Twenty One Saints Everyone Must Know IX - VII
XXI - XIX Saints Gregory the Great, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp
XVIII - XVI Saints Jerome, John Chrysostom, Elijah
XV - XIII Saints Therese of Lisieux, Teresia Benedicta, Teresa of Avila
XII - X Saints John of the Cross, Benedict of Nursia, Thomas Aquinas
|St. Sultana Mahdokht with her brothers and St. Abda|
9-St. Sultana Mahdokht (? - 319 AD) [Martyr]
On the Iraqi-Turkish border, approximately 60 KM northeast of the city of Dohuk is a valley called Sapna. The valley is towered by Matena Mountain from the north and Cara Mountain from the south. Nestled in this green valley is an old Chaldean village called Araden. The name of the village comes from old Aramaic language meaning the Land of Eden or Garden of Eden, signifying the beautiful natural scenery that adorns the area. There is a church in this village that dates back to the early 4th century, around the year 325 A.D. It is named after St. Sultana Mahdokht, whose Feast Day is celebrated on January 12th in the liturgical calendars of the Chaldean Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church of the East. Sultana Mahdokht is the sister of Meharnarsa and Adorfrowa. Their father is Prince Pholar, who is in charge of the Dorsas principality during the reign of King Shapur II of the Sassanid Empire. Pholar is given orders by King Shapur to round up all Christians for interrogation, and put them to death if they do not renounce Christ. Sultana’s beauty and education gain fame throughout the entire Persian Empire, and she is scheduled to appear before the King’s representative who is to assess her and report back to the King. After the meeting takes place, the representative is extremely impressed with the character, beauty and knowledge of the princess and her brothers. On their way back home, they begin racing; the horse of the youngest, Meharnarasa, falls down and the prince’s thighbone is almost completely detached from the rest of his body sending him into a coma. While in this dire condition, the Bishop of a nearby village appears in the scene and is taken with compassion for the wailing princess and her brother. He kneels down and begins praying for the injured prince. A short while afterwards, the prince is revived and the leg is reattached to the body by the prayers of the Bishop. Meharnarsa tells his brother and sister about the vision he has while in a coma. He sees the Bishop kneeling before the throne of Christ asking for the prince’s life, a request to which Christ consents. Sultana and her two brothers embrace the faith and ask to be baptized. They find themselves a cave somewhere nearby to dwell in where they remain hidden from their father’s search and rescue attempts. All sorts of spiritual gifts are given to them while living in this cave, including the gift of healing and prophesy. Three years later, as their end draws near, God sends them two angels to notify them of their imminent martyrdom. This is when a wandering horse leads two stable boys belonging to their father to the cave. The three Saints recognize the horse and the stable boys and ask the two boys to inform their father of what they have seen. Prince Pholar makes numerous failed attempts to retrieve his lost children. At this point, King Shapur has heard about Sultana’s beauty and has declared to Pholar his intentions to marry her. In every attempt Pholar makes to bring his children back, a miraculous intervention transpires that prevents his troops either from harming Sultana and her brothers or apprehending them and bringing them into custody. Finally, after the power of God becomes clearly manifest in the three Saints, they give themselves up for decapitation in the presence of their mournful father. The troops hesitate to carry out the sentence, which is issued directly by the King after finding out about their apostasy from Zoroastrianism and embracing the Christian faith. The three Saints offer to protect anyone who decapitates them. The eldest son is beheaded first, then Mehernarsa and finally Sultana Mahdokht embraces her fate joyfully instead of denouncing Christ and marrying the King of Persia. Their remains are kept in the church mentioned above located in the village of Araden. This church is built on the same ground where these holy martyrs are slain. St. Sultana Mahdokht has performed miracles that are too many to be listed here. My own mother has seen the fruits of devotion to this holy Saint in a form of a healing from an illness the doctors could not resolve. St. Sultana Mahdokht has granted prayers of barren women who could never conceive. Her prayers of intercession have healed many sick people in the village as well as devotees from other places. May her prayers accompany us everywhere and give us the same courage to witness for Christ as she so bravely has done 17 centuries ago. The village of Araden happens to be my village where I come from.
|St. Monica praying for her son, St. Augustin|
7-St. Monica (331 AD – 387 AD)She is the mother of St. Augustine. St. Monica always reminds me of a faithful mother who can never bear the thought of her son, the child who has issued forth from her womb, suffering eternal damnation because of his rejection of the Gospel. This painful truth makes her cry and weep intensely. She visits St. Ambrose repeatedly to petition him to intervene in her son’s case. Finally, St. Ambrose famously responds, “woman the child of those tears will never perish” (Confessions, III, 12). For 20 years she continues praying, crying and imploring God to save her son. This sentiment embodies the perfect love of a mother and the sweet maternal instinct in a woman who has set her priorities straight. It is good for a mother to offer food and other necessities to her children, but their eternal destiny comes first and foremost. It is more important than even the children’s life on this earth. Out of her loving concern for her rebellious son, she travels to Rome, then Milan. After her son is baptized into the Catholic Church, she speaks these words to St. Augustine, “Son, for myself, I have no longer any pleasure in anything in this life. What I want here further, and why I am here, I know not, now that my hopes in this world are satisfied. There was indeed one thing for which I wished to tarry a little in this life, and that was that I might see you a Catholic Christian before I died. My God has exceeded this abundantly, so that I see you despising all earthly felicity, made His servant—what do I here?” (Confessions IX, 10). Shortly after, she fell ill, and on her deathbed, she says to her two sons, “Lay this body anywhere, let not the care for it trouble you at all. This only I ask, that you will remember me at the Lord's altar, wherever you be” (Confessions IX, 11).


St George’s Anglican Church has installed and named a bell in honour of Walpole & Districts pioneering nurse Sister Jane Anderson.
Sister Jane from Ireland came to Walpole in 1930 under the auspices of the Colonial and Continental Church Society to provide nursing services for pioneers and their families in Group Settlement 116 (Tinglewood) and 138 & 139 (Hazelvale).
Having found an abandoned farmhouse between Hazelwood and Tingledale, Sister Jane obtained permission to establish a Mission House in the building. This was subsequently relocated to where St George’s now stands. A strainer post restored to the corner of Pier St and Cooper Lane is believed to be part of the original mission fence.
The photo is from a display prepared by historian Lee Hunter. It shows Sister Jane greeting two Davies children at Mission House circa 1931.
The children had visited the Mission House to have a wound dressed.
“Life on the farms and in the saw mills was hazardous,” said Lee Hunter. “There were shooting accidents, sickness and dental problems.”
Sister Jane Anderson is recorded in the WA Roll of Honour for Pioneer Women, which is linked to the Pioneer Women’s Fountain in Kings Park.
She is remembered locally though the dedication and ringing of the “Sister Jane bell” at St George’s Anglican Church.
Donations and fund raising enabled the purchase of the bell as well as construction of the bell canopy by Warwick and Josh Clark.
The bell and canopy was blessed during a service at St Georges on Sunday, November 9, 2014 by Reverend Sue Lodge-Calvert.
Rev Sue said: “The local vision was that a bell might ring out to let the people of Walpole know that they are loved and invited into the love of God.
“Sister Jane heeded the call of God upon her life; a wise young woman who gave her all so that she and those she worked and lived with might know the love of God in practical
daily ways by providing for the physical and spiritual needs of the locals.”
Rev Sue described Sister Jane as “an utterly fitting individual” and her lifestyle as “an example of Christian life”.
She added: “For many years to come, may the Sister Jane Bell ring out the good news that God is inviting us into a loving and life-giving relationship; that this little church is a place where that certainty is proclaimed and the faithful of God are free to worship.”
This post was adapted from November 2014 Walpole Weekly reports, which were in turn based on contributions by Lee Hunter and Harold Luxton.


The Archangel Michael
Is usually depicted with a sword or scepter in his right hand, a symbol of the power God has given him. In his left hand he often holds a sphere or shield that symbolizes the world. Saint Michael the Archangel or Saint Michael the Taxiarch in Orthodoxy and Archangel Michael is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in 3rd- and 2nd-century BCE Jewish works, often but not always apocalyptic, where he is the chief of the angels and archangels and responsible for the care of Israel. Christianity adopted nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him, and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan, and in the Epistle of Jude, where the author denounces heretics by contrasting them with Michael.
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Music is an integral part of our worship service. We typically sing three or four hymns during our regular services, from the Episcopal hymnal, with organ accompaniment.
For both our Easter and Christmas services, the children participate in the music on a variety of instruments for multiple hymns and carols, and we also have special solo performances.
For our church retreat, we sing many hymns with musical accompaniment. For our Good Friday and Ash Wednesday virtual services, the music and singing is led via Zoom.
We have a joyous Christmas service, during which we sing about a dozen or so hymns. During our Christmas service, we usually have special songs sung in Malayalam and/or Tamil. On the whole, the Christmas service is a musical blessing for all.
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Hi, I’m Kelly!
I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to visit this space. The Pruim Life was created back in 2014 in an attempt to share pieces of my heart and life, in the hopes that it might encourage or stir something up in others too. You can get the full origin story here, but in short I felt the call to not keep silent about the ways that God was working in my life so that I didn’t rob him from receiving glory that He deserves. Plus, He was teaching me some pretty practical things that I thought others might benefit from knowing too. From that, this lifestyle blog was born.
After about a year and a half, in the midst of moving and life transitions, I took an unplanned, year-long hiatus from blogging as I invested more attention into my day to day living, but this space never left my mind. Making a return to blogging is still a work in progress as I figure out how it best fits into my life again, but I want to make room for sharing the ways God is revealing Himself to me and working on my heart – which beautifully unfolds in so many different ways. You can find out more about me below, or make yourself comfortable as you scroll through some of the archives (You can find a few of my favorite posts below to start you off). But no matter how long you stay, I’m just glad you are here!
WHERE TO START
I’m a twenty something that is still navigating through this thing called “growing up,” and all the milestones, challenges, & weirdness that come with it. & sometimes that means still discovering who I am, especially in light of Christ. I suppose that this space is something to help with all of that.
My greatest desire is that I could define myself best as a Christ follower. It’s a journey and a process, and I fail so ridiculously frequently at honoring Christ well, but I’m always learning what it means to live in His truly amazing grace and bring glory & honor to His name.
I’ve been married for 3+ years to the man that makes me laugh more than I can handle & gives me more grace than I deserve, but God started intertwining our story looong before that. It’s because of him that I hold the title of Air Force wife. We’re both Chicagoland natives that have learned time & again to let go of control of our lives and put them in God’s (& the Air Force’s) hands. We’re currently living in North Dakota, building a family of friends and investing in whatever roots we can until we move onward.
We have an Australian Shepard that melts my heart on a daily basis with his cuteness & sweetness. Plus he knows how to high five, which we think is awesome. He’s our baby, and I am not ashamed one bit of how much I adore him.
I have a thing for organizing everything, laughing hard, & eating ice cream. I believe in enjoying the simple things in life, investing in community, & living minimally to make room for what matters most. I love living life alongside others, but I also really value my alone time. I have a degree in Social Work that is currently put to use in my part time job with a youth mentoring program.
If you are interested in contacting me more privately about any of the content that is posted on The Pruim Life, or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at email@example.com.


Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square.
The event marked the first occasion in modern times that a pontiff had presided over the funeral of his predecessor – and the first ever of one who resigned. Benedict, the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position, rather than hold office for life, died aged 95 on December 31 at a monastery in Vatican City.
It was an occasion characterized by simplicity, as per the wish of the former pope. “It’s difficult to have a simple service in St. Peter’s Square, but I think it was,” Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest, writer and editor, told CNN’s Max Foster and Bianca Nobilo on CNN Newsroom.
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Dr. Kevin D. Zuber is Professor of Theology at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He graduated from Grace College (BA 1977) and Grace Theological Seminary (MDiv 1981; ThM 1985) and from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (PhD 1996). Kevin was a pastor for over 18 years who can do my essay in four churches in Indiana, Iowa, Arizona and Indiana again before coming to Grace Bible Church Northwest in May of 2005 as Teaching-Pastor. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Theology with the Asia Bible Theological Seminary (Thailand).
Kevin is married to Diane (since 1973) and they have two sons, hot chat girls David and Christopher. He is a lifelong Cubs fan; follows NASCAR as well as other sports. He reads widely and has an extensive and growing library on a wide variety of subjects. He and Diane like to travel and attend cultural events in Chicago and around the Midwest.
“My philosophy of ministry can be chicago manual style paper example summed up in Paul’s admonition to Timothy, ‘I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus . . . preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season . . .’ (2 Timothy 4:1-2; cf. Acts 20:20-21). As a result my practice is and has been expository preaching, verse by verse, book by biblical book—and thereby do I seek to “feed the sheep.”


Dear Website Visitors and Holy Comforter Family,
Welcome to the internet home of the Church of the Holy Comforter, Cleburne Texas! We are thrilled that you have taken the time to visit us today and we hope to see you in person soon.
At Holy Comforter we want to help people to answer the call of our Lord Jesus to "follow me." In light of that mission and that calling we must take care not to become so enamored of what has been and what now is that we lose that urgent sense of moving toward Him who is calling us into the future. The One "...who is and who was and who is to come..."(Rev:1:4), gives us the past in which to be rooted, not buried; the future in which to reach, not escape; and the present in which to grow, not stagnate. It is not so much that we are called to have a mission as to be a mission. The Mission is Christ. We are called to be His body in this time, in this place. In this vein... Our family at Holy Comforter seeks to be faithfully...
- ORTHODOX in our worship, giving "right glory" to the triune God,
- CATHOLIC in our belief, practicing the "wholeness" of the faith,
- APOSTOLIC in our action, "sent" to bear witness,
- EVANGELICAL in our message, communicating "Gospel",
- CHARISMATIC in our spirit, exercising our "gifts",
- ANGLICAN in our ethos, reflecting our English heritage.
But in all and through all and above all, we seek to be A Family of Disciples From All Walks of Life. This is our mission...this is our calling... Won't you join us in fulfilling it?
Hope to see you in Mass!


age 80, of Festus, Missouri passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Scenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Herculaneum, Missouri. She was born October 3, 1932 in Festus the daughter of Grace (nee Drury) and Frank Colbert
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Doyle Hill, a son Ronald L. Hill, a son-in-law Steve Schaffer, a grandson Andy Habsieger, sisters Mary Ann Nash and Juanita Moon and brothers Frank Colbert, Jr. and wife Billie Joyce, Buck Colbert and Wayne Colbert and a brother-in-law Bob Grove.
She is survived by sons Michael Hill and wife Peggy of Festus and Gary Hill and wife Barbara of Festus, daughters Carol Beckman and husband Walter and Brenda Habsieger and husband Mike of Festus, daughter-in-law Janice Hill of Festus, sisters Gloria Groves of Festus and Betty Hoffman and husband PI of Festus, a brother Paul Colbert and wife JoAnn of Crystal City, Missouri, grandchildren Matt Hill and wife Rachel, Mike Hill, Nathan Hill, Jason Hill, Jenny Swafford and husband Jeremiah, Jamie Harlow and husband Tom, Kelly Bailey, Stephanie Seago and husband Tim, Jake Habsieger and wife Amber, Cody Hill and Josh Hill, great-grandchildren Jonathon Harlow, Luke Harlow, Madelyn Harlow, AJ Bailey, Stevie Seago, Sloane Seago, Christopher Seago, Taylor Habsieger and Austin Habsieger.
Visitation from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Vinyard Funeral Home in Festus with mass at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Church of Our Lady in Festus officiated by Fr. John Kerber, Pastor. Interment in National Cemetery in Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. Memorials in her memory are preferred to the Pancreatic Cancer Network.


Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
When we decree and declare according to God's Word, we are operating in our dominion authority and activating our power to establish God's will in the earth. What we decree will be established. At Revenant Worship Center
We Decree and Declare this day…
Every time we gather together, we host the Presence of God. The glory of God rests upon us corporately and individually, and God is enthroned upon our praises. We have a heart to worship even more than David had. We always encounter God deeply in our worship.
The atmosphere of Heaven saturates this church and all of its members. We are overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, and like Peter, even our shadows release the power of God everywhere we go.
Revenant Worship Center is a house of prayer for all nations. We have the spirit of grace and supplication. Our prayers rise like incense before God night and day. We govern in prayer and enforce God’s will on the earth through intercession. We pray effectually and fervently. We boldly come before the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Our prayers are heard in Heaven and quickly answered on earth.
For this day, I renounce and bind all fear, doubt, worry, unbelief, discouragement, depression, pride, arrogance, gossip & impurity. In the Name of Jesus I repent my sin and this day, I take back any ground I have given the enemy in my life. This day, the stronger man in me, my savior Jesus Christ, has given me the power and authority to bind the works of the enemy over my household, over my community, over my city, and by the same authority, I declare (loose) the goodness of God over my life.


Toady is my birthday.
If you have somewhat enjoyed my blog in the last 12 months, drop me a private message (diestarkefrau (at) yahoo(dot) com) and write me a few nice words.
It will mean a lot to me. A LOT.
I´d like to have the feeling that I am surrounded by like-minded and caring and loving souls.
I´d like to be showered in your warmth and friendship.
And: feel free to send gifts too. I am open to receive all the abundance that the universe has to offer to me. :-)
I`d like to get as many tokens of love and friendship as possible. Tokens that remind me that I am valued and appreciated.
This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.
Wishing you all a fantastic day.
Will write more awesome stories about me and Gregory soon. Keep us in your prayers. :-)


“CONTINUE TO TAKE PERSONAL INVENTORY AND WHEN WE WERE WRONG PROMPTLY ADMITTED IT.”
- We have entered the world of the Spirit. Our next function is to grow in understanding and effectiveness. This is not an overnight matter. It should continue for a lifetime.
- Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help. Love and tolerance of others is our code.
- We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities. “How can I best serve Thee-Thy will (not mine) be done.” These are thoughts which must go with us constantly. We can exercise our will power along this line all we wish. It is the proper use of the will.
- If we have carefully followed directions, we have begun to sense the flow of His Spirit in to us. To some extent we have become God-conscious. We have begun to develop this vital sixth sense. But we must go further and that means more action.
CONTINUE TO TAKE PERSONAL INVENTORY MANY TIMES EACH DAY AND TO SET RIGHT ANY NEW MISTAKES AS WE GO ALONG (Pages 84-85).


The beautiful Christ Ascending is a stained glass @ St. Williams Catholic Church in Naples. This Holy Bible verse goes with it there.
Psalms 136:1 O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever.
Autographed Dahli Lama & Priests’ picture displayed with other Buddhist symbols in a client’s special room for meditation.
If you are interested in drawing the highest level of vibrational energy into your home, I highly recommend creating a Meditation Room from a small bedroom or study, back porch or sun room. Bring all of your Holy things: pictures, sculptures, angels, icons of any kind, together into one place. If you have a family Bible or any other Holy books of Scripture, especially if they belonged to Grandma, they are “road tested” for getting miracles for years before you received them. All of the vibrations of the prayers & concerns that occurred surrounding them lift their energy to a higher level of the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction works to bring more of the same type of energy to you that you are sending out. In other words, your vibrations attract like-kind types of situations to you.
If you have gifts of art from family or loved ones that are spiritually oriented, this is the place for them as well. Not only does the “giver” love you, they spent special time looking for the gifts, during the time they were thinking about the love they hold for you. These things are not lucky, they are blest by that love.
Bring in candles, lamps, chairs, tables, or anything you treasure to raise the vibrations here as well. Drape the windows with flowing fabric of your favorite color. Purple is Empowering, Blue brings Wisdom, Pink is a wonderful color to increase the vibrations of Love & Relationships. Gold of course, brings Increased Good Health & Prosperity.
If you have snapshots from visits to Holy Places, print out a few on the computer, mat them with construction paper & create groups to draw special vibrations of that Holy Place to whatever areas you feel led by your Holy Spirit. Even postcards or small pictures of the Holy Saints can create high energy levels of Holy Spirit to bring special & unique settings into your Meditation Room. Change those vibes!
Note: You can use scotch tape to place these on the walls, rather than buy expensive frames. You can rearrange them to change the energies when you like and to “freshen” the energies you receive..
Recently I visited a home that was completely decorated with angels. It was loaded with “waves of love” I felt from the moment I entered. Each angel had been a gift & the feelings of those loving vibrations were just so warm & peaceful during my visit, I was amazed. Of course, I was “feeling the love”, peace, & joy that the loved ones had sent, along with their gifts to my client. It was just simply a fabulous feeling.
Work on creating your own personal Meditation Room & lift your vibrations to a higher level of Holy Spirit. You will see the answers to your prayers come so much quicker when you have a room set aside for blessing your beliefs in God.
He will love it! So will you! Invite Him in for a renewal of your Holy Spirit and see the miracles appear.
Autographed Dahli Lama & Priests’ picture displayed with other Buddhist symbols in a client’s special room for meditation. As I entered the home, chill bumps went all over my body, & as I stepped into this room it was even stronger. The client had the Buddhist Priests as guests, sleeping on the floor, during a visit to Dallas where they were appearing @ The Crow Collection Museum in the Dallas Arts District. Talk about a high vibration of energy!
Get busy locating the perfect space for your Meditation Room and bring all of your Holy icons together and see how rapidly the vibrational energy changes for you. It will be a welcome addition to your home’s Sacred Space but will also provide you with an oasis of retreat for your personal prayers and meditations.
God Bless You in all you do to lift HIM up,


That's the name of the book recommended to me by Pastor Gillian of First Presbyterian Church in Racine (she is an awesome preacher and pastor). The book is a compilation of thoughts and writings on prayer by the well-known Henri Nouwen, although I had never heard of him. He is real - that's a high praise compliment, because he's truthful about his spirituality, doubts, struggles, and triumphs, but full of wisdom too.
The reason I mention all of this because he writes a chapter on forgiveness that really hits home. The chapter speaks on forgiveness of myself, but also of others, and how powerful it can be. He talks about forgiving by praying and getting in touch with God - the same God for me and you, but also for the other person I need to forgive. He mentions that it may be the hardest thing in the world to do, to really pray for someone else, even if they hurt me or see things in a different way. God loves that person too, even if it's hard to understand with the pain or trouble they may have caused. Praying for the good of that person is hard, yet isn't that love? He is honest about that, and how hard it can be, but how freeing it can be too. I need to do it, and let God work out life's details as I let go. This is a very intimate thing to share, but some boundaries are worth breaking, to share real love.
While I prayed about that, I also realized not only do I need to forgive, but also have an attitude of thankfulness for people who may have hurt me, because in the long run, through it all, comes healing and growth. The outcome of love is not always known, but we need to love anyway. It's a process, and we could all use prayers.
Deep stuff, I know! But real joy is coming out of all of this, I can tell you that. It's joy that doesn't come from getting what I want, but the peace of God, with much gratitude.
You may think that because of the some of the songs include that I have become a Jesus freak. In all honesty, I wouldn't say that. I believe in God and that He is pulling me out of the hell and deep sadness I was in. I still struggle with the exact meaning of and faith in Jesus, but still listen to His message and life. I have doubts, but I also have faith. There have been many talks and prayers with pastors, friends and family as my faith continues to grow. I guess you could say I'm open to Jesus. Is that faith?
Below are two songs by Helen Baylor, sandwiched around her testimony, which brings tears to my eyes everytime hear it. Give them a listen.
Blessings and joy to everyone. XO


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|Save the date of Saturday, February 1, 2014 for the Annual Spartan Speech Classic!|
Saint Mark's is inviting Catholic elementary schools to enter students in grades 5-8 to compete in the Spartan Speech Classic.
Information is available in the download section of this page.
The event is coordinated and hosted by our Office of Mission and Ministry, directed by Mr Francis Corrigan. If you have any questions, please call 302.757.8713.


“He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.”
Snaps of (a) the Sunday School Christmas celebration at Holmwood House, and (b) the presents that were handed in at the Christmas Gift Service on Sunday 9 December 2012 have been posted to the SNAPS area of our website. Some of these are out of focus, require rotating or some further editing. They are displayed to refresh every few seconds, and are posted for your interest.


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Words of Faith Tuesday 10:00 a.m. & Friday 4:00 p.m.


Abstract or Introduction
The issue of interpretation has been a serious issue over the years; scholars have engaged the Bible with aim of providing different tools and methods for interpreting it. The fact that the cultural-historical background (setting) of the Bible is far-fetched from modern interpreters cannot be denied. The study posits that this simple fact set the platforms for the issue of interpretation and deriving meaning from the Biblical text. The quest for biblical interpretation brings the work of Dennis Bratcher into lime light. Just like many other scholars, Bratcher provides modern interpreters with a structure outline in doing biblical exegesis. Therefore, this study engages in the re-assessment of Dennis Bratcher’s work titled "A Model for Biblical Exegesis" with the aim of ascertaining its importance and usefulness to modern interpreters. Biblical exegesis involves the interpretation, explanation, and exposition of the Bible's various books, in relation either to the time of their composition, or to their meanings for readers in subsequent centuries. The task of exegesis is to determine what the biblical text meant at the very first time and at the very first place that it was used.
Before engaging the work of Dennis Bratcher, the research sees the need to observe a little about the person of Dennis Bratcher. It is discovered that Bratcher is the Executive Director of Christian Resource Institute. He is a retired professor of Old Testament; he has earned the PhD in Biblical studies from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, and has served as an educator in the church for more than 25 years. He is an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, and has recently served on staff at a United Methodist church.
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- Oladotun Paul (Author), 2019, Dennis Bratcher's Model for Biblical Exegesis, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/505784


Your Dream Day
Your wedding day is supposed to be one of the happiest days of a persons life. Using our fleet of drones, we can cover angles otherwise unavailable to the average photography. In the video to your left we were present for the full day, documenting the brides trip to the church, the beautiful scenery of the church and all the friends and family there to bless the lovely couple on the biggest day of their lives. We can be the perfect compliment to your wedding photographer and help to make your wedding day truly unique.


The past few weeks was full of Christmas - you name it - presents, parties, cards, lights, drinks, fake santas, christmas trees. And to top it all - the sky was literally lit with fireworks all around Cebu between 11pm to midnight. It didn't stop till wee hours in the morning.
Frankly speaking, the Christmas experience in Cebu is really something I have not experienced before. I mean, the folks wake up at the wee hours of dawn to attend special masses at 4am in the morning. Even those who never been to church before go and attend mass. Lights everywhere - name it churches, the shopping malls, offices, schools, even official establishements. Well, let's keep that discussion it for another discussion.
Then there is the gifts and presents and cakes. You give gifts and cakes to anyone you know. Thank Jesus for my next 2 months supply of wine's. And not forgeting the giving of presents too. So I did the best I could give - red wine ! Oh well, I didn't recycle the ones I received to give aways, since it is a claimable expense. I promptly ordered 50 bottles of the best red wine I could find in Cebu - from Manny'O wines, and yes the respectable Mr. Manny Osmeña gave me a good deal. But heck, the distributing of presents took a toll. I didn't wanted a delivery guy to send my present, so I made it a point to personally hand deliver my presents. But alas, most of the recipients were not around at the time of the delivery. Oh well, it's holidays for Christ sake !
Talking about presents, I have to mention my dear friend Abon Cimafranca. He is the human version of Santa Claus, true to the literal sense. And to top it all, he had his big red Salvattore Ferragamo paper bag, stuffed with presents of all sorts and giving it out to all those he knows, from the security guards at malls, to the bank tellers, to the restaurant waiters and hotel concierge. Heck, even my maid and driver got a handbag and wallet respectively from dear Abon. Too bad, he didn't have the beard and the tummy !
All this euphoria around me got me thinking, pardon me, as I was listening to the Priest's homily during the Christmas mass. Did Jesus Christ really wanted his birthday to be celebrated this way? Hmmm, with fire crackers, lighted trees, wines, presents and all? Oh, yes - the spirit of sharing and caring, giving and meeting, joy and peace. But is Jesus Christ's birth the only time we think of giving and sharing? Did Jesus wanted it only for his birthday? How did this one event become the most celebrated and spend thrift event in the whole world?
It then dawned upon me - it's just an annual affair that serves a purpose - to remind our forgetful minds and to teach our young ones, the value of giving and sharing, to rejoice in hope and wishful thinking, to literally get out of one's comfort zone and join in some merry making. But alas, for most people, it just ends there. After the presents are unwrapped and after the trees goes back into storage, people just carry on with normal their normal lives.
Why don't we carry the spirit of Christmas within us every day of our life? Or atleast, once a week, or say, once a month. But it is not practical to hang out the lights every week or every other month. This is where the real meaning of Christmas serves it purpose. While the celebration of Christmas is an annual reminder on the things Christmas stand for, the actual meaning of Christmas doesn't end there. Christmas serves as a reminder on the things we should carry out in our every day life. Caring and Sharing is not just about getting together with loved ones during Christmas or exchanging gifts to those you know. It is meant to show genuine caring and sharing to every one around you.
We can and we should carry on the meaning of Christmas in every day lives. This can be a simple action such as a courtesy gesture on the road - giving way to someone who has signalled intention to change lanes, bringing a blind man or elderly across the street, extending a helping hand to a colleague who is faced with a tight deadline, offering to help your mother or spouse in the kitchen, being compassionate to a good cause, making a difference in someone's life by just being there etc.
So go ahead and make a list of the things you can do in your everyday life to live the spirit of Christmas after Christmas. And that really is what Christmas is all about - a reminder on the values we should uphold in our daily lives.
Merry Christmas folks !


Their vocation was helping the poor, he said. The nuns were nurse practitioners who provided medical care for children and adults at the Lexington Medical Clinic, the Daily Mail reports. Authorities said it was not clear whether the women’s religious work had anything to do with their death. The crime brings to mind the infamous December 1980 rape and killings of four American nuns in El Salvador, by members of that countrys National Guard. In that case, their religious work did in fact have something to do with their deaths, because they were helping the poor, which was considered subversive by El Salvadors military dictatorship at the time, as recalled by the Daily Beast. The bodies of the Mississippi nuns have been taken to a state crime lab for autopsies. According to Police Chief John Haynes, police officers have been canvassing the area, searching for clues. Held had been a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee for 49 years, noted a statement from the order. Merrill had worked in Mississippi for more than 30 years, according to the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/officials-make-disturbing-discovery-home-where-2-nuns-lived
There.s no paved main road to take us where were supposed to be no path set in stone carved with our name. What is really needed is encouragement to live a life of wholeness as well as excellence. There are religious orders or communities of men and of women. Paul, speaking of the same Christian, says “he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well; and he that giveth her not, doth better” 1 Corinthians 7:38 . A vocation is a call from God, and anyone who has felt God’s call knows that the process is anything but simple. Don’t we all long for that kind of clarity? Rather, the word means something you know how to do––or what you do for a living. College is often a time when this synthesis of discerning faith and a lifers work begins in earnest. medical interview tell us about yourselfWe are bound to serve God always, and we know that, besides the acts commanded by Him, there are acts which He blesses without making them obligatory, and that among good acts there are some which are better than others. May their love of God, the Church, and vocations be an example for us all.
Lopez, who plays the role of Martina, is joined onstage by Raul Mendez (Father Monroe), Hannia Guillen (Marcela), Katty Velasquez (Trini), Frankie J. Alvarez (Taviano) and Michael Rudko (Bishop Andres). The world premiere is described as such: A priest is torn between two loves.Marcela and her Cuban-American family are struggling and Father Monroe offers them warmth and kindness. Generosity blossoms into love as the lines between vocation and passion begin to blur. Artistic director Emily Mann and playwright Cruz reunite for the first time since his Pulitzer Prize-winning Anna in the Tropics with this lyrical and romantic new play. In a statement director Mann said, This is one of Nilos most enchanting plays. Its not only a beautiful love story, but also a story of family and faith written by one of the greatest poets of the American theater. Im honored to have Nilo Cruz back at McCarter Theatre. The creative/design team includes scenic and lighting designer Edward Pierce, Tony Award-winning sound designer Darron L. West and veteran Broadway costume designer Jennifer von Mayrhauser. Casting is by Laura Stanczyk Casting, CSA. Get More InfoBathing in Moonlight was first conceived as a commissioned play when Cruz won the 2014 Greenfield Prize at the Hermitage Artist Retreat (Englewood, FL). The production finds its way to the Berlind Stage with the added support of a 2016 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award and a McCarter Completion Commission.
For the original version including any supplementary images or video, visit http://www.playbill.com/article/priscilla-lopez-stars-in-nilo-cruzs-bathing-in-moonlight-starting-tonight
This.owever.oes not imply that they have done well in offering themselves for ordination . In recent times there has been a revival of this vocationn, by which a woman makes her private consecration in the presence of her bishop. Everywhere he serves he does so with the permission of the local bishop. In Genesis 3:17, God said to Adam, “cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life” RSV . There were also complex distinctions between internal and external, and the “vocatio efficax” and “inefficax” types of callings. 6 Hyper-Calvinism, unusually, rejects the idea of a “universal call”, a vocation, to repent and believe, held by virtually all other Christian groups. He discovered the concept of servant leadership and it has transformed his life. The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. We reflect on God specifically calling individuals in the Old and New Testaments to do specific things or to become something or someone new, and wonder how we will know what God calls us to do. When we give time and attention to knowing God and knowing ourselves, light will shine on our next step.


- Summer Worship Services: 9:30 a.m. (see current worship service schedule below)
- Non-Summer Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
- Coffee hour after each service in Fellowship Hall
- Nursery available during 10:00 a.m. service
- Sunday School (Kaleidoscope Corner) during 10:00 a.m. service
Current Worship Schedule
JULY & AUGUST WORSHIP AT SOUTH CHURCH
We will be worshipping virtually at 9:30 a.m. during July and August, which is our normal summer schedule. We will be sharing our worship services with First Church, our tech. team will produce July services, with Rev. Moon preaching and Rev. Yonkman (Transitional Sr. Minister at First Church) assisting. In August, First Church tech. team will produce the services and Rev. Moon and Rev. Fischer will assist Rev. Yonkman, who will be the preacher. We might even get a children’s message from upper Michigan, where Brita Gotberg will be for the summer. Our choirs are seeking to jointly bring music to a few of our summer services.
We look forward to enjoying these services with our sibling congregation. If there are any of you who might want to greet our community during our worship services via a pre-recorded, self recorded, video, contact Denny for more information: email@example.com, 860-874-4273. Here are the texts and sermon titles for the month of July.
July 5: 9:30 AM Virtual Worship Service; Communion
Text: Galatians 5:1-6, 11-15: Sermon: “Freedom from…Freedom to…”
July 12: 9:30 AM Virtual Worship Service; Soloist: Jamie Mazrek
Text: Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23; Sermon: “Farming Lessons: Fertile Ground”
July 19: 9:30 AM Virtual Worship Service
Text: Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43; Sermon: “Farming Lessons: When to Weed”
July 26: 9:30 AM Virtual Worship Service
Text: Matthew 13: 31-33, 44&45; Sermon: “Farming Lessons: You Can’t judge a Seed by its Size”
Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30: 9:30 AM Virtual Worship Service
Rev. Todd Yonkman, Transitional Minister at First Church, is preaching during the month of August, and is asking for our suggestions of scripture passages that he might preach on. If you feel so moved, here is the ask:
* Send him one of your favorite passages, by July 15, at: firstname.lastname@example.org;
* If you wish, you could video yourself reading it and send it to him to be included in the service;
He will probably get more than four favorite texts, so yours might not be chosen, it could be joined with another, or we will use it at some other point during the year. Thanks for sharing one of your favorite texts.


This sounds very much like the experience of Rob. We were in church a lot when he was growing up, and as of now he is an agnostic, because he says he has never had a “spiritual experience.” I can just imagine what most church services look like to someone who doesn’t really get the emotion or sense of belongingness of church. But I really like how this guy has come to embrace what is really the important part of church: Jesus, and his simple truth: Love God, and love your neighbor.
October 31, 2013
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Within this earthen vessel
by Kabir, translation, Tagore https://amzn.to/2njMyN5
Within this earthen vessel are bowers and groves, and within it is the Creator:
Within this vessel are the seven oceans and the unnumbered stars.
The touchstone and the jewel-appraiser are within;
And within this vessel the Eternal soundeth, and the spring wells up.
Kabir says: “Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within.”
The Earthen Vessel Series
7 pieces, scroll down to see them all & click the images to enlarge
St. Francis: The Healing Nature of Wounds
Acrylic Paint on Wood and Clay, 58" x 18" x 18" SOLD
Our experiences of pain are mirrored for us by St. Francis’ stigmata (the sacred wounds of Christ). I planted aloe vera in St. Francis’ stigmata, to illustrate the healing power wounds can bring to our lives.
This sculpture was broken into many pieces during a move. The instant he broken I understood this was an integral part of this piece. St. Francis was a nobleman who went to war and was imprisoned and became very ill. He was broken and when he returned to Assisi he could no longer resume his life. But it was his very brokenness that allowed him to reform as the amazing example of love he became. Our brokenness and wounds leave their marks but frees us to become greater than we were.
For more on the meaning of this piece check my blog entry: St. Francis Broken.
The Pregnant Virgin: Creative Vessel
Painted wood and clay, 55" x 16" x 16"
The pregnant Virgin Mary, the ultimate symbol of a creative vessel, sits on a pedestal depicting the Annunciation (the Angel Gabriel telling Mary she is pregnant). The piece explores how the fecund stream of Creativity enters the world. Mary here is the Womb, the physical location of creation. She is the artist’s exemplar. The endless wellspring of creativity is constantly seeking to pour through the artist so that it may be joined with matter in the act of making art. This is the artist’s sacred duty, channeling Above into below.
For more on the symbolism of the Virgin Mary as creative vessel see my blog here and here.
Hildegard of Bingen: Finding Voice
Acrylic Paint on Wood and Clay, 60" x 18"
Hildegard is a 12th century German Abbess who had had an amazingly creative life. At a time when few women wrote, Hildegard, produced major works of theology and visionary writings and was consulted by and advised bishops, popes, and kings. She wrote treatises about natural history and medicine. She is also the first composer whose biography is known.
Early in Hildegard’s life she started having visions. She received a divine message that she was to write down her visions. When she refused, she became ill, when she wrote she was healed. She is an example of the miraculous healing powers of surrendering to your own creativity. For more on Hildegarde check my blog here.
Beethoven: Listening to the Universal Heartbeat
Acrylic Paint on Wood & Clay, 24" x 60" x 18"
I was deeply moved when reading Beethoven’s letters. He wrote that his hearing loss “… brought me to the verge of desperation, and wellnigh caused me to put an end to my life. Art! Art alone, deterred me. Ah! How could I possibly quit the world before bringing forth all that I felt it was my vocation to produce?” This piece is about listening and perseverance. Beethoven listened to silence through unstoppable ear ringing, heard the Divine heartbeat and translated it for the human ear. His example help keep me going when facing adversity. Watch me discuss this sculpture Below.
St. Teresa: The Interior Castle
The Teacher: Opening to Love
Meister Eckhart: On Birthing


If you only say one prayer in a day, make it Thank you.
I once came across an old soul who hides in a young one's body, who shared that, "We should be thankful to God even for just being able to see the world around us every morning, and also be thankful not just for the good, but also for the bad and ugly we are about to face every day."
How simple yet beautiful and true! We always ask for the things we don't have, or complain when we think we got a raw deal, but often forget to be grateful when we are granted our wishes or when we feel nothing is going right. Everything we experience is for our betterment and nothing we experience is more than what we can handle. Be thankful just for being alive even if there is nothing to look forward to. The fact that we are still alive and have a sound mind is in itself a miracle and means that our purpose of life is yet to be fulfilled. Being thankful during those times will give the anchoring we need to rest, and readiness to sail when it is time. And the fact that the Universe finds ways to send us messages we need during such times means that the guy up there is indeed watching over us. All we have to do is let that Universe unleash its magic!


The evangelistic awakening by Wentworth Fall Stewart Download PDF EPUB FB2
Excerpt from The Evangelistic Awakening For a score of years solitary voices in the wilderness have been proclaiming that the Christian Church is on the eve of such a revival of spiritual religion as her past history has not known or : Wentworth F.
The evangelistic awakening book. This book provides a definitive view of these revivals, now known as the First Great Awakening, and their dramatic effects on American culture.
Historian Thomas S. Kidd tells the absorbing story of early American evangelical Christianity through the lives of seminal figures like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield as well as many previously unknown preachers, prophets, and by: The first major study to draw upon unknown or neglected sources, as well as original interviews with figures like Billy Graham, Awakening the Evangelical Mind uniquely tells the engaging story of how evangelicalism developed as an intellectual movement in the middle of the 20th century.
Beginning with the life of Harold Ockenga, Strachan shows how Ockenga brought together a small community of. Johnston Ph.D., D.B.S., is a fellow of the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching and is an evangelist and author of eighteen books including, "A Heart Awake The Authorized Biography of J.
Sidlow Baxter" (Baker Books); "George Whitefield A Definitive Biography in Two. This book presents a thorough investigation of the evangelistic contributions of Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen (–/8) within the context of the First Great Awakening.
In it, Scott Maze identifies the theological foundations of Frelinghuysen’s ministry, surveys his key evangelistic endeavors, and evaluates the effects these things had on the Great Awakening. The Second Evangelical Awakening – Dr.
Edwin Orr. Originally published inthis book by Dr. Edwin Orr combines and simplifies his two larger works on the great spiritual awakening in the United States in and in Great Britain in This history of this remarkable work of God can continue to instruct and inspire a present generation regarding real revival and spiritual awakening.
And out of it will come a third Great Awakening that will sweep America and the world.’” * American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York City.
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When all is going well and I am upbeat and optimistic, I can look confidently at the WWJD bracelet I wear and know that God is, I am, and Jesus is running with. In her book released April 1,Author Laura Harrison goes into depth about the lifestyle Satan had her bound in.
From drugs, alcohol, sex and her career as an adult entertainer to accepting Christ into her life and the miraculous healing that transpired for her. When her world was falling apart, Jesus stepped in. This is a must read. George Whitefield () was a renowned English preacher and evangelist.
In England he befriended the Wesley brothers with whom began preaching street revivals. In Whitefield brought his revivals to America. His evangelistic tour of the colonies sparked the mass revival known as the First Great Awakening.
Power evangelism manUal With Drs. Rodney & Adonica Howard-Browne Evangelists Eric & Jennifer Gonyon, Evangelist Daniel McGehee and The Great Awakening Team John“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest.
Behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”. Note that this book is not an exhaustive biography on the life of George Whitefield, but rather an excursion on one aspect of his life, namely his evangelistic zeal.
And this it does and it does well. The value of the book is in its heart stirring exhortations for men like Whitefield to raise up/5.
The American Awakening is on a passionate and committed pursuit for the holiness of God and for His people. As Tommie Zito is stirring people’s hearts and spirits to impact communities all across America, he also serves as the lead pastor of Light Fort Myers, a church located one mile from the beautiful downtown Fort Myers, Florida.
The campus also serves as the world headquarters for The. This expansive page volume is well-researched and packed with biblical insight and statistical data that leaves the reader informed, burdened, and motivated to make a difference in praying for spiritual awakening.
The book simply makes the case that America is beyond political deliverance and in dire need of divine intervention. Plot summary. The Awakening opens on an island in Grand Isle, Louisiana, where year-old Edna Pontellier is vacationing with her Creole husband, Léonce, and their two children, Etienne and Raoul.Léonce works during the week, leaving Edna to look after the children.
Edna, however, spends most of her time with Madame Adèle Ratignolle, a fellow vacationer on the island. Those evolving soul winning methods and the theology behind them are the subject of “Theologies of the American Revivalists,” a book released in April by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary professor Robert Caldwell.
“Digging deep” into revivals between the mids to the mids “will aid us evangelistically as we guide others to Christ, and hopefully better prepare.
In his book, George Whitefield: Evangelist for God and Empire, Peter Y. Choi offers his readers some insights that are often overlooked by Whitefield scholars. By he had become a pastor in New York City where his evangelistic preaching continued to draw large crowds.
Three years later, he joined the faculty of Oberlin College as professor of theology. 1 thought on “The Second Great Awakening: Charles Finney” Learn More About Jonathan’s New Book, Ordinary Radicals. French Book Project. Help us mail the french translation books as part of an evangelistic campaign to the Jewish french speaking people in Canada and France.
With your support, we can fund this project and achieve our projected expenses of $, CDN. The Awakening Giant. This book tells the story of the miraculous growth of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International over four decades. From politicians to street beggars, the FGBMFI has impacted many thousands of lives, and the book movingly recounts the dramatic testimonies of these men and women.
Church Evangelism. For a time, one could argue that the most commonly engaged form of evangelism in the Western world was church evangelism, focused on the whole church being engaged in reaching.
In Awakening the Evangelical Mind, Strachan traces the neo-evangelical movement in America throughout the 20th Century. For such a relatively narrow topic (and to be a dissertation!), I found the book to be easy to get through.
To be quite frank, I knew little about most of these guys (save Carl Henry and the small part Machen plays in the book). Awakening: National Conference.
Puritan Evangelism. Book by Joel Beeke. In this book, Joel Beeke investigates how the Puritans proclaimed what God’s Word counsels regarding the salvation of sinners. He describes the preaching of the Puritans (thoroughly biblical, unashamedly doctrinal, experimentally practical, holistically.
Lessons from the Great Awakening of the 18th century hold out hope for the world today. With a Foreword by Jonathan Fletcher and a Preface by Roger Carswell. 16pp. £ each or 5 for £4. God-Centred Evangelism. Book Description: In the mid-eighteenth century, Americans experienced an outbreak of religious revivals that shook colonial society.
This book provides a definitive view of these revivals, now known as the First Great Awakening, and their dramatic effects on American culture.
Historian Thomas S. Kidd tells the absorbing story of early American. The Bible tells us that Ezra stood upon a pulpit of wood, and he opened the book in the sight of all the people (see Nehemiah 8). Our hope and desire—and our prayer—here at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is to stir up followers of Jesus Christ to pray and ask for a great awakening of the church.
Book. Donate. Media Kit. Contact. This Evangelistic Association seeks to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Revitalizing The Church of Christians to rediscover and renew their relationship with God through Jesus is our primary goal, as we seek a Great Awakening in America.
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England in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries was in the midst of spiritual decline, marked by lifeless sermons, strife, persecution, and malaise. Into this dark time, George Whitefield burst forth as one of the greatest preachers the church had seen since the time of the the 'Grand Itinerant' for his unprecedented preaching ministry, Whitefield crossed the Atlantic.COVID Resources.
Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID) is available from the World Health Organization (current situation, international travel).Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this ’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.O n the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, there sits a statue of one of the school’s co-founders: George Whitefield, the 18th-century British evangelist and hero of the Great Awakening.


Welcome to Hovingham Methodist Church, which is situated in the centre of the village, just down the lane behind the Bakery.
We are a part of Ryedale Methodist Circuit which is in the heart of an area of outstanding natural beauty in North Yorkshire.
We meet for worship most Sunday mornings at 10.30am and we would love to you to join us.
If we are not here we will have joined our friends, either in the Anglican Church or at Slingsby Methodist Church, who we usually worship with on the 5th Sunday of each month, taking it in turns to either go there or for them to come to us.
You can always check the details by clicking on the link on the first page of the main Circuit Website.
Last updated on 28th October 2015
In 2015 we celebrated 200 years of being a worshipping community in the village.
Our celebrations took place over 13th/14th June and some pictures from the weekend can be found on a separate page


“Hello father”, a girl’s voice was heard over ZNN Radio Veritas’ broadcast of Fr. Jerry Orbos’s radio show one July 2003 night. The voice, nervy but resolute, talked about trusting in God’s grace and to be hopeful and joyful in spite of sufferings. The voice came from a very fragile 10-year old, Fatima Soriano, blind at birth and suffering from the last stage of kidney failure. Fatima’s radio-phone interview did not only stir Father Jerry Orbos, but the priest’s audience as well.
After the two met in person, they became instant friends. Fr. Jerry saw Fatima , as breath of fresh air and as God’s answer to his taxing job as Mission Director of the ‘’Society of Divine Word-Philippines’’. Fatima in turn, welcomed Fr. Jerry’s friendship and having another person to talk about her strong faith and convictions other than her parents, Danny and Fely. This friendship led to Fatima’s regular presence in Fr. Jerry’s televised ABS-CBN Sunday Masses.
The media took notice of her unwavering faith in God’s grace and her devotion to the intercession of Mary. ABS-CBN’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya” soon featured her story, and made a number of TV guestings with the media rallying on her positivism and infectious faith.
Fatima’s Television prominence led to a text brigade in 2004 which raised P1.2 million, to help in her kidney transplant after a 23-year-old kidney donor surfaced. Doctors were apprehensive at first, saying that Fatima may be at risk if the surgery pushes through, having only 90 percent compatibility of the donor’s adult arteries and veins to Match Fatima’s much smaller blood vessels. However, this apprehension was proven wrong during the February 28, 2004 surgery, when they turned out to be a perfect fit.
Fatima successfully recovered from surgery, however, her experience under the knife made it very difficult for her to continue her choir singing. But once again, her faith in God’s grace proved that nothing is impossible. In 2006, Fatima recorded four (4) songs for Fr. Jerry’s CD of inspirational songs: two of the songs,”Falling Star” and “You’re in My Heart,” were written and sung by Fatima. The two other songs which were written by Fr. Jerry and sung by her “Believe Like a Child” and (My Suffering Is) My Offering”, speaks about her and others like her with unwavering faith in God. Their work was awarded “The Most Inspiring Album” of 2007 by The Catholic Mass Media Awards.
In 2009, Fatima’s family decided to migrate to Union City USA. To date, she continues to share her inspirations, through her songs and albums and her regular radio guesting on Fr. Jerry’s Saturday night radio program over DZMM of ABS-CBN Network, telling her audience “Habang may buhay may pag-asa. Her album “Journey to the Heart” is now available in selected record stores nationwide and in record selling websites. Fatima appeared in an MTV for an ABS-CBN Teleserye where she sang the theme song. She now also regularly appears on the daily noontime show of ABS-CBN “Happy Yipee Yehey”. She was guested and was interviewed by Boy Abunda for the Bottom Line (ABC-CBN) and News TV’s Tonight with Arnold Clavio. Fatima continues to appear on TV in her desire to share her message of unwavering HOPE. She is currently working on her latest album to be released on her 18th birthday this coming June 2011.
( Source: http://www.fatimasoriano.com/)


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With February comes thoughts of snow, cold and Valentine’s Day. All around us the air is filled with thoughts of love, flowers, chocolate, of course, Valentine’s and hearts
Besides the fact that February is the biggest month of our year for candy, cards and flower sales, it is also designated as National Heart Awareness month. The purpose of this promotion is making the general public aware of ways to keep our physical heart healthy and free of disease. To show support, you can purchase red ribbons to wear as an advocate and reminder to others.
Our Bible gives us insight to the contents and instruction concerning the care of our hearts……
Proverbs 14:33 - Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding.
Proverbs 4:23 - Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Jeremiah 17:9 -The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Psalms 51:10 - Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Matthew 6:21 - For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Amazing how all of these scriptures written over 2,000 years ago are so absolutely applicable and relevant to us and our society today. So, as we celebrate with all of those we love this month, let’s join the observation of National Heart Awareness. Does wisdom reside inside? Am I safeguarding with diligence the very source of the issues of life? Is my heart in need of a spring cleaning? What do I truly place value on? Heart awareness will reveal the answers.
"Love has a hem to her garment, it reaches the very dust.It sweeps the stains from streets and lanes, and,Because it can……..It Must!" - Mother Teresa
‘And He is jealous for me. Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of His wind and mercy.’
~John Mark McMillan, “How He Loves”
The imagery these words conjure up in each of our minds will be different, but I picture myself a sapling of a tree, nowhere near the mighty oak we all strive to be. I have few leaves left, as the winds of the world’s storms have left me barren and cold. But God, (one of my favorite phrases in the Bible) in his jealousy for us, His children, comes in as a hurricane. His winds blow fiercely, pushing out the chaos of the world’s storm, but instead of breaking us, it merely bends us, protecting us from the debris that’s blowing over us. That is His merciful love.
The Bible says in Deut. 4:24, “..God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.” We, as humans, give this a negative connotation; God is this green-eyed “Monster-God,” ready to punish us for giving attention to other things, but that is not the case. Jealousy can also be defined as vigilance in guarding something, and God is what? He is our PROTECTOR! To be vigilant means to be ever awake and alert; sleeplessly watchful. God never sleeps nor slumbers (Ps. 121:4 KJV), and as our Shepherd, He keeps watch over us day and night.
His love is an all-consuming powerful love; He is our Bridegroom and we are his bride. Solomon wrote an entire book that intimately describes God’s love for us. “My Beloved is mine, and I am His.” (Song 2:16 KJV) He embraces us, and His love covers our faults. “Oh my love, how beautiful you are! There is no flaw in you!” (Song 4:7 AMP) In order to completely redeem us, God sacrificed His own son. “But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us…while we were yet sinners!” (Rom. 5:8) He loved us before we were forgiven; and still made us His bride.
As His bride, we become one with Him, and we take on a different name. “…and you will be given a new name by the Lord’s own mouth…Never again will you be called ‘Forsaken’ or ‘Desolate;’ your new name will be ‘God’s Delight’ or ‘The Bride of God,’ for the Lord delights in you and will claim you as His bride.” (Is. 62:2, 4 NLT) He not only changes our name, but our appearance as well. He gives us “the finest of pure white linen to wear,” (Rev. 19:8 NLT) and “dresses us with the clothing of salvation and drapes us in a robe of righteousness.” Then He “adorns us with jewels as His bride.” (Is. 61:10 NLT)
This love is eternal and it never wavers, “I have loved you with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” (Jer. 31:3 NLT) Nothing can come between God and His beloved. “Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? No! Despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loves us.” (Rom. 8:35, 37 NLT)
Despite what Satan would like us to believe, GOD LOVES US! Nothing we have done, no mistake in our life, no choice we have made will ever change that fact. God loved us before the world was made; He loved us before we were born; He loved us as sinners; He loves us now, as His beloved bride. The devil is the envious “green-eyed monster” because at one point, he was the beloved angel of light. We have now taken his place, and that is a huge advantage over him.
“Higher than the mountains that I face, Stronger than the power of the grave,
Constant through the trial and the change, One thing remains, One thing remains
Your love never fails; it never gives up; it never runs out on me.
On and one and on and on it goes, It overwhelms and satisfies my soul.
And I never ever have to be afraid, one thing remains.
In death and in life I'm confident and covered by the power of your great love.
My debt is paid there's nothing that can separate my heart from your great love.”
~ Brian Johnson, Christa Black, Jeremy Riddle, “One Thing Remains”
Faith Jennings is an avid reader and loves to study and dig things out of the word of God. Although she was raised in a pastor’s home, as a teen she walked away from God. She came back to God in her early 20’s and has been on a spiritual journey ever since. Through her life experiences she has learned much about the love, grace and forgiveness of God. Faith and her husband, Scott, have been married for 14 years. They have one son, Cameron, age 9. They attend Cornerstone UPC in Winchester, VA, where Jeff Dillon is the pastor.


GOD LOVES YOU - and - THERE'S NOT A DARN THING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!
Our joy is in a Savior and a God who says "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
We take that to mean; COME AS YOU ARE, in jeans, in shorts, with joy or sadness in your life. ALL are welcome at Galilean Lutheran. Our worship and praise to God is because we are a church of broken people thankful that a loving God wants a relationship with us. Not for what we have done or can do but for what He has done for us and can do through us.
The astounding words of Jesus Christ in Matthew's gospel have captured the hearts of the broken people of Galilean Lutheran Church. Jesus' words speak of an all inclusive love that leaves no one behind. The congregational ministries reflect our Lord's awesome promise to embrace and care for both friends and those we've yet to meet.
We believe passionately in a God for whom there are no strangers and welcome all you who come to worship Him with us. We believe too, that Christ really does show up, incognito, when we least expect Him in visitors and people we meet along life's journey.
COME JOIN US ON THIS LIFE JOURNEY, JUST AS YOU ARE AND TAKE HOLD OF GOD'S PROMISES & LOVE!


Yet again, the oh-so-holy Catholic Church finds itself surrounded in scandal. What a surprise eh? I recently came across yet another report involving the church and while reading it, I could barely contain the vomit from rising in my throat. I was raised in the Catholic tradition and even as a child, I never really identified with it. I consider myself a recovering Catholic.
Around the year 2000, I became aware of the massive child abuse and pedophilia scandal involving the church and was absolutely disgusted at the discovery of it, and rightly so. The fact that it only keeps increasing as time goes on makes it even worse. Becoming aware of the crimes, wretched sickness and absolute evil of the church prompted a lengthy study into its history and what I learned was enough to purge all of the remaining remnants of that diseased ideology from me forever.
The Church of Rome has left behind a trail of blood and tears that spans the ages. Countless children’s lives have been destroyed at the hands of deviants and the criminal maggots that engage in these horrific and vile crimes against humanity are very often not even held accountable for their sick and sadistic actions. In far too many cases, the church protects the wretched creatures that engage in these disgusting and appalling crimes[i] and in my mind, anyone who rapes a child should at the very least be chemically castrated; however, a bullet to the back of the head would be a hell of a lot cheaper and far more effective!
What truly amazes me, is the staggeringly comprehensive level of denial that people will dwell within rather than accept the painful truth that is glaringly obvious. That is called conditioning and psychological programming. When that programming is upset, you know, with little inconveniences like the truth, it tends to send most people into breakdown mode, all according to a specific strategy I can assure you. The mind seems to rebel at the idea that it’s been lied to and misguided so completely; it seems to be an unusual quirk of human psychology. Why do we so blindly cling onto what we have been taught and encouraged to believe? What is this odd phenomenon of blind acceptance? Do you ever ask yourself these important questions? Or are you too busy being a servant to traditions, indoctrination, perceptual constructs and bogus ideologies?
As I detailed in my article: “Saved by the Sword,”[ii] the church devised and/or adopted the most sickening and inhumane methods of torture ever conceived. Their “conversion” methods consisted of the most sadistic and hideous acts of cruelty you could imagine. The criminal activities continue to this day and the Marxist, Jesuit front man, Pope Francis, has protected pedophile priests providing clemency to the subhuman deviants, as did his predecessor, Cardinal Joseph RATzinger, Pope Benedict. It’s just so sickening to me how an historically corrupt and criminal institution hides behind the mask of piety preaching “God’s word” from their pulpits of filth.
The scandals involving the church are widespread and numerous and are occurring all of the time, and still, over a billion people will thoughtlessly follow, turning a blind eye to the corruption, decadence and criminal activity, willingly ignoring the maleficence and abject evil that the church routinely engages within. With the massive exposure of corruption, especially in recent years, I cannot understand how people will look away and still blindly follow these people as if they are “God’s chosen representatives.” This is a prime example of staying firmly rooted within one’s cognitive fortress. I’ve been criticized and vilified simply for pointing out these crimes but people need to understand that I am not attacking them personally for following whatever reLIEgion they choose to. Look away and kill the messenger seems to be the operational mode of far too many.
In July, 2017, Occupy the Vatican reported that detectives discovered an “unprecedented” amount of child pornography within the Vatican.[iii] Apparently, Archbishop Josef Wesolowski was named as one of the accused in possession of child pornography, including over 100,000 images and videos of children being forced to perform sexual acts.[iv] It was also reported that this maggot had sexually abused children in Poland and the Dominican Republic. The church placed Wesolowski under “protective house arrest,” but he died mysteriously before the case made it to court.[v]
Child sexual abuse is not the only scandal that has been uncovered involving the church but it is truly the most disgusting and heartbreaking one. In 2014, it was reported that 14 condoms filled with cocaine, which were addressed to the Vatican, were intercepted by German customs officials.[vi] 340 grams of liquid cocaine, with an estimated street value of over $55,000 were seized at the international airport in Leipzig.[vii]
In another incident that occurred in July of this year, police raided an apartment of a top priest where a “drug-fueled gay orgy” was occurring.[viii] The priest was not named, due to the Vatican’s strict policy of protecting criminals, but apparently, he was serving as a secretary to a top adviser of Pope Francis.[ix] The hypocrisy and criminal activity of this “holy” institution is just unbelievable. If there is such a thing as Satan, then I’m sure he takes residence at the Vatican, surrounded by his own kind!
To date, the Catholic Church has paid out some $2.7 billion in child abuse lawsuits, with an estimated 100,000 victims in the US alone.[x] Let’s not forget the money laundering scandal that broke in 2013, in which the Vatican bank was involved in an attempted smuggling operation of $26 million,[xi] or the P2 scandal in which criminal Freemasonic lodges and the Vatican were involved in money laundering for the Mafia and several murders.[xii]
The church is an historically violent and corrupted institution that has left behind a trail of death that spans the centuries. It is a filth pit of maggots and vipers that has destroyed the lives of innumerable children. It is a scourge and a plague upon humanity which engages in disgusting criminal activity and protects the criminals. How much evidence do Catholics need before they step back and examine the authority they give their minds away to? Where is this “god” of yours that cannot even protect innocent children? Is he out to lunch? Does he even exist? Well, if he does, he is certainly not all powerful, and if these corrupted creatures of the Vatican are his representatives, then he is in no way worthy of any veneration at all!
Walk in peace.
[x] National Catholic reporter, 2/8/2012: http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/vatican-abuse-summit-22-billion-and-100000-victims-us-alone