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by Father, Shaun VillalobosA 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...
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by Pastor Bob HugginsChapter 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 ...
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by Tony VillariSitting 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMLetting 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...
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by Pastor Bob Huggins1 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...
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by Matthew Stephen AbrahamAny 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...
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by Tony VillariWe 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMYour 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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 ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDealing 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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,...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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...
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by Pastor Bob HugginsWhat 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...
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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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMPaul 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 ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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 ...
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by Pastor Bob HugginsCan 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...
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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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMBeit 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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,...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMPreparing 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 ...
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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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Tony VillariLast 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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 ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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 ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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...
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by Pastor Bob HugginsSecure 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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 ...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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. —...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMMasklessness 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...
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by Tony VillariEach 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMThe 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMHeaven 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...
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by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCMDaily 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...
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by Matthew RuaneThis 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...
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by Tony VillariIslam 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...
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by Thomas CornfieldYes 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...
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by Priestess Amanda RountreeIn 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...
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by Rev. Renee PaddockSharing 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...
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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...
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by Tony VillariThe 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. ...
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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...
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by Erich Habich-TrautABOUT 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. ...
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by Christopher DorneyIts 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...
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by Christopher DorneySo 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...
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by Tony VillariI 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...
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by Auntie Moira324,420,000, .... 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...
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by Janette StarkI 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...
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by Janette StarkViews 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...
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by Tony VillariHow 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 ...
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by Bridget Kielas-FecykLet'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...
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by Matthew RuaneToday’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
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by Sista' JoyAre 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...
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by Mystic AngelHi! 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...
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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...
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by Mystic AngelI 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...
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by Tony VillariLooking 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...
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by Dennel TyonPOSTED 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...
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by Dennel TyonThesis 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...
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by Kenny SalleeChristian 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...
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by Mystic AngelI 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 ...
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by Sista' JoyOne 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...
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by Sista' JoyDo 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...
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by Dennel TyonWho 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....
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by Sista' JoyAll 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 ...
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by Tony VillariSquare 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.  ...
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by Pauvlo AnguianoWhen 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.  ...
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by Rev. Renee PaddockThis 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. ...
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by Tony VillariI 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 ...
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by David MartinI 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...
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by Dennel TyonDennel 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...
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by Michael LiDonneWhat 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...
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by torie yangRefers 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...
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by Rev. Renee PaddockI'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...
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by Tommy Lee OscarMy 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...
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by Tony VillariI 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...
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by Rev. Renee PaddockA 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...
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by Tony VillariTo 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...
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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...