Posted by Tony Villari
Cecile Richards; have you heard about this piece of work? Well, look upon the face of evil! Ask yourself why a segment of civilized society looks favorably on the treacherous murder of the innocent; the wholesale slaughter of our future. There is money to be made in murdering the unborn ...
Posted by Tony Villari
"An Orangutan from a zoo was reintroduced to the wild in Borneo and began spear fishing after watching local fisherman..." This tale bodes the obvious question: If the fisherman was using the spear to murder another fisherman, would the Orangutan also mimic this act? Well, from...
Posted by Roger Overweg
This is my FATHER'S world..... Ronnie McBrayer: We are only the caretakers, God owns it all RONNIE MCBRAYER | KEEPING THE FAITH Near Rochester, New York, a prominent, cliff-like ridge erupts from the landscape and runs west for hundreds of miles: Through New York, across parts of Ontario, into th...
Posted by Tony Villari
There comes a point when one has to say, "Methinks thou protesteth too much!" In other words, what are you, yourself, hiding that you must balk so loudly or judge others so harshly? And the mere fact that your Christian hypocrisy would deign to judge others ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 A Time to Think Trust in the Redeemer’s strength…exercise what faith you have, a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
How To Develop A Poor Memory Wednesday, June 13, 2018 My great uncle Jack was losing his memory. During our conversation at a family gathering, he said to me, “Who are you?” I replied, “Your nephew. You don’t know me?” He said, “No.” I felt a bit d...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Room Of Nails Tuesday, June 12, 2018 An imprisoned Christian in communist Bulgaria was put into a tiny cell with nails inside that pressed into him at the slightest movement. When his captors closed the door, he prayed, “Father, forgive them for they know not what t...
Posted by Tony Villari
As a father, and a grandfather, I thought it only fitting on Father's Day to pay homage to the women, the mothers, who allow us to pass on our genetic material for the express purpose of procreation. More importantly, they have selflessly volunteered to take significant time out of their lives...
Posted by Tony Villari
I wrote Notes from the Cusp of Forever at the end of this past February. It garnered average viewer numbers, but I received above average messages and emails concerning, what I considered to be, an average post. For whatever reason, it touched a chord with a segment of my reade...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionLet’s come before him with thanks! Let’s shout songs of joy to him! Psalm 95:2 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to ThinkAll the world is an utterance of the Almighty. Its countless beauties, its exquisite adaptations, all speak to you of Him. –Phillips Bro...
Posted by Karen Martinez
I recently created a private group on Facebook for those who are needing or looking for positive, uplifting support or wanting to give positive support by sharing quotes and affirmations and prayer. I'm looking for advice on how to word the offer of prayer. I'd like to include specific days I'd po...
Posted by Tony Villari
When I first saw "tripartite" I thought it might be some ancient Greek word for a single country where three separate cultures practice racial segregation against each other, but I was wrong again; it was just Plato working overtime. According to the ancient Greek philosopher, the sou...
Posted by Tony Villari
It has been my absolute pleasure over the past couple years to post my writings from the “Congregation for Religious Tolerance” on Facebook while, at the same time, sending my “personal” contacts a link to these postings, individually, through Facebook Messenger. Facebook, pr...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:17 A Time to Think Prayer is the rope that pulls God and man together. But, it doesn't pull God down to us. It pulls us up to Him. – Billy Graham, evangelist ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Origins Of General Booth Monday, June 4, 2018 A young preacher in England who had a heart for the poor and unsaved was offered a preaching position in a local Methodist church. His health was very poor and his doctor advised against it, but he decided to glorify God in his weakness and...
Posted by Tony Villari
I made a promise to my daughter that I would try to lighten up, occasionally, and try to write something a tad less serious and dramatic than the timely issues we are faced with day to day. To this end, I published the previous post; I have always found that children and animals can teach us much ab...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection Seek the Lord when he can still be found; call him while he is yet near. Isaiah 55:6 A Time to Think God takes life's pieces and gives us unbroken peace. –W. D. Gough, poet A Time to Act Pray for God to help you ke...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionI remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3 A Time to ThinkPrayer is the pulse of life. –Andrew Murray, writer and pastor A Time to ActAsk God to stay with you in difficult situations and affirm that He is helping you now. A Time to PrayLord, help m...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionIt was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 A Time to ThinkThe highest form of thinking is prayer. –Norman Vincent Peale, best-selling author and minister A Time to ActBelieve that Jesus Ch...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
THE SEAL OF ISAIAH Friday, June 1, 2018 One of my favorite streams of news is that of biblical archaeology. In the skepticism of modern times, it seems the Lord has ordained that the stones would cry out to bear witness to the truth of His Word. In a time when scholars w...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection John 14:6 Tree of Life Version (TLV) 6 Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Me. A Time to Think Let God's promises shine on your problems. –Corrie ten Boom, aut...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Living By The Temple StandardThursday, May 31, 2018 In Israel, there’s a place called the House of Caiaphas. There, you can see ancient measures and standards of weights. In Bible times, Israel used weights and measures to determine price and value. They had to be geared to the Temple or Sanc...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionFixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith . . . Hebrews 12:2 A Time to ThinkWorship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth. –John Piper, preacher and author A Time to ActDo your best and leave the rest to God. A Time...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Prisons And PrisonersWednesday, May 30, 2018 In Acts 12, an angel is sent to release Peter from prison. The first thing the angel had to do was see Peter as a man who happened to be in prison. If he had seen Peter as a bound and hopeless case instead of a person who happened to be in prison and who...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionBlessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence. Jeremiah 17:7 A Time to ThinkI would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. –Mary Gardiner Brainard, poet A Time to ActPray fo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Royal Food Tuesday, May 29, 2018 In a beehive, the larvae are pretty much the same. But what the larvae becomes depends on its food. If it eats royal jelly, it becomes a queen. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. It’s all in what it eats. So, you might think you ...
Posted by Tony Villari
I am approaching 65 years of age. Other than aches and pains brought on by my misspent youth, I feel twenty years younger, almost. When I went to Mexico for a couple of years, I weighed an amazing 209 pounds at 5' 9". When I returned, I had trimmed down to 165, despite my diet of t...
Posted by Tony Villari
"When imperfect humans attempt perfectibility - personal, political, economic and social - they fail." This statement by Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, is evidenced by a sad history of "failed social experiments, repressive political regimes, and overbearing eco...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Luke 5:4 NIV A Time to Think Relying on God has to start all o...
Posted by Tony Villari
I usually open each post with a meaningful photo. Not so, this time. Even the images which I post for my Holocaust articles do not come up to the level of heinous gruesomeness, pure evil, inflicted by some elements of, well, humanity. Including these elements as part of h...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling. Psalm 91:1 NIV A Time to Think The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep disco...
Posted by Tony Villari
The flapping a butterfly’s wings can influence our weather patterns. For example: severe storms, tornadoes, even hurricanes can all begin with but the flap of a single butterfly’s wings made thousands of miles away. Now, having said that. Recently when I was flying to visit fami...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Victim Or Victor Tuesday, May 22, 2018 We live in a victim culture where few take responsibility for their lives. People live as victims of their parents, their society, rejection, abuse, or of behavior they can’t control. Even God’s people often walk around with life...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Pentecostal On Mt. Sinai Monday, May 21, 2018 Moses was a Pentecostal. In fact, Orthodox Jews are Pentecostal. Pentecost is a Jewish Holy Day given to Moses in the wilderness. God told the Israelites to count seven weeks after Passover and then celebrate a special holy da...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 21, 2018 The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 A Time to ThinkWe can't always withdraw to quiet hillsides to pray, but Christ will meet with us in the quiet places o...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 20, 2018 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 A Time to Think Sometimes the Lord rides out the storm with us and other times He calms the restless sea ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Dada, Tata, Papa, And Abba Friday, May 18, 2018 The word father comes from the Greek word ‘pater.’ It is linked to the ancient Sanskrit name ‘tata.’ In other languages, it becomes dada, baba, or papa. In Hebrew, it becomes ‘abba.’ What joins all these words? The...
Posted by Tony Villari
I have unwavering faith that only a moron would believe a doctrine which states "a moron run through a university and decorated with a Ph.D. will cease thereby to be a moron." As I have stated in a few previous posts, I have known many people with doctorates who exercise a deep lack of co...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 15, 2018 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. I Peter 3:12 A Time to Think Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
How To Hear The New Tuesday, May 15, 2018 It takes time for sound waves to travel through space. It takes time as well for your mind to process the sound. So, no matter how close you are to somebody speaking, there’s always a delay between what they said, and when you hear what you t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
A Nation The Size Of New JerseyMonday, May 14, 2018 In 1948, ancient prophecy was fulfilled as Israel was raised from the dead. I’m writing these words in New Jersey. It’s a tiny state with only 8,000 square miles, almost identical in size to Israel. That’s where the comparison en...
Posted by Tony Villari
Oh, ya, you betcha mon! If I have anything to say about it, heaven can definitely wait for me. Of course that is purely dependent on the validity of my view of heaven being more even handed than what I was spoon fed in my youth. There is not one righteous among us. Not o...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 12, 2018 All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 NIV A Time to Think What would our lives look like if we really did live with our life's brevity at the forefront of our mind? Would ...
Posted by Tony Villari
What do you do when your path dumps into a swamp? Well, I squat down beside it and ponder the numerous critters that may inhabitant the barrier before me. I pay particular attention to the size of any ripples originating from movement below the surface. It's the thing you can't see, but you figure i...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Answer Before Her EyesFriday, May 11, 2018 Miriam of Magdala, Mary Magdalene, was standing by a tomb weeping over the death of her Rabbi. When she turned around and saw Him, she didn’t realize it was Him. Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Tell me where you put Him and I&rsquo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 10, 2018 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 A Time to ThinkFirst thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times.—Dr. Norman Vincent Peale A Time to ActStart another day just right, with a ...
Posted by Willie E. Willie
There is an enemy in the secret fighting mankind, but we do not understand where the punches are coming from. This so called enemy succeeded in throwing Satan out of God's kingdom, making him evil before God. This very enemy also succeeded in throwing Adam; the probably first man on earth, out of ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 8, 2018 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 A Time to Think When you live with hope in your heart, mind, and spirit, you have discove...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Dealing Head On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 We are called to be peacemaker or makers of shalom. We’re to bring God’s shalom, His peace, fullness, wellbeing, and joy into the world – even into our lives. We do this by following the way of the greatest peacemaker: Messiah. He made...
Posted by Willie E. Willie
A Christian is a member of Christ's kingdom, But being a member needs something to be done. People who professed to be Christians are literally not, but only Church goers. So long the world is filled with such people (church goers), the world is in jeopardy... Our society can't find peace with su...
Posted by Tony Villari
Truth, loyalty, and a kind heart are virtues to be cherished! Well, okay... sometimes I've been known to fudge, for purely selfish reasons, where truth and loyalty are concerned; I should be ashamed, and I am. Those lapses in integrity are few and far between, but they do happen, and tha...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 6, 2018 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 KJV A Time to ThinkSpirit is the part of you that feels like hope. —Caroline Myers, author A Time to ActAsk God to stay wi...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMay 5, 2018 He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 A Time to ThinkGod laughs in the sunshine and rejoices in the songs of springtime birds. -Bruce Barton A Time to ActAwaken the spring in your soul. A Time to PrayDear Lord, today I celebrate Y...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection May 4, 2018 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14 A Time to Think There is never a wrong time to pray. —Kelly Johnson A Time to Act Use today a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
He Who Is In Went Out Friday, May 4, 2018 As teenagers, most of us were concerned about what was in and what was out - clothes, music, the crowd. Even as we get older, we tend to conform to the “in” way of doing things in our culture. In first century Judea, Jerusalem was in an...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 30, 2018 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 A Time to Think It is fo...
Posted by Tony Villari
I went to my favorite local beachfront restaurant cum watering hole the other day, in order to find some impetus for this post. I had a beer and pondered my latest conclusion, that my body is getting a jump on my upcoming 65th birthday and has decided to start falling apart. I have found...
Posted by Philip Shin
There is the hell as it is my love to go there. It is only for me to live without love and something truth. Spiritual training means there is love and it is something truth. There is no more love so it is the hell. Jesus died on the cross and it means my love die, so we are in the hell....
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 29, 2018 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130 A Time to Think I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. –Mary Gardiner Brainard, poet A Time ...
Posted by Willie E. Willie
The word Faith is misunderstood amongst Christians, not withstanding it's meaning. This word didn't appear in old testament epoch, but springs up from no where during the ministry of Jesus Christ in the new testament diaspora. They question is, did the word Faith substitute another word used durin...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 28, 2018 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 A Time to Think To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything H...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 25, 2018 I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me. Proverbs 8:17 A Time to Think Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. –Mother Teresa A Time to Act Be an in...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Arm That Reaches Down Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Hinduism teaches that salvation comes when man merges back into God through the cycle of reincarnation and karma. Islam teaches that the way to heaven is by obeying Sharia law. Buddhism teaches that one must extinguish all the desires and...
Posted by Tony Villari
I have always tried to explain to young people the idea that we all live in the same social pond. Every decision we make in life has an effect on that pond, like a pebble thrown into it causing a ripple. Every ripple can be viewed as an action taken, a choice or decision, and for every a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 24, 2018 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17 A Time to Think There is never a wrong time to pray. —Kelly Johnson ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Impossible People You Need Tuesday, April 24, 2018 I know of ministers whose basic attitude is, “I could have a very successful ministry…. if I just didn’t have to deal with people.” In the same way, you might be saying, “I want to be loving, forgiving, a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The French Revolution And GodMonday, April 23, 2018 In the late 18th century, the kingdom of France was overthrown. The new revolutionary government proclaimed there was no God, and declared France to be a nation of atheists. What came out of this was called ‘The reign of terror.’ Thous...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 22, 2018 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 Thi...
Posted by Tony Villari
Do you remember the innocence of youth? How about your childhood curiosity? Mine was insatiable and, at times, was worrisome to mom. I still find myself doing stupid stuff, purely for the sake of discovery, in order to satisfy my adult curiosity. ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 21, 2018 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 A Time to ThinkWhat gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me strength for whatever I face, kno...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 20, 2018 God has poured out his love into our hearts. Romans 5:5 A Time to ThinkHope is a daring seed that you plant with prayer again and again. —Ann Voskamp A Time to ActAlways maintain hopefulness, especially when the going is hard. –Dr. Norman Vin...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Apostle Who Prayed For YouFriday, April 20, 2018 In Ephesians 3, Paul prayed for the believers of Ephesus that Messiah would dwell in their hearts and that they’d be rooted and grounded in love so that they would know the love of God and be filled with all His fullness. But Paul’s d...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 19, 2018 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. 1 Chronicles 16:11 A Time to ThinkLife isn't always about finding yourself. More often than not, it's about discovering who God created you to be. —David A. R. White A Time to ActLearn the gr...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Bob Dylan And The Day Of PentecostThursday, April 19, 2018 In the sixties, Bob Dylan wrote a song that became a kind of anthem for that generation. The chorus went, “the answer is blowing in the wind.” You might not think those words are biblical, but in Hebrew, the word for wind is rua...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 17, 2018 Do you yet understand? Don't you know by now that the everlasting God, the Creator of the farthest parts of the earth, never grows faint or weary? No one can fathom the depths of his understanding. Isaiah 40:28 A Time to Thin...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Child And The Father’s Plan Tuesday, April 17, 2018 As a little child, you didn’t need to carry around a daily planner. You didn’t have to figure out what you had to do. Everything was planned for you by your parents or your guardians- your activities, your education,...
Posted by Tony Villari
It's all about keeping a good attitude, and an ability to look at life through rose colored glasses; to still see the reality in front of you and to be happy in the face of adversity. You have to be able to, at a moment’s notice, put on a serious face and say, "Bring it!" When they...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 16, 2018 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 (ESV) A Time to ThinkFaith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe. –Mitch Albom, author A Time to ActPractice believing that as you pray you are ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Your Secret ProfessionMonday, April 16, 2018 My last name is Cahn. In Hebrew, it means priest. It comes from the name given to the sons of Aaron, the first high priest of Israel. When I was a child, my father told me that I was of the line of the priests. I had very little idea of what that meant. ...
Posted by Tony Villari
For many, any mention of the Holocaust is a reason to turn the channel, mental or otherwise. Why? Well, many who have seen the atrocities prefer not to dwell on the horrors of our past. A few people very close to me are part of this group, not because they don't care, but because i...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 14, 2018 In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fi...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 13, 2018 Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17 A Time to Think Anything is a blessing which makes us pray. –C. H. Spurgeon, preacher and author ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Message Of Akko Friday, April 13, 2018 On the coast of Israel north of Haifa is the exotic seaport city of Akko. Tourists come from all over to see its exotic buildings and streets. But the importance of Akko is found in the book of Judges. It was given to the tribe of Asher. But the t...
Posted by Tony Villari
Like a plant, from the moment the seed was put into the ground and germinates, we began to grow. We struggled upward, each branch with multiple budding family members, each family member creating a branch of their own. Each bud struggles to find their way, to develop and support the...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 11, 2018 Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6 A Time to Think Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be fee...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Father’s BeggarWednesday, April 11, 2018 A homeless man got off the train at the Pennsylvania depot. For years, he lived as a beggar on the streets. He touched a man on the shoulder and said, “Mister, can you please spare a dime?” The man turned around and the beggar recognize...
Posted by Richard Brophy
Somewhere beyond right and wrong there is a garden, I`ll meet you there.
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 9, 2018 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 A Time to Think The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. –Louis Pasteur, French chemist A Time to Act ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Wars Of Jerusalem Monday, April 9, 2018 What is the most attacked city on earth? Jerusalem. And yet Jerusalem is the City of God. Many believers think that if they belong to God, and if they’re in God’s will, then everything will always go smoothly for them. That sounds nic...
Posted by Tony Villari
The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” This became known as the Socratic Method, a teaching method where a question is posed and the students direct and control the discussion of it. I am...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 7, 2018 I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 A Time to Think Flowers grow out of dark moments. –Sister Mary Corita Kent,...
Posted by Tony Villari
Nowadays people are augmenting everything, breasts, cheeks (both sets), eyes, lips, and if that isn't your thing you can turn your skin into a canvas with a beautiful tattoo. Hitler's minions would have loved to make a lampshade out of many large tattoos which adorn our skin. As a matter...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 6, 2018 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.—...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Strange Case Of West Side BaptistFriday, April 6, 2018 On March 1, 1950, choir practice was scheduled for 7:20 at the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Most of the choir members normally arrived around 7:15. The pastor, about to head to church with his wife, discovered that his da...
Posted by Tony Villari
A little pain, a little pleasure; such is life. Is life filled with the immorality of pleasure? And, why should pleasure, immoral or not, be frowned upon in a life which many, including myself, equate to one's personal hell on earth? And, who is to judge the immorality of one's ple...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 5, 2018 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 A Time to ThinkAn optimist is the human personification of spring. –Susan J. Bissonette, author A Time to ActLook for an opportunity to make a positive difference. ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Morse Code In The Dungeon Thursday, April 5, 2018 I knew a man who was put in prison for preaching the gospel under Communist rule. He was kept in a cell with no windows, isolated in chains to prevent him from sharing the gospel. All he could see for years were four walls of his prison cel...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Bethlehem Principle Tuesday, April 3, 2018 'No room at the inn' is one of the most famous phrases from the Bible. When Yoseph and Miriam came to Bethlehem walking in the center of God's will, about to fulfill the ancient prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures, the door slammed in th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 3, 2018 And without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 A Time to Think One of the best ways to demonstrate God's ...
Posted by Tony Villari
Wisdom or intelligence, which would you prefer? I know, and have known, many "intelligent" people, few of which had wisdom worth acknowledging. Intelligence is certainly no indicator of good sense, and to find folks with both is so uncommon as to bode the question as to whether the two a...