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  • LIFE COACHING MINISTRY

    Posted March 12, 2011 by Yvette Bobb

    'VE GOT A SECRETby Jim Corner I must confess that I really don't have a secret; I was just hoping that the title would catch your attention. What I do have is some really great news! GOD LOVES YOU! I want you to think about that for a minute. The very one who created ...

  • HUMILITY VS. HIERARCHY?

    Posted March 12, 2011 by Deleted Member

    SOME HAVE RECENTLY ASKED ME WHY I used the Title MOTHER or ELDER MOTHER as oppossed to SISTER or no title at all.  JUST FOR CONTEXT I think  you should know that  I spent part of my formative years  in a church which preached what I have come to call "false humility". They told p...

  • TITLES OF RESPECT AND RELATIONSHIPS: A REQUEST TO HONOR OTHERS

    Posted March 11, 2011 by Deleted Member

    TITLES OF RESPECT AND RELATIONSHIPS: A REQUEST TO HONOR OTHERS RESPECT and the Titles which often accompany them are used to give honor to our elders, to our peers and to those that come to visit and join our community. The Monastery offers Certificates of Title to honor and encourage the ministers...

  • What does Religion mean to you?

    Posted March 11, 2011 by Lady Laura Adams

    I personally believe that religion is a personal decision between you and your creator, whoever that may be. Its different for each and everyone because our paths have taken us many different roads. No too people are the same so why would two people's religious choice and personal deity be the same....

  • Attention Pennsylvania Ordained Ministers

    Posted March 11, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Melissa Stanish D.M., SC, RMT, RH

     Pennsylvania has amended their marriage laws... here is the new statute   § 1503.  Persons qualified to solemnize marriages.         (a)  General rule.--The following are authorized to solemnize      marriages betw...

  • Why no face?

    Posted March 11, 2011 by Serpent Rising

    I would like to state the reason for my lack of personally identifying information, such as an image of myself. In my history of internet use, I have found a small level of anonymity helps in eliminating bias, and that any judgments are made solely on what I choose to represent myself. Thank you for...

  • My journey so far...

    Posted March 10, 2011 by Josh Arcarola

        I have been a ULC minister for 12 years now. I was sitting at work talking with a friend when he mentioned that he was going to be giving a class in Reiki. I had just seen a documentary on it not long before and was interested. I asked him what it was and he said, "Have you ever h...

  • Daily Devotional #4- Give to Receive/Lose to Find...

    Posted March 10, 2011 by Michael Waymire

    So after taking a day off to collect my thoughts and get over some stuff that was going on at work I am back with my fourth installment in my series of Daily Devotionals that are personal and my own thoughts on stuff that I read from The Bible but that I also hope speaks to those who read them as we...

  • Is Cremation Christian?

    Posted March 10, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Should we as Christians be concerned about the disposal of the dead? Everyone eventually will have to make a dicision about how to dispose of a deceased loved one. What was once unpopular, even distasteful, is now a quick, inexpensive way to dispose of our dead. My question to you is whether it is r...

  • A Friend To All, I Pledge...

    Posted March 9, 2011 by Carly Frost

    Hello again, my fellow pursuers of Truth. I have had a stressful past couple days but for now things seem to be Balanced enough for me to write a little.  I want to try and speak of the things I have going on around me with as much decorum as possible. That is to say that I really don't want f...

  • Fight for Light

    Posted March 9, 2011 by Nikki Young

    Rise up soldier Its time to come to arms You can’t win the battle now With only just your charms   Heed my voice and listen now Prepare for what’s to come Wisdom is the key to this Its only just begun   You’re weary and your broken You’re wanting to give ...

  • SO WHY ARE YOU CHRISTIANS HERE ANYWAY?!

    Posted March 9, 2011 by Deleted Member

    I hear it and read it every day here at Universal Studios...oops I mean Universal Life...whatever...point is.  WHY ASK?  WELL, because you wanted to and you are allowed to ask.  WELL now its MY TURN.  WHY ARE YOU HERE?  CHANCES ARE that every Christian you have met thus far...

  • No More TIppy, Tippy Paws

    Posted March 9, 2011 by Curtis Thompson

    This is not really an article about faith, but it is an item from the heart.  This kinda flowed out of me about a year ago, right after I lost the best pet ever. I wrote this with no thought, it was just there. I NEVER write in a poetic form, but for some reason this came out. I don't know that...

  • Surrender

    Posted March 9, 2011 by Nikki Young

    Surrender   You're dancing with the darkness You know not what you say Hiding within the shadows Fearing the light of day   Easier to say its pointless Than to admit the wrong that’s done Safer to bury the heartache and pain Than to confront  the damaging One   ...

  • Trusting God

    Posted March 9, 2011 by Chaplain Dale Edleman

    Five years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I was told it was in an advanced stage. Because of my age and other health condtions, surgery was out of the question. Therefore, I was going to have to go through fourtyfive radiation treatments. To do this, meant having to drive to the closest h...

  • The ULC

    Posted March 9, 2011 by Jerry Cofer

    It's interesting to me that we have to come from the Cross and Heaven, only to then direct our attentions to the subilty that is found in the "Paper" process's of our Church Keep.     It's crazy to me for example, that here I came from Heaven to the Earth by the resurrection power unto t...

  • Fury of Angels

    Posted March 8, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    Fury of Angels   She was a bright star, in the sky over me A protector in my times of need   Everlasting peace, there... or so I believed until I saw her rage against the coming of the night   She'll rip you apart, you don't want to stand there That is not a safe place ...

  • Response to Mark Noeths Blog

    Posted March 8, 2011 by Rev. Dave "Mully" Muhleman

    First and foremost, I apologize for having to Blog this as I tried numerous times to post it to no avail. Response: I make so much as a Union Employee that is in Ohio that I have had to take on 2 part time jobs and had to declare bankruptcy last year.Add to that my heart attack with no prevailing ...

  • Daily Devotional #3- Life can only be found in God...

    Posted March 8, 2011 by Michael Waymire

    So this is my third installment in my ongoing series of Daily Devotionals that I have been doing. I just finished this one so I am typing it up for all of you to read and I hope that you like it and maybe learn a little something along the way as well. Please feel free to express any thoughts or fee...

  • Validation - External vs Internal

    Posted March 8, 2011 by Mark Sweeney

    Here is a wonderful video about external validation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao Obviously, validation is a wonderful thing as it makes us feel good, however, one can not always remain centered in their being if they depend upon external validation for their good feelings, because s...

  • Sermon from the Hills

    Posted March 8, 2011 by Bill Duff

    Today I would like to address the Homosexuality Issue or Gay Bashing movement by the Enlightened Christians of the World and others who have heard directly from their God that this is the right thing to do.  I would like to start off by stating that since I have been on this planet, I have rece...

  • Stalled Government/Bad Government

    Posted March 7, 2011 by Norma Ranese

    Ok, I have to Blog about this, since it has officially affected my life, my child's life, and my family's life.  I will lay out some background for all of you so you understand why I have to file this issue and why, as I continue on, I am so frustrated with the Government, both City, State, and...

  • Daily Devotional #2- He Sacrificed Everything...

    Posted March 7, 2011 by Michael Waymire

    This is my second daily devotional. Today I read and wrote from Mark Chapter 14 verses 34-36. Please read with an open heart and an open mind and maybe even say a small prayer because you never know when God might speak to your heart. I'm not saying that my writing is God inspired or anything, but G...

  • Introduction

    Posted March 7, 2011 by Sarah Robison

    Hello everyone, my name is Sarah Robison. I'm a 33 year old wife and mother living near the Ozarks of Missouri. I have a wonderful husband and 2 gloriously rowdy boys ages 11 and 6. I just wanted to post this blog to kinda introduce myself and my beliefs.  I do not belong to any denomination ...

  • Request for Insights

    Posted March 7, 2011 by Rick Bailly, RMT

    Greetings, This post is actually a request for insights on a topic I am usually familiar with. I need to qualify it before I actually ask any questions, so I thank you for your patience. When I was growing up I would hang around most with my 2 older sisters. They were both deathly afraid of dogs f...

  • The Grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

    Posted March 7, 2011 by James Spencer

         Actually the grass is greener in someone else’s yard. That is a fact. In fact my neighbor’s grass is greener than the 28 different kinds of weeds I call a lawn. No matter how hard you work someone will have a greener, fuller lawn than you. They will have a full...

  • From "The Buckle"

    Posted March 6, 2011 by Carly Frost

    Hello from The Buckle! I think a good place to start would be to tell whoever wants to know, where, exactly "The Buckle" is; I write to you from Central Alabama; almost 30 miles north of Birmingham --                            ...

  • Why would a Christian Join the ULC? My Answer:

    Posted March 6, 2011 by Reverend Wendy Christine Allen

    I was reading blog posts today and found one I wanted to post a comment to, however, the site appears to still be suffering from it's bug that is not allowing comments at the moment, so I decided to respond to the blog post with another blog post and send it to the writer or that post instead. &nbs...

  • Daily Devotional #1- The Only Light that Shines...

    Posted March 6, 2011 by Michael Waymire

    So this is a devotional that I did for today using the SOAP approach to devotions. SOAP stands for Scripture, Observation, Application, and Prayer. I wrote and read from Pslams 36:9 today. Please tell me what you think and please read with an open heart because you never know what or when God is goi...

  • WHY ENLIGHTENED PEOPLE SHOULD NOT PAY INCOME TAXES

    Posted March 5, 2011 by Anthony Archer

    Enlightenment is having light to see. Any American who actually sees 'reality'  beyond shadowy shapes and  macabre imaginations in a psychological (media) cave can clearly understand that; income tax money collected by the irs (Illegally Received Services) i.e. (labor illegally gained from...

  • The Majestic World of God

    Posted March 5, 2011 by Michael Waymire

    This is a free verse (meaning non-rhyming) poem that I wrote back around the time that I first became a Christian. I wrote this probably around the time that I was 14 years old at a Fall Retreat my youth group was having and I wrote it while sitting alone on the bank of a river. It was one of the fi...

  • A Youtube Video of a Religious Conversation

    Posted March 5, 2011 by Victor Sloan

    Well, just tonight, I made a video in which I ask some good questions that can lead to discussions about religion and a bit of a discussion about a conversation I had.  Watch it if you want to! :) It is in two parts on Youtube! Part 1:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0kt8-HTcM Part 2:...

  • For friends, present and departed...

    Posted March 5, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    Turn It Around Darkness binds me to the ground most every day I can't hear a sound no matter what you say     Cos I'm deaf, dumb, blind, and angry and that's my way until you turn it around   Took me in when I was broken, showed me mercy, gave me hope You gave me you, and...

  • Pioneer XD10C external drive price is down

    Posted March 4, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Today the reporter learned that the fashionable pioneer portable external recorder Pioneer DVR-XD10C is lower and lower for 30 Yuan within two weeks, and now the offer is about 450 Yuan. As the DVR (including car dvr recorder) product, its size is small and thin, very suitable for the friends who ne...

  • New things coming

    Posted March 4, 2011 by Rev. Angi Gross-Hawkins

      With the shifting of Planets and the up roar in so many places now so many things are coming into change, Mother Earth has tried to warn us and yet she is still being pelted by so much disrespect.... chemicals, trash, and people fighting, poor Mother Earth ! So much change is coming and our b...

  • Searching for the Creator

    Posted March 3, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    If the Creator would speak to us now, i think he/she would say: You can see me all around you. I am the Sun, the Moon, the Earth and the Stars. You can find me in the forest. You can find me in the sea. You can find me in the fire. You can find me in the wind. You can find me in your heart. ...

  • New Member Here!

    Posted March 3, 2011 by Michael Munn

    Just wanted to take a moment and say hello to everyone, and take a moment to share my belief and faith.   I am a very spiritual individual, though that doesn't keep me from living life to the fullest. I am a very welcoming, and friendly individual, and enjoy the opportunity to talk about fait...

  • Coating gloss testing for aluminum-plastic composite panel and

    Posted March 3, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Curtain wall aluminum composite panel means composite panel applied as building curtain wall, which is the composite panel with plastic-type material as the central layer and aluminum on two sides of it plus decorative and protective coatings or films as the decorative sides. Now, there are stricter...

  • Why Is Life So Hard?

    Posted March 2, 2011 by Bill Duff

    It ain't easy!  It starts off with you crying.  You just came from a safe, comfortable place. Now it's loud, lots of lights, and you have to start using your survival instincts.  Breathe, baby, breathe.  It hurts!  Feed me, I'm hungry!  Oh my, my belly hurts so slap me ...

  • Your Eyes Will Open

    Posted March 2, 2011 by Norma Rasmussen

    With all I have to offer, all of it for you...You will still deny me, push me aside,Because you can not see...You say you need these things,These things I do not have...Yet there are many with out those things,Those things they do not need...All they have is what I give,For them it seems enough...Ye...

  • Every thing is *NOT*, in the Bible!

    Posted March 2, 2011 by Dr. Eminizer

    John 16:12+:13 John 21:25

  • Byzantine Old Catholic Cathedral opening in Baltimore!

    Posted March 2, 2011 by First Name Last Name

    The Byzantine Rite Old Catholic Church is pleased to announce the opening of our Cathedral of Saint Antony, beginning March 13, 2011! Join us then and every Sunday 1:00 PM for celebration of the Divine Liturgy at First Unitarian UC, 12 W. Franklin Street (corner of Charles and Franklin Streets in Do...

  • My Journey

    Posted March 2, 2011 by Rev. Magus John Stone

       My beginning on this journey in which I am still onward bound began on October 12th, 1981 when I was born in the bathroom floor of my parents' former home in Canoga Park, CA. No, you do not need to ask; yes, I was named John due to the fact that I was indeed born in their bathroom. My p...

  • Calling All Lovers of JESUS

    Posted March 1, 2011 by Fisher of Men

     Iron Sharpens Iron- I aspire to connect with All my Brothers & Sisters in Christ.Never can one have enough Friends & Family in Christ. Join me-add me-care & share.

  • Friends/Brothers & Sisters in JESUS?

    Posted March 1, 2011 by Fisher of Men

    I wish to befriend the WORLD but especially ALL BELIEVERS in CHRIST? I pray for DIVINE connections. . .WITH YOU. . .  

  • Will you Pray for gang & criminal impacted Youth?

    Posted February 28, 2011 by Fisher of Men

    Gangs are growing in rcord numbers-your PRAYERS can HELP & many won't get involved so may I ask if you will join us in PRAYER???

  • Sumerians

    Posted February 27, 2011 by J. Paul Lis

    Located in southern Mesopotamia, the "Land of Civilized Lords" and the "Native Land" during the Early Bronze Age had complex agriculture, religion, and laws by 7000bp (before present). One of the earliest fully developed written languages. Referred to as Shinar in the Bible. Possibly the location fo...

  • The Grotto

    Posted February 27, 2011 by arlia slotkin, high priestess

    On a sunny spring day several years ago, my partner and I decided to walk one of the ancient granite mountains in Georgia.  There are three of them, and they have all been around for generations of indigenous peoples long before we were here. There are many stories of the reverence with which t...

  • Marrages

    Posted February 27, 2011 by Dr. Bishop Edward Dodson

    i will like for peole to give me ideals for marriage preparation what to talk about it is 20 weeks long so it have to have 20 ideals.  help me please

  • MOBILITY OR STABILITY

    Posted February 27, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Fidelity, faithfulness and wellness; these are words we don’t hear as often any more. AND WHY NOT…because they just aren’t happening.  We take health classes full of people with broken relationships, we hire lawyers far too often to settle disputes with trumped up charges jus...

  • Equality is Good--and other lies...

    Posted February 26, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    Well, this should be another one of those posts that people either walk away from thinking, walk away from wondering what I'm on about, or just plain wonder what I'm on...  I assure you, I've been thinking about this a great deal recently, and I'm simply speaking what I perceive to be the ...

  • Jesus Is The Light of the World

    Posted February 26, 2011 by Barbara Mack

    Jesus is the Light of the World. If we are followers of Christ we are a candle that sit on a hill that can not be hid. We are the salt of the eath. Now, if this is who Believers are, then we should make a huge difference in the world. We should not act as the world, we should not base our ways as t...

  • The Lord Has Give And The Lord HAS Take Away!!

    Posted February 26, 2011 by Dr. Bishop Edward Dodson

    The Lord Has Give And The Lord HAS Take Away!! <!-- ParagraphTitleEnd --> <!-- ParagraphBodyStart --> By: Edward Mitchell Dodson   Job1:1-21 001:001 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that fear...

  • Christening and Baptism

    Posted February 26, 2011 by Dr. Bishop Edward Dodson

    Heaven itself comes down and surrounds a child at a Baptism, surrounding all with God's Love.     Christenings and Baptisms are on Sunday (the Lord's Day) and Monday through Thursday. Few other ceremonies are as spiritually significant and reverent. Christenings and Baptisms are cond...

  • Christening and Baptism

    Posted February 26, 2011 by Dr. Bishop Edward Dodson

    Heaven itself comes down and surrounds a child at a Baptism, surrounding all with God's Love.     Christenings and Baptisms are on Sunday (the Lord's Day) and Monday through Thursday. Few other ceremonies are as spiritually significant and reverent. Christenings and Baptisms are cond...

  • Christening and Baptism

    Posted February 26, 2011 by Dr. Bishop Edward Dodson

    Heaven itself comes down and surrounds a child at a Baptism, surrounding all with God's Love.     Christenings and Baptisms are on Sunday (the Lord's Day) and Monday through Thursday. Few other ceremonies are as spiritually significant and reverent. Christenings and Baptisms are cond...

  • house Blessings

    Posted February 26, 2011 by Dr. Bishop Edward Dodson

    PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR A SERVICE OF WORSHIP, DEDICATION, AND BLESSINGIs your home a place of divine peace and blessing?Do you want the Lord's blessing upon your home and your life there?Many people ask to have their homes cleansed and blessed with prayer,set aside as God's holy ground, and this is ...

  • Anangu

    Posted February 25, 2011 by J. Paul Lis

    The Anangu (Australian Aboriginal word meaning "Human" or "Person") have lived in Australia for over 50.000 years now. They have a very special ability. They are united and connected as no other in the world. Together, they dream. Their Dreamtime Stories have produced a detailed history dating well ...

  • Denominational Divisiveness

    Posted February 25, 2011 by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI)

    Throughout the centuries since the man Jesus of Nazareth walked the Earth, the mission that He entrusted to His apostles has been acknowledged to be a universal one; both for the Jews, of which Jesus came as one, and for gentiles (those of other religions). Division and dissention have forced the fo...

  • Chaos to Form

    Posted February 25, 2011 by arlia slotkin, high priestess

    Imagine, if you will...that everything you think you know of yourself is wrong.  Maybe you are not as kind, certain, right, beautiful or ugly, grand or mundane, accomplished or idiotic, talented or simple....as you were convinced you were.  The framework of your construction is crumbli...

  • Prayer for a Journey

    Posted February 25, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    We Come with open Hearts. We will accept what comes to us. We give our life as an offering.  May the spirit animals come. May the powers of the directions come. May the powers of the elements come. May our lives begin to change. So we may bring Harmony and Balance.  I Call Forth to hear th...

  • Defining

    Posted February 25, 2011 by Rev. Austin English

    We as humans have lots of definitions for how we should act, look, and feel. Many simple things that we don't think about much come into effect, and when you step back and look at it for what it really is, its all pretty stupid. I am a male. This means that because of my biological appearance, that...

  • What is Magic to Wicca?

    Posted February 24, 2011 by Tom Asdell

    This is the next installment on that 'Blog of Shadows' I referred to in my first post -   Magic and Wicca, what's the connection?   Wicca (not to be confused with witchcraft, even though many people both within and outside the craft confuse the terms) is a religion which promotes the e...

  • Good Things Come

    Posted February 24, 2011 by Gerald Henthorn

    I’m sure we’ve all heard the adage, ‘Good things come to those who wait.’ This is a truism. Good things do come to those who wait. However, it is only part of the ‘Good Things’ recipe. There is more to eating that blueberry pie than sitting around waiting for ...

  • The Friend I want to be

    Posted February 24, 2011 by Christl Buskohl

    There comes a time in all our lives when we may need to evaluate our relationships, making sure that they are having a positive effect on us, rather than dragging us down. Without realizing it, we may be spending precious time and energy engaging in friendships that let us down, rather than cultivat...

  • Samsung's new home "cleaner"

    Posted February 23, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Special Forces always act silently and without leaving any trace, but Samsung's Tango Stealth robot to do even more beautiful than the Special Forces. It is not just silent. Silent owns without leaving any traces, but also to help others perfectly clear all the traces left behind. Original, Tango S...

  • Sun Festival "Golden Face Fashion Party"

    Posted February 22, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Early in July, the third section of Jinsha sun festival is still hot, center stage in the Jinsha Ruins Museum; cultural programs are organized especially by tourists. In addition to center stage in the highlights, in Descented Square nightly fashion party the Kingdom of the gold surface, is Sands Su...

  • The Mentor's Guide to Teaching Spiritual Techniques

    Posted February 21, 2011 by Ki'Dasa Durga

    The Mentor's Guide To   Teaching Spiritual Techniques   Introduction   Lexicon   The Layman   Common Threads Divinity Karma Reincarnation   The Tools Body Mind   The Realms of Influence   Physical—Layman Conscious—App...

  • The purpose of Tamashii Reiki

    Posted February 21, 2011 by Ki'Dasa Durga

    It aligns and balances all 32 of one's chakra points among the physical, etheric, and spiritual realms. Using the Tree of Life, from Kabbalist teachings, Universal Life Force Energy is drawn from the Source Consciousness following the infinite loop from the Heavens to the Earth and back. It revita...

  • Dont Allow ourselves to live in the fear

    Posted February 21, 2011 by Rev Lord Christopher Macklin

    I teach around the world and people are often asking me to take a look at the next utube which describes govenmental tools to shut down spirituality. My reply is that we create our own reality, if you embrace this fear you create it in your life; if you stay in the space of unconditional love and pe...

  • Marriage Officiant in Canada

    Posted February 21, 2011 by Wanda-Mae Sabourin

    As I read through the profiles on the many wonderful friend requests I have had the pleasure of befriending since I joined ULC Network. I cannot help but feel a tad envious.  I would love to officiate over a wedding, but our Canadian Gov't has a hold on who does this service.  If you ask ...

  • TEMPERATURES RISING AND FALLING

    Posted February 20, 2011 by Deleted Member

    SUNDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2011 TEMPERATURES RISING & FALLING Here we go again...temperatures were up to 70 degrees here in Philly PA on Friday and now they are down to the 20's less than 48 hours later.  Roller coasters never were my favorite and neither were the see-saws in the playground.  Th...

  • HAPPY EASTER

    Posted February 19, 2011 by REV. FR. NICHOLAS GEROSTERGIOS

    Dearest in the Risen Lord, CHRISTOS ANESTI !   Faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the very basis of the whole Christian life and hope. Without it Christianity might be a noble ethic, a memory of a great man, a wonderful influence for good in the world, but it would luck the victory ...

  • The Law: Written On A Scroll, Or Written On One's Heart?

    Posted February 19, 2011 by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI)

    The problems faced by the people of the early Church of Christ were numerous and tenuous; many saw the framework of the new Christian religion collapse upon them. Though Christian fellowship was supposed to provide a means to improve one's life, many were tortured and killed for the very reason that...

  • Was jesus pagan?

    Posted February 18, 2011 by HPS. Edana CalderRaven

    Thirteen reasons why Jesus, if he were here today, would be a Witch by Carl McColman, author of Embracing Jesus and the Goddess No single one of these reasons prove the Witchiness of Jesus; but taken as a whole, they make for a compelling case. 1. Jesus criticized the hypocrisy and legalism of the r...

  • The Philosophy of Utilitarianism

    Posted February 18, 2011 by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI)

    While the form of ethical theoretical philosophy defined as Consequentialism adopts the idea that the consequences of an act determine its morality, Utilitarianism builds upon and enhances this theory by suggesting a goal for these consequences. Jeremy Bentham, a philosopher whose life spanned nearl...

  • KIA K5

    Posted February 18, 2011 by Deleted Member

    KIA K5 for the upcoming matches, respectively, three different wheel models, which started the 16-inch version with dual five-spoke alloy wheels. The middle configuration version is used in dual 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, while the flagship version, which is a press test drive of this, it is t...

  • Saints Francis & Augustine: Not Just For Catholics Anymore!

    Posted February 16, 2011 by Rev. Michael Meakin, Abbot; The Order Of Saint Elizabeth I (OSEI)

    Very few spiritualists have had as profound effect on Christianity as St. Francis of Assisi; the simplicity of life and dedication to the forwarding of the Gospel message that he instilled in his original brothers and sisters resound not only within the Catholic Church and the Franciscan Order, but ...

  • The cell jammers for all

    Posted February 16, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Now you could rise to feet and act by getting the cell jammers. This equipment have the ability to stop telephone signals from anyplace using a two to 40 feet range. It's simple to effortlessly stop those people right in their paths and forestall them from getting calls or SMS during your film, meal...

  • Young Ministers

    Posted February 15, 2011 by Rev. Tommy Allegood

    Since I was 13, I have been studying various religions. Wicca, Buddhism, Christianity, and even modern theistic Satanism and Luciferianism. From all of them, even those who would be commonly considered "evil," I have learned many things. Ever since I was 19, I have been trying to share what wisdom I...

  • Transgenderism in the church

    Posted February 15, 2011 by April London, Th.d., D.D.S

    I'm here to educate the masses about transgenderism in the church. All discussions open and welcome.

  • A prayer by Thomas Kemphis

    Posted February 15, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Praying for your marriage to be blessed and successful is very important.  With two people living together, conflict will arise and prayer and help from God is necessary.  Listen to a prayer by Thomas Kemphis regarding marriage.    “And may your love surmount every obstac...

  • Success

    Posted February 15, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Everyone wants to be successful, but many do not find it or feel very successful in their lives.  Success is defined differently by people, but it is generally thought to be a desired outcome For one, success may be Regardless of what one terms successful, finding it is not accidental.  I...

  • Polls With a Purpose

    Posted February 15, 2011 by Keith HP

    I am going to be putting up several polls over the next several weeks, and most will be inflamitory. That is not my goal, but it is a likely outcome. The questions I need insight into are not the kinds of things people like to discuss freely and honestly. They get pretty personal pretty fast. So her...

  • Respect and Prejudice

    Posted February 15, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    As I lay here waiting for my system migration to copy about 70GB of data, I thought I'd address something that's been percolating in my head for a few days.   I'd like to talk about respect, prejudice, and bigotry.   First, respect...   Respect, for me, comes in two flavours: &n...

  • The mobile phone Jammer is the foremost solution

    Posted February 14, 2011 by Deleted Member

    First we need to say that it will be able to barrier any signal from cellular telephone around. If you're a businessman you can see this quite well. Every businessman will feel protected while making his up-to-date deals or proposes on the cellular telephone, certainly, if he could be utilizing mobi...

  • Day after Day

    Posted February 14, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    Thinking of you with a hole in my heart. So much love I don't know where to start with a tear in my eye and a sadness in my soul, it seem like nothing can plug this hole, I want to shout, I want to scream. Can anything end this nightmare dream.   I want to hold you, I need to say I love you i...

  • We Love You

    Posted February 13, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    We loved you enough that it was hard when you went away. We never knew a day so dark and such despair we felt that day. We had no words of comfort for your Mom and Dad that day. Love could not fill the void that dark and sad day. We know you are in a better place that family is there. We know y...

  • Tree of abundance

    Posted February 13, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    We have a choice every day to either live according to God’s ways or man’s ways.  We can choose to delight in God’s word and trust that following it will bring us peace, joy, and success, or we can choose to trust in man’s ways, which oftentimes lead us to sin. Psalm 1 ...

  • Stress

    Posted February 13, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Stress affects such a high population of America that the U.S. Public Health Service has made decreasing stress a high priority.  Stress has a tremendous impact on our physical, emotional, and spiritual health.  Disorders such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and strokes are at hig...

  • Change

    Posted February 13, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Melissa Stanish D.M., SC, RMT, RH

    Our world is always in a state of change and we are part of that change. Whether the change is for the good or bad it does not the stop the events changing. As events change, so do our thoughts and opinions since we learn by our environment. We meet people that change our way of thinking; we engage ...

  • homeless

    Posted February 13, 2011 by J. Paul Lis

    You park your Jag in the garage, a long day at the office. Two minor surgeries and a tripple bypass. You go inside to find your wifes ring on top of divorce papers on the table. There's a note; "Fell in love with the personal trainer, sorry it didn't work out. hope you find happi...

  • Back Yard Garden Network

    Posted February 12, 2011 by J. Paul Lis

    So, I've created the first nodes of the Back Yard Garden Network. Researching and planning, plotting and computing.... I figure this country can be self sufficent by the year 2025. It would take a national effort, and I'm willing to lead the way! If you have a garden, sign up on our website and crea...

  • Illegal immigrants?

    Posted February 12, 2011 by J. Paul Lis

    "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"...-The New ColossusOr should we tear down the Statue of Liberty?

  • Depression

    Posted February 12, 2011 by Norma Rasmussen

    In a sea of emotions, I am lost. Waves are crashing, threatening to tip me. Trying to keep control, don't want to over flow. The waves are crashing, crashing, don't know what to do. No one to turn to, I am all alone. It's dark, it's cold, no land in sight. Here is the f...

  • Family

    Posted February 12, 2011 by Norma Rasmussen

    Ooh yea... Things were bad, things were rough...We couldn't get along, fighting all the time...You've got your needs, I've got mine...So where do we go from here?The dreams of a happy little family,They seem so far away...But there so close now,Can't stop movin' forward...But it can't be all up to m...

  • On My Mind

    Posted February 12, 2011 by Norma Rasmussen

    I'm sitting here in a place of peace and beauty,But on my mind it's only you.Being held in your arms, the touch of your hands;The feel of your kiss, there has never been a better feeling.God, am I dreaming?I wanna feel you, I wanna feel your arms around me,I wanna feel you while our breath mingles, ...

  • Daughter

    Posted February 12, 2011 by Norma Rasmussen

    So sweet and innocent, a precious, beautiful gift,To be forever greatfull for.To watch her grow, to watch her learn, and watch her love;God knew what he was doing when he gave her to us.Through good times, through rough times, We'll always be here;A friend, a parent, a sholder to cry on, a person to...

  • Love for a Son

    Posted February 12, 2011 by Norma Rasmussen

    A love so strong that the desire runs deep to have you be the better part of me. The pride I feel when I look at you, the shock, The awe you can put me through. The knowledge I have there's a need to give it to you. The strength within you, the gifts instilled; God Cert...

  • Unexpected Blessings

    Posted February 12, 2011 by Rev. Angi Gross-Hawkins

      I spent so many years being afraid of death and the dying that it had a crippling effect on me. I spent many years caring for others and dodged being there "when the time came".  My 1st care giving position was at age 14 and for my Diabetic, Double Amputee, Grandmaw. We were very close a...