28 April 2022
To ALL our church family, locally in the Illawarra, elsewhere and online – in this nation and beyond,
We hope and pray that your Easter and Anzac weekends were full to the bream with fun, loved ones, times of relaxing and refreshing and opportunities for worthwhile reflection on our Lord’s work, his life and his death for our sake.
The following is a detailed update for the visit of Brian Medway this weekend and a few other snippets of information on all that we are working on together currently for your information and response …….
BEFORE BRIAN ARRIVES
- Saturday 30th April – Graeme will conduct an introductory workshop intensive for anyone desiring to be a more effective ‘backyard missionary’. He will present FOUR quick overviews of core training material between 9.30am and 1.30pm @ the HUB.
- 9.30 – 10.20am = Building ‘Heaven’s Embassy’ for advancing God’s Kingdom
- 10.30 – 11.20am = ‘Reproducing no name disciples who reproduce no name disciples’
- 11.40am – 12.30pm = ‘The Nehemiah Factor’ – its importance to ‘The HOPE Project’
- 12.40 – 1.30pm = Know YOUR Part (Christ’s FULLNESS expressed in EVERY part)
We will be recording the workshop sessions and the LINK we will provide for engaging these will be available AFTER THIS WEEKEND. We will let you know how that will all work shortly, but if you can join us in the room next Saturday, it would be helpful to know sooner than later. Thank you!
AS SUCH, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN ATTENDING ON SATURDAY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, OR LET US KNOW YOUR PREFERENCE TO ENGAGE THE RECORDINGS AFTER THE WORKSHOP – EITHER ASAP BY EMAILING THE SECRETARY OR VIA OUR Contact Us page
AFTER BRIAN ARRIVES ……
- Sunday 1st May
- 10am Gathering – Graeme will talk with Brian about being agents of kingdom advance, what apostolic relationships look like and how that relates to fullness IN Christ, and the priority of discipling disciples who disciple. There will be meaningful times of worship, prayer ministry and communion with plenty of opportunity to interact at the Augusta Street East Corrimal NSW HUB from 10am in the room AND live-stream (see our Facebook page and our YouTube Channel)
- 11.30am Morning Tea Q&A – we will have a cuppa with each other AND with Brian so we can ask any questions if we’d like
- 12pm Lunch, Q&A and Final Meeting – Lunch will be provided for those who’d like to stay on or join us for our final couple of hours with Brian.
- BOOKING LUNCH WITH HEATHER IS ESSENTIAL not later than THIS Saturday the 30th April COB. Thank you!
- All done by 2.30pm
BIBLE STUDIES, EMERGING HOPE COMMUNITIES + HOPE COLLEGE TUTORIALS
- Monday’s fortnightly 10.30am at the Augusta Street HUB – The next meeting of the ladies Bible Study and Prophetic Activation is DUE to be Monday 2nd May at the HUB. Contact Julie Padwick for details or to register your interest, via her mobile if you know it OR let us know you’d like to contact her via our Contact Us page and we’ll pass your enquiry on to Julie.
- 1st and 3rd Wednesday’s of each month – 10am on Judy’s Verandah in East Corrimal – The next meeting of this relaxed bible discussion will be Wednesday 4th May. For more information contact Beverley Boots directly if you know her mobile OR let us know you’d like to contact her via our website’s Contact Us page and we’ll pass on your enquiry to Beverley.
- START DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING TO BE CONFIRMED – Friday’s WEEKLY 7.30 – 8.45am Face-to-Face at the Augusta Street HUB AND Repeated WEEKLY early evening (probably Tuesdays or Wednesdays) VIA ZOOM …. 4 Weeks of ‘Biblical Foundations for The HOPE Project Revelation’ FOLLOWED BY 8 Weeks of ‘Discipling to Multiply Disciple Making’. Announcement to confirm days and times soon. REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY EMAILING the Secretary if you know the email address OR use the Contact Us page. More opportunities to gather the harvest around the word soon ….
- Blokes Bi-Monthly Hang Out and Mutual Ministry Time – Blokes are inviting their mates to this terrific time of sharing a meal and inspiring, even challenging fellowship bi-monthly. The next gathering for our Men’s Ministry Group will take place at 6pm on Tuesday 31st May at the Rowles Residence in Mangerton. For more information as it comes to hand, contact Andrew Fisher directly if you know his contact details, OTHERWISE let us know you’d like to contact him via a message to our website’s Contact Us page and we’ll pass on your enquiry to him.
- The Sanctuary Illawarra – Our southern hub church plant is back at the grindstone with online and face-to-face engagement opportunities. Stay tuned to their their YouTube channel and or Facebook page for updates as they come to hand. Pray for these ‘Backyard Missionaries’ AND give The Sanctuary connection details to anyone you know in the Southern Illawarra that would benefit from the ministry of this Targeted Mission HUB, particularly re. their Soul Recovery ALL Addictions weekly meeting 8pm Monday’s at Central Church Hall, 4 Fitzwilliam Street Port Kembla.
Other News Snippets
Message Theme in May – The theme for weekly Sunday Gathering messages in May will be ‘Intimacy’.
- May 8th – (Mothers’ Day) Julie will speak about ‘Intimacy with Father God’
- May 15th – David will speak about ‘Intimacy with Christ’s body’
- May 22nd – Graeme will bring a special focus on ‘Intimacy with the Lost’
Illawarra Prayer Breakfast – will be held this year 6.30 – 8.30am, Friday 27th May at Shellharbour Civic Centre. Graeme has booked a table for our church as he did last year, so that we can be present and play our part in this kingdom building and advancing endeavour. THERE ARE ONLY 9 TICKETS so if you’d like to join Graeme on that Friday morning EITHER deposit $40 per ticket into the Corrimal Community Church account, BSB 637 000, account number 724196462 and identify the deposit as ‘IPB(your surname)’, OR contact the secretary via this Contact Us page and let her know how many tickets so you can negotiate payment etc. Thank you!
Biggest Morning Tea 2022 – officially this year’s BMT for Cancer Council awareness and fundraising is Thursday 19th May. Our mate Carol Bond, Paramedic Manager from 12 Augusta Street usually runs the event from HER PLACE. We have helped her out in recent times and so once we know what she has planned, we will encourage people to support her hosted event, whenever she has decided to hold it. Save the date and more information as it comes to hand.
Weekly Pastoral Prayer Update
- Firstly, we are THANKFUL for all the answered prayers that often go unnoticed. Thank you, Lord, for Your faithfulness.
- Secondly, each and EVERY week we pray for each other and our brothers and sisters representing the Illawarra region’s body of Christ through other local churches who meet around us. And as Jesus prayed 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. We know this is a season when we will need to be combat ready and so we pray for each other that we would stand firm in the victory Christ won for us … AND that the Lord will add daily, those who are BEING SAVED! We particularly pray for the National Day of Prayer and Fasting on Saturday. We pray also for all those from the 6 churches in our immediate area who are involved in facilitating the World Day of Prayer Meeting that we here at CCC have the privilege of hosting and serving.
- Thirdly each week we pray for the New Season of Mission Effort – we pray for the continued outworking of the 2021 commissioning as your servants work out with you, each calling, metron and scope of mission. (see also mission prayer points) – WE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR BRIAN MEDWAY AND THE IMPACT OF HIS TIME WITH US THIS WEEKEND
- Fourthly, here following are the MOST RECENT prayer requests that have been given permission to be shared across our praying network … (please talk directly with the source of the request if you want more info)
- June’s son and our mate Craig Blanch – for a good MRI result and June’s friend Mim for her recovery after an accident and subsequent surgery.
- Gary and Julie – for their complete health restoration, good travel and easy re-entry from Townsville to home. Also for their daughter Jemma recovering form surgery.
- Jono’s Dad Richard who has been in hospital a couple of times since Easter. Praying for his full recovery and for the whole family’s peace and well-being
- Gwen’s full recovery. Her children have started heading home. We pray for peace for them and Jason AND that Gwen has a terrific 90th birthday this coming Monday.
- Ken and Beverley Boots’ daughter Rachael dealing with exhaustion and other life and work related issues having been at the front-line at Gold Coast Hospital these last couple of years.
- The Shea family – previously involved at CCC. Praying for peace and hope for Eric and the family after June’s passing last week. Memorial at Parson’s Wollongong this Friday 29th 10am. Graeme reports that Andrew and Cathryn would like to pass on their thankfulness for our prayers and expressed love and care.
- For Christine seeking prayer for wisdom and strength for her and her two sisters and the aged care consultants helping them care for their Mum in her own home, also for her family members who have been inundated with water during recent rains and their daughter with a broken arm.
- John and Margaret grieving the loss of a close family friend.
- We thank you Lord that Evelyn was well enough to re-join us last Sunday. We Praise You Father for answered prayer.
- Please Keep Praying for these Brothers and sisters and situations –
- We continue praying for Murray and Julie and the Food for Life Community Care team as they think strategically about ways to streamline travel between pick up locations etc.
- Please continue to petition our Lord Jesus for Heaven’s answers to the needs of so many who have lost significantly in these floods up and down the east coast.
- Please pray for God’s will to be done in and through the upcoming election and not the will of lobbying people with agendas that only interpret what God should do. Let us pray for a holy and righteous outcome in this federal election. Let’s prayerfully hold governing authorities to a heavenly standard and an integrity that flows from living out and seeking God’s kingdom rule of human hearts and not the rule of the kingdom of this world (Romans 13 and 14)
- For all of the wonderful people connected with our church family as we stand together during this new season of the battle for souls. We thank God for His encouragement, His healing touch and His mercy, grace and protection.
- We pray for Dot and her family, Maree and Jacki and their families.
- We continue to pray for Harry, Joy and Greg, Elsie and Carolyn’s family, Julie B and particularly her Mum and for Kylie and her family and friends’ needs.
- Grant Wilson (Kiama Baptist Minister) whom Graeme saw recently. He is now back at home in Kiama and has started a minor regime of work. Pray for his continued good recovery, his family and the church as they deal with challenges in this time of transition. Grant has asked to pray that he has more grace for the long haul and for a quick and complete recovery from Covid now.
- We pray thanks to God for the work of the Northern Illawarra Scripture Board and ask Your wisdom and guiding hand to be upon the Board as Graeme leads their May meeting on the 9th, where significant changes in teaching and preparations for a couple of big fund raisers will be discussed. We pray that we are empowered to pay our part in this kingdom advancing work as it increases across the northern Illawarra churches network.
- We pray both thanks to you God and ask for exceeding abundant blessings on all the new people who are determining whether or not to partner with us in the mission You have called us to.
- We also pray for Graeme as he works hard to get our training college up and running as an effective discipleship sharpening tool towards FULLNESS in Christ and in service as His body joined together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
- The World needs our Faithful Prayers –
- We continue to pray for people in the Ukraine and Russia, for peace, for unity, for a sense of purpose together for the future instead of the divide that seems evident currently. LORD HAVE MERCY!
- We pray for this hepatitis outbreak around the world and ask for You intervention Lord, bringing about a speedy restoration of health. LORD HAVE MERCY on those affected and those working out what’s happening.
- We pray for anyone who is in peril in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Please pray for the people who are hungry and helpless. Pray for the church (under persecution) that they along with World Aid organizations will be able to be God’s effective hands and feet in that desperate scenario.
- Pray for the people in many other countries who are dealing with political, religious and military unrest and or are being subjected to violence and persecution; in particular this week we pray for Papua (Indonesia), Eritrea, Burkina-Faso (particularly in the East where Jihadists seem hell bent on eradicating Christian facilitated education), Algeria and Indonesia.
- PLEASE add any concern you have for our world HERE and pray LORD HAVE MERCY!
- Of course if you have any thing you feel confident to ask us to SHARE in prayer for, please call, send a text or email Gary Padwick if you know his contact details, otherwise via our Contact Us page. We can help connect you and Gary will faithfully engage our prayer-network (please be patient as he gets back into a home routine and fully recovers from his health issues).
- Thank you for continuing to uphold each other and the lives and circumstances of our partners everywhere in life-empowering prayer.
Love & blessings
The CCC HOPE Project Communications Team


These mugs have travelled over 8,000 miles with us. While all our clothes were safely packed away, these mugs have intimately stood with us through thick and thin, good and bad. They met us every morning, and gave us strength for the day 😉
We got these mugs last year, when we moved back from Turkey to Colorado. Then we moved from Colorado to California. And finally, from California here! These mugs used to simply be a cute staple of us (we would bring them everywhere!) but lately they’ve begun to mean so much more. Some mornings they remind me of the constancy of Christ, of how He is a perfect leader who’s brought us through so many difficult times. Other mornings they give me a sense of peace- if these delicate mugs made it, so can I! This morning, they make me happy simply because they match so well with our new home.
What are some little things that make you happy?


|The Bible Prophecy of the Second Coming of Jesus
(A Biblical Overview / Commentary)
Jesus, what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the world, and when shall these things take place, asked the disciples?
After spending much time on the signs of end Jesus gave a warning about false Christs and VERY DECEPTIVE false ideas about his return.
"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect."
Near the end of the world Jesus prophesied that some people would say that He has returned and is appearing in various places on earth, and others will be saying that He has come, or is coming, in a secret way.
"Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not."
Jesus says: Don't believe them, and then gives a description of what His second coming will be like:
"For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
The second coming of Jesus will be so bright it will be like lightning, it will not be a secret to anyone. You won't have to read about it in the newspapers.
The Bible also says: "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen." Revelation 1:7
"For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together."
Jesus indicated that there will be weeping, wailing, great destruction and death at His return, those who are left behind will be dead and not have a second chance.
"Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:"
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
After the tribulation Great and marvelous signs occur, the wicked and deceived people on the earth mourn as they see Jesus come with great power and glory, because they realize they are not ready to meet him nor will they have a second chance.
"And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matthew 24:23-31
The Bible Rapture occurs, all of God's people are rescued by the angels in the closing moments of earth's history.
"Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
The raptured will get new bodies and will be with their Lord ever after!
"For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words."
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
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Popular Igbo Gospel Singer, Chinedu Nwadike has been laid to rest at his family property in Umuokekpu, Owerri-Ebiri, Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.
Chinedu Nwadike died on Sunday 27-03-2022 after battling with kidney problem for many weeks.
He was 39 years old at the time. Nwadike is survived by his three children and wife.
Before Chinedu Nwadike demise he has so many Gospel Hits songs such as God of Vengeance, Afo Ngozi’m, Marry Me, etc.


Welcome to the Ritzville Adventist Company in Ritzville, WA. We are a Christian community and would love to have you join our family. To learn more about what we believe you can visit our About Us page. Please join us for Bible study, worship, and prayer.
Pastor Clinton Meharry Ritzville Adventist Company
Join Us This Saturday Service times: Sabbath School: 10:00 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.


Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. ~ Isaiah 43:19
When I was much younger, I was always in a hurry. I’d set goal after goal. Then complain to my brother about how hard I tried, yet… still hadn’t succeeded. One day, my brother looked at me and said… “It’s not by your might, or by your power, but by the Spirit of the Lord… that you will accomplish your goals… read Zechariah 4:6”. He encouraged me to continue to work hard, do what’s right, and trust in the Lord’s timing.
I thought about my brother’s words today, as I considered my New Year’s resolutions. Like most… I counted my blessings… gave thanks for family and friends… food and shelter. I looked back on past disappointments… felt a surge of optimism… and embraced the renewal of hope that comes with a new beginning. I welcomed the opportunity for self-improvement… delighted at the possibility to help others… bowed my head in humility and gave praise to the almighty God in Jesus name… for allowing me to see another year.
So, whether your New Year’s resolution in 2018 is to… Attend Church More, Be Happier, Be Healed, Be Kinder, Buy a Car, Eat Healthier, Eat Less, Fall in Love, Get a Job, Get More Exercise, Get Married, Get Sober, Graduate from School, Help Others, Join a Choir, Join a Church, Learn to Speak a Second Language, Pray Daily, Remodel Your House, Save More Money, Sell a House, Start a Family, Stay Motivated to Grow in Grace and Favor, Stop Procrastinating, Stop Using Profanity, Teach a Bible Class, Travel Around the World, Visit the Sick, Write a Book, Write a Song… and the list goes on-and-on…!
No matter your New Year’s resolutions… Remember, you can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens you (Philippians 4:13). But it’s not by your power or your might alone… It’s not just luck, hard work, or intellect either… It’s by the spirit of the Lord that we gain favor, be blessed and increase in prosperity.
Jesus Christ allows you to find your way in a wilderness and drink from rivers in the desert. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). Hence, by the grace of God through faith… on this 1st day of 2018, you can start again… and expect to behold a new you… Happy New Year!
God Bless… I am Wiley’s granddaughter.


by Caitlin Craft
My life was flat, gray and numb; there was no color, no joy, no hope. For years I was trapped in self-harm, living every moment of every day seeking relief for my deep despair and shame. Some momentary relief could be found at the end of a blade. With every cut and burn, I felt less and less, losing who I really was. My identity was placed on my sin and my name was “Caitlin, the cutter.”
But God is faithful! After years of struggle with the blade and the desire, I was brought to a place of complete brokenness. I saw that what I had searched for, what I used to fill me never would, but God could. God could take my pain, my heartache and my sin. He cleansed me, refreshed me and brought me from death into life. Not only life, but life abundantly—I could feel again in a whole new way! I could laugh and experience joy.
I felt peace for the first time. I felt like a person, growing, healing and becoming whole. I felt God’s presence, His love and His comfort over the shame.
This new life came by God’s grace, but required action on my part. I found victory when I took my thoughts captive, when I cried out to God, confessed my sins and found new ways to face and express the deep pain inside.
Here are some tools for your journey:
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Resources that I've found helpful:
Hope & Help for Self Injurers and Cutters by Mark Shaw
Relief without Cutting by Amy Baker
Self-Injury: When Pain Feels Good (Resources for Changing Lives) by Edward Welch
X-ray Questions: Drawing Out the Whys and Wherefores of Human Behavior by Dr. David Powlison from the Journal of Biblical Counseling. Volume 18. Number 1. 1999 (Google “X-ray Questions”)
13 Reasons Why Not by Matt Mizell
By Lora Armendariz
All those tubes and monitors frightened me. Her tiny body lay a breath away from Heaven.
She pulled through. A new fear settled in my heart. We were bringing home a baby with special needs and an unsure future. Life would never go back to normal.
The first few months I battled terror and guilt. I was so scared. Her health was fragile and no specialist could tell us what her future would be like. Fears assaulted me in the quiet. Would she ever walk? Eat? Talk? Make friends? What would my life be like? Would I spend the rest of my life caring for a delicate child? Was there more that I could do for her? Did we have the right therapists? Doctors? Was I missing something?...
It became hard to hold our little Micaela and simply enjoy her sweet smile or the way she felt in my arms. And that, that inability to give her a single moment of pure love, scared me more than anything.
Desperate, I begged God to fix my heart. What kind of parent was I that I couldn't love her like I loved our older girl Adela?
God answered and He made a beautiful offer. If I would give up my tomorrows and live only in the day, then I could rest in His peace.
I've always been a planner. What I saw as a strength was an Achilles heel to my faith. I had lost that illusion of control and without it, I faltered.
Micaela's life liberated me. I had to let go. I had to give God all our tomorrows and rest in His provision of the day...day after day after day.
Today Micaela ate a Graham cracker in my arms and giggled when her favorite song came on. She is precious to me. Precious because she is my daughter. Precious to me because her life brought me freedom.


At least 13 people have been killed and 25 wounded in a bombing of a church north of Cairo, an Egyptian official said.
The attack took place on the Coptic Christian Palm Sunday, when the church in the Nile Delta town of Tanta was packed with worshippers, the reported.
The state-run MENA news agency said 35 were wounded in the attack.
CBC showed footage from inside the church, where a large number of people gathered around what appeared to be lifeless, bloody bodies covered with papers.
Christians make up around 10 percent of Egypt's population and have repeatedly been targeted by Islamic extremists.
More to follow...


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Review of Fisher-Price Little People Nativity Set
For Those that are spiritual, this Little Individuals Nativity collection is the best thing to enhance your kid’s toy collection. I like to decorate my home when Christmas time comes about. The nativity is a timeless decoration, and one each spiritual household must possess. But, little children think the spiritual characters are toys, and they frequently steal them off. These precious statues could be broken by small children, rendering the entire nativity broken. You can not have a nativity set using just two wise guys and a lost infant Jesus. This is ideal to purchase for the little ones. They could play with this nativity place all day long, without even touching a finger into your priceless group. The figurines are cute, and it includes what a traditional nativity set could have.
The toys will not break. Your little children can catch and crush And throw those figurines all day long, rather than a dent will be created in them. The nativity collection is ideal for toddlers and babies, and the entire set weighs approximately 3 lbs. The figurines are made from a heavy duty material, along with your son or daughter can teethe and perform with them all day long.
What is Included in Fisher Price Little People Nativity Set
This nativity set actually includes all you require. It Looks exactly like a traditional nativity set, as it includes 16 figures. When you purchase this nativity set you’ll get infant Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the secure, an angel, three shrewd guy, shepherd, a couple of distinct creatures, a bale of hay, and a little wagon, along with the three AA batteries you want.
This set includes all you want. To make this even Better, you do not need to furnish the batteries. The figurines won’t break, and maintain until the rowdiest of toddlers. It’s everything a traditional nativity collection has, and includes much more figurines compared to the one that I have. The characters are adorable and correctly displayed. They’ll create an ideal addition to your Christmas toy group.
The stable is somewhat small. It matches Mary, Joseph, and infant Jesus, but it will be better if you can fit a couple different figurines in there together.
This is the ideal Christmas toy to the kid. Should you Have a child under five, they’ll be more than the moon with this set. As soon as it’s somewhat expensive at $46.39, the nativity set will last for many years to come. Your nativity collection is going to be spared from miniature hands, also you are able to use this set to your kids or grandchildren for the upcoming few decades. It’s a simple tool to help them understand the real meaning of Christmas, and they’ll love playing with all the various figurines.
Fisher Price Little People Nativity Manger Replacement Figure Set
Set of 12 Little People Nativity Manger Figures
1 Camel, 2 Donkeys, 1 Sheep, 3 Wise Men, 1 Mary, 1 Joseph, 1 Angel, 1 Baby Jesus, 1 Calf
Brand New, direct from factory, but do not come in display box, they are sealed in plastic bag
More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy


Today I am so glad that I get to share with you a few thoughts on Making Way. It is Sam here – Carina’s husband. I hope you enjoy.
Let me start by running through a story.
Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came to the Jordan and crossed it. He said to the men of Sukkoth, “Give my troops some bread; they are worn out, and I am still pursuing…the kings of Midian.” Judges 8:4-5
Exhausted from battle, and needing food, Gideon and his men asked for bread. The City refused. On to the next city…again the same answer, “You haven’t really won have you? Show us these defeated kings” they said. “We aren’t going to support you until we can see the victory!” Two cities who were benefiting from Gideon’s pursuit, would not join in the work, even just to give bread. If you read further in the story, it didn’t turn out so well for them…
Now earlier in Judges 6 and 7 we read about the victory that Gideon saw as they blew trumpets and lit their torches and with a shout saw the 120,000 of the enemy soldiers turn on themselves, and the rest took off running. They did this in the middle of the night, AND THEN they chased the enemy. No time to stop for sleep. This was a supernatural victory, one that God won for Gideon, but he didn’t stop!
By way of background to this story, this battle took place at the end of 7 years of oppression and hardship. Not only were they tired because of being up all night and then chasing the enemy, they were also tired from constant taunting, constant lack of food and constant fear.
I have been rewiring my thinking in the last few years. Many times I would see God show up in my life and chase away the enemy or bad circumstances etc., even as I participated in prayer and submission and then after, I would rest. I felt like this was the end to hardship, now that God had shown up and won on my behalf, it was time to rest. This story of Gideon, however, shows something different. And ever since having revelation of this, as well as my wife challenging me (Thank You Carina!!), I am learning and relearning to fight against this notion. Instead of resting I am looking for where there is a sneaky opening and I shut those down immediately and incessantly if in my own life or the life of others! Talk about Making Way!
Gideon knew it was not enough to celebrate a victory where 120,000 soldiers were defeated at God’s hand. What a waymaking God! He knew he needed to utterly destroy the enemy. He didn’t want to just see half the battle won. So, although tired and hungry, he and his 300 men kept pursuing the enemy, 15,000 of them. They must have been pretty fierce. (Shows me that God knew what he was doing in the selection process back in Judges 6). When they caught them it says they ROUTED the enemy. I love that word!


Christmas 2020 at The Lanes
A Merry Christmas to our school community from everyone at The Lanes.
Usually at this time of year, we would be busy with nativity performances, concerts, exchanging Christmas cards and all the other celebrations for Christmas. We have missed many of these things but we have made Christmas special in a different way this year and ensured that our children have been able to celebrate this special time of year together.
Below are links to some of the performances we have put together for you to enjoy. We hope you have a lovely Christmas and a peaceful New Year.


Christian women should know church history.
But we don’t.
Because we lack historical literacy, we are missing out on a big part of God’s redemptive plan for humankind: how he has used ordinary people in the last two thousand years for his glory.
Starting September 3, this podcast hopes to address this problem by exploring the ways that Christian women have been Gospel influencers throughout history in the home, the church, and society.
In each episode featuring a woman from church history, we want to emphasize that what ultimately unites all Christian women across time is that we are image-bearers and we all desperately need the Gospel.


Please listen, LDS friends. This is important. This is about the safety of your children.
I realize that posts like this don’t endear me to you, but I need to help spread the word. This isn’t about attacking your religion or trying to convince you to change your beliefs. Resent me if you want, but please listen.
Today an internal document was leaked from the office of the attorneys for the LDS church, Kirton McConkie. It reveals how the LDS church and their lawyers handled sexual abuse cases from just two months in 2012 (summarized below). I’m personally aware of other cases that follow the same pattern.
My point in sharing this is that the LDS church is no safer for your children than any other organization. Don’t let your guard down just because someone is Mormon or an activity is sponsored by the LDS church. Abuse and sexual assault happens all too often within the Mormon community. Don’t rely on the LDS church to keep them safe.
If something does happen to your children while on their watch, don’t expect the LDS church to do anything more than try to protect its reputation and give you as little money as it can. It will not do much, if anything, to help you heal if doing so requires them to admit liability unless forced to do so legally.
- A missionary sexually molested an 8-year-old and is sent home without further consequences and without church leaders reporting the crime to the authorities.
- Another missionary confessed to sexually assaulting a young girl and is sent home without further consequences and without church leaders reporting the crime to the authorities.
- A sexual assault victim comes forward to tell their story of abuse at a Boy Scout camp as a member of an LDS troop. No mention is made of getting help for the victim. The focus is on avoiding litigation and bad press.
- A Native American boy claims that he was sexually molested by the father and a son of the family that LDS church leaders placed him into under their Indian Placement program. The LDS church attempts to minimize its legal liability.
- Another missionary confesses to receiving nude photos from a 15-year-old girl and to kissing and fondling her. LDS church leaders try to avoid having the missionary faces charges for his crimes.


"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me... Truly I will tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."These verses were hammered into my education at a catholic elementary and middle school, with annual charity events being put into context by them. And now that I'm working with an interfaith organization in regards to hunger, the past few weeks have been thought provoking.
While my personal context of faith revolves around Catholicism, not all of those who are of faith and engage in social justice work are Christian in some sense. For Lift Urban Portland, there are several Jewish synagogues and organizations that also support the work.
I'll be the first to attempt that even with several years of Catholic school and a world religion class, there isn't a whole lot that I know about Judaism. So I took to the internet to learn more about the religion and found an organization called Mazon, which is a Jewish response to hunger and provides resources as to Biblical context.
Deuteronomy 15:11 "For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'you shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land"
Isaiah 58:10 "If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicated, than shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday"
Psalms 146 talks about a God that "executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry"
And there are plenty of other verses and other reasons why people of faith are involved with feeding the hungry.


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Vs. 92 — Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
I happened to be standing in a grocer’s shop one day in a large manufacturing town in the west of Scotland, when a poor, old, frail widow came in to make a few purchases. There never was, perhaps, in that town a more severe time of distress. Nearly every loom was stopped. Decent and respectable tradesmen who had seen better days, were obliged to subsist on public charity. So much money per day (but a trifle at most) was allowed to the really poor and deserving. The poor widow had received her daily pittance, and she had now come into the shop of the grocer to lay it out to the best advantage. She had but a few coppers in her withered hands. Carefully did she expend her little stock—a pennyworth of this and the other necessary of life nearly exhausted all she had. She came to the last penny, and with a singular expression of heroic contentment and cheerful resignation on her wrinkled face, she said, “Now I must buy oil with this, that I may see to read my Bible during these long dark nights, for it is my only comfort now when every other comfort has gone away.”—Alexander Wallace, in “The Bible and the Working Classes,” 1853.
Edmund Calamy (1600–1666), in “The Godly Man’s Ark:
The word of God delighted in is the afflicted saint’s antidote against ruin and destruction. The word of God is the sick saint’s salve, the dying saint’s cordial, a precious medicine to keep God’s people from perishing in time of affliction.
O’ Father, unless Your word and commandments had been my delight, I truly would have perished in my affliction. But Your word was like a light that opened the way of hope and faith in my distress. If I had followed any other way or any other counsel, I would have come undone. Thank You, Father, for giving and revealing Your word to me. I have come to know that Your word IS a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Your commandments are loving and sure. Blessed be the Name of the Lord!


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The purpose of New Every Morning is to help others find their window...to not give up when life seems hopeless. In my journey, I have discovered that God desires that we take each loss to Him and He replaces it with Himself. We exchange our loss for His abundance.
I once taught beginning and classical piano but an illness forced me to give that up in 1990. God opened the door for me to write after that and I was published in Decision, Home Life, Discipleship Journal, Moody, Standard and in medical journals and newsletters. I also had a greeting card published with Day Spring. Then the unthinkable happened and from 1999 until 2006, I was unable to write and barely able to read. I was devasted. A dear friend who is a professional artist encouraged me to try painting. I was shocked when I began to experience success in that area. God continues to open windows and my ability to write continues to improve.
I love to take what others would throw away and turn it into something beautiful and useful because that is what God does in our lives. As the Creator of the Universe, our Heavenly Father was the first to come up with the idea of "going green." What the world will often trash, He transforms into a new creation. He doesn't patch us up; He remakes us.
The saving life of Christ is our hope and it is His life in us that makes all the difference. Whether you have lost your health, your mate, a child, your career, your home, your friends ... don't give up. Wait on Him to exchange your loss for His abundance. "His mercies are (truly) new every morning. Great is His faithfulness" Lamentations 3:22,23.
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Connect with the Mother-A Blessing Circle
The Servants of the Way chapel is dedicated to the Divine Mother, and to Mary. It is a place where, when you walk in, you feel her presence wrapping you in her arms. Peace and Prescence. But she is available to us all of the time, no matter where we are in life, no matter our state of mind. We need only reach out to feel Her with us.
It is possible to experience wholeness, Peace and Presence. It is possible to be reconciled with your true Self, and to discover your unique gifts. It is possible for you to discover new ways of Being in the world and become more of who you really are.
Each person has unique and important gifts, but many of us may not know what these gifts are. What if you are lost or broken? What if you have never experienced the wholeness that is your birthright? Or, perhaps we know what our gift is, but may be unsure or afraid to share it, because it makes us vulnerable and we don’t know how to live in that space.
Our Divine Mother can helps us to discover the unique gifts that were given to us, and to learn to share them with the world-a world that longs for the very gift you have to give.
Please join us for a virtual Blessing Circle on June 17th to connect with our Mother, with each other. Please click on this link to register for this interactive webinar.


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I tell him I do. He looks at me with tired eyes and a tired smile. "I miss Brooklyn. When I found myself in this city, I forgot to bring many things." "Any friends?" I asked. He almost looks even more tired. "Lost him."
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this is it, this is the game.
This is an enormous chain and I’m sorry, but I need to say this:
The laws in the Old Testament were set forth by god as the rules the Hebrews needed to follow in order to be righteous, to atone for the sin of Adam and Eve and to be able to get into Heaven. That is also why they were required to make sacrifices, because it was part of the appeasement for Original Sin.
According to Christian theology, when Jesus came from Heaven, it was for the express purpose of sacrificing himself on the cross so that our sins may be forgiven. His sacrifice was supposed to be the ultimate act that would free us from the former laws and regulations and allow us to enter Heaven by acting in his image. That is why he said “it is finished” when he died on the cross. That is why Christians don’t have to circumcise their sons (god’s covenant with Jacob), that is why they don’t have to perform animal sacrifice, or grow out their forelocks, or follow any of the other laws of Leviticus.
When you quote Leviticus as god’s law and say they are rules we must follow because they are what god or Jesus wants us to do, what you are really saying, as a Christian, is that Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was invalid. He died in vain because you believe we are still beholden to the old laws. That is what you, a self-professed good Christian, are saying to your god and his son, that their plan for your salvation wasn’t good enough for you.
So maybe actually read the thing before you start quoting it, because the implications of your actions go a lot deeper than you think.
This is a theological point that doesn’t come up often enough.
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We wanted to make sure that even as a flapper, WW had her signature physique. It was an interesting challenge. I definitely turned to Gucci ‘12 for inspiration.
my parents thought they were naming me something unique, but really they just signed me up for a life with a misspelled, mispronounced, never finding on a coke bottle name
Goodbye once again. I’ll be back next friday. probably.


Columbia’s Greek Festival
December 15, 2015
Over the years the Columbia Greek Festival hosted by the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Sumter Street has grown to be one of the most anticipated celebrations here in Columbia. There is just something awesome about the atmosphere of the yearly event! The culture, the food, the people and the shopping associated with the celebration are all amazing.
Throwing fun, family oriented events is not all this faith based organization does. Did you know that the Columbia Greek Festival has also given approximately $400,000 to charities? This year, they are giving more than $60,000 to support the community!
We had the opportunity to visit with some nice folks today at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. We were totally floored with excitement when we saw the $10K check that they wrote for us. It's really encouraging when an organization like this one makes a big donation to our cause!
“We wanted to support Harvest Hope because of their significant contribution to the thousands of individuals impacted by floods this year,” said Niki Stewart, co-chair of the Columbia Greek Festival. “All of our blessings and gifts are from God. This is the one way that we can serve and honor Him.”


Bellwood has a very active youth group. Each Wednesday, Junior High and High School students meet to worship, learn, pray, play, have fun, eat, and just hang out. We also go on service and mission trips throughout the year. For more information, contact Tara at email@example.com or text or call her at (402) 646-0976.
“I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love." Ephesians 3:16-17
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The Montessori method develops the wholeness of the child. We want each child to grow physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Physically, the hands of the child are the instruments of the minds. Mentally, the child learns through their senses. When external activities are organized, the child develops internalized order. The child needs to develop a sense of self-worth and independence. Socially, the child is encouraged to establish relationships with others. Spiritually, we communicate and observe that God creates, loves, and cares for us.
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New Directions: Moving Beyond the Political
Responding to the Wary Hearted and All Looking For More
You have become too political Kyle. And I hate it. Move away from these matters and regain focus.
Those are the words of my wife. Although neither of us believe I have chosen to go down the drain of endless political spin, it has been difficult to not breakaway from politics at present. Events have been rising at such a level that I thought it necessary to bring attention to them, even making them personal so that others may relate. I do not regret my decisions to do so but I also heed wisdom and my wife is wise. Hopefully she will not take it personal that I made this public, but I want to be public for the sake of transparency; for the hope that reality can be captured once again. What do I mean by reality? Well I have a family, friend, and a church many of whom read these works. And I can only imagine that so do millions of others who discuss political events. Albeit some of my own family and friends grew concern for my own wellbeing as I wrote last year on issues of depression and longing, yet I would request all who read these words to take a second and possibly a third re-read of my works and thoughts here on Substack and Truth In Focus.
Here at Substack the purpose is to be more personal and maybe even a slight bit more careless, not in reason or emotion, but taking risks in discussing issues that are raw. Yes, a few articles even used language. I used those for merely aesthetic reasons, lessons learned from some of my favorite writers including Christians. And I was being apropos to both Rod Dreher and another time directly referencing the actual words of the Apostle Paul. Nevertheless, being careful with my words in times such as these are important.
I can only hope that my readers can take to heart that these ideas of mine are always open to discussion and critique. And I am very well. Just choosing to go through life publicly at a time when more and more choose to be quiet or private. But in fairness, the political discussions are ending today. No more for a time being anyways.
What does that mean for the various writings? For one, Truth In Focus will continue to be a philosophical and theological grounding point of thought and analysis. Granted, the topics at hand need to remain practical i.e. about present events, therefore I will be working on to improve the practical side of it, while also making it simple. Simple is not a bad word, in fact, it is being used here to mean in the utmost positive. In our age, many issues are complex. Issues such as living wages, abortion, C19, gun rights, corruption, etc. Matters, if ones that I believe only have one answer, are still complex in their planning and application. They require a greater simplicity, not sophistry and unhelpful rhetoric. At TIF I want to provide a much more thoughtful application events and issues. And to study ideas and their consequences. To make principles, not politics.
As for EKR Report, this will become much more lighthearted and uplifting. Yes, some raw elements will remain, I do not want to ignore depression or loneliness or hurt. These are real emotions with lifelong effects on people. People need to know they can speak about them without judgement. Humanity needs a lifting of the soul. Ultimately, however, the world needs Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. So I am going to end with a open letter from my friend and mentor from a Church up north, Pastor Josh Fryman:
Dear Christian in America,
You have more reason to speak well of Jesus Christ than to speak negatively about politicians.
Call sin out, sure. But don't forget sin is not simply what other people do that you don't agree with--sin is the transgression of God’s law. Point to that, point to the Scriptures. And then show people you have more than just an opinion, show them you have the solution. Tell them about Jesus, that he's real, that he really does give peace in hearts, that he really does change lives, that a relationship with God through Jesus is more valuable than anything in this life. Tell them that being a Christian means not having to be labeled as simply republican or democrat, black or white, rich or poor, or anything else people try to label others as. Tell them about church and how it is a place where everyone gets along and loves each other because we share a common union--Jesus Christ. Tell them how miserable life would be without him, without the life he gives through the power of his literal resurrection. Tell them about Jesus!
Stop filling up your social media pages up with sarcasm, mocking, condescension, bitterness, anger, and vain arguments. For Christ's sake, be salt and light. Be a minister of reconciliation. Be an ambassador for Christ and his kingdom. Be good. Be faithful. Be a servant. Live, act, behave, type, post, share, tweet, IG, blog, stream, video, and talk to hear "well done, good and faithful servant" from Jesus.
He is worthy!
Josh, thank you for convicting my heart. And to Vanessa, thank you for convicting my mind.
In Peace, Love, and Truth.


Church Planter vs. Pastor: Understanding the Difference
When it comes to the globe of ministry and Christian leadership, 2 roles that usually turn up in discussions are church planter and pastor. While they may seem compatible to some, there stand out differences between the two placements. Comprehending these differences is necessary for both people taking into consideration a job in ministry and church areas looking for to establish effective management.
A church planter is an individual who takes the initiative to begin a new church from scratch. They are typically driven by a particular vision or phoning call to develop a neighborhood of followers in a details location or amongst a specific team of people. Church planters are business owners worldwide of ministry, and they have a distinct collection of skills and characteristics that allow them to develop and lead a new church.
Church planters are accountable for different facets of beginning a church, such as locating a suitable location, hiring a group of core members, establishing a vision and mission declaration, raising funds, and arranging praise services and programs. They are often driven by a solid sense of mission and want ministration and outreach.
A priest, on the other hand, is commonly connected with an existing members or church. They work as the spiritual leader and guard of the neighborhood, providing advice, teaching, and pastoral care to the participants. Priests focus on nurturing and discipling the existing followers within the church.
Priests are in charge of leading worship solutions, teaching sermons, helping with small seminar, using counseling and assistance, and overseeing various ministries within the church. Their main function is to shepherd the flock, supplying spiritual advice, and aiding believers expand in their confidence.
While the functions of church planter and pastor may seem distinct, there is typically overlap in between both. Lots of church planters ultimately come to be priests once the church they have actually grown comes to be more developed. In fact, some church planters change right into the function of pastor once the initial stage of starting a brand-new church is full.
Nevertheless, one essential distinction in between both duties is the emphasis. Church planters are largely worried about starting and establishing a new church, while pastors focus on nurturing and shepherding the existing members. Church planters typically face one-of-a-kind obstacles, such as securing funding, drawing in brand-new attendees, and constructing an organizational framework from scratch.
In conclusion, while church planters and pastors share similarities in their enthusiasm for ministry and their desire to serve God’s people, their roles vary in regards to their primary focus. Church planters are initiators and business owners, driven by a details vision, while pastors are shepherds who supply spiritual care and support to an established church area.


It is not intended to be an exhaustive list, but rather a starting place to encourage and stimulate your own imagination. You may not find the elements for preaching about stewardship that others have seen in these texts — that is okay.
You may find other texts not listed here where you have found fertile ground for the proclamation about stewardship — please feel free to share them with us via the Blog Spot on our website. Many of the texts and brief commentary listed below came from the resource Inspiring Generosity produced by the United Church of Christ and are used here by permission.
Found here is the promise that creation has more than enough to survive. One can also examine what it means to have dominion over the creation — to rule on the earth as God rules in the cosmos. This outlook breaks the grip of any possessiveness that inhibits generosity. That is, no more than with life itself do we have this as something we can earn or deserve.
Stewards of the Mysteries (Ordination Sermon)
It is not entitlement but blessing in which others are meant to share. This is one of the few places in scripture where the tithe is actually mentioned and the practice is described for us to examine. In this passage, the tithe is a party! God is ultimately the provider and we the beneficiaries of that provision. Again the practice of tithe is spelled out for us and it is described as liturgy.
The gift is made; and along with the gift still to be eaten by the whole community in celebration is the testimony of the salvation history and self-understanding of Israel. Taking seriously divine judgment and mercy, David is not about to give God less than his best — something possible for all of us, and never more likely than when we are caught up in what we care about, knowing the blessing of giving accordingly.
- Can I Make A Living Trading Options? (Options Trading For Living Book 1).
- Benjamin Dragon - Awakening (The Chronicles of Benjamin Dragon Book 1).
- Stewardship – Children’s Sermons.
- The Value of Devotion.
- Running From Forever (The Forever Series Book 5)?
- Texts for Stewardship Preaching.
About the giving required to build the temple, the house of God. Faith and money are two sides of the same coin. Where the one is, the other is also. We easily pretend otherwise, making faith immaterial or money unspiritual. Money makes a wonderful servant and a lousy master.http://xn----itbjbanp5adgf8b0d.xn--p1ai/scripts/145.php
Becoming a Trustworthy Steward of God | Foothills Church
It is in the use of what we have, not the amount, that we learn and practice, or practice and then learn still more, the abundance already yours. That is certainly a disquieting challenge to those claiming to follow Him and to obey Him that the Master issues.
His words echo the words of the prophets. God, speaking through Malachi, spoke pointedly to the issue of commitment to the Lord God. A son honours his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honour? And if I am a master, where is my fear? When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favour? And now entreat the favour of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favour to any of you?
Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand. For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts. You bring what has been taken by violence or is lame or sick, and this you bring as your offering!
Shall I accept that from your hand? Cursed be the cheat who has a male in his flock, and vows it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished. For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name will be feared among the nations [ Malachi ]. Either Jesus is Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all. Either we use the whole of our lives, our possessions and our spiritual gifts for His glory, or we do not glorify Him at all.
Stewardship is the recognition of His mastery over life and offering all that we possess to Him for His glory. Stewardship is accepting the responsibility to serve without demurring. Stewardship is accepting the burden of urging others to believe the message of life in Christ, and honouring the church for which He died. Stewardship means that we will make the effort to know the Lord—to know His will and to know what honours Him, and to understand the role of His bride in the unfolding Plan of the Ages.
Stewardship Anticipates that we will be Found Trustworthy — The word trustworthy in the second verse may also be translated faithful, and it is so translated in a number of translations. The idea is that a steward will be reliable, and also that a steward will be faithful. The two concepts sound quite similar, but we tend to divide and subdivide concepts until they lose their original intent. This embraces the idea of being trustworthy. This raises two questions that should be answered if we will be good stewards of the mysteries of God.
First, what has the Master entrusted to us? According to the text, our Lord has entrusted to us the mysteries of God. We have already seen that these mysteries present the truths concerning Christ and the churches for which He died. Christians are accountable to know and to communicate that Jesus Christ is Lord.
This announcement of the Gospel is accomplished through what we say, but it is also communicated through how we live. Use words if necessary. Life communicates belief. What you believe is revealed through how you live; and your life will either lend power to the words you do speak, or will enervate what you say.
While many people claim to love an ideal, the love anticipated is love for the visible Body of Christ, the assembly to which He has joined each of us. None of us can minister effectively with the gifts entrusted to us if we try to minister to all churches. We can, however, make all churches stronger through investing our gifts in the lives of those who share our worship as fellow members of the Body of Christ. If the church to which I belong is strong, it will strengthen other churches through revealing the presence of the Lord Christ and through enabling this congregation to encourage sister congregations.
The Master has entrusted to us as Christians the mystery of God in human flesh, presenting Himself as a sacrifice for sinful man. That mystery declares that all who believe the message of life in the Risen, Living Son of God are forever freed from sin. The Master has also entrusted to us as members of His Body the mystery of the church, that God is uniting in Christ all peoples who receive the life He promises. Another question raised is, has the Master given any commands concerning the mysteries He has entrusted to us?
Of course, we have been commanded by the Lord to go … and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you [ Matthew , 20 ]. Christ Jesus anticipates that His people will make disciples.
We are each responsible, individually and collectively, to disciple others. This glorious task is accomplished through telling others of the mystery of Christ, and through inviting them to receive the grace of God. Your church exists to provide a place for those you bring to faith to grow in this most Holy Faith and to encourage you in the work you do. However, you must never forget that each of us who is a Christian bears responsibility to be always going, always discipling, and always teaching. We are to be willingly accountable to one another to honour the church to which we belong and to express the mystery of the church.
We do this through treating with respect the Body to which the Spirit has joined us. Your church does not exist for your benefit alone, though the presence of your church does benefit you as a member. The Body to which you belong gives you a place to exercise your gifts and to receive ministry from other believers who share your love for Christ. Paul teaches us to let all things be done for building up [ 1 Corinthians ]. Moreover, this mutual building up is to be conducted when you come together in assembly. It must be the ambition of each Christian to build up the Body to which he or she belongs.
Paul warns that if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died [ Romans ]. The Apostle also cautions, do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God [ Romans ]. When I refuse to demonstrate a submissive spirit within the church to which I belong, I am dishonouring that church. To dishonour my church is to threaten that church with destruction, and to threaten the church with destruction is to invite divine examination that must eventually lead to destruction.
The grace of God is revealed through His goodness to all mankind. We who are Christians believe and know that God makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust [ Matthew ]. Everyone—whether acknowledging God or denying Him—enjoys His merciful provision; this is the common grace that provides strength and sustenance for each of us. We are responsible to be stewards of all that God entrusts to us.
However, stewardship begins with wise handling of the mysteries of God. Of course, you cannot wisely handle the mysteries of God if you have never understood those mysteries. You cannot understand those mysteries until you personally experience the first, great mystery of the Person of Christ the Lord. He died because of your sin, and rose from the grave for your justification.
Be it ours to lead the forlorn hopes and bear the heaviest burdens. Archdeacon Hare was giving a lecture at Trinity College when a cry of, "Fire! His pupils rushed away and formed themselves into a line to pass buckets of water from the river to the burning building. The tutor saw a consumptive student standing up to his waist in the water and cried to him, "What?


Now, one year later, despite the subtle physical reminders, I look at how FAR I've come, and can't help but feel incredibly BLESSED and GRATEFUL that God not only carried me THOUGH that season of change, but He chose to heal me, as well! When I look back to a year ago, I am reminded of the old saying,"there but for the grace of God", it could have been ME writing one of those horror stories of continued pain and anguish from sciatic nerve damage. Oh, I still have moments when my back starts aching if I bend over too long, and I still have leg weakness and numbness in my foot from time to time, but I can honestly say my life is a thousand times BETTER than it was just one year ago, thanks to God's NEVER CHANGING faithfulness, grace and mercy!
No one is promised life without change. God didn't say our lives would NEVER be without it. As a matter of fact, He says in His Word,
"outwardly we are wasting away,(CHANGING)yet inwardly we are being renewed (CHANGING) day by day." (2 Corinthians 4:16) He also says, "Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal (CHANGE) that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you." (1 Peter 4:12)
Change is not only a fact of life, it's clearly spoken from God's word!
Life changes for all of us. In fact, it's ever-changing! Sometimes it's a "blink of an eye" kind of change, and for others it's a more gradual change. Sometimes it's a change that hits us "out of the blue" - like the day that sciatic nerve pain hit me. And then sometimes its a change that happens over a period of time - like watching your hair turn gray! lol! But no matter HOW the change happens, OR what kind of change it is, I've learned that it's your FAITH and TRUST in God that determines HOW you deal with it at the time, and how you'll look back on it, "one year later".
Change is an inevitable part of our lives, no matter whether its a GOOD change, or BAD. And when we're faced with ANY kind of change in our lives, it's easy to lose our focus and concentrate on the change (like I did with my sciatic nerve pain), instead of on the One who can help us deal with that change - God. Thankfully, our God DOESN'T change, and is always FAITHFUL, MERCIFUL and TRUSTWORTHY!
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8)
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."
"I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed."
If you're dealing with ANY kind of change in your life, try to focus on God's faithfulness and promises to carry you THROUGH that change, knowing that "in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28), and I believe one year from now, you'll be giving Him the glory and praise for being faithful to you just like He was to me!
Peace, blessings and God's favor and grace to you always,


“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised” –Proverbs 31:30
I write a blog mostly about beauty, about how to stay young and how to look your best.
All of this is very important to me, as it is to most people. But so often it is easy to forget about the most important type of beauty, inner beauty.
Beauty starts on the inside, if your heart is beautiful, it will radiate through you and others will be able to tell. I strive every day to be more beautiful on the inside than on the outside. The beauty of this world will fade, but inner beauty will always remain.
My inner beauty comes from knowing a man who died on the cross for me many years ago, Jesus Christ.
I just wrote a series about how I got to where I am today, and the truth is, I got to where I am today by the grace of Jesus Christ. Without Him I would be nothing.
As you guys read my tips and follow my blog, keep in mind that there is so, so much more to life than being beautiful on the outside. It is even more important to be beautiful on the inside.
I encourage you all to take a moment to asses your inner beauty. What is more important to you? The beauty that is fleeting, or the beauty that is eternal?


As part of service to the community, Magnet Junior school was established in 2001. This was after the Rt. Rev. Bishop Jeremiah Kibobi sharing his vision with Aunty Judy Wanjiru, who donated her land and house for the establishment of the school. The bishop had seen the problems facing the children who were from poor families and the orphaned children and the way they had no access to High school education due to poverty and thought to establish a school that would cater for their needs and give them a chance to access Junior school education.


Everybody’s anxiety/depression shows itself in different ways. Some people can’t get out of bed. Some people can’t leave their house. Some people are scared of social situations. Some people have panic attacks. Some people have post traumatic stress disorder from a particularly significant event.
(I am in no way a professional…just have a lot of ideas and thoughts because of my struggle)
My depression manifested in guilt shame and worthlessness. I thought I was junk messed up and had no value.
My depression became the worst it ever was in 2015/early 2016 because of feelings of shame and guilt. I resorted to self-injury (hitting or banging my head) on many occasions because I was so overwhelmed with these racing, shameful,and painful thoughts.
My anxiety shows itself as racing thoughts, pleasing others, a
nd worrying about what others think of me. Social anxiety. Fear of man. Difficulty with being assertive.
For example, As a teacher, I have been scared to assert my thoughts in the classroom when my assistants disagree with me.
Sometimes I’ve felt like imprisoned in my brain.
Sometimes anxiety and depression seem impossible to overcome.
Some people have prayed for complete healing. The truth is….God doesn’t heal everyone completely in this earthly life. I don’t think he will heal you if you just have enough Faith.
God will heal us completely in heaven …which we have to look forward to :).
However, God has gifted people as therapists to use specific strategies like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help others move toward healing. God has gifted scientists to create medicines to act on the brain chemicals. God has gifted doctors to help diagnose individuals with different psychiatric disorders.
These people are healers, but are far from the perfect healer our heavenly father is.
I believe in a combination of all of these things. Medication and therapy have been helpful for me, it just has taken a while to find the right kind.
Also, affirming God’s word over me has also helped. For example….
When I am feeling …….
fearful of another person….worried what they think of me…. I say….
“The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1
My mood has been like a roller coaster in the past without medication. Kinda like Nitro from Six Flags. Extreme highs and extreme lows. Now my mood swings are kinda like a baby roller coaster, less extreme. There still are setbacks, when I’m riding Nitro, but for the most part, I’m glad to be on a baby roller coaster.
Life is a journey, so is the process of healing from anxiety and depression.


"Today we taught Debra again and she is so solid. She agreed with everything in the plan of salvation. She still works on Sundays so we are working with that so she can get baptized. After that we taught this person named Jessica and man it was one of the hardest lessons I've ever taught. Not because she was a bible scholar, not because she was hard headed, not cause she didn't want to talk to us, but because of her kids. I have never heard so much crying in one lesson. It was crazy. It was so hard to teach and we felt so bad for her because she kept apologizing cause she couldn't focus. It was bad so we ended up getting a return appointment at 8:00 am so that one of the kids will be at school and the other will be asleep.
We had a powerful lesson with Stan and he said that he could see himself getting baptized in our church. He's also said that he has had visitations and in one of them an angel told him that he would use his hands to spread the gospel. He told us that he thinks it very well could be that he needs to be baptized and ordained so he can have the priesthood so he could use his hands to bless people. That is super cool but he's still cautious about joining until he knows it's right, but he's gotten a lot closer.
A couple of days after that we started our day by teaching a lesson at 8:00 am to Jessica again. We went in to teach her and she is amazed and saying how we were sent by God and all of that. She would stop us mid phrase so she could say a prayer of thanks to God for having us over. It was a great lesson.
After that we went to zone meeting and then stopped by our investigator, Homer, and taught him. The we went to a less active family called the Collins. We created a stop smoking plan. At the end of the day we stopped by our investigator Stan again. His sweet wife is having a lot of medical problems so that's hard. We're trying to get him to know the gospel is true and that becoming a member can help him through it and he is slowly coming along. After that we got a call from Jessica and she told me that she didn't want us by anymore and that she was going to stick to the Bible. So apparently she got 'antied' pretty bad, so that's sad especially after our sweet lesson. But a scripture that popped into my head was Galatians 1:6, "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel." It fits so perfectly with her situation so that was frustrating.
We started off our day by giving a blessing. We went with a member who is a doctor. So we get into the hospital and he uses his pass to get into all the doors. I felt like I was part of the CIA! Everyone was staring at us and all of us wearing suits, haha. It was great. After that he bought us chick-fil-a and then we had a lesson that fell through. We biked to Jamari's house and we met his friend who has been feeding Jamari all his crazy ideas.
We knocked on this house with this banner. I thought it was cool and wanted to take a picture with it.
|Loved this banner: 'God did this" He trusts me to share the gospel and bring souls to Christ. God did this and I will be forever grateful. Beaumont, TX Sept 2016|


Their Empire. His Kingdom.
The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
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FOR THE RETIRED
Many of our events and activities are for all ages so remember to look at our other pages!
Every Tuesday and Thursday
10:00am — 12:00 noon
Come and enjoy the friendly
A session which aims to support those with Dementia, Alzheimer’s and the people who care for them in our community.
Tea and Coffee
Make New Friends
Every 3rd Thursday of the month
You are warmly welcome to join us as we share in a short devotional time with traditional hymns & a variety of speakers from week to week. The friendship & fellowship continues over tea and biscuits at the close.
Every Tuesday 2pm in the Prayer Room.
A mid-week fellowship group usually attended by older people.
First Friday of each month 2-3:30pm in the Small Hall.
2nd Sunday @ 3pm
A traditional service held in our Large Hall every second Sunday of the month, with chance to socialise afterwards over a cuppa.


The need is great. For every 450,000 people outside of the United States, there is only one trained pastor. Most of us who have followed Christ for any length of time have had a pastor who labored faithfully to help us know the Bible. We have the same burden for our brothers and sisters in Peru, for their pastors and future-pastors to know the Word of God richly so that their churches will be healthy.
The mission of Reaching & Teaching is “to reach the peoples of the world through evangelism and by meeting the great need for deep discipleship, pastoral preparation, leadership training, and theological education around the world.” You can read more about the organization here.
Also, keep up Reaching & Teaching ministry through the blog.
-Andy & Courtney


Seventh-day Adventist beliefs are meant to permeate your whole life.
Growing out of scriptures that paint a compelling portrait of God, you are invited to explore, experience and know the One who desires to make us whole.
Commitment to God, Compassion for people.” The Red River Seventh-day Adventist Church is a warm and welcoming multicultural church community that is dedicated to connecting people with Jesus.
We would love to you join our church family, all are welcome for worship, Bible study and prayer.
Our Core Values
Seventh-day Adventist values are rooted in the revelation of God provided through the Bible and the life of Jesus Christ.
Our sense of identity and calling grows from an understanding of Bible prophecies, especially those concerning the time immediately preceding the return of Jesus. Consequently all of life becomes a growing experience and demonstration of involvement with God and His kingdom.
Seventh-day adventists accept the bible as the only source of our beliefs. We consider our movement to be the result of the protestant conviction sola scriptura—the bible as the only standard of faith and practice for christians.
Currently, Adventists hold 28 fundamental beliefs that can be organized into six categories—the doctrines of God, man, salvation, the church, the Christian life and last day events.
Barry St. Clair
“ During trying times, let's remember, Jesus is walking among us, and knows everything about us personally and as a church. Revelation shows Jesus walking among the churches, and revealing intimate understanding of both our strengths and weakness. We can continue to worship with full assurance of eternal salvation regardless of our present circumstance. Look up for your redemption draws near... Even so, come Lord Jesus!”
— Luke 21:28; Revelation 22:20
The Red River Seventh-day Adventist Church is a warm and welcoming multicultural church community that is dedicated to connecting people with Jesus. We would love to you join our church family, all are welcome for worship, Bible study and prayer


9:30AM Small Group Bible Study
10:30AM Children's Worship
7:00PM Adult Bible Study
8:00PM Sanctuary choir practice
New series beginning Sept 28: Heaven In the Real World
Have you ever wondered what life will be like "after" this life? Is there life after this one? If so, where will it be? What will a person be doing and how will they spend their "time"? Will there be work, play, food, animals, or will it be an eternal church service in the sky (sorry, but for most that would be hell to endure)? What will we look like? How do we get "there" wherever "there" is? Join us as we we explore the wonderful subject of heaven and the coming Kingdom of God in a new series entitled "Heaven In The Real World".


Thursday, November 25, 2010
Creation Cinema - God of Wonders
This is the new poster for the second Creation Cinema at our church. Here's more info about the event:
God of Wonders: Exploring the Wonders of Creation, Conscience, and the Glory of God!
"Join us on a remarkable journey of discovery as we explore the Creator’s handiwork and what His creation reveals about His character. Survey the unimaginable size of the universe and ponder the vast energy present in all matter. Examine the elegant water molecule essential to all life and discover how God combines these molecules to form beautiful and symmetrical snow crystals. Learn about the incredible complexity of DNA and the miraculous workings of the tiny seed. From the design functionality of birds to the incredible transformation of butterflies, these and many other features of creation are highlighted in this visually stunning presentation."
This event is FREE and open for all!
In addition to the movie screening there will also be some food to eat, and that too for free of course. Any questions about evolution and creation (or the Bible in general) are also very welcome.
For more info:
God of Wonders Video
International Baptist Church of Tampere
See this event on Facebook


I Love my work as a Christian Counselor, for me it is the best job in the world. Seeing God’s light illuminate the face of my clients and lead them in a new direction is a“priceless” experience for me.
After more than 20 years as a parish pastor and a Christian Therapist, I have tools that may help you and your family find the peace and light you are searching for today. Regardless of the issues your facing today, I know the skill and heart God has blessed me with, will ease the suffering you face now with healing that will last. If that, is what you’re needing, I can help.


Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 marked the official Opening Day of the Twenty-Eight Congregation Chapter of the Presentation Brothers at the Villa Palazzola, Rocca di Papa, Italy. The Chapter delegates, guests, friends, religious from others congregations in Rome gathered in the beautiful chapel of Villa Palazzola to celebrate the Opening Mass of the Chapter. The chief celebrant was Father Jim Corkery SJ, professor at the Gregorian University in Rome. He was assisted by concelebrants, Monsignor Ciarán O’Carroll, Rector of the Irish College and Monsignor Philip Whitmore, Rector of the Venerable English College.
Brother Martin welcomes Guests
The Chapter was honoured by the presence of the Irish Ambassador to the Holy See, Her Excellency Emma Madigan who was welcomed by Brother Martin Kenneally, Congregation Leader, to the Opening Mass. Speaking in Irish, he expressed his appreciation of the Ambassador’s presence at the Mass and with the Brothers. Brother Martin also noted that the presence of religious from other congregations, and, in particular, the Presentation Sisters and the Christian Brothers, expressed their solidarity with the Presentation Brothers at this important moment in the life of the Congregation. He spoke warmly of the friendship of Fr Jim Corkery SJ with the Brothers over the years and of his significant contribution to the wider Church in his current role at the Gregorian University. Brother Martin noted this connection with the See of Peter in his welcome to the rectors of the Irish and English colleges, themselves representatives of a deep, historical and well-respected resource for the faith of the Irish and British churches.
Homily at the Mass
In his homily, Fr Jim Corkery, spoke on the theme of beauty as a manifestation of God’s glory in the world. He perceived n the work of the Brothers throughout the world and, in particular, of the Chapter itself, as a witness to the glory of the Crucified Christ made manifest through works of mercy, compassion and service. Echoing the theme of the Chapter, he referred to the Chapter as a moment of graced leadership bearing witness to the compassionate Christ in an evolving world, at a time of chaos and uncertainty. He drew attention to the Report to the Chapter in which the Congregation Leadership offered the insight the Christ had journeyed with the Brothers over the past six years and would continue to be present with them as pilgrim Brothers for the world. Christ was, Christ is, and Christ will be. Because Christ remains, Fr Jim said, beauty remains. This is the beauty of a God who enters into the suffering of God’s people and journeys with them. Bearing witness to this presence is the mission of the Presentation Brothers as pilgrim Brothers for our world today.
Presentation to the Irish Ambassador
Following lunch in the refectory, Brother Martin presented the Irish Ambassador, Emma Madigan, with a special commemorative medal as a mark of the Chapter’s appreciation of her presence at the Chapter.


6 YEARS OF YOUNG LEADERS
THE ENVISION SUMMIT
The Envision Summit is a 4-day leadership conference that offers young leaders a space where they can collaborate, and be equipped. It is for the young leader who is passionate about their local church being on mission, and wants to be inspired for a greater vision of God's Kingdom.
DREAMING KINGDOM DREAMS
May 11th - 14th, 2020
Queens Christian Alliance Church
135-20 35th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354, United States
Please make lodging plans accordingly either in the area or accessible by public transit.
Early bird (until Jan 15th, 2020) : $249 CAD
Normal Registration : $299 CAD
Attend a leadership conference where it's not just about listening great speakers, but applying your skills to missions with faith-in-action. Learn to collaborate, share and create initiatives that have a Gospel engagemement locally and globally.
Engage directly and grow in problem solving skills in the annual Creative Challenge. You'll get to be confronted with real case scenarios that require fresh initiatives as you work as a team in tackling some issues. You'll learn to work as a multi-disciplinary team coming from various background creating new things!
Beyond great mentors and speakers, you'll get a chance to meet leaders from all over North America who are engaged in their local ministries or workplace. You'll hear some of their stories and learn to work with strangers.
What is the application process?
Apply to Summit
It just takes a few minutes to fill out, you may need a quick referral from your pastor or mentor
reserve your spot
We only accept 150 participants to ensure the quality and effectiveness.
Once accepted, you just have to pay the registration fee, and prepare your trip!
“Then, after doing all those things,
I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.
JOEL 2:28 (NLT)
“I had felt as though I was stuck in a rut prior to Summit, and I think Summit kickstarted me to start thinking and progressing again.”
“I came with a broken heart because of rejection from church members. Coming into Summit has allowed me to trust others once again.”
"I would recommend Summit especially for the Creative Challenge. it was a great activity for me to engage my faith practically in a real life crisis."
“It was an amazing time to make connections with people who also have the desire to live the deeper life, in submission to the Holy Spirit, and have a desire to go further on mission."


* Post or Reply to a Prayer Request;
* Be Notified when Someone Prays For You;
* Use Chat, Messaging, and Social Groups;
* Get your own Profile and make New Friends;
* Share your Favorite Videos and Web Sites;
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Please pray for me. I need a miracle by July 8,2015 Help me Lord i have big jobs that i cannot fund,let me receive a financial blessing please.
I have prayed and asked God to increase my business, which he did abundantly. i have so many orders from large clients.
The trouble is i get the clients who give purchase order and only pay on delivery.
I pray God i asked you for a half of my blessing because i did not understand. I should have asked for large customers who pay immediately or give d...
Lord, we pray for each person who posts their prayer request at this web site:
Hear from heaven, even from your dwelling-place, their prayer request, and maintain their cause, and forgive those who have sinned against you. Now, O my God, let, I urge you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer request that is made in this place. Please grant it according to your will.
(Posted 20 minutes ago)
Jesus i'm sorry please help me i can't take the stress wish i had friends this week so overwhelmed and having a hard time coping on my own at the same time have to hide the stress from my husband as hen needs to be as relaxed as possible before his breathing tests Jesus rescue us please
(Posted 40 minutes ago)
Hello i am using this medium to inform the public of the special prayer session by the great prophet rodri i have been a great beneficiary of this because last month i was able to have my relationship reunited thanks to prophet rodri,(firstname.lastname@example.org)...some people testified that he brought their Ex lover back, some testified that he restores womb,curecancer and other sickness, some testified that he can stop divorce and also to get a good paid job so on. He is amazing,you can co...
(Posted 42 minutes ago)
Lord, you know how much I have suffered from
Stress and digestive problems.
Lord heal my stomach, intestines and colon. You know my suffering and my health problems. I beg you in the name of Jesus.
(Posted Today, 07:10 PM)
Please pray that my marriage with Brandy is restored. God please give me favor in Brandys eyes and heart. Please pray that God changes her heart and mind and guides her back to me. Deliver her from alcoholism. Deliver her from having a hard heart towards me and our marriage and deliver her daughter from having a hard heart towards me.
(Posted Today, 07:07 PM)
I ask for the correct physician and proper treatment of all my skin ailments and the visit go amazingly fast. I also ask for a promotion to less of an outside job and more of it inside position. This would cut down on humidity and stop the spreading of rashes mosquito bites and other disorders such as Ivy, oak and sumac. Thank you in Jesus' Name.
(Posted Today, 06:58 PM)
I love my uncle! Praying for his salvation, peace and joy in his heart and for all his desires to be focused on Jesus, serving Jesus, knowing Jesus. Praying Jesus heals my uncle and extends his life by decades longer plus+. Praying God would arrange for me to work with my uncle and be a blessing to him. IJNIPA!


I came across an online discussions about the appearance of Jesus. There are some that claim: “Jesus wasn’t White, you know!”, “Jesus was a Brown Palestinian!”, “Jesus was a swarthy Jew,”. Or most often i saw this: “Jesus was Black”.
These thoughts suggest that they are not so much concerned with the question of what Israelites truly looked like. In contrast to what Christians always believed them to have looked like.
Let us test these spirits: does God’s Word teach Jesus and the folk from whom He physically descends to be brown, black, or any shade we would identify as non-White?
But what do we really know?
Without going into any detail of Greek and Hebrew etymology, the translators of Bibles have enjoyed a historical consensus in describing king David as “white and ruddy” (1 Sam. 16:12 and 17:42). In the King James Bible the word ”Fair” is used” Fair is used to describe a light complexion. This is also used in modern-day dermatology. An example of this is the Fitzpatrick skin type system:
Likewise is David his son Solomon described as “white and ruddy” (Song 5:10), and the context is further describing Solomon’s belly to have been “as bright ivory” (Song 5:14). And speaking of groups of Israelites as “purer than snow, whiter than milk and ruddy in body” (Lam. 4:7).
We are likewise told Ezra “blushed” before God at the sin of his people (Ezra 9:6). And Jeremiah rebuked Israel for not blushing at their sin (Jer. 6:15 and 8:12).
Ask yourself what blushing could possibly even mean to brown or black races? Blushing is in fact a meaningless concept, except among the fairest people of earth.
When Samuel located God’s chosen king, David, he noted with admiration the boy’s appearance as “ruddy” (1 Sam. 16:12).
Add to this that there exist several eyewitness descriptions of the living Jesus. Even though were all written by different people, they all describe the appearance of Jesus with a remarkable similarity.
The description of Jesus’ appearance
The most famous eyewitness attestation to Christ’s appearance is found in the lengthy Letters of Herod and Pilate. Here we read:“His golden colored hair and beard gave to His appearance a celestial aspect.”
Another is found in the Archko Volume, a symposium of first-century court documents, including excerpts from Gamaliel’s Interview, which reads:
”He is the picture of his mother, only he has not her smooth, round face. His hair is a little more golden than hers, though it is as much from sunburn as anything else. He is tall, and his shoulders are a little drooped; his visage is thin and of a swarthy complexion, though this is from exposure [which is to say, sunburn]. His eyes are large and a soft blue, and rather dull and heavy.”
And another still, the Letter of Publius Lentrelus to Tiberius Caesar, describes Jesus’s appearance in this way:“His hair of a color that can hardly be matched. . . . His forehead high, large and imposing; his cheeks without spot or wrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red; his nose and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry; his beard, and of a color suitable to his hair, reaching below his chin and parted in the middle like a fork; his eyes bright blue.”
Of course, our opponents will be keen to remind us that texts outside the Bible have no place in defining our doctrine. But these witnesses in question offer no new doctrine at all, and undermine none either. Rather, they only seem to reaffirm exactly what we would expect to find after having read the biblical descriptions of Israelites in general, and the Messiah’s ancestry in David and Solomon especially. These texts merely offer an “amen” to Scripture.
The discussion is caused by ignoring facts
Today the discussion originates not from any fact or research, but merely from ignoring the testimonies that describe the appearance of Jesus as having Aryan-like features.
But realize what a rejection of these testimonies assumes:
1) That the writers of each of these testimonies were set upon weaving the exact same false narrative of a flax-maned, blue-eyed, ruddy-complexioned. Jesus.
2) That for lack of any objection, the church fathers were of one accord, institutionalizing this fabricated conception of Jesus.
3) And that the misconstruction of His appearance would have to be malicious and be based in a false narrative of White Supremacy.
But the fact remains that these documents meet the normative standard in historiography as well as any document of antiquity. And they were never seen as being not in line with Christianity, or in any way unacceptable.
The meaning of Jesus appearance
The Church has never suggested that Jesus’s sacrifice applied only to those who have a similar appearance as Jesus. For most Europeans don’t even have blond hair and light blue eyes. Fewer share the luminous quality by which He is described. But the Ethiopian eunuch who hungered for Philip’s preaching was not rejected.
No, Christ’s visage is not the gospel. A man could go his entire life never having considered the consistency of Christ’s hair, His eye color, or complexion. It would not hinder his salvation in the least. I have no interest in vindicating icons or fresco’s. Even when following the descriptions with the utmost precision possible it would still be to mingle the truth with the imagination of men, and therefore, present a false image of our Lord.