, bett...

  • True Repentance and the Purpose of Confession

    Posted March 30, 2017 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    What are the limits of confessionand good works?Although we have to confess our sinsthroughout our lives, we can never be savedsimply by confessing to our transgressionsand doing good deeds.   Repentance in the Bible means turning back from the wrong faith to the true faith, and for the rig...

  • Consider, If You Will...

    Posted March 30, 2017 by Tony Villari

    "Consider, if you will, that the Garden of Eden was on another planet, in another galaxy. The planet was populated with humans, men and women or Adam and Eve if you prefer. The population succumbed to evil: hate, murder, racism, genocide. You name it. At the same time, this population was making gre...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 30, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 30, 2017 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart.... Luke 6:45 A Time to ThinkTo be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has given us everything. –Thomas Merton, writer and poet A...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 30, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Paul With No Training Thursday, March 30, 2017 Soon after Saul, or Paul, comes to the Lord, we find him already teaching and preaching with no real training. He didn't wait to know everything before preaching, he just started. How do you learn to encourage someone, to lead someone to the Lord, to ...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 29, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 29, 2017 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11 A Time to ThinkKind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. –Mother Teresa A Time to ActMake someone's day. Tell them how much you ap...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 29, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Leper's Solitude Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Leviticus 13 says, "The one with leprosy shall wear torn clothes, uncover his head, cover his upper lip, and cry unclean…. He's to dwell alone." The leper in the bible is a picture of how we are spiritually, dwelling in this world as spiritual ...

  • How to Make a Correct Confession of Sin

    Posted March 29, 2017 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Can we enter the kingdom of heavenonly with the gospel of the blood?Never. We have to believe in the complete gospel(the gospel of the water and the Spirit).   1 John 1:9 applies only to the righteous. If a sinner who was not yet redeemed tried to atone for his daily sins according to the w...

  • The Lord’s Teaching on Prayer

    Posted March 28, 2017 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    < Matthew 6:1-15 >“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the s...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 28, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 28, 2017 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Psalm 95:2 A Time to ThinkPrayer helps us to respond to misfortune with courage, to react with confidence and to rebound with enthusiasm. –William Arthur Ward, author A Tim...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 28, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Beit Ha Knesset Tuesday, March 28, 2017 The house of parliament in Israel is called the Knesset, which means the meeting place or the gathering. It's also translated as the word synagogue. Messiah's ministry is also connected to the word synagogue. It was there that Messiah's ministry began, where...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 27, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 27, 2017 And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. Mark 9:9 ESV A Time to ThinkNow Jesus Christ says that there is nothing in this world—sin, hate, frustration,...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 27, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Preparing For Your Marriage Monday, March 27, 2017 Most congregations have premarital counseling. Marriage is sacred, thus, ministers counsel the couple on how to prepare for married life. Preparation makes a big difference. Premarital preparation has been shown to greatly increase the chances of ...

  • Finding Contentment

    Posted March 26, 2017 by Rev.Dr.Jerry (Gerald) Olseski,C.M.,D.D. Hon.

    When was the last time you let out a sigh of contentment? Paul tells us to give thanks in all circumstances and to discover a joy that goes far beyond how we feel about our circumstances. He was ship wrecked, arrested, beaten, placed in jail, and impoverished. You may have a hard time imagining how...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 25, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 25, 2017 Then he said to them, "Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." Nehemiah 8:10 A Time to ThinkFaith is realizi...

  • Out of Someone Else's Mouth

    Posted March 24, 2017 by Tony Villari

    Last I read, studies put the number of Christian sects in the world at 33,000 plus; all of them think they are more right and, therefore, more worthy of salvation than their brothers. I have found, in discussing scripture with Christian leaders around me, most of them read their scripture, they beli...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 24, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 24, 2017 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And so said all the disciples. Matthew 26:35 A Time to ThinkSomewhere in every crown of suffering, God has implanted a bud of strength that can burst open, releasing extra ...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 24, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Charootz Factor Friday, March 24, 2017 You need hedges in your life. They're meant to protect you. The word in Hebrew is charootz - which means a hedge or a trench, but it also means a decision or determination, as in digging in. It's a decision, as if you're digging a trench, of what will be ...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 23, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 23, 2017 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." Matthew 28:18 A Time to ThinkSome people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at al...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 22, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 22, 2017 For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues from generation to generation. Psalm 100:5 A Time to ThinkNo pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the hu...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 22, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Waters Of Bitterness Wednesday, March 22, 2017 In the beginning, darkness was over the face of the deep and the Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light." And there was light. But after the fall of man, there's darkness, confusion, void, fear, bitterness...

  • Secure In Yourself

    Posted March 22, 2017 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Secure In Yourself - Verse of the Day :Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 20, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 20, 2017 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2 A Time to ThinkIt is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. –Anonymous A Time to ActConfidently trust God to handle things beyond your efforts. A Time to Pra...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 20, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Kaddish Revelation Monday, March 20, 2017 When a Jewish person dies, we recite the Kaddish. It's known as the prayer for the dead, or the mourner's prayer. It says this: Magnify and sanctify His great name. Blessed, praised, glorified, exalted, honored, magnified, extolled and lauded be the Ho...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 19, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 19, 2017 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Psalm 36:5 A Time to ThinkPray, hope, don’t worry. –Saint Padre Pio A Time to ActHold onto God's promises–they will protect you from fear and lead you to jo...

  • Why Study The Bible?

    Posted March 18, 2017 by Rev.Dr.Jerry (Gerald) Olseski,C.M.,D.D. Hon.

    God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, and spoke through His Son Jesus Christ, also speaks to us today, How? Through the holy written Word of God. God's Word, the Bible, really is God's communication to us. In it we find the history of God's...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 18, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 18, 2017 But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. Psalm 22:19 A Time to ThinkOnly God can turn a mess into a message, a test into a testimony. –Joyce Meyer, author A Time to ActPlace your hope and purpose completely in God's ...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 17, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 17, 2017 May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in Him. Romans 15:13 A Time to ThinkHence I cannot be silent - and indeed, I ought not to be - about the many blessings and the great grace which the Lord has designed to bestow upon me. —...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 17, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Masklessness Friday, March 17, 2017 We often speak of people wearing masks, putting on a mask of smiles. When I was growing up, in our house was a box of masks of monsters and ghosts for Halloween. The truth is, in life, people wear masks that are nicer than the way they are inside - it's a facade...

  • Paradox

    Posted March 17, 2017 by Tony Villari

    Each morning, when I wake and knock on wood to prove it, and after I look up to praise God for another day in paradise and another chance to excel in life, I can't wait to get out and about so I can enjoy what, for me, is an obvious paradox - the never ending circus which is humanity.  We are t...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 16, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 16, 2017 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 A Time to ThinkI bind to myself today God's Power to guide me, God's Might to uphold me, God's Wisdom to teach me... –from St. Patrick's Breastplate A Time...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 16, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    The Salmon People Thursday, March 16, 2017 The ways of salmon amazes me. They swim upstream against the current, choosing to go against the flow and take on the adversity. They don't just persevere through the adversity; they embrace it. As believers, we're to be like the salmon of this world. The...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 15, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 15, 2017 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. Psalm 3:5 A Time to ThinkGo out on a limb when you pray for others. Take a risk. Be outrageous. Be passionate. Take a leap. Love a lot, not just a little. –Rick Hamlin, author A Time to...

  • Sapphries

    Posted March 15, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Heaven Above The Ceiling Wednesday, March 15, 2017 On the Feast of Tabernacles, God commanded His people to dwell in a sukkah, a temporary hut. The sukkah roof had gaps in it, so when you looked up, you would see right through it to the stars. Believers meet in houses of worship and over every hou...

  • Daily Scripture & Reflection

    Posted March 14, 2017 by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM

    Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 14, 2017 So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 A Time to ThinkEverything God does is purposeful. And since God is in each of us, each of us has a purpose. –Iyanla Vanzant, life coach and relation...

  • Making Outward What Is Inner

    Posted March 13, 2017 by Matthew Ruane

    This post is mostly theraputic in nature for me. I have things I feel that I need to get out. Life is, well, hectic. My family and I are dealing with two very... well, pressing situations at one time. I'm not sure how much I feel like getting into them. However, some background is needed for compre...

  • Islam 101 - Who is Allah?

    Posted March 11, 2017 by Tony Villari

    Islam was thrust upon me again, just last week, by an older Christian Deacon. He is a very 'by the Book' Christian, a believer that the Bible is the 'Word’ of God, and that Muslims do not believe in God. What? This came as unsettling news to me considering they're one of the three Abraham...

  • Be silent and know the lord is with you

    Posted March 9, 2017 by Thomas Cornfield

    Yes be Silent , and know the Lord is with You   My ministry is off the street (A John the Babest style) Instead of saying "Have a good Day" I say Lord Bless your day. almost all of us in one way or another have been introduced to religion in some way, young or older. Then we can fall away, an...

  • You Can't Pour From An Empty Cup

    Posted March 7, 2017 by Priestess Amanda Rountree

    In our lives, even without our ministries, we often take care of everyone and everything but ourselves.  Work, bills, family, projects, school, this list never seems to shrink. We fill up our time with so much that we have to do that we seldom leave time for those things that we want to do. So...

  • My Dance with Depression

    Posted March 6, 2017 by Rev. Renee Paddock

    Sharing with the hopes that my experience will be helpful to others.I have a good life - especially compared to some - but there have been a lot of things weighing on me personally and professionally over the course of several years,  - Let's just say that it is not a good idea to live in a con...

  • Have You Received God's Gift?

    Posted March 6, 2017 by Rev.Dr.Jerry (Gerald) Olseski,C.M.,D.D. Hon.

    A gift must be received in order to be enjoyed! You need God's Gift because you need a Savior. "All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God'' (Romans 3:23). "There is NO  man that sinneth not." (1 Kings 8:46). "The wages of sin is death (eternal separation from God)" (Romans 6:23). Som...

  • LGBT Teenage Suicides

    Posted March 5, 2017 by Tony Villari

    The Christian church has tried to make homosexuality a sin, in contradiction to the teachings about not judging others, forgiveness, tolerance, of love for all… except, of course... you know - gays.  Yet, two thousand years of condemnation have multiplied the ranks of the gay community. ...

  • Why You Must Be Born Again

    Posted March 4, 2017 by Rev.Dr.Jerry (Gerald) Olseski,C.M.,D.D. Hon.

    Because the Lord Jesus Christ said so. Because you have a sinful nature. The nature we all receive from Adam is fallen, corrupt and totally depraved. God says the heart of man is desperately wicked and deceitiful above all things. With this old nature you could not enjoy yourself in Heaven hereafte...

  • Sethianism: Darkness, Light and pure Spirit

    Posted March 4, 2017 by Erich Habich-Traut

    ABOUT SETHIANS: Sethians view the biblical Seth as their hero, who was reincarnated as Jesus. In the questionaire for ULC ministers it asks about what we believe. I have updated this information. Sethianism speaks of a trinity, which is similar to the Christian one, yet different.  ...

  • Can I move on and forgive

    Posted March 4, 2017 by Christopher Dorney

    Its my sisters 30th birthday and my mum is throwing a family meal. I originally wasn't going as it's a busy weekend for me and it involves a lot of driving, over 400 miles. I changed my mind, thought it would be nice to surprise her and told my mum that I would be coming and that I was bringing my g...

  • Ouch

    Posted February 27, 2017 by Christopher Dorney

    So yesterday I fell down the ramp that leads to my garage. It was my own fault really. I had left two large pieces of scrap metal there the previous week in the hope that a person I'd previously contacted would come and dispose of them. He didn't and I didn't do any thing about it. Thought I would g...

  • Strange Bedfellows

    Posted February 25, 2017 by Tony Villari

    I had a doctor admonish me, once, for not addressing him as 'doctor.'  Actually, I called him by his first name; not even the courtesy of a 'mister.'  I told him that if it stroked his ego, I'd try to assist.  He informed me, quite curtly, that he deserved the title.  I...

  • Fear Not for We Are With Each Other

    Posted February 19, 2017 by Auntie Moira

    324,420,000, .... U.S. population (rounded figure) Just perspective. There's literally hundreds of millions of law-abiding, loving, compassionate, hardworking people. The same is true the world over. Look at the people whose names you know, whose faces you've seen in person, who han...

  • Masks

    Posted February 19, 2017 by Janette Stark

    I have learned throughout my life and by watching others in the real world before the WWW took me over. That I used to wear the mask depending on where I was and the occasion. Now it still rings true, to certain degree. I am myself, I am usually the odd ball out so to speak and I am content with who...

  • The Loss of an Estranged Sibling

    Posted February 19, 2017 by Janette Stark

    Views on losing an estranged sibling to death. Someone who was very sad and blamed everyone associated with those who hurt them! Even though that person who hurt them was no longer around! When it comes to family the phrase "birds of a feather flock together" does not and should not stand true. Well...

  • Terror in Small Packages

    Posted February 19, 2017 by Tony Villari

    How many little things have to bite us in the ass and chew on our conscience, if we're lucky enough to have one, before we realize it isn't the little things, the outcomes of bad decisions which are terminally stupid, it's the person making the decisions.  Maybe it's time to look in the mirror ...

  • Prejudice and Cowardice

    Posted February 18, 2017 by Bridget Kielas-Fecyk

    Let's talk about Privilege. There is White Privilege, Black Privilege, Native American Privilege, "Minority Privilege", Religious Privilege, etc. But what is that word? It means that there are certain things you can expect to have that others do not have. Now, for those of you who are already stiffe...

  • Sayari Gives Us What We Need

    Posted February 17, 2017 by Matthew Ruane

    Today’s world is strange. People can starve to death. How? It isn’t by not eating. It is by not having enough money to pay for food. What? But doesn’t food come from Sayari? Read More At The Klana Way Blog

  • Are You Struggling To Achieve Your Dream?

    Posted February 14, 2017 by Sista' Joy

              Are you still struggling to achieve your dream? Are you discouraged and ready to give up and quit? I have one word for you - don't! No matter how hard your dream is to bring into reality, do not quit! Rest for a while if you must, and then go at it again. T...

  • Question for New Ager's/Lightworkers

    Posted February 12, 2017 by Mystic Angel

    Hi! I have heard alot about Starseeds, Indigo's and universal consciousness. I never really connected to alot of the beliefs about universal consciousness/ extra terrestrials, ect, I don't know, it just seems so foreign to me. I never really "got it." However, I also read about Indigo's, and starsee...

  • Thou Shalt Keep Thee In Perfect Peace. . .

    Posted February 10, 2017 by Sista' Joy

    https://youtu.be/63xDQhfOhy8

  • Call vs. institutionalism

    Posted February 5, 2017 by Archbishop Ervin Nemeth DD

    "You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you." John 15:16. When we joined ULC, we did so because we were called. Something deep inside wanted it to happen. Same w...

  • The Mask

    Posted February 2, 2017 by Mystic Angel

    I recently contacted an oldfriend on Facebook. I have known him since I was 14. We always has a unique connection that seemed to transcend communication. We were so in sinc that during a period of time we were together, we really didn't need to talk much. But things changed and we were seperated whi...

  • A Right to Live

    Posted February 2, 2017 by Tony Villari

    Looking at the world through rose colored glasses accomplishes little except to suck the color from reality and make us, somehow, feel better for the lie, in this case, about our passive complicity in allowing the murder of innocence to continue unabated as we exercise our "divine" right to decide w...

  • The Grip of Organized Religion (A Thesis in progress...)

    Posted February 1, 2017 by Dennel Tyon

    POSTED ON REDDIT, JUNE 2016: (still collecting data)   My hypothesis: People who are uncertain about their spirituality desire a doctrine to follow, and those who truly know God do not need one; those who deny their spirituality simply do not see it. Proposed research questions: What...

  • The Bible - A Good BOOK

    Posted February 1, 2017 by Dennel Tyon

    Thesis Paper Dennel B. Tyon Composition II/ENG 102 (April, 2011) Module 7, Assignment 2 Argosy University Online Dr. Pamela Allegretto-Diiullio   I. I never understood why God and Evolution could not go hand in hand.  And yet, the church I was attending as a young child w...

  • CLI Ministry Chaplain Program

    Posted February 1, 2017 by Kenny Sallee

    Christian Leaders Institute (CLI) is proposing new Ministry Chaplain Education Program to start this month. Through this program they will be offering a Chaplain Certificate Program, a Chaplain Diploma Program, and a Chaplain Degree Program awarding a Bachelors Degree. CLI offers world-class college...

  • Mary McLeod Bethune: Power Broker of Faith

    Posted February 1, 2017 by Sista' Joy

    https://youtu.be/ykvQ9V8XcCI

  • Listening to My Heart

    Posted January 31, 2017 by Mystic Angel

    I see you, I feel you, I know you. You call to me and I can't deny the pull. But I have walked through the mist my entire, unable to fully embrace the unknown. So many things cloud my mind, clutter my soul. The closer to I get to understanding, the further away I am. I learn, I grow yet the further ...

  • Transitions!

    Posted January 31, 2017 by Sista' Joy

    One thing we are guaranteed of in life is change. We will all experience it in life! Sometimes it comes suddenly. It can be very painful and almost overwhelming to our spirit.  We unexpectedly lose our job.   Our best friend dies.   The greatest love of our l...

  • Stop Hiding Your Greatness!

    Posted January 31, 2017 by Sista' Joy

    https://youtu.be/Mg8Na3mcSZ4

  • Intuition - Could It Be Your Guardian Angel?

    Posted January 29, 2017 by Sista' Joy

    Do you listen to your intuition? How many times has it kept you from danger, given you some great ideas or led you to exactly what you needed, when you needed it the most? What has happened to you, when you failed to pay attention?  Names We Call It  Some people call it intuition, a hu...

  • Who (or What) is God?

    Posted January 28, 2017 by Dennel Tyon

    Who is God? (Posted on REDDIT as God is... ):   God is nature - He is the air, the earth, the ocean, the fire.  He is the trees, the grass, the flowers, the weeds.  He is the bird in that tree, and the snake in that grass, the bug in the flowers and the thorn in the weeds....

  • You Reap What You Sow - The Law of the Circle!

    Posted January 28, 2017 by Sista' Joy

    https://youtu.be/EoLX-cler1c

  • Leave The Light On In Your Heart!

    Posted January 27, 2017 by Sista' Joy

    All this week, the Holy Spirit kept saying to me, “Leave the Light on in Your Heart,” “Leave the Light on in Your Heart,” “Leave the Light on in Your Heart.” So insistent was its simple but powerful message that I was compelled to share it here! When this Divine ...

  • Man from Mars

    Posted January 27, 2017 by Tony Villari

    Square pegs and round holes is where hammers come in handy.  I've learned to think of myself as a hammer.  Don't concern yourself with what other people think, follow your own path.  If there's a brick wall blocking your path, make a door.  You're only beaten when you quit.  ...

  • Muddy Waters

    Posted January 23, 2017 by Pauvlo Anguiano

    When we as living beings begin to journey through the world, there will be difficulty.  We must remember that the Lotus Flower rises fromm the most obscure muddy waters, think of the muddy waters as our life struggles, and like the flower we will struggle and grow and struggle to the top.  ...

  • Spiritual Harvest at Autumn Equinox

    Posted January 22, 2017 by Rev. Renee Paddock

    This sermon was delivered in the fall of 2013   Iroquois Thanksgiving Prayer We return thanks to our mother,the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams,which supply us with water. We return thanks to all herbs,which furnish medicines for the cure of our diseases. ...

  • Time - The Transcendence of Love

    Posted January 21, 2017 by Tony Villari

    I am a hopeless romantic.  I have to be.  Love and I have always been strange bedfellows.  It isn't that I don't know what love is, I have a pretty good grasp on the emotion... and exercise it often.  I have a deep philosophy concerning it; I simply refuse to invest myself fully ...

  • Pastor Dave

    Posted January 20, 2017 by David Martin

    I was recently asked by a young man how I lived life as a "man from mars".  That was a phrase the he had heard at work to describe me.  (I take no offense at their characterization  of me.)  I have often said I look at life from a slightly off center view point and I make no apol...

  • The Evolution of Creation

    Posted January 19, 2017 by Dennel Tyon

        Dennel B. Tyon SCI 110 - The Rise of Modern Science Argosy University Online Dr. Richard Craven December 13, 2010   The Evolution of Creation               I grew up, and was baptized, in the Mormon faith. But s...

  • What does the cross mean to you?

    Posted January 18, 2017 by Michael LiDonne

    What does the cross mean to you? Some of you have a cross pendant on a chain that you wear or carry with you, but why do you wear or carry that? If it has meaning to you, it shouldn't and you should ask God for forgiveness for allowing the devil to make you think of Christ when you look at or wear...

  • Windows xp professional data recovery

    Posted January 17, 2017 by torie yang

    Refers back to the method of restoring knowledge using hard disk drive completely extractible disk, Or different kind of electronic and digital flea market your tv and radio stations. Already windows xp professional 64 bit are familiar with everyon which any clips would be. Stocking your current inf...

  • In for Winter Out for Spring

    Posted January 15, 2017 by Rev. Renee Paddock

    I've been revisiting some of the sermons I've written in the past few years, and will be posting some of them here to invite discussion.This one is called In for Winter Out for Spring and was written in 2014.   I know you’ll all be surprised by this, but I’ve been running on empty...

  • MY LIFE CHANGED OVERNIGHT - God called and I answered.

    Posted January 15, 2017 by Tommy Lee Oscar

              My purpose revealed. God is GREAT and worthy to be praised. Blessings to all my brothers and sisters near and far. Happy New Year to you all. Less than 24 hours ago I was just a guy, a normal guy living a pretty normal life. I had goals and ambitions I...

  • Love and Happiness

    Posted January 13, 2017 by Tony Villari

    I searched at great length for an image to put at the top of this post, and I fell prey to multiple choices of a man and woman - in this day and age, I knew better.  After a heartfelt self-admonishment I settled on a photo which seems to leave the door open for whichever gender floats your boat...

  • My "Word" for 2017

    Posted January 8, 2017 by Rev. Renee Paddock

    A couple of years or so ago, some of my friends started doing a "theme" word for the year, rather than a "resolution". Since many resolutions take on a negative connotation of what to NOT do; the "word of the year" puts a more positive spin on it of what you want to bring in or concentrate on in the...

  • Time - To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

    Posted January 6, 2017 by Tony Villari

    To sleep, perchance to dream?  As the Bard once penned, "Aye, there's the rub, for in that sleep of death, what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause."  And how long will that pause be?  I've had plenty of dreams while amongst the living which...

  • LOVE FOR ALL HATRED FOR NONE

    Posted January 5, 2017 by Rev. Dr. (Imam) Hanif Koya, D.D.

    Greets of peace and love to all! LOVE FOR ALL AND HATRED FOR NONE is the moto of the international Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of which I am a member and such we love all mankind and  spread the message of love and peace and practice it too. Our members are persecuted in different parts of the...