The One Reason for the Christmas Season
Oh boy. The music is on the radio. The family schedules are being planned. The specials are on TV (seriously, did anyone else notice that the SNL Christmas Special aired Wednesday? On November 28th?). This all adds up to one thing…
Christmas is here!
Every year, people around the world wait in line for hours for $1.50 off a neck tie, stretch their credit limits buying gifts, and eat themselves sick with treats and egg nog. This adds up to enough mental stress to literally hear those “sweet silver bells” in your ears throughout the night. The holiday buffet is notorious for ruining healthy eating habits the world over. And this year, the season lasts even longer due to Thanksgiving being about as early as it can be.
And yet…Christmas is special. This time of year is different than any other, and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside every time the calendar turns to December. Why is that?
This year I am truly realizing how much joy and love were wrapped up in that precious gift about 2,012 years ago. Some things that have come to my mind this week:
– God created all of us for a relationship with Him. He loved us and wanted a loving relationship with us, but we constantly turned away and chased after our own invented desires, creating a roller coaster of ignoring Him or demanding miracles from Him for centuries. Could I put up with that behavior in the relationships in my life?
– Instead of giving up on His creation, He decided to love us even more. He gave his one and only son and sent him to Earth to save the very people who were ignoring and mocking Him. Think about that. Have I ever even heard of an unconditional love like this?
– The King of the World should have announced his arrival with trumpets, lightning, earthquakes, and booming voices. There should have been shiny gifts and angels presenting Him from heaven. Instead, He was born to a virgin teenager and her nervous fiance in a dirty barn with a bunch of smelly animals. This was the gift to save the human race, and they didn’t even get invited into a house. Hollywood couldn’t even write this story. If I was a king, would I have entered like this? Is that fair?
So instead of stressing about what to buy your nephew or how many cookies you need to bake for your party, take a second for a deep breath. Think about that gift we all were given. Isn’t that incredible?! That’s an amount of love that is hard to imagine. And it’s meant for you. And your family and friends. So before you get stressed or frustrated about gifts or diets this season, think of that gift of love.
No wonder this time of year is different. No wonder there is so much joy and love in houses all over the world during this season. There is a reason for that. And that reason is Jesus. God sent Him to save an unworthy people, and we were given the gift of love and forgiveness and eternal life. Rejoice! Celebrate! Be happy during this time of year, because it is truly the best gift ever given! And make sure to say a prayer of thanks before pouring another cup of egg nog.


Death by Drink Driving
Sue and Marks Story: In June 2013 Sue and Mark’s son, Stephen, together with his fiancé, Mandy, were killed following a head-on collision in their Ford KA. The driver of the vehicle that hit them had fallen asleep at the wheel and drifted onto the opposite carriageway. He was twice over the drink-drive limit. He pleaded guilty to Death by Drink-Driving and was sentenced to twelve years in prison, reduced by four years because of his early guilty plea and was banned from driving for ten years.
Stephen, aged 26, was Sue and Mark’s only son. Stephen, a former pure mathematics student at the University of Sheffield, joined the church in 2007 and became part of its staff as a student pastor a year later. Volunteer Mandy was a student life group leader at the church and also helped out with Sunday school and women’s Bible groups.
Sue and Mark were visited by the police shortly after the accident and were informed that Stephen and Mandy had been killed. They had to tell their two daughters of the loss of their much loved brother.
A trial took place in October 2013 and due to the guilty plea Sue and Mark were left with many questions unanswered. They spoke with the offender’s parents who were present at the trial who were also deeply affected by the aftermath of the accident in the knowledge that their 34 year old son would now be in prison for many years to come.
In the summer of 2014 Sue and Mark approached their local MP and the PCC with a view to wanting to meet with the offender in a restorative justice meeting. Arrangements were made to meet with them to discuss what had happened and what they would like to come out of the process. In simple terms they wanted to ask questions of the offender and to have a clearer picture of what had happened on the day of the accident. They wanted the offender to know that they had no anger or hatred towards him and hoped that this would help him to move on with his life.
Arrangements were then made to meet with the offender whilst in prison. He equally wanted the opportunity to speak with Stephen’s parents to explain personally how sorry he was for what he had done and welcomed being given the opportunity to meet with them.
In November 2014 a restorative meeting was arranged at the prison where the offender was detained. Before going into the prison Sue described how she was feeling. She said that she was apprehensive and felt like she was about to ‘jump into a large black hole’ and did not know what was going to be down there.
At the start of the restorative meeting the offender gave a clear account of what had happened on the day of the accident. He accepted that he had spent much of the day drinking at an event some considerable distance from his home and had not originally planned to drive at all that day. However, having left it too late to find accommodation had decided to drive home and later fell asleep at the wheel. He had no recollection of what happened at the scene other than being taken away by the police and placed in a police cell overnight. He explained to Sue and Mark that he only became aware of the enormity of the accident the following day during the police interview. When he learned of the deaths of Stephen and Mandy he was unable to speak and the interview was suspended for 20 minutes. He accepted from that point on that he alone was responsible for what had happened and told Sue and Mark that his life could now never be the same.
The offender stated how ‘heart-breakingly sorry’ he was and regretted the actions for what he had done and for the ‘devastation’ he had caused to everyone whose lives had been affected.
Sue and Mark wanted the offender to know that he had their forgiveness; that they felt no anger towards him and wished to encourage him with his studies whilst in prison. In addition, they informed him that they would be happy to hear from him by letter if the prison would allow this.
The meeting lasted for just over an hour and was extremely emotional. As the offender was about to leave and return to his cell he offered his hand to Mark. Mark shook his hand and then placed his arm around the offender’s shoulder and hugged him.
A few weeks later Sue and Mark were contacted to enquire how they were feeling. They stated that the process had exceeded all of their expectations. Sue explained that anger and bitterness just made people ill. She said, “Being able to see the good that can come from something as horrible as this, to shaking hands and embracing was wonderful".


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57 As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. 58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
In -1808 a terrible fire broke out in the church, she suffered major damage, but was completely restored, except in this Chapel because of a dispute between the churches owned by Syrian and Armenian.
The Descent from the Cross (van der Weyden), XV century, the Prado Museum, Madrid.


“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
This is the verse I think of when I consider my time at the SCORRE 2012 conference.
Ken Davis holds nothing back in this training week. He gives us the tools we need to become successful communicators.
There’s another key to the SCORRE conference…
It’s one thing to have the tools you need in your tool belt, it’s another thing to actually get them out and learn how to use them.
Each day of the conference gives the attendees the opportunity to use each tool we’ve been given. This is the part I found INVALUABLE!!!
It’s putting reality to skills. Anyone can tell you how to do something, but a true leader takes the time to show you.
I left SCORRE with a confidence I never knew was possible. I’ve begun seeking out more speaking engagements because I’m confident in my new found skills of communicating truths effectively to others.
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Thank you to my personal mentoring group, and to the staff of the SCORRE conference for changing my ability to communicate in an immeasurable way.


Christianity and Europe's future
Dr. Konrad Adenauer - Der Alte, as the Germans call him - will soon be stepping down from the political stage he has dominated for 17 years as Chancellor of the West German Republic and leader for the Christian Democrat Union (the Catholic Party).
In 1963 Adenauer resigned as Chancellor. Next week at the general assembly of the CDU he will also resign as Party Leader. The only official position he will then hold is as an ordinary member of the Bundestag.
In this exclusive interview on behalf of the Catholic Herald, Dr. Konrad W. Kraemer, M.A., Director of the Catholic News Agency in Bonn, puts to Dr. Adenauer some questions about his life and work.
How do you assess the Christian contribution to the political development of postwar Europe?
Postwar developments in Europe were characterised by the overcoming of hatred, distrust and fear, and at the same time of material distress. This called for a great deal of patience and understanding, and a high degree of readiness to help. These things grew out of an awareness of Christian solidarity that had till then been smothered.
Hence Christian politicians were [...]* by the majority of their compatriots. They set out on the way towards understanding and towards a peaceful and friendly union of their peoples. It was above all their common Christian conviction which enabled the nations of Europe to grow together.
Do you still today - as compared with the situation in 1945 - believe in the value and importance of specifically Christian Parties? How are Christians to be effective in the political sphere in face of the growing number of agnostics, atheists and humanists?
The importance of Christian parties today is just as great as in 1945, if not greater. The growing influence of a-Christian and atheistic forces makes cohesion and cooperation on the grounds of our common Christian principles all the more necessary.
Europe's roots are Christian. If they are cut Europe cannot thrive. To the anti-spirit of materialism and the chaos of nihilism we must convincingly oppose the image of a Christian order determined by the principles of justice and charity.
Do you get the impression that papal pronouncements and the proclamation of Christian teaching have any real effect on world statesmen?
The Pope of the Roman Catholic Church is a moral authority recognised today though-out the world by Christians and non-Christians alike. The pronouncements of the Popes on for example, problems of peace and of a just world order have not only directly influenced the deliberations of statesmen but also offer hope to all men of goodwill.
Pope Paul VI's address to the United Nations and his initiatives for a cease-fire in Vietnam have recently given a fresh demonstration of this.
Do you believe in the possibility of a consolidation of Europe on the basis of Christian Democrat policies? How do you at present regard the relations between Catholics and Christians of other confessions in European politics? Has the ecumenical moment had a favourable effect on them?
A policy based on Christian responsibility is the surest possible foundation for European unity. This does not mean that such a Europe can only come about by the co-operation of Christian Democratic parties, for in some countries Christians have not combined together in any such party.
But politically active Christians will always take the lead in working towards a united Europe. Hence close and good relations between Catholics, Anglicans and Protestants, extending to the political sphere, are important and indispensable for the future of Europe. The ecumenical dialogue is a valuable contribution to this.
How do you assess the present attitude of the Socialist parties of Western Europe towards the Church?
The Socialist parties of Western Europe seem much concerned at the moment to revise their traditional anti-Church attitude. But I have the impression that considerable differences often remain between what they declare in their programmes and their political practice.
Is a united Europe viable if its defence is wholly or even only partially dependent on the United States?
The still unreduced opposition and tension between the free world and Bolshevism represent a special danger to Europe. Peace is at present guaranteed only by the balance of military strength. This will continue to be the case so long as the Soviet Union opposes all disarmament under inspection.
But Europe can live only in a peaceful world. Hence the strength of America and the common defence preparations of the NATO countries are the guarantee of the peace and safety of Europe. Of course, Europe will become the more viable the more its peoples unite together economically, culturally and politically.
Did you, in this respect, feel that the Council's decree on the Church in the modern world was a confirmation of your ideas?
The Second Vatican Council has quite clearly declared, in that document, in favour of the building-up of supranational communities and the development of international co-operation in the political, economic and social spheres.
The Church has pointed to such action, with all the weight of her authority, as the most hopeful possibility for the elimination of injustices, the righting of wrongs and the avoidance of further disputes; and hence as the foundation for a lasting and assured peace. This is an impressive endorsement of the rightness of the course upon which we have embarked in Europe.
How do you evaluate the relationship between your own personal faith and your achievement as the architect of a great new Europe after the war?
I don't like talking about myself. But I think I can say that all my political activity, especially my work for Europe, was sustained by the conviction that political action must be directed by moral prescriptions.
A political commitment to the overcoming of conflicts, to reconciliation and friendship, to peace and a just order, corresponds both to the demands of the Christian moral law and to the guidance offered and the concrete demands made by the Council.
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Quelle: The Catholic Herald, März 1966.


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Nepomucenusbrug (Nepomucenus Bridge)
The Nepomucenus Bridge may be a bit of a tongue-twister, but the bridge boasts a statue of the patron saint of bridges. A case of protecting the bridge against possible collapse. Nepomucenus protects against drowning and flooding. It so happened that the saint’s statue was thrown into the canal by persons unknown at the end of the 18th century, but happily, he was soon resurrected and back on his pedestal. Don’t forget to take a moment to enjoy the Dijver panorama! And have you seen the tower of the Church of Our Lady?
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Nature Rituals of the early Medieval Church of Britain: Christian Cosmology and the Conversion of British Landscape from St Ninian to Bede
University of Roehampton, London
Year of enrolment: 2014 -
Supervisor: Professor Tina Beattie
Nature rituals of the early medieval church in Britain: Christian cosmology and the conversion of the British landscape from St Ninian to Bede
Synopsis of PhD thesis by Nick Mayhew-Smith, University of Roehampton
This project will investigate the nature devotions of early medieval saints in Britain. The intention is to illuminate the process by which the landscape was converted from pagan to Christian significance, reshaped through narratives laid down by pioneering missionaries.
It will categorise the nature rituals recorded in the lives of saints. These are spiritual interactions with landscape features, animals and the elements, such as immersion in rivers for prayer, preaching to birds, exorcising demons from wild areas, protecting animals from hunters, planting miraculous trees, controlling the weather, ascending mountains and descending into caves.
The early saints were connecting a new belief system to an old landscape. Their nature devotions were missionary in a cosmological sense: mapping spiritual significance on to a topography uncharted by Christian tradition.
The research is an exercise in historical theology, focusing on the relationship between nature, devotional practice and Christian cosmology. It is an attempt to classify and interpret the symbolism of these nature devotions as an expression of early Christian thought in Anglo-Saxon/Celtic Britain, and to examine its wider place in early medieval theology.
The project will ask why the conversion-era church placed such a high value on harmonious interaction with nature, using written and archaeological sources to reconstruct the theological and historical-cultural context. Were earlier people more receptive to seemingly ‘pagan-style’ rituals? Did a relatively undocumented period of history lend itself to mythologizing by later writers – in which case why were these stories chosen? How far were they shaped by the theology of the church elsewhere, and how far were they indigenous to the British landscape?
The project will inform modern trends in religion, such as growing concern about the environment and rising interest in Neo-Paganism, New Age spirituality, theology of the body and the Celtic church. The nature devotions of female hermits and abbesses shed particular light on the role and status of women.


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The Palmyra Temple
We had to stop at Stafford Road and plop the 3 year old in front of it. He had no idea why we were doing such a thing, but we said stand there and he stood there. Sometimes you just don't ask questions.
Joseph Smith's home on Stafford Road.
From the Sacred Grove you can see the Temple and vice versa. President Hinkley really liked that when you are in the grove you can look up and see the temple and while you are in the temple you can look down and see the Sacred Grove.
The Sacred Grove. Warrick is really enjoying the trip.
Looking out of the Sacred Grove at Joseph Smith's home. If you look very closely, you will see a tree that is not a tree at all, but a boy. Camouflage is amazing.
We met a sister missionary that received her patriarchal blessing from Glenn's dad and said he was like a grandpa to her. She was pretty excited. Note that Warrick has perked up considerably.
The Hill Cumorah
Joseph Smith's bedroom.
Tour of the printing press that printed the first 5,000 Book of Mormons. Christian was the only kid that hadn't had enough of history by the time we got to this spot.
I believe that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus Christ in that grove outside of his house. I believe that God has organized his church today after the way it was organized in Jesus' time. I believe Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon and that God led the early members of His church and that he still guides us today. God is still present in the world. God called Joseph Smith by name and he knows our names too, as well as our circumstances.
I've never gotten spiritual in a blog like this so I don't know how to end it, but I guess I'll end it in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.


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Guiding Light Ministries exists to minister to the broken hearts of abused women...
* By shining a light into the darkness and transforming their lives.
* By renewing their minds and restoring their spirits.
They are a faith-based program that believes in knowing the Word of God and having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. They believe the power of prayer can transform lives. Upon moving into one of their care homes, residents can make a commitment of 6 to 12 months, bringing about a tangible change in their lives. They want to see these women learn to love themselves and, in the process, become responsible and reproductive members of the community. They encourage education and provide a fresh perspective on life. Guiding Light Ministries is a non-profit organization. They are here to help women in need. All of their funding comes from fund-raisers and donations, trusting God to supply all of their needs. They ask that you prayerfully consider becoming a financial partner, investing in this critical and life-changing ministry. Cash donations go directly to the housing and support expenses of their residents. All donations will be honored by and used for God’s work.
Director of Guiding Light Ministries
Born into addiction. Lived as a prostitute.
Beaten, robbed, left for dead on the street. Then things got bad...
Now a trophy of grace, she shares that grace with others as the Director of Guiding Light Ministries!
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How we help
We are a non-profit organization. Our Journee Home was created in the loving memory of our daughter and angel, Journee Jai Hawkins, who was born May 4, 2009 and went home July 31, 2009.
In response to our great loss we want to be a beacon of hope, support, and resources for others who have lost a child to SIDS, stillbirth, and other catastrophic losses of a child, children, or love one in general.
We assure you, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Through faithful donations and the sale of products inspired by our loss we are able to aid families in the most vulnerable times of their lives as well as the most critical parts of their healing—lasting memories.
Our angel pillows, jewelry, and other memorabilia help capture the precious angels we’ve come to love so that THEY ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN!
We provide a free keepsake item to commemorate years of healing. This is crucial, as it has been our experience, as well as others, that often parents feel like no one remembers their loss, but WE KNOW THEIR LOSS and WE WILL REMEMBER!
Please make yourselves at home, gather as much information as you need, share with others, and leave a footprint that won’t fade away with the waves of time.
Our Journee Home
And they can no longer die for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.
After I loss Journee I became broken, All I wanted was peace. All I wanted was to keep her alive; all I wanted was to not feel like I was alone in my grief. Whatsoever you do should be returned to you. If I wanted that, I had to give it to receive it
To keep the memory alive and to find peace, I will create a safe home for people who have lost a loved one. Through my efforts to connect with and support these individuals, I will find healing from my own loss of Journee. I am committed to providing the help that I needed when I was grieving, in order to bring hope and comfort for others who might be suffering in this way.
Our Journee Home is dedicated to providing comfort and hope to grieving families. We believe that by sharing our own journey through grief, we can help others find their way home. Our goal is to provide a safe and supportive space for families to connect with each other and find the strength to keep going. While providing the knowledge, tools, and resources to create their own lasting memories.
It’s not about getting something in return Its about touching someone’s heart threw the one thing that hurts them the most, their grief. If these memorial items gives someone just a little hope then my work is done, and greater is my reward in heaven by being reunited with my baby girl.


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Who and what are Mennonites?
Remembering the Past Imagining The Future
1958 50 years 2008
Pleasant View Mennonite Church
1101 Lucus Street
Mount Pleasant Iowa
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Pleasant View Mennonite Church was Founded in 1958 as an outreach mission from Sugar Creek Mennonite Church of Wayland Iowa.
We are located in the town of Mount Pleasant Iowa at 1101 North Lucas Street.
Pleasant View Mennonite Church is a medium-sized congregation of diverse Christians dedicated to evangelism, nurture, peacemaking, and service in our neighborhood, in the Central Plains Mennonite Conference, and around the world.


What better time of year than thanksgiving time to sit back and reflect on how blessed we are ,and to thank God for all he has blessed us with! The things you take for granted some one’s praying for.
1.I’m most thankful for Jesus Christ who died on the cross for me, if not for the cross of Jesus Christ where would my life be?
2. I’m thankful for a caring and loving family who have been there for me through it all.
3. I’m thankful for health-to be able to breath, take care of yourself, move and function with no limitations is a blessing.
4.I’m thankful to have a warm home and a roof over my head. Many people are homeless and don’t have this.
5. I’m thankful to have food on the table
6. I’m thankful to have clothes in my closet
7. I’m thankful to be living in a country that gives us freedom
8. I’m thankful to have a career I love
9.I’m thankful for having my cat milo in my life, who knows how to put a smile on my face.
10. I’m thankful for the friends I have
11. I’m also thankful for coffee! you guys know coffee is my life and with out it I wouldn’t be able to function lets be real here.
12. I’m thankful that I have a car and don’t have to walk every where! All though it’d be good exercise, I think I’ll pass on that one.
& the list can go on forever!
take some time today to come up with a gratitude list. what are you guys most thankful for?


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2019 Ironmen’s Retreat
Dates & Times
9-11 May 20192:00pm - 12:00pm
About 2019 Ironmen’s Retreat
Join us May 9-11 (Thursday-Saturday) at Gull Lake Family Resort for a life changing weekend!
Men are called by God to be leaders, Men of integrity, of Courage, of Vision, and of Purpose.
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17


In the center of Moscow, next to the eminent Red Square, is situated the cathedral of Christ Saviour for which we provided Sivec® massifs (about 2.000 Tons) that were processed elaborately on construction side so as to constitute an admirable work of art in the church’s temple, as well as in a lot of details on the floor and walls. The total value of the church was about 3.000.000 € and lasted around 6 months.
Total Quantity: 140 m3
Total Value: 800.000 €
Material that was used: Sivec® White Marble


With the remodel, we never did anything with the fireplace (it has no mantel). Well, Josie was upset that Santa was not going to be able to come now cause there was no place to hang the stockings. So, a piece of MDF and a jigsaw and wahla!
For you have created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:13-14


We believe there is only One God; the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The God of the Old Testament and the New Testament. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29) We believe God is Triune; Father, Son & Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
Triune: meaning God is One Unified, Eternal, and Holy Supreme Being who exists in three co-existing/equal persons. Us Christians call this nature of God the Trinity.
1) FATHER: is God as parent, Source of all Being.
2) JESUS CHRIST (THE SON): who is the Living Word of God (John 1:1). God manifested Himself through Jesus Christ. He came down in human form and walked as a man. Completely God in nature and fully human.
3) THE HOLY SPIRIT: which is the Divine Presence within human beings who have accepted Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior. The Holy Spirit is a PERSON, not a force or energy. (John 14:26; John 16:12-15)
SALVATION FOR ALL MANKIND:
We believe Jesus is the only way to Salvation. Jesus is the only way to God the Father. Whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life in Heaven. (John 3:16; John 14:6)
We believe Jesus Christ (The Second Person of the Trinity) came down from Heaven to fulfill God the Father's plan of Salvation by dying on a cross for our sins. He (Jesus) was born of a virgin named Mary. The Holy Spirit planted Jesus inside the womb of Mary the virgin. Jesus lived on earth as a boy, teen, and man. He lived a perfect and sinless life of love and obedience to God the Father. He suffered and died on a cross as a man, yet He was raised from the dead by the power of God three days later; in bodily form. (Luke 24:1-53; 1 Peter 1:3; John 11:25; John 20:24-27; Romans 10:9)
HOW GOD SPEAKS TO MANKIND:
We believe in Divine Revelation from God (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Revelation: meaning God has revealed Himself and has spoken to mankind. First through His chosen people the Israelites (Jews) and later to the rest of the world (Romans 1:16).
5 KINDS OF REVELATION FROM GOD:
1) Evidence of God can be clearly seen through nature and the universe that He created with His Infinite Mind and Word (Romans 1:20; Genesis 1:1). Also, to note: We believe God is not nature itself. He works with nature, but He is beyond and above the natural things. He is Eternal, Infinite, and Immaterial; meaning He is not made from anything of nature. He has no beginning and no end. He exists outside of nature and time but works with humans by His grace and can, at His will, intervene with nature. God is Sovereign over all creation in the physical and spiritual realm. (Colossians 1:15-18).
2) God has spoken to mankind through His written Word (The Holy Bible). He has spoken to chosen men and poured out His Holy Spirit on them to write down historical events, and to speak on His behalf by people called prophets (2 Peter 1:21).
3) God has also revealed Himself through the Person of Jesus Christ. He was fully God and fully man on earth. And now He sits at the right hand of the Father in Heaven (Mark 16:19; Acts 2:33).
4) God can also speak through chosen prophets/prophetesses today who have been given the gift by grace from the Holy Spirit. Be cautious however, because if anyone gives you a prophecy that does not align with scripture or is contrary to the teachings of Jesus Christ you are to dismiss it and move on (1 John 4:1; 1 Timothy Ch. 4).
5) We also believe God can speak to us through visions and dreams. (Read the book of Daniel) However, be very cautious with this too also. Be sure they align with Scripture and the teachings of Christ Jesus. Always speak to an elder or Pastor in the church about your dream and vision and seek proper council (Proverbs 13:20).


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Nurses, social workers, geriatric case managers, nursing home adminstrators, dietary personnel, pastors, and other long-term caregivers will benefit from this day-long class.
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Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Director of Religion at Chautauqua Institution, will present "Christian Ministry in an Interfaith World."
She is a distinguished life-long ecumenist and was the first ordained woman to serve as General Secretary of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.
Rev. Campbell also served as Director of the U.S. Office of the World Council of Churches, where she worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


Join us on Christmas Day with a variety of programming to keep you entertained for the day.
It all starts from 7am with the following lineup.
7-8am – Songs of Praise with Ron Jessop
8-9am – Worship on the Wireless with Ron Jessop
9-11am – Christmas Morning with Peter Wells
11am-2pm -Christmas Lunch with George Krupinski
2-4pm – Christmas Afternoon with Margaret Cockburn
4-6pm – Chrissie Cruisin’ with Ashley O’Halloran
6-8pm – Christmas Evenin’ with George Moutsos
8pm – Overnight Music Mix
Everyone at 96.5 Inner FM wish you a safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.


The 2017 annual conference of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations took place from June 13-16 at our AFLC schools in Plymouth, MN. The theme for this year’s conference echoed the famous words of Martin Luther as he stood before the imperial Diet at Worms, having been asked to recant of the things he had said and written against the Church and in defense of God’s Word. Unwilling to recant Luther made the now famous statement, “Here I Stand!” which served as the theme of our conference. Luther was prepared to stand against the powers of darkness before him, and stand for the truth of God’s Word – for the truth of the gospel – no matter what the cost.
It is good for us all to know in these times that our Association of Free Lutheran Congregations continues to stand for the truth of God’s Word, no matter the cost.
The gospel message that Luther stood upon, the message that God’s grace is a free gift given by faith, was revealed to him as he meditated on and wrestled over Paul’s words in Romans 1:16-17, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
These verses also served as the theme verses of our conference, because this message of the gospel is what we as an Association of Free Lutheran Congregations continue to stand on and to uphold. We praise God for His continued provision in the work that He has called us to do, and may we continue to pray that we as an association would unashamedly stand upon the truth.
The week of conference began on Tuesday with WMF day. We praise God that some of our own ladies could take in the events of that day, and we thank the Lord for the work that the WMF does for our congregations and missionaries.
On Tuesday evening the business of the conference began with an ordination service. Six men, including myself, were officially ordained into the office of the ministry. Thank you to all who attended and shared in that moment with my family and me. Please continue to pray that God would call more men into the ministry, as this is one of the greatest needs in our association today.
From Wednesday to Friday the official reports and resolutions of various departments and committees were read and discussed. Along with this business there were also occasions for singing, devotions, prayer, and fellowship. I come away from the conference excited and encouraged to continue to work in our congregations, and I would strongly encourage you as members to prayerfully consider attending a conference in the future. It is a great opportunity not only to hear about what is going in our association but to also have a voice in what takes place. Next year’s conference will be held in Dickenson, ND and the following year it will be located in eastern Pennsylvania.
One of the struggles within our association that has been made known to us over the past years is that financial contributions have been consistently lower than anticipated and needed. This isn’t a new problem, but it continues to make it difficult for our AFLC departments to function in a way that would be most effective. I would ask that we as congregations continue to pray for God’s financial provision in our AFLC. I would also encourage you as individuals and families to look over our AFLC departments and find one or two that you sense God calling you to prayerfully and financially support, and then do so if able.
Perhaps you feel burdened for missions. Pray for that department, make it a point to pray for our missionaries, and consider setting aside a portion of your finances each month that can go to that work.
Perhaps you have a heart for education. Consider our department of Parish Education, Ambassador Publications, or our Bible School and Seminary. Pray for the work that is done in these areas, and consider financially supporting them.
Perhaps you want to be a part of something new and exciting. The AFLC recently committed to purchasing a section of property connected to our current campus that will be used for future ministry opportunities. You can look online at AFLC.org for more details. If that fits your passion, consider prayer and financial support for this new work.
No one could do any of this alone, but together God can use us to do great things for His kingdom. The AFLC will continue to stand upon the truth of God’s Word with the desire to declare that message of good news to the world. We pray for continued strength, wisdom, and support in that task.
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Big Creek worship services have resumed meeting in the sanctuary at our usual time of 11:00 with appropriate safety precautions in place. Our Drive-In radio broadcast will still continue onsite at 95.1 FM at that time, for any who still wish to maintain social distance from inside their vehicles.
The Drive-In bulletin (posted weekly before Friday): Worship Bulletin for January 17.
Our safety precautions list: Big Creek Re-Gathering Guidelines.
Big Creek Presbyterian Church meets each Sunday morning at 11:00 for worship and at 10:00 for education. Our hope is to be a community who worships the Lord, and we gladly welcome new people to join with us in this. If you’d like to stop and turn your heart to Almighty God, come with us!
Big Creek EPC seeks to glorify God by growing in:
True knowledge through God the Father,
Steadfast love through Jesus, and
Joyful obedience through the Spirit
In our homes, neighborhoods, and the world.


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"Daily Bible Time" is now on the air in Charleston, SC. Our new daily quarter-hour Bible teaching radio broadcast is being aired over WZJY (1480AM) at 5:00pm Monday through Friday. This is the first oureach for DBT beyond the Chicagoland market, but we trust it will not be the last!
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It is our goal to bring to the attention of all Bible believers the importance of self reliance and personal responsibility when approaching Bible themes. It is the sole responsibility of the believer to become educated and to realize precisely what he or she believes. We promote the fact that those beliefs should be able to be communicated to any person asking a question. By encouraging people to examine the original documents for themselves, we help to create a greater comprehension of the source material itself. By having a biblical and historical understanding of the Bible, we can all know and trust God better.
David Sielaff, Director
Associates for Scriptural Knowledge (A.S.K.) is a non-profit religious organization dedicated to educating people in historical, scientific and theological matters concerning the Holy Scriptures. We do not promote a pastoral, ritualistic or liturgical ministry.
Our ecclesiastical position is non-denominational and non-hierarchical. Our object is to publish and disseminate academic research materials concerning biblical matters to the general public throughout the world. This is done through print, electronic, visual and the communication media. We seek to bring peoples' attention to all aspects of the Bible. We do not concentrate on theological issues alone. With this approach, we are not limited to publishing materials for one segment of Bible believers.
This allows us freedom to disseminate all issues, including those topics that are often not a part of today's mainstream consensus of religious discussion. We produce research that would never see light outside of our A.S.K. publishing agenda. We are also dedicated to making our materials available to those who are less fortunate without cost if we are provided, by others, with the necessary financial support to permit this service.
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Obituary for Betty McGinn (Husted)
Betty Jean McGinn
Betty J. McGinn, age 77, of Hubbardston passed away on February 15, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 1, 1939 in New Haven Township the daughter of Earl and Viola (Topper) Husted. Betty was a graduate of the Class of 1957 at Fulton High School. She was a member of the Hubbardston American Legion Women's Auxiliary for 42 years and a devoted member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Hubbardston. Betty worked at the Chrysler Trim Plant in Lyons, MI and Oldsmobile for many years. Betty was a wonderful cook, enjoyed playing bingo and she never missed a night of it. She married William "Dugan" Patrick McGinn on July 27, 1957 at the Rectory at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Hubbardston. Betty is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Pat; and sister, Patricia Shively. She is survived by her daughters, Ronda (Mark Schafer) of Muir and Renee (Lance) Ewalt of Hubbardston; grandchildren, Taylor McGinn, Rechelle (Ronald) Morris, Raelyn Ewalt, Trevor Schafer, and Tuckor Schafer; and several, special nieces and nephews. The Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 20, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Hubbardston. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Rite of Committal will follow at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Lehman Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com.


Devoted Youth Ministries
"All believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer." Acts 2:42
Our vision for out Youth Ministry at Calvary Chapel is to develop a devoted group of young Christians who understand the basics of Christianity, to give them a deep knowledge of God and mature them in their relationship with Him.
A typical Sunday would start by sitting in the main sanctuary for worship before being dismissed for our own bible study and fellowship time.
Wednesday nights are much more our own. We have a time of worship, bible study and discussion followed by a game or activity.
We have recently begun our Jr.High group as well. Now, each student that comes is receiving even more attention and a better tailored message for their age group. Each Wednesday night we will have a shared worship time. After worship our groups split up for bible study and fellowship time.
For more information contact Pastor Alejandro at firstname.lastname@example.org


The Reporters: Mark’s Story About Jesus
The Reporters: Mark’s Story about Jesus
To start, Mark is alone among the gospels in being silent about the origin of Jesus. Although he wrote nothing about the Bethlehem story, Mark is considered the first of the four gospel writers to put together something of Jesus’ life as an itinerant preacher. Almost all scholars today believe that both Luke and Matthew borrowed heavily from Mark’s gospel in developing their narratives about Jesus’ teaching and travels.
The first question that comes to our minds is, why would Matthew and Luke lean so heavily on the writings of a person who was not one of Jesus’ disciples? Of course, neither was Luke a disciple nor was he Jewish. So, what connections did Mark have that made him a credible writer of a story about Jesus that is included in the book of sacred writings?
Our first contact with Mark is in the book of Acts, chapter 12. The Apostle Peter has been arrested and held in prison by King Herod, awaiting trial. During the night right before the trial, followers of Jesus were meeting at the home of Mary, mother of John Mark. Here is how it reads in Acts 12:
11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.” 12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”
We are not told whether Mark was at this prayer meeting or not, but members of the Jerusalem church were at his mother’s home, interceding for one of their leaders who was to go on trial in the morning. His family had important connections in the church.
At a later time, Barnabas, another leader in the Jerusalem church, brought Saul (who became the Apostle Paul) to introduce him to the disciples of Jesus. Years after that, he and Paul went on a mission journey, taking Barnabas’s cousin with them, the young man Mark (see Acts 12:25). He was not adjusting well to the mission and left Barnabas and Paul, returning to Jerusalem (Acts 13:13).
When we come to Acts 15 (verses 37 – 39), Paul and Barnabas are preparing to leave on another missionary trip. Mark’s earlier defection from the team caused a rupture in the relationship between Paul and Barnabas. They split up, Paul traveling with Silas, and Barnabas, going to Cyprus with Mark.
After this break between the Apostle Paul and Barnabas, Barnabas is only mentioned again once in Scripture. Nevertheless, his contribution to spreading the gospel was enormous. When Saul (Paul) was converted, he shepherded him into the fellowship of the 12 apostles when at first they were skeptical of his discipleship. Barnabas also introduced Mark to Paul and Peter, and indirectly to Luke, the author of both Luke and Acts (see Philemon 24). Between those four individuals, you have the authors, under God, of most of the New Testament.
Somewhere down the line, Mark, Luke, Peter and Paul link up in ministry again. Paul, who had been critical of Mark earlier, writes very kind and endearing words about Mark, referring to him when he wrote to his closest associate, Timothy in II Timothy 4: 9 “Do your best to come to me quickly. . . . . 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.”
Finally, and most importantly for our consideration, we come to the connection between the Apostle Peter and Mark. We have no written account as to how this team of writers got together, but we have Peter’s commendation of Mark in his general Epistle, I Peter 5: 13 “She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark.”
In what we read from II Timothy 4:9-12, it seems that Mark came to Rome to minister with the Apostle Paul. We believe the Apostle Peter was also at Rome at this time (where he wrote I Peter).
Of course, the Roman Emperor Nero executed both Peter and Paul there in Rome.
So, while perhaps in his younger days, Mark had been kind of a rough stone on the outside, he later revealed that on the inside he had diamond qualities. His writing of the first account of Jesus’ ministry helped shape Christian faith for 2,000 years. Even so, our penetrating question still remains: Why no mention of the events in Bethlehem?
No Bethlehem Story In Mark’s Gospel
It might be easier to just pass over the gospel of Mark and not discuss the impact of omitting the birth of Jesus. The reasons the Bethlehem events are not included, however, add to the importance of the background of those events. As we go along, we’ll revisit some of the history we have already covered.
We must also remember that the content of all the gospels came from human authors, writing under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said clearly to the disciples in John 14: 25 “All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
This promise from Jesus to the disciples is what enabled Mark and the other New Testament writers to get the truth of events from those who were there.
Without suggesting specific dates for all the critical events, we can say Jesus was born around 4 B.C. Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection were about the year 30 A.D+. There is one date certain that we can use–the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman armies in 70 A.D. If we can use those dates as guideposts, it will help us understand the composition of Mark’s gospel.
If we agree that Mark’s gospel was the first to be written and included in the New Testament, where did Mark get the information to put into his gospel? Luke, the Gentile doctor who traveled with the Apostle Paul, with the Apostle Peter and with Mark, may help us out on this question. Read what Luke writes in the first two verses of his gospel: Luke 1: 1 “Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.”
Here are two “non-apostles” traveling around with Peter, a leader among Jesus’ disciples, and Paul, the great missionary of the first century. Luke, a Gentile, and Mark who had gotten off to a rocky start with Paul, are in Rome in the early 60’s. They are talking about writing down what others have told them about the life of Jesus, the Christ. That is what Luke says in the opening verses of the gospel he wrote.
Although we have no direct indication in Mark’s gospel that he was an eyewitness to what he wrote, as we mentioned Mark did have plenty of contact with people who traveled with Jesus. The Apostle Peter was probably the major resource since he and Mark spent time together in Rome, as well as Jerusalem. And what were the primary reasons Peter gave to support the truth of the gospel of Jesus? He tells us; there were two: The signs, miracles and wonders Jesus did and his resurrection from the grave. Here is how Peter reported it in Acts 2:
14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. (Acts 2:14-24).
Who was the Apostle Peter speaking to? His declaration was during the Feast of Weeks (now Pentecost) in Jerusalem. There were thousands of pilgrims in the city from all parts of the Empire. (Acts chapter 2 gives the full picture). Many of these people (if not most) had stayed over from the Passover celebrated 50 days earlier. While important in Christian theology, notice Peter did not mention the birth of Jesus on this occasion.
As the spokesperson for the emerging church, Peter proclaimed two facts that most in that audience had heard about. First, Jesus rose from the dead (50 days earlier and Jerusalem was still buzzing with that news); and that he, Jesus, was certified as the Son of God by numerous miracles, signs and wonders done with his hands. Standing in that crowd on that day were hundreds who had either witnessed these miracles or bore in their persons the fruit of Jesus’ touch of healing.
That is the point at which Mark begins his story about Jesus—Jesus exercising power over death (illness) and demons (satanic power). The Jesus we see here is an active Messiah who went about performing miracles and wonders. Yet, there is still another reason why Mark did not begin his gospel with the ancestry of the Messiah. Mark is writing his story about Jesus to reach a major group of people. He was writing in Rome that had an estimated population of about 1 million people. That number included a slave population of about half the total, plus common women who were not counted.
Even before Mark wrote his gospel, the Apostle Paul had written to the Corinthian church (see I Corinthians 1) that God’s call had not been received by “influential or people of noble birth”, but by the poor, the lowly and the despised. That was Mark’s target audience. They were members of the existing churches in that part of the Empire. Mark wanted them to understand that lack of pedigree or status didn’t matter in God’s Kingdom—all were welcome, particularly the down-and-outers!
To consider further how Jesus is portrayed in the picture Mark draws of him, there are numerous references in prophecy regarding the Messiah as servant. These are seen fulfilled in what Mark wrote about Jesus in his gospel. Here are some of those references: Mark 1:1—4, 9, 12, 13; Mark 2:1, 2 13; Mark 3:1 7, 20; Mark 4:1; Mark 5:1, 2; Mark 6:1-3; Isaiah 42:1-4; Isaiah 49:5-7; Isaiah 53:10-12.
We move now to Luke whose gospel account of the birth of Jesus is perhaps best known and most referred to at Christmas time.
Next: Luke’s Report


Brainerd VFW Post Chaplain Mark Persons
September 2020 prayer:
Oh Lord, this month we observe the 19th anniversary of the 911 attack on our country. We pray for the 2996 people who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and those who died fighting terrorists on a plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We pray also for the servicemen and women worldwide who are fighting for freedom from terror. God bless them all. Amen
August 2020 prayer:
Oh Lord, we humbly ask that You place Your arms around us. Give us comfort, strength and courage to get through this virus so we can continue the mission of helping veterans and the community. Help us be good shepherds in our dealings at the VFW and elsewhere. We pray also for the servicemen and women worldwide who are fighting for freedom from terror. In Your name we pray, Amen.
VFW Post 1647 Chaplain Mark Persons was born April 12, 1947, in Duluth, Minnesota. Mark was baptized as a Presbyterian. Later he became a Baptist and finally a member of the Park United Methodist Church in Brainerd. Mark brings the word of God to all faiths at Post 1647. Some have taken to calling him Father Mulcahy, as in M*A*S*H 4077.
Mark's Story: I joined the U.S. Army in 1966. Basic training was at Fort Polk, Louisiana. I taught electronics and electronic repair of the MPQ-4 and MPQ-10 Weapons Support Radars at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. . Then it was off to Vietnam to be Sergeant in Charge of an avionics (aviation electronics repair shop in support of the high-tech OV-1 Mohawk Surveillance Aircraft. See: 2018 article.
Back in civilian life in 1969, I worked as a radio broadcast engineer building twelve new radio stations and updated countless others until my retirement in 2018. Brainerd Dispatch Memorial Day story. Paula and I shop local and buy American, especially when it come to cars. The money stays here to help Americans. We are happy and proud to be participating members of VFW Post 1647.
This website was not written by a professional. It is the volunteer work of Mark Persons, Chaplain, Photographer and Webmaster of Brainerd Post 1647. Learn more about the journey into web writing and how you too can do this.


Once you discover your destiny in life, the door to changing your world will open up. You are not a random blob on the face of this earth but a magnificent treasure waiting to be uncovered. Your life has a specific purpose.
God did not close His eyes and randomly throw everything up and wait to see what would stick. Just like a football team or a recipe, everything has a set place and purpose. Things get messed up when we decide to do what we want and ignore God's purpose and destiny for our lives.
The great news is that you no longer have to be like millions who are struggling with the answer to what is their destiny. You can finally know what is your destiny now.
Thinking about your God-given destiny and pursuing the details of your destiny is a great place to start. There is much more involved, however.
There are many things working against you on your path to discovering your destiny in life. As a result, it becomes very important for you to pursue your destiny like a bulldog. It won't come jump on you and it won't wait for the right alignment of the stars.
While what I'm saying applies equally to men and women, my destiny involves ministry to men. Men walking according to God's purposes are a huge key to the health of our families, the church, and our nation.
If you do not put forth the effort to discover your destiny, you will be stuck with an abundance of heartache, confusion, and pointless journeys. You will constantly be dealing with a nagging sense of dissatisfaction not knowing what to do about it. That is bad news if you ask me.
The great news is once you have discovered your destiny, exciting challenges and adventures begin. Using Frodo from the Fellowship of the Ring series as an example, a major key to a successful journey is not trying to do this alone.
Achieving your destiny is a journey and what you need is consistent support, prayer, and Godly fellowship to successfully stay the course. You need a team working with you who are committed to helping their fellow team members.
A team like this will act as your guide to help discover your destiny and also walk in your God-given destiny.
In Ephesians, Paul talks about how we all are like a masterpiece created by God and that He arranged certain tasks for us to complete. That really motivates me.
A team designed to launch you towards walking in the fullness of your destiny should focus on several things. It should first help you discover your destiny and help confirm a plan and steps towards achieving that destiny.
Lastly, this team must be a consistent source of encouragement. This will be very important since mistakes, course adjustments, and times of wanting to quit will likely crop up many times.
You were born to impact your section of the world for the better. It takes wisdom, courage, persistence, and a team to accomplish this. A team is waiting for you now and so is the world.


Sunday, November 28, 2010
Believe - to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something; although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so. (from Dictionary.com)
Acts 16:31 - And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (from Bible KJV)
The dictionary definition is not so far from the Bible's teachings. The concordance in the Bible lists 133 verses using a form of the word Believe. Powerful word. I love reading about this word. Reminds me that I can't see the Lord but believing in him gives me an inner peace that he is watching over me and my family every minute of the day. Thank you Jesus.
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HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE PHILIPIANS 2:16
A hearty welcome was extended to everyone to attend this year's Annual Thanksgiving Conference.
THANKSGIVING. Thine,O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom,O LORD and thou art exalted as head above all.
Both riches and honour come to thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
Now therefore, our God, WE THANK THEE , AND PRAISE THY GLORIOUS NAME.
1 Chronicles 29, 11-13.
Bethel Gospel Chapel is an assembly of Christians knows as Brethren and is affiliated with the Christian Brethren Churches in the province of Quebec. The Brethren meet in simple fashion without ritual, robes or procession to celebrate the Lord’s Supper every Lord’s Day (Sunday) in remembrance of the Lord Jesus Christ, to preach the gospel, to teach and study the holy scriptures. They value the Christian fellowship and endeavour to follow the teachings of the Lord Jesus. The Church was incorporated in 1972 under the name Bethel Gospel Chapel Montreal Inc.
We invite you to attend our services which are listed.
STATEMENT OF FAITH
God the Father
We believe in God the Father Almighty, that He is the only true God (Isaiah 44:6 & Isaiah 45:6), that He is the Author of life and Maker of all things.
The Son of God
We believe that Jesus Christ is God’s only Son (John ), that He was Conceived of the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. That He was deity and incapable of committing sin, but came into the world to take the sin of mankind upon Himself by dying on the cross so that man believing on Him might be saved from sin ( 2 Corinthians 5:21 & Acts 16:31)
The Holy Spirit
We believe that God sent the Holy Spirit into the world to comfort those who believe on Him (John & 17) and to teach, guide and direct them.
We believe that God the Father, His Son, The Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit comprise the Godhead; that they are three equal personalities, yet one God (Matthew 28:19).
We believe that the Bible (66 books: Genesis to Revelation) is the Word of God. That God chose holy men to write the scriptures as they were led by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter & 21). We believe the Bible to be verbally inspired (2 Timothy ) and that it is inerrant and reveals the mind of God.
We believe that man was created by God in innocence, but that Adam and Eve sinned when tempted and that everyone who came into the world inherited Adam’s sinful nature, so that everyone has been born a sinner and entered the world alienated from the life of God (Romans 5:12).
We believe that mankind can be saved from sin and its consequences only by Jesus Christ (Acts & Acts & 12).
We believe that those who believe in the Lord Jesus should be baptized by immersion (Acts ).
Return of Jesus Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ who rose from the dead and ascended into heaven will come again to take believers away and then return with them to judge the world and to reign upon the earth.
We believe that Christians should live to bring glory to God, that their behaviour should be upright and blameless among all people, that their dealings with everyone should be honest, that their interaction with all should characterize by grace thus “adorning the doctrine of God, our Saviour”, in all things.
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THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD SAID:
I am the way, the truth and the life;no man cometh unto the father,but by
I am the light of the world; he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness,but shall have the light of life.(John )
I am the resurrection, and the life...whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die.(John ,26)


Pastor Brian Harris was adopted by his parents M.S. and Ruth Harris in May of 1974 at just 2 months old. At 7 years old Brian accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Joined by his wife of 14 years, Nichole and his two daughters, Tatum and Brina, Brian has served as Pastor of Mountain View Baptist Church for 5 fruitful years. He has a genuine passion for serving the Lord and a Christ-centered love for his church and community. A Dekalb County resident his entire life, Brian understands the need for the Gospel in our community and has dedicated his life to reaching the lost. He would like to extend a warm welcome to you as you browse our website. Please feel free to contact us with questions or if you are in need of prayer. May God bless you and keep you.


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Thursday, May 28, 2009
"There's a counterfeit type of encouragement and a genuine type of encouragement. The counterfeit type is what the Bible calls flattery. It's selfish smooth talk. The person who offers it does so for selfish reasons (If I tell this person something nice, he'll do for me what I want him to do). But true encouragement is different. Understood biblically, real encouragement is the verbal affirmation of someone's strength, giftedness, or accomplishment, along with the realization that God the Creator is the ultimate source behind whatever's being affirmed.
This type of encouragement is something all human beings not only crave but in fact need. God intended us to feed on it. The reason we require it is that we're images of God, designed to reflect Him. So when others aren't acknowledging God's reflection in who we are and what we do - when we're not being encouraged - it leads to a hardened heart, a saddened disposition, and a debilitated lifestyle; we lose our sense of what it means to be human. Some of the most tragically hardened and fruitless people I know are those who have rarely, if ever, been encouraged.
The secret of true encouragement is learning to see God's reflection in others, not just in Christians but in everyone. Encouragement is noticing God's reflection in other people's strengths and gifts, then verbally affirming what we see. Since all human beings are made in God's image, we all - believers and unbelievers alike - reflect God in unique ways. Learning to see this uniqueness and to point it out can have a significant impact as we strive to make a difference in our world for the sake of God's kingdom.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Titus: Daddy. Look. I made a casket for the shovel (he had buried the shovel in sand).
Me: Oh yea? That is interesting.
Titus: Yea. Did you know that when we play in the sand in Heaven it will be so much fun?!?!
Me: Yea buddy. It will be.
Titus: Yea, it would not be as much fun to play in the sand in Hell.
Me: It wouldn't be fun at all because fun is not even a possibility in Hell.
Titus: Yea, unless I brought a brick down there and killed Satan with it!!
Me: That's quite an interesting thought. Guess what?
Me: I LOVE YOU!
Immediately after this he just went back to playing around in the sandbox like a typical 4 year old. His insight amazes me a ton. It is always interesting to see how he put thoughts together that are quite profound, but then also has the maturity to HAVE FUN ALSO.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
First of all, grief is messy, yet it is very simple. Grief is not complicated. I have found that many times the paralyzing part of grief comes when people start believing that grief is just to complicated, along with being very messy.
Next, it is eerily scary to see how easy we can suppress our emotions and others think this is mature in some way. I remember hearing so many people tell me they thought I was dealing with my dad’s death in a very mature way. One thing I have found is that many people equate external stoicism with maturity in life. I am not saying you have to cry your eyes out every day, but the problem comes when you equate “not crying” with properly working through grief. I was scared of my emotions and in some degree am still working through this fear in my life. The fear of “feeling to deeply” caused me to suppress my emotions (whether crying, laughing, etc.) in such a way that I ended up trying to be the god of my own emotions. I quit trusting God with this part of my life. This is called practical atheism. I worked out how I could be "presentable" to people without asking God to teach me who He was and thus show me how to properly unpack grief. If you find yourself in this camp I pray you would experientially know that He is not only bigger that any emotion you have, but that He will be faithful to help you unpack your emotions.
Finally, I have learned that proper grief ultimately comes down to knowing Him. This is why grief is simple. Instead of trying to suppress my emotions or even plan how I am going to feel about a certain memory that I have, I ask God to teach me how to know Him more and have faith that He will reveal to me the information behind the emotions. After all, I may cry one day and that emotion is from missing my dad or grandma, yet tears the following day may be because I am happy from another memory. I am not trying to trivialize grief down to laughing, crying, or neither. Just like in all of life our emotions are numerous and so are the ways we express them. When I came to the understanding that God really does want us to know Him through all of our emotions I quit trying to control them and entrusted myself to Him.
Therefore, grief has ultimately taught me to be challenged with the question, “Who is God?” Do I trust who He says He is? Do I trust that He knows me better than I know myself? Do I trust that He will work all things out for my good? (Rom. 8:28) If I trust Him with who He says He is according to the Bible, it only follows that He will be faithful to comfort me and teach me who He is in the face of grief and will also give me unspeakable joy.
I pray that you will feel and know His comfort today if you are grieving in any way. I pray you will trust His faithfulness. I pray you will know that He really does want to show you how much He love you in the face of your grief. I pray that if you have never lost someone close to you that He would teach you how to walk alongside those who are grieving. I pray that in the face of good memories or bad that you would know He is your ultimate joy in life.
Grief is simple. Know Him. Grief is messy because it hurts terribly, yet He promises to comfort us in all of our afflictions so that we are able to comfort others in their time of need. (2 Cor. 1:3-5)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
By contrast, the first two greatest commands—to love God with heart and soul and mind and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves—do not constitute the gospel, or any part of it. We may well argue that when the gospel is faithfully declared and rightly received, it will result in human beings more closely aligned to these two commands. But they are not the gospel. Similarly, the gospel is not receiving Christ or believing in him, or being converted, or joining a church; it is not the practice of discipleship. Once again, the gospel faithfully declared and rightly received will result in people receiving Christ, believing in Christ, being converted, and joining a local church; but such steps are not the gospel. The Bible can exhort those who trust the living God to be concerned with issues of social justice (Isa 2; Amos); it can tell new covenant believers to do good to all human beings, especially to those of the household of faith (Gal 6); it exhorts us to remember the poor and to ask, not “Who is my neighbor?” but “Whom am I serving as neighbor?” We may even argue that some such list of moral commitments is a necessary consequence of the gospel. But it is not the gospel. We may preach through the list, reminding people that the Bible is concerned to tell us not only what to believe but how to live. But we may not preach through that list and claim it encapsulates the gospel. The gospel is what God has done, supremely in Christ, and especially focused on his cross and resurrection.
Failure to distinguish between the gospel and all the effects of the gospel tends, on the long haul, to replace the good news as to what God has done with a moralism that is finally without the power and the glory of Christ crucified, resurrected, ascended, and reigning.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Titus: Daddy, why do people go to Hell?
Me: Because people choose to go to Hell. God doesn't desire for them to go to Hell, but they decided that other things would bring more joy and happiness than relationship with Him. Therefore they are separated from Him for eternity.
Titus: Yea. People who go to Hell do this to Satan (This is where Titus made the sign of saluting Satan!) Also, why did God make people?
Me: God was totally happy without making us, but He chose to make us so we could know total joy, mainly a relationship with Him.
It is always amazing to hear what is going on in the mind of Titus. He constantly teaches me and keeps me on my toes.


About Taberah Ministry
Taberah Ministry is a prophetic teaching and missions ministry established by God for His glory with the mandate to ignite Christ's fire in human hearts. The ministry is led by pastor Micha and Donald Klopper.
Micha is an itinerant preacher and teacher and presents the Face to Face with the King Seminar in order to teach His children to seek His face so that they can come into a friendship relationship with Jesus like Moses had with the Father.
God has sent Micha on various missions to different nations to speak propheticallly over the nations. We trust the Lord to again send us with words of encouragement and to present the seminar.
The Taberah Bible Study (TBS) community was established to help people read and study the Scriptures for themselves. There are so many winds of doctrine and so many questions about our faith, that it is imperative for every Christian to know and understand the Bible. You are encouraged to click on the link in the top menu to navigate to the TBS for more info.
Taberah ministry is the apostolic covering and overseer of the new Remnants of Grace church in Hammanskraal led by Sipho Baloyi. We are excited to see how God is adding to His church and it is an honour to serve God by serving His peole and guiding them in their spiritual walk with Christ.
Taberah Ministry associates with the following ministries:
1. Taberah Ministry submits under the apostolic authority of John Roebert of Choose Life Church, Pretoria, South Africa.
2. Micha Klopper is serving as a Bible teacher at the Part-time Biblical Studies programme of the Living Word Bible College.
4. Remnants of Grace church, Hammanskraal.
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