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Whom a dream hath possessed
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11And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. 12Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. 13 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and Earth, And, ere a man hath power to say “Behold!” The jaws of darkness do devour it up. So quick bright things come to confusion. HERMIA If .
Daniel "In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters.". We see this is dated at the beginning of the reign of Belshazzar, but it is not the dream of Belshazzar. Jeremiah King James Version (KJV). 28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.
30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree. 31 Him did God exalt with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins. 32 And we are witnesses of these things; and [so is] the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to . Dream Of Someone Being Possessed. Source(s): 0 0 0. Login to reply the answers Post; jessie. 5 years ago. Dreaming someone else is possessed is actually a direct representation of you feeling out of control in a situation. It's similar to a reoccurring dream I had as a child that I'd see one of my parents in the playground.
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He whom a dream hath possessed: Being the history of the first year of the Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, by Ursula Blankenship (Author)Author: Ursula Blankenship.
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He whom a dream hath possessed: being the history of the first year of the Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, by Blankenship, UrsulaPages: He whom a dream hath possessed - Sheamus O'Sheel He whom a dream hath possessed knoweth no more of doubting, For mist and the blowing of winds and the mouthing of Whom a dream hath possessed book he scorns; Not the sinuous speech of schools he hears, but a knightly shouting.
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10 Great Stories Inspired by Dreams and Visions. By Abby the book began to evolve clearly in my mind—even most of the particulars the tone, the Author: Abby Nolan. --This is a Master Contents Guide to make it easier for you to use of Robert Collier's classic The Secret of the Ages.
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Shaemas O Sheel He whom a dream hath possessed knoweth no more of doubting, For mist and the blowing of winds and the mouthing of words he scorns; Not the sinuous speech of schools he hears, but a knightly shouting.
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If consequence do but approve my dream. 45 My boat sails freely, Every Book on Your English Syllabus Summed Up in a Quote from The Office. Popular pages: Othello. Think carefully, pretty girl.
You should think of your father as a god, since he’s the one who gave you your beauty. To him, you’re like a figure that he’s sculpted out of wax, and he has the power to keep that figure intact or to disfigure it. Demetrius is an admirable man. (28) Let him tell a dreamThe point of the words lies in the contrast between the real and the counterfeit revelation.
Let the dreamer tell his dream as such, let the prophet speak the word of Jehovah truly, and then it will be seen that the one is as the chaff and stubble, and the other as the wheat--one worthless, the other sustaining life. And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in.
So shalt thou put the evil away from the. Four days will quickly steep themselves in night. Four nights will quickly dream away the time.
And then the moon, like to a silver bow 10 New bent in heaven, shall behold the night Of our solemnities. Four days will quickly pass and turn to night. And each night, we will dream away the time.
And soon the moon—like a silver bow newly bent. The book, had turned my eyes toward the wide sea. On poetry and geometric truth, And their high privilege of lasting life, From all internal injury exempt, I mused, upon these chiefly: and at length, My senses yielding to the sultry air, Sleep seized me, and I passed into a dream.
I saw before me stretched a boundless plain. Romans King James Version (KJV). 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
"The title and, in part, the structure of this small volume are derived from 'He whom a dream hath possessed' by Shaemas O'Sheel, "--Page vii. Description: viii, pages 20 cm.Dreams and Nightmares can come in many forms, one nightmare that has been experienced many times is to be possessed by a demon.
Many cultures and all time periods report these types of nightmares. The word "nightmare" derives from the Anglo-Saxon word "marc." meaning demon, which is related to the Sanskrit words "Mara," meaning destroyer, and "mar," meaning to crush.Jeremiah 23 is part of the ominous warning God has given to believers.
The very beginning of the chapter is setting up the prophecy of the Christian church in the last days before Jesus' returns in judgment. The history of the Hebrew nation is a mirror of the things that have come to pass in these latter days.
Judgment must first come on the.


A small Mass house was built on the site of the present St. Joseph’s Hall around the year 1720. This was replaced between 1750 and 1775 by a larger church on the site of the old Convent National School, which is now the church car park. This building was renovated many times, but was considered to be too small to accommodate the number of parishioners attending Mass by the middle of the 19th Century.
In the early 1880s, the parish priest, Fr. Smollen, realising the necessity of providing Clones with a suitable church, had accumulated a substantial sum of money for that purpose. When he was leaving Clones he handed this money over to his successor, Dean O’Neill.
The site of the old church was not considered suitable for the proposed new building. Fortunately, Dean O’Neill was able to obtain a field, containing an acre and a half, adjoining the old church. The holder of the property, Mr Smith, sold his interest in the plot of ground to Dean O’Neill for £100. Frederick Wrench, the agent of the Clones estate, accepted Dean O’Neill as a tenant at a rent of £4 per year. At this time a dispute arose between the landlord, Thomas Lennard, and the local business people regarding market rights. Dean O’Neill was helpful in finding a solution to the dispute. As a consequence of this, when the landlord was selling the estate to the tenants, Dean O’Neill negotiated with the agent and the landlord gave the acre and a half, rent free, for 999 years for Church purposes. The Church of The Sacred Heart, the Curates’ house, and the old Largy primary school are all on this plot of land.
The architect who drew the plans for the new church was Mr William Hague, F.R.I.A, 50 Dawson Street, Dublin, a native of Cavan. Mr Patrick Nolan, Monaghan, an experience church builder, was the contractor. The contract price for the building was £7000.
Dr Donnelly, Bishop of Clogher, laid the foundation stone on Sunday, 13th September 1891. The sealed bottle placed in the cavity beneath the foundation stone contained coins of the year 1891, current copies of the "National Press” (Dublin), "The Irish News” (Belfast), and "The Peoples’ Advocate” (Monaghan).
There was also enclosed a piece of vellum with the following inscription in Latin:
Lapis iste angularis
In Ecclesia Ssmi Cordis Domini Nostri Jesu
Christi apud Clones
Die Decimo Tertio Septembris, 1891
Leone Decimo Tertio Papa
Jacobo Donnelly Episcopo Clogherensi
Admodum L.J.O’Neill Paracho.
Capituli Clogherensi Cancellano
Victoria Regina Regnante in his Regionibus
The following is an architectural description of the church as it was constructed in 1895:
`The plan of the church is cruciform and the style Gothic. It consists of nave with aisles, transept, chancel, chapels, and sacristies. The entire length is 112 feet: the width across the transepts, 90 feet, and across the nave and aisles 45 feet. The height from the apex of the roof to the floor level is about 50 feet. The masonry is broken ashlar (stone), and the material local limestone relieved with Carnmore free stone dressings. The main entrance under the tower is approached by three cut stones steps. The doorway is enriched with jamb shafts and finely wrought arches. The vestibule is of pitch pine and ornamental glass; its floor, as are the floors of other entrances, the nave and aisle passages, and that of the transepts, is laid in ornamental tiling. The impression left by a view of the interior from the entrance door is one of symmetry and beauty. Massive red Aberdeen monoliths, highly polished, with stone cut plinths and moulded capitals, from the pillars between the nave and aisles. From these spring a series of moulded arches carrying the clerestory (upper nave wall), which is pierced with two light windows. The gables have each tall three-light windows under a retaining arch. The lighting of the church is very satisfactory both in quantity and tone. The graceful high altar, designed in exact keeping with the architecture of the church, is dedicated to the Sacred Heart; those of the Side Chapels are dedicated under the invocation of the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph. The organ gallery, over the main entrance, is both spacious and comfortable; and the acoustic properties of the church are satisfactory. The boundary wall which separates the church grounds from the street, is of hammered limestone, crapped with a massive, finely chiselled freestone coping.`
The contractor for the high altar, the pulpit and the baptismal font was Thomas Ryan, Dublin; for the side altars the contractor was John O'Neill, Belfast; for the church seats it was James Wynne, Dundalk; for the sacristy furniture and confessionals it was Brian Moonan, Maynooth. The laying out of the grounds was contracted to Mr. Shepherd of Dublin.
A total of £14,000 was spent on the building of the church, excluding the tower and the spire. Miss Mary Brady, Clones, presented the beautiful stained glass window behind the altar. The bell, weighing 32 cwts., the hammer of the bell weighing 58lbs, and the turret clock, which cost £100, were all presented by a Miss MacDonnell. The Stations of the Cross were designed by Meyer of Munich. The building of the church began in 1891 and was completed in 1895.
Cardinal Michael Logue dedicated the Church of the Sacred Heart on the 8th September, 1895. The dedication was followed by a High Mass, celebrated by Rev. Edward Mulhern, President of St. Macarton's Seminary. The Master of Ceremonies with Archdeacon Smollen, P.P., Enniskillen. Most Rev. Dr. Owens, Bishop of Clogher, addressed the congregation, as did Dean O'Neill, thanking them for their generosity. Dean O'Neill ended up saying, "Glory be to God on High. May His best blessings descend upon you all."
After the religious ceremonies ended a deputation representing the priests and people of Clones went to the vestry and presented an address to Cardinal Logue.
The first mission in the Sacred Heart Church took place in May, 1896.
Five years later the spire of the Church of the Sacred Heart was completed. Dr. Owens, Bishop of Clogher, dedicated it on the 19th August, 1900.
The other churches in the parish are St. Macarton's, Aghadrumsee and St. Alphonsus', Connons. Both churches were used for weddings and funerals during the 2003 renovation work on the Sacred Heart Church. We are grateful for the hospitality of the people of the Connons and Aghadrumsee and for their support for this project from the outset.


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All lives matter, even those unborn.
Angels have a purpose in each of our lives. This song is meant to give hope and love to all those that have experienced a loss of any kind.
Many women have lost their babies to miscarriage. Many are silently suffering the loss of these little ones because they think they aren’t allowed to acknowledge, who these babies are and their brief existence. It’s ok to talk about these special babies that we carried, no matter how brief that may have been.
While every situation is different, in the end these little ones are important and their lives matter far beyond what we will ever know.
Through a very personal tragedy, I have come to know for myself the things I am about to share with you .. Many of you may already know these things. But, I feel my Heavenly Father wants me to share it with you and anyone searching for answers or peace. I have felt prompted to teach this knowledge through song. Miraculously I was able to get this song written, and a special movie to go along with it. (Those details will be posted later)
When Does life Begin?
In the song there is a line, “A body gained, a spirit merged, then gone before their birth.” The message we can learn from this line is. No matter the stage in your pregnancy, you can know that they are yours and you will have the opportunity to raise them and be with them in the here after. You can ask Heavenly Father to know more about them. Even if you think it was too early to know the gender or even if you never saw a heartbeat or a baby in there, you can ask your Heavenly Father. He will give you the answers you need to know. All you have to do is ask.
This line is also very important for those that have never understood life and when life begins, this will help you understand that a growing fetus is life. Lindsay who added the violin part to this song wrote, “This song is a voice for all of the voiceless, for those who can’t speak for themselves. All of God’s children are priceless to Him. The message of this song is so strong and so clear. The spirits that are sent here to this earth are God’s children, whether they take a breath or not and they have a purpose, a place and a family.” They are the voiceless and this song gives them the voice they need for others to hear their plea.
Does my angel have purpose?
In the lines, ” Little angel babies, with their own identity. Each has a name, a special place, within eternity.” You can know so much more about each baby you have lost. Your baby has an identity. Each baby lost has a name and place in God’s plan. They just have a different purpose. You can know who they are, their gender, their name. Yes they each have a name. Their name even has meaning, look up the meaning of their name. They want you to know them, that’s why the song is called “Angels Remembered” there are many up in heaven that want you to remember them. For those of us that have lost babies and have living children, these angels are just as important to us as our living children are, they just have a different purpose to fulfill. They are often sent to us, to help when it is needed.
Can my angel’s come to me?
In the lines, “When your thoughts turn Heavenward your baby in your mind, Your angel’s reaching out to you, so peace and joy you’ll find.” This phrase can apply to anyone that has died. Every time you think about that person, or when you see a sunset that reminds you of them, or a smell that triggers a memory. It’s in that moment that they are with you and they want you to know that they are there. That’s why you are having that thought in that moment. They don’t want you to be sad when you think of them, they want you to be happy, knowing they are with you. It’s so neat to know that they are with us more than we realize. It gives me such comfort to know that they never really left us, we just need to sit still long enough so that we can feel them, around us. If you do, you will realize they are there. They are all around us, more than we know.
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What I learned from my trials, is to trust in my Savior and know he is watching over us. When we feel that life has handed us more than we can handle, turn to Him and He will carry us through those trials that we feel we cannot bare alone. He loves each of us more than we can comprehend. He is there for us, if we will just let him in. I urge you to pray and find out for yourself if these things are true.
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We looked at the Godhood of Christ in the last chapter, so in this one, we will look at the other aspects of His Person as our Lord and Redeemer. Jesus loves you!" John 8:46. And His name will be called. 1 Corinthians 6:11 - And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. And, it is very mysterious--how could the Holy, Immutable, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent God become a man? Christ was the “second Adam,” (1 Cor 15:45-49 ), not a son of Adam. 18. 11 Bible Verses about Personnes âgées. BIBLE SCRIPTURES – THE NAME AND PERSON OF JESUS. In the Old Testament, there were two types of fasting: public and private. Bible Verses About Healing - The Bible speaks often of miraculous healing through the work of Jesus Christ and through faith in God. Il était très vieux; et Abischag, la Sunamite, le servait. 2020 - Découvrez le tableau "jesus citation" de Louise Vidal sur Pinterest. Job revealed his faith that “. Find Scripture that will encourage you and help you focus on finding comfort through the healing of Christ both spiritually and physically. He was in every way a man. In the formulation of the old puritans, “He had no sin, knew no sin, and did no sin.” Yet, as the next chapter tells us in detail, the beauty and mystery of The Faith is that this perfect God-man became sin and suffered its penalty for us. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” Then Joshua fell face down to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. Nazareth. The conclusion of the Jewish people surrounding Jesus that day was that Jesus claimed to be God, a conclusion Jesus understood and did not deny. Matthew 1:21 - And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. . He blesses me everyday. Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. What was Jesus’ final command to the disciples before ascending to Heaven? He made a claim which makes Him the most narrow-minded Person who ever breathed. Here are 50 names of Jesus that will inspire and encourage your walk of faith. A. in History, an M. S. in international relations, and an M. A. R. from Liberty University. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. The Bible helps put those bad times in perspective. As God, He is Eternal and Immutable (Isa 9:6-7; Rev 1:8; Heb 13:8; Heb 1:12; Psa 102:27), so He always existed. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. We’ve already looked at the nature of God; in Chapters 6 and 7, we will outline the drastic difference between the Faith and the world’s religions as to the doctrine of what Christians call salvation, but here we will talk about the Founder. There are only a few things that make the Christian faith truly distinct from the world’s religions. The New Testament includes no descriptions of Jesus' appearance before his death, and the gospel narratives are generally indifferent to people's racial appearance or features. 17. That, and the Person’s acceptance of worship, which is reserved for God alone, (Ex 20:1-3) prove this to be a Christophany. Bible Verses about Peace - Comforting Scripture Quotes The Bible is filled with verses that can bring peace in the middle of struggles, worries, and fear. 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Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” 1 Timothy 2:5 God mediator. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known. Here is what the Bible says about that: 1. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. These two words, one applying to God generally speaking, and the other to the Son in particular, refer to a visible appearance of God in the Old Testament. Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. : 48–51 The synoptic gospels include the account of the transfiguration of Jesus, during which he was glorified with "His face shining as the sun." . If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take him into your house or welcome him. 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“Suffering naturally gives rise to doubt. How can one believe in God in the face of such horrendous suffering as slavery, segregation, and the lynching tree?” Since a young age James Cone went through life changing experiences that have molded his future. In his community of black churches on the rise also was the reality of racism in Arkansas. What Cone witnessed at a young age in his community, and the churches would be his main focus as a career. At the young age of sixteen Cone was called to his ministry, and in the next year at the age of seventeen he was a pastor. The year was 1954 and whites in the town Fordyce, Arkansas seen blacks as people made by God to be servants of white people.
During Cone’s years in high school he was a pastor at several churches and also a reporter. Cone followed Dr. Martin Luther King closely and the Montgomery bus boycott he led, but his career in theology was mainly influenced, and questioned by Malcolm X when he said “Christianity is a white man’s religion.” Cone not only questioned his faithfulness to christianity but he also thought Christianity did not have the same focus as it did when he was younger. At this time Dr. Cone was giving up on his Christian faith. If Cone were to stay a Christian he said he would have to rethink his views on faith because of the demanding times.
During this era of riots and racist driven violence Cone realized the way Christians responded was insensitive to the blacks suffering. But also most of this insensitivity was coming from white theologians. Many Christians ignored and rejected James Cone but he continued to reimagine, and attempt to change theology and Christianity as a whole. James Cone seen flaws in white theologians/christian views towards the black community. His movement, focus, and projects were not only driven by his experience as a young black male, but they were directed toward theology and white racism combined which caused tension and racial issues.
Dr. Cone touches the subject of Christians seeking the Kingdom of God but looking past the issues of race. While trying to make race and faith a topic to be discussed Dr. Cone said “unless the cross and the lynching tree are seen together, there can be no genuine understanding of Christian identity in the U.S. and no healing of the racial divide in churches, seminaries, or broader society as a whole.” Dr. Cone spoke about the lynching era, and even if this subject is uncomfortable it is still necessary to talk about.
Within Cone’s text “The Cross and the Lynching Tree” he asked the question “Who wants to think about lynched black bodies in a church worship?” “The Church” as an entirety is suppressing the nations truth under the layer of religion drenched southerners and Gods supposed love to all lies the lynchings, and harsh truth of race and religion, with all of this as news, is giving up on christian faith such a bad thing after all? Black Christians put aside the views they had on lynchings in America and had faith in God’s work that engaging in the difficult dialogue about lynchings would serve as a purpose.
The faithfulness it took to be involved in such difficult situations about the past, serves as a Testament to God. The lynching era would rather not be talked about by most because along with slavery, this era is one of America’s sin and shame. This reality along with its horrors isn’t talked about in classrooms, especially not churches. Many churchgoers who attended these lynchings would not considers themselves racist because they were not the actual ones conducting the lynchings. Dr. Cone recently got a national spotlight during the Wright-Obama controversy about black liberation theology in 2008. Now that more problems from the past are starting to arise the question comes up again from time to time, “Should we have listened to James Cone?”
A recent Christian piece on Cone spoke about his gospels and how they are for “hatred, bitterness and unforgiveness”, the problem that people seem to have with Cone is that he critiqued white Christians and their views on racism before other people realized it. In a recent speech at Duke University Cone recalled how he often argued that white theologians attitude toward black people’s lives, thought, and theology was seen as unimportant. Dr. Cones liberation theology is more than just liberation for all people, but it proves that the “oppressors” will never say they are wrong, but in religion white theologist claimed God had no strict rule on how to treat black people.
The problems Dr.Cone dealt with in the early 60’s are problems that are now a focus in the 21st century. Since then Dr.Cone along with his values and voice has been heard more than ever. Police brutality, racism, and discrimination against theologians of color has prompted more attention from conservative christians to take a stand against racism and social justice.
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X book
- King Institute – Montgomery Bus Boycott
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Oxford Bibliographies – James Cone
- LibGuides – James Cone: Father of Black Theology
- Theology Today – Christ and Black Power by James Cone
- The Conversation – James Cone’s impact on Black Theology


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Traditional Catholic Mass in Italian
September 14, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Traditional Catholic Mass at Seattle’s original Italian Mission church, plus a procession of children. Celebrant will be the The Very Reverend Paul Magnano. Light refreshments served in the school hall following.
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Saturday, September 14th, 6:30 PM – Mass in Italian at Mt. Virgin Church
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Hi, I'm Gracie Davis, and I'm a birth doula. I have experienced three unique personal births of my own, and many of clients.
I love helping other women have birth experiences they are happy to remember. Fond memories of a baby's birth day are made possible when women feel like they are involved in each of the decisions that occur leading up to, and on the day of, the labor and birth of their child.
The time before and after birth can be represented by a variety of emotions, with feelings ranging from excitement, uncertainty, doubt, love, expectation, fear, determination, hopefulness and anticipation.
I doula because I want to support couples through this time by providing a sounding board on which they can hear their feelings and concerns echoed back, and help organize their thoughts and plans from an experienced framework.
Similarly, when labor begins I help you process your birth each step of the way as labor progresses and into those first moments with your new little one. In addition to feedback on your labor, I offer physical support for pain relief and position recommendations to facilitate labor progress.
My Christian faith is a very important part of my life, and it is a pleasure whenever I have the opportunity to serve other Christian couples. A verse that inspired me to pursue doula work is:
2 Corinthians 1:3-7
"God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us... For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you..."
My hope is to be a vessel of encouragement, comfort and support for you and your family.


As our journey to adopt Max comes to an end, and a life with our new son begins, we will be slowly changing our blog over from an adoption blog to a family blog. We have decided to share our family moments, as we strive to serve the Lord.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Safe in the arms of Jesus
In some people’s eyes, you really weren’t ours In our eyes, you were our child.
I am not the same as before you. I love you and think of you, just as a mother would
If they could only see into my heart, they would know you are with us always


Laurieton is the centre of the coastal towns of the Camden Haven valley, located between Taree and Port Macquarie, and is situated below the picturesque North Brother Mountain.
Laurieton - Bonny Hills Uniting Church is a lay-led congregation, supporting and caring for flood-affected people.
Funeral Directors regularly use the Laurieton Uniting Church for families wishing to hold services of remembrance or funerals in Laurieton.
Worship has recommenced.
For other gatherings we still connect in other ways.
Laurieton-Bonny Hills is part of the Mid North Coast Presbytery - its website provides resources and further information about the Uniting Church in Australia.


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Anyone who doesn’t encourage you to seek a deeper relationship with God, isn’t someone worth giving your time to.
That way, I could skip all the Bible passages that urge singles only to “marry in the Lord” (1 Corinthians ) and not “be unequally yoked” (2 Corinthians ) and the Old Testament proscriptions against marrying the foreigner, a worshiper of a god other than the God of Israel (see Numbers 12 where Moses marries a woman of another race but the same faith).
You can find those passages in abundance, but when someone has already allowed his or her heart to become engaged with a person outside the faith, I find that the Bible has already been devalued as the non-negotiable rule of faith and practice.
This page talks about the question of should Christians go out with or date a non-Christian - the age old problem of having a Christian girlfriend or boyfriend that doesn't believe. Shouldn't we be equally yoked with someone who believes that Christ?
Well here's a few thoughts and what the Bible has to say about this subject.
To make things trickier still, some non-Christians have higher morals, and are more faithful and understanding than their fellow Christians.
It's a dilemma, and it does seem unfair of God to restrict us to the few that are Christian in the real sense. In the end it distracts from the real meaning of Christian life.But there are many more stories to the contrary of great heartache and eventual splitting of partners either before or after marriage - sometimes much later in life.With the added pressure of other people drifting in and out of casual relationships, everyone else is having all the fun and you end up wondering why you don't try it yourself! Warren is a clinical psychologist and author of eight books on love, marriage and emotional health.During 35 years of counseling thousands of married couples, Dr.e Harmony's matching is based on using its 29 DIMENSIONS® model to match couples based on features of compatibility found in thousands of successful relationships.Tags: Adult Dating, affair dating, sex dating


GOD THE FATHER
My fifties childhood wasn’t unusual. Yes, there were only three of us in my grade school whose parents were divorced, but that made us special, not weird, that made us friends. Yes, I had experienced unforgettable but minor childhood trauma. Not wanting to go to kindergarten. Scared of the teachers. Afraid to tell the teacher or the librarian I had to pee and instead peeing on my wee self in shame. But, I didn’t know I wasn’t white, not even sure if I knew I was poor, but not being white or poor didn’t ostracize me, didn’t keep the neighborhood children from playing with me, even though I discovered only recently that they knew what I didn’t!
Kids liked coming to our home-it was lived in. We were allowed to play hard. The carpet was worn, the furniture second hand. Plastic didn’t cover our used davenport. Mom’s sewing machine was always in the dining room and pins and needles and patterns on the dining room Duncan Phyfe table. We had a television and a hi-fi. The neighbor lady whose husband worked for Wonder Bread supplied us with Hostess Cupcakes and Twinkies. On summer afternoons we set up a card table in the living room and shuffled maj jong tiles (you could hear the shuffling of tiles a block away) or played Canasta or Sorry or Monopoloy. We had a second hand upright piano on our front porch that we all took turns pounding on, “Here we go up a row to a birthday party.” We played with our dolls. We dressed my baby brother in our baby girl doll clothes. In the winter we had a skating rink in our back yard, in the summer we had a sandbox that covered one-fourth of the back yard, an enclosed playhouse that took up another fourth. We had a stone fireplace to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. In the front yard we played Captain May I and Red Rover Red Rover. We played baseball in the street, only to be kept in when they, once-a-year tarred our street. Being caught ever so often with oily tar on our tennis shoes, shoes we didn’t usually have to take off when entering our home.
In second grade my writer’s voice appeared from nowhere. As children, we were taught to be charitable, even though nobody probably knew we were the receivers of charity, of turkeys at Thanksgiving and blonde blue-eyed dolls from the Salvation Army at Christmas. I wrote my first poem in second grade: save your nickels and dimes, Channel 2 needs you, bring your money to school! My teacher paraded me in front of each elementary school class where I recited my lines and solicited money for a cause. Later, in high school, when the Church solicited money from our neighbors, asking to help the poor family who needed a new roof on their house, or was it to pay the mortgage, the good Christians gave generously, but that money was never given to my mother, and shame burdened my mother until the day she died. Shame isn’t an isolated incident, shame sneaks up on you, says you’re not worth shit, says it over and over and over again-even if you’re not listening. Even if it takes a lifetime to recognize it, to name it.
My sister eagerly quit confirmation, but I needed the Church. I needed God, my only father. I needed unconditional love and forgiveness, but was love and forgiveness truly abiding in the Church? I stayed a devoted member of the Church, a member of the choir, and later editor of the church’s newsletter. Once, I even got married in the Church. At first the minister wouldn’t marry us because we were living together, supposedly that’s a sin. We lied, said we would separate until the wedding, and had a shot gun wedding.
Eventually, I ran from religion because of what I believed to be sexist, and racist practices/doctrines of the Church. I no longer folded my hands to “here is the church here is the steeple, open it up and see all the people.” However my belief, my faith in God and prayer and miracles –in love imagined-remains strong.
In fifth grade I was a participating member of a poetry club. I was sheepishly proud to see my words on blue-lined paper, mimeographed so all the fifth graders could read: “pitter patter, pitter patter/ the rain does splatter.” I belonged to a community! By sixth grade, however, my pride falleth. Emotional puberty threw me a curve ball. Although popular enough to be elected student council class representative, I still ache each time I remember having been called to attention by my teacher. Shame.
She reprimanded me for hovering in the doorway of Standish school, at recess, instead of playing on the playground with all the other kids. How could she not have known what I knew-that no other kids would play with me. That each budding bra wearing sixth grade girl had a guy she was pining for, and a girlfriend to whisper it too. I was pining to be a nun. I wanted to be Catholic. Catholic girls, although not necessarily any more popular than me, they were smart, and they had been confirmed in fourth grade.
In fourth grade, I expanded my Christian practices by holding a girls’ club, once a week, at our red formica table, in our yellow kitchen with the red cupboards where we hid the ginseng (today I wonder if it was really ginseng or just plain ol’ ginger). Our club was based on Unity’s Wee Wisdom magazine. I can’t remember, but only can imagine us, nine year old girls, praying together and drinking kool-aid. But, I do remember that my mother, a firm believer by then in the Unity church-that if you sent the church money, they would pray for you. That belief, along with our belief in the Ouija Board, brought our family the answers to many prayers. Unity also taught me to make “treasure maps”-visual prayers, an added assurance that our needs would be met. That’s probably what my Wee Wisdom Club did, cut and pasted our dreams in the pages of sample books of beautiful, sometimes flocked, wallpaper. It’s what I still do today.
In fourth grade, my Sunday school teacher asked our class if we thought a Black family should be allowed to become members of our Church. I could only subconsciously have known that I was Black, yet I wondered aren’t I already a member? Shame. The family was not allowed to join, but years later, when a new minister arrived, he and his wife arrived with several adopted black children. If I was truly white, if I truly blended in as a child, why are my memories so vivid of knowing what I didn’t know, and didn’t think others knew even though they did?
Today, the Church I had a love/hate relationship with has been transferred to Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Church. “The Oromo (uh-ROH-moh) people are the largest ethnic group in East Africa. Facing persecution by the Ethiopian government, thousands of Oromos have fled to the United States since the 1970s. About 12,000 Oromos live in the Twin Cities area. There are five Oromo churches in Minneapolis-St. Paul; Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Standish Neighborhood is the largest, with 700 plus members.” http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2007/11/27/welcome-oromo-evangelical-lutheran-church-farewell-our-redeemer-lutheran-church
When I first learned of this beautiful congregation I cried. Tears of joy and forgiveness. And the music (forward through the video to the music) http://oromochurchmn.org/index.php/videos/video/march-3-2013 reminds me of my choir days, and even though I couldn’t hold a tune, I loved the music-and my heart sang, and contines to sing!


Christian board games offer a fun way to learn about the Bible. Some Christian games take the design of a regular game and add to it a Christian theme. Other games, meanwhile, are completely original.
List of Christian-Themed Board Games
The Journeys of Paul
The Journeys of Paul game allows players to experience the ministry of Paul. Playing the role of a missionary in the Roman Empire, players travel throughout the eastern Mediterranean. Along the way, you must use strategy, skill and chance while facing shipwrecks, angry mobs, soldiers and other challenges. The Journeys of Paul is designed for 1-6 players, ages 10 and up.
Bibleopoly is an example of a Christian board game that is based on a regular board game. Instead of buying New York properties, players travel through Biblical themes such as meditation and community celebration. To win the game, players must help fellow players, make offerings and do community service. Instead of chance cards, the faith cards can alter the game. In addition, instead of going to jail, players will lose several turns if they land on the "go meditate" square. Bibleopoly is designed for 2-6 players, ages eight and up.
The New Teen Choices Game
Teen Choices is a game that is ideal for church youth groups. As players move across the board, they will encounter opportunities to discuss decision-making skills involving topics such as peer pressure, honesty and purity. The ultimate goal of the game is to help teens learn how to make decisions based on Biblical principles. Teen Choices is designed for teens from age 12 to 18. Three to six players can play the game.
Apples to Apples Bible Edition
Apples to Apples Bible Edition plays exactly like the regular version of the game. The only difference is that some of the cards have Bible names, themes and references. Apples to Apples is for those nine years old and older. It can be played by 4-10 players.
Bible Trivia is similar to Trivial Pursuit. There are 750 trivia questions for adults and 100 for children. Questions come from both the New and Old Testaments. To win, you'll need to accurately remember names, places and events from the Bible. The game is for people age seven and above and can be played by 2-4 players or teams.
Bible TriBond plays the same as regular TriBond. Players are given three statement clues and must figure out what connects the clues. The difference in this game is that one or more clues include Biblical references. Also, some of the answers are from the Bible as well. Players should be age 12 and above. Bible TriBond requires at least two players.
The Life of Christ Game
The Life of Christ game is great for learning about the life of Jesus. Players move across the board, learning in chronological order about the life of Christ. The game features over 1,400 multiple choice questions about the birth, life and death of Christ. The game is for 2-4 players who are age nine and above.
Solomon's Temple is a strategy game for two players. The first player to build the temple wins. Winning is not easy, however. While competing against your opponent, you must also deal with the Israelite's rebellion and attacks from Babylonian's. Solomon's Temple is for ages seven and above.
Fun and Educational
These wholesome games can help you increase your knowledge about the Bible and other key points of Christianity. Play them with your family, or incorporate them into a Bible study class as an entertaining learning experience.


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|Statement||general editor Richard P. Heitzenrater ; textual editor Frank Baker. Vol.19, Journal and diaries II : 1738-43 / edited by W. Reginald Ward (journal) and Richard P. Heitzenrater (diaries).|
|Contributions||Baker, Frank, 1910-, Ward, W. R. 1925-, Heitzenrater, Richard P., 1939-|
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John Wesley, a giant of Christendom, left a vast collection of writing both theological and practical. The Essential Works of John Wesley includes journal selections, dozens of sermons, and other addresses, essays, works of John Wesley book letters, in an all-in-one library lightly updated for ease of reading.
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He was a prolific writer (16 volumes of the Works, 8 volumes of the Journals, 8 volumes of the letters, Notes on the Bible, and the Standard Sermons)/5. John Wesley - (), preacher, theologian and founder of the Methodist Church The Wesley family was made famous by the two brothers, John and Charles, who worked together in the rise of Methodism in the British Isles during the 18th century.
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John Wesley’s Manuscript Prayer Manual1 (c. –) Editorial Introduction During his years as a student and active fellow at Oxford University, John Wesley filled a number of manuscript notebooks with material.
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John Wesley was born in in Epworth, 23 miles (37 km) north-west of Lincoln, as the fifteenth child of Samuel Wesley and his wife Susanna Wesley (née Annesley). Samuel Wesley was a graduate of the University of Oxford and a poet who, fromwas rector of Epworth.
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Format: NOOK Book (Ebook).Wesley in the volume which he left in his own private library: “H.B. from this day, Jto Nov. 2,is wanting, by the inexcusable negligence of the printer. An entire Journal!” In addition to these instances of flagrant inattention, it should also be stated, that Pine’s edition of Mr.
Wesley’s works is disfigured.


MULTIPLY THE MISSION. PLANTING - The Wesleyan Church.
The Centre for Church Growth Research (CCGR) aims to produce high quality research on church growth in Britain and internationally. It is run by a team from Cranmer Hall, an Anglican theological college which is part of St John’s College, Durham. The centre researches church growth across all Christian churches and, whilst its primary focus is the UK, it explores the international dimensions.
Over the past twenty years church organizations in the global West have looked on with awe, tinged with envy, at the rapid growth of church planting movements (CPMs) in the developing world. These CPMs have emerged while the West has been preoccupied with the growing tide of post modernism and secularism in their once Christian nations. These movements have been observed to be emerging on.
Acts 29 is a diverse, global family of church-planting churches. Acts 29 has developed a set of competencies that provide a standard against which we assess all church planters and pastors.
Avoid the following resources in an academic research paper. They are listed on every website’s Commentaries list because these sources are so old that they are out-of-print and therefore free. They will contain some good ideas, but these sources do not represent the current state of Biblical knowledge.
State the reasons for church planting. 1 “Field Launch” is defined as the date which you are in your target area and starting formal outreach and gathering activitiesin order to assemble your launch team. 2 Defined as the first major service that is heavily advertised in the community as being the “new church.” There may be a number of monthly preview services or even a couple months.
Various Reports out of the Nazarene Research Services office. White Paper. Corps of Pastors USA-Can 1996. Kenneth Crow. In 1988 the Research Center of the Church Growth Division conducted an analysis of the corps of pastors of the Church of the Nazarene in the United States and Canada. Data for ministers serving in the role of pastor on November 1, 1987, were examined in that study. In the.
Effective Leadership in the Church A training tool to help congregations, pastors, and other church leaders effectively work together to accomplish God’s mission. Sustaining Pastoral Excellence in the Christian Reformed Church 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE Grand Rapids, MI 49560 A project of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. A project of the Christian Reformed Church in North.


THE SHEPHERDS- Details
Mary is holding Jesus, and is seated next to a kneeling Joseph. They are surrounded by animals, and are welcoming the local shepherds. The shepherds have come to see and pay homage to the new born baby Jesus. Fanciful patterned birds are seated on the manger's roof, and have also come to view the baby, as an angel and the Star of Bethlehem proclaim His birth. The low born, the commoners, and the animals are the first to recognize His coming.


Our first client of 2019 was Elisha Ministries, Inc in Ruston, LA. Elisha Ministries is a nonprofit providing permanent supportive housing options for individuals in need of home placement in rural northeast, LA.. Their support is relational and spiritually fueled to see the renewal of each person they come into contact with.
They came to us with an existing website full of great information about themselves and what they do. Their site was also filled with plenty of pictures and a ton of color. It gave us at UpAhead a good starting point.
When beginning on the website, we took all the graphics and information they were already using and packaged it into a new, fresh design. We worked with Elisha Ministries to decide a baseline color set for backgrounds, fonts, and graphics. We may be biased but the site turned out great- clean, reassuring, and informative.
Elisha Ministries does an incredible service for Northeast Louisiana and we are fortunate that they choose to serve those who are in need of support. Please visit their site to learn more about them and see how you can support the good work.


President's Blog, Behind the Shield: A Season of Gratitude
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The following week I attended a national education conference in the Twin Cities which was coordinated by the Christian Brothers. This is the annual educational experience designed to build effective practices and strengthen the Lasallian community. A few educators from a school in Memphis led a session regarding the teaching of virtues to adolescents. It was a fascinating approach that grabbed the audience’s attention almost immediately. One particular virtue gravitated to the forefront of the conversation -- gratitude. During the discussion it became apparent that the practical application of being grateful has become more challenging as the speed of life accelerates.
Three days later, the entire BSM student body, faculty, staff, and a few parents and friends gathered in the Great Hall for a prayer service. It was a unique interfaith experience where multiple religious leaders from the community offered reflections based on specific readings and songs. The messages centered on building peace as part of our scripture theme, human connectivity, and gratitude. More than 1,100 members of our community heard these important and inspiring messages.
The theme of the Thanksgiving season is all around us, but listening to a message of gratefulness is simply not enough. To fully embrace the season, to actually immerse ourselves in the spirit, we are called to act. What will our gratitude look like this season? How will our actions tell the story? That is up to each of us individually, and sometimes the path is unclear. So, if you are searching for a good place to start, my son’s gratitude journal might be just what you need. This season, we can focus on God’s beautiful creation and the many blessings that surround us so that our outlook on life can be one that reflects Christ’s light.
Wishing you a peaceful and blessed Thanksgiving.
Adam Ehrmantraut, EdD


GPS: 144 Circle Drive, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435. Panel located directly across Circle Drive.
The following is exact wording on interpretive panel #13 on the self-guided walking tour of the Florida Chautauqua Resort/Campus grounds opened in 1885. This panel displays the history of St. Agatha’s Episcopal Church and the roles of churches at the resort from 1885-1935.
The Florida Chautauqua resort/campus offered instructional activities supported by the four pillars of Chautauqua: Art, Education, Recreation, and Religion. In other words, whatever activity you wished to engage in as a resort guest was within one of these four categories. Churches, like St. Agatha’s Episcopal Church, played a significant role on these once-gated grounds in promoting religious programming, courses, and vespers to help guests find spiritual renewal during the resort/campus stay. Leaders encouraged or facilitated the construction of four churches of different faiths to accommodate resort guests seeking spiritual renewal: Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, and Presbyterians.
Construction of this church building began in 1895, ten years after the resort/campus opened on this plot donated to the congregation by W.D. Chipley, a founding member of the Florida Chautauqua Association. Kenneth Bruce, president of the Florida Chautauqua from 1914 to 1916, and wife Laura donated the stained-glass window in the front of the church in honor of Laura’s parents.


It has been stated by many people that the Roman Catholic Church needs to change its policy towards the use of contraceptives. In this regard, these people have given several reasons. However there are others who believe that the Catholic Church should not introduce any changes in its contraception policy. In this regard, they have given the below mentioned reasons.
Points against introducing any changes in the contraception policy by the Roman Catholic Church:-
1. First of all, these people claim that the health science clearly provides that there are very high chances of getting sexually transmitted diseases if a person engages in sexual acts with more than one partner. At the same time, these people claim that doing so is also against the fundamentals of the religion or the Ten Commandments. Therefore, these people claim that sex has been defined only for the purpose of procreation. Therefore, having sex for any other reason is not good. Similarly, a responsibility has been imposed on the woman regarding themselves as well as for their potential child. People can have sex in marriage for the purpose of having children. The persons who are not in favor of any change in the contraception policy of the Catholic Church believe that the church also believes in contraception but only if it is through abstinence. They also believe that it is a very significant issue and therefore, a strong opinion has been held by the church. These people believe that the choice in this regard should be left to the Catholics themselves.
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The Grey Street Church Pipe Organ
When the Onehunga Co-operating Parish was established in 1996, the combined parish inherited two historic pipe organs and an “Allen” digital instrument (from the Church of Christ).
A creative way to preserve both pipe organs in Onehunga was approved by the Church Council in 1999. The two “Croft” organs (Presbyterian 1909 and Methodist 1938) were skilfully restored by the South Island Organ Company (Timaru), then combined together as one organ, creating a versatile instrument of 38 speaking stops from 1027 pipes.
Described by the Auckland City Organist, Dr John Wells, as a musical “taonga”, the rebuilt organ was commissioned and dedicated in 2002. The organ symbolises in a tangible way the coming together of the denominations into one worshipping and serving community.
Swell to Great
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Auto Bass Coupler
9x Presbyterian pipe ranks (1909)
6x Methodist pipe ranks (1938)
Great Mixture II (2 ranks) (2002)
Acoustic Bass 32 from
Subbass 16 and Bourdon 16 (2002)
38 speaking stops from 17 ranks of pipes
Total number of pipes 1027


Established in 1792, our church has extended uninterrupted ministry to people of the Fairmont area since that time.We are a family of baptized believers who confess Jesus as Lord, and exists as a local expression of the Body of Christ, to advance His kingdom through worship,discipleship and ministry. People from all walks of life make up our congregation, finding our fellowship inclusive, our worship inspirational and our discipleship strengthening to the soul. You will find here ministries addressing the various needs of people of all ages who come to us from various backgrounds. You will find a place where you and any member of your family can participate in Bible study, fellowship, grow in discipleship and Christian service.
Our facilities are located on Main Street in Fairmont, NC. We welcome you to our internet home, and hope the information you find here will encourage you to fellowship with us in person.


Augustine of Hippo is history's best-known Christian convert. The very concept of conversio owes its dissemination to Augustine's Confessions, and yet, as Jason BeDuhn notes, conversion in Augustine is not the sudden, dramatic, and complete transformation of self we likely remember it to be. Rather, in the Confessions Augustine depicts conversion as a lifelong process, a series of self-discoveries and self-departures. The tale of Augustine is one of conversion, apostasy, and conversion again. In this first volume of Augustine's Manichaean Dilemma, BeDuhn reconstructs Augustine's decade-long adherence to Manichaeism, apostasy from it, and subsequent conversion to Nicene Christianity. Based on his own testimony and contemporaneous sources from and about Manichaeism, the book situates many features of Augustine's young adulthood within his commitment to the sect, while pointing out ways he failed to understand or put into practice key parts of the Manichaean system. It explores Augustine's dissatisfaction with the practice-oriented faith promoted by the Manichaean leader Faustus and the circumstances of heightened intolerance, anti-Manichaean legislation, and pressures for social conformity surrounding his apostasy. Seeking a historically circumscribed account of Augustine's subsequent conversion to Nicene Christianity, BeDuhn challenges entrenched conceptions of conversion derived in part from Augustine's later idealized account of his own spiritual development. He closely examines Augustine's evolving self-presentation in the year before and following his baptism and argues that the new identity to which he committed himself bore few of the hallmarks of the orthodoxy with which he is historically identified. Both a historical study of the specific case of Augustine and a theoretical reconsideration of the conditions under which conversion occurs, this book explores the role religion has in providing the materials and tools through which self-formation and reformation occurs.
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Last Monday night, J and I drove across town to the home of our friends Chris and Hannah, for their annual Advent readings. Every year, they make a pot of mulled cider, buy some festive goodies, and invite friends to join them as they light their Advent wreath and read from the week’s lectionary, and from the beautiful book God With Us.
This was our first time attending their readings, but as I listened to the words of Isaiah and Luke (and Scott Cairns), cradling a mug of cider in my hands, it struck me anew: during Advent, we wait together.
Sometimes the spiritual life seems like a solitary journey, a long, solo trek down a road that’s often dark, as you stumble your way forward, talking to a God who never does answer in the way you want him to. The tradition I grew up in emphasized a “personal relationship” with Christ, which is a valid and beautiful thing. But when I struggle, or feel joyful, or have questions, I also work through those times with my community.
After two years at our wee church in Boston, J and I are part of the team of people who make things happen. We helped decorate the church for Advent, with wreaths and candles, and flowers on the windowsills. We help plan services, choose songs, print bulletins. We answer questions and make announcements and wash dishes after the monthly potluck. Sometimes it feels like a lot of responsibility. But we are never alone, even in our small congregation. We sing and pray, grieve and rejoice, live and love, together.
My memories of Christmas, whether musical or literary or simply nostalgic, are filled with the faces of those I love: my parents and sister, my husband, my extended family, my friends, my fellow expats in Oxford. And as I continue to practice Advent (a relatively new tradition for me), I practice it in community.
We light the candles on the wreath; we read Zechariah’s song and Mary’s Magnificat and Simeon’s strange, exhilarating words. We sing all the Christmas carols we can, and we start every service with “O Come O Come Emmanuel.” And we wait for God to come, both as the baby in the manger and as the triumphant King. We wait for his justice and love to break through in our lives.
We wait together. And that is true comfort, and true joy.


What does the Bible say?
Below is a helpful note written by A. Ray Stanford, you can find the entire .pdf file online in which he contrasts Biblical truth to several different religions, but right now I want to concentrate on the Biblical Differences between Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Word of God.
This is dedicated do my sweet friend Lauri
SALVATION ACCORDING TO THE JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
“The ransom does not guarantee everlasting life to any man, but only a second chance” (Truth Shall Make You Free, pp. 176, 177).
Men will be given a second chance for salvation during the millennium (Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. 1, pp. 106, 107) .
“One forfeited life could redeem one forfeited life, but no more. The man Christ Jesus redeemed Adam” (ibid., p. 133).
“The second trial will decide whether we may, or may not have everlasting life” ( The Watchtower, February 15, 1960, p. 143).
SALVATION ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36).
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31).
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life” (John 6:47).
Christ’s own guarantee to believers.
“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” ( Hebrews 9: 27) .
There is no second chance after death.
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself a ransom for ALL . . .” (I Tim. 2:5-6).
Christ was not just a ransom for Adam, but a ransom for ALL!
THE JESUS CHRIST OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
“He is a ‘mighty God’ but not the ‘Almighty God who is Jehovah‘ “ (Truth Shall Make You Free, p. 47).
“He was the first and direct creation of Jehovah God . . . He was the start of God’s creative work” (The Kingdom Is at Hand, pp. 46-49).
JESUS CHRIST is JEHOVAH GOD
- Isaiah 43:10, 11-The LORD, Jehovah, says, “. . . before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.”
The LORD, Jehovah, says, “. . . beside Me there is no Saviour.” (See Isa. 44:6, 8; Deut. 4:39.)
Therefore, if Christ is God in any way, if Christ is the Saviour in any way, then according to the LORD God Jehovah, Christ is GOD.
Luke 2: 11 says, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
Since Christ is the Saviour, then Christ is GOD.
Only Jehovah God is the LORD of glory. If Christ is the Lord of glory, then He must be Jehovah God.
I Cor. 2:8 says the crucified Christ is the “Lord of glory.”
Since Christ is the Lord of glory, then Christ is GOD.
- Zechariah 12:1-10-The LORD, Jehovah, says, “ . . . and they shall look upon Me whom they have pierced …”
When was the Lord, Jehovah, pierced?
“But when they came to Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they brake not His legs: But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, that the Scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of Him shall not be broken, and again another Scripture saith, They shall look on Him whom they pierced” (John 19:33-37).
Since Christ was pierced, and Jehovah God said He would be pierced, then Christ is God.
- Isaiah 7:14 – ”Therefore the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His Name Emmanuel.”
Read Matt. 1:18-25.
Notice in v. 18, the child was “OF the Holy Ghost . . .” and Mary was with child “BEFORE they (Mary and Joseph) came together.” Again, in v. 20 the angel of the Lord confirms the child is “OF the Holy Ghost.” In v. 21 the child shall be named JESUS because He shall save His people from their sins. The very name Jesus means “(Jehovah) God who saves,” etc. And in vv. 22, 23, we learn that “all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken OF THE LORD by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His Name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, GOD WITH US.”
So God Himself says the child Jesus is actually GOD HIMSELF dwelling with man. This is again clearly confirmed in John 1:1-14. “The Word was God . . . And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us….”
- Mark 2:5 records that Jesus forgave people’s sins. The scribes heard Christ doing this and said (v. 7),
“Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but GOD ONLY?”
They failed to realize that Christ wasn’t doing anything blasphemous at all. HE WAS GOD!
- Luke 1:68 records at the time of the birth of Christ, (Redeemer)
“Blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel; for HE hath visited and redeemed His people. ”
- Luke 8: 39 Christ had just cast out demons and told the person, “Return to thine own house and shew how great things GOD hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things JESUS had done unto ”
This is not a contradiction. Christ did it and said God did it. Christ told the man to say God did it and the man said Christ did it. It is not a contradiction because Christ is GOD.
- In John 9:33-38 is recorded Christ’s conversation with a man who wanted to know who Christ Christ said He was the Son of God and the man (v. 38) “worshiped Him.” Christ did not reprove this man for worshipping Him, and yet Christ knew the clear commands of the Old Testament not to worship any God but Jehovah God.
Exodus 34: 14, “For thou shalt worship no other god; for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.”
If Christ were not truly God and accepted the worship from a man without even rebuking the man, then Christ would not even have been an honest man.
Christ did accept worship. For Christ is GOD. ( See John 5:23.)
- John 14:7-9 Christ says, “If ye had known Me, ye should have known My Father also: and from henceforth ye know Him and have seen Him,” and vv. 8, 9, “Philip saith unto Him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip? HE THAT HATH SEEN ME HATH SEEN THE FATHER: and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?” (See also John 12:45.)
In John 15:24 Christ again says people have “both seen and hated both Me and My Father.”
The reason Christ can say that when someone has seen Him he has also seen the Father is that Christ is GOD, one and the same as the Father.
- John 10:30-33 tells us the same thing. Christ said in v. 30, “I and My Father are ONE.” And “Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him” (v. 31). In answer to Christ’s questions of why they were stoning Him they replied in verse 33, “. . . for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.”
The Jews KNEW Christ was claiming to be God. They were so sure of His claims that they wanted to stone Him for what they SUPPOSED to be blasphemy.
But Christ didn’t commit blasphemy. Even a good, godly human being would know better than to commit blasphemy, time after time, especially when he was constantly being accused of it.
Christ could say “I and My Father are One” because it is true. Christ is GOD.
- Acts 20:28 says, “. . . to feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.”
When did God shed His blood? God shed His blood when He took on flesh in the person of Jesus Christ and shed His blood for our sins.
Christ said in Luke 22:20, “. . . This cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you.” Revelation 1:5 says, “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own blood.”
God shed His blood when Jesus shed His blood because Jesus is GOD.
- Ezekiel 44:2-”Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.”
This is the gate that the LORD God, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, entered at His “triumphal entry” spoken of in John 12: 12-16 and each of the other Gospels. The Mohammedans closed the gate soon after the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D., and it shall remain shut.
- In John 12:26 Christ says, “. . . if any man serve Me (Christ), him will My Father honour.” And yet in Matt. 4:10 Christ affirms the Old Testament command, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and HIM ONLY shalt thou worship.”
Christ, knowing and upholding the Old Testament teaching, would not tell people to serve Him, and would not tell people God the Father would honor their lives when they do serve Him . . . in direct contradiction to the command in the Old Testament to serve only the LORD THY GOD.
Man is honored by God the Father when man serves Christ because Christ is GOD.
- 15:3, 4-”. . . Great and marvellous are Thy works, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY; just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints. Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy Name? For Thou ONLY art HOLY.”
But Luke 1:35 records the words of the angel Gabriel, who was sent from God, saying, “. . . that HOLY thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”
Only the Lord God Almighty is holy . . . but the Son of God is holy because He lS the Lord God Almighty.
- Genesis 1:1 says, “God created the heaven and the earth.” Hebrews 1:2 and Colossians 1:15-17 say Christ created all things.
- Titus 3: 4 says “God our Saviour.” Titus 3: 6 says “Jesus Christ our Saviour.”
Isaiah 43: 11 says the LORD (Jehovah) is the ONLY SAVIOUR.
Do these three verses contradict? No! But they WOULD contradict if Jesus Christ and Jehovah God weren’t one and the same.
- I John 5:20 calls Christ “the true God.” Hebrews 1:8 refers to the Son of God as “O God.” In Rev. 1:8 Christ is speaking (see v. 5) and says He is the “Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the ALMIGHTY.”
- Colossians 2:9 ”For in Him (Christ, v. 8) dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”
Everything that is in the Godhead, everything that is God, was in Christ in a bodily form. “For it pleased the Father that IN HIM ( Christ ) should all fulness dwell” ( Col. 1:19) .
- I Timothy 3:16 ”And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, (GOD was) justified in the Spirit, (GOD was) seen of angels, (GOD was) preached unto the Gentiles, (GOD was) believed on in the world, (GOD was) received up into heaven.”
When did this happen?
When Jesus Christ was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.
The Bible says, “God was manifest in the flesh,” etc., because Christ is GOD.
- In Romans 10:9 and 13 the Apostle Paul quoted from an Old Testament prophet saying, “For whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved.” Of course, Paul was speaking of Jesus as Lord (Rom. 10:9) . But the verse he was quoting in the Old Testament is Joel 2:32 which says, “. . . whosoever shall call on the Name of the LORD (Jehovah) shall be delivered (saved) .”
Why did the Holy Spirit give the Apostle Paul the liberty to use an Old Testament verse which speaks of JEHOVAH and apply it to the LORD JESUS CHRIST? Because the Lord Jesus Christ is Jehovah.
- Isaiah 9:6 prophesies of the Messiah to come, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the EVERLASTING FATHER, The Prince of Peace.”
Our Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ, is the Everlasting Father.
- Micah 5:2, also prophesying of the coming Messiah, says, “whose goings forth have been from of old, FROM EVERLASTING.”
But Psalm 90:2 says, “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even FROM EVERLASTING to everlasting, thou art GOD.”
Christ was from everlasting, was in existence and one with God before the world was formed (John 17:5) because Christ is GOD.
- When Moses asked God, “Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is His name? What shall I say unto them?” (Exod. 3:13) God answered unto Moses (v. 14), “I AM THAT I AM: and He said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto ”
Christ, revealing Himself unto the Jewish people, made this life and death statement unto them in John 8: 24, “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I AM (he), ye shall die in your sins.”
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ OUR LORD” (Romans 6:23).
(Reprinted from booklet, Jesus Christ Is Jehovah God, distributed by Soul Winning Seminars, 6/1967.)
Part 2 to follow regarding the Jehovah’s Witnesses position on other doctrines vs. the Bible’s clear position on these things:
MAN ACCORDING TO GOD
DEATH AND HELL


I also want to say that no matter what happens--good or bad, miraculous or not--I have absolutely no regrets about this baby or this pregnancy. When we were first given the CHD diagnosis, the option of "termination" (aka killing our baby because it wasn't perfect enough) was presented to us. I know that some people choose that option, because it's easier, less expensive, or--as some try to argue--more humane than risking any suffering on the baby's part. I disagree. I know this baby deserves every chance at survival, and I will not stop fighting as hard as I can to make that happen. Whether this baby lives a long healthy life or a short painful one, this baby has a purpose. This baby's life has been so precious already, and I can't imagine making the choice to intentionally cut it shorter than God intended. I don't know where this road will lead us, but I can rest in the knowledge that our baby has been loved and wanted for every single moment of his or her existence. And while my motherly heart is nearly bursting at the seams with love for my little one, I know that God loves him or her even more than I ever could.
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the Eternal Rock. Isaiah 26:3&4


The Rev. Amy Meyer has been with 1st Presbyterian Church in Elgin since 2010. Pastor Amy holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and is an ordained minister in Mission Presbytery and has used her training in both church settings and as a chaplain for Hospice Austin. Before her seminary training, Pastor Amy held positions as a youth director for the Presbyterian Church of Lake Travis and as a graphic designer for a division of Trader Publishing.
She lives in Elgin with her husband, Chris and their two children.
1. Why did you move to Elgin?
I moved to Elgin from Austin after I was selected to be the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. I stay here because I fell in love with the church and the Elgin community!
2. What compels you to spend time creating?
One of the things I love most about being a pastor is having the space to create. Whether it’s a worship service, a special class, or even a short devotional, I have the opportunity to share my creations with the people I love on a weekly basis. I usually find that the most meaningful creations contain an infusion of the holy while still being grounded in the world. I have also discovered that ‘creating’ is ‘meaning-making,’ and it allows me to explore ancient wisdom as I grapple with difficult questions.
3. Tell me three things you’ve learned in the past five years.
1) If you have a voice at the table, use it to call institutions and individuals to the common good. Always remember to be the moral voice for the powerless.
2) Gratitude and forgiveness have a unique way of opening up a path for hope.
3) When the animal shelter tells you she’s a black lab, she’s probably a pit bull. But you will love her anyway.
4. What are you currently making, reading, watching, or listening to?
I’m reading “Texas Tough: The Rise of America’s Prison Empire.” It’s both disturbing and informative. I’d recommend it, though I’d also warn any interested readers that it’s not for the faint of heart.
5. Cake or Pie?
Either one as long as it’s vegan. In fact, if you’re interested in some great theological conversation along with some homemade Chocolate Tofu Pie, I’m your gal!
You can listen to her podcast Passing the Peace here or wherever you listen to your podcasts. And of course you can find her at 1st Presbyterian Elgin
Pastor Amy will be at the Holiday Luna Market with Beer & Hymns where they will be accepting donations for Advocacy Outreach.