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  • Issues w/ blacks, they have the "EVE" gene, by Sinead O'Connor

    Posted March 25, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    The shooting death of 17-year old Trayvon Martin occurred February 26th, but his story has been dominating headlines for the past week, catching the attention of political figures and celebrities alike.  Irish singer Sinead O’Connor took to her blog to passionately speak out about the ...

  • My Latest Podisode 03-23-12

    Posted March 25, 2012 by Pharoh Ahaya

    Greetings Friends, I invite you to lend an ear for 30 minutes to hear my latest podisode (podcast-episode) on the following: about the endocrine/exocrine system, glandular health, strengthening instinct and intution exercises, the truth about your shoes, nuclear energy uncovered, and more in under ...

  • Prayer

    Posted March 25, 2012 by Reverend Timothy Allan Arbeau

    Can you please pray for me i need to have brain surgery next week for a tummer im  so scared please help me i dont know what to do please help me if you can PLEASE :(

  • 10 things I believe

    Posted March 25, 2012 by Rev. Bear Jones

    My dear friend Pearly Sue and I were discussing Paganism and she asked me to write down ten things I believe. The list is appended below. I have to preface them with this one caveat: Everyone gets to believe what they want to believe. I make no attempt to change people's religious beliefs. This is j...

  • Morning Prayer

    Posted March 25, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thristing. I long for you like dry, weary land without water. Give me your strength and your glory. I wish to praise you all my life fill my soul as with a banquet. I cling to you; hold me close in your hands. Psalm 63 Glory to...

  • i think this is funny hope you do to

    Posted March 24, 2012 by Father Richard Hunt , Orthodox Catholic

    a priest a rabi and mormon are going fishing together they are out on the lil boat fishing when the priest say i need more bait ill be right back so he gets up walks across the top of the water to shore gets bait and walks backthe mormon is perplex by this but lets it go with no other thoughtli...

  • a rant and rave

    Posted March 24, 2012 by Father Richard Hunt , Orthodox Catholic

    when a person askes for help  and you take it apon yourself to help so you ask others to help and they say  we will help as long as you have proof that the first person needs help i asked for some help from a group of ministers ( ulc) i am triing to save a young family  and i am...

  • Faith

    Posted March 23, 2012 by Father Richard Hunt , Orthodox Catholic

    These past few days my faith has been tested, i recently posted i am trying to help a family from forclosure. i have been called every thing from a scamer to just plan fruad. each night i go to bed and i prsy for the strangth to get through another day. now i have a very simple ministry i go to ...

  • Angels, Aliens and Astronauts

    Posted March 23, 2012 by Rev. J. Keith Sowell

    What if Angels, Aliens and Astronauts are all the same names for Visitors and Messengers from the Heavens, or Space.

  • Wow

    Posted March 22, 2012 by Bishop Robert M. Paris, D.Min., D.D., ,N.A.C.M., (KT)

    I found that I live close to the Headquarters, and got to meet the HQ taff. If any of you are ever in Modesto please do yourself a favor and drop by for fellowship. After all would a Catholic Priest go to Rome and not want an audience with the Pope? But our Leader is easier to get to talk to than th...

  • Cool meditation!

    Posted March 22, 2012 by Rev. Sierra SingingHawk Hopkins

    I play while I work and I work while I sleep. I depend on the functioning of my subconscious imagination to do my work.--Edith ShannonOur minds are never at rest. It's rather nice to know that someplace within we remember everything that caught our attention; even when we weren't conscious of it. Le...

  • The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors by Richard Carrier

    Posted March 21, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    It is the nature of all religions based on fear and unchangeable dogmas, to deter and thus exclude its disciples from all knowledge adverse to their own creeds. And sometimes their own religions systems are magnified to such an exalted appreciation above all others as to lead them to destroy the evi...

  • The Turn

    Posted March 21, 2012 by RICK WORTHAM

    I took a turn today And it was an unpaved road As only few had traveled it there was curves and bends hills and bumps along the way it seemed to go on forever very narrow but still a road there were signs and warnings to keep on that road and not let me detour As I traveled along I felt the...

  • What is this site for YOU?

    Posted March 21, 2012 by Rev. Sierra SingingHawk Hopkins

    Hello EveryOne! I'm new here and have a small idea of what this place is, from what I've been discovering on others' pages. But I was wondering:   "What does this site mean for YOU - personally?"   Is it a social gathering place? A place to share ideas? A place to vent? Is it somew...

  • Prayer...?

    Posted March 21, 2012 by Rev. Sierra SingingHawk Hopkins

    I slide the door open, and step out into the frosty Oregon morning. Taking my trusty campanions, my coffee and cigarettes, I wander out back. Finding a place to sit, I take a few sips of my coffee and breathe deeply. "I inhale you God"   A small, frantic yellow bird briefly lights on the bac...

  • Angelus

    Posted March 21, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    V/. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariæ, R/. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen. V/. Ecce Ancilla Domi...

  • (false) Guilt by association

    Posted March 20, 2012 by Sojourner Robert Hess

    Let's talk about Sects.   Now that I have your attention, let's really talk about sects, that is groups of people who come together based (initially) on a shared core belief. These groups are comprised of fallible, at times selfish, and even cruel human beings. These individuals seek to be be...

  • All Is Forgiven

    Posted March 19, 2012 by RICK WORTHAM

    All is forgiven As soon as you ask With out any question About your past You are a new person With me by your side I will light the path And be your guide Should you stumble Or ever fall I will be there To change it all We need to talk From day to day So I can help you To find your wa...

  • Tolerance

    Posted March 19, 2012 by Jay Olson

     by John Leroy Maxwell This is not a perfect World, we see things everyday..That make us take a second look, or make us turn away..The heart of man has turned to stone, and compassionis not found.. We've taken Love and Friendship, andbeat them to the ground.. No longer do we hold our Hopesand ...

  • Morning Prayer

    Posted March 19, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    I call upon you, O Lord. In the morning you hear me; in the morning I offer you my prayer, watching and waiting. . .Psalm 5 I lift my heart to you, O Lord, to be strengthened for this day. Be with me in all I do, my God; guide me in all my ways. I will carry some burdens today; some tria...

  • Does the pope speak?... It is Jesus Christ who is speaking!

    Posted March 18, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    Does the pope speak?... It is Jesus Christ who is speaking! Source: Evangelical Christendom, Vol. 49, January 1, 1895, pg. 15, the organ of the Evangelical Alliance, published in London by J. S. Phillips. (See also Index page, pg. 14) "The Pope is not simply the representative of Jesus Chri...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 18, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose. Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff...

  • Birthday Wish

    Posted March 18, 2012 by Rev. Dr. Dean And Rev. Barbara Rose

                         My birthday wish Hi, my brothers and sisters, It's time for my annual birthday wish. I enjoy extending my love of life to others, so here goes: Meditate or contemplate, for s...

  • Morning Prayer

    Posted March 18, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thristing. I long for you like dry, weary land without water. Give me your strength and your glory. I wish to praise you all my life fill my soul as with a banquet. I cling to you; hold me close in your hands. Psalm 63 Glory to...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 17, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord, hear my voice. . . Psalm 130 From my fears, failures and sins, I cry to you. Lord, hear my voice. From the depths of my heart I cry to you, from the darkness of myself. Fom life's shadow I cry to you. Lord, hear my voice. For you are merciful, Lor...

  • Calling

    Posted March 16, 2012 by Brother Micheal McBride

     I was born and raised Roman Catholic but have always had issues with the beliefs. I was an altar server and completed my sacraments as instructed. To this day I can still remember mass almost word for word, but to me the words ring hollow. There are some good teachings there but I have never b...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 16, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    My God, every day I praise you, my voice blending with the prayer of every generation. You are good and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The Lord lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. ...

  • Flights Of Fancy

    Posted March 16, 2012 by Jay Olson

    I am a lovely bluebird, nesting in a tree.   I’ll spread my wings to take a flight.   I’ll head right for the sea.   Flying upwards, over clouds, across the land and mountains.   I am the water of the streams,    The lakes, and seas and fountains. ...

  • Vanity

    Posted March 16, 2012 by Patricia Adams

    Vanity   1. (n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.2. (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an ex...

  • HE KNOWS ME

    Posted March 16, 2012 by RICK WORTHAM

    YES IM A SINNER HE KNOWS ME I HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE HE KNOWS ME IM ASHAMED OF MY SELF HE KNOWS ME I HAVE HURT HIM HE KNOWS ME I HAVE HURT OTHERS HE KNOWS ME I HAVE BEEN HURT HE KNOWS ME IM SORRY HE KNOWS ME I WANT HIS FORGIVENESS HE KNOWS ME I NEED HIM HE KNOWS ME I CANT DO THIS A...

  • Morning Prayer

    Posted March 16, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your holy spirit ...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 15, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Lord, I thank you for the many times you gave me help, always listening when I called. In my darkest moments, when all seemed to be lost, there you were, at my side. The Lord always listens and has pity; the Lord always comes to our help. Our mourning you change into dancing; you alway...

  • A Dog's Purpose? (from a 6-year-old).

    Posted March 14, 2012 by Jay Olson

      Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa , and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. ...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 14, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom should I fear? The Lord is my life's refuge; of whom should I be afraid? One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple...

  • Gluttony

    Posted March 14, 2012 by Patricia Adams

    I've decided to do a "series" of posts on the practical applications of sin. You're probably thinking, What?! Well, most people don't really think of sins as being very serious and a lot of others think that because we "now live under grace" it doesn't matter any more. I don't mean to always come of...

  • Journey Through the Labrynth.

    Posted March 14, 2012 by Mystic Angel

    As I began down the path of the Labrynth , I am greeted by a beautiful shining star. It's light shines down upon my dark path and brings with it a message of hope. It lights my path so I may more clearly see and I am filled with the sense that I am not alone. I am guided by a beautiful butterfly. A...

  • The Girl Who Ran

    Posted March 13, 2012 by Jay Olson

    My heart by the second, beats faster. The time grows closer with every breath.   The "Good Luck!" and "You Go!" Can’t to dispel, my feeling of disaster.   I step to the line marked upon the path. All runners, anxious like me.    Our palms, they sweat, our hearts beat ...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 13, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Lord, as this day ends, soul and body, I am tired. And all I have done: is it worthwhile? I need you, Lord, where can I turn, except to you? O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I busy not myself with great things too sublime for me. Nay rather, I have stilled and quiete...

  • The Winds Of Fate

    Posted March 13, 2012 by Jay Olson

    One ship drives east and another drives westWith the selfsame winds that blow.'Tis the set of the sails,And Not the gales,That tell us the way to go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate;As we voyage along through life,'Tis the set of a soulThat decides its goal,And not the calm or the str...

  • Listen up Men: 7 Good Reasons to Cry

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    The Healing Property of Tears New York Times reporter Benedict Carey referred to tears in a piece as “emotional perspiration.” Given that I sweat a lot and hate deodorant, I suppose it makes sense that I weep often. But I’m not going to apologize for that, because aft...

  • Ashes, Dust to... Cufflinks and Rings

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    Ashes to Ashes, Dust to... Cufflinks and Rings: Bizarre but Lucrative Solution Burial Plot Shortage It's a bizarre but lucrative solution to the growing problem of where to bury the nation's dead. Britain's richest local authority is helping bereaved families to turn the ashes of their loved ...

  • New App Can Arrange Cremations

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    Virginians will be able to set up a cremation on their smartphones, thanks to an app from the Cremation Society of Virginia. "They can go through their phone via the app to arrange the cremation," said Sally Briggs, the company's general manager. "Some people don't have computers or might not h...

  • Bodies Switched by Colorado Funeral Homes

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    The bodies of two men who died on the same day at a Denver hospice were picked up by the wrong funeral homes even though one was white and one black. Robert Mitchell of Denver was cremated as Perry Heath of Aurora, KUSA-TV reported. His ashes, which have been exhumed, were buried at Fort Loga...

  • Plants to Dispose of Dead Pets

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    When his beloved dog Xiaoqi died earlier this year, Liu Jiang did not know what to do with the body, so he dug a 50-centimeter grave for his pet beneath a tree in his community. "I couldn't find any better solution for my pet," said the 29-year-old living in the Shijingshan district of the cap...

  • Cremations on The Rise

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    Cremations on The Rise Fifty years ago, cremations were almost non-existent in the U.S. "Cremation to most families was something that they just didn't go for. It just wasn't in their tradition. They wanted to keep the person intact. They wanted to bury the person. Some religions frowned on it,"...

  • Dutch Company Turns Cremation Remains into Global Charity

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    When a body is cremated, if it has any metal parts, like a titanium hip, those metal parts are left behind. For years it was either buried in graves or sent to the dump. But a Dutch company, OrthoMetals, has a business that gathers those materials and processes them for industrial reuse, sending...

  • New Flameless Cremation Process Could Be Legalized In Illinois

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician

    For 20,000 years, people have been using fire to cremate their loved ones. Now, for the first time, there’s a new way to do cremations and, if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a measure approved by the legislature, it could be available in Illinois by march. A flameless cremation process But, as C...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Father in heaven, I lift my eyes to you and wait for your help. I am your servant, entrusted with your gifts; I am yours alone. I lift my eyes to you who dwell in heaven. Like a faithful servant, I wish to do your bidding. As the eyes of a good servant are on the master, so are our eyes o...

  • Chris DeBurgh's A Spaceman came travelling...

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Major Shane-Antony D'Arcy B.Sc (Hons) Celtic Druid

    A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar, 'Twas light years of time since his mission did start, And over a village he halted his craft, And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star... He followed a light and came down to a shed, Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed, A...

  • Simplify

    Posted March 12, 2012 by Minister Jorean Washington

    When we lose someone and find ourselves in that quiet reflective moment we are reminded of the things that really matter or should have mattered. Stuff that seemed so important yesterday or last week has lost it's importance when you are standing in tha lonely moment realizing that many of your frie...

  • Thoughts

    Posted March 11, 2012 by Jay Olson

      You never can tell what your thought will do In bringing hate or love, For thoughts are things and their airy wings Are swifter than carrier doves. They follow the law of the universe - Each thing must create its kind, And they speed o'er the track to bring back Whatever went out from your ...

  • Spending Millions To Kill Each Terrorist

    Posted March 11, 2012 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Is there any way to look at the war in Afghanistan as anything but a mounting failure? We have been there for about 10 years and we have learned that the death of each Taliban fighter we battle costs at least $50 million. That's a conservative estimate. It could actually be $100 million.  &nbs...

  • Sunday Peace

    Posted March 11, 2012 by Listening Heart - Kim

    As I sat with my husband today at Daves Beach, my spirit was bathed in a wonderful serenity as my body, mind and soul were fed by the glistening of the sun on the water, and the sounds that the water eminated as it danced itself upon shore ♥ Charlston Heston in the background narrating the ps...

  • First time speaking at church

    Posted March 11, 2012 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    What a cool deal.  I got to speak today at church, it was a wonderful experience.  I did one of my wild empath chronicles, and they really liked it :)   I talked a little bit about empathy being a survival skill, the fact that it was genetic and that most are "awakened" through...

  • Evening Prayer

    Posted March 11, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose. Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff...

  • Redemption

    Posted March 11, 2012 by Rodney Philip Re

    As I weep the Lord wipes away the tears from my sorrowful face. Like a sudden wind He lifts me up and qualifies me, a sinner, redeemed a covenant with the faithful.

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 11, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Morning O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thristing. I long for you like dry, weary land without water. Give me your strength and your glory. I wish to praise you all my life fill my soul as with a banquet. I cling to you; hold me close in your hands. Psalm 63 ...

  • how my life changed

    Posted March 10, 2012 by Mike Celtic Warrior O'Brien

    It was about 20 yrs ago it was right after my mother had gotten really sick and we had to put her in  anursing home cause my father could not take care of her like he wanted. I got angry at God cause my mother was such a good christian woman and why would he allow her to suffer the way he did. ...

  • Words of Wisdom

    Posted March 10, 2012 by christopher burgess

    I have come to realize, through careful mediations and trying to live as stress free as possible. That most people only see, at most 33% of the things that go on around them. I have notice that the more you slow down your personal actions the more you notice that people are ingoring every day common...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 10, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Morning Praise the Lord, all you nations, glorify God, all you peoples! For steadfast is God's kindness toward us and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever. . . Psalm 117 Praise the Lord, faraway space, glorify God, every home and family! For God has brought us to the beginning of thi...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 9, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Evening My God, every day I praise you, my voice blending with the prayer of every generation. You are good and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The Lord lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who a...

  • Solitude

    Posted March 9, 2012 by Jay Olson

    Laugh, and the world laughs with you;Weep, and you weep alone.For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,But has trouble enough of its own.Sing, and the hills will answer;Sigh, it is lost on the air.The echoes bound to a joyful sound,But shrink from voicing care.Rejoice, and men will seek you;Grie...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 9, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your holy spirit ...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 8, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Evening Lord, I thank you for the many times you gave me help, always listening when I called. In my darkest moments, when all seemed to be lost, there you were, at my side. The Lord always listens and has pity; the Lord always comes to our help. Our mourning you change into danc...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 8, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Morning Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the Lord is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise; Give thanks to him; bless his na...

  • Freedom

    Posted March 7, 2012 by Jay Olson

        We ran upon a starfish, as pretty as can be.   I marveled at its beauty, then tossed it in the sea.   Somewhere today that starfish moves,   Along the sandy shore.   And in our minds, the memory,   Remains forevermore.   Jay Olson 2010

  • One Love

    Posted March 6, 2012 by Rev. Bear Jones

    One Love! One Heart!Let's get together and feel all right.Hear the children cryin' (One Love!);Hear the children cryin' (One Heart!),Sayin': give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right;Sayin': let's get together and feel all right. Wo wo-wo wo-wo! Let them all pass all their dirty ...

  • There Will Come A Soft Rain

    Posted March 6, 2012 by Jay Olson

    There will come soft rain and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;   And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum-trees in tremulous white;   Robins will wear their feathery fire Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire;   And...

  • Morning Devotional, March 6, 2012

    Posted March 5, 2012 by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.

    "Have faith in God." Mark 11:22 Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well...

  • Today's Daily Verse, March 6, 2012

    Posted March 5, 2012 by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.

    “[Praise to the LORD] LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.” Isaiah 25:1 NIV

  • Angel Colors that I am learning about

    Posted March 5, 2012 by Rachel Gibb

    Here is a list of Angel Colors I am collecting from books I read: ColorDescriptionResource White light This invokes the angels around you to surround you without interruption. The angels protect you, and they ensure that you're safe and guarded Incarnated Angels Pink Light Th...

  • Daily Devotional (March 5, 2012)

    Posted March 5, 2012 by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.

    "Ye must be born again." John 3:7 Regeneration is a subject which lies at the very basis of salvation, and we should be very diligent to take heed that we really are "born again," for there are many who fancy they are, who are not. Be assured that the name of a Christian is not the nature of a ...

  • Sunday's Sermon for March 4, 2012 (Don't be afraid)

    Posted March 5, 2012 by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.

    That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly...

  • Defining the Question

    Posted March 4, 2012 by Jay Olson

    How small we are! How infinitesimal! God is a billion, And we, a tiny decimal. How small we are! How trivial, how futile. God is the Intellect, And we, but brutal. How small we are! How insignificant, How petty, mean and base. And God, magnificent.           &...

  • good minister?

    Posted March 4, 2012 by peter thompson

    I have been told accounts of situtations that have lead to crimes, committed by parents pushed to the edge by corupt people (rumored private club) in a stste goverment system. The rest I do not know how to word. except to say: some is rumor, some is testomony, everything indiactes the existance of a...

  • This Could Be The Last Time

    Posted March 2, 2012 by Jay Olson

     

  • War

    Posted March 2, 2012 by Rev. Bear Jones

    BOB MARLEY"War" Until the philosophy which hold one race superiorAnd anotherInferiorIs finallyAnd permanentlyDiscreditedAnd abandoned -Everywhere is war -Me say war. That until there no longerFirst class and second class citizens of any nationUntil the colour of a man's skinIs of no more signifi...

  • Battle Creek Blues/Cereal Killer

    Posted March 2, 2012 by Jay Olson

    Walking through a field of corn flake.   Clicking and kicking while strolling along.   Eating some raisons and singing a song.   Walking through a field of corn flake.   Looking for spoons and sugar lump.   Dodging the milk drops that fall by my head. &n...

  • Gaia

    Posted March 2, 2012 by Major Shane-Antony D'Arcy B.Sc (Hons) Celtic Druid

    Many pagans actively worship Gaia. Beliefs regarding Gaia vary, ranging from the common Wiccan belief that Gaia is the Earth (or in some cases the spiritual embodiment of the earth, or the Goddess of the Earth), to the broader Neopagan belief that Gaia is the goddess of all creation, a Mother Godd...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 2, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your holy spirit ...

  • Sermon for Sunday February 25, 2012 - Fireproofing Forgiveness

    Posted March 1, 2012 by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.

    Please begin by reading Psalm 119:129-136.   As we enter into the first week of what I am calling “Fireproofing our Relationships”, I want to talk to you about the second most important skill and action involved in successful relationships, friendships, and marriages. That skill i...

  • Daily prayer

    Posted March 1, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Evening Lord, I thank you for the many times you gave me help, always listening when I called. In my darkest moments, when all seemed to be lost, there you were, at my side. The Lord always listens and has pity; the Lord always comes to our help. Our mourning you change into danc...

  • Morning Prayer

    Posted March 1, 2012 by Mystic Angel

    As I dip into the sacred pools, I wash away all that alianates me from feeling the love of the Divine. I wash away sadness and dispair, you no longer have a home in my heart. I release the one's that bind my soul. You no longer have power over me. From this moment forth, I am free of the chains that...

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted March 1, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Morning Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the Lord is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise; Give thanks to him; bless his na...

  • why god allows suffering:

    Posted March 1, 2012 by Daniel Morris

    5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth...

  • Sometimes....

    Posted February 29, 2012 by Nikole Schmidt

    Sometimes I forget that wasting passion on worry defeats the purpose... Sometimes I forget that I am always surrounded by things and people that love me... Sometimes I remember to turn off my lights, sometimes my lights forget to turn me off Sometimes I forget that my problems are far smaller tha...

  • A Very Busy Man

    Posted February 29, 2012 by Jay Olson

    I’m a very busy man I am.  I was on the 6 o’clock news yesterday afternoon.  They were asking me a couple of questions about the economy, foreign relations, and things like that.  Well, I just had to tell them what I thought.  I told them that when I was over in .....

  • Oh Say Can You See?

    Posted February 29, 2012 by Jay Olson

    Days of my life; floating through space.   Memories forgotten, drift past my face.   Tomorrows sweet promise, in galaxies near.   Todays morning sunrise, sings into my ear.   As yesterdays story, drifts and fades from my sight.   A new one begins, with the dawns ea...

  • Morning Journal Entry 2/29/2012

    Posted February 29, 2012 by Mystic Angel

      I am a little tired. We woke up and then fell back alseep.I had kind of a weird dream but I normally do when I fall alseep after it is light outside. The last part of my dream was about moving to Oregon. I was alone again, just the kids and I. My dad was with me. Then I was trying to call my ...

  • SONG OF THE RIVER

    Posted February 29, 2012 by Jay Olson

    The snow melts on the mountain And the water runs down to the spring, And the spring in a turbulent fountain, With a song of youth to sing, Runs down to the riotous river, And the river flows on to the sea, And the water again Goes back in rain To the hills where it used to be. And I wonder if Life'...

  • How to remember?

    Posted February 28, 2012 by Pastor Celesta Pack

    I have studied the Bible for a long time and I will see people spit out scriptures and know exactly what book, Chapter and verse. How do you train yourself to be able to do that?

  • Daily Prayer

    Posted February 28, 2012 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Evening Lord, as this day ends, soul and body, I am tired. And all I have done: is it worthwhile? I need you, Lord, where can I turn, except to you? O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I busy not myself with great things too sublime for me. Nay rather, I have sti...

  • Failure Club

    Posted February 28, 2012 by Mystic Angel

    I responded to someone's post this morning about being an "expert" in failure. Something happend just a few moments ago that is forcingme to rethink this. The last few years I have learned to accept failure as a part of my life. I chalked it up as part of the "family curse". Amongst others that seem...

  • Time Boogie

    Posted February 28, 2012 by Jay Olson

    I am a boy who’s a bit over sixty. I am a man who has seen his own death. My youth was spent in folly. My life is another ones breath.   The breath of a brand new morning, And the scent of a blooming flower. I anxiously wait for the morning sun, And fear for the darkening hour. &...

  • Heaven is within

    Posted February 28, 2012 by Garry Sprigg

    God created all things, past PRESENT and future through the Holy Spirit. Spirit exists everywhere, in all things cosmic and quantum. Heaven exists within each of us. We can connect Heaven to Earth by our visits to our soul's Sacred Heart. Heaven can merge with God's creations on Earth. We can help t...

  • Stories From The Bannister

    Posted February 26, 2012 by Jay Olson

      Marcels Dilemma   Time and space walk hand in hand.   In search of a staircase to descend.   Time is wrapped in glistening gold.   Space enshrouded in blue I am told.   They're on their way up'..,           &nbs...

  • Sunrise, Sunset

    Posted February 26, 2012 by Rev. Bear Jones

    Sunrise, Sunset   I was anchored on the eastern side of the island and I was not supposed to be, but I knew I could circle the southern end of the island and be at the first dive spot by the time passengers were up and had their coffee.   If you get stuck with the pre-dawn watch &ndash...

  • Maube's gift

    Posted February 26, 2012 by Rev. Bear Jones

    Maube's gift   Maube led the way up the trail and I did my best not to slide back down ass-first on my belly – again. The first time had been more than enough. The day had begun with two hours in a rattle-trap machine that did not deserve to be called a truck over rough terrain and b...

  • Maube's lesson

    Posted February 26, 2012 by Rev. Bear Jones

    Maube's lesson   I saw my friend Maube do many magical things without even trying hard. He’d hop off of a trail and back on just as a coconut fell where he would have been. He’d walk in the trees from limb to limb like a frog hopping on lilypads. He just knew somehow.   One...

  • Christmas '86

    Posted February 26, 2012 by Rev. Bear Jones

    Okay, so Christmas has no great deeper meaning to me since I’m a Pagan and not a Christian, but there's enough little kid inside me to make up for that somewhat. This is especially true if I can do something nice for people.   Christmas Eve in Butlertown on the island of Nevis was not g...