Why do you think you can getaway easily? Why do you think others won’t remember what you have said and done? Why do you think others won’t pick up pieces and have them glued back together into a complete picture?
I have no idea.
Are you able to have a sound sleep at night, when you know that you have lied to the entire world, including your own conscience? Are you able to sit down peacefully at church and confess your sin, when you know that as soon as you walk out you’re back to your lies again?
I really want to know.
And when the truth hits you, do you have helping hands that offer unconditional comfort and support, while your true friends have left you alone? And when you fall into pieces, do you have strength and dignity to stand tall and face the world, while all you could see is your rotten soul? And when you must walk back into reality, do you have ray of light that guides you in your path, while your common senses have been blinded so long?
I do hope so.
In the end, when curtain is closed and the show is over, I hope I won’t be the last to laugh. I hope I won’t have to say “I told you so!” and smugly pointing fingers at you. I hope to God that He would keep me humble and won’t enjoy my moment of being RIGHT.
I hope you could escape from this trouble without losing your heart and soul. I hope you could getaway from your mess safely without causing too much damage. And then people can forgive and forget. About you and your lies.
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Established in 1848, Lithia Baptist Church is a small and rural fellowship located near Buchanan, Virginia in beautiful Botetourt County. Lithia is a Biblically and theologically conservative congregation that emphasizes worship and Christian fellowship. Our desire is to help everyone grow in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Location: Lithia Baptist Church 201 Church Hill Road Buchanan VA 24066 540-819-7723
Church Office Hours: 8:00am – 1:00pm Monday through Thursday. 8:00am to 9:30am Friday.


April 29, 2015
When Sydney Tagle (10) was in middle school, the topic of homosexuality was discussed in her church. They concluded that same-sex relationships were a sin. As the topic was discussed further, Sydney began to question her own sexuality.
When she began to establish feelings towards other girls, she neglected them in fear of the deterioration of her relationship with the church that had always been the center of her life.
After discovering that she was not straight, Sydney sought relief from members of her church. She came out as bisexual to two of her Life Group leaders and a few close friends, but she was still confused and did not feel comfortable with this sexual identity.
As Sydney accepted that she was a lesbian, a sexual identity that she was able to appropriately identify with, she came out and experienced backlash. Her church community began to treat her differently and distanced themselves from her. Sydney took the initiative in an attempt to mend her compromised friendships as they had been some of the most important ones in her life. Her friends apologized and made their way back into her life.
Sydney grew up very involved in the church and felt most connected through her service in leadership and music. After it became known that she was a lesbian, the church created a rule that no members in the serving ministries would be able to be in a same sex relationship. Sydney was put on a long break, leaving her confused with her personal relationship with God.
The leadership team of her church has made it clear to Sydney that being in a same sex relationship dishonors God; therefore, Sydney is no longer able to be as involved in the church as she had previously been. The place in which she had grown up in and felt at home suddenly became a place where she received judgement for being herself.
Although she has been distanced from the church, Sydney’s relationship with her religious community has greatly improved.
She admits that it is difficult for her to understand the consequences that the Bible states for being in a same sex relationship. “The Bible states that being in a same sex relationship is a sin and I am scared knowing that I might be going to hell because of it but I don’t understand why. I am not hurting or affecting anyone else and, in my eyes, anyone should be able to love anyone they want.”
Sydney came out to her parents the beginning of her sophomore year. Her parents are not homophobic, but they don’t necessarily agree with her lifestyle.
It was hard for her to come out to her religious parents as she was unsure of what their response would be. Regardless of her sexual orientation, her mom still makes it a point to take Sydney to church every Sunday; however, her mother is supportive of her daughter as she makes an effort to understand and learn about Sydney’s sexual identification.
At school, teachers treat Sydney the same as any other student; however, when she notices other LGBTQ+ students receiving harsh treatment on campus, it is easy for her to identify with them as she experienced a similar struggle at her church. Sydney always stands up for what is right and for those who are on the receiving end of mistreatment.
Sydney is a member of the SJHHS Queer Alliance. Although her mother was apprehensive about her joining, the club has allowed Sydney to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community and has taught her that being comfortable with herself is important.
When Sydney began dating, she did not want to show any PDA at school because she was afraid of the reactions of her peers. Now, she is more comfortable with being affectionate with her girlfriend at school and she is going to continue doing what makes her happy.
Sydney stresses the importance of accepting yourself because in high school, people are going to judge you no matter what. Being comfortable with yourself is vital to your happiness.
“When you’re in the closet, you become shy and scared. But when you come out, you will begin to see the world in a different light,” said Tagle.
Sydney had always thought she would make her impact on others by playing music at church, but now she realizes now that God put her here in order to support and inspire those who are forced to endure similar struggles.


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Let me ask you something… do you deserve Prince Charming? Do you deserve a man who will love you and treat you like a princess?
The answer is, of course, yes. But not everyone feels they deserve someone special and end up settling for less than a prince. So just to make sure this doesn’t happen, I want you to take a good look at yourself and see just how valuable you are in the eyes of God. I want you to be 100% sure you are entitled to a prince!
If you were to take an object and put a price on it, that price would be determined by you, right? Not by the object. The object is just that, an object. A diamond is considered precious and of high value, yet it is only a few molecules away from a lump of coal. Who is to say that a diamond is precious and coal is not? If you put a diamond in mud and got it all dirty, would it diminish the value of the diamond? No, of course not. Because diamonds are diamonds, and dirty or not they are costly.
Your value and cost can be found in John 3:16, “For God loved the world so much that He gave His One and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life”. That was the price paid for you! That is what you are worth in the eyes of The Prince, and if He thinks you were worth such a price, I would say with confidence… yes, you deserve a prince!
Not only did The Prince give his life for you, but He did it while you were still covered in mud and seemingly worthless. He saw our value and was willing to pay the very highest price.
So don’t settle for anything less than God’s best, because you most certainly deserve to be loved by ‘a prince’, when The Prince gave His life for you.


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FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism will award full and partial financial aid travel grants to qualifying campers participating in the 2018 Ionian Village summer camp program. “FAITH Travel Grants to Ionian Village” are primarily need-based financial aid awards; however, each applicant’s academic performance is also weighed into the evaluation review process.
The application is available to download at thefaithendowment.org/travelgrant for participants of Session One and Session Two. Completed applications must be postmarked by mail by the February 1, 2018 deadline. Full applicant criteria can be found at the link above. Applicants are encouraged to follow FAITH on Facebook (facebook.com/faithendowment) for program updates and award notification timelines. Priority is given to high school seniors.
Each year, Ionian Village participants travel across Greece and visit significant sites of Greek history, culture and the Greek Orthodox faith. At the end of each program, the campers return home with strengthened faith, lifelong friendships and an expanded appreciation for the Greek Orthodox Church and Hellenic culture.
“My experience at Ionian Village definitely brought me closer to my faith and would not have been possible without the assistance of FAITH. I met so many wonderful friends I know I will keep in touch with throughout my life during my first trip to Greece,” said Alec from Ohio, a 2017 FAITH Travel Grant to Ionian Village recipient.
Mrs. Elaine Jaharis, a Founder of the FAITH Endowment, Ionian Village Alumna and Chair of the Committee spoke on behalf of the Founders of FAITH, “We are sincerely pleased to offer this great program for young people who may not otherwise have the opportunity to connect to their Hellenic roots and Orthodox faith.”
In 2017, FAITH awarded 53 FAITH Travel Grants to Ionian Village to young people from all metropolises across the United States.


Welcome to the Papamoa Anglican Mission - Naumai Haere Mai
A ministry unit of the Anglican Diocese of
Waiapu serving local communities in the Bay of Plenty for 150 years.
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- ‘close to home’
- open to your questions
- offers social services to the local community
- welcomes people from all backgrounds
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Free Military Challenge Bibles for Cadets, Mids, & Vets from American Bible Society
Military Challenge Bibles contain the Basic Training Challenge and are compact size (4 ¼” x 6”). This new challenge contains 75 readings, covering 5 different topics of 15 readings:
1. The Commanders Bio
2. How it all Started
3. Prophets and Poets
4. The Church
5. Mail Call
The Basic Training Bible is the English Standard Version (ESV) and available in all four branch covers. There is a website called "Military Bible Challenge" where you can read the Bible and interact with one another virtually. It’s like having your quiet time with your group. When someone finishes the study, they mail in the postage-paid response card in the back of the Bible to receive a Challenge coin.


“Where the World Meets”
Please contact one of the priests or deacons. Classes are held each first Wednesday of the month. Baptisms are celebrated every first and third Sunday of the month.
Please begin to plan your wedding with the priest at least six months in advance
Please ask about our religious education program for children (CCD) and for adults (RCIA)
VISITS TO THE SICK AND SHUT-IN
In case of serious illness, please contact one of the priests. We also bring Communion to those parishioners who cannot leave their homes to come to Sunday Mass.
Mass of Anointing held twice each year. See “Parish Calendar for the next Mass.
Please make sure you have registered as members of our parish. If you do not receive mailings from the parish, you are probably not registered yet.
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In person Sunday Morning worship has been postponed per Anchorage Mayor’s capacity restrictions. Please join us online and follow Paul’s instruction ~ ‘Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.’ – Romans 13:1-2
Now is a good time to remind you and greatly encourage you all with Timothy’s direction – ‘I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.’ – 1 Timothy 2:1-4
Sunday Evening 5:00 pm – Members will meet at the church if numbers remain below the 15 person gathering limit per city directives.
Wednesday Evening 6:00 pm– Members will meet at the church if numbers remain below the 15 person gathering limit per city directives.


An Abandoned Monastery in the north of Italy. The main attraction at this monastery is the chapel which includes a blue wall at the back of the chapel which gives off the impression that the lighting is blue. As well as the blue is a suspended statue of Jesus on a cross. The rest of the monastery is pretty stripped out and includes natural decay and minimal attempts of vandalism, the chapel has maintained an excellent condition which I hope remains for years to come.
Explored: November 2018


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Welcome to our school!
We are a small and friendly school on the outskirts of Southampton, in the Test Valley region of Hampshire. As a Church of England school we have strong links to our local churches – St Boniface & St John’s. Our three strong Christian values of Love, Hope and Courage help us to achieve our potential and behave well in school.
We love everything about our school, we are fortunate to have fantastic grounds with both a pond and allotment area which help us to bring learning to life! Being a small school gives us a real sense of family too where the children are given the opportunity to encourage each other, work alongside one another and support each other in all that they do.
Developing the ‘whole child’ is very important to us at Nursling and we encourage all children to do their best, to be ready to learn, to be resourceful, responsible, reflective and most importantly, to be resilient in their learning. We know that learning can be fun but it can also be challenging. Our children learn to be resilient through those tough times using our growth mind-set philosophy. Both children and staff alike believe we can fulfil our strong aspirations and dreams.
By the time your child leaves Nursling they will be a lifelong learner with the right skills to go forward in their next stage in their school career.
If you’re interested in having a tour and meeting the ‘Nursling Team’ then please make an appointment to visit, you will be warmly welcomed! In the meantime, whilst browsing the website, if you find anything that you would like a free paper version of, please feel free to contact us.


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Table of ContentsPreface / Stephen B. Bevans and Katalina Tahaafe-Williams Acknowledgments Part I Contextual Theology and the Twenty-First Century Church 1 What Has Contextual Theology to Offer the Church of the Twenty-First Century? / Stephen B. Bevans 2 The Centrality of Contextual Theology for Christian Existence Today / James Haire 3 The Cons of Contextuality ... Kontextuality / Jione Havea Part 2 Theology in Particular Contexts 4 The Necessity of a Second Peoples' Theology in Australia / Chris Budden 5 Context, Controversy, and Contradiction in Contemporary Theological Education: Who Bene Fits and Who Just Simply Doesn't Fit? / Jenny Te Paa 6 A Future for Latin American Liberation Theology? / Carmelo E. Alvarez Part 3 Contextual Theology and the Mission of the Church 7 A Theology of Mission for the Church of the Twenty-First Century: Mission as Prophetic Dialogue / Stephen B. Bevans 8 Mission as an Invitation to the Feast of Life: Revisioning the Ecumenical Understanding and Practice of Mission in the Twenty-First Century / Jooseop Keum Concluding Reflections / Stephen B. Bevans and Katalina Tahaafe-Williams Bibliography Notes on the Contributors
Stephen Bevans is Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD, Professor of Mission and Culture at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, USA. He is the author of Models of Contextual Theology (2002) and An Introduction to Theology in Global Perspective (2009). Katalina Tahaafe-Williams is the Director of Communitas, a program of contextual and public theology at United Theological College, Paramatta, NSW, Australia. She is a coauthor of The Multicultural Toolkit (2005) and Mission and Ministry in Multicultural Contexts (2009).
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I’m Lori Smith, author of several books, Jane Austen expert, woman of faith, and Lyme disease survivor.
My mission is to help Christians in the midst of painful seasons find comfort in God's love and truth. I pray you'll be heartily encouraged here!
Twenty-plus years ago, I worked a demanding more-than-full-time job, wrote in the evenings and on weekends, took ballet a couple times a week, went on backpacking trips, volunteered with my church, and had an active social life.
Then I got very sick.
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We pass to the consideration of the Bible Society. We are aware, brethren, that this institution presents itself to the mind of the Christian as supported by the most plausible pretext. The idea of giving the Bible, without note or comment, to those who are unable to procure it for themselves, is in itself considered, calculated to meet the approbation of all who know the importance of the sacred Scriptures. But under this auspicious guise, we see reared in the case of the American Bible Society, an institution as foreign from anything which the gospel of Christ calls for, as are the kingdoms of this world from the kingdom of Christ. We see a combination formed, in which are united the man of the world, the vaunting professor, and the humble follower of Jesus; the leading characters in politics, the dignitaries in church, and from them some of every grade, down to the poor servant girl, who can snatch from her hard-earned wages fifty cents a year for the privilege of being a member. We see united in this combination all parties in politics, and all sects in religion; and the distinctive differences of the one, and the sectarian barriers of the other, in part thrown aside to form the union. At the head of this vast body we see placed a few leading characters, who have in their hands the management of its enormous printing establishment, and its immense funds; and the control of its powerful influence, extended by means of agents and auxiliaries to every part of the United States. We behold its anniversary meetings converted into a great religious parade, and forming a theatre for the orator who is ambitious of preferment, either in pulpit, in the legislative hall, or at the bar, to display his eloquence, and elicit the cheers of the grave assemblage. Now, brethren, to justify our opposition to the Bible Society, it is not necessary for us to say that any of its members have manifested a disposition to employ its power for the subversion of our liberties. It is enough for us to say,
lst, That such a monstrous combination, concentrating so much power in the hands of a few individuals, could never be necessary for supplying the destitute with Bibles. Individual printing establishments would readily be extended so as to supply Bibles to any amount, and in any language that might be called for, and at as cheap a rate as they have ever been sold by the Bible Society.
2nd, That the humble followers of Jesus could accomplish their benevolent wishes for supplying the needy with Bibles, with more effect, and more to their satisfaction, by managing the purchase and distribution of them for themselves; and such will never seek popular applause by having their liberality trumpeted abroad through the medium of the Bible Society.
3rd, That the Bible Society, whether we consider it in its monied foundation for membership and directorship, in its hoarding up of funds, in its blending together all distinctions between the church and the world, or in its concentration of power, is an institution never contemplated by the Lord Jesus as connected with his kingdom; therefore not a command concerning it is given in the decree published, nor a sketch of it drawn in the pattern showed.
4th, That its vast combination of worldly power and influence lodged in the hands of a few renders it a dangerous engine against the liberties, both civil and religious, of our country, should it come under control of those disposed so to employ it. The above remarks apply with equal force to the other great national institutions, as the American Tract Society, and Sunday School Union, &c., &c.


Dorney Village Hall
|The Hall is run as a charity by a management committee that raises funds for its maintenance by hiring it out and running events for the village.
The Hall has a large main area with stage, a smaller annexed room, kitchen and store rooms. It is served by a large private car park and adjacent there is a tennis court, a multi-use games area (MUGA), a playground and a playing field. It is used by residents for a multitude of activities such as dancing classes, keep fit, children’s nursery, badminton, horticultural and is hired out for parties, dances and weddings.
Dorney History Group
|The Dorney History Group has no meetings, currently, but it has a wealth of information about Dorney’s past on its website, with over 18,000 web visitors each year.
St James the Less, Dorney
|This small beautiful historic church dates from the 12th century and has been the local parish church since that time. We have a regular pattern of worship with mainly traditional services. We aim to share the good news of Jesus in word and sacrament in this special place. Many visitors remark on the warmth of welcome they receive hereThe church is a Grade I listed building. It has been listed in some guide books and is occasionally used for filming. When possible the church is open on the May bank holiday weekends, for the last week in July and the whole of August, from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm
Services every Sunday at 9:30 am
St Mary Magdalene, Boveney
|The Church of St Mary Magdalene, Boveney, is a redundant Anglican church standing close to the river on the north bank of the Thames, near the hamlet of Boveney, which in turn is part of Dorney Parish. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
The Church is open daily.


MÉTIS NATIONAL COUNCIL, GOVERNING MEMBERS AND LES FEMMES MICHIF OTIPEMISIWAK REFLECT ON PAPAL VISIT, WORK TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING SURVIVORS
Ottawa, ON, Aug 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last week, Pope Francis concluded what he has called a penitential pilgrimage. Over the course of the last week, Pope Francis hosted numerous events, attended by thousands of Residential School Survivors, intergenerational Survivors, families, and community members. He has now had the opportunity to meet Métis Survivors to hear their stories firsthand and has reiterated his sentiments of sorrow for what took place at institutions across this country that have left a devastating legacy on the Métis Nation.
The visit and apology by Pope Francis are only just the beginning of much work that remains ahead for the Catholic Church. The Métis National Council (MNC), alongside its Governing Members (GMs) and Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (LFMO), are again repeating the call for the Catholic Church to walk the path of truth, justice, healing, and reconciliation. While the planning and organization of this papal visit were determined centrally by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), with very little input being accepted from MNC, GMs, and LFMO, the MNC maintains that there is a great need for continued yet strengthened collaborative dialogue with the CCCB.
It was encouraging to work with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Assembly of First Nations on this visit and in supporting Survivors. MNC believes that this spirit of unity and collaboration must continue to ensure that all our Survivors, Elders, and their families are able to heal.
During these days that have been at the forefront of Canadian conversations, we must take time to recognize the strength, courage and resilience of Métis Survivors, families and communities as this week has undoubtedly surfaced some challenging and painful memories. We honour each and every Métis citizen who either chose to attend or not attend these events. The Métis Nation is diverse and everyone's pathway to healing is self-determined.
“The apology from the Pope is just the first step towards healing for our Métis residential school Survivors and their families. We know the last few days have been extremely difficult and trying for our delegation. Métis Nation British Columbia remains committed to putting their stories and voices at the forefront of this discussion. We look forward to seeing what other concrete steps the Catholic Church will take to right this historic wrong.”
Lissa Smith, President, Métis Nation British Columbia
“As the Papal Visit comes to an end, the Métis Nation of Alberta will continue working with and supporting Survivors, as we always have. To welcome Pope Francis to our Homeland was a historical milestone on our healing journey, but the path is still long. I hope the Catholic Church continues to walk with us, long after the conclusion of these events”
Audrey Poitras, President, Métis Nation of Alberta
"They were all involved in running that school at some point. Obviously, the Church was involved with it, and then the federal government was involved and the provincial government. This is something that needs to be resolved for the Survivors. My biggest hope is that Survivors are going to feel some comfort with the Pope's message and that maybe there will be some action with respect to the Île-à-la-Crosse school and all of our Métis Survivors."
Michelle LeClair, Vice-President, Métis Nation – Saskatchewan
“This is only the beginning of the journey to reconciliation. Our people have had their stories and experiences ignored and forgotten. The burden of healing has been placed on the Survivors for far too long. Now is the time for action and transparency from the Church. In addition to resources to support the healing journey, we are calling for the release of all documents and records that will ensure those responsible for the hurts caused by residential and day schools are brought to justice once and for all.”
Margaret Froh, President, Métis Nation of Ontario
“The success of the Pope’s pilgrimage to Canada will only be realized once concrete actions are initiated. The Doctrine of Discovery must be denounced by the Catholic Church to ensure true and meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous people. In addition to crisis help for residential schools Survivors and their families through the Residential School Helpline at 1-866-925-4419, Les Femmes Michif would like to offer that if any Métis people are struggling in light of recent events, please reach out to [email protected] and we will provide you with one of our Grandmother’s Healing kits.”
Melanie Omeniho, President, Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak
"This trip has shown again the unity amongst Métis, Inuit, and First Nations in supporting all of our Residential School Survivors and their families. We appreciate that Pope Francis came here and took the time to meet with Survivors and apologize. We recognize that this is another much needed step in our journey of truth, reconciliation, healing, and justice and we hope that the Vatican and the CCCB will commit to further action and join us on this path."
Cassidy Caron, President, Métis National Coun


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With Audio Bible Player, you can turn your iPod into a real-life deus ex machina: God really will be in your machine, since the application installs the Old Testament and the New Testament into the iPod notes, allowing you to peruse Scripture at your leisure. For those of you who want to listen to the Bible, though, the name of this program misleads and it probably isn’t for you. Sure, you get links to Web sites that allow you to purchase audio recordings of the Bible, but only short samples clips are included here. The app does organize the Bible notes into categories, so you can read a daily section of scripture, scan Bible stories, and check your daily devotionals. If you’re into reading your Holies, this would be useful, but if you’re looking to hear the voice of God, we suggest looking elsewhere.
WHAT’S NEW IN VERSION 1.1
Now you can read and listen to the Bible on your iPod. With Bible Player, each book and chapter of the Bible is formatted for reading on your iPod. Its so easy to find a passage using iPods scroll wheel and simple menus. Plus, with the optional Audio CD’s, you get a complete MP3 Bible at your fingertips. Finally, a perfectly legitimate reason to use your iPod during church service. And that s not all. Bible Player also helps you with your daily readings. Packed inside is Spurgeon’s “”Faith’s Checkbook”” a daily devotional reminding you of God’s promises. A reading for the entire year available on your iPod. Plus, you get a Bible-in-a-year reading plan. Read through the new or old testament with your iPod. Each day’s entry is linked to the Bible reader. Read or hear your day’s reading. Requires 3rd generation iPod with notes feature.
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Where? What? When?
Wednesday night Bible Study at 6:30pm.
Pastor Bobby will be leading us in short bible studies over the next few weeks. Come be a part of Wednesday evening and learn something new!
Walk Through The Bible – Sunday Nights @ 5:30PM
Brother Bob recognizes that every believer needs to be grounded in the truths of God’s Word, each Sunday evening, Brother Bob explores God’s word in a practical way. This study is a valuable way to understand the content and themes of the Bible. Bob talks verse by verse through different passages of the Bible that petains to certain subject matter. These times of practical verse by verse study are both encouraging and informative, equipping members to better know and serve God. Brother Te also also leads us in some wonderful Hymnns of the faith.
Sunday Morning Sunday School 9:45 am
Come join Brother Tony or Brother Ed in two of our wonderful adult Sunday School lessons. Both of them have styles that are their own and we are sure you will find one of the Sunday School classes to fit your needs. (There are other classes for youth and all children.)


„Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!“ - Matthew 6:10
Our team would like to invite you to take some time out in this beautiful place in the glorious mountain ambience of Tirol, Austria. Whether its hiking, swimming in the little lake nearby, riding down the mountain on the Alpine Coaster or on the cable car, for children to enjoy the playground, or skiing in the winter - all these possibilities are just steps away from our door, located in a very quiet area with stunning views at 1,050m above sea level.
This place offers accommodation and serves as a venue for seminars held by Missionswerk „Leben in Christus“ (Mission Centre „Life in Christ“). It is a fantastic location for groups and an ideal place to spend a church or a family holiday. Our apartments are very popular with holiday makers in the summer and winter.
Our guests keep saying that in this place there’s a tangible presence of the Holy Spirit and God’s closeness. We’d like to invite you to experience it yourself. Why not join us for a seminar, or just a holiday, either by yourself, with your family or as a church: „Be Welcome!“
Sometimes it is necessary and also very helpful to step out of the daily routines and find some rest, to re-orientate and to get equipped to go back into everyday life. All that is being supported by our seminars, under this year’s title: ”redeemed“
It is God’s will for every human being to discover the truth, says the Bible. How can this become reality? Everyone on our team has realized the following for themselves: In order for God’s kingdom to grow, it is essential to discover God’s will for my own life and to be able to see the influence in my personal environment.
The House of Prayer for all Nations belongs to Missionswerk (”Mission Centre”) and is right next to the House of Life. It offers wonderful opportunities for seminars, weddings and groups up to 150 people.
In order to plan your journey to Hochimst, please click on the blue info icon, then on ”Anfahrt planen".


How lucky is this bride and groom? Well, maybe not so lucky because it rained on their wedding day, but that did not stop them from having fun and showing their love for each other. Bishop David Zubik married them at Holy Trinity in Pittsburgh, PA. That was enough to keep them smiling and not worry or care about the rain. Besides, rain is good luck on your wedding day; so they say
Being Catholic myself, I was just as excited as the bride and groom were that Bishop Zubik was going to be at their wedding. When I got there and saw he was marrying them, I was ecstatic! It is not everyday I get to shoot a wedding with someone as special as Bishop Zubik. We started at the brides house with her getting ready and then traveled in the pouring rain to Holy Trinity in McKees Rocks. As you will see in the photos, the bride arrived with a smiling face and love in her eyes despite the rain. When she walked down the aisle, the same look was on the grooms face as he watcher her grandfather bring her to him. Such a special moment every bride and groom wait their entire lives for.
I took a different approach for this wedding and captured it in black and white to bring the emotions and the feel of the day out even more in the photos. Thank you for stoping by and checking out our work. Feel free to share with everyone


Pope Francis arrived in Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya at 4.30pm on Wednesday evening to a jubilant crowd led by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Surprising, the Vatican leader and the head of the Catholic Church spent a fair time at the airport mingling with people before boarding a Honda car model to the State House.
Pope Francis touched down from his Jet being welcomed by The President, his Deputy and other Guests.
At State House, the Pontiff and President Kenyatta addressed about 3000 guests, with Kenyatta pleading for prayers from the Pope as he led the fight against corruption. Pope Francis who had earlier on received a 21 gun salute from the Military, took some time after his address to take photo with some of the invited dignitaries including former Presidents, Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki. Here are some of the photos courtesy of PSCU.
Pope Francis, Former Presidents Daniel Moi(Left) and Mwai Kibaki(Next to Pope) with President Uhuru (Rifht) Kenya at State House
Pope and Deputy President Ruto’s family
On his last day in the Kenya, Pope Francis sent out a strong message condemning land grabbers in the Country whom he termed as “Faceless Private Developers.”
Speaking during Mass at St John the Worker Catholic Church in Kangemi, the Holy Father noted that the greed by the selfish minorities had occasioned suffering among the poor.
“The minorities selfishly squander while a growing majority is forced to flee to abandoned, filthy and run-down peripheries,” said Pope Francis. The Holy Father will be in Kenya until Friday November 27, afterwhich he will depart to Uganda before proceeding to the Central African Republic.


What We Believe
Only One Living and True God
There is only one living and true God. There are three persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is totally and completely Holy. (Genesis 1:2, 27; Matthew 28:19; I John 5:7)
We believe Jesus Christ, conceived of the Virgin Mary, is the only begotten Son of the Father. Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead. He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as our Intercessor. (Luke 1:26-33; Hebrews 7:25)
The Holy Spirit
With the Baptism in the Holy Spirit comes the power for life and service. The gifts given by the Holy Spirit are for ministry to the body of Christ. (Acts 2:4; Acts 10:44-46; Acts 19:6; I Corinthians 12:4-11, I Corinthians 12:13)
The Bible is absolute truth and is God’s Word to all people. It is accurate, life changing, and relevant to our every day lives.
(Psalms 119:11, 89, 105, John 5:39; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2, 2 Peter 3:16)
Fall of Man
Man is made in the image of God and is the supreme object of His creation. Man was created to have fellowship with God, but became separated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, man cannot attain a right relationship with God through his own effort. Every human personality is uniquely created, possesses dignity, and is worthy of respect and Christian love.
(Genesis 1:26-30; 2:7, 18-22; 3; Psalms 8:3-6; Isaiah 6:5; Jeremiah 17:5; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 1:19-32; 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; 15:19, 21-22; Colossians 1:21-22; 3:9-11)
The blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the only way of salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. Salvation is a gift from God and it cannot be earned through our own efforts.
(Matthew 1:21; 27:22-28:6; John 1:12; 3:16; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 16:30-31; Romans 1:16-18; 3:23-25; 5:8-10; 6; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:8-10)
We believe in water baptism by immersion in water. Water baptism is an outward expression of an inward conversion that Jesus modeled for us.
(Matthew 3:11; Matthew 28:18-19; John 14:6)
Praise and Worship
We believe in worshipping the Lord in Spirit and in truth, with all of our hearts and with all of the means revealed in the Bible, showing our love with expressive demonstration of thanksgiving, joy, and praise. (Psalm 150, Psalm 66)
We believe in divine healing of the sick, which is provided for us in Christ's sacrificial death on the cross for our sins. (Acts 3:2-12; Acts 5:15-16; James 5:14-15)
We believe in the sacredness of marriage and family commitment. We promote strong family values. (Ephesians 5:31-33; Ephesians 6:1-4; Hebrews 13:4).
Second Coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised. (Acts 1:10-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 1:7)


We've all had those days when we're a little behind on house cleaning and then realize company is coming in a couple of hours. So we pick up here and there and then do a quick surface clean - just enough to make the house look like it’s clean without really get down deep.
I often have spiritual revelations in the most odd situations, but as I was cleaning the sink in Madi's bathroom (with a Clorox wipe, just enough so that it looked clean) I realized that often we do this with our lives. We struggle with sin in our life, but instead of "deep cleaning" our heart and getting rid of the root of the problem, we just do a quick surface clean. Erase the signs people can see in our lives and then just ignore the heart of the problem.
Psalms 51:10 says, "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." God wants to help us clean out the root of our sin and not just it's manifestations in our life.
As moms, its hard to teach this concept to our kids. We want them to obey because they love us and because they want to honor God. But in their eyes it often translates to obedience because they don't want a time out or consequence. It's so typical of humans. We are sorry because we get caught. So we straighten up and put on a good front for the world to see without ever addressing the real issues.
I want Madi to obey out of a clean heart and pure motives, but half the time I don't get it right. I want to keep my heart pure before God, without sinful motives behind what I do.
So, today, as you are cleaning your house or washing dishes or even working, check your heart and take a good look. Are you just wiping away evidence here and there or have you really gotten rid of the root of that sin in your life?
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up"
1 Thessalonians 5:11


A good place to begin is with Stephen Moses Davis (b. 18 Feb 1823, Godmanchester, Québec; d. 5 Feb 1893, El Dara Township, Pike County, Illinois), the father of James Polk Davis (b. 5 May 1845, Derry, Pike County, Illinois; d. 20 May 1937, Derden, Hill County, Texas). Stephen comes with a satisfyingly extensive biography, courtesy of both church documentation and the notes of historian Robert Sellars,
as well as a (sometimes factually spotty) section of the 1891 book, Portrait and Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois.
In particular, it’s here that we learn that Stephen’s first wife was Harriet Young; or, as the book so delicately puts it:
On March 16, 1841, Mr. Davis led to the hymneal altar Miss Harriet Young, a native of Canada, who was spared to him but a few years.
I mean, on the one hand, that’s quite tragic. On the other hand, hymneal altar.
So, who was Miss Harriet Young? A baptismal document from Quebec’s Drouin Collection (Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records, 1621-1968; Anglican Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, 1824) offers one possibility: Heriot Young, daughter of Henry Young and Mary, born at sea between Ireland and Canada on 16 May 1824.
And, before we continue, let us take a moment to appreciate the sheer readability of this bit of ephemera, which cannot be said for the vast majority of primary documents in genealogical research.
So, this is actually a really rich little scrap of paper in terms of what it tells us about Heriot and her family. First, and most relevant for us, is the year she was born, which would have made her a marriageable almost-seventeen at the time of the above mentioned wedding date (and just one year younger than Stephen). It’s at least plausible enough that, combined with the dearth of other candidates for “Harriet Young” in the otherwise exhaustive Drouin database as it currently stands, we might reasonably hypothesize that Heriot and Harriet are the same person.
Working from that assumption (which could, in the fullness of time, prove to be wrong), let’s look at the document, which reads:
Heriot, daughter of Henry Young, late from the parish of Nantinan, County of Limerick, Ireland, Schoolmaster, & of Mary his wife was born at Sea on the on the sixteenth of May, & baptized on the Fourth of July in the Year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred & twenty four.
By me. [?], deacon
Present: Henry Young Father
Mary Young Mother
Catherine Lowe Grandmother
Apart from the sheer coolness* of having been born at sea, there’s a lot going on here. “Late from the parish of Nantinan” is quite telling, particularly given Henry and Mary’s (presumable) surnames of Young and Lowe. Both are associated with the Irish Palatines, a mostly Protestant group who originated in the Palatinate region of western Germany.
Following decades of upheaval and poor fortunes, the Palatines began a mass emigration to Britain:
The proprietors of England’s American colonies had been pushing for the naturalization of foreign Protestants as a way to encourage people to settle in their lands without depleting the population of England, and in March of 1709, Queen Anne passed a naturalization act that was favourable to foreign Protestants.
With the prospect of a better life in view, hordes of Palatines and others from the southwestern German principalities—mostly Protestants of the Lutheran and Reformed churches—started moving up the Rhine that spring. They travelled to Holland and boarded boats for England, expecting to be given free passage to America. By late summer, about 10,000 Palatines had arrived in London, where they were housed in tents as refugees.Carolyn Heald, “Who are the Irish Palatines?”
About a third of these families were ultimately relocated to Protestant estates in Ireland, with the largest number settling in County Limerick. Within the next hundred years, many Palatine families began emigrating to North America as part of the broader wave of Irish immigration that occurred from the late 1700s through the first few decades of the 1800s. While most emigrated to the US, many settled in Canada – mainly in Ontario, but also in Quebec.
Among these Quebec settlers would have been Henry and Mary Young, making the Reeds descendants of the Irish Palatines of Canada.
- Clinton REED (1900-1975)
- Lula Mae DAVIS (1879-1972)
- James Polk DAVIS (1845-1937)
- Stephen Moses DAVIS (1823-1893) m. Harriet YOUNG (1824-1846)
- Henry YOUNG (unknown)
*cool for those of us reading it retrospectively; decidedly UNcool for poor Mary delivering a baby on a boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean


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Corey has written numerous devotionals as well as articles on preaching and servant leadership and has been a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. He has spoken at University chapel services across the country.
Corey earned a Masterâ€™s degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University, a Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He currently resides in Hamilton, NY with his wife (Edie) and two children.Â Â


Started in 2014, this dynamic experience is designed to awaken the worshipper in men, help men confront the secrets in their lives and overcome them and teach men the necessity of community in reaching their full potential.
Not sure about Man Camp? Check out the 2019 experience captured in this video.
See how men’s lives have been impacted by Man Camp.
During the worship, I experienced the blowtorch of God’s love incinerate some long-term fear that had haunted my soul for years. I also received a vision for the next step in my professional career.
He truly is an Awesome God!
– Tim Smith
Man Camp 2K18 completely transformed my life. I will never be the same, and I thank God for placing me exactly where I needed to be to receive exactly what he needed me to receive. Men need Men! I can’t tell you how important that is.
– Joseph Lockhart
My prayer at Man Camp 2017 was for my son to attend at least once for the experience. My prayer was answered! It was truly a blessing to have him there to share the experience. When we got back, without me even asking, he told me he wanted to go next year.


Sunday Service 10:30am
1016 Old Folkstone Rd, Sneads Ferry, NC
Lifesavers Kids Church
During service on Sundays, children are invited to participate in their own interactive Bible lessons. In Life Savers the kids in our church learn through music, crafts, games, and other fun activities. Lifesavers serves infants through 12 years old.
We love to worship God with live music. Lifewalk Church starts the morning off on Sundays with the full sound of a live praise and worship band. Worship artists such as Third Day, Matt Redman, Kari Jobe, Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, and other song writers of today help shape the sound and style we use to worship God in song.
Lifewalk Church is a place where people are loved, encouraged, and equipped to pursue a relationship with God. Our is for everyone to come hear relevant messages, be inspired through music, and join us in helping each other and the community live out a life of faith in God. (click here for more)
The Bible was given to us by God to apply to our everyday life. The messages you will hear at Lifewalk Church applies to our relationships, marriage, finances, worship, health, knowledge, career, peace of mind, spiritual maturity, and ultimately our salvation in Jesus Christ. Click here for information on our current message series.


— How did the church start?
David and I joined the Christian Mission Conference in Shanghai China in 2013. We knew about this country Namibia during the meeting, and received the calling of God coming to Africa as His full-time missionaries. We have never been alone, because our home church in China and CFC started building the divine relationship for the Chinese gospel work in Namibia. We got support from two churches and two pastors’ spiritual guidance.
The first Sunday we started Chinese service in CFC, there were 19 Chinese people who came to join us. God showed his faithfulness to confirm His calling to us. We didn’t hesitate to accept it and felt glorious to be chosen by God as full-time ministers. That’s the very beginning of the Chinese church start.
— How did you and David get here?
When we went back to home church from the conference in Shanghai, the whole church people in our hometown prayed for us for six months to confirm God’s calling on us as a young generation. After six months waiting, we started the mission journey together in Africa. In order to understand Namibian culture and to join in quickly, we went to South Africa first to visit Johannesburg and Pretoria for a few days to see the people and cities there, after that we flew to Namibia for the real mission.
— How long has this church been in operation?
The church was set up from October, 2013. It has been over 9 years, we are heading to the 10th year, and we plan to celebrate the 10th anniversary in 2023 in our new property.
— Your vision and mission as a church
Our vision is spreading God’s kingdom and affecting people to live holy lives, to inspire more people to live for God as their life’s goal and value. Let God use Namibia as the blessed base to reach more countries.
— When are your main services?
The main service is Sunday worship and sermons, discipleship training in the evening meetings, marriage teaching, and leadership training. We hope to train more missionaries to go all over the world including China.
Sunday English Service: 13:30 – 14:30
Sunday Chinese Service: 15:00 – 16:30
— Do you have small groups or prayer time or any other activities during the week?
We have bible study meetings on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 18:30-20:00.


I think a lot of times when we as Mormons talk about our beliefs and experiences we focus on the things that are different. It’s easy to do, sometimes I just feel so incredibility different from everyone else around me. Not this past weekend.
I attended a funeral on Saturday. I didn’t really know the family, the person that had died was a family member of one of my husband’s co-workers. The death was very tragic and untimely. To be honest I was a little nervous to attend. I don’t have much experience with funerals. The only funerals I’ve been to have been for people who it was clearly their time to go and had been suffering for a long time. It was easy to feel peace at those funerals. I wasn’t sure how this funeral would be. I felt like if I had been in this family’s shoes I would feel incredibly bitter and want revenge. I was nervous because I wasn’t sure what to say or do to show support and love because I imagined that this family would be suffering a great deal.
At the funeral I learned that the family was Christian though I’m not sure what denomination. At the funeral I also learned a lot about faith and hope. As the speakers talked they shared messages about this person’s life and carried a spirit and feeling with them that touched me so much. They did not dwell on the tragedy of the situation or the injustice that had happened to their family, they simply spoke about the wonderful life that this person had lived and the sure knowledge that they had that that person was still with them and was happy.
As members of different Christian denominations I’m sure many of our beliefs differ. But, I am also sure that we believe in the same Jesus Christ that brings peace and comfort in times of trials. I am grateful I was able to attend this funeral so that I could learn more about hope and try to live a more faith filled life.


- Press Releases
13 February 2011
Dear Bishop Nereo P. Odchimar,
I will not respond to all the points raised in the Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines which you sent us, your Filipino brothers and sisters, last 30 January. Most of them areold points that have been raised and clarified repeatedly in so many debates and too few dialogues in the past decade, though it drives me almost to tears that it seems the good Bishops have not been listening intently or understanding with empathy.
I would like to respond to just two points.
In the section, Moral Choices at the Crossroads - at EDSA I and Now, you wrote that "Twenty five years ago in 1986 we Catholic Bishops made a prophetic and moral judgement on political leadership…. Today we come to a new national crossroads and we now have to make a similar moral choice."


Sunday School classes for all ages meet at 9:30 every Sunday morning throughout the year.
Worship Preschool Style
During the 10:45 worship service, children in PreK3 through Kindergarten meet for music, games, Bible stories and activities just right for their age. This activity meets each Sunday throughout the year.
Sunday nights from 5:00-7:00 October through early May. Preschool TeamKid for children in PreK3 through kindergarten helps children grow spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially. A light Snack-supper is served each week.
From babies to kindergartners, Mission Friends® provides the building blocks of faith and a basic awareness of God’s love for all people. Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM
During any of our Worship Services on Sunday morning or evening as well as during our Wednesday night service, your babies and toddlers are provided a safe, loving environment and are cared for by our team of dedicated nursery workers.
Vacation Bible School
Our next Vacation Bible School will be July 18-22, 2016. Please check back for additional information.


From the Pastor
Welcome to HAB!
For over 65 years, Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church (HAB) has been a place of grace and welcome for people from all over the city of Jacksonville as well as the entire First Coast.
A Place of Grace & Acceptance
The people of HAB strive to extend hospitality to each and every person believing that acceptance and welcome are at the heart of the Christian gospel. The people of HAB believe that the life of faith is a journey. We encourage each person to explore faith through engaging Bible study, thoughtful worship, and by providing an open atmosphere in which questions and struggles are treated with respect and love.
The people of HAB serve both the local and global community. The church is not an end in itself but rather provides a means for service to the world. You will find numerous avenues of service as part of the HAB experience. I’m glad to be in a place of acceptance and grace. Enjoy your visit to our website. We would love the opportunity to welcome you to our campus.
Kyle T. Reese, D.Min.


Lord, make me an instrument of Thy Peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, let me sow pardon;
Where there is doubt, let me sow faith;
Where there is despair, let me sow hope;
Where there is discord, let me sow unity;
Where there is darkness, let me sow light and
Where there is sadness, let me sow joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not seek so much
To be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying to the little self
That we are born to eternal life.
-St Francis of Assisi
This is my prayer to thee, my Lord-
strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.
Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.
Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.
Give me the strength never to disown
the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.
Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles.
And give me the strength to surrender my strength to
Thy will with love.
For all that God, in mercy, sends;
For health and children, home and friends:
For comfort in the time of need
For every kindly word and deed
For happy thoughts and holy talk,
For Guidance in our daily walk-
For everything GIVE THANKS!
To practise non-violence, truth and purity is Divine Life
To be kind, generous, humble, tolerant is Divine Life.
To practise virtues and be righteous is Divine Life.
To serve the poor in selfless, dedicated ways is Divine Life.
To serve the sick with all-is-God attitude is Divine Life.
To be merciful, courageous and devotion is Divine Life.
To sing the Name of God and pray is Divine Life.
To do Japa and meditation is Divine Life.
To be an instrument in the hands of God is Divine Life.
To act rightly and live in God is Divine Life.
To do unconditional self-surrender to God is Divine Life.
To restrain the senses and to have God-communion is Divine
To be one with the Divine Will is Divine Life.
To be a silent witness of the three states (walking, dreaming
and deep sleep) is Divine Life.


Mission of PBCS
The Mission of Pacific Brook Christian School is based entirely from the perspective of the Bible to:
- Establish faith in each child to a point of personal commitment to Jesus Christ;
- Impart each student with knowledge, wisdom and skills that are God’s gift;
- Instill Godly Character in a loving, caring and disciplined environment, where students are taught respect, integrity and personal responsibility; and
- Provide Excellent Education through appropriate opportunities for every student so that they may reach their God given potential.
Pacific Brook Christian School aims for its students to have faith in Christ and live with Godly character.
How do we work
Our school operates as a small composite class school. We have three classes: primary includes years 3 to 6; infants includes years 1 to 2; and a Kindergarten class. Due to the composite nature of each class and the particular challenges that this poses to the teaching staff, we have capped each class at 20 students.
Composite classes allow a unique opportunity for each student to have their education tailored to their individual needs. In such an environment, the student can be expected to reach their potential either by being extended or supported within the curriculum.
Contact the school for more information on (02) 6543 1114 or email firstname.lastname@example.org
See our policies and meet our staff by clicking the links on the right.


Peace between brethren can sometimes be difficult to secure, but the benefits are very great.
Enjoyment of life and seeing good days.
1 Peter 3:10 NKJV
For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips from speaking deceit.”
Seek peace and pursue it.
1 Peter 3:11 NKJV
“Let him turn away from evil and do good;
Let him seek peace and pursue it.”
Relationships are easily lost, unless there is someone who actively seeks and pursues peace.
Proverbs 18:19 NKJV
“A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle.”
Abraham knew that securing peace with Lot would not be easy, because the servants of Lot were the ones spearheading the fight.
Genesis 13:7a NKJV
“And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock.”
There was nobody around Lot to give him any proper counsel.
Proverbs 11:14 NKJV
“Where there is no counsel, the people fall;
But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.”
Lot’s wife was famous for bad judgment.
There was no hope for wise counsel from Lot’s wife. She couldn’t even follow a simple directive from an angel, not to look back. Our Lord Jesus used her as a warning against those who turn back.
Luke 17:32 NKJV
“Remember Lot’s wife.”
She turned back and became a pillar of salt. Lot had no counsellor to advise him to stop striving with Abram, his blessed uncle. However, Abraham by divine love offered him a very sweet deal.
Lot chose the best land, but God was with Abraham.
May you follow peace with all men. May you pay the price to establish and secure peace with your brethren, in Jesus’s name.


Article X. Of the Holy Supper.
54 The Tenth Article has been approved, in which we confess that we believe, that in the Lord’s Supper the body and blood of Christ are truly and substantially present, and are truly tendered, with those things which are seen, bread and wine, to those who receive the Sacrament. This belief we constantly defend, as the subject has been carefully examined and considered. For since Paul says, 1 Cor. 10:16, that the bread is the communion of the Lord’s body, etc., it would follow, if the Lord’s body were not truly present, that the bread is not a communion of the body, but only of the spirit of Christ. 55 And we have ascertained that not only the Roman Church affirms the bodily presence of Christ, but the Greek Church also both now believes, and formerly believed, the same. For the canon of the Mass among them testifies to this, in which the priest clearly prays that the bread may be changed and become the very body of Christ. And Vulgarius, who seems to us to be not a silly writer, says distinctly that bread is not a mere figure, but 56 is truly changed into flesh. And there is a long exposition of Cyril on John 15, in which he teaches that Christ is corporeally offered us in the Supper. For he says thus: Nevertheless, we do not deny that we are joined spiritually to Christ by true faith and sincere love. But that we have no mode of connection with Him, according to the flesh, this indeed we entirely deny. And this, we say, is altogether foreign to the divine Scriptures. For who has doubted that Christ is in this manner a vine, and we the branches, deriving thence life for ourselves? Hear Paul saying 1 Cor. 10:17; Rom. 12:5; Gal. 3:28: We are all one body in Christ; although we are many, we are, nevertheless, one in Him; for we are, all partakers of that one bread. Does he perhaps think that the virtue of the mystical benediction is unknown to us? Since this is in us, does it not also, by the communication of Christ’s flesh, cause Christ to dwell in us bodily? And a little after: Whence we must consider that Christ is in us not only according to the habit, which we call love, 57 but also by natural participation, etc. We have cited these testimonies, not to undertake a discussion here concerning this subject, for His Imperial Majesty does not disapprove of this article, but in order that all who may read them may the more clearly perceive that we defend the doctrine received in the entire Church, that in the Lord’s Supper the body and blood of Christ are truly and substantially present, and are truly tendered with those things which are seen, bread and wine. And we speak of the presence of the living Christ [living body]; for we know that death hath no more dominion over Him, Rom. 6:9.


Wesley Chapel UMC
A member of IGRC
1447 Merritt Road
Jacksonville, IL 62650
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Most people know the numerous historical wars, tortures, pogroms, enslavements, human sacrifices, and other brutalities committed in the name of some god. Those facts alone should be enough for anyone to question the righteousness of religion. But the harm that the Christian religion does is far more subtle and ingrained in its core teachings than just these obvious atrocities.
I am discussing Christianity only because it is the religion with which I am most familiar and the one that dominates American culture. Most of the points I will be making are true of other religions as well, perhaps even all religions.
One of the core beliefs of Christianity is that people are born sinful. This belief stems from the legend in Genesis, the first book of the “Old Testament” or Hebrew Bible. The story is that Yahweh (God) told the first man that he was forbidden to eat the fruit of one tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden. This all-knowing, all-powerful deity did not want the man to have the “knowledge of good and evil.” Yet, he placed this fruit tree in the midst of the garden and made it good to eat and a delight to look at. That is just cruel. Then the woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat the fruit. She was only told second hand not to eat that fruit. God commanded Adam, not Eve. So then this tyrannical deity punished the snake for convincing the woman to try the fruit, although nowhere does the story say the snake had been given any commands by Yahweh. The woman and man were punished for disobeying Yahweh BEFORE they had a knowledge of good and evil. And every descendant forever after was considered sinful for something in which they had no part. Punishing children for the actions of their parents would today be considered unjust.
Teaching people, especially children, that they are sinful from birth is malicious emotional abuse. Children are even taught that their sinfulness was the reason Jesus was tortured to death. What a horrible burden to put on anyone, especially a child. Human emotional well being is nourished by positive self esteem, not fear. Furthermore, Christianity teaches that if this universally inherited sin is not corrected, the person will be tortured in hell for eternity. The eternal torture of hell is perhaps the most despicable concept ever developed. It is so excessive that even the most dastardly justice system on earth would not endorse it.
Monotheism brought a problem that is commonly unrecognized. When people begin to believe that there is only one god and my religion has the truth about that god, they also begin to believe that all other beliefs are wrong and other people are infidels and heretics deserving torture and death. The Catholic church conducted the Inquisition for several centuries, and German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer wrote Malleus Maleficarum in 1486 to define witches as demons and expand the torture and execution to many more individuals. Kramer’s book detailed procedures for identifying witches, for witch trials, and for tortures of witches.
The Inquisition and Kramer’s book were endorsed by papal bulls. The purpose of the Inquisition was to terrify people into unquestioning obedience to Roman Catholic authority and to destroy anyone who opposed, or even just disagreed with, Catholic dogma. Informants were common and produced continual fear. Torture was legally sanctioned by the Church from 1252 until 1917. Legally, torture could not be repeated, however, it could be “continued” after a suspension. Numerous gruesome methods of torture were invented by Inquisitors. Millions of people were killed in that ghastly operation, all in the name of a god. The torture and killing continued for decades throughout the world perpetuated by Christian missionaries.
Another core concept of Christianity was animal sacrifice. For some reason, the all-knowing and all-powerful god enjoyed the smell of burning flesh and required an animal sacrifice to forgive sins. How killing something takes away a sin is never explained. Christians went one step beyond the Jewish practice of animal sacrifice and decided that god raped a virgin Jewish girl to produce a son just for the purpose of torturing and killing him to forgive sins. Jesus is believed to have been a Jewish rebel who the Roman’s decided to crucify. He is claimed to have been brought back to life after three days, so the sacrifice was not nearly as permanent as most. Christians revere this gruesome event so much that many wear the symbol for Roman crucifixion around their necks. Why an all-knowing god could think of no other way to deal with sin is never explained. It is one of the reasons that Christianity is known by some as a death cult.
Christianity also condoned slavery because it is sanctioned in the Bible. It is considered part of the divinely ordained hierarchy. Christianity values obedience and submission far more than freedom and self-determination.
This “sacrifice” of Jesus brings up another Christian concept that is no longer considered sensible, except in Christianity. Substitutionary atonement is the belief that Jesus’ death atones for the sins of everyone else. The idea that a sin or wrongdoing of one person can be paid for by punishing someone else is no longer considered reasonable or acceptable. Our justice system does not allow one person to be punished for the crime of another. We require people to be responsible for their own actions.
The inflexible Christian dogma that all knowledge comes from a god through the bible and is unchangeable has retarded the advancement of human knowledge for centuries. For example, Pythagorus in the sixth century BCE thought the earth revolved around the sun. Aristarchus described the heliocentric theory in the third century BCE, and Eratosthenes had already measured the circumference of the earth. Hipparchus described longitude and latitude in the second century BCE. But not until the sixteenth century CE did Copernicus reintroduce the theory that the earth revolves around the sun. When Galileo promoted that idea, he was tried by Inquisitors in Rome, and the Roman Catholic Church did not revoke its condemnation of him until 1965. That’s almost 7,000 years of resistence to scientific knowledge by the Catholic Church. Much of that became known as the Dark Ages and is epitomized by St Augustine’s statement, “It is impossible there should be inhabitants on the opposite side of the earth, since no such race is recorded by Scripture among the descendants of Adam.”
The Catholic Church even rewrote ancient history erasing the fact that neolithic people between 7000 BCE and 4000 BCE had sophisticated cultures that flourished in art, architecture, city planning, dance, drama, trade, writing, law, and government, including democracy. The Church replaced that history with the false idea that pre-Christian societies were ugly, violent and barbaric. The early Christians burned one of the world’s greatest libraries in Alexandria and prohibited education outside of the Church.
The Christian belief in everlasting heaven and hell is one of the greatest cons in history. The “proof” for the claim comes only after death. Its primary purpose seems to be control of people by instilling fear. It clearly instills fear and claims only one solution to resolve that fear. In fact, Christianity repeatedly emphasizes that fearing god is a requirement for being a Christian. Tyrants brutalize their victims and ensure compliance by instilling maximum fear and then offering release from that fear that only they control. It’s a very effective terrorism tactic that seems to be a hallmark of Christianity.
The dogma of Christianity was debated vigorously in the beginning for several centuries, and one version was finally sanctioned through the political persuasion of Emperor Constantine in about 325 CE. A convoluted and perplexing concept of the trinity was created. While that solution brought some unity to Christianity, it is still debated and questioned to this day.
The Protestant Reformation was a protest against a Church more concerned with collecting money than with teaching scripture. Protestants argued that individuals should develop a relationship directly with god, not through images, saints, symbols, or church “representatives.” However, Martin Luther also continued to advocate human inequality, including sexism (“Girls begin to talk and to stand on their feet sooner than boys because weeds always grow more quickly than good crops.”), racism, antisemitism, and the execution of Anabaptists. Bloody wars between Catholics and Protestants evolved, and they both argued for their own version of godly order and obedience.
For centuries, orthodox Christianity has believed in a singular, authoritarian, punishing god who rules from a spiritual realm in the sky. The physical world and nature are considered mechanistic and inferior to the spiritual realm, even considered to be the devil’s domain by some. Holidays that honored seasonal cycles, nature, joyfulness, and celebration were replaced with holidays that emphasized struggle and suffering. Christianity described the world as a hierarchy that operates through fear, domination, competition, punishment, and unquestioned obedience to god’s unchanging laws.
Although orthodox Christianity and science have vehemently opposed each other for centuries, science developed a view of the universe that is also mechanistic and deterministic and independent of human consciousness. Christianity and science continue to differ on whether the devil has a supernatural influence on the universe and whether fear and spiritual punishment compel morality. And science eventually discovered quantum mechanics in which mechanistic laws do not apply, at least to subatomic particles. We now think that we can know only the probability of any outcome. The universe is not as deterministic as once thought. It may be a conscious, self-regulating system. A complete understanding of reality seems to lie beyond the capability of rational thinking.
If you need a religion that is clear and concise and dictated by a god, Christianity is not it. Actually, no religion fits that description. Religion is created in the minds of humans to reduce the anxiety of life and invent answers to mysteries that many people find uncomfortable. If it is understood to be an invention to soothe the unwillingness to tolerate ambiguity, uncertainty and the unknown, then it serves a function. A better alternative would be to learn to live with ambiguity, uncertainty and the unknown. The scientific pursuit of knowledge and solving of mysteries can be exciting, challenging and invigorating if you can embrace that it never ends.
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Timely commentary for today Bob. I especially appreciated your last paragraph. Learning to live with ambiguity allows the self to be set free. Thank you for your thoughtful and well written posts.
Thank you, my dear friend, for taking time out of coloring eggs and nibbling bunny ears to compliment my article. I hope you had the Easter you wanted.
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Holy Moley, Bob, is this ever a wonderful read–so in depth–so very much to ponder– I had to read it twice! Of course I posted it to Twitter! Thank you!
Thanks, Jo. You are always so complimentary. I appreciate the re-posting. I always expect some negative reactions from devout religionists.
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This image has crossed my path several times this past week. I have seen it used by a Christian televangelist and by scientists for different reasons. I liked what the televangelist had to say about it. He said something along the lines of here we are as seen 3.7 million miles away. Earth is this small dot in this huge vacuum of space. Insignificant in comparison. Yet, as far as we currently know, life has formed only here. Insignificant in comparison to the whole of the universe as seen 3.7 million miles away, yet significant because in all of the known universe God chose to create life here.
From this vantage point all of our problems also seem small and insignificant to the greater picture of the universe. It is not of the universe’s concern that we are entrenched in a war in Afghanistan. Or that one oil company has destroyed life in the Gulf of Mexico. Or that racism is alive and well in America. From the Universe’s perspective all is well and moving around its mysterious center as it has for billions of years and presumably will for billions of years to come.
I have learned that when my problems seem huge to me, they seem insurmountable. Problems never can be solved when I am so entangled in them that I confuse the forest for the trees. It is only when I am able to step back away from them and gain a different perspective that I am able to tackle the problem. It is only when I can see the problem in comparison to the larger picture of my life that I can begin to see solutions to that problem.
We are one pale blue dot in the great universe. Whether or not life continues to thrive on this planet, we are one pale blue dot. It is time for us to start acting like we are part of this dot and not separate from it because from the universe’s perspective we are only a tiny speck in the scheme of things. An insignificant speck at that. From the universes perspective all is well because the problems we face are insignificant to its function.
If we destroy each other through war, the universe will continue as it has. If we destroy the environment through our own greed and malfeasance, this pale blue dot will continue to follow its orbit within the Milky Way. If we allow racism to flourish, while it demeans our quality of life, the universe will not notice. Just as we have not noticed what is happening on a planet in another galaxy.
So how shall we live on this speck of dust? How about as one accountable to it? Let’s find better energy resources that will not destroy life. Let’s find ways to live together in harmony since we are so very small in the universe. Let’s put away our racism and our acts of war because these do not serve to promote life. While we may be a speck of dust in the Universe, we are a planet of great diversity that should be celebrated not despised, not abused, not taken for granted.
And as the televangelist said, as far as we know, the creating force of the universe has only created life here. Therefore as insignificant as we may be, life on this planet is unique. We should tender that uniqueness with honor, respect, and above all with love. Blessings,


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Our Father in your heaven bright
I thank you for this day.
Your strength upholds me day and night,
I know I'll be okay.
I feel your presence by my side
And turn to you in prayer.
Your power ranges far and wide,
Your grace is everywhere.
These humble words should let you know
I need your loving care.
Your gentle arms protect me, so
A smile I'll always wear.
Life's troubles bring uncertainty,
I falter and would fall
If from your throne of majesty
You failed to hear my call.
My heart knows I will never be
Beyond your blessed love.
All goodness which may come to me
Feels like it's from above.
My hope is that all worldly cares,
All petty strife and woe,
Will vanish like a child's nightmares,
Or sunshine-melted snow.
We know there is much more to life
Than battles, hate and war.
Such actions are the worst of life
The greatest waste by far.
We're members of God's family,
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God make us all that we should be
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