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  • The Shield of Faith Part 5

    Posted August 10, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Ephesians 6:16 says, "In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Roman soldiers used several kinds of shields. The kind Paul refers to here (Gk., thureos) was about two-and-a-half feet wide and high, designed...

  • The Sound Beneath the Ice

    Posted August 10, 2016 by Jay Olson

    Time slips slowly into tomorrow--creeping and covering all that lies in its path. The icy hands of time reach out and cool the heated brow. Far beneath the surface lies secrets long forgotten--pressed in frozen stone. Buried deep within the aging soul are thoughts that sleep forever. Moving ev...

  • Ephesians 6:14 – The Whole Armor: Truth an Righteousness Part 4

    Posted August 9, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Ephesians 6:14 ESV) The truth is conspicuously absent from our world. It seems as if everyone, from politicians to corporations have a certain something they want from us. Whether it’...

  • Hatred

    Posted August 9, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    A Note to All Haters: Haters, I don't hate you because Jesus is in me and I choose to agree with His way of doing things. Hate divides good and consolidates bad. If you are a hater, you have probably found other like minded Haters that enjoy hating with you. Jesus said, "I didn't come to bring pea...

  • The Whole Armor: Gospel of Peace Part 3

    Posted August 9, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. (Ephesians 6:15 ESV) God loves people. In fact, God proved he loves us by actually becoming one of us. Jesus left the very place everyone from every era has literally been dying to get to; Heaven. Jesus left an...

  • Ephesians 6:16 – The Whole Armor: Faith Part 2

    Posted August 7, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

      Righteousness is our breastplate, and guards our spiritual body and core, a most important protection to be sure. But a shield, like that of our faith, is useful and necessary for defense in every direction. We of the faith are attacked from all angles, and in all walks of life. We literal...

  • Head of the House

    Posted August 7, 2016 by Kenny Sallee

    by Thom Hunter My preteen son Patrick doesn’t take many things seriously, but occasionally something grabs hold of him and he just won’t let it go. He will question an idea or concept until he is satisfied that society isn’t misleading him and that all is right in his world. I&rs...

  • NewCreationUnlimited

    Posted August 6, 2016 by Peter Tuzzolino

    The miracle of being born of Spirit is not meant to be a dead work which happened once and we commemorate it as if it is a birthday. Instead the new birth is continually occurring throughout each day as we discern between or old ways of thinking and trade them for the new way born by the Spirit. We ...

  • Ephesians 6:17-20 – The Whole Armor: Helmet and Sword Pt. 1

    Posted August 6, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in ope...

  • Touch

    Posted August 6, 2016 by Tony Villari

    Our path begins at life, our journey, begins with a single touch.  For most of us it will be in the gentle touch of our mother, for others in the kindness shown by a stranger.  Is it the simple act of reaching out to something or someone?  Is it about how we reach out and th...

  • God Is Working for Your Good

    Posted August 4, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

      Even in the middle of your hurts, habits, and hang-ups, God is watching over you. When King David says, “Surely your goodness will pursue me,” he’s not saying, “Surely only good things are going to happen to me!” He knew as well as anyone that bad things happ...

  • Being Truly Great

    Posted August 4, 2016 by Tony Villari

    The stairway to true greatness lies before you. You can stand there and stare at it until hell freezes, or you can take the first step on the climb of your life. But, before you start, ask yourself, "Why?" Then, when you are satisfied with why you are making the climb, maybe you should think about w...

  • A Dream Many Years Ago

    Posted August 3, 2016 by Derrick Feinman

    I had a dream many years ago that I remember vividly and has stuck with me since. It is singular as it was third person dream; I was watching it like a movie, narrated and everything. Essentially, this guy was climbing to the front of an out of control train to rescue someone in distress in one of t...

  • God’s Love Is Always with You

    Posted August 2, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Like goodness, God’s unfailing love follows us in life. King David says it pursues us! Picture a parent following a little kid around and picking up after the child. When we’re struggling with hurts, habits, and hang-ups, God comes right alongside us, helping to pick up our messes and...

  • The Sky's the Limit

    Posted August 2, 2016 by Jay Olson

    Looking out my window--I'm struck by shades of blue. Stands of floating memories of things I used to do. High above my weary head, there flies on feathered wing. A sky so blue and full of clouds--it will make a bird to sing. Perhaps somewhere in a far off place there is no sky of blue. With n...

  • Don’t Be Afraid!

    Posted July 31, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

      What are the things you’re worried about? The election? Your health? Your bills? Your kids? Are you worried about the future? The fact is there are lots of reasons to be afraid in today’s world. But God’s promise is that, even in your darkest valleys, he is walking beside...

  • Who Are You? Acceptance of Self

    Posted July 30, 2016 by Mystic Angel

    My mother came to visit a few weeks ago. We had a conversation about religion,which in turn brought up some issues when I was a child. I told my mom that I was constantly afraid as a child. She told me that  I was always so quiet and that I never told her anything, that I would never talk to he...

  • How Do You Forgive?

    Posted July 30, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

      Nearly 60 years ago, five American missionaries headed to the rainforest of the eastern Amazon in Ecuador to make a second visit to the Huaorani tribe, which anthropologists said was the most vicious, violent society on the face of the earth. They had a culture of killing, and studies show...

  • Hello Everyone...

    Posted July 29, 2016 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

      sorry I haven't posted anything from myself for a long time... I have been doing a few things locally n very recently been having roommate issue which had me worrying about being homeless n my mother placed in a nursing home n roommate doesn't care 1 bit, also he's been acting lik...

  • Forgive Because You’re Forgiven

    Posted July 29, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

      The Bible says there are three reasons you have to let go of your past and the people who’ve hurt you, and the reasons have nothing to do with whether that person deserves it or not. You have to forgive those who’ve hurt you because God has forgiven you. Colossians 3:13 says, ...

  • God's Paint Brush

    Posted July 29, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    God's Paint Brush  Have you ever watched the sun set, or seen the waves crash upon the sand, and look up into the sky to see birds flying above the land.   Have you ever watched two deer play, or seen a wolf howl at the moon, or see a shooting star in the sky on a hot summer night in June....

  • Psalm 31 Prayer

    Posted July 29, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Psalm 31 Prayer  Father God, I come to You in both humble faith and in prayer; I come, and I lay before Your feet, my every burden. Hear my cry to You Lord. Hear me, as I pray. Save me, and strengthen me. I know you abide in me.   You Father God, are my Rock. You are my shelter and my...

  • Psalm 32 Prayer

    Posted July 29, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Psalm 32 Prayer  Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I thank You that I am blessed, my transgressions are forgiven, and my sin is covered. By the power of Your Holy Spirit, and with Your life flowing through me, let there be no deception found in m...

  • You Don’t Have to Forget

    Posted July 28, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28 NIV). You’ve heard this phrase over and over: “Forgive and forget.” There’s only one problem with it: You can’t do it...

  • At The Edge of Forever

    Posted July 28, 2016 by Tony Villari

    I have faith in God and in a hereafter.  My desire to believe in an afterlife is driven by pure selfishness.  You see, I don't want to die and find out the atheists are right, because I won't be able to be pissed off about it.  Better they should die and find out they are, w...

  • Communicating with others

    Posted July 26, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Communicating with others  We order a meal in a restaurant, a supervisor gives direction on a job site, a child tugs at the skirt of their mother, a deaf couple sign in the park, an ad plays on the radio or on a television, and a teenager texts their friend(s) on smartphones. All of these thing...

  • Women - Be the Pedestal (Part 2 - Commentary)

    Posted July 26, 2016 by Tony Villari

    Women - Be the Pedestal (Part 2 - Commentary) Sometimes I write posts which resonate with my audience.  Usually these posts concern women, the issues I see them having to deal with, my opinions of those issues, and my undying respect and love of the gender in general.  I was brought up to...

  • Your Life Is Shaped By Your Thoughts

    Posted July 25, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

      “Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think” (Romans 12:2a NLT, You cannot become all God created you to be until you understand the five factors that influence your identity. The first two are chemistry (how you are made) and connections (your relatio...

  • A Proud Father

    Posted July 25, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    You are a child of a proud Father (1 John 3:2; Matthew 3:17), not of the “Disappointed-Dad-in-the-Sky”. You are in Christ and not under condemnation (Romans 8:1). Therefore, do not continually return to your sin out of shame. Don’t run from the Father and hide from him because you ...

  • Abusing the goodness of God

    Posted July 25, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Well, we have the theme of the goodness of God and the title of our message, “Abusing the goodness of God.” Turn to Romans chapter 2...Romans chapter 2, the great Magna Carta of the gospel, the great book of Romans, chapter 2, and I want to read you the opening five verses of chapter 2 a...

  • Thick Strawberry Smoothie

    Posted July 24, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

                               INGREDIENTS • 6 large strawberries • 1/2 cup of your favorite yogurt • 1/2 cup of vanilla or strawberry ice cream • 1/2 c...

  • God's Different Names

    Posted July 23, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    What are the different names of God?  EL, ELOAH: God "mighty, strong, prominent" (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 139:19) – etymologically, El appears to mean “power,” as in “I have the power to harm you” (Genesis 31:29). El is associated with other qualities, such as integri...

  • Mercy Not Sacrifice

    Posted July 23, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    In Matthew 9:13, Jesus says to his disciples, “Go and learn what this means; I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” The Jews of the Old Testament had many rules about what was required in case they sinned. There were specific sacrifices r...

  • God Our Hero

    Posted July 23, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 ESV) Did you know that you are actually part of the greatest story with a hero? That is right. God is the ultimate Hero and ...

  • Operation Valkyrie - At What Cost Salvation?

    Posted July 23, 2016 by Tony Villari

    I always tout the benefit of remembering history because I have faith in the well-known statement by Edmund Burke (1729-1797), "Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it."  Maybe this is why I find Stauffenberg's story the stuff of faith; his faith in Germany, his militar...

  • Prayer for Teenagers to Pray

    Posted July 22, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Prayer for Teenagers to PrayHeavenly Father, You are a loving and forgiving God and I ask You Lord to forgive me for all my sins and any unforgiveness thatI may have in my heart. I ask You Lord to forgive me for not always making You a priority in my life. I need Your help rightnow. I am being tempt...

  • A Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

    Posted July 22, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    A Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit  Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son. I adore You and unite myself to the adoration You receive from the angels and saints.  I give You my heart and I offer my ardent thanksgiving for all th...

  • A Prayer to the Holy Spirit

    Posted July 22, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    A Prayer to the Holy Spirit (by Cardinal Mercier) I am going to reveal to you the secret of sanctity and happiness. Every day for five minutes control your imagination and close your eyes to all the noises of the world in order to enter into yourself. Then, in the sanctuary of your baptized soul (wh...

  • Blessing of a New House

    Posted July 22, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Blessing of a New House  O heavenly Father, Almighty God, we humbly beseech you to bless and sanctify this house and all who dwell therein and everything else in it, and do you grant to fill it with all good things; grant to them, O Lord, the abundance of heavenly blessings and from the richnes...

  • Keep Us From Harm Prayer

    Posted July 22, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Keep Us From Harm Prayer  Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the Name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I ask You Lord Jesus to put a hedge of protection around me and everyone I have prayed for today and for our homes, cars, lands, properties, (vehicles,) animals, pets, work places, finan...

  • Baptism of the Holy Spirit

    Posted July 22, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Baptism of the Holy Spirit  Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the Name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, I plead the Blood of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ over me and I thank You for the most wonderful gift of salvation. Lord Jesus You promised me another gift, the gif...

  • Healing Prayer

    Posted July 22, 2016 by Br. E.G. Carriere

    Healing Prayer (speak healing into your body/spirit/life)  Jesus is the Lord of my life. Sickness and disease have no power over me. I am forgiven and free from sin and guilt. I am dead to sin and alive to righteousness. Colossians 1:21, 22   Jesus bore my sins in His Body on the tree...

  • Religious Freedom or Hypocrisy?

    Posted July 21, 2016 by Tony Villari

    One can find many passages in scripture which some of us, as Christians, seem to conveniently forget as it suits our denominational agenda, but these few give a flavor for the point I'm trying to make about judging and a fundamental lack of tolerance, forgiveness, and mercy as we forget to put Chris...

  • Orange Julius

    Posted July 20, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Starting Monday 7/25 we will start Health and Morning Devotional section, if you have any great and nutrictional recipes please summit to us post, you can do that here at robh7775@yahoo.com, thank you and God bless. I like to use frozen orange juice and whole milk for the creamiest most realistic...

  • God’s Love

    Posted July 20, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Defining love is difficult. It is emotion, action, thought, feeling all rolled together and prioritized above everything. True love like that of a parent for a child will stop at nothing to protect and care for the other. This is what is so powerful about the words of the apostle Paul in Romans 8:3...

  • Ritual: Non-Theistic Confession & Absolution (Group)

    Posted July 20, 2016 by Mary Kay Dranzo

    Note: This may be a draft? I might update it some more, tweak it some? Dunno.   C = read by Celebrant, A = read by All, italics = actions   *****   If before Communion, the celebrant says: C: We are about to take goodness & compassion into our bodies. Let us prepare ourselv...

  • Bullying

    Posted July 19, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. If you ever need help on know someone that does, you can get it here at www.stopbullying.govThe...

  • A Franciscan Blessing, Slightly Adapted

    Posted July 19, 2016 by Mary Kay Dranzo

    May you be blessed with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart. May you be blessed with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may wish for justice, freedom, and peace. May you be blessed w...

  • Abuse

    Posted July 18, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Welcome to Christ is our victory, I am pastor Bob Huggins and tonight I would like to discuss with you a very serious subject. The subject we will be discussing is one that is very heartbreaking, so many families are affected by this disease and like any disease it can be stopped, it just needs...

  • What to Do in the Middle of the Storm

    Posted July 17, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    “But when [Peter] saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” (Matthew 14:30 NIV)   Have courage, because Jesus is with you.Don’t ever argue with a fear. Just tell it where to go! Tell it to go talk to Jesus. Take a risk in f...

  • A Deeply Personal Relationship With God Will Bring Healing!

    Posted July 16, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Many people who are suffering from unhealthy behaviors and emotions can see how they began to develop earlier in life, often during their childhoods. Perhaps they were raised without a strong parental background. Or perhaps they grew up in an abusive situation. Maybe they have a past, which continues...

  • Faith for the Non-Believer (That Respects Non-Belief)

    Posted July 14, 2016 by Mary Kay Dranzo

    I am someone who is, in essence, a Skeptic & Non-Believer. I don’t really believe in belief. I’m essentially an atheist, even though I identify as an agnostic because I’m open to the possibility if we can ever find some hard solid evidence of some form of deity or deities. (Some wo...

  • Deep in My Heart...

    Posted July 14, 2016 by Tony Villari

    Down deep in my heart, I know I'm a loner.  I think I have known this since grade school.  Oh, I wasn't an introvert, my goodness; I was so much the opposite.  I was picked on, bullied is the new term, for most of my pre-high school years because I was the small, geeky kid with "coke ...

  • Jesus loves hippie churches

    Posted July 14, 2016 by Kenny Sallee

    By Brett Younger  The parking lot has several versions of “Co-exist” and “God loves the whole world no exceptions” bumper stickers, a “Leslie Knope for President,” and, on the same Prius, an “I’m too poor to vote Republican.” The sign on t...

  • Light In The Darkness

    Posted July 14, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Are you afraid to go in the basement with the lights off? Or take out the garbage late at night? Most of us have an inherent fear or uneasiness about the dark. Isn’t it interesting how with the lights on, the same basement is not scary, and there is no fear walking down the driveway in the day...

  • Burying the past

    Posted July 13, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    As God no longer associates us with our old sins, so should we put the past behind us. With our old sins now buried in the grave, as pictured by baptism, we should not go back and dig them up. Considering the symbolism involved, this would be akin to grave robbing. For some, such grave robbery in t...

  • A Different Look at Prophets & Prophecy

    Posted July 13, 2016 by Mary Kay Dranzo

    This is my understanding of prophets and prophecy, as I've come to understand it via my life experience. ***** Prophecy is not a thing for a select few. There are thousands, if not millions, of prophets at any given time. Prophets come from any and all religions. Some prophets are atheists, agnos...

  • A Jubilee of Mercy for Everyone

    Posted July 12, 2016 by Mary Kay Dranzo

    I support a Jubilee of Mercy for all people, regardless of religion or spiritual belief.    You may or may not know that the Roman Catholic Church is celebrating a Jubilee Year of Mercy. There have been Masses said, special prayers, special lectures on the topic, and pilgrimages wit...

  • Jesus Christ’s perfect love and sacrifice

    Posted July 12, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    The incredible truth is that “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Even more amazing is that God loved us when we were still sinners; we were still under the death penalty when He...

  • Summer Memories......Daydreams and Dandelions

    Posted July 12, 2016 by Jay Olson

    When I was just a young boy. When I was just a lad. Tom Sawyer was my hero. Second only to my Dad. I loved to do the same things, That ole Tom liked to do. Catching fish and kicking around. Sometimes even skipping school. I took my playing seriously. Twas like a job to me. I never miss...

  • How is sin forgiven?

    Posted July 11, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Sin is the transgression of God’s sacred law (1 John 3:4, KJV). The penalty we all have earned for sinning is death (Romans 6:23). This cause-and-effect relationship is absolute and automatic. The penalty of death must be paid. We cannot jump out of a 10-story building, futilely trying to bre...

  • It’s Yours. No Caveats.

    Posted July 11, 2016 by Mary Kay Dranzo

    Spirituality is for you. Religion is for you. Yes, you. (If you want it, of course. We’re not forcing you to take it.) Yes, you, even if you’re queer. Yes, you, even if you’re trans. Yes, you, even if you’re kinky. Yes, you, even if you’re polyamorous. Yes, you,...

  • The Bible

    Posted July 10, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Just a little informationThe bible is written in 2123 languages, the old testament was written in Hebrew, and Aramaic. The new testament was written in Greek. It is the most published book and more bibles are stolen than any other book. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is li...

  • Leaving guilt behind

    Posted July 10, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

      Thankfully, God does not keep a scorecard with good deeds on one side and bad ones on the other. Our slate is wiped clean of every sin if we confess and repent of our sins and ask for His forgiveness. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleans...

  • Under the Radar

    Posted July 10, 2016 by Jay Olson

    The basket is packed with chicken and slaw. The brownies are wrapped in a tin. The weatherman promised us sunshine today, Now the rain will be keeping us in. Spread out a cloth on the living room floor. Play some music that reminds us of sun. The picnic's been planned for a long time. We'll h...

  • Forgiveness of Sin

    Posted July 9, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Forgiveness is possible through repentance and understanding Christ's perfect sacrifice. “And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins …’” (Acts 2:38, Revised Standard Version). How ar...

  • The Devil has already lost

    Posted July 9, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    The Devil has already lost. But the Devil is trying to take as many with him as he can, apparently just to hurt God. And however much the Devil succeeds in doing this, God hurts -- like a parent does over losing a child. This sort of spite is very much in keeping with the Devil’s character. Sa...

  • Understanding this Book of Books p5

    Posted July 7, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    It takes effort to meditate on God’s word. Let’s get started! You’ve heard the saying, “Life comes at you fast”? Wow. So often it does. That saying is definitely true. So much information, so much activity we try to pack into our lives, that we barely have time to ...

  • Religious Oppression of Women

    Posted July 7, 2016 by Tony Villari

    Study religion, not even that closely, and you might see how the Abrahamic religions all approach women from a male's egotistical, superior agenda of control and submissiveness.  It would seem Hinduism also has a problem moving into the 21st century with any mature, civilized sense of humanity....

  • How to Understand the Book of Books p4

    Posted July 6, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    How to Understand the BibleLaboring in the word requires just a little familiarity with a few study aids–but pays big dividends.Do you ever get stuck trying to remember a verse or a phrase or a word someplace in the Bible that you know is there, but you can’t remember the verse, or ...

  • How to Understand the Book of Books p3

    Posted July 5, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    I opened my topical study Bible recently. It was like meeting an old friend again.I’m a minister and occasionally I have to prepare talks, sermons to people about various topics regarding the Bible. Yesterday I pulled a book off of my shelf that has been there for a long, long time. It&rs...

  • Women - Be the Pedestal

    Posted July 5, 2016 by Tony Villari

    I have published, on numerous occasions, posts concerning women.  I've talked about their concerns over weight, looks, men, stress, and my own belief that there is not a pedestal high enough to put them on, or safe enough.  They keep falling off.  From what I've seen and heard, fallin...

  • Understanding this Book of Books p2

    Posted July 4, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    We live in an age of skepticism, and we live in an age that is lacking in truth. Let’s face it - many people do believe in God, and to believe in God, that in itself is a major step of faith. There are many people who are atheists, and don’t. To believe in God is one big step, but let&rs...

  • Understanding the Book of Books

    Posted July 3, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    The Bible is a spiritual book. What should be your first step in understanding this book of books? Have you ever thought that the Bible is hard to understand? A lot of people have. They’ve tried to read it, feel that it’s very difficult to understand. Every year people start reading the...

  • Sugar and Grease

    Posted July 3, 2016 by Jay Olson

    Shoelaces and buttons fill a clear glass jar. Thimbles and cookie crumbs lead to where we are. Empty plates and watermelon are strewn across the table. Life is one big celebration; have fun while you are able. It’s summertime with long hot days; the beach is overflowing. The festival is soon ...

  • Alien Invasion?!!?!?

    Posted July 3, 2016 by Scott Bruno

    I recently was asked to answer the following question over at Quora, "Humanity unites to defeat an alien invasion. How long does global peace last once the threat is dealt with?" So I answered: If humanity were invaded by alien invasion the global peace that would follow would be for eternity....

  • Jamal & Rachel

    Posted July 2, 2016 by Reverend Gary A. Carter

    We are gathered here today in the sight of God , and the presence of friends and loved ones, to celebrate one of life’s greatest moments, to give recognition to the worth and beauty of love, and to add our best wishes and blessings to the words which shall unite Jamal Burt and R...

  • Heal the world around you

    Posted July 2, 2016 by Sara Williams

    We spend our lives working hard to help companies in getting rich shedding sweat, tears, and even blood. We work hard to be able to afford the bare necessities. To have the luxuries we have to sacrifice more and more of ourselves and we are told that, that is what we're supposed to do. Many squander...

  • The First Americans to Observe the 4th Were Moravian Pacifists

    Posted July 2, 2016 by Kenny Sallee

      Moravian settlers in NC were the first Americans to officially celebrate the 4th of July. But they weren’t partying in honor of military victory. They were thanking God for peace. At the nation’s first official Independence Day celebration, there were no fireworks, no sparkler...

  • All That Noise!!!!!!!

    Posted July 1, 2016 by Rev. Renee Paddock

    One of the greatest necessities in America Is to discover creative solitude. Carl Sandburg     In March, I gave a service titled "All that Noise" it was about distraction and overload  - technological and otherwise - in modern daily life. One of my research articles was from Harva...

  • "Anything Can Happen: There are no 'Ifs'"

    Posted June 30, 2016 by Reverend Dontea'u Smith

    “ANYTHING Can Happen: There are no ‘Ifs’” Mark 9: 17-27 (Focus verse 23) 23Jesus said, “If? There are no ‘ifs’ among believers. Anything can happen.” 1.) This father was beyond desperate to get help for his child… to no avail. 17-18A man ou...

  • Gays and Christianity Revisited, Yet Again

    Posted June 30, 2016 by Tony Villari

    So, on the question of gay Christians, Pope Francis comments, "The questions is: if a person who has that condition, who has good will, and who looks for God, who are we to judge?"  But, Most Holy Father, is not stating they have "that condition," in itself a judgment?  Let'...

  • You’re Going to Make It!

    Posted June 30, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    “So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” (Matthew 10:31 NIV) Have you ever had the devil whisper that you’re not going to make it? So have I… and so have countless other believers throughout the ages. We may not always talk about it, and therefore ...

  • The Willow and the Redwood

    Posted June 30, 2016 by Jay Olson

    Willow trees and Redwoods are growing side by side. The willow oft times humble; the redwood full of pride. The redwood reaches upward, high into the sky. The willow gently whispers while it bows its limbs and cries. The ancient Redwood, so very straight and tall. It has an ageless memory; a ...

  • Overcome Satan

    Posted June 29, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    1 Peter 5:8-10 (NIV)8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.10 And the God of all...

  • The Faithfulness and Righteousness of God

    Posted June 29, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    1 John 1:9—“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Faithful and righteous says: “God is faithful in His word (v. 10) and righteous in the blood of Jesus His Son (v. 7). His word is the word of the...

  • Understanding

    Posted June 28, 2016 by Rev. Christopher J. Kady, R.M.A.

    June 28, 2016 Understanding - By the Grace and Glory of God   Lately, I have been thinking about the young men and women who were savagely gunned down in Orlando.  In my prayers for their families, and my continuous prayers of thanks for the safety of my loved ones, I could not help but...

  • Three Reasons We Need to Walk Through Life with Others

    Posted June 28, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    “And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him” (Colossians 2:6 NLT, second edition). Welcome to Christ is our Victory, I am Pastor Bob Huggins and Today we are going to look at ... Three Reasons We Need to Walk Through Life with Others The B...

  • Don't Walk Alone

    Posted June 28, 2016 by Jay Olson

    Imagine being a light bulb before they built the socket. I’d hate to be an astronaut before they built the rocket. It’s not so very easy, arriving out of order. Like entering a foreign country, before you reach the boarder. I’ve heard it said, “You’re special.” I wonder if that’s so. Sometim...

  • When you first got saved did you ever think...

    Posted June 27, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Now that I have repented, been baptised, learned how to pray now what? I just do not know what to do. I need help. Well first you can rejoice...You have been set free from sin and death by the blood of Jesus Christ! God’s promises are eternal. You get to have God, every spiritual blessing, an...

  • Wolves in Wolf Clothing

    Posted June 27, 2016 by Tony Villari

    "Our criminal justice system," is a crock.  It basically means the exact opposite of what one first thinks.  The criminal's rights are protected against those that seek retribution for crimes the criminals perpetrate against society.  Criminals have become, like the wolf, a prote...

  • Build Each Other Up

    Posted June 27, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    Do you know people who always have something positive to say about everyone. While they are bringing up the most favorable things about everyone, they are making themselves look good at the same time. In Romans 14:19 Paul says, “So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build e...

  • Grace

    Posted June 26, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16 NIV) Grace means God’s doing for us what we can’t do for ourselves. The Lord promises us this help just when we need it in an...

  • Wandering Ministers

    Posted June 26, 2016 by Sara Williams

    To all Shepard's (Ministers) I am a Wandering Minister. Spending my life thus far studying all facets of Spirituality that I could access. From east coast to the Alaskan coast I have traveled and experienced much. The people cry in pain and fear. It is hard to find guidance when religion and ...

  • The Lost Sheep

    Posted June 26, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    (Lk 15:1-7) "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?" In the parable the shepherd goes out to search for one sheep--the very least that can be numbered. So if there had...

  • Gun Control Truth

    Posted June 26, 2016 by Scott Bruno

    You can watch it, or you can read it. This is the truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me god. Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5at0lBv0Zog Read it: And now we turn to the issue of gun violence in America today. The latest mass shootings in Aurora Colorado, and New Town, Connecticut...

  • The Miracle of Prayer

    Posted June 26, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    “We have courage in God’s presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.” (1 John 5:14 GNT) The miracle of prayer is one of the great miracles of the Bible. To think that there is a God who created the heavens and the earth...

  • Endless Grievance

    Posted June 25, 2016 by Priestess RaVen Christina Marie

    Thy heart feels like it is breaking into many fractals, but it's truly growing larger, not falling apart...The pain of stretching is ringing tears from thine eyes in a waterfalls grace....Bleeding heart aching Beating making more room for those of need, Me I look into... ......

  • A Trail of Crumbs

    Posted June 24, 2016 by Jay Olson

    I walked upon a darkened bridge--it lay inside my head. I walked upon a darkened bridge--I knew not where it led. The air was still as still could be--the silence roared a song I knew not where I was headed--I had not walked for long. Below me lay a quiet dark--it echoed in my b...

  • Baptism & Thief On The Cross

    Posted June 24, 2016 by Pastor Bob Huggins

    3 Men Crucified - 1 Died in Sin, 1 Died to sin & 1 Died FOR SinLuke 23:32-47 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be putto death. 33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary,there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and theother...