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  • New Printer Replacement

    Posted May 27, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Found this online....   Monks™ Available for Home or Office Installation Through an arrangement with Abbot Gregor of the Monastery of St. Ioan in Suceava Rumania we are proud to finally be able to offer direct, personal Scriptorium services. For a small fee we can now replace your curr...

  • MEMORIAL DAY & AREA 51

    Posted May 27, 2011 by Deleted Member

    NEW BOOK: JUST IN TIME FOR MEMORIAL DAY ! Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobson  It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base...

  • Agreeing to agree upon that which we can disagree

    Posted May 27, 2011 by radar pangaean

    I wrote this over 5 years ago for my personal blog. I'm cross-posting it here as i feel it is pertinent to the high level issue of communication among people with radically different premises.      Page 1: A few starting premises... nothing too drastic   I hope we can agree ...

  • A LITTLE LATER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED!!!

    Posted May 26, 2011 by TERESA JENTZEN

    NEVER IMAGINED HOW INCREDIBLY PAINFUL TELLING MY STORY WOULD ACTUALLY BE...BUT HERE I AM 5 DAYS LATER THAN I HAD ANTICIPATED......AND MY STORY CONTINUES.....I SPOKE OF WITNESSING THE ABUSE TOWARDS MY MOTHER AT THE HANDS OF MY FATHER....AND IRONICALLY, I STILL ASSOCIATE CERTAIN THINGS WITH THE VIOLEN...

  • Knights Templar Poem

    Posted May 26, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    In days of old, When knights in shinning armor Were callous And bold…Many wild tales Were told Of The Knights Templar.Secret ceremonies held, Secret oaths taken, A pledge to serve God, Never to be foresaken.Money-lenders, Money-keepers, Keeping secret Their secret ways.Swearing to serve God...

  • Golden Opportunity

    Posted May 26, 2011 by radar pangaean

    I've seen far too many people throw away their chance for spiritual/intellectual growth. They don't come every day, and they come less and less often as we age. If you grow up with a list of X (pick your own number for X) things that your church teaches you are TRUTH, but upon reaching adulthood yo...

  • THE FIVE COMMANDMENTS (THE PENTABARF)

    Posted May 26, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

      The PENTABARF was discovered by the hermit Apostle Zarathud in the Fifth Year of The Caterpillar. He found them carved in gilded stone, while building a sun deck for his cave, but their import was lost for they were written in a mysterious cypher. However, after 10 weeks & 11 hours of inte...

  • TOGETHER THRU IT ALL

    Posted May 25, 2011 by Deleted Member

    AS THE DAY IS ALMOST OVER I reflect back over where the time has gone...and where we have been.  WOULDN'T change a thing. The laugh lines, the sad lines, the scars, the joys, the sorrows...ALL PERFECT adventures in that UNKNOWN PATH we call LIFE...it's been a great 25TH ANNIVERSARY. I wish fo...

  • OUR LOVE THROUGH THE YEARS

    Posted May 25, 2011 by Deleted Member

    OUR LOVE THROUGH THE YEARS Many years have passed away, And our love has increased, day by day, I love you now as I loved you then, I'll love you always, and be your friend. Sometimes I wonder if it was only fate, That brought us together, with a love so great, Times have been bad, but more h...

  • PRAYER FOR A LAKE

    Posted May 25, 2011 by Deleted Member

    OROUMIEH LAKE, Iran -- From a hillside, Kamal Saadat looked forlornly at hundreds of potential customers, knowing he could not take them for trips in his boat to enjoy a spring weekend on picturesque Oroumieh Lake, the third largest saltwater lake on earth. "Look, the boat is stuck... It cannot mo...

  • Complteted many weddings

    Posted May 24, 2011 by Rev. Robert Hepner

    I have done close to 25 weddings over the last four years and I honetly love what I do. I can say that no two weddings that I have performed have been alike, and I like that. I help the couple with what they want in their ceremony. I have done the sand ceremony and the rose ceremony and these two ar...

  • Marriage Is Sacred; A Lesson We Need to Learn

    Posted May 24, 2011 by Torai Tricia Ross

    I don’t understand why people cheat on the one whom they claim to love.  How can they make a promise “Till death do us part” and as soon as things get hard or uncomfortable, they run to the arms of another.  There isn’t any excuse. If you are not happy then you owe ...

  • Harold Camping

    Posted May 23, 2011 by Christina G

    I know I have been concentrating a lot on Harold Camping lately, but since he is the one in the news, that is what has been on my mind. When judgement day came and went, I'll admit, my friends and I joked with each other about our eternal damnation, even though we know for a fact the opposite is tru...

  • Words

    Posted May 23, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    Take with you words, strong words of courage:   Words that have wings!   Take with you holy words, words that know the Creator;   Words that are sacred as healing waters;   Pure as light, and beautiful as morning;   Take with you tall words, words that reach up, &...

  • the knowing

    Posted May 23, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    When God He is speaking That voice in your ear He talks of your joys He shows you your fears   The pain of the others The weary and lost Those that have found Him At joy and at cost   They call Him the savior They greet him with cheer They forget with the knowledge That binds ...

  • MINISTERS AS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

    Posted May 22, 2011 by Deleted Member

    If you work as a Mental Health Professional (Counselor, Therapist, Social Worker, etc.) please consider joining the  MINISTERS AS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS group here at the ULCM Ministers Network.  Here is an excerpt from that group's discussion topics: INTRODUCING REV. DR. MARY K...

  • I FALL BUT I GET BACK UP!!!

    Posted May 21, 2011 by TERESA JENTZEN

    I ONCE WAS LOST BUT NOW I'M FOUND.....WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE. I OFTEN WONDER ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OTHERS LIVES THAT I MIGHT HAVE IF I COULD SIMPLY TELL MY STORY. THE STORY OF A WOMAN WHO CAME FROM A SMALL FAMILY WITH A MODEST SOUTHERN ROOTED UPBRINGING.....A LIFE FULL OF SECRETS....BECAUSE OF C...

  • Egypt & Coptic Christians

    Posted May 21, 2011 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    Human Rights Report by OMCSydney Snr.Pastor Rev. Shane Andersen DD OSM www.facebook.com/omcsydney Re: Egypt and the Coptic Christians Yesterday, Friday the 20th May 2011 while exploring the Blue Mountains with 2 dear friends in their4 wheel drive, I had the pleasure of travelling through a tiny v...

  • Friend

    Posted May 20, 2011 by Gloria Kuhstos

    I'll always be here through thick and thin You can come to me, I'll listen I'm your friend, I won't push you away When you need a hug, my arms are wide open When you need to talk, I have an open ear Know that I'm always here, I'm not going anywhere! Wherever you are, I'm there with you You’r...

  • AN OPEN LETTER TO MY CHILDREN

    Posted May 20, 2011 by Deleted Member

    AN OPEN LETTER TO MY CHILDREN: Thank you for being you TODAY and always!  You are now adults and as I watched you grow out of the NEST that your parents created for you, as I STILL watch you try your wings at flying through all that is in the world, I have but one WISH and PRAYER for you TODAY...

  • RACE CARD? GENDER CARD?

    Posted May 20, 2011 by Deleted Member

    To my Colleagues & Friends.  The following statement is not for the faint-hearted (You have to be brave to read this one):   If someone is of a different “RACE” than you do not assume they are "pulling the RACE CARD" when they discuss RACE RELATIONS here or any place el...

  • The Still Voice of Wisdom

    Posted May 19, 2011 by Rev. Thomas Hushen

      Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating; the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only rarely heard or attended to ... you have uncovered in yourself your own wise guide. Because he o...

  • Really weird dreams.

    Posted May 18, 2011 by Victor Sloan

    First  off, I will warn you that some strong language was used in these dreams, so I will do some minor editing.  Be prepared, lol!     I had some of the strangest dreams last night.The first one I remember starts with me, a friend, and two guys who were supposedly my cousins....

  • THE IRON DOG

    Posted May 18, 2011 by Deleted Member

    MY PATERNAL GRANDFATHER, A SCHOOL TEACHER told me and all his grandchildren the following story to teach us how to think logically: " When I was a child there was an orphanage in my hometown.  It stood on a hill.  At the bottom of the hill ran a little stream and just beyond that were som...

  • a prayer for love in a world of hate. :(

    Posted May 18, 2011 by Immanuel Arthur Metcalf II

    to my father,and Jesus, To you I prey that you be willing to pull strings with mother of love. I ask this epic request with all the love in my heart. I need my stealy winged raindow. She can  find my imbrace, and I will be happy with my angels hugging her for me. I want to hug her myself, an...

  • Treatment

    Posted May 18, 2011 by SHARNA EBERLEIN

    TREATMENT  is a form of affirmative prayer, when you read a Treatment, read it aloud, and FEEL the Power  that it contains: God Is all there Is. It is all Joy, all Beauty, all Power...It is Love, Light, and It is Life. God Is Abundance. I align myself with the All that God Is.  I kn...

  • MARTYRS ALL ARE WE

    Posted May 18, 2011 by Deleted Member

    First I wish to thank RADAR PANGEAN (as he calls himself) for the clarification of matters in your recent blog regarding what you perceive as the MARTYDOM role which some “Christian” ministers  assume here at the ULCM.  I always find the things you post to be straightforward, h...

  • The Martyr Complex vs Spiritual Maturity

    Posted May 18, 2011 by radar pangaean

    A challenge: Throughout history, members of almost every belief system have been persecuted for their beliefs. For that matter, NON-believers have been persecuted for their non-beliefs as well. I acknowledge that persecution of Christians occurred in the early days of that movement at the hands of t...

  • The Love of God

    Posted May 17, 2011 by Rev. Victor Jay Davidson

    Let me start by saying hello.  And God Bless.  I am writing this to express my feelings about some of the different organizations out there that are pushing people away from the Lord instead of trying to share the Love of Christ.  Many times people walk into a church or religios orga...

  • STC: It really is FUNNY (if you're OLD LIKE ME)

    Posted May 17, 2011 by Deleted Member

    ORIGINALLY Posted by Priestess Elizabeth Mason January 9 Here is a little something that I thought I would post to bring in some humor. Since more and more Seniors are texting and tweeting, there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code). ATD: At The Doctor's BFF: Best Friend FartedBTW...

  • UGANDA'S ANTI GAY LAW

    Posted May 16, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Dear friends, Uganda's anti-gay law has failed! It looked sure to pass last week, but after 1.6 million petition signatures delivered to Parliament, tens of thousands of phone calls to our own governments, hundreds of media stories about our campaign and a massive global outcry, Ugandan politicia...

  • Over the Edge

    Posted May 16, 2011 by SHARNA EBERLEIN

    I remember seeing a movie or reading an article a long time ago … something about “Women at the Edge” and I remember thinking, “what about all of us women who are over the edge?”  What is the edge? I had so much to deal with in those days that I didn’t have...

  • Patience

    Posted May 15, 2011 by SHARNA EBERLEIN

    I AM NOT PATIENT.   ;It is not a trait that I have cultivated in my adulthood.  Sometimes I do try to be patient; the trying usually doesn’t last very long.   When I was in my 30’s I was studying with a Native American Elder – Medicine Man.  Things weren&rsq...

  • The Differences?????

    Posted May 15, 2011 by HP Tony Mele

    I seem to see alot of discussion and debate about "truth" and belief. Wars are literally started over these types of discussions. It would seem to me that the best way for all of us to evolve as a people would be to draw from one another upon the diversity. When it comes to faith and religion, there...

  • Is There Any Hope for the Dead?

    Posted May 14, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Why this Question Arises: We want to live, and we want to enjoy life with those we love. It is only natural thatwe yearn to see our dead loved ones again.                        &n...

  • Caption Contest

    Posted May 14, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    No Prizes, just laughs for the funniest caption for the following picture....    

  • Complete Handfasting Package

    Posted May 13, 2011 by Sister Charity

         Whether you're officiating a ceremony or teaching someone to, the ULC Monastery's launching a product that is perfect for anyone looking to know more about or perfrom a handfasting ceremony. The package comes complete with: - white and gold handfasting (complete with charm...

  • THE FACE OF THE JOBLESS

    Posted May 13, 2011 by Deleted Member

    The U.S. economy is in the midst of the longest period of high joblessness since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The high rate of unemployment has prompted an ongoing debate about the need for public policies that stimulate job creation and more directly assist the unemployed. Nearly three-quarte...

  • A Desperate Attack on the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DA

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    We passed the bill to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" last year. The nation's top military leaders supported it. President Obama signed it. But anti-equality House members haven't given up. They're trying to bury repeal under a mountain of delays, distractions, and scare tactics – amendments ...

  • DIE THE DISABLED: Part Two

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Daniel Rubin: The table falls apart at Liberty Resources By Daniel Rubin Inquirer Columnist Liberty Resources is always an inspiring place to visit - an agency that works for the disabled, staffed mostly by the disabled. Any complaints about your own aches die on your lips once you step into 7...

  • The 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalists Are:

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    Blue VenturesAn integrated approach to empowering one of the world's poorest coastal communities in Madagascar, resulting in a proven biological and economic case for conservation management as a tool for restocking depleted fisheries and safeguarding ecosystem resilience. FrontlineSMSProvide...

  • DIE THE DISABLED: Part One

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Medicaid Cuts Seen Hurting Elderly, Disabled By REUTERS                          Published: May 12, 2011 at 3:54 PM ET          &...

  • What's My Excuse to See what Source Sees

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    So when you see someone, and they are having a bad day, it is much more about their bad day than about you. Its always about the beholder! Everything is about the beholder!So what you want to do is be aware of what you're seeing in others; that's what you want to be aware of.  Do...

  • Thought of the Day May 12 2011

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. ~ Gaston Bachelard 

  • Wedding Prayer (Apache)

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    This is the one Rev Debra Tipton was talking about...   Apache Wedding PrayerNow you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to ...

  • Wedding Prayer (Cherokee)

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    This is more in line with my Ancestory...   Cherokee Wedding PrayerGod in heaven above please protect the ones we love.We honor all you created as we pledge our hearts and lives together.We honor mother-earth - and ask for our marriage tobe abundant and grow stronger through the seasons;We ho...

  • Wedding Prayer (Souix)

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Souix Wedding Prayer   Grandfather, Tunkasina, you are giving us life again. For many days we were lonesome for you. Earth was cold and the winds were strong. But now we hear songs. Your children are singing, and we are happy. They are singing, and we are lighthearted. Grandfather, Tunkasina...

  • Mother's Day; Father's Day--The Lines Get Blurred

    Posted May 10, 2011 by Mark Robinson

    I realize that Mother's Day has come and gone.  With all due respect to all you mothers out there, married, single, or otherwise, congratulations!  My hat is off to you; my respect, love, and thoughts are all yours.  Moms tend to need to be myriad things all rolled into one-...

  • Payday Loan - How To Get A Fast Payday Loan

    Posted May 10, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Nowadays most of us wants to have an instant cash when we need it the most. But how could we attain it? Through Payday Loan your problems can be solved regarding on financial problem. For fast payday loan, try to search for it online. There are a lot of payday loan that you can find online. All you...

  • True Power

    Posted May 9, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    The true power is in allowing the Universe to yield to you what you’ve already queued up for it. So think as long as it’s fun. And try as long as it’s easy. And speak as long as it feels good. And otherwise, take a nap.Abraham-Hicks, San Francisco 2/5/11

  • Ancestoral DNA history

    Posted May 8, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    I'm thinking of doing this. I can get the results for around $130.00. One of my Distant relatives did this, descended from the same line as I am, and here is a message they put up.   blueraine208-24-2009, 11:47 AMI am descended through the Aaron Freeman and Mary Bentley family lines through 2...

  • TRIBUTE TO A WORKING MOTHER (B.B. WILMER)

    Posted May 8, 2011 by Deleted Member

    If anyone deserves a prize And merits recognition, It is the WORKING MOTHER We should praise for her position. She balances a host of duties, Home and job related, It takes your breath away To see a life so dedicated. It really is amazing To observe her life in action, Yet sad that her own...

  • St. Romuald's Brief Rule For Camaldolese Monks

    Posted May 8, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Psalms — never leave it. If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will yo...

  • It Gets Better

    Posted May 7, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    This Google Chrome ad for the “It Gets Better” project ran during a recent episode of Glee on Fox. http://youtu.be/7skPnJOZYdA  . . . Beginning with one inspiring video, Dan Savage used the web to create the It Gets Better project--a movement that has generated thousands...

  • MOTHER'S DAY 1974

    Posted May 7, 2011 by Deleted Member

    BACK HOME An article written by The Reverend Raymond Tiemeyer, 1974 IN MEMORY OF MY MOTHER: CATHERINE VIRGINIA ROACH ROTH MORROW (1929-1974) A friend of ours had died of cancer at age forty-two, the mother of four children and the wife of a devoted husband. We were told of the "arrangements&rdqu...

  • disabled after spinal stenosis treatment?

    Posted May 7, 2011 by maud olinger

    i wonder if there are people who want to share their experiences with the suffering through malpractice.

  • What is soul?

    Posted May 7, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    What is soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room. Ray Charles

  • Thought of the Day May 7, 2011

    Posted May 6, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    It's kind of fun to do the impossible." ~ Walt Disney

  • Another attempt at Poetry

    Posted May 6, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Now you guys get to suffer again.... The Muse tried to hit me, but only got in a glancing blow. Here is another Poem. Untitled so far, and does not feel quite finished yet...     I have become a minister, I got ordained just the same, I use an Ankh as my symbol, To honor the Supreme ...

  • HARD TIMES IN PHILLY PA

    Posted May 6, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Hard Times Hit Home May 5, 2011  Dear Friends, Supporters, Staff, & Consumers of Liberty Resources:  Due to continuing economic challenges at the State and Federal level and the recent implementation of unfair rate reimbursement methodology by the Office of Long Term Living, Liberty Res...

  • IMPORTANT NOTICE: Area Code 809

    Posted May 2, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Do Not DIAL AREA CODE 809, 284, AND 876 New Area Code - PLEASE READ Be sure you read this and pass it on.809 Area Code&nb...

  • Thought of the Day May 2, 2011

    Posted May 2, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. -- Helen Keller

  • Just Musing

    Posted May 2, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    I had a friend ask me once if I ever looked back on the many moves in my life and wished that I had just stayed in one area. So I thought about that.  I have moved 24 times in my life. Two of them were with my family as a child.  The other 22 were all mine. (mine & family work moves) &nbs...

  • 9-11-01 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

    Posted May 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    List of World Trade Center Victims (not including plane crews or passengers) Gordon M. Aamoth, Jr.Edelmiro AbadMaria Rose AbadAndrew Anthony AbateVincent AbateLaurence Christopher AbelWilliam F. AbrahamsonRichard Anthony AcetoJesus Acevedo RescandHeinrich Bernhard AckermannPaul AcquavivaDonald LaRo...

  • MIRROR MIRROR

    Posted May 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    EVERY MORNING MOST OF US TAKE AT LEAST ONE GLANCE INTO THE MIRROR.  But what would happen if suddenly one morning you literally saw nothing at all.  Suppose you had just plain disappeared from sight?!  It would be a little unsettling and a little startling to say the least. FATHER ...

  • A PRAYER

    Posted May 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    GREAT CREATOR GRANT US... PEACE  to live with conditions and perspectives we can not change in ourselves and others by seeking WIN--WIN solutions that everyone can live with comfortably. COURAGE to change things that are worth changing by applying determination and adaptation while we co...

  • NEVER GIVE UP (Dalai Lama)

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Never Give Up Never give upNo matter what is going onNever give up Develop the heartToo much energy in your countryIs spent developing the mindInstead of the heartDevelop the heart Be compassionate Not just with your friendsBut with everyone Be compassionate Work for peaceIn your hea...

  • Lies and politics

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Bradly Destelhorst

    OKay, I know that we are not suppose to choose sides or be involved in politics at least not say anything, but lies are lies and who among us beleave that our presidents berth cert. is on the up and up ?

  • May our GODS BLESS

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Jasun Edel

    Think on This ... Depend more upon the intuitive forces from within and not harken so much to that of outside influences--but learn to listen to that still small voice from within, remembering as the lesson as was given, not in the storm, the lightning, nor in any of the loud noises as are made to ...

  • Hemp

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Ras Kwame Binta

    Why does this system still use fossil fuels and nuclear energy when Hemp can meet all the worlds energy needs?

  • St. Benedict's Rule: A Twelve Step Approach

    Posted April 29, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    Humility isn't popular in today's culture. We're individuated, unique, proud. But, this misses the point. Never confuse Humility with Humiliation. Humility, from the Latin "humus", meaning ground or earth, is a matter of staying right sized. "...for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to...

  • RESOLVE

    Posted April 29, 2011 by Deleted Member

    RESOLVE TO BE tender with the young compassionate with the aged sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak BECAUSE SOMETIME in YOUR LIFE you will have been all of these ! By KIANA

  • extream empathy??

    Posted April 29, 2011 by Prophet Damon L, Gardiner

    we where eating at a dinner a while back and this is what happened... we wre just served our food and began to eat when...i felt over whelming grief...it was like i had lost my best friend and would not see them in this life again. i began to have a rock in my gut and tears started flowing as i trie...

  • Did Jesus Christ Really Live?

    Posted April 29, 2011 by radar pangaean

    An interesting study for those more concerned with fact than blind faith. I'm cross posting this document from a friend's feed at FB. It was written in 1922, which made it pretty daring :-).  Enjoy ---------------------------------------------------Scientific inquiry into the origins of Christ...

  • A Price to Pay. . .

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Mark Robinson

         As of this writing, my eldest son is supposed to be on his way back from Fallujah to Baghdad (via helicoptor, I might add), Iraq.  He's been there since a bit before Thanksgiving of last year, his Army Reserve unit having been deployed to "assist" the reg. ops. in ...

  • A "Just Me" Blog, interesting

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Rev. David Heaukulani

    Blogs to yourself? In "published above" you can send to anyone or only yourself. If anyone else gets this let me know since I'm sending it to myself only. thanks.

  • Pay Day Loan - How To Get FreeTips For Same Day Payday Advances

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Katelyn Maychells

      Among the things that you need to do when it comes to pay day loan is that you have to know how to get free tips for you to be able to get the cash that you need when it comes to Loans. In order for you to do that, you have to check the Internet and use a search engine to be able to get th...

  • Wisdom from Rev. Mike

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Rev. David Heaukulani

    This is a piece from Rev. Mike, founder of the Ecumenical Council of Saint John XXIII. Thank you Mike. (paragraph)   Liberal Christianity: Life Free In Christ As modern culture bends and turns to fit the idea of political correctness, the interpretation and implementation of Christian thought...

  • JUST FOR TODAY

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Deleted Member

    JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because you are NOT ME. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because you are not the one who abused me. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because we have different personality types. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because we have different experiences. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU ...

  • letter of sponsorship

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Lynn Olmsted

    I have recently become ordained and want to officiate at a relative's wedding in Wisconsin (I live in Minnesota).  To do so, I need a letter of sponsorship from an officiant in that state.  Is there any officiant from Wisconsin who would be willing to help me out with that?  Than...

  • Life is Fragile

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    The muse has ambushed me again! Please forgive my attempts here at poetry! :-D   ---Life is Fragile ---   Life is Fragile, don't live it alone, love each other, don't fail to atone. Being alone is the worst, no one to love, no one to share, makes you feel like your going to burst. ...

  • "Regula Para Eremitas" or (Rule for Hermits), by Padre Fray Alb

    Posted April 27, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    For those of us who live anywhere; In the world or outside it or beyond all the worldand in whatever time.  LECTOR: Grasp the opportunity to spurn this world and follow the Lord. Don't doubt for an instant. Don't stay gazing at the road stretching behind you nor, rapt ...

  • THE SAD FATE OF A HORSE NAMED "LOVE"

    Posted April 27, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Firefighters in rural Ohio are offering a $5,000 reward today for information about who was behind an Easter arson attack that killed eight horses, including a week-old colt, in a blaze being investigated as a hate crime against the animals' gay owner. Brent Whitehouse said he noticed an orange glo...

  • Old Norse and Ancient Sumerian Myths: Monstrous Gods and Divine

    Posted April 27, 2011 by Victor Sloan

    Old Norse and Ancient Sumerian Myths: Monstrous Gods and Divine Beasts Of all the old folk religions, ancient paganisms, there have been tales of great gods, some glorious and mighty, others lowly and sly.  Many qualities have been attributed to these gods, including anthropomorphic traits. &...

  • I had this dream

    Posted April 26, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    I had this dream, it was really strange:   I woke up to a world where thoughts were controlled by people you didn’t even know.  Input was thrown at you from all point it seemed.  Visions of a reality “they” wanted you to believe.  Things like you weren’t...

  • wild empath chronicles a talk with mom

    Posted April 26, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    Wild Empath Chronicles - A talk with Mom   Another lovely ride to the creek, I see no wild life on my way today, just the buds on the trees, new grasses, and small flowers.  The spring season is upon us, the weather is warming up and the snows melt results in a very swift moving flow of ...

  • My View

    Posted April 26, 2011 by Richard Gitar

    Thought I would post this to explain my view of religion/spirituality. I grew up in a Christian home. My father was Catholic and my mother was Lutheran. I was baptised as Catholic but joined my mother's church when I was in the 4th grade. I went through Luthern Conformation in the 8th grade. In high...

  • DID HIPPIES START CO-OPS?

    Posted April 25, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Many people associate cooperatives with "hippies" of the 60's and 70's. It actually began much earlier than that. HISTORY OF THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENTToad Lane to the WorldOur Co-operative Pioneers The common bond of ideals and principles of modern cooperation is traced back to 1844 when a group of...

  • Fight for Peace.

    Posted April 25, 2011 by Althaea Sebastiani

    Peace must be fought for. However, the fight is not against some external foe, but it is against ourselves. To achieve peace, we must fight against the urge to point out other’s flaws, to state our own superiority and righteousness. To achieve peace we must against the attachment we have to e...

  • Tolerance, "Right" and "Wrong" - excerpt from elsewhere

    Posted April 25, 2011 by Serpent Rising

    This is taken slightly out of context from another website's conversation thread, but wanted to share what I wrote here with you. My comment stems from a debate on collective consciousness between a number of people, a debate I observed as being somewhat ugly. In fact when I had made what I had thou...

  • Action

    Posted April 24, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    In order to achieve your goals, having faith that you will attain them is important, but belief alone won’t get you very far.  You need to take action as well.  Think of your goal as being the top step of a ladder.  To get to the top step, you must walk up one step at a time.&nb...

  • THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMY OPTION

    Posted April 24, 2011 by Deleted Member

    CO-OPERATIVES Statement on the Co-operative Identity Definition A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. Values Co-operati...

  • APPRECIATION

    Posted April 24, 2011 by Deleted Member

    My Grandma Salome was Amish. When I turned 18 I asked her if I should dress as she dressed. She said, " I don't know. That is between you and God. As for me, I made him a promise and I must keep it or I would be sinning. Everyone answers to GOD. No one answers for us. " That is the greatest B...

  • Death and How to Deal With It

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Knight Jedi Joshua McCall

    Hello, students of the Force, I call you students, because all who walk the Path of the Jedi are lifelong students. Learning, for those who seek self-improvement, never ends, and so we never cease to be students. Today I'm going to speak to you on the subject of death. Recently, and I won't go int...

  • vasanta clause

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Bill Duff

    In keeping with the time of year, this is the season from which all things sprung.  It is a time to consider and reconsider how the cycles of life progress, unless shortened or flattened by our own ignorance or lack of wisdom.  The times continue as though never bothered by our lack thereo...

  • Beware.... Trying Poetry...Stand Well Back....Danger

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Believe.......An Invocation and Blessing (Open Verse Poetry... Or a Learning Mans Ramblings)   From the Dawns Early light, 'till the Fall of Twilight, May your Days be Happy and Bright.   From the Dusk of Day, 'till the Morns' Early Dawn, May you be protected from any spawn....

  • Shutdown

    Posted April 23, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    Shutdown Everything we feel every day are fleeting dreams for some, they're mostly nightmares The pain and loss and death that taste like ash we swallow down And no one's unaffected But lately I've been feeling a light inside of me it shines on every corner and banishes the dark I d...

  • PASSOVER: Lest we forget!

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Deleted Member

    THE PRIZE doesn't always go to the most deserving. Let us never forget! IRENA SENDLER who died recently.  She was 98 years old. During WWII,  Irena got permission to work in the  Warsaw  ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an 'ulterior motive'. She KNEW what  ...

  • Hope

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Are you tired, frustrated, disappointed?  Are you in a tough season of life and ready to give up?  Have you tried just about everything to get through, fill the void, and find some peace?  Listen to a quote found in Isaiah 40:31: "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their stren...

  • Love

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Saying, “I love you” is very common, but what do we really know about love?  I think of the song, “I wanna know what love is,” by the band Foreigner and I’m in agreement.  I want to know what love is.  Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 13 that, “Love ...