Cornerstone Counselling was born in the basement of Bonnie Doon Baptist Church of Edmonton in 1977. It was founded by Reverend Dr. Ernest Runions and Dr. Doug Spinney who had a vision for a Christian counselling agency that could help people during life’s most difficult moments. They believed that by providing affordable and professional mental health care, people would heal and have better lifelong outcomes.
When people in the community learned that subsidized counselling services were available in the church, they started calling to ask if they too could receive this valuable help. Our founders believed that everyone was worthy of love and acceptance, so they opened their doors to the community. Soon, the little counselling office was filled to capacity. It was quickly realized that they had tapped into a deep community need. They moved the counselling office out of the church and established it as an independent charity with a mission to serve the whole community by providing faith-based and secular counselling. Thanks to these early visionaries, Cornerstone has thrived and is continuing to help the next generation with compassionate mental health care.
Today, Cornerstone is one of the largest not-for-profit providers of subsidized counselling, psycho-educational workshops, and psychotherapy training in the Edmonton area. We serve the entire community from children as young as four years old to seniors and offer fee subsidies from our Way to Wellness Fund. Over the years, we estimate that we have helped approximately 85,000 people improve their lives and find their way to wellness.
The land on which we live, work, and prosper is Treaty 6 territory, the ancestral and traditional meeting grounds and gathering place for the Cree, Saulteaux, Blackfoot, Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for generations, and we are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders. We recognize the land as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside and gather on today.


Welcome to Living Way Community Church! We are thankful that you have chosen to take a few moments to get to know us. It is our hope that in the future, you will choose to spend your Sunday morning worshiping our risen Savior with us, and that we will have a chance to get to know you!
Living Way Community Church is a community style church in the Greer / Blue Ridge, SC area. Our worship service consists of contemporary worship, led by a praise band, relevant teaching, a welcoming congregation, and kid-friendly childcare and classes.
While our methods may be modern/contemporary, our message is the same that has been proclaimed through time. Sin separates us from God, but as our loving Father, God created a way (through Jesus) for us to be restored. We meet Sundays at 10:30 and Wednesdays at 7:00. Join us as we learn who God is, what God wants, and how God works!
Whether you have only been attending Living Way for a few weeks, or you've been here for years, we would love for you to join a small group. Our small groups meet on a regular basis, and we quickly form life-long friendships as we grow closer to Jesus together. Click below to to find a group for you!
Living Way Community Church
3239 North Highway 101
Greer, SC 29651
Sundays: 10:30 am
Wednesdays: 7:00 pm


True Liberation Ministries Inc in Indianapolis, IN is a church that believes in the power of the true and living God. It's where yolks are destroyed, chains are broken, and bands are loosed. Through God, our goal is for people to experience true liberation, which is the process of true deliverance. We take pride in being a diverse and multicultural church, and we welcome everyone, no matter their ethnicity or background.
Looking for a welcoming church in Indianapolis, IN? Perhaps you wish to join a ministry that can help you enhance your faith in God. Come to True Liberation Ministries Inc and be a part of our loving church family. Browse the rest of our website to learn more about our services and schedules. We hope to see you soon!


he seeds of the Order were planted in 1525 when a Franciscan priest from the Marche region of Italy, Matteo da Bascio, was convinced that the Franciscans of his time were not what Saint Francis had imagined. He wished to return to the original lifestyle, as practiced by the founder, living in solitude and penance.
His superiors tried to suppress these new notions, forcing Matteo and his companions to hide from the authorities who wanted to arrest them for abandoning their religious obligations. Those years coincided with the Reformation and therefore, any attempt at reform or renewal was held suspect by the superiors of the religious Orders. Matteo and his companions found refuge with the Camaldolese monks. In gratitude, the friars subsequently adopted the Camaldolese custom of wearing an untrimmed beard and a hood similar to theirs (the mark of a hermit in the Marches region). The friars’ nickname (cappuccino) derives from their characteristic hood.
In 1528, through the mediation of Caterina Cibo, Duchess of Camerino, Matteo obtained the approval of Pope Clement VII with the bull, Religionis zelus. He was given permission to live as a hermit and to go about preaching to the poor. The permission was not limited to himself, but extended to all those who would join him in his attempt to live by the most literal observance possible of the Rule of St. Francis. Matteo and the original group were soon joined by others. Initially, they were called Friars Minor of the Eremitical Life. Due to strong opposition on the part of the Observant Franciscans the new group was placed under the authority of the Conventual Franciscans, but had their own Vicar. They became known as the congregation of the Friars Minor Hermits.
Trying times ensued when, in 1542, the General Vicar of the Order, Bernardino Ochino, joined the Protestant Reformation.
In 1574, Pope Gregory XIII allowed the Order to settle in “France and all other parts of the world and to erect houses, places, Custodies and Provinces,” thereby authorizing its diffusion outside Italy. In the 16th century, the Capuchins numbered about 14,000 friars, with nearly 1,000 friaries. The Order’s numbers would further increase between 1600 and the mid-1700s. Eventually, they would reach 34,000 friars and 1,700 friaries. During that same period, the Order modified, or rather, developed some of its initial characteristics. While remaining faithful to the vow of radical poverty, the Capuchins had proven to be effective preachers. Given their initial relationship with the Conventuals, this led to a certain “conventualization” of the Order. This development was also supported by the Holy See which was urging religious Orders to suppress smaller religious houses and encouraging larger local fraternities which could be better controlled. One example of this development is reflected in the original permission to allow the brothers a few useful books, primarily to insure proper training for preachers, developed into having full-fledged libraries. To appreciate better the image of the Capuchins in the mind of the common folk, one has only to consider the contrast between the Capuchin, Br. Cristofo, and Don Rodrigo in Alessandro Manzoni’s Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed).
The Capuchins were also very active in the missions. For example, as Pellegrino da Forlì reported, as early as 1703, the Indian Archdiocese of Agra was entrusted to the brothers of the Order.


I was the kind of Sunday School kid who actually liked being given homework along the lines of ‘Learn all the books of the Old Testament and recite to me next week’. There were gold stars waiting for me at the end, after all…
But, once a bit older, I did wonder what point there is in memorising Bible books. OK, it helps us get around our Bibles faster, but everyone seems to use digital Bibles these days anyway. Is it just an exercise to separate the really eager from the not-so-eager?
And then I realised the importance of teaching kids the ‘Big Picture’ of the Bible. It’s not just a collection of easily packaged stories about Giant-slayers and Kings and Princesses, but God’s Word to us, telling us who He is, who we are meant to be and where we are going. And to get that Big Story, kids need to understand how all the little stories fit in.
Learning the books of the Bible can be part of that. When we understand how the different books fit together in categories (Law, Prophets, Letters, etc.) we immediately see the bigger picture of the Bible, and learning the books in order allows us to grasp the general progression of God’s plan from Creation to Jesus to New Creation.
So. That’s all very well. But getting kids to recite the Bible books weekly sounds a little old-fashioned, and well… boring. Thankfully, there are hundreds of great ideas our there on the internet, including songs and, as I’ll focus on now, card games.
I found the cards pictured here on the Kids Sunday School Place at http://www.kidssundayschool.com/362/printables/bible-cards.php. They offer a free printable download of all the Bible books and the categories (Law, Prophets, etc.), and also some great ideas for group games using them.
I adapted some game ideas from there, and from other sites, and thought up a few of my own. (It’s quite possible someone else has already thought these up somewhere.) I’ve tried to focus them in a way that will actually help kids remember over a few weeks playing the different variations:
The basic game is to split the group into two teams (with two sets of cards), and for the teams to race to complete the ordering of the cards.
Variation one (introduction): split the cards up into Old and New Testament as quickly as possible. This one is good for younger ones, as well.
Variation two: put the cards in the order they come in the Bible (either the whole Bible or Old or New Testaments separately) as fast as possible. Give someone in each team a Bible so they can check the order for the first few times. Then take it away after one or two games.
It would be good to repeat this once a week over a few weeks to get it ‘stuck in their memories’.
Variation three: arrange the cards under the correct category heading (Law, Prophets, Letters…) as fast as possible.
Variation four: once they’ve got a good grasp of the order of the books, give each team member one book card (just pick at random covering the whole Bible or Old or New Testament; don’t worry if you skip books out), and then ask the team to line themselves up so that the books they are holding are in Bible order. As, usual, as fast as possible to beat the other team!
Variation five: randomly divide the Bible books cards between a team, splitting the cards equally between them (so for the whole 66 Bible books, a team of 6 would get 11 cards each). Then they have to put all the cards down as fast as possible in order – so the person with Genesis has to go first, then the person with Exodus, then the person with Leviticus and on and on until Revelation. Again, it’s a race against the other team! Everyone really has to pay attention for this one!
I’m sure there are plenty more variations, but those will get me by for a while with my class, and I hope you find them helpful for inspiring you, too.


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But people rarely admit to this bondage and may not even recognise it. This was so true from some religious leaders. The Lord Jesus Christ told them that the. The good news, my friends, is that Redemption breaks this bondage, this slavery, to sin. The Lord Jesus Christ bought us because the price was Himself. Freedom here is the freedom from the practice of sin, the slavery to sin, being driven by it. This does not make them perfect. A force of soldiers serving their King in a country and ruling oppressively can illustrate sin.
A liberator comes along and conquers the king and imprisons his army — well most of his army. There remains however a little guerrilla remnant that hides in the hills and from time to time makes raids upon the territory. The king no longer controls, but his soldiers are still active. So sin no longer controls the heart of the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ but it is still there, causing the Christian occasionally to stumble.
He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? How does a person change and instead of belonging to Satan as his blind slave become a child of God?
By believing in and trusting the purchase of the Lord Jesus Christ — through redemption — through the payment of the ransom.
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Paul told us, Ye are not your own — you have been bought with a price. The third kind of bondage that grips men is this. But the death of the Jesus Christ redeems His believing people. Paul says at the beginning of Ephesians 1 v 7. In Christ we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;. There is that redemption — freedom through the payment of a price.
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We are freed from the necessity to pay for our own sins. What a relief this is! Every believer has the joy of knowing that there is nothing to pay! But every unbeliever needs to beware. If you die without forgiveness and pardon; if you end your life without the experience of being redeemed, rescued, ransomed, delivered — then you are sunk?
This is why the Bible record of the life and death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is not merely history — it is life changing and life giving information that has to be believed. May God give every believer the joy of heart that comes with knowing that Jesus has died to redeem them. All rights reserved.
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The Price of Redemption 1 Peter 1 v 18—20 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, To read the whole of the chapter click HERE Our studies in Ephesians have brought us to a natural break when we completed the practical teaching about Relationships.
A text to begin our thoughts is from 1 Peter 1 v 18 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, The Apostle Peter here is speaking to the poor persecuted believers in Asia in this letter. They were not slaves who had been bought out of slavery with money or costly treasures — things that would not last — silver, gold etc Nor did working at it redeem them — from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; Rather it was a sacrifice that had brought the reality of their redemption to them — 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, This redemption was no afterthought of a God who had seen His creation go wrong — but as a plan from before the foundation of the world.
There is an old Gospel song that says this — Redemption, O wonderful story, Glad message to you and to me, For Jesus has purchased my pardon, And paid all my debts on the tree.
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The Price of Redemption. There are 3 words in the Hebrew and 3 in the Greek. For instance — Exodus Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: Exodus Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed : thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
Furthermore it can be used to describe the arrangement that existed amongst the Israelites when a man came to an extreme situation and was forced to sell his family field — Leviticus If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. The word is used in Psalms Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
In this verse there are two aspects of rescue and deliverance — Spiritual redemption Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: and physical redemption or rescue deliver me because of mine enemies.
The people would have risked their lives as a ransom for Jonathan. We can see this with regards to Abraham — Isaiah 29 v 22 Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. Liberation through ransom. We find this word in such texts as 1 Corinthians 6 v 19 What? AND 1 Corinthians 7 v 21 Art thou called being a servant?
And Revelation 5 v 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood bought us by blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 2. In Galatians 3 Paul uses this word to describe the deliverance that the Lord Jesus Christ obtained for Christian Jews — He delivered them from the law and its curse — 13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 3.
There is however more to this price. Peter mentions 2. The Blood of Christ. This is what Paul meant in Romans 6 v20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. A tremendous change has taken place in our lives — the change from ignorance [1Peter ] to the knowledge of God [verse 21], the change from hopelessness to a living hope [verses 3, 21], the change from darkness to wonderful light , the change from being nobody to being the people of God , the change from being the objects of condemnation to being the recipients of mercy .
This immense and multi-faceted change has occurred because we have been the focus of a grand and costly redemptive action of God.
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Redemption presupposes an existing condition of bondage, captivity, enslavement or debt, from which there is no simple or easy way out. Redemption liberation from such bondage always involves a cost. In the case of our salvation, the ransom, the price paid, is the life of Christ.
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He died, he shed his blood, he gave his life, as the only price that could secure our freedom. He goes on to explain why the blood of Christ is so precious, so valuable. Here Peter uses the symbolism embedded in the ritual requirements of the Passover festival: that only a perfect lamb was an acceptable substitutionary sacrifice.
Darkness extended over all of Middle-Earth like a veil during the time of war. In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien uses the magic ring to reflect the politics of sustainability, by drawing from his own life experiences. Two philosophers, Scruton and Hart write their recipes for sustainability.
Scruton believes that finding the right. Both of these have had a profound effect on the world, whether it be through changing a way of life or just by making time pass for a few hours. Certain books and movies have played great roles in the world and had many influences. The Lord of the Rings has had a massively positive effect on both literature and film. Its creation has led to many positives and in doing so has become one of the most influential stories ever created.


Contact: Ban Songyae, Kham Toei sub-district, Thai Charoen district, Yasothon province 35120 Tel. -
Ban Song Yae Catholic Church is the largest wooden Catholic church in Thailand with 100 years in Thailand. It is located at Ban Songyae, Kham Toei sub-district, Thai Charoen district, Yasothon province.
Its full name is “Wat Akkhara Thewada Michael” consisting of a large wooden church situaged elegantly. Its building was initially built as only a tiny hut. Later, it was gradually developed because its service life was deteriorated according to its age. The existing wooden church is the 4th church built in 1947. It is a Thai arts church, 16 m wide and 57 m long and the largest wooden one in Thailand. About 80,000 sheets of wood and 360 wooden piles were used. Most of them are Selangen Batu wood with skylight decorated with colorful and beautiful glasses. In 1954, the ceremony was celebrated at the church.
Its history started in 1908 in Ban Nong Song Yae in a dense forest, where the first five families settled. Some of them have been accused in their former homes of being possessed by ghosts. They were attacked and chased from the village.
All the five families suffered and traveled to meet French priests named the Reverends Dechanel and Ambrosio at Ban Se Song, Chiang Pheng sub-district, Pa Tio district, Yasothon province so that they could help them chase the ghosts from them and their families. After the incident, the five families became Roman Catholic and the village became Christian community.
In 1909, the two priests built Wat Nong Song Yae and its official name was “Wat Akkhara Thewada Michael” that is the name of key saints. Father Dechanel was the first rector of the church.
The church is daily open for visitors to view its beauty. From Yasothon, use Highway 2169, turn left after passing Kut Chum district, where famous beef and meatballs are sold for 7-8 kms, and keep going for 600 metres. There will be a sign on the left hand and the door is on the right side.


Board of Management
Board of Management
Since 1988, the school has been managed by a Board of Management which both symbolises, and gives expression to the partnership between the Marist Brothers, the lay-teaching staff and the parents of the students who work together for the well-being of all of our students.
The eight person Board operates under the terms of the Articles of Management for Catholic Secondary schools. The Marist Brothers, as Trustee owners of the school, have four nominees on the Board while the staff and the parents have two nominees each. The Board of Management is selected for a three year term, the Chairperson of the Board is appointed by the Trustees, while the Principal of the school, who acts as Secretary to the Board, is not actually a member of the Board.
Under the terms of these articles, the conduct, management and financial administration of the school is under the control of the Board which exercises its powers subject to the general supervision and control of the Trustees, and in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Education.
The Board is responsible for the day-to-day expenses of running the school and it must ensure that expenditure does not exceed income. It must ensure that all furnishings and equipment are suitable and adequate. It is also responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the buildings under its care, including internal and external painting and decoration, the maintenance of the grounds, trees and all boundary fences and gates, and the upkeep of the internal roads and tarmacadam areas. However, no extension, improvement or replacement of the school building can be undertaken by the Board without the approval of the Trustees and in addition the Board must submit a forward budget and annual accounts to the Trustees.
Subject to such direction as may be given from time to time by the Board, the Principal shall control the internal organisation, management and discipline of the school, including the assignment of duties to members of the teaching and non-teaching staff.
No member of the Board in his/her individual capacity may interfere with the administration of the school by the Principal or with the duties assigned to any officer or member of the staff, teaching or non-teaching.
The Board shall appoint all DES-paid teachers (following the appointment of a Selection Committee who shall undertake the selection process).
No criticism of an individual teacher may take place at Board meetings without written notice from the Principal to that teacher (and/or the School Steward) and an opportunity is given to the teacher to be present and heard and/or be represented at the Board before any such matter is discussed or decided upon.
The Principal shall, with the approval of the Board, appoint all members of the non-teaching staff. The Principal shall have the right of suspension of such staff. If the question of dismissal arises, it shall be a matter for decision by the Board.
There are two joint staff-Board sub-committees. They are the Planning sub-committee and the Finance sub-committee.
The Board’s relationship with the Trustees are outlined in two formal documents known as Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 which have been drawn up by the Marist Brothers.
Under the terms of Schedule 1 which deals with the property at Marian College, the Board is responsible for the buildings contained in the main block (including the hall), the smaller block (Prep block), the swimming pool and its associated areas, the former art room, the grass areas in front of the College, the concrete and tarmacadam areas on the property, and the maintenance of all walls and trees in the College.
The Trustees are responsible for the Brothers’ residence (including sheds, greenhouse and garage), the parking space in front of the residence, the green areas bounded by the House, the Pool and the Prep Block, the area of the former all-weather pitch and access thereto, and the strip of land between the main drive and the former Sandymount High School.
The Trustees have decided to make the all weather pitch available to the Board for a nominal annual rent of 13 cent (10 pence). The Trustees may – with due notice – withdraw the use of this area from the Board should this portion of the property be required by the Trustees.
The Board shall be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all the buildings under their care. They shall be responsible for the internal and external painting and decoration. They shall be responsible for the maintenance of the grounds, trees and all boundary fences and gates. They shall be responsible for the upkeep of the internal roads and tarmacadam areas.
Schedule 2, which deals with the ethos of the College can be summarised as follows:
The Catholic School is committed to the development of the whole person, since in Christ, the perfect person, all human values find their fulfilment and unity. Its duty to cultivate human values in accordance with its particular mission to serve all man has its origin in the figure of Christ. Its task is fundamentally a synthesis of culture and faith, and a synthesis of faith and life. (Sacred Congregation for Christian Education, 1977)
The Marist School, as envisaged by Father Champagnat (founder of the Marist Brothers – now St Marcellin Champagnat) offers families and approach to education which draws faith, culture and life into harmony. It is an approach which stresses the values of self-forgetfulness and openness to others, which presents culture as a way of drawing people together, and proposes knowledge as a duty of service. Marist schools, which provide a particularly favourable setting for Christian education, give priority to a pastoral care that is adapted to the needs of young people, and which gives particular attention to pupils who are in difficulty. Marist Schools, which are open to any family that accepts our educational approach, encourage dialogue between persons of different cultures and different beliefs.
The Marist view of their own roles as educators has been articulated in a recent booklet entitled In the Footsteps of Marcellin Champagnat which enunciates the basic principle that
to bring up children properly we must love them and love them all equally
From this principle flows the five particular characteristics which have been identified as the “Marist style”. These are:
Love of Work,
In the Way of Mary.
The booklet (In the Footsteps of Marcellin Champagnat) expands on these characteristics with phrases such as:
- present to young people in ways that show that we care for them personally
- establish relationships with them in their own space and in their own culture
- we seek to be neither obsessively vigilant nor negligently laissez-faire
- contacts are genuine and straightforward
- an atmosphere of humility and modesty
- our way of educating is rooted in real life.
- live as members of a loving family intuitively do
- build community
- each person should feel at home amongst us
- respect the dignity and need of each young person
- our leaders develop an organisational approach which reflects our values by encouraging a spirit of partnership and shared responsibility, while, at the same time, allowing for the responsible autonomy of each person involved in the educative process.
- hard-working educators who are generous of heart
- work as self-fulfilment
- foster teamwork, helping the students to acquire a co-operative and socially sensitive approach to serving others in need
- journey of faith
- Mary urges us to do whatever Jesus tells us.
Thus the Marist school
- educates in gospel values (especially hope, love, justice, reconciliation and freedom)
- develops tolerance
- provides a systematic and co-ordinated Religious Education programme
- makes collaborative decisions based on Christian principles and values
- nurtures the Christian vocation to share the faith and helps students discover their particular vocation in the church and in the world
- welcomes and involves parents as partners and assists them in their primary task of handing on the faith
- provides for faith experiences for all its members (especially through Eucharistic worship, retreats, prayer and the sacraments)
- gives active recognition to the role of the chaplain, the catechist and the counsellor
- places strong emphasis on a sense of self-worth and self-esteem
- ensures that the uniqueness and dignity of each person is respected and responded to (especially through its pastoral care practices)
- does not define the success of one individual in terms of superiority over others
- facilitates the harmonious development of the spiritual, social, emotional, moral, intellectual and physical endowments of each person
- provides a broad curriculum which cultivates cultural and aesthetic elements as well as intellectual and physical
- encourages, supports and actively promotes the ongoing personal, Christian and professional formation and retraining of all staff
- expresses a distinctly Christian view of what it means to be human
- responds to the expectations and needs of today’s young people
- offers a curriculum which is relevant to individual students
- values openness to change and is sensitive to opportunities for innovation and diversification
- develops knowledge and skills for coping with technological change
- sees education as a life-long process
- exercises a prophetic role in society especially on such issues as Justice, Peace and the Environment
- makes Mary known and loved as one who will lead to Jesus
- leads students to imitate Mary by listening to God in their lives and by being attentive to and serving others
- leads staff to be a caring presence for each other and for the students
- fosters a family spirit that manifests itself in close co-operation between parents, students and teachers.
The Marist Brothers are the Trustees of the school. They fulfil the role of Patron under the terms of the 1998 Education Act.
The Trustees’ role is to be supportive of the Board, Staff and Principal, to listen to the concerns and proposals expressed by the Board and to respond appropriately in keeping with the Trustee’s responsibilities and agreed procedures. The Trustees are therefore committed to building up mutual trust, vision and energy towards the solution of the problems facing the College at this time.
The Trustees intend, despite the continuing difficulties being experienced by all religious communities in relation to ageing personnel and the shortage of vocations, to continue to be involved in the life of the College for as long as Brothers are available. The Marist Brothers will therefore continue to maintain a community at Marian College, whose presence will continue to be supportive of the College and which will offer a real and meaningful opportunity for continuing involvement in the Christian education of young people, especially those experiencing greatest difficulty in any way.
The College Community is part of the Europe West Central Province of the Marist Brothers which consists of Marist Communities in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Provincial, Bro Brendan Geary, is based in the Netherlands and the Irish representative on the Provincial Council is Bro PJ McGowan, Marist Brothers, Clondalkin, Dublin.


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You are in left field concerning Winterfest! I am a youth leader in my church with youth of my own and clearly God is and has used the Winterfest program to help revive and strengthen our youth. Should you not waste your plight to worry others with your words of fear? Couldn't you use your time and energy more wisely by encouraging others who are making a difference in our world today (Winterfest) and its organization? Come on, really, I hope people read what you have to say and go and attend just to find out for thierselves how God uses Winterfest to change lives!!!!Use your energy for what matters the winning of souls! not the cutting down of the brotheren and Gods annointed! Get in the right field! Catch the ball (vision) of what God is doing! Ive only experienced good from Winterfest and so has our teenagers!!!!WINTERFEST CORPORATION AND JEFF WALLING
The above named corporate body has its headquarters in Edmond, Oklahoma and is known as the "Winterfest Group." According to its website report (See http://www.winterfest.org) its officers are Greg Anderson of the Western Hills Church in Nashville, Dudley Chancey, Oklahoma Christian University and Johnny Markum of the College Street Church in Lebanon, Tennessee.
This para-church organization is no part of the church, but they annually feature their "Fallfest" or "Winterfest" programs to draw the youth of the church into their web of deceit. Just a few clicks of your mouse will reveal much about how this group which not only uses sectarians as a part of their program but features "contemporary Christian" performers using instrumental music with songs of praise and worship. You may listen to a block of this type music from the website. Here is a quote concerning one of the "contemporary" groups called, "Solomon's Wish" which will be on the program of Winterfest 2000 in Gatlinburg next month.
"Mike Hurst, Scott Roberts and Kevin "Toby" Tobias wrap their pop sensibilities and intricate vocals around themes such as feeling lack of direction ("Circle in the Sand") and living for Christ ("Easier Said than Done") while creating contemporary praise with songs like "Waterfall" and "God is Alive." Drawing from personal experiences, study times and often pastors sermons, all three are heavily involved in the song writing process for Solomon's Wish. Scott laughs -- "I always pay attention when someone wiser than me is talking -- there's always material!"
"With Scott on percussion as Mike and Toby complement the Solomon's Wish sound with acoustic guitar, the trio is as dynamic in live performance as their songs demand. All three have been involved in some aspect of church ministry, most specifically in youth ministry, where the threesome have felt called to work with teens. But for Solomon's Wish, performing a concert for a youth group is more than just doing their best on stage -- it is spending time with the kids before and after the show."
Jeff Walling will also be featured on the "Winterfest" 2000 at Gatlinburg in February. This brother over the last two decades has done as much as anyone to persuade the youth of the church of Christ that instrumental music in worship is "a matter of opinion...a gray area" (See Bulletin Briefs, May 1998 and Behold the Pattern, Goebel Music, 5114 Montclair, Colleyville, TX 76034, pp. 198-223). In many other ways, Walling continues to seek to change the church of our Lord into a carbon copy of protestant denominationalism. As evidence of this please note the following: In the Woodmont Hills Newsletter of September 29, 1999 (See www.woodmont.org), Rubel Shelly announced that he was going to be a "General Committee Member" on behalf of the June 2000 Billy Graham Crusade in Nashville. About one month later Walling announced (Providence Road Bulletin, Vol. XXVI, No. 21, Oct. 26, 1999) that Shelly would be their guest speaker for the Providence Road church for both services on November 7. Here is clear evidence that these two brothers are working together to restructure the church of Christ. In plain language their work with each other and the support for Billy Graham is such evidence. If not, why not?
Let me entreat in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ all elders to warn (1 Thess. 5:14) those under your care (Acts 20:28) against such programs of compromise as "Winterfest." Men who have been placed as elders over God's flock are required to stop the mouths of those "who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain" (Titus 1:11). And, if you do not think these "Fallfests" and "Winterfests" are a money making operation for those involved, you just ask the young people or their parents what the costs are to see the sideshows to the "religious" segment.
-- Jim E. Waldron
-- Seek The Old Paths (Vol. 11 No. 2, February 2000)
NOTE: The mini-calendar of events for the MYG (Madison Youth Group) shows the Winterfest again is scheduled for February 20-22, 2004. [Donnie Cruz]
According to the tentative schedule, he will speak Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Jeffs view of fellowship is similar to Max Lucados. Immediately, then we know that this program is not concerned that young people be taught the Truth.Source: Bible Infonet
An Open Letter to All Churches of Christ of Southern California
I was shocked and dismayed this last week to attend a Youth Program at one of our churches - on a Sunday morning at the 9:30 a.m. assembly in the auditorium. The speaker, in his presentation, presented four tape recordings of a full orchestrated band with all instruments. I could not believe my ears; there were guitars, drums, pianos, horns and string instruments of every nature. If it is OK to play a prerecorded tape, wouldn't it be just the same to have the full band play live?
When I approached the director of the program I was told that this was a class, as communion was not being served until 10:30 a.m., and I was also told that the Greek words for "music" were "not clear. " I was told by an elder of that congregation that their eldership was not aware that instrumental music would be played in the auditorium that morning.
Brethren, I have a concern that well over 250 young people were badly misled that morning. Is it right for youth ministers, guest speakers, elders or others to introduce instrumental music of this magnitude in worship services among churches of Christ? Should the other churches at least have been told that this was going to happen? I have a great concern over what impression was made on the young people attending this Youth Program. I also have a concern if an eldership is not told about something as serious as this.
Are we being stumbling blocks for our young people? Why was this done in a secretive way without the eldership being informed? Why were the visiting congregations of Southern California, who sent their young people to this program, not told that this would be done? This didn't happen by accident. "We understand your concern and we will bring it up in our evaluation meeting afterwards," is skirting the issue.
It was only a few years ago that another congregation at a Youth Program was going to take the Lord's Supper on Saturday night. What will happen next? Is this what change is all about?
Let us prayerfully consider the actions that we take that are going to impact the soul salvation of all our young Christian brothers and sisters. Let us pray that we strive to be true to God's Word. Let us strive to live in harmony and in peace, but not peace at any price. Whatever happened to, "We speak where the Bible speaks and we are silent where the Bible is silent"?
In service to Christ,
D. Hershel Wilson
Well, it does stagger the mind to think that someone, who supposedly follows Him Who directed us to love our neighbor as ourselves, could ironically manifest such unspeakably vicious hatred toward those with whom he disagrees. And that brings up an interesting story.According to the tentative schedule, he will speak Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Jeffs view of fellowship is similar to Max Lucados. Immediately, then we know that this program is not concerned that young people be taught the Truth.
And just what is the truth? I'll tell you what it is, anything the coC says it is! I went to the coC for 25 years. I must tell you, you folks are officialy nuts!! The coC is now, in my opinion, a cult every bit as bad as the JWs. You might as well open a kingdom hall for the coC and march arm in arm off a clift! You of the "only ones going to heaven because we do it right" crowd make me want to puke!
Print this if you can. I see that this sight is so moderated by the "brethern" that dissenting opinion is treated like Pravda would treat it in the old soviet union!
Dont need your prayers, dont want them.Well, there's mature "dissent," and then there's just plain old hateful "vent." Let's see: according to you, the Church of Christ are arrogant Pharisees, a cult, nuts, nauseating, just like Soviets, and infested with pox; we're to be detested because we are very sure of our beliefs, and finally we should fall off a cliff. (I really hope our more discerning readers can differentiate between mature dissenting and hateful venting.) For your future posts, you might want to work in the following overused compliments which change agents most commonly bestow upon us: "judgmental, unkind, unloving, gossips, slanderers, divisive, troublemakers, hypocrites," and the granddaddy of them all, "religious pornographers!" Just want you to be as consistent as possible in your messages.
Now I'm going to repay your obviously mean-spirited, impenitent, resentful attitude with good. I'm going to pray for you, Kent S. You evidently despise the Church of Christ most severely, and it's eating at you like a cancer, whether you will admit it or not. You seem to resent any who are very sure of their salvation, as those in the Church of Christ are. But since you think the Church of Christ is completely wrong, I'm surprised that you would not pray for us. I could be wrong, but from your most recent, vehement messages, I just didn't get the impression that you ever had the desire to pray for us. But I will pray for you, Kent, that your bitter hatred against us will dissipate. A Christ-like mind rejoices not in inquity but in the truth (1 Cor. 13:6 KJV).


(Cleveland) – Pastor James McGonegal was arrested for soliciting sex at Edgewater Park.
Investigators claim the priest at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church in Cleveland offered an off-duty Cleveland Metropark ranger $50 for sex.
Investigators also say the 68-year-old McGonegal admitted being HIV positive, so he is also facing a third-degree felony.
Mcgonegal posted bond over the weekend is scheduled to be in court Tuesda.
The latest statement issued by the Cleveland Diocese issued reads:
"The status of Fr. James McGonegal is under review. Fr McGonegal has stepped away from his duties at St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish to attend to his personal matters. Fr. Gary Yanus, priest in residence at St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish will temporarily attend to the sacramental needs of the parish community."
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The Vocation Commission for the Diocesan Clergy (VCDC) aims at promoting vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood and Religious life by providing parents, children and youth of Goa with adequate and coincrete means to discern and foster these vocations in this Archdiocese.
Specifically the V.C.D.C will strive:
To enlighten, guide inspire and encourage young men and help them to discern their own vocation and respond to it faithfully.
To foster vocations for priesthood in our Christian Families and provide them with some means to discern signs of vocation in their children and help their homes”serve as kind of introductory Seminary” (O.T.2)
To help teachers in the Schools and Colleges and other educators who in some way provide for the training of boys and young men to promote vocational values and so to develop in those young people entrusted to them an ability”to recognize a divine calling and willingly answer it” (O.T.2)
To conscientize the priests and the religious in pastoral and educational field as (as well as the seminarians particularly in the Diocesan Seminaries) about their duty to foster priestly vocations by t heir word and ministry and to “attract the hearts of young people to the priesthood by their own humble, energetic and joyfully pursued life” (OT2)


Welcome to McCabe Pilgrimages
It was in 1983 that Alistair McCabe saw that the best Holy Land pilgrimage required a tour operator which combined professional expertise with a basic sympathy for the needs of the Church. A sympathy which embraces both the Church in the UK and the Church in the Holy Land.
McCabe Pilgrimages was founded to offer this combination of skills to British churches. The vision was to provide an excellent Holy Land experience for the pilgrim, while freeing up tour leaders to concentrate on the pastoral and spiritual needs of their groups. Read more about McCabe Pilgrimages
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According to the 13th century chronicler Matthew Paris, there was a church on the site as far back as 948, when Abbot Ulsinus of St Albans Abbey set up three churches on the edges of the town. They were St Peter’s, St Stephen’s and St Michael’s. This one, St Peter’s is on the northern edge of the town.
This early Saxon church has been replaced and there is now nothing dating back to that time. One of the earliest remnants is now to be found in the corner of the site and is right beside the pavement on St Peter’s Street. I have walked past it hundreds of times and not realized it was there. Not surprising because it is almost invisible and almost covered with Ivy.
This is part of what was known as the Charnell chapel and dates back to at least 1400. I took some photos of it and pedestrians passing by gave me some odd looks. Not surprising really but this is what it looks like now. The church yard has lots of information boards which adds to the interest and this is a close up of one of them with information relating to this chapel.
The graveyard, is more than a graveyard, it has a peaceful area where you can sit and contemplate or eat your sandwiches.
It has some ‘wildlife’ areas with wild flowers to attract insects and birds. There is an orchard area, some magnificent old trees, especially Yews. There is an area where lots of children were buried back in the 18th century.
The church itself has been restored, enlarged, and rebuilt at various stages throughout its history. The doorways still date back to the 13th century although the door itself does not look quite that old to me.
Opposite the church are some Alms houses, these were built in 1627 by one Pemberton, the High Sheriff of St Albans. He is buried in the graveyard of St Peter’s. Evidently he built them because he ‘accidentally’ killed an old lady with an arrow from his bow!???? So this was his way to seek forgiveness from the almighty. You will notice there is an arrow at the top of the arch above the doorway.
So that is it. The church has a web site so if you wish you can find out more at http://www.stpeterschurch.uk.com/


In , Valentine's Day is celebrated with the whole family — it is more about family love than a couple's love. Oruch of the , Henry Ansgar Kelly of the and Associate Professor Michael Matthew Kaylor of the. Ambrose Ambrogio of Milan is associated with bees, but his Bassilica has not one bee within it. Archived from on April 1, 2010. Unlike western countries, gifts such as greeting cards, candies, , or are uncommon, and most of the gifts-related activity is about giving the right amount of chocolate to each person.
Valentine, in which he laid down his life for love of God, becoming a martyr. Valentine, a priest, did not abide by this ruling. The Orthodox Church still honours the Julian calendar and there is about 13 days difference. Beekeepers can sell this nutritious, nonperishable food item for income. Valentine is recognized on , in which Saint Valentine, the Roman presbyter, is honoured; in addition, the Eastern Orthodox Church observes the feast of Hieromartyr Valentine, Bishop of Interamna, on. Our bishop-elect will begin her duties in Colorado mid-May 2019.
In Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints, Vol. Many beginner questions can be answered by reading the. Amigo Secreto is also popular there. The Roman Catholic Church continues to recognize him as a saint, listing him as such in the February 14 entry in the , and authorizing liturgical veneration of him on February 14 in any place where that day is not devoted to some other obligatory celebration in accordance with the rule that on such a day the Mass may be that of any saint listed in the Martyrology for that day. Another theory is similar, claiming that February 14 is the date on which birds choose their mates.
The Catholic church appears to recognize 3 different saints bearing the same name; though it is largely believed that they all could be the same person perhaps at different stages of his life. The collection appears in Seddon's book Victorian Valentines 1996. The February 14 Valentine's Day is not celebrated at all because it usually falls too little before or too little after the — that can fall anywhere from early February to early March and lasts almost a week. The legend was picked up as fact by later martyrologies, starting by 's martyrology in the 8th century. Men are expected to return gifts that are at least two or three times more valuable than the gifts received in Valentine's Day.
As a Bishop, Valentine had been asked to prove the validity of Jesus. He prohibited the marriage of young people. In 1836, some that were exhumed from the of Saint Hippolytus on the , then near rather than inside Rome, were identified with St Valentine; placed in a casket, and transported to the procession to the high altar for a special Mass dedicated to young people and all those in love. Not returning the gift is perceived as the man placing himself in a position of superiority, even if excuses are given. Taiwan in Valentine's Day 2006 In , traditional , Valentine's Day and White Day are all celebrated.
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The Valentines honored on February 14 are Valentine of Rome Valentinus presb. Most state laws specifically say that frames and combs must be easily accessible and removable. In 2017, the banned Valentine's Day celebrations in public places in Pakistan. However, other tales of St. There is no indication in suppressing the Lupercalia, Gelasius put anything else in its place. The day of love was traditionally March 12, the 's day, or February 22,.
February 14 Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c. Valentine in in Dublin, Ireland Numerous early Christian martyrs were named. Meanwhile, bread and honey make a healthy family snack. We are taught to constantly perform a cost-benefit analysis of our relationships: How long til we call back? Valentine's Day in various ; it has, for example, the rank of 'commemoration' in the in the. Too often there arethose who would script the power of the living God, in this casethat being the efficacious prayers of the saints about us and thosein Heaven.
He also is the patron saint of couples, but not for reasons we would think. Archived from on April 27, 2011. Then, take the opportunity to explore more in the world, asking for St. Some scholars believe that St. It remained an important pilgrim site throughout the Middle Ages until the relics of St. Honey and bees have long been associated with deities of love across Europe to Africa and further, so his current image is not out of place.


Welcome to Our Faith Community
Across the street from Norman County West Elementary School, you’ll find a congregation with a history that dates back to the earliest days of Hendrum itself. Immanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA) is a place of gathering for many residents, welcoming people of all faiths to worship and celebrate. Like churches across the country, Immanuel Lutheran serves its community with outreach services like the Community Food Shelf, which is operated by church volunteers. It also opens its doors on a regular basis for activities like dance and piano lessons.
If worship at Immanuel Lutheran isn’t the right fit for your family, it’s important to know that there are several other congregations within an easy “Sunday drive” of Hendrum. A few minutes to our north on Highway 75 you’ll find Holy Family Catholic Church and East Marsh River Lutheran Church (AFLC) in Halstad, MN. You can also head east on highway 200 to Ada, MN, which is home to St. Joseph Catholic Church, SonRise Evangelical Free Church, and Zion Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod).
To learn more, feel free to contact the congregation of your choice:
- Immanuel Lutheran, Hendrum: 218-861-6218
- Holy Family Catholic Church, Halstad: 218-456-2400
- East Marsh River Lutheran, Halstad: 218-456-2279
- St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ada: 218-784-4131
- SonRise Evangelical Free Church, Ada: 218-784-3733
- Zion Lutheran Church, Ada: 218-784-7103


Although we’re still almost a week away from St. Patrick’s Day, this is the last chance I’ll have to retell an old tale before then, so here goes.
I’ve been studying the Irish language (conveniently called Irish) for three years now. Irish is a difficult language, but it is my goal to become completely fluent. So far, I’m as fluent as an Irish infant, but I’m still trying.
And you can’t study things Irish without bumping into the stories of old. And although it’s not often discussed in polite circles, the Irish of old had a disturbing history of slavery.
In all the Celtic world, the Irish were the most feared slavers. They would sail to the coasts of Britain searching for isolated villages, grab the children in the night, and sail away with them.
These children would then be bartered in the slave markets of Ireland, and most would become servants or shepherds. We have first-hand testimony of one of these slaves. In about 400 A.D. a sixteen-year-old boy was captured by Irish slavers, taken in the night from his home in Britain and trundled off to Ireland.
He was a Christian boy, the grandson of a priest, and his name was Maewyn Succat. Maewyn spent six years as a slave, hungry and cold working as a shepherd before he escaped back to Britain. But even as he endured hunger and cold, something about Ireland caught hold of him, and called on him to return.
While the druids prayed in their sacred groves, making sacrifices to the gods and goddesses, a new religion was on the march. Christianity had already taken hold throughout much of Europe and Britain, and it was about to reach Ireland.
Having escaped slavery in Ireland, Maewyn never felt at home in Britain. He heard voices calling him to God and decided to join the Church. He studied in a French monastery, was ordained priest, and became a missionary. He would take the Good Spell – the Gospel of Jesus to the Irish.
He made it his mission to walk the pagus – Latin for countryside. And Ireland, having not one city, was all pagus. And in this matter, the inhabitants, the pagans, would hear the word of God.
As a missionary, Maewyn took the name Patricius, meaning noble born. And so the French-trained British man who would forever be known at St. Patrick set sail in the year 432 to convert the Irish.
The druids were skeptical, and the kings no less so, but Patrick moved north to the Hill of Tara, where the Irish high kings were crowned.
According to legend, Patrick met High King Oengus at Tara, held up a shamrock and used it to explain the holy trinity, how three things can be one thing, how shapes and forms can shift.
And he introduced the Celtic cross, combining the cross with the symbol for the sun, which respected the pagan reverence for the natural world.
Patrick established monasteries from one end of Ireland to the other. And Ireland became the one country in the world where Christianity was spread without bloodshed.
Since Ireland had no cities, these monasteries became centers of communities. And the natural mysticism of the Irish people was respected and welcomed by these new holy men. The druids were welcomed, and even the pagan festivals were respected and celebrated.
Patrick had made one other significant contribution – wherever he traveled, he condemned the institution of slavery. And who better than a former slave to do that?
By the time of his death in 461or shortly thereafter, Christianity was well established, and the Irish slave trade was no more. And Patrick, the British-born former-slave became the most famous Irishman of all.


As people of faith, we believe that responding to the urgent threat of climate change is essential to caring for God’s creation and loving our neighbors. Human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels for energy, has thrown nature out of balance, polluted the air, raised sea levels, made thousands of God’s creatures extinct, and threatens the lives and livelihoods of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters. In short, we have become destroyers, not sustainers, of life. Pope Francis writes:
“Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of goods. It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day.”
Some political leaders ignore or deny the overwhelming scientific evidence that human behavior is exacerbating global warming. We can’t afford denial, delay, or indifference.
That’s why we encourage you to vote for the candidate most capable of promoting the accomplishment of the following mission-critical goals:
- Transition from dependency on fossil fuel toward a clean energy economy.
- Honor the emissions-reduction commitments our nation made at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris in 2015, and taking additional actions neeed to avert catastrophic global warming.
- Assist developing nations—who are leas responsible for climate change but most impacted by it—in coping with threats such as increased droughts, floods, and sea-level rise by sharing clean energy technology and other supports.
Excerpted from Faith, Values and the 2016 Election: Toward a Politics of the Golden Rule published by FaithinPublicLife.org and Interfaith Power & Light.


We have been assaulted again by the apostate, Pat Robertson. People in Haiti were dying as he spoke words of judgement and condemnation. In case you missed it, here is a good place to read about it and watch video.
Personally, my stomach is too delicate to watch the video:
January 13, 2010 3:20PM
Pat Robertson: Haiti ‘Cursed’ Since Pact with the Devil
– Sarah Pulliam Bailey
I am a very poor Christian, but I can describe the attitude of decent Christians toward Robertson’s comments. His comments presume that all Haitians, past to present, are heathen (probably adherents to Voodoo) and complicit in the Deal with the Devil. Such a monolithic view is required to discount the presence of many Haitians, past and present, who are main-line Christians. Their presence is discounted by Robertson because, according to his charismatic, power-of-prayer religious views, the prayer of faithful Christians is a joy to God and efficacious in seeking His intervention. He has either accused all Haitians of being heathen, or he has asserted that the prayers of vast numbers of Haitians (and other Christians around the world!) are powerless to protect Christians from 19th-Century devil worshippers’ mistakes.
The Apostle Peter only denied Christ three times.
How many times is this for Robertson?


My usual Sunday activities include something like
- fishing on the lake, basking in the Sunday being surrounded by God and all that he created. Its peaceful, its fullfilling and its humbling. I can't help but stick up for myself and my decisions to not attend organized church services when I'm at the lake on a peaceful Sunday morning.
- pedaling my heart out on my little bike......outside in the fresh air and sunshine....seeing the sights that can't be seen from the highway. I can't help but look off the top of the mountain and be thankful for the health that God has given me, the ability to be active and be able to enjoy the beautiful world that he has created.
- hanging on for dear life on the ski lift.....fresh air and sunshine, its rejuvenating to be greeted by the brisk air while everything around me is clothed in angel like blanket of snow. How can one deny that God is there?
- Power Thoughts devo by Joyce Meyer, a friendly bump each morning to remind me that I am exactly as God made me, I am who he wants me to be. I am strong, I am powerful, the world is waiting for me.
- Pleasant Grove Cowboy Church's Facebook page, my friend The Pastor aka one of the NRS Boys, is the pastor of this church and I recently got a request to 'like' the church's page. The Pastor does mid-week messages and somehow I always feel like he is talking directly to me. The page also has some great pictures with scripture that I just love....I look for it every.single.day on Facebook lately. I think their Facebook page may have just become my church.