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  • Oberon Zell's Essay: We Are the Other People

    Posted August 2, 2011 by Sandra Palmer

    We Are the Other People Oberon (Otter) Zell The following is an Article published three or four years ago in Green Egg. "Ding-dong!" goes the doorbell. Is it Avon calling? Or perhaps Ed McMahon with my three million dollars? No, it's Yahweh's Witlesses again, just wanting to have a nice lit...

  • The PROPER role for a priest (minister, etc.)

    Posted August 2, 2011 by radar pangaean

    This is the 3rd in a series of posts from 5-6 years ago on my personal blog. The previous two are also posted here, as my last two blog entries.   Page 1: Even if they don't happen to be pedophiles, do we REALLY need 'em?   When i'm analyzing a problem, i usually note that there are ma...

  • Why Women Should Not Take Men Shopping

    Posted August 2, 2011 by Fr. Douglas Grohne

    From the Internet--could apply to any couple!!   After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women – she loves to brows...

  • Everyone can heal

    Posted August 1, 2011 by Christl Buskohl

    Touch is the first tool we turn to when confronting pain. We react similarly to a stubbed toe and a broken heart, tenderly grasping the affected area. This need to apply physical contact is part of the innate healing instinct present within each of us. We are all born with the ability to heal oursel...

  • The likelihood of corruption within a priesthood

    Posted August 1, 2011 by radar pangaean

    Part 2 of a series i started earlier today (i.e. my previous blog post). NOTE: AS used in this series, te term 'priest' is a generic catch-all for anyone who claims a role of spiritual leadership, ESPECIALLY if they also claim that this role conveys to them some special relationship with the superna...

  • Why i don't share your beliefs

    Posted August 1, 2011 by radar pangaean

    About 7 years ago, i had a blog on which i posted my musings of that time. Someone at that time had asked me "how can an atheist have any morals or ethics?" I found the question LAUGHABLE, considering the abysmal level of the average ethical behavior of tbose who DO claim belief in a god, but i deci...

  • As a Christian

    Posted July 31, 2011 by Pastor Joy & Manny Maestas

    As a Christian……   Why do people use this as some kind of  Badge, or authoritative doctrine.  You think by saying this it gives you all knowing authority to put down someone or condemn their action and makes you right?   I recently was what I would call re confi...

  • Dealing with Pain

    Posted July 31, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Dealing with Pain   Into each life some rain must fall. I’m not sure if that’s the exact quote but you get the idea, this however is: “It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon, I want to know if you have been touched by the center of your own sorrow,...

  • WATCH WHAT YOU SAY

    Posted July 31, 2011 by Yvette Bobb

    With the tongue we praise our lord and Father, and with it we curse men who have been made in God

  • America

    Posted July 30, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Some of you have seen this already, I decided it was time to post for everyone, as always, my words come from my heart.   America   America the beautiful Sometimes I think not The land, it was stolen Through unfair battles fought   Its caretakers murdered Their children and ...

  • Old Robert Arthur and the Power of Prayer

    Posted July 29, 2011 by Fr. Douglas Grohne

    Now Old Robert Arthur, “Bob,” 1907-2002 was a staunch German Lutheran as was his father and grandfather before him. He owned several businesses, was in the US Army during WW2, and traveled by car throughout the country. He also was never shy about dispensing advice to others.   ...

  • Beauty

    Posted July 29, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    "I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it's not pretty, everyday, and if you can source your own life from it's presence,"   A line from "the Invitation" by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Do we often take the simple everyday things for granted? Can you see beauty in a blade of grass, or th...

  • Our Ancestors

    Posted July 29, 2011 by Amanda Gatewood

    The idea of honoring our ancestors unfortunately is a practice that here in the Western world is often few and far between. Ancestors are more than just dead relatives, they are consistant guardians and spirit guides of your family. It seems that the mindset of the Western world is to honor the memo...

  • Yin and Yang

    Posted July 28, 2011 by Amanda Gatewood

        Everything in this wonderful universe has the yin yang principle. Throughout our school years we are taught about opposites in science, mathematics, art theory, even in language. Someone posed the question, "What is the opposite of mankind?" After pondering this question, the answe...

  • Heaven on Earth?

    Posted July 28, 2011 by Christl Buskohl

    The world awakens each day from its nightly slumber, transformed by a sparkling layer of morning dew on the grass, on flower petals and leaves, on cars and car windows. These glistening droplets last only a little while, an integral part of what imbues the early morning with its aura of magic. If we...

  • A wise man once said

    Posted July 27, 2011 by Vernon McClanahan

    A wise man once said "In order to reach our full potential we must remain open to all things and attached to nothing." This resonated within me and is a principle I have incorporated into my life. You see we are in a constant state of learning and our understanding continues to evolve every momen...

  • Old Robert Arthur "Personnel Manager"

    Posted July 26, 2011 by Fr. Douglas Grohne

      Old Robert Arthur ,“Bob,”was born in 1907 and died in 2002. He could be loud, stubborn, and overbearing, but he sure had some good stories to tell. He left the Army in 1945 as a Lieutenant Colonel, just shy of Brigadier and went to work at his family's concrete plant in a medi...

  • Faith

    Posted July 25, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    Faith is a gift of the Creator.   It is not a material that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched;   But is as real as anything that can be perceived with these senses.   One can be aware of Faith as easily as one can be aware of earth.   Faith is as certain as ...

  • Think About it " The Clock "

    Posted July 25, 2011 by Michael Stutz

        Each and every tick of the clock. Is each and every second I am closer to going Home to Heaven.   Written By: Michael Paul Stutz

  • Setting Up A Benevolence Fund

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Bishop Michael Collins-Windsor, Ph.D.

    Setting Up A Benevolence Fund - Christian and non-Christian Help For The Needy     Recently here at the ULC there was a blog that I participated in, and there were several opinions within the blog's comments on what constitutes "helping the needy" and what does not.  What shou...

  • the Sacred Pipe of the T'salagi (The People)

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

    Most all Nations have stories about the 'Sacred Pipe'. What many people refer to it as The Peace Pipe. Which is an incorrect Hollywood thought shown in the old west movies and cartoons. The Sacred pipe is to the Native Americans as the cross is to christian cultures.The pipe, in one form or an...

  • The Source How Us Cherokees made it to Mexico

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

     Osiyo. Our grandfathers’ most ancient stories tell us that we Cherokees were in exodus and walked a great distance when we came to the ocean. With faith we built rafts and crossed the ocean, coming from the East to the West and established a life for ourselves in this new land of the Ame...

  • Vibrations And The Duality Of Life

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

    As vibrations move, they grow. Thru growth comes positive: balance, beauty, love, light, breath, and knowledge, but yet comes the duality of human life, negative: unbalance, ugliness, hate, darkness, death, and stupidity. Duality: n.The quality or character of being twofold; dichotomy. Vibrations:...

  • Medicine Wheel

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

    Medicine Wheel   The Medicine Wheel is representative of American Indian Spirituality. The Medicine Wheel symbolizes the individual journey we each must take to find our own path. Within the Medicine Wheel are The Four Cardinal Directions and the Four Sacred Colors. The Circle represents the ...

  • Take a Nap, Stop Worrying! – Exploring Gemini in the Gospel (by

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    In the article titled Gospel in the Stars or Stars in the Gospel? (click here) I referred to the intimate association between the Bible and astrology. I also mentioned the Gospel of Mark and its division in 12 sections, each corresponding to a zodiac sign, set in the natural order from Aries to Pis...

  • Heaven & Hell: The Search for Meaning and Jurisdiction (by Fran

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    Heaven & Hell: The Search for Meaning and Jurisdiction (by Franco Santoro)   see: http://astroshamanic.blogspot.com/2011/06/heaven-hell-search-for-meaning-and.html   We live in a world in which we are constantly exposed to huge amounts of information. Never in the whole of human hist...

  • Spiritual Diet for Dummies: On the Eucharist and the Zodiac Sig

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    Spiritual Diet for Dummies: On the Eucharist and the Zodiac Sign of Cancer (by Franco Santoro) In the article titled Gospel in the Stars or Stars in the Gospel? (click here) I referred to the intimate association between the Bible and astrology. I also mentioned the Gospel of M...

  • Pentecost: Birth of a Holistic and Shamanic Church (by Franco S

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    There are three major holidays in the Christian calendar. Two of them (Christmas and Easter) are widely known to all people, Christians and non-Christians. The third feast, Pentecost, officially taking place this year on 12 June close to one of the longest total lunar ecli...

  • In being Loved.

    Posted July 23, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    It is in loving, not in being loved, the heart is blessed.   It is in being true to who you are, not pretending to be someone else, the heart is blessed.   It is in being true to your loved ones, not pretending to love, the heart is blessed.   It is in giving, not in seeking gif...

  • I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LONG IT'S BEEN?

    Posted July 22, 2011 by TERESA JENTZEN

    WOW....I JUST SAW THAT MY LAST ENTRY WAS FROM MAY 26, 2011. HERE IT IS NEARING THE END OF JULY AND I HAVENT ADDED A WORD. I MENTONED HOW PAINFUL WRITING AND SHARING MY STORY HAS BEEN, BUT RUNNING FROM IT WON'T HELP MATTERS. SO HERE I BEGIN AGAIN......I LEFT OFF WITH HAVING DIVORCED MY SECOND HUSBAND...

  • Creating Ones Own Path!

    Posted July 22, 2011 by Otis Benton

    I could have followed the same path as the multitudes traveled before me,however it didn't seem to be worth the effort,for I have discovered that to travel down the same path that the multitudes have traveled, there would not be anything left to enjoy,nothing left for me to discover,for everyth...

  • Gone Fishing!

    Posted July 21, 2011 by Otis Benton

    The other day my brother and I went fishing in his boat.While we were fishing my brother kept moving from one side of the boat casting out his line,trying every thing he could to catch a fish. Mean while I am still sitting in the same place fishing on the same side I started on. I had already caught...

  • There is a moment

    Posted July 21, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    There is a moment, a concept of time Where reason has vanished, the being so fine The seasons they call you, your heart it holds dear The elements of life, you see touch and hear.   But now its is waning, your soul is quite lost Your life it needs changing, but you balk at the cost For f...

  • FAMILY GONE HOME

    Posted July 20, 2011 by PASTOR KENNETH lee

    TO EVERYONE MY FAMILY MEMBER HAS GONE HOME AND IS DOING WELL I THANK YOU ALL FOR ASKING WELL HAS WELL HAS SHE CAN DO

  • You are wanting to be ALLOWERS

    Posted July 20, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    ABRAHAM: Let us interrupt before you go any further. The tendency is to blame the other for his imperfection.We are wanting you to assume the responsibility for his imperfection as he interacts with you, for you are soliciting it from him. The tendency is to see a flaw in another and judge and blame...

  • Raised right, gone wrong...

    Posted July 19, 2011 by Dixie Stack

    I've been busy. And I've also been trying to stay cool in this ******* heat. I dance at night and during the day, I sleep in my very, very dark bedroom next to the AC which runs full blast. AC is crucial in Florida. I know a few people who try and live without it (too much money for them to run), bu...

  • For My Sisters and Brothers in Christ

    Posted July 19, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    From A Friend   "For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’" ~ Deuteronomy 20:4 (NLT) Greetings in Christ Fellow Servants, I pray this day finds you realizing how truly blessed you are! ...

  • Equal does NOT mean "the same"

    Posted July 19, 2011 by radar pangaean

    A bit of humor. I am a FIRM proponent for equality. Not JUST equality between men and women, or gays and straights, or any two other subgroups you care to mention, but TRUE EQUALITY for all.   From MY view, the people who focus on ONE aspect of that are more often simply looking out for thems...

  • Common Ground

    Posted July 18, 2011 by radar pangaean

    There are people here, and in real life, with whom i cannot have a meaningful dialog. The same is true for each of you, whether you realize that or not. I make every effort to keep an open mind, and to understand the other person's point of view in a discussion, but as with any person my abilit...

  • my test.....

    Posted July 18, 2011 by Kimberly McCleod

    Everyday I discover just how much this life seems to be testing me. People toying with my emotions constantly testing me. If you have a problem just be real with me not play childish games like we're in elementary. This type of behavior really gets to me up under my skin and sits sour in me. Makes ...

  • Idiots of Late!

    Posted July 18, 2011 by Nikki Young

    Okay ya’ll, everybody grab your boot straps and put on your big girl panties cause I’m about to tick some people off, and if you’re among those who get ticked over what I’m about to say well…. TOO BAD!! It seems here lately that we’ve  had an influx of the ...

  • Live Speak Care Love

    Posted July 18, 2011 by Rev. Victor Jay Davidson

    Live simply.  Speak kindly.  Care deeply.  Love generously.  Four of the most beautiful sentences ever written or spoke.  These are the ways that Jesus walked the earth teaching people they should live thier lives.  Read them again and think of they ways that Jesus spok...

  • Break A Sacred Trust

    Posted July 17, 2011 by Pastor Joy & Manny Maestas

    I must confess I believe I have sinned.  I did something recently that had a profound effect on how people see me. It was so shocking to some that they stopped talking to me, some didn’t recognize me at all, but all seemed truly surprised.  I am known as being quiet but when ask my ...

  • Musing

    Posted July 17, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    Yesterday at the para legal meeting, I was talking to a woman who lives in the area of NJ that I used to live... We had a nice conversation about the area and then she asked me a question, "How do you do it after everything you have been through in your life how do you keep smiling?"  "Why are ...

  • StrongBears thoughts after Prayers

    Posted July 17, 2011 by Rama StrongBear

    Shared to you from Rama StrongBear year - July 17, 2011 Remember that by the grace that was already given to us all we have to do learn of our self and learn the basic laws of the spiritual understanding which was already past to us many times by our brothers and sisters in the past.  To becom...

  • Left and Right Politics in America

    Posted July 17, 2011 by Fr. Douglas Grohne

    Here's story about planning and the Republican vs. Democrat approach to money and spending. A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him...

  • Hypocrits!!

    Posted July 17, 2011 by Mystic Angel

    I can see why so many people are leaving this site. Talk about a serious headache. Everyone standing up to "encourage" Freedom of Religion and when people do it turns into World War 3 and call it " debate". You not only insult my intellegnce, but those you respond to. Even with your big words and "a...

  • The Fix

    Posted July 16, 2011 by Rev. Shaun Crosley

    There was an article in the St.Petersburg FL Times. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on: "How Would You Fix the Economy?" I think this guy nailed it!!!!   Dear Mr. President,   Please find my suggestions for fixing America's Economy that follow below:   Instead of gi...

  • a capital response: the dichotomy

    Posted July 16, 2011 by arlia slotkin, high priestess

    So, i  am awakened and transformed by this notion of assigning meaning to the use or purposeful non-use of capital letters. It makes conscious in me what i have been doing for years, often to criticism. I have always preferred to use a small i as a pronoun and to not capitalize my first name. I...

  • A Capital Idea!

    Posted July 16, 2011 by radar pangaean

    Steven & arlia: For the most part, i don't explain this subject in great detail, as it's actually a personal internal matter. However, you BOTH expressed a personal interest for your own spirituality regarding my choice to cease capitalization of my name, and the pronoun i (though in the latter case...

  • Congressman Rangel held a news conference where he asked "What

    Posted July 15, 2011 by Desmond Oconnor

    11th July 2011 ..... Recently Congressman Rangel held a news conference where he asked "What would Jesus do" about the debt problem. Rangel summed up his argument by saying, "You know all of this is biblical... If you read your bibles and you read the spiritual scriptures you will see that clearly t...

  • Disagreeing with CONTENT is NOT censoring you.

    Posted July 15, 2011 by radar pangaean

    As a followup to my last post, i must also say that i may have been the only reader who noted the IRONY of the complaint that people sometimes forget to focus on the message instead of each word, because in MY view, that's exactly what this complainer had done. As *i* saw this situation, someone had...

  • The Christian foundation of a Non-Christian

    Posted July 15, 2011 by Rev. Alan Quandt

    My mother and even more so my father, are strong Christians.  They have been and probably always will be.  They branched out of the more traditional church when I was only a year old.  They joined about 15 other couples and started a new church.  This church has since grown it's ...

  • First day of crisis training

    Posted July 15, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    Day one of Individual Crisis Training.   I am a Christian.  Kind of a simple statement, but I have been on so many sites where Christian bashing is the norm.  I frequent Pagan sites, and a Universal Ministry site and see the horrible things that those that use the title Christian ha...

  • Burnt Offerings and Other Things in Leviticus

    Posted July 15, 2011 by Sandra Palmer

    (This is mostly for Clint.  I didn't write it, it was reputedly written by someone to Laura Schlessinger (spelling?) when she had her radio show.)    1.      Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purch...

  • Marital Rights

    Posted July 15, 2011 by Sandra Palmer

    This is from the Religious Tolerance Website:  http://www.religioustolerance.org/mar_bene.htm   On the order of 1,400 legal rights are conferred upon married couples in the U.S. Typically these are composed of about 400 state benefits and over 1,000 federal benefits. Among them are the...

  • What Body Resurrected?

    Posted July 14, 2011 by Keisha Merchant

    Today’s sermon is about the resurrection of the first born in the human race.  What does this mean to be the first born to be raise the from the dead.  According to the scripture people longed to understand how their lifescan regenerate from the aging process of their lives from grow...

  • ~ Death ~ What A Wonderful Way To Explain It.

    Posted July 14, 2011 by Rev. Randy Green

    A sick man turned to his Doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side ?  Very queitly, the Doctor said, I don't know.  You don't know ?  said the sick man. But Your a Christian man, And don't know wh...

  • marage

    Posted July 14, 2011 by High Priestess Camara A. Matsumoto

    I need help. I can't find any one to marry. can anyone help me? what do I do?

  • My personal experience with the "gay marriage movement" in NY.

    Posted July 13, 2011 by Hector Diaz

    "In 1999, as I researched the marriage equality argument which was practically unknown or undiscussed at that time I encountered the site www.marriageequality.org.  I immediately believed it was an issue worth standing for and responded to the cause actively engaging in activism in my own city ...

  • Humaneness, Core of Confucian Beliefs, and of others as well

    Posted July 13, 2011 by radar pangaean

    I've had a few people ask me to post the paper i just submitted to a course i'm taking. Here ya go! Enjoy (or not!)HUMANENESS The Core of Confucianism and Shared with The Three Primary Western Religions                 radar pangaean CST 232 Summe...

  • Who am i?

    Posted July 13, 2011 by Rev. Michael Rivera

    when i first joined the ULC and became a minister i was a lost child in the dark. a lot of people who knew me from my past asked why would i do this and who would believe me as a Minister.   I belive in me as a minister.   and i am still in the dark but i have my candle with me now. ...

  • One Year Ago Today !

    Posted July 13, 2011 by Rev. Lisa Taylor

    Someone somewhere at some point has asked," Where were you and what were you doing one year ago today ?" That simple question is hard for me to answer because my time is not measured by years , months nor days, but by 31,536,000 seconds that add up to 525.600 minutes and then flows into 8760 hours. ...

  • ObamaCare?

    Posted July 13, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Everyone wants lower premiums, excellent benefits, long quality time with their doctors, the latest in diagnostic tools and medications, all people covered, happy doctors whose malpractice burden is low, no penalty for pre-existing conditions, no termination of insurance for sudden or severe illness...

  • On "Christians" and others (not) helping people...

    Posted July 12, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    This blog has been a long time coming--since summer 2000, in fact.  The original impetus was given then, and I've sat on the issue for a while.  Recent things I've observed have let me to get more and more puzzled, frustrated, and downright surly, in turns, to the point that I'm now ready ...

  • IS IT OR IS IT NOT DEFAMATION ?

    Posted July 11, 2011 by Rev. Lisa Taylor

    In my IMHO there has been so much of an out break among members throwing around the word defamation last few months I thought I would do a little research on the subject at hand. What I have found out will surprise many and maybe put to rest what is and is not defamation. First of all it is a civil ...

  • JESUS asked

    Posted July 10, 2011 by Yvette Bobb

    All of us feed the body.Are we as careful to feed the soul,Which has more value than all this world?

  • Does It Hurt, To Be insulted or Judged in a Public Place?

    Posted July 10, 2011 by Otis Benton

    Indeed it does! I myself have felt the wrath and the hurt of being insulted and judged in a public place. This is not a good feeling and I would not wish anyone to feel as I have felt on that day.  Therefore I for one shall never practice or pass any insults or judge any one because of wha...

  • a song

    Posted July 10, 2011 by Prætor Chris Bartz

    Ich werde in die Tannen gehen Dahin wo ich sie zuletzt gesehen Doch der Abend wirft ein Tuch aufs Land und auf die Wege hinterm Waldesrand Und der Wald er steht so schwarz und leer Weh mir, oh weh Und die Vögel singen nicht mehr Ohne dich kann ich nicht sein Ohne dich Mit dir bin ich...

  • happy birthday Aaron

    Posted July 9, 2011 by pastor kenneth robar

    A BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Aaron on wednesday all the best to you

  • My Calling

    Posted July 8, 2011 by arlia slotkin, high priestess

    I can trace my current path to this moment from my journal in 2007.     "The truth that shines through like a prism in the noonday sun is that  I am a woman with something to say and it is time to stop de-valuing my work, time to be who I know I am and not varnish it with socially ...

  • Muslim/Christian Wedding Vows

    Posted July 8, 2011 by Reverend Jim Hall

    Hello and welcome! We gathered together here in the presence of friends,  family, GOD and ALLAH to celebrate the love which (BRIDE Name) and (GROOM Name)  have for each other, to give social recognition to their decision to commit their lives and accept each other completely, to learn h...

  • Which, if any, of the world's 10,000 religions is the true one?

    Posted July 8, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    Quotations: "True religion is not about possessing the truth. No religion does that. It is rather an invitation into a journey that leads one toward the mystery of God. Idolatry is religion pretending that it has all the answers." Bishop J.S. Spong "Q&A on The Parliament of the World'...

  • THE U.S. GOVERNMENT vs INDIVIDUAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE U.S.

    Posted July 8, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    Conflicts continually arise between individuals and the government over religious freedom. For example:   Some religious groups teach that parents should not immunize children against childhood diseases. This conflicts with the state's interest in preserving public health. Other religiou...

  • Religious freedom

    Posted July 8, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    Religious freedom means that an individual or group can: Without oppression, believe, worship and witness (or practice freedom from belief, worship and witness), as they wish; Change their beliefs or religion at any time; and Associate with others to express their belie...

  • About religious tolerance: what it is and isn't:

    Posted July 8, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    Religious tolerance is a term that it tied closely to religious freedom. If a society extends tolerance to followers of all religions -- and to followers of no religion -- then everyone will probably enjoy religious freedom. "Religious tolerance," as it is most commonly defined, means that people...

  • thank you

    Posted July 7, 2011 by pastor kenneth robar

    i am happy to be with this group i am a part of your family now and it feels like home for me thank you     i feel that we all look up to one man who made the world i feel as a new pastor that god   loves everyone we are all the same in the world i became part of the ULC because ...

  • The ULC Monastery is looking to interview its Wiccan ministers!

    Posted July 7, 2011 by Brother Simon

    ULC Wiccans!   The Universal Life Church Monastery is looking to get to know the thousands of Wiccans who have been ordained through its online ordination process. We find the Wiccan faith to be fascinating and would love for our ministers to tell us about how they: -became initiated in Wicc...

  • RESPECT

    Posted July 6, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    RESPECT Respect is a lesson that everyone should learn Respect must be given before an expected return Respect is something that’s given for free Respect is about us and never about me Respect is the basis on which relationships are founded Respect is the anchor that keeps a person well g...

  • Dignity

    Posted July 6, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    No one should have to beg or crawl before humanity.  No one should have to scheme to procure philanthropy.  No one should be outcast for simply being different.  No one should be found guilty ere proven he's not innocent.  No one should be employed based solely on color of ski...

  • Character is what you are.....

    Posted July 6, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    The circumstances amid which you live determine your reputation; The truth you believe determines your character. Reputation is what you are supposed to be; Character is what you are.....Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; Character is what you have when you go away.Your re...

  • Get Married - But to Whom? by Dr. Neal Clarke Warren

    Posted July 6, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Get Married - But to Whom? by Dr. Neal Clarke Warren   More than 2 million couples will get married in the United States this year alone. Several hundred thousand of these couples should reconsider, postpone their weddings or not get married. Shocking new statistics released recently by the U...

  • Interfaith Poem by Rev. Linda Cherry

    Posted July 6, 2011 by Hector Diaz

    InterfaithI claim not to be an expertin world religionI claim not to save the worldI hold the spaceFor the cross-fertilizationOf spiritualityEmbodying the diversityOf the CreatorThe Divine experiencingThe many faces of itselfA patchwork quiltOf commonalityAnd differencesWoven on the thread ofOur own...

  • I may/may not care what you say, but you can't offend me

    Posted July 5, 2011 by radar pangaean

    It's nice when someone here concerns her/himself with offending those with different beliefs, but IMO one should not worry TOO MUCH about giving offense if he/she is operating out of their best effort to be respectful and courteous. This is a site which explicitly and purposefully attracts people wi...

  • St. Francis Of Assisi Prayer

    Posted July 5, 2011 by Hector Diaz

    St. Francis Of Assisi   Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair, hope, Where there is darkness, light, Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I m...

  • Fourth of July

    Posted July 4, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Fourth of July… We celebrate the birth of our nation on this auspicious day, but at what cost? Whose rights and liberties did we trample on to acquire this great land we call home? The people living here peacefully, taking care of the land, respecting it’s inhabitants. We as “Ame...

  • The ULC Monastery is NOT a Christian Sunday School

    Posted July 3, 2011 by radar pangaean

    You know, i've just about had it. It gets really annoying being 'required' to tiptoe around a FACT because not everyone will look at what OCCURS and see things for what they are, but THIS FACT is now undeniable for ME. I think it's time that the moderators modify the logo posted at the top of the pa...

  • Christians issue rule book for spreading faith

    Posted July 3, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    (Reuters) - A coalition of major Christian churches including the Vatican launched a rule book on Tuesday for spreading their faith that aims to reduce hostility from Islam and other religions to efforts to convert their followers.   The five-page code of conduct, which has been unde...

  • Can you Lead Your Children Back to Christ ?

    Posted July 3, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    If you’ve suffered the pain of seeing one or more of your adult children leave the faith, you may feel as if there’s nothing you can do to lead them back to Christ now that they’re no longer living with you. But it’s never too late to help your kids re-connect with Christ....

  • Respect, Earned or Required?

    Posted July 2, 2011 by radar pangaean

    If you're one of those people who assert that we should all 'respect each other's beliefs', i have a question or two for your consideration...Do you respect the practice of insinuating yourself and your fellow believers into a traveling caravan, and then... when the opportunity presents itself, murd...

  • Is there Reality a place called Hell?

    Posted July 2, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    More and more "religious people" are rejecting the Biblical doctrine of hell. They contend that the God of love and mercy could not create such a place as hell and confine man, who is created in his own image, to such a horrible place for eternity. If there is an eternal hell, you are entitled to k...

  • What Is Hell Like?

    Posted July 2, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    Hell is eternal. According to Matthew 25:46, Jesus said, "and these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal". Romans 16:26, speaks of the everlasting God. Hebrews 9:14 refers to the eternal spirit. There are four expressions in these three verses to be conside...

  • Heaven, what will it be like?

    Posted July 2, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    The Bible gives us a more complete picture of heaven than we might guess. First, we can take a little look at what heaven won't be. In heaven, there will be: No power shortages, for God is all powerful; no bumping into things in the dark; no sleepless nights (there is no night there, Revelation 21:...

  • How Does the Devil Control Human Life?

    Posted July 2, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    Have you ever felt under attack by a force beyond yourself? Paul was well aware of such an influence when he wrote of the "law in (his) members, warring against the law of (his) mind" Romans 7:23. We are at war with the most formidable foe imaginable. His mission is to destroy our faith in God. Sat...

  • The 7 Promises Of God to Man

    Posted July 2, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    We are all accustomed to promises. We are also accustomed to seeing them made and broken. Anyone who has lived for a number of years would certainly never lay claim to having kept every promise made. There are many reasons why this is true. Sometimes we forget, sometimes we are negligent, and someti...

  • Can Faith and Logic Co-Exist?

    Posted July 1, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    Can Faith and Logic Co-Exist?  Michael Guillen says "Absolutely". When he was nine years old, Michael’s dad came home with a paperback book called Nuclear Forces. Not realizing it was a college textbook, Michael read it and fell in love with science. He says the Lord mysteriously put...

  • I Promise Myself... by Christian D. Larson

    Posted June 30, 2011 by Hector Diaz

    I Promise Myself... by Christian D. Larson To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism c...

  • Tin Man.....a little ditty by Envisage

    Posted June 29, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Tin Man   Eyes cold as steel Perhaps a shield What kind of dark secrets Do they yield? Did someone hurt you long ago? Did they break your heart? Did they steal your soul? Leave you with an empty space And within your mouth, a bitter taste Strong character, undaunted faith Yet you ke...

  • Logic, it can sort of come in handy sometimes...

    Posted June 29, 2011 by Mark Sweeney

    A cool web page on the taxonomy of fallacies, you can click on a particular fallacy and get a detailed explanation.   http://www.fallacyfiles.org/taxonomy.html   Hours of dry (yet useful) reading!   Suggest a tall cold refreshing drink to balance out the dryness. :)

  • Liabilities....

    Posted June 29, 2011 by Dixie Stack

    Stripping makes you so hard. It has to. It's like that pair of ten-inch Alexander McQueen shoes. Until your soles get calloused solid, it's going to hurt like hell to walk in them. I like it to hurt. I like to be human. I don't want to get hard. A job like this has multiple liabilities: the firs...