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As floodwaters recede, agencies are taking stock. Communities require emergency assistance, and there is an urgent need to prevent the spread of disease through environmental clean-up and waste management.At least 104 people are known to have died. This number could rise as 99 people are still missing – the majority following a landslide in the western region of Kegalle, in the Sabaragamuwa Province, which destroyed three villages.The Anglican mission agency United Society (formerly USPG) are assisting the Church of Ceylon’s response. They say that more than 128,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed, and that this number is likely to rise because of a continuing threat of further landslides. The island’s government has estimated that up to 30,000 businesses may have been affected.“Those who have been displaced are living in temporary camps, schools, religious buildings, community centers, and with friends and relatives,” a spokesman for the United Society said. “The government and other organizations are providing food, water and healthcare. Where there is overcrowding, water and sanitation are particular concerns.”The worst affected area is the district of Colombo, where a large number of people live on reclaimed marshland that is highly susceptible to flooding.As part of its response, the Church of Ceylon’s Board of Social Responsibility provided 30 boats during the initial emergency rescue operations. It is now focused on supporting families in the villages of Puttalam, Chilaw, Urubokke and Dandugama.“Families have received food, toiletries, boots, medicines, cooking utensils, bedding, water purification tablets, chlorine and cleaning materials,” the United Society said. “The church is also helping with house repairs and providing schools books and supplies so the children can continue in education.”On its website, the Diocese of Colombo reported that “The flooding and landslides have wreaked havoc across the country. Many casualties have been reported and dozens are missing under the mud of a landslide at Aranayake.“We are very grateful to everyone who has contributed generously in cash or kind or by volunteering their time.”The Church is now planning for the next phase of its response, which will include assisting with the rehabilitation and reconstruction of communities as they rebuild livelihood activities.The Church of Ceylon’s work supporting vulnerable tea plantation communities will be supported by the United Society’s Harvest Appeal. 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He added: “F&C and BMO both take pride in having built distinctive and engaging brands – grounded in a long history of trust – and we share a deeply held conviction in working in the best interests of our clients.”Richard Wilson, Downe’s counterpart at F&C, said changes implemented in recent years put the cpmpany in a good position to develop.“Looking forward, BMO represents a unique opportunity to broaden and accelerate our ambitions,” he said.“The products, geographic presence and cultures of both organisations are truly complementary, and, with BMO’s commitment to growth, this is clearly a very positive outcome for both our clients and employees. We look forward to joining the BMO organisation.”At the end of 2013, F&C reported assets under management (AUM) of £82bn, down from £95bn just 12 months’ prior.At the time, more than 80% of its AUM stemmed from European institutional clients, according to IPE’s Top 400 Asset Managers 2013. F&C Asset Management is set for a £700m (€845m) acquisition by the asset management arm of Canada’s Bank of Montreal in a deal that values the company at a nearly 30% premium over its pre-deal stock price.BMO Financial Group, both the bank and BMO Global Asset Management’s parent company, announced today that it would offer F&C shareholders 120 pence per share, significantly up from its 93.8 pence price at the end of last week and resulting in a £708m offer.The Canadian group said F&C’s board would unanimously recommend shareholders accept the deal, with the acquisition set to close in May, subject to regulatory approval.Bill Downe, CFO at BMO, praised F&C’s “established pedigree” in fixed income, equity and property investments.


Ps Phil Pringle, along with his wife Chris, founded C3 Church Global back in 1980. Now a movement of 500+ churches in 60 countries, C3 has a reach of more than 100,000 people worldwide. Hailing from New Zealand, Phil and Chris left the land of the long white cloud with their kids and a few good friends. Following the voice of God, and fuelled by prayer, they planted the first Christian City Church – as it was known back then – on the Northern Beaches of Sydney.
They had come from a radical conversion to Christianity. Phil and Chris, while living in a hippie commune, happened upon a small Pentecostal church where they were radically saved. Marrying soon after, Phil and Chris leapt into ministry, sharing the gospel with everyone they encountered.
With a strong leadership gifting, Phil developed a TV show to inspire and empower people from all walks of life. Your Best Life now airs on television screens globally. Phil has also been an advocate for reviving the arts in ministry. Having studied Fine Arts at University, Phil is known for his artwork, sculptures and live paintings. Passionate about bringing leadership and the arts to the next generation, the Pringle’s began C3 College. It continues to grow each year, with streams ranging from vocals to screen production, teaching practical tools in ministry and the arts.
Although in high demand as a key communicator on faith and church planting, Phil’s great love is the local church and winning people to Christ. He is committed to developing leaders who have a heart for people, who plant churches that are the hope of the world.
Mama Chris, as she is known affectionately within C3, is a mother, wife, author, friend and communicator who has been active in ministry for over 30 years. Ps Chris is mother to 3, grandmother to 4, and wife to Phil for 40+ years.
Phil and Chris were high school sweethearts and have walked the entirety of their Christian journey together – from living in a hippie commune to finding Christ in a small Pentecostal church in Christchurch, New Zealand. They were married shortly after and have been sharing God’s love and healing powers ever since. They are the dream team in every circumstance – teaching, preaching, prophesying, authoring and editing.
Ps Chris’s heartfelt messages and revelations reach men and women of every generation.She is most sought after for her messages on marriage, families, friendships and following the call of God. She speaks with authority, a lifetime of wisdom, and a hint of cheekiness. Mama Chris never fails to bring joy, life and healing to whomever she encounters.
WHO IS C3?
What began as Christian Centre Northside, a humble gathering of 12 people on Sydney’s sunny Northern Beaches, has turned into C3 Church Global, an international movement of over 500 churches. Spanning 38 years and 64 countries, the C3 family is still just as fun and welcoming as when Ps Phil and Chris first began the church in 1980.
Easter morning 1980, Phil and Chris Pringle held a service at the Dee Why Surf Life Saving Club. Its modern music and welcoming atmosphere drew people in. Within 4 years, the church had grown to 400 members and developed partnerships with existing churches in the neighbourhood. As the collection of churches grew, it became known as Christian City Church, now C3. A new vision was born – to plant 10 churches in 10 cities around the world.
By the 1990s, God had done exceedingly above and beyond anything we could have imagined. This called for a bigger vision, an ever-onwards-and-upwards approach. Now, with over 500 churches in 64 countries, we are seeing God’s love and power stretch across the globe. From Australia to Kazakhstan, from Sweden to Brazil, we are C3.
Connection is in our DNA. Our leaders meet locally, nationally and globally for conferences, training and time to simply connect. Our priority is to empower to Senior Pastors and facilitate a culture of community, because we believe that life is better together.
Most importantly, our mission is to help people find Jesus. Together, we have a dream of seeing 1 million people in our C3 congregations around the world every weekend. The C3 of the future will be even more vibrant, diverse and energetic than it is now. As we look to the future, we’re excited about all that God is doing and all that he will do.
We live by our convictions, the core values that make us who we are. The Bible is our guide to life, not only because it is good, but because it is true.
- There is one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit
- In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God; we believe in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His victorious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, His constant intercession and in His imminent return
- In the person and work of the Holy Spirit with His fruits and gifts available in the Church.
- The Bible is the living word of God. It is infallible, authoritative and everlasting and is the foundation of all Christian doctrine.
- In the existence of an evil spiritual being known as the devil.
- In the spiritually lost condition of all people and the essential need for the new birth by faith in Jesus Christ.
- In the baptism of the Holy Spirit as a gift available to believers subsequent to the new birth, with normal evidence of speaking in other tongues
- In the sacraments of the Lords Supper and baptism by full immersion in water for all believers.
- In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting separation from God.
- In the church being the body of Christ, and each member being an active part of a local church, fulfilling the Great Commission.
- Marriage was instituted by God, ratified by Jesus, and is exclusively between a man and a woman. It is a picture of Christ and his church.
- Sex is a gift from God for procreation and unity, and it is only appropriate within and designed for marriage.


Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
what could be more precious?
“…let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Reading on discipline at only 2 more days until Spring Break, I need this. Also, only 2 weeks until Passion Week, time to really prepare my heart..
8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
I love being an artist knowing that I can create beauty, as Christ does.
We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but God’s purpose prevails.
16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
2 Corinthians 3:16-18
20 But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, 21 and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.
22 And you must show mercy tothose whose faith is wavering. 23 Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.
24 Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. 25 All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.
Lord, teach me to be a better friend, student, daughter, sister. Teach me to love like you; I want to follow you, Jesus, and be your disciple! Father, thank you for being ever-present and constant in all of our lives. I know that I can trust in you.
“The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.”
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
A little advice for all of us: to not focus so much on what is temporary, but look forward to the true and everlasting.
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.


Daily adventures of our family, and we all share the initials "A" and "Z"
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year to you!
For my new year, I have several big things I want to accomplish this year - the first is reading through the whole Bible this year (and I have a devotional to help keep me on track), as well as memorizing 2 verses a month. (This is from the LPM blog - let me know if you want more info...) :)


The Lord is My LightThis Lithograph was made from an oil painting by the artist Ligtenberg entitled “The Lord is My Light”. In this artwork, the artist has tried to demonstrate that the light of the Temple is still shining through and protects each one of us.
Micah 6:8 "...when I sit in the darkness, the Lord is my light"
$39.00Dimensions: 12"h x 40"w inches (30cm x 100cm)
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Dear Beloved Dad, Theophilus Eromosele Agbonifo, today 13th of February 2023 makes it 40years that you left this sinful world. Your memory still lingers on. Every moment I remember you, I always wish you could come back to enjoy your labour from your wonderful children you left behind but no way.
Certainly, death is inevitable. Everyone will definitely face it one day but, I still grieve when I imagine living a life without you dad.
I have always wish to summon the courage to overcome the memory of your sad lost that occurred on 13th of February, 1983 but God cannot be questioned.
I have continue to reflect on the precious memories you left behind to find peace, knowing fully well that you have raised an amazing person in me and all your children.
Ever since you left, you have remained irreplaceable dad. No has ever played your roles, except for almighty God, who has been protecting and comforting all your children with His abundant mercies.
Dad, please note that the good foundation you laid for us has continue to increase us. You have been a pillar to all and sundry and your legacies are evident enough. On this, I thank you for the incisive nurturing and training.
Dad, I have to hold it here as tears drifts down my face while I keeping imagining how lovely it would have been spending my life with a caring, loving and encouraging dad like you. Sincerely, your demise is irreparable, and it has also created a vaccum that cannot be filled.
While I take solace in the fact that you lived a good life that we are all proud of, I pray that all you have prayed for us during your lifetime shall continue to follow us until our last breath.
I fervently pray again to almighty God, to forgive your wrongs and grant you eternal peace in Heaven, as I celebrate you on the occasion of your 40th remembrance.
Until we meet to path no more, may your soul continue to rest in peace.
Yours True Son
Mr. John Eromosele
THE FAMILY: Eromosele’s
13th February, 2023.


We congratulate you on the coming New Year and Merry Christmas!
We wish you good health, happiness, good and peace, enjoyment of all personal desires, dreams and plans.
May the New Year bring you only the well-being, family warmth, respect and love of of relatives and close people.
A shining star Christmas unites all of us - those who meet these holidays with the family circle, and those who are far from home - pure light of inextinguishable the values of human dignity and, as in every family there is peace and quiet.
Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!


Dr. Henry Darlington, Jr., son of Henry and Dorothy Darlington, was born in New York City, New York. Dr. Darlington is married to the former Carla Paterno Barratt-Brown. He has three children, Henry Darlington, III; Elizabeth Aldrich; and Victoria Wilde Darlington Yoder.
Dr. Darlington was graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949. He received his LHD (hon) from Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Working with IBM immediately after graduating college, Dr. Darlington eventually became a partner and investment executive with Hill, Darlington and Co., as well as a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Dr. Darlington also worked as Branch Office Administrator for ten years at Loeb, Rhoades and Co.
Dr. Darlington was a Lieutenant (J.G) in the United States Naval Reserves between 1943-46. He and his wife resided in Palm Beach, Florida.
Dr. Darlington was an active member of the Episcopal Church for many years, serving in a variety of roles. Dr. Darlington was appointed to be the presiding Bishop's representative to the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem for the Gaza Hospital Project. He served on the board of directors for the Episcopal Missions Society and the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agys, and was a former Trustee on Board of Foreign Parishes. He was a member of St. Paul's Church in Rome and St. James' Church in Florence, and former warden of Eglise Francaise du Sanit Esprit.
In New York City, Dr. Darlington was a member of the Union Club; the University Club; Everglades Club; Army and Navy Club; and Piping Rock Club. He was a member and former trustee of the Alpha Chapter of Delta Psi. Dr. Darlington maintained membership in the New York Society of Military and Naval Officers of the World War, and the Navy League of the United States.


After a successful season debut at St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Ensemble recently performed at the New Orleans Museum of Art's "Friday Nights @ NOMA" series. Both performances have received great acclaim, with a probable commission coming from St. Paul Church and a local radio DJ/music scholar being blown away by our music at NOMA. Thanks to all who were able to make it out to those performances!
In case you weren't able to make it out, we have another performance coming up in May, at Trinity Episcopal Church. This will be our final concert of the season. More info coming soon.


About Us - ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI #16839
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary's Church in New Haven and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.
The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world's foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-term care programs, and has contributed time and energy worldwide to service in communities.
The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 1.8 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.
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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Council 16839 presented the United States Flag and the Papal Flag to Father James during our first meeting. The flags are to be displayed in the Narthrax of St. Francis of Assisi church.
On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4, Knights of Columbus of St. Francis of Assisi Council 16839 officially became the newest council in North Carolina.
District Deputy Bob Hall, assisted by Field Agent Bill Matthews and Past Grand Knight of the Boone Council Matt Bagley, established the new officers at an installation ceremony at St. Francis of Assisi Church Oct. 10. Father James Stuhrenberg, pastor, blessed the jewels of office, which were then presented to the following: Father Camilo Cardenas Bonilla, chaplain; Bob Breton, Grand Knight; Luis De La Cerda, Deputy Grand Knight; Ramiro Palacio, Chancellor; Rick LaBonte, Financial Secretary; John Pokorney of St. Frances of Rome Mission, Recorder; John Esser, Treasurer; Patrick Hession, Lecturer; Bob Murphy, Warden; James Bieber, Inside Guard; Patrick Bieber, Outside Guard; Paul Baschon, 3-year Board of Trustees; Lenny Andreucci, 2-year Board of Trustees; and Dr. Robert Grajewski, 1-year Board of Trustees.
Following the installation, refreshments were served in the parish hall, followed by the first official meeting of the new council.
— Patrick Hession, correspondent
The Knights have donated two dozen winter coats for the children in NEST
Council has provided lunch for the Habitat workers on 3 occations to date.
Our council has participated in the Walk for LIfe sponsered by the Ashe County Pregnancy Center.
We support and participate in the annual baby bottle campaign, raising over $1,200 this year.
Our council has also made monetary donations for specific projects at the Pregnancy Center


Salona (Solin), Croatia
This was the main living center for the Illyrian Delmaeti tribe and in the Greeks used it for trading over many centuries in BC. The Romans continued that trading commerce that covered much of the inland regions. The creation of Christianity got a foothold here in 200-300AD, and many churches were erected without much disturbance by the Romans for the most part, even though they had to keep the profile low key. However, by 300-500 AD there were some enormous churchs built here. German Ostrogoths destroyed much of the town in the 4th century, and by that time the population was over 60,000 and covered at least 1 square mile. The Slavs and Avars ravaged the town in 641, and completely destroyed it for what reason? That forced Solin residents to take refuge in the nearly abandoned Diocletian palace in Split, so they had some protection with the walls as defense.
The main areas are called Manastrine that was the little church outside the main town that was first built in 300’s. After that over 300 years there were 3 main additions to the church to what the outline is today. The amphitheater held 18,000 people and is from 2nd century. The old town center in the middle was in a valley and the layout today to imagine it is fantastic. There are outlines of two churches, and many huge buildings of old. Excavation of the ruins started in about 1840’s and the main digs was by F. Bulic, archaeological specialist in 1929-1940’s. He studied much of the ruins and a great deal is located in Split museums today.


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How do we remain healthy while pursuing God-sized dreams? How do we stay driven full of energy and clarity without negating our values?
“Everyone wins when you get better as a leader.”
The Christian Leader is a resource that provides tools and support to help you lead yourself so that you can serve others.
What makes my heart beat fast is helping encourage and motivate leaders. I love providing tools and resources to help leaders lead themselves so that they can lead their teams well.
The more we work harder on ourselves, the better we can lead those entrusted to our influence. To have more, we must become more.
That’s where self-leadership comes in. Self-leadership is having an understanding of who you are and how God has wired you. It’s taking care of your emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being so that you can give more by becoming more.
I know God has something incredible for you. How cool is it that the God of the universe has invited you into His plan?


The thieves of heaven |
The most closely Guarded treasure on Earth. An explosive ancient secret. A breakneck journey into the heart of the Vatican.
In a small, heavily fortified room just north of the Sistine Chapel, a master thief is about to strike. All he needs is an instant–to steal the most important treasure in the Vatican museum: two antique keys–one gold, one silver–that protect the secret of salvation.
But a surprise awaits Michael St. Pierre deep inside the Vatican, an ancient secret so explosive, it sends him running for his life—from the streets of Rome to a small stone church in Israel—with two stolen keys and a terrible realization: the consequences of his desperate, brazen act are far greater than he could ever have imagined.


The oldest parts of St.Margaret's Church date back to the end of the 12th Century.
The present church building is the result of various alterations and additions throughout the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.
The church now has its own website - please click here.
The first recorded Rector of St.Margaret's Church was William de Whitwell who was rector for the parish of Swannington from 1260-1280. More information and the photo opposite can be found in "Swannington: Its Church, Rectors and History" by Rev.John Dixon Wortley who was rector in 1921. Money raised by Swannington in Bloom will go towards the upkeep of St.Margaret's Church.
Half of the money raised by Swannington in Bloom 2022 will go towards maintaning the newly refurbished play area at the top of School Road.


Ford's Chapel - Loving God. Loving Others. Serving People.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Ford’s Chapel’s purpose is to connect you to Christ as you take your next step towards Him. You will receive a warm, non-threatening welcome, a ‘family’ atmosphere, and a sense that you’ve come home.
Our contemporary service at 9:30 features upbeat music with casual dress.
Our 11:00 traditional features the hymns of the church with choruses mixed in.
During each worship service we have kid friendly and age appropriate services and discipleship opportunities for our children. Students attend the 9:30 service with classes afterwards.
Contemporary Service: 9:30 am
Traditional Service: 11:00 am
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday morning!
Children's Ministry Program Update
It's a Revolution! Come be a part of our exciting new Children's ministry program this Sunday morning.
The Weekly Connection
The Weekly Connection is now online. You can read it at Calvin's Corner.


My Spiritual Accountability Partner and I read amazing Bible Plans on the YouVersion Bible App. By the way, you should check out their short plans that cover all types of topics, you don’t have to struggle thinking about which chapter to read next😀, and better yet, is that you can read them with your pals for accountability purposes. Anyway, our current plan is about ‘Praying for your elephant – Praying bold prayers’, and the plan kept reminding us that:
- Prayer is out of Satan’s influence, he has no power to warp or influence a prayer’s trajectory to God’s throne after it has been prayed. Once a prayer is unleashed, it bounces around eternity in perpetuity, burning before the throne of God like incense.
- Prayer is spiritually dangerous for Satan, that’s why the best he can do is to prevent you from praying
- His strategy is that you don’t pray at all, as a prayer never prayed has zero chance of ever being answered (this hit me real hard)
- When prayer is primarily about answers, our relationship with God becomes results-focused
“A prayer never prayed has zero chance of ever being answered”
All these points kept hitting me, one after the other, and I couldn’t help but wonder how better my life can be if I pray much more than I do. I then started reflecting on some of the times I prayed to God and He answered.
Some time back, I desired and prayed about getting a leadership Bible called ‘The Maxwell Leadership Bible’, which cost around KES 5,000+ and I felt convicted to talk to someone about it, and the person was like…the next time you are in that bookshop, you give me a call and I will pay. I was like “😮😳Are you for real?”…The kinda prayers that are answered and you still can’t believe how soon your prayer has been answered😀.
Next up, is recently when I needed some resources to relocate, and it had disturbed me for over 2 weeks…again, I prayed about it, and God came through in a very miraculous way.
This got me thinking, what if I had never prayed about the above, and many more, would those situations have changed?
I praise God that we have a Father, who gives us all good things according to His riches. Mathew 7:7 says “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye. shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh. findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
John 15: 7 affirms that “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Just imagine…
James 4:3 says “When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
What are you trusting God for today? Maybe you’ve not asked, and that’s why you’ve not received. And, if you have not received that which you’ve already prayed for, be patient, and In His time, and if its according to His good, pleasing and perfect will, He will answer you in due time. Don’t give up, keep knocking.
Blessings and love to you all.


The poem as a whole functions as a meditation on the redemptive power of Christ’s crucifixion. The dreamer as well as the audience is confronted with a retelling of the Crucifixion from the perspective of one who was not only a witness to but also a participant in the Lord’s suffering. The cross, the dreamer, and the audience experience a transformation from confusion to comprehension as anticipated in a medieval dream vision. As a work of affective devotion, the poem also causes movement from uncertainty to faith through the emotional description of Christ’s willing suffering and the assurance of salvation through veneration of the cross.
“The Dream of the Rood” belongs to the strong Old English tradition of Christian literature intended to guide the faithful through their lives. Saint Augustine brought Roman Christianity to the Anglo-Saxons in 597, and by the end of the seventh century, monastic life was well established in Britain. The poem exemplifies the fusion of Germanic and Christian-Mediterranean cultures found in Old English literature.
This poem takes up the cult of the cross theme popular in Christianity since the fourth century recovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena. The image of the cross provided a reminder of Christ’s sacrifice for the salvation of humankind. The dreamer’s experience leads him to a stronger devotion to the cross, and he accepts the command to embark on a mission of evangelization, revealing...
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The Heroic Significance of Christ in The Dream of the Rood Essay
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The Heroic Significance of Christ in The Dream of the Rood
Incorporating traditional Anglo Saxon beliefs of heroism with the image of Christ on the cross allows the poet of The Dream of the Rood to effectively communicate the benefits of Christianity to pagan warriors. By comparing characteristics, duties, and treatment of heroes in Beowulf and the Battle of Maldon to the depiction of Christ in The Dream of the Rood, it becomes evident that the image of Christ is altered to mirror that of heroic warriors. Through this melding of heroic beliefs and Christianity, the poet of Rood is able to show how Christ can become the ultimate ring giver or Lord.
Dominant characteristics of heroes in Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon revolve…show more content…
The Christ depicted in this passage willingly accepts his battle on the cross and because of this act the poet then goes on to describe Christ as a "warrior", "strong," and "stouthearted." Christ is not portrayed as a meek and humble man resigned to his task as savior and lord. Within this portion of the text, he becomes a bold warrior climbing the cross as if going into battle. At the end of the poem, the narrator looks to Christ and the cross for protection.
Furthermore, the primary duty of a hero is to provide his kinsmen with great treasure and weaponry. Beowulf fulfills this duty by stating "Behold this treasure … that I have been allowed to leave my people…" (Beowulf 91) to Wiglaf after defeating the dragon. The warriors in The Battle of Maldon describe their Lord and hero as a "treasure-giver," and also a "ring-giver." The warriors in both of these texts reflect on all that their lords or heroes provide for them. It is through this gratification for material wealth that kinsmen feel so indebted to fighting for their lord. Wiglaf illustrates this concept when he remembers "the bountiful gifts bestowed upon him" (Beowulf 88) and finds that "he could not hold back" (Beowulf 88) from his lord's side. Christ also fulfills this duty of a hero by bestowing many wonderful gifts and treasures upon any man who will follow Him faithfully. The treasures described in the poem


Homily Archives 2006
- Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - The son of Man will come in the clouds with great power and glory. Our readings today remind me of the last week of December 1999. The TV, the Papers and all the Doomsayers were predicting the end of the World on the 1st January. Many stocked up with provisions, they went to bomb shelters, bunkers - as if these would help in the final cataclysm.
- ‘Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time - God is not the first on the list, God is not the #1 priority in our lives, God is there, but he is fourth or fifth on the list: God comes after Hockey, Baseball, The computer and Internet, God comes after the Young and the Restless, Coronation Street and the six o'clock news. Why do we do this to God, when God has been so good to us.
- Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - This Master is most suitable to give us courage, strength and take away our fear as our second reading tells us. The letter to the Hebrews is a build up to the author’s main idea: Christ is the Eternal High Priest.
- Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time -
“The will of the Lord will prosper, and out of anguish this Christian community will see the light.”
- Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - We thank God for the good times and bad, for sickness and health, for riches and poverty. We thank God for marriages that have lasted, we thank God for couples that struggle to keep their marriages together, we thank God for Divorcees within our midst, who have kept faithful to their God even if their spouses have not kept faithful to them.
- Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Whom do we include and whom do we exclude in the leadership of the community as we seek to bring order, continuity and order in the community. The Spirit of God has been coming down on the people of God as far back as we know - for Joseph it came in the form of dreams, for Moses - it came in the form of a brilliance after he met face to face with God, for Mary, the Mother of God - it was the Word becoming flesh and dwelt in our midst
- Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - “They have just seen the miracles of Jesus: the walking on the water, the feeding of the multitude, the curing of the lame and the leper, the blind and the deaf. They have seen how the crowds came to take Jesus and make him a King.
- Twenty Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time - “Who do you say I am?” Jesus is not asking a ‘tricky question” here to catch his apostles or us. He is not interested in what the media say about him. His question is not a matter of semantics or head games! Who do you say I am is a call to relationship. It is a call to accept not only the teaching of Jesus. It is a call not only to follow him through the streets of Galilee and Judea, it is a call to accept the Kingdom of God and all that it entails.
- Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - “It is from within the human heart......” When I was studying French in Montreal way back in 1990, the teacher one day said to me in class, “Mr. Coutts do you think you are Picasso?” when I asked why, she replied, “you keep on putting accents wherever you like. You put an acute accent here, a grave accent there. Accents have a purpose. There is a rule as to where they are placed.
- Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time - Come, eat of my bread and drink the wine mixed for you. It is not surprising therefore that this community finds it easy to love the Eucharist and they celebrate it naturally.
- Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Moses gave the Israelites the option, “choose life or choose death.” Jesus gives us the same option. As the teenagers would say, “the choice is a no-brainer.” However, we might have the same difficulty as the people who first heard this message.
- Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Prophets like Elijah and Jesus are always in constant danger when they speak the truth. Often this is unpalatable. More often it forces people to think outside the box, to think outside their comfort zone, to think outside the boundaries they are accustomed to think, live and act.
- Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - For people who have deep faith in God - difficulties like 5000 hungry people - are merely STOP SIGNS making us pause and recognize the hand of God.
- Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Dear
I like the Lord's prayer best of all.
Did you have to write it a lot
or did you get it right the first time ?
I have to write everything I ever write
over and over again.
- Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - These seem to be statements from someone who has a low self image, from persons who are insecure of themselves. If that is the case with you, then all the three readings in today’s liturgy will give you a lot of security. Ezekiel, Paul and even Jesus are suffering set backs in their work, in their ministry. Nothing seems to be going well, they do not seem to get their act together.
- Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - We are finally in ordinary time, but no Sunday is ordinary. Each Sunday is special when we once again recall the extraordinary relationship we are invited to, with God through our baptism. However, we call it Ordinary because it simply refers to “ordinal” - or the numbering of the Sundays.
- Solemnity of the Body of Christ - We see Jesus as he raises the Cup of Blessing. It is not merely a Cup that we see on our Altars these days, gold or some other precious metal Chalice encrusted with Jewels. But it is a Cup of Blessing because it is shared by many. It is shared that we may be one.
- Feast of The Holy Trinity - The Feast of the Holy Trinity is not a mental workout as to “Who God is?” but rather an invitation or call into a relationship. In the first place it is the very foundation of the entire Liturgical Celebration of the Eucharist that we are celebrating.
- Pentecost Sunday - Go out to the whole world and preach the good news. Here were a rag-tag bunch of fishermen - lambs thrown to the wolves. They were asked to go the whole world. They were like a set of minor league players taking on Major League World Series Champions.
- Ascension Sunday - Ascension Sunday seems to be like Union Station at Toronto or Penn Station New York. There is a whole set of goings and comings and baggage to attend to.
- Sixth Sunday of Easter - we speak of THREE types of Love.
- Fourth Sunday of Easter - “I will be with you at all times, unto the ends of the world.” Wherever we go, Jesus is always with us. You will find energy, wisdom and resourcefulness where you never imagined
possible. Each of you can tell stories of strength where you never thought you could manage. We are never alone. We need to hold someone’s hand. And we are invited to put our hand in the Hand of the Man
- Second Sunday of Easter - The Second Appearance related in
the Gospel was connected with the faith. Thomas lays down the conditions: “Unless and until I see the marks of the nails and can put my finger in his side.” Unless I see the Mark of the Crucifixion,
I cannot agree to believe.
- Holy Saturday - Jesus says,
“IT HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN”
- Good Friday - WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD MEN GONE?”
Two thousand years ago, as Jesus hung on the Cross, he must have had the same thought.
- Holy Thursday - “RE-MEMBER”
- as the word suggest: to become Members once again in a new way: Members of the Body of Christ.
- Fifth Sunday in Lent - “Create a
new heart in me O Lord, that I may be of service to the people I am going to visit.” This 51 Psalm is probably the most famous of the Penitential Psalms, “wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and
cleanse me from my sins.”
- Fourth Sunday in Lent - Theme: The
Kingdom of Heaven is being established by God, are you ready to come on board.
- Third Sunday in Lent - raditionally, it is a time for CLEANING - hence we speak of Spring Cleaning. We bring out the Sheers and light curtains which we will replace for the Winter heavy drapes. Jesus does a different kind of Cleaning in our Gospel today.
- Second Sunday in Lent - Our readings today have three points: Obedience, The Mountain and the Son.
- First Sunday in Lent - Repent. Does it
mean to turn away from Sin, to be sorry for my sins. The answer is Yes, but it means more than that. For Jesus - this invitation to Repent is an invitation to make a U-Turn on a One way street, when we are
heading in the wrong direction.
- Eigth Sunday in Ordinary Time - In the olden observance of Lent, people would abstain from meat and other gastronomic delights for the whole period of 40 days. The idea of fasting is not a Christian monopoly, the
Muslims fast during Ramzan, and the Jews have an equally austere penitential period.
- Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Our readings today is precisely of a God who IS the Wind that erases all our sins which are written on Sand.
- Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Lay your hands gently upon us, Let their touch render your peace, Let them bring your forgiveness and healing, Lay your hands, gently lay your hands ...
- Feb 5th - AS LONG AS WE STOP CONCENTRATING ON OURSELVES, and concentrate on others, we will find that life becomes interesting, alive and exciting. Otherwise like Job we will moan and
- Jan15, 2006 - Whatever
the call, there are always three elements present in every Vocation. First the Call, second the Mission, third the response.
- Epiphany, 2006 - “This
is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” When it came to the West, it became a commemoration of the Visit of the Wisemen from the East... or as we like to call them Magi from which the word Magic
comes... and we are fascinated with things magical.
- Christmas Day 2005 - A special letter ...
- Fourth Sunday in Advent - “Be still
and know that I am God...”


The Anonymous Santa program was started over 30 years ago in the small community of Almelund, Minnesota where two families were blessed by the generosity of Lin Strong and her children. Over the next three decades the program has grown geographically, reaching out to all of Chisago County and the Forest Lake School District; starting with two families and growing to 450 to 500 families with as many as 1,350 children.
Our “Christmas With Dignity” program offers parents that are not able to buy presents for their children, an opportunity to “shop” in a Holiday Store set up in United Methodist Church of North Branch. We distribute new, non-violent gifts totaling a $20.00 point value, mittens & hat, Christian books or video, board games, sports balls and stocking stuffers. Children from newborn to 18 (and in high school) are eligible for this program.
Organized and managed by an all-volunteer group, supported by donations from throughout the communities Anonymous Santa is the only holiday program of this type in the area.


By James Capadona
Welcome, Carlo Fantin, our newest Art Attack artist!
If you were at our Hello City show this past March, you may have seen his beautiful paper-cut rendition of Sanrio's Hello Kitty character, aka Kitty White. His unique perspective, subject matter, and craft is what we were immediately drawn to.
20" x 20"
Carlo currently resides in Oakland, and is originally from Venice, Italy where he spent many Sunday mornings in The Basilica di San Marco. It was there that Carlo was first introduced to artwork of the icons of various saints and the Virgin Mary displayed throughout the cathedral. His fascination between religious worship and contemporary obsessions, led him to reassign the religious devotion—of these figures—to modern fixations.
"Italians venerate an endless numbers of saints and pay special reverence to the Virgin Mary. The devotion to each saint is specific to the type of preoccupation you are afflicted with. In my art, I attempt to capture the similarity between Catholic worship and veneration of religious figures with obsession with social networking and the idolatry of internet popularity. In a way, theorizing that the internet has become our modern-day religion; social networks are our contemporary churches; and internet celebrities have becomes the saints and Virgin Mary of today."
Be sure to check back in as we have a few more of Carlo's works heading our way!
Want to lean more?
Hi-Fructose Magazine, “Carlo Fantin’s New Hand-Cut Paper Works, “U Have 2 Name Him Jesus #Annunciation”” by Caro Buermann, 2015.
The Huffington Post, "Insanely Intricate Hand-Cut Paper Artworks View The Internet As Modern-Day Religion" by Priscilla Frank, 2015.
Furiamag, “INCREÍBLES OBRAS DE PAPEL CORTADO A MANO POR CARLO FANTIN QUE MEZCLAN LA RELIGIÓN Y LAS REDES SOCIALES” by Juan Davis Gomez, 2015.
Designboom, “Hand-cut paper by Carlo Fantin unites religious art + social media culture” by Nina Azzarello, 2015.
Supersonic art, featured artist, January 26th 2015.
Hi-Fructose Magazine, “Carlo Fantin’s Paper-Cut Works Poke Fun at Our Devotion to Social Media” by Nastia Voynovskaya, 2015.
365 Artists 365 Days Project, featured artist for Monday, January 2015.
Quite Lunch Magazine, “Socioreligious” by Akeem K. Duncan, 2015.
East Bay Express, “Getting To Know You” by Sarah Burke, 2014.


CUB SCOUT PACK 794
Also sponsored by Mission Hills Church, Cub Scout Pack 794 is an active group of boys.
Details about where and when this pack meets:
When: 3 Thursday nights a month, at 7:00PM to 8:00PM
Where: Mission Hills Church, in the “Kids’ Sidewalk” area. Please enter on the east side of the building
Who: Boys in grades 1 to 5, or ages 7 to 10
We are a Christian Cub Scout Pack that meets to help our boys grow into young men by teaching them Cub Scout Values such as doing your best, doing your duty to God and the country, and helping other people at all times.


The wondrous beauty of Armenia country will win the hearts of many travelers and faithful catholic patriarchs this week as Armenia will be hosting Pope Francis an esteemed catholic leader in the world-.
As a recognized travel company, Forty travels gives you a golden opportunity to visit the republic of Armenia this week as you might get a glimpse chance of shaking hands with the Vatican head and leader of all Catholic Churches globally.
In our previous Armenia blogs we have demonstrated to you that the Republic of Armenia is one among many Caucasus region countries that calls for your attention in the tourist attraction. As a matter of fact, Armenia prides in having many monumental churches and monuments dating back to the 4th century.
Pope Francis’s visit to Armenia will kick off from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th where he is scheduled to visit some of the leading monumental churches in Armenia. For instance, after landing at Yereven’s Zvaretnots Airport, the pope is expected to visit and pray at Apostolic Cathedral at Etchmiadzin (Greetings given by Catholicos of All Armenia, Karekin II and by Pope Francis)
Etchmiadzin Cathedral is the mother of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Vagharsshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. According to scholars it was the first cathedral (but not the first church) built in ancient Armenia, and is considered the oldest cathedral in the world.
As the main shrine of religious Christian Armenians worldwide, Etchmiadzin has been an important location in Armenia not only religiously, but also politically and culturally. A major pilgrimage site, it is one of the most visited places in the country. Along with several important early medieval churches located nearby, the cathedral was listed as a World heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.
In the second day of his visit, the pope will then visit the Tzitzernakaberd Memorial Complex which is dedicated to the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who perished in the first genocide of the 20th century, at the hands of the Turkish government which has continually declined it as genocide and rather calling it a civil war.
Since its completion in 1967, this Genocide monument has since become a pilgrimage site and an integral part of Yerevan’s architecture. Set high on a hill, dominating the landscape, it is in perfect harmony with its surroundings. The austere outlines convey the spirit of the nation that survived a ruthless campaign of extermination.
As you approach the centre of the monument, you will first observe a 100-meter long basalt Memorial Wall with the names of cities engraved in stone. These are names of the victims who died during the massacre period. Ensure you also visit the nearby museum which was built in 1995 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Today, the Museum & Institute functions as a research center within the Armenian National Academy of Sciences.
Later on in the day, the pope will visit Gyumri’s Vartanants square where he will lead a Holy Mass. The history of Vartanants square is well known due its massive destruction by the 1988 Spitak earthquake. The independence square is mainly occupied by a large green park, centered with the statue of the Armenian Girl raising a cross, commemorating the victims of that earthquake.
Later in the evening there will be an Ecumenical Service and Peace Prayer in the Republic Square of Yerevan, offered by His Holiness Karekin II and Pope Francis. This republic square is the heart of Yerevan the capital of Armenia. The square is endowed by singing fountains and a magnificent mosaic rock carpet which cover over 3000 year old ruins underneath it.
Designed by Armenians architect Alexander Tamanyan, the sight of this square and its circling buildings is awesomely beautiful. The famous seven fountains which are known to be a popular spot meeting for dates for many years is also found in this Republic square. Ensure you are in this square building in the evening because it often turns into a stage of outdoor concerts which are often concluded by beautiful fireworks.
On Sunday the pope will have a Pontifical Divine Liturgy in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin at the St. Trdat Open Air Altar, offered by His Holiness Karekin II. The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin is the pre-eminent center of authority in the worldwide Armenian Apostolic Church and it’s located near the capital of Yerevan in the Republic of Armenia.
Contact us today and we will give you a three days vacation tour to Armenia where you will join thousands of travelers and faithful catholic pilgrims as they walk, talk and shake hands with the Pope Francis during his upcoming Armenian visit.


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The Worship Arts Ministry is actively engaged in the life of the church, with exciting plans for the future of our Music Ministry and for outreach projects in the Northern Kentucky community. We are very enthusiastic about our projects, but we need help in the form of volunteers to serve, as well as some financial help. At present, the most pressing need is for help in planning and executing the Northern Kentucky Music Competition. Patterned gently and loosely after American Idol, we will have auditions on Sundays April 7th and 14th at St. John, with finalists performing on April 21st. Vocalists and instrumentalists ages 12 to 18 are eligible to enter the competition. All events will take place in the afternoon, starting at 2:00 p.m. If you can help in planning, advertising, spreading the word, judging musical performances, or helping supply prizes, please contact me at mailto:email@example.com or 513-271-9383 or 513-692-8491.
Thank you for considering joining this wonderful outreach project to St. John’s greater community or for considering joining the Worship Arts Ministry.
Chair, Worship Arts Ministry


The thought of the all powerful, almighty God choosing to send His only Son to die for my sins so that I can live for an eternity with Him is incredibly overwhelming.
Now, it’s not that people don’t die for causes or people they care about but for a God-Dad to send His God-Son to die… For me? It has to be the greatest gift of all time.
A few years ago I had the honor of producing an Easter TV special featuring my good friend and award winning author, Max Lucado and a cadre of worship artists (Wes King, Kim Hill, Twila Paris and others.) The special is based on the best selling book of the same title; He Chose The Nails.
As we neared this Easter season I dug out the DVD and watched it again on a long flight.
The production itself is gorgeous and spectacular. The music is powerful, the performances tender and touching but it was something Max said directly to the camera (and to all of us) that struck me with a punch. We shot in two locations, in New Orleans in front of a live crowd of a thousand at the Orpheus Theater and on a lone mountain top in Los Angeles. The Los Angels Fire Department allowed us build a cross on a steep rocky hill close to the desert and then light huge roman fires around the base.
At one moment, with the glow of the fire on his face and the cross out of focus behind him, Max delivers this challenge to every believer on the planet: ‘Linger on the hill of Calvary, rub a finger on the timber and press the nail into your hand. Taste the tinge of cheap wine and feel the scrape of a thorn on your brow. Touch the velvet dirt moist with the blood of God. Allow the tools of torture to tell their story.’
Yes, I know, Good Friday is not the actual date that Christ was nailed to the cross. And yes, I also know that this Sunday will not be the actual date that Christ rose from the dead. It’s not the date that is important, BUT it is that we take time to mark, remember and commemorate what Christ did for us.
This Easter Sunday, it will be busy, but I am stealing time away to “linger at the hill of Calvary.” I need it. I need it to remember Him.
One of the interesting things about the imagery of the “nails’ is its purpose. The gospels never refer to the ‘nails’ but Paul in Colossians 2:14 says that Jesus canceled the debt that held the charges against us. He took it and nailed it to the cross. The visual: The list of my sins and your sins and those of all humanity has been nailed to the cross of Christ and the blood of Christ has blotted them out completely covering those mistakes. Imagine that.
So with that I encourage you to take some seconds and cobble them together as a quiet moment and remember. Remember that your life was paid for with the highest price possible, in the most painful way possible, with the greatest gift possible. While Christ could have chose a painless death, He chose to feel the pain and suffering of all human kind, the sickness for every generation and the brokenness of all peoples everywhere; He Chose the Nails.
Check your local listings: He Chose The Nails airs on TBN this Easter Season. www.tbn.com


The Clerk's House is located at 118½ 1 Shoreditch High Street next to St Leonard's church. The brick house was built in 1735 and consists of two storeys, an attic and basement.
It is the oldest house in Shoreditch and has medieval paneling and a ‘Shakespeare’s door’ which is from the original St Leonard’s Church.
The house is currently let out to shops and small businesses but I like to imagine it being used by the church's clerk and if you look closely at my painting I have placed some books and a quill in the window.
What was the role of a church clerk? Reading the lessons and epistles, singing in the choir, giving out the hymns, leading the responses, serving at the altar, opening the church, ringing the church bells and digging graves if there was no sexton available.
I am happy to let you know that my painting of the Clerk's House will be part of the Summer Exhibition being held at Town House, 5 Fournier Street, Spitalfields, London, E1 from July 13 - September 4 2022.


The Pattern Language Of Scripture
And Specifics Too
Jesus and Paul didn't even care about all our crazy modern theories regarding the end times. Their background was the Old Testament. They could see God's pattern language in Noah's fourty days and fourty nights, the Passover, and Jezebel's persecution. But the Jewish understanding of the end times really revolved around the prophesies in the book of Daniel.
Daniel, then, reinforces the clear pattern language of scripture - how God's people pass through persecution so that a Godly remnant may be purified and ultimately delivered. The idea of escaping the entire process is the exact opposite of what we see in the pattern language of scripture. Then, too, Jesus refers directly to specifics we see in Daniel - which he specifically commands us to take to heart so that we will know what to do. Some people feel they can safely ignore Jesus' teaching from Daniel. Needless to say, that is extremely unwise.
The First Religious Persecutions In History
There are three times, in the Old Testament, where evil forces try to completely destroy the Jewish Faith. The first occurred when Jezebel tried to replace the worship of Yahweh with idolatrous Baal worship. The second occurred when the Persians were in power. Haman, a descendent of Israel's ancient foe, the Amelekites, initiated the first Pogrom - the first effort to exterminate the Jewish race. God uses Esther to deliver them after they humble themselves in sackcloth and ashes. But now the Persians had been defeated by Alexander The Great. Alexander's empire was divided up among his generals. And the evil king of the Seleucids - the Syrian portion of the Greek empire - attempted to force Greek culture ("Hellenize") on the Jewish People. Had he succeeded, Jesus could never have come as the Messiah.
I began this writing on Hannukah - which is appropriate since Hannukah is a celebration of the Jewish victory over the Greeks. You might recall that Alexander The Great cut the Persian empire to pieces. The movie "300" shows how skilled the Greek soldiers were. A small Greek force could often defeat a vastly larger Persian force. But even though the Jews had no swords or armour, they defeated one Greek army after another. Only the divine power of God can explain how the Jews were able to do this.
The Greeks had totally defiled the temple. After the Greeks were soundly defeated, the Jews rededicated the temple. The myth of a miraculous provision of oil in the lamp at the dedication is a distraction. The real miracle is that God gave the Jews the ability to defeat the mightiest military force in the world - even though they had nothing with which to fight them. The Jewish/Roman historian Josephus gives us an excellant account of these events.
One thing we see is that God's people were tortured horrendously, or killed - unless they escaped to places of refuge in the caves and in the wilderness. (This is the SAME PICTURE we've seen before). Read Hebrews 11 as it recounts their heroism.
The Prophet Daniel
Daniel's prophesy foretells all these events in prophetic form. The apocraphal book 1 Macabbees tells the same events as a history. You can find this book in a Catholic Bible or online. When Daniel speaks of "The King Of The South" - that is the king of the Greek Ptolmaic kingdom of Egypt. When he refers to "The King Of The North" he is referring to the Greek Seleucid kingdom in Syria. And the evil "antichrist" king who tries to destroy the Jewish faith is Antiochus IV "Epiphanes" (pretentiously named "god manifest").
When the Greeks set up an idol in the temple of God in Jerusalem, this is "the abomination which causes desolation" which Jesus referred to.
So Daniel's prophesy has an immediate fulfillment in the Greek ******* on the Jewish faith. Then Jesus refers to it. And HIS words have an immediate fulfillment when the Romans destroyed the temple in 70 AD. But there are distinctive elements in what Jesus prophesied in Matthew 24 which point to yet another fulfillment at the "end of the age" - during the "Great Tribulation" He predicts. It is in THAT context that Jesus refers to "the abomination which causes desolation" - and asks us specifically to ponder on this prophesy from the book of Daniel. This is no matter of "curiosity". This is a command to US since WE, the church, will need to know how to react when these things occur. The Jewish Christians obeyed what Jesus taught, in 70 AD, fled Jerusalem, and were preserved in a wilderness refuge.
This Familiar Pattern Is Repeated
This very familiar pattern is repeated yet again. God's people are confronted by an evil "antichrist" force. They are fiercely persecuted. They are preserved from God's wrath (IF they obey), and are eventually delivered. The enemy has his "fifteen minutes of fame", and God's Kingdom endures FOREVER.
The fact that Jesus, speaking to the apostolic leadership of the church says, "When YOU see the abomination which causes desolation . . " should, of course, make it plain that this is for us. But evil false teachers, parading as "conservatives", have rejected Jesus' teachings and claim, pathetically, that they are meant for a second group of believers which they call "Israel" - even though Paul specifically calls the church "The Israel Of God" (Galatians 6:15) while forcefully teaching that there is one gospel and one people of God - the Church.
Now what Jesus spoke is all spoken to the apostles during the church age. And Paul teaches that Jew and Gentile are ONE - in the CHURCH. There are NOT two gospels - but one only. And the apostles experienced these things, themselves, in THEIR day. Paul's life was a very literal fulfillment of the details Jesus taught. But because these false teachers, who call themselves "Dispensationalists", have gotten their teachings into the Schofield Bible, and in the seminaries, they actively persecute believers who take Jesus' words to heart. They don't just reject Jesus' "Mt Olivet" discourse, in Matthew 24. They also reject the "Sermon On The Mount", in Matthew 5-7. By actively persecuting those to desire to listen to, and obey, Jesus' words, they condemn themselves.
The One Who Holds Back The Antichrist
Since there's not one passage of scripture that plainly teaches what they teach, and there is a vast body of scripture that says there is one gospel and one people of God, they latch onto mysterious scriptures and read between the lines.
A favorite is in 2 Thessalonians where Paul says, "And you know what restrains" the antichrist. He reminds them that he taught on the topic, in detail, when he was there. So since we cannot know, for sure, exactly what Paul had previously said, they use this to launch off into la la land.
Though we cannot know for sure, it's very likely that the "restrainer" Paul taught on, as he taught on the end times through the prophet Daniel, is the same "restrainer" we see there. In Daniel 10 and 12 Daniel learns that the Archangel Michael, the defender of God's people, held back "The Prince Of Persia" - a demonic force behind the antichrist ********. There is no doubt that this would be an accurate teaching. And it would have been how the apostles applied it. So it is certainly biblical to see the POLITICAL events on earth as being reflective of how angelic forces restrain the demonic element on this earth - and hold it back until GOD should allow us to briefly suffer intense persecution.
One very good reason to focus on Daniel as the potential biblical source for Paul's teaching is that the book of Daniel gives us the ONLY DETAILED OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING ON THE LAST DAYS. Yes, you see the events of the last days in the Passover events, which we can read in the book of Exodus. We see details in Jezebel's persecution (especially concerning Elijah and being preserved during fierce persecution). All of these things clearly point to the church being tested and purified in fiery trials. But the events of which we read in the book of Daniel stand head and shoulders above all other biblical teaching in terms of the DETAILS of the end times. So it would almost be surprising if Paul would have looked elsewhere. And the nutty ideas they pull out of thin air, which flatly contradict scripture, are written between the lines of 2 Thes 2:6 - but only in their imagination. False teachers often reject plain biblical teaching for mysterious passages such as this - which they then twist for their purposes.
Hebrews 11 And The Book Of Daniel
Hebrews 11 expains how living faith in God is demonstrated as believers are fiercely persecuted on this earth. Since the Jews lived in caves and desolate places, during the era Daniel foretells, we see how strongly true apostolic teaching makes us strong for the end times.
The Jewish believers who stayed true to God, "of whom the world was not worthy" are lauded as heroic in their steadfast faith. Not only that but it talks about believers - like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego - who passed through the flames BY FAITH. And when they came out, THEY DIDN'T EVEN SMELL LIKE SMOKE. They were fresh and pure as if they had romped in the fresh air of a meadow!
The last chapter of God's Great Story will be equally GLORIOUS, as mighty miracles are done BY THE CHURCH. God will miraculously preserve a people who he will "gather from the four winds of heaven" in a triumphant "rapture" (catching up) when we meet Jesus in the clouds of glory. This is the First Resurrection - when the dead in Christ will be raised and join those of us who remain. And the heroism of those who do suffer persecution and even martyrdom is not something to be dreaded, but to celebrate - as we see in Hebrews 11.
God's Pattern Language Is His Clearest Teaching
So all the amazing stories we read in the Old Testament show the SAME PATTERN, repeated over and over again. The thing about God's "pattern language" is that it is RICHLY REINFORCED by the basic teachings of Jesus and the apostles.
Paul says, "Through many TRIBULATIONS we enter the Kingdom Of God". He taught ALL NIGHT LONG on that topic - from Daniel, no doubt, and all the other stories of scripture. Jesus teaches us over and over again that we will be fiercely persecuted by the world. He tells us that unless we take up our crosses and follow Him we CANNOT BE HIS DISCIPLES.
And phony "conservative" teachers come along - feeding on the fears and cowardice of the worldly among us - and say: "Forget all that. Forget all the Old Testament stories. Even though everything you read in scripture says we will suffer persecution. We're telling you that you get to FLY AWAY before the bad stuff hits. So enjoy yourselves with the sweet comfort that the fat, cowardly church will not require the purification of persecution or tribulation. You'll be watching an NFL game and stuffing your face and - BAM - you'll be gone!"
I don't think so.
I trust Jesus and the apostles much, much more than these imaginative fellows and their movies.
It is God's pattern language that paints the picture. But it is the clear teaching of Jesus and the apostles which so strongly
reinforces it. Jesus plainly says there will not be a secret coming, but that "as the lightening shines from the east and unto the west, so will be the coming of the Son Of Man". When that LAST TRUMPET SOUNDS, the dead in Christ will be raised, and every knee on earth will be forced to bow. Because our "Blessed Hope" is the GLORIOUS APPEARING of our Great God and and Savior, Jesus. (Titus 2:12,13).
And that's a fact, no matter what TV preachers tell you as they try to raise money for their faltering ministries.
Focus On God's Glorious Truth
Watch how you treat other Christians as you discuss this. Most believers do not read the bible much - if at all. That's a "left brain" thing - and our left brains have shrunk to the size of a peanut.
Most believers watch TV and movies - or listen to preaching. That's a right brain thing, in practice, for most of them. So it will give them physical pain and discomfort to try to think about these things. You must speak to their hearts and help them to experience the infilling of the Holy Spirit and a Baptism of Fire - in the Spirit - which will purify their hearts.
As they read the bible, they will also experience some discomfort - unless they have experience a "Baptism Of Fire" in the Holy Spirit. Not only is such study a "left brain" thing - and intensely uncomfortable for them. But what they do read will contradict most of what they believe and feel. So the first thing they will learn is that "everything they know is incorrect". Their spiritual teeth are rotten from all the candy the TV preachers have been feeding them. So they cannot feed on meat. They will need milk . . and . . uh . . . dentures.
So we must not haggle over the details of end time teaching. If a believer is willing to follow the pattern language of scripture, suffer patiently in persecution - as most of the church is doing even now - and endure to the end - PRAISE GOD.
The details of end time teaching must not be our primary focus, but the pattern language of scripture and the teaching of Jesus and the apostles must hold our undivided attention. If we are true to that, we will ENTER GLORY TOGETHER as the faithful beloved Bride Of Christ - his purified "remnant".
|by Kip Petzold|


“But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).”
The other day, I’d say it was about two weeks ago, I asked Jesus to increase my love for Him. I forgot the words ipsissima verba, but it was something along those lines. I knew that there was more (there’s always more) I could be doing for Him and more ways I could be encountering and knowing Him. I didn’t sense any near conviction nor any real pressing natural need. But there was this still, small voice that ensured I wouldn’t forget to ask this simple question. The Holy Spirit! Perhaps it was worded thus: Jesus, please help me to see You more. Please help me to know you better. I walk around with this understanding that I’ll be getting to know my Savior better and better as eternity continues to unfold but rarely do I really request an audience so as to petition Him for a deeper initiation into His love and mysteries and person. And so I asked.
“When Thou saidst, seek ye my face; my heart said unto Thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek (Psalm 27:8).”
I attended a different church about five years ago. Er, I had been attending a different church five years ago (that’s better) and one of the things that had arisen out of “the assembling of myself together (Hebrews 10:25)” with my brothers and sisters of that fold was my friendship with the worship leader. About six months prior to relocating to a different church, one in the town to which I would move and that I now call home, he changed up the setlist for Sunday mornings. Nothin' wrong with that at all. “Sing to the Lord a new song (Isaiah 42:10a),” and all that. However, I had begun to miss the hymns I’d become accustomed to singing before the message. I felt the absence in my mind that was filled with those hymns and their simple hooks and choruses. I love music and will sing any and everything I can to the Lord. My playlists tend more toward the secular and I have a strong sense of reappropriation when it comes to the music of the world. If something sounds amazing and the lyrics can in turn be used to worship the Father (or the Son, or the Holy Ghost), then I’ll turn it around. None of the songs in my two top-ten playlists are from the Worship section. The ones featured shed light on my life and way of thinking that no other track has touched in quite the same way. But again, I would rather have more than twenty songs to jam out to and so I was yearning to complete my catalog with those aforementioned worship tracks.
“And it will come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking I will hear (Isaiah 65:24).”
Last Friday, I was driving home on the freeway and about halfway there I decided to turn on the radio. I usually listen to my phone but instead wanted some silence. With nothing on FM, I selected the AM band and the familiar words to “Mighty to Save” came floating in to my car. More old-fashioned than I’d have liked and different than my friend used to do it, it nonetheless sparked my memory. Jesus had just reminded me of one of those worship songs I’d been silently longing for in my spirit. And after searching around on Spotify for a version more to my taste (Laura Story’s is pretty good, I gotta tell ya), I came to the realization that Jesus also answered my prayer, the one I touched on in the first paragraph.
This is the point of all life. To know Jesus better and better. And even if He answered my prayer to know Him better, He even went one further and showed me through this song and indeed the whole story, just how much He loves me.
“Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen (Ephesians 3:20-21).”
It’s my prayer for you.


We believe that the richest curriculum prepares students for the real world. The Eastern Christian graduate is prepared to be a person of Christian vision and influence who seeks to renew all creation for God’s kingdom. It is our goal to produce Christian leaders in every field so that EC graduates can transform the world for Jesus Christ.
We’re Eastern Christian School for a reason. The Bible is at the heart of everything we do. Our entire curriculum is taught from a Biblical perspective. Every student studies the Bible as an academic offering. But the Bible goes far beyond the Bible class. We teach and model a Christian world and life view for our students. The means that we view everything through the lens of scripture. As a school with Reformed DNA, we seek to engage the world with our Christian worldview for the Kingdom of God. For more information on the Bible curriculum on each campus, please view our course catalog and curriculum guides.
Service Learning & Missions
Faith is most concrete when it is put into action. Our students are challenged to live out their faith through age-appropriate service learning opportunities. For our preschoolers, this means a trike-a-thon to help raise money for St. Jude’s childhood cancer research. Elementary school students raise funds to support local and global ministries. Our middle school Make-a-Difference (MAD) program works in local communities to tackle issues like poverty and disability. For our high school students, service learning includes fundraising, local work, and opportunities to serve local and abroad to address issues of global poverty, education, and human rights.
Faith in Action (FIA) is an opportunity for students to serve as the hands and feet of our Savior through middle school and high school.
Make a Difference (MAD) is the service learning component of our middle school program.
Project Based Learning (PBL) is the primary service learning aspect of our elementary school program.
Missions opportunities at EC are provided primarily through our Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Service class.
Chapel is probably our favorite weekly activity. It’s the only time each week that the entire campus is together in the same space. After a time of praise and worship, guest pastors, youth pastors, or EC faculty deliver a Biblical message to the students. Parents and family friends are welcome to worship with us anytime!
High School Chapel
Chapel at Eastern Christian High School is a time when the student body and faculty come together as a community for a time of spiritual growth and focus on God. Chapels are organized by the Bible and Worship class under the direction of faculty. Parents are invited to attend any of our chapels. We just ask that you check in at the front office upon arrival.
Middle School Chapel
Each academic year our chapel worship and small group discussions are shaped by a biblical theme. Weekly, Scripture is at the heart of our corporate chapel worship and our alternating small group discussion groups. Corporate chapel worship, which typically begins with Scripture and prayer followed by singing and a message, alternates every other week with student led small group discussions the following week. This small group time every other week allows our students to dig deeper and apply God’s word with their peers.
Upper Elementary School Chapel
Upper Elementary School chapel is held every week. Chapel worship includes prayer, singing and a message based on our spiritual theme or core values as well as opportunities for students to take on leadership roles. These roles may include sharing a reflection on Scripture from personal quiet time, praying during our chapel service, or helping to lead the praise time.
Parents, grandparents and friends are always welcome to join us for chapel.
Elementary School Chapel
Chapel at Eastern Christian Elementary School is held every week. Chapel worship includes singing and a message based on our spiritual theme or core values.
Additionally, each grade level produces a special chapel program throughout the year to correspond with a particular holiday. Parents, grandparents and friends are always welcome to join us for chapel.


World renowned singer Justin Bieber shares his belief in Jesus Christ through his Instagram.
Bieber says “Jesus Christ is the saviour of humanity”. Justin says he was reminded of this when he watched the church online. The singer says that Jesus is that he doesn’t pick political sides, Jesus is above it all!. “Jesus cannot fit into your political box. Jesus is king of kings, president of all presidents and he will reign forever. He is a perfect, loving, nurturing father that is obsessed with you and I!” the singer wrote.
Watch Bieber Speaking about Jesus Christ
“We are dealing with a publicity crisis!!. So many horrible things done in the name of religion and Jesus..” he added in his Instagram post. The Canadian singer had also shared his belief in Jesus on many occasions.
Recently in an interview with Apple Music, Justin Bieber boldly shared his faith in Jesus and talked about how Jesus rescued him from a dark place that he was once in.
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“Jesus wasn’t this religious elite guy, but He was in the dirt. And He found me in my dirt, and pulled me out.” Justin shared. The singer had talked about his faith in multiple interviews and has even opened up about his struggle with drugs and how the love of Jesus led him out of it.
Earlier the Pop superstar had written a message of thanks to Jesus Christ for making him “loved, chosen, and forgiven” despite his years of indiscretions, and urged his millions of followers and fans to join him in embracing Christianity. Bieber has said Jesus as an inspiration in his life, helping him to overcome his past use of drugs and broken relationships.
Justin’s recent release “Holy” is getting good response from the public. The singer also shared an update on this at Instagram describing it as “#Holy out now and #1 in the world. Thank you. Thank you to my friend @kirkfranklin for the choir at the end. Happy Sunday”.


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1. 2020 Renovations:
BCDC’s space is used by various ministries during the week. To better welcome and support them, we are praying to:
- renew the paint on the walls
- fix some worn-out flooring
- renovate the pantry area
- renovate the restroom
The total amount budgeted for this is 150,000.- Baht. Would you please prayerfully consider partnering with us in the renovation project? Please see the donation options below.
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"We have nothing to prove; only the Lord to please."
We are called to equip God's people for works of service, so that the Body of Christ may be built up.
"11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;"
Ephesians 4: 11-13 NKJV
The Voice Community (TVC) is NOT a COMMUNITY CHURCH but rather a community of people who have shared values based on biblical principles.
Community is the context for discipleship. Our faith is not intended to be lived in isolation; we were made for relationship with God and for relationship with each other. We belong not merely to a local church, but to a global people.
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Catholic officials warn proposed D.C. Council bill threatens religious freedom
Friday, September 12, 2014 5:49 AM
Local and national Catholic officials have warned that a proposed bill being considered by the Council of the District of Columbia, the "Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014" threatens the religious liberty of groups operating in the nation's capital.
Michael Scott, the director of the D.C. Catholic Conference and the director of public policy for the Archdiocese of Washington, called the bill "unjust and unnecessary... If passed, the legislation would allow the city government to interfere within the local Church's governance and operations in violation of the United States Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993."
Scott testified against the bill during a June hearing, along with Cynthia DeSimone, the archdiocese's chancellor, who said, "The Archdiocese opposes this bill because if enacted, it would undermine the ability of religious employers to operate their organizations according to their religious beliefs."
The bill states that: "An employer or employment agency shall not discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of or on the basis of the individual's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, including a decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service, because of or on the basis of an employer's personal beliefs about such services."
DeSimone noted in her testimony that "because the Reproductive Health Nondiscrimination Act seems to hinder a religious employer's ability to take an employment action when an employee publicly repudiates the faith, we must vigorously oppose this bill."
In a letter expressing strong opposition to the bill, Anthony Picarello Jr., the associate general secretary and general counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, 'This kind of bill represents a radical attempt to undermine religious and associational liberty, and to date has not passed anywhere in the country."
Picarello added that, "No organization should be required to hire and retain persons whose speech and conduct hinder or contradict the organization's identity and purpose. This is a matter of constitutional right and common sense."
In his letter to the council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Picarello said approval of the bill "would be a direct attack on the freedom of countless organizations to engage in advocacy and to provide services in the District of Columbia."
The bill was introduced at At-Large Councilmember David Grosso, who previously served on the board of directors of Planned Parenthood Metropolitan Washington and is a member of NARAL, ProChoice America. Those testifying in support of the bill included representatives of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington and Catholics for Choice, an abortion rights advocacy group that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has said is not really Catholic because Catholics for Choice opposes Church teaching on the God-given dignity of all human life from conception to natural death.
The Alliance Defending Freedom, joined by seven other pro-life groups, submitted testimony against the bill, noting, "A pro-life organization must be free to choose to expend its resources to employ those whose words and actions uphold and do not detract from the organization's mission."
Writing in the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Richard Doerflinger, the associate director of the Secretariat of Pro-life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, "If passed in any locality, such legislation is sure to produce a new wave of conflict and litigation over the right of pro-life organizations, both secular and religious, to operate in accord with their own deepest convictions about life and procreation."
Scott later said, "Undoubtedly the legislation would also open the door for further interference on other important matters of faith and practice and thereby have a corrosive effect upon everyone's right to the free exercise of their religion in society. All people - not only Catholics - should be very concerned about the legislation's intent and impact."
The head of the D.C. Catholic Conference said the council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety is expected to hold a mark-up meeting on the bill in late September or early October, and if passed, it then proceeds to the Committee of the Whole which could vote to move the legislation for consideration by the Council of the District of Columbia.
Scott said people can express their opposition to the bill by contacting the Chairman Phil Mendelson at firstname.lastname@example.org and Council Member Tommy Wells, Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety at email@example.com.


The Holy Light
As the shepherds watched their flocks that night,
There came to them a holy light.
Choirs of angels began to sing
Praises to the newborn king.
The shepherds went to see the child,
To see the newborn, so soft and mild.
When the shepherds saw the little boy,
Their hearts and souls were filled with joy.
This little babe, with light filling his face,
Was the one who would save the human race.
I reflect, as I read this story of
The birth of peace, joy, and love,
On what he did for people then
And wonder when he'll come again.
Copyright © 2002 Colleen Fischer | Last updated October 7,


Clive Staples Lewis
November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963
Clive Staples Lewis, commonly called C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as “Jack”, was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and Christian apologist. Born in Belfast, Ireland, he held academic positions at both Oxford University (Magdalen College), 1925-1954, and Cambridge University (Magdalene College), 1954-1963. He is best known both for his fictional work, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
Lewis and fellow novelist J. R. R. Tolkien were close friends. Both authors served on the English faculty at Oxford University, and both were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the “Inklings”. According to his memoir Surprised by Joy, Lewis had been baptized in the Church of Ireland (part of the Anglican Communion) at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, at the age of 32 Lewis returned to the Anglican Communion, becoming “a very ordinary layman of the Church of England”.His faith had a profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.
In 1956, he married the American writer Joy Davidman, 17 years his junior, who died four years later of cancer at the age of 45. Lewis died three years after his wife, from renal failure, one week before his 65th birthday. Media coverage of his death was minimal; he died on 22 November 1963-the same day that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and the same day another famous author, Aldous Huxley, died. This has led to the date of his death often being overshadowed by that of Kennedy. In 2013, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Lewis was honoured with a memorial in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey.