The needs of Cardiff and the surrounding areas are many and diverse. Sometimes it can be difficult to know exactly where to start and how to help. You will see from the information below that as a church we have found distinct ways that we can serve some of the ongoing needs.
New Life in Pentrebane
Here is the reproduced text of an article which appeared on the Ignite Hope website about our recent work in the Pentrebane area of Cardiff:
A group of teenagers and twenty-somethings from a church in Cyncoed returned to a neglected estate in Pentrebane for a second year running to work alongside the council and local community members to improve the area. Fairwater is named as a community first area by the Government – identifying it as an area where investment into services is most needed. New Life Church Cardiff usually meets in an affluent community and the two areas could not be more different despite only being 7 miles apart.
In 2010, young church members took part in a project which brightened shop fronts with paint and hosted a free community fun day. This May they decided to return to the same place and over a bank holiday weekend they cleared a derelict plot of land and achieved in two days what would normally take two weeks. Many of the local people recognised the team and the HOPE logo from the previous year.
The project was part of Ignite HOPE local which inspired hundreds of young people all over South Wales to invest in their local community life, demonstrate care and share their faith with others.
As a result of this work, their relationships with the council and a vision to invest in local community fully, the church is now looking to move their meeting location to Fairwater. As the group worked with the council and developed trust, they were then offered a derelict shop free of rent for eight months in which to base a community project.
Abi Williams, one of the team leaders, said: “We have really felt welcome as part of the community in Fairwater and, as a church, we are now exploring these possibilities. We feel that God has called us to invest in this area and we really want to share His love with people.
“Through the Ignite HOPE project we aimed to help our young people become more aware of the needs and issues of a community just down the road. It is great to see them develop in their desire to engage with our area and be the hands and feet of Jesus. We are becoming equipped for sharing hope through our normal life and to be on the lookout for opportunities to serve.”
New Life Church is the only local congregation with a significant number of young people but this did not stop the other local churches being involved. The Lutheran and Presbyterian churches in Fairwater provided buildings to host various aspects of the work and several members got stuck in by making the team’s lunches.
This was just one part of Ignite HOPE Local, a weekend full of evangelism and mission projects in communities around South Wales. Ten local areas benefited from volunteers of all ages, and many youth, getting involved in sharing hope with the place they live.
(Source - http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Articles/262740/HOPE/Stories/Local_Stories/Youth_invest_in.aspx)
A number of the church are currently serving as Street Pastors, this involves walking the centre of Cardiff on Friday & Saturday nights and helping those ‘out on the town’, especially anyone suffering as a result of excessive drinking. These needs could include flip flops for girls’ feet, to avoid them treading on filthy streets or even used syringes. It can also mean providing water to help people sober up and importantly making sure people get home safely, in a taxi when needed. This is a good opportunity to demonstrate that the love of God motivates us to not judge people but just to want to do them good.
Tavistock Street House (TAV's for short) is the name of a drop-in centre for the homeless community of Cardiff, at which a team from New Life Church serve once a month on Monday nights. A very welcome addition to support services in Cardiff, this centre is made possible by volunteers from over 7 different churches.
The people who attend TAV’s are from various circumstances and are defined in the following: Rough Sleeper; Homeless; Vulnerably Housed. They are a community of people who easily become excluded from society, but whom we want to help.
The ethos of TAV's is to create a warm community like environment where people can have practical needs met, like a good hot meal, as well as feel able to talk about deeper issues or obtain advice about how to access a range of services available from Christian or statutory services.
The Beresford Pregnancy Counselling Centre was established in 1993 by members of New Life Church and consists of 5 members from the church, including the Director and the Regional Co-ordinator. There are also volunteers from other churches around Newport.
The Centre operates under the church’s charitable trust, and provides impartial, free and confidential counselling, information and support to women and their partners in all aspects of pregnancy. This work includes help in crisis pregnancy, pre- and post-termination, adoption, miscarriage, stillbirth, traumatic birth, and post-natal depression. Clients come from all over South East Wales, and we receive referrals from medical and caring professionals from throughout the region. The Centre opens on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 10.00 am and 2.00 pm, and Monday evenings between 7.00 and 9.00. In 2009 clients contacted us 1,275 times via visits, phone calls and emails. Centre staff also visit schools to make inputs within the PHSE curriculum, regarding unexpected pregnancy, sex and relationships.
The Beresford Centre is one of a network of 160 pregnancy crisis centres affiliated to Care Confidential. For more information about the work please see www.careconfidential.com or ring the national helpline on 0800 028 2228.
The Centre is located in Gaer Park Drive, Newport NP20 3NN. You can contact us to make an appointment or just to talk on 01633 212320, or email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Though a bookstore might be considered a novelty, we want you to know we consider this a ministry: For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Ephesians 4:12. Our aim is to equip.
Like any other ministry, you will have the privilege of watching this one grow. But your help is needed: Prayer. Please pray that we would be able to provide the best of equipping resources: From children’s books to doctrine, to practical Christian living, to Apologetics (defending the faith), to Jewish Studies; also, counseling, marriage, parenting, and more.
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13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. (ESV)
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- God is Trinitarian, consisting of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
- God is the creator of all things, spitirual and physical
- Humanity's sin permanently separated it from God, and can't bridge the gap by their own efforts
- God came to Earth in the person of Jesus Christ, who is both fully God and fully man
- Jesus Christ was conceived of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, and died as a sacrifice to cover humanity's sin
- Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven, affirming His authority to forgive humanity's sin and grant all who believe in Him eternal life
- The Holy Bible is the inspired word of God
- All believers have the Holy Spirit living within them, giving them the will to live as Jesus had
- Jesus will one day return to defeat sin forever and reunite Heaven and Earth
History[edit | edit source]
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Spread[edit | edit source]
Although the religion was illegal under Roman rule, the Disciples of Jesus became Apostles and evangelists after the Ascension of Jesus Christ and spread the Christian faith to all corners of the empire where it remained an underground religion until Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and started the process of Christianization within the Roman Empire.
Council of Chalcedon[edit | edit source]
In the council of Chalcedon (451) the heads of the churches around the old world came together to discuss various topics related to spreading the Word and theological concepts.
Great Schism[edit | edit source]
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- Creationism - 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Humanism - 28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
- Monotheism - 5For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
- Altruism, Communitarian Theory- 5Love your neighbor as yourself.
- Pacifism - 5and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.”
Frenemies[edit | edit source]
- Gnosticism - Whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. But the Creator is good.
- Mysticism - Maybe?
- Judaism - You killed Christ after all he did for you, but if it weren't for you I wouldn't exist.
Enemies[edit | edit source]
- Polytheism - 3You shall have no other gods before me.
- Other Religions - 6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- Hedonism - 14The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
- Satanism - 8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
- Flat Earth Theory - 22 He sits enthroned above the , and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.


A Labor of Love
By Herb Gunn
Editor, The Record
Episcopal Diocese of Michigan
Ministry--whether engaged in by clergy or the laity--should be defined less in terms of what people do inside of the church and more in terms of what the church does inside of them. Whether on the street or the factory floor, ministry is how Christians live out their faith and at what point they respond to an injunction to put their lives on the line for other people.
It is sometimes, but not necessarily, heroic. And it is too often and too easily forgotten.
One such story will surface again in September in the form of a jazz opera and it is must-see theater for anyone who wants to understand Detroit and the high costs of high principles.
This is the story of Methodist Pastor Lewis Bradford who associated himself with Central Methodist Church as well as the plight of the Depression-era urban poor of Detroit. But it was long before that vocation when Bradford was imbued with a conviction for justice.
His abolitionist parents met while working in Mississippi with the Methodist Church Freedman's Aid Society. They were teaching freed slaves to read and the Ku Klux Klan once surrounded his mother's school for two weeks and didn't allowing anyone to leave.
For four years in the mid-1930s, Bradford lived in Detroit where he worked with the Howard Street Mission along with a close friend and social activist named Allen Brett. Brett's father-in-law, Bishop Charles D. Williams of the Diocese of Michigan and St. Paul's Cathedral, was often called the "Red Bishop" due to his support of labor and the autoworkers. Williams was also a close friend and pastor to Henry and Clara Ford.
Bradford anchored a radio broadcast in the era of Father Charles Coughlin, the Detroit-based "Radio Priest" whose populist-turned-anti-communist crusade incited an audience in the tens of millions. Attracting far less public attention, Bradford's weekly radio program called "The Forgotten Man's Hour" featured interviews with the unemployed and dispossessed of Detroit.
Bradford also called for racial harmony in an era when the challenge was considered subversive.
Long before the auto-workers formed a union, Bradford took a specific plan to the Ford Motor Company for a rapprochement between labor and management. Reportedly, Henry Ford himself suggested that before he could consider the initiative, called the Detroit Institute for Human Relations, Bradford should work in Dearborn's Rouge plant for a year. By the end of a year, in February 1937, the workers at the General Motors plant in Flint had won the right to form a union.
In September of that year, 75,000 workers--or 85 percent of the work force--at the Ford Rouge plant were laid off, an act seen by many as an attempt to crush union organizing.
In November, the political atmosphere was charged and a tide of pro-labor sentiment was turned back in local elections. Bradford became an even more outspoken advocate for the poor and homeless of the city. He organized the League of a Thousand Men, the purpose of which, according to news clips at the time, was "to mobilize the Christian men in the automotive industry for Christ."
That same month, Bradford attempted to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Henry Ford and Muriel Lester, a socialist from England and the founder of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Lester was an outspoken critic of the close relationship U.S. industrialists like Henry Ford maintained with the Japanese and German governments.
Two days later, on November 27, Bradford sustained a fatal head injury while working inside the Rouge plant.
When the unconscious Methodist minister died a few days later in the Henry Ford Hospital, some wondered what couldn't be asked out loud at the time; was it an accident or murder?
Bradford's great-nephew Steve Jones, a jazz musician, has set the story--and the question--to music. Sponsored by the Michigan Labor History Society, "Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant" will show on September 9-11 at the Millennium Centre in Southfield. The proceeds from the tickets will support the Michigan Labor Legacy Project and can be purchased through the theatre box office at 248/796-5198.
Come learn a little history of the city and what a labor of love cost one minister who spoke out for social change.


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April 5, 2020—The Center for American Liberty, in collaboration with the Dhillon Law Group and Zimolong LLC, on behalf of evangelist Jonathan Shuttlesworth, sent a demand letter to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of General Counsel demanding clarification of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s April 1, 2020 Order “For Individuals to Stay at Home” (“Order”) and affirmation that it does not prohibit Christians from attending Pastor Shuttlesworth’s planned outdoor, drive-in Easter Sunday service scheduled for April 12, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
“The Governor’s Order is vague, overly broad, and has a chilling effect on First Amendment rights. Pastor Shuttlesworth is a practicing Christian and desires to exercise his First Amendment freedom, on Easter Sunday, by holding a drive-in movie style Easter service,” said Harmeet Dhillon, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for American Liberty. “Unfortunately, a plain reading of the Order is unclear whether churches and other religious institutions can meet for worship services.”
The Center of American Liberty is giving the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and Governor’s Office of General Counsel until 5:00 pm EST on Monday, April 6, 2020, to clarify whether the Governor’s Order would prohibit Pastor Shuttlesworth from holding an Easter service. If the Commonwealth does not respond, or responds without affirming Pastor Shuttlesworth’s religious liberty, the Center for American Liberty promises to file a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking injunctive relief.
“The Commonwealth’s police power is not absolute; it does have limitations. Governor Wolf may not inhibit the Free Exercise of religion unless doing so is the least restrictive means to further a compelling government interest. Banning all religious gatherings would certainly be the most restrictive option, not least,” concluded Dhillon.
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Together we build the Culture of Peace
Ensemble nous construisons la Culture de la Paix
Wir gemeinsam bauen die Kultur des Friedens
معا نبني ثقافة السلام
Raising Champions Of Peace
Building Peace In The Hearts Of Children
He is The Inspirator, The Motivator … Professor Dr. Adel Theodore Khoury, our spiritual father residing in Germany, spent more than 50 years of his ecclesiastic life teaching at Muenster University & at Saint Paul Missionaries School in Lebanon his home country, writing & working for Peace through Christian-Muslim Dialogue Conferences throughout the world.
Initiated during the visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Lebanon, Al-Mawadda community produced a video clip entitled “Papa Pax”, a jingle song performed & composed in 8 styles of music by the Tenor Gaby Farah, a multilingual message of peace welcoming the Pope Benedict XVI to Lebanon (14-16 September 2012).
Founded by the poet, journalist and concept innovator & developer Suzy El-Hage, under the guidance & supervision of Prof. Dr. Fr. Adel Theodore Khoury, Al-Mawadda Peace To The World unites thinkers, theologians, writers, artists and specialists collaborating together to spread with joy among the new generations, the young ones and champions of tomorrow, a message of peace to the world from Lebanon, the “Message Nation” as described by late Pope John Paul II during his 32 hour historic visit to Lebanon in May 1997. In his document “A New Hope for Lebanon”, he outlined the need for coexistence and reconciliation and urged Muslims and Christians to embark on a permanent dialogue with one another, and he tried to persuade young Christians not to leave their homeland. Pope John Paul II traveled in what he called the Millennium Journey… He was the first pope to enter the mosque (The Omayyad Mosque in the heart of the old city of Damascus). John Paul’s final legacy to Lebanon as explained in the “Apostolic Guidance” is about dialogue, tolerance, freedom and unity…
And Love Goes On With Pope Francis.


Guilt. Fear. Dread. Drudgery.
Are these the words you use when you describe Bible reading plans? Did you make it a goal to read through the Bible this year and 15 days in, you are so hosed that you don’t know how you are going to catch up?
Well, lovebug. Let’s do a switch. Let’s change our outlook on reading the Bible. Let’s find ways to read the Bible that don’t drag up feelings that are equivalent to cleaning out the gunk in the shower.
There are many ways to read the Bible, but only one goal. Our goal in reading the Bible is to understand and get to know the God that created us. He is writing the world’s history, and we are going to want to be a part of it. I do think reading the whole Bible is phenomenal. It helps you to understand the sweeping picture of God.
However, it is not the only way to read the Bible. One way to look at it is if you have a best friend and you didn’t talk to her for 15 days, you wouldn’t just give up trying to connect and start again next January. You, also, wouldn’t sit down with her and relay every detail that happened over the past 15 days. No one would want to listen to that. What would you do? You would just start where you are at and go forward. There might be some catching up, but over the course of the conversation, you would get the gist of what was going on with your friend.
Have you ever had a friend that you didn’t talk to for months and when you did get back together it was awkward? Then, you went another few months without talking, and the friendship just fizzled? This is the concern with having an all-in-or-nothing approach with reading the Bible. You have to figure out how to not let yourself fizzle. God is constant. We are the fickle ones.
There are many different ways to read the Bible and you have to play with what works best for you. I ebb and flow on my difficulty-level. If I have a lot of energy (like at the beginning of a semester), I will study a person, a whole book, or a topic. Then, as I begin to lose steam (Hello, the month of May, a.k.a. the busiest month for a mom), I read some of my favorites (Philippians, Mark, Psalms, all the Peter books), Then, I choose summer to pound out a tricky theological study, where I can go slow and ponder on a thought.
That is how I do it, but you get to figure out your ebb and flow. The end goal is to stay connected. God loves you more than you can even understand. He loves you and this book is His letter to us. May you spend this year finding ways to read the Bible that will bring you hope, not shame. Be faithful to the God that never leaves you and you will experience the joy you so desperately crave.


I know Blaise Pascal from the secondary school science class. He wrote the famous Pascal Law of fluid pressure which is a hot topic in Physics examination. He was also a famous scientist, mathematician and philosopher of the 17th century in France. To my surprise, in a Christian gathering, I heard the pastor using Pascal as an example of faith. The main points conveyed were that, despite being a famous and successful scientist, he suddenly converted to Christianity; donated all his fortune to the church; and devoted himself to writing for Christianity.
Pascal was well known for his philosophy, but not well known as a Catholic. I therefore tried to research into the truth of the historical events leading to such presentation.
In France in the 17th century, all French would automatically be a Catholic. Pascal’s second conversion came in 1654 after the death of his father and the decision of his sister to enter the convent. He went into a depression and fell seriously ill. Then he suddenly claimed to have had an intense religious vision. It was not sure if this was the result of a miracle or the illness. But Pascal then decided to go into religion.
His fortune was inherited from his father. Actually, the majority of the estate was given to his sister Jacqueline, with Blaise Pascal as the conservator for his sister. When Jacqueline entered the convent, he had to give back the fortune by sending it to the church.
He seemed to be deeply troubled by the Christian doctrine and tried very hard to justify the faith and belief by logic. The famous book Pensees was a collection of his thoughts. There was one part on the god gamble where he used the logic similar to the game theory to prove that believing in god’s existence was the logical choice. This was later disputed by many philosophers. I also wrote such arguments in a blog article the God Gamble in 2008.
With all these contributions, I wonder why he was not canonized by the Catholic church. There are two main reasons. First, Blaise Pascal and his sister Jacqueline belonged to the Jansen Church. Jansenism was a branch of the Catholic Church which was in competition with the Jesuits. The Jesuits had the upper hand and the favour of the French king. In fact, King Louis VIV suppressed the Jansenist movement in 1661. So Blaise Pascal was in the wrong church at that time. He died in 1662.
The second fatal mistake he committed was the attempt to justify Christian belief by logic and reason. The bible is full of contradictions and many deeds recorded are against the preached conduct. The method used by the church all along was to ask the followers to believe whatsoever; and called it the virtue of faith. It worked for many centuries until knowledge become widespread in the last few hundred years. Since then, there were continuous debates on religious belief. On the side of logic and reason, religion always fails. The present tactic is not to enter into any intellectual debate, claiming religion and science are in separate paradigms. However, the church has many learned persons. They only know too well the defects of religious thoughts. They could not help but contemplate the logical arguments in pain. Blaise Pascal is a good example. He wrote down his thoughts on a possible logical explanation of religious belief in secret. The work was incomplete. After his death, his writings were found in scrap notes which he hid away. Such notes were later assembled and published as the Pensees. You can imagine how the church reacts to such publication. Using Pascal as an example of faith is not a good choice.
Jesus Christ! has become an exclamation in the daily conversation. It now means awful and unbelievable thing. Religion really makes people degenerate in reason and thought. See how it even affected the learned Pascal. Being ignorant is sad; not knowing one's ignorance is even sadder. This is demonstrated in being ignorant and found god, but thinks oneself not ignorant.
Pansees is composed of broken phrases. It makes one wonder what state of mind Pascal was in. It was not a coincidence that he hid such pieces of disoriented thoughts. One example:
“The church has three kinds of enemies: the Jews, who has never been her body; the heretics, who have withdrawn from it; and the evil Christians, who rend her from within.” (Pansees, 839)
Such thoughts greatly departed from the teaching of christianity which advocates love and forgiveness. Such thoughts were full of hatred, racist, stereotyping. There are many good Jews. The heretics could have a second opinion, and the evil Christians are brothers who disagree. Such autocratic remarks were like from the dark age.
“One of the things that delay our finding God is Ignorance”.
'Not only do we only know God through Jesus Christ, but we only know ourselves through Jesus Christ; we only know life and death through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ we cannot know the meaning of our life or of our death, of God, or of ourselves”.(Pensees, 417)


Not everyone is ready or able to commit to degree-level study. That’s why Trinity also offers a number of short courses that are accessible to anyone, and which make minimal demands on time and are free. We want everyone to have the opportunity to explore the Bible and figure out their faith. So if you’re unsure about full-time study, start here.
Aim: Develop your skills for reading the Bible, whether this be for the purpose of your personal study, preaching, leading within your local church, or giving an account of your faith at home or at work.
Focus: Trinity on Tap is designed to lead you gently into theological waters where you can get your feet wet without fear of drowning. You don’t need any prior theological education; you just need a healthy dose of curiosity. Do you want to learn where the Bible came from and why it remains relevant today? Are you interested in what makes a good sermon, or how you can discover and develop your skills in leadership? Whether you’re interested in Christian perspectives on science, society or the arts, Trinity on Tap has something for you. So don’t be shy. Take a look below and get in touch with us!
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (TCOJCOLDS for short) has come under fire, from some, for it’s management of the Coronavirus pandemic.
But I for one think they’ve handled it perfectly and prophetically.
Let’s run through some of the inspired and marvellous things the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (TCOJCOLDS) has done.
- While people were being advised to stay at home to halt the virus and save lives, hundreds of missionaries continued to knock on doors knowing full well that residents would be at home, unable to avoid the good message. Genius! It’s more important that one life should be truly saved than thousands become ill or die from disease carrying missionaries.
- Sending missionaries home and relocating them to new missions at the peak of the deadly virus, causing elderly parents in lockdown to travel to airports and meet up with children who have travelled the world, shaking hands, touching door handles and flying thousands of miles. Why the criticism? What could possibly go wrong? Yet another act of love and care.
- Not one but TWO worldwide fasts (the first was kind of lowkey so doesn’t count) for covid 19 relief and the economy, (Which economy exactly I’m not sure but that’s besides the point) Inviting the whole world and all religions to fast on Good Friday – a day when most Christians already fast and have done for centuries – brilliant! And if you need any proof of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (TCOJCOLDS) truth claims, look no further than the recent gradual fall in deaths, only a month and two and a half weeks after the fast. Coincidence?
- A phased approach for returning back to chapels. This plan is faultless. What a brilliant and inspired idea it is to re open churches, bringing the elderly and vulnerable to congregate together, to partake of bread and water administered to by 12–14 year old boys who don’t even have to wear masks. How liberating! How divine.
- Despite the Center for Disease Control identifying group singing as a dangerous activity, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (TCOJCOLDS) has not restricted ward choirs. I for one am grateful that I have not been denied the spiritual experiences that comes from singing in my ward choir. That the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (TCOJCOLDS) does not cave to advice from worldly institutions.
- And finally, giving members like me the blessing of wiping the chapel clean of coronavirus every week. And once again not bowing to conventional wisdom and having professionals deep clean the buildings to avoid illness or death. Thank goodness I’ve not been deprived of this weekly chore.
And so you see, these are just a few of the things that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (TCOJCOLDS) has handled to perfection.
Proving once again that the organisation is led by revelation. By Prophets and Seers with direct lines to the heavens, who, like the watchmen of old, see the dangers coming and warn and prepare the people.


Don’t pinch Charlie, he’s sporting his green for the day.
My silly father sent this to me. I think I prefer an orange Charlie to a green one.
Green will always make me think of St. Pete High. I miss all that crazy school spirit. Go Green Devils!
Psst – This is my 100th blog post!
And here’s a brief history lesson for the day… Who exactly IS St. Patrick?
Patrick, St (5th cent.), ‘Apostle of the Irish’. Patrick was born in Britain and brought up as a Christian. At the age of 16 he was captured by pirates and spent six years as a herdsman in Ireland. He turned earnestly to God and received a Divine message that he was to escape. He persuaded some sailors to give him passage to Britain and returned to his kinsfolk, a changed man. He underwent training for the Christian ministry and went from Britain as ‘bishop in Ireland’ (his own phrase); he spent the rest of his life there, evangelizing, ordaining clergy, and instituting monks and nuns. He wrote a moving account of his spiritual pilgrimage, called his Confession, perhaps in response to an attack on his character. Discussions on the chronology of his life have focused on the statement of Prosper of Aquitaine that Celestine V (422–33) sent Palladius to be the ‘first bishop to the Irish believing in Christ’. It is argued that Patrick’s mission cannot have been much later than 431; from this the date of his birth is inferred and his death put c.460; others argue that he lived a generation later and died c.490. The canons attributed to him and the ‘ Breastplate of St Patrick’ are not his work. Feast day, 17 Mar. See also St Patrick’s Purgatory.
“Patrick, St” The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Ed. E. A. Livingstone. Oxford University Press, 2006. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Central Washington University. 17 March 2010 <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t95.e4375>
The only certain information about St Patrick’s life comes from his one surviving letter and from his autobiographical Confession. His authorship of the ancient Irish hymn ‘The Breastplate of St Patrick’ is unlikely. In later legends, he becomes a miracle-worker who drove the snakes out of Ireland. The same legends, concerned to make him the sole ‘apostle of the Irish’, exaggerate the scope of his missionary work. His place of burial was not known, allowing Glastonbury to claim possession of his relics. Feast day, 17 Mar.


St Luke’s Parish Church, Moorbottom.
A Brief History.
The parish of St Luke, Cleckheaton, was formed in 1878 by taking portions of the surrounding parishes of St John’s Cleckheaton, Whitechapel Cleckheaton and Christ church Liversedge. The initial service took place on St Luke’s Day 14th October 1878 and was conducted by the Rev. A. L. Winnifrith in the local school rooms in School street which had been built by the school managers of Whitechapel 20 years earlier.
Service’s continued in the school rooms until the following year when the first church, known as “The Iron Church” was opened for services, this was built on land owned and donated by the Low Moor Iron co.
In the church magazine of October 1886 it was announced that steps were to be taken to build a permanent church. Following this announcement donations started to come in and fundraising started in earnest, land was once again donated by the Low Moor Iron co.
The tender for the building of the present church was given to J. W. Beanland of Bradford and the foundation stone was laid on 22nd October 1887 by the Bishop of Ripon. The church cost £7,250 to build and when new could seat 650 people.
The church was consecrated on 27th May 1889 by the Bishop of Wakefield, the Right Rev. W. Walsham How, with the service starting at 11.00am and lasting over two hours, this was followed by a public lunch in a temporary building erected in the school yard.
The building of the vicarage commenced on May 1st 1896 after the clearing of old cottages on land at the side of the church and the vicar moved in the following October.
1913 saw the addition of the clock to the tower in memorial to Mr J. H. Leather benefactor to the church.
In addition to the vicarage an infants school was built behind the church in addition to the existing school this was completed and opened in October 1893, this school is still in use today, the original school closed in December 1947 with pupils being transferred to Heaton Avenue or South Parade.
Under the reorganisation of schools in Kirklees St Luke’s school will close during 2012.
Clubs and societies.
Young Women’s society formed 1885.
St Luke’s cricket and bowling club 1886, wound up in 1922.
Fridays were boys Bible class
St Luke’s musical society 1891
Amateur dramatic society formed 1926
1931 saw the first meeting of the boy scouts at the church (16th Spen Valley) under the leadership of Mr Fred Long.
The following organisations met regularly during 1964, Mothers Union, Good Companions, St Luke’s table tennis club, Men’s society, Youth club, Ladies fellowship.
THE STORY OF A CHURCH – ST LUKES CLECKHEATON
By John M. Brooke, published 1964.
“THE LITTLE TREE” written and illustrated by Martyn Branch, (available from St Luke’s) £2.


Dear friends and family,
Today I would ask you to pray for a special friend of ours. His name is Jim and he is an amazing man. He has just found out that he has two aneurysms and four blockages in his heart. They have sent him home from the hospital and he has asked us to pray. I am believing in God for a miracle.
He is deserving and also his wife needs our prayers as her health is not well either.
.......and while you are praying, please lift our family up in your prayers. It is getting harder on Ian and Atlee with Brody's disability. They are having less patience with him and wondering why we even adopted him. Please pray for Brody a MIRACLE and for our other children to have compassion for Brody. Pray for me and Bubba to have continued good health so we can take care of the children.
In Jesus name, AMEN.


Ok, now that I said that I want to share what God has been telling me today... I was in church this morning feeling just fine, having a pretty good day, and minding my own business. When God decided to start talking.... He spoke through the song O Love that will not let me go:
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
1. O Love that will not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
2. O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze
its dayMay brighter, fairer be.
3. O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.
4. O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
God then told me that His love would indeed never let me go. He was and is the faithful friend I had been searching for and would be so for all eternity. He love is deep and strong and encompasses me, and consumes me until it is part of me, bringing me completion.
His love is more than enough. In Him I find completeness and rest, He is my greatest joy my hearts one desire.


The history of Ascension Cathedral in the city of Alma-Ata dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century and it is very closely related to the history of the city itself. In 1855, according to the decree of Nickolay I, a small town called Verny was formed, and 12 years later it became the regional center of the Turkistan region. In the early 1970s, the Turkistan Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church had been founded. During this time it had been decided to build a new cathedral, as the number of parishioners reached about 1800, and the old building was too small. However, only ten years later the first projects of the future temple were completed. At that time, Serebrennikov's project had been approved, however, due to the death of the architect and the earthquake in 1887, some changes were made to the construction time. The terrible cataclysm destroyed almost all the buildings in the city of Verny. After a number of studies had been conducted by the best Russian engineers, the construction of buildings in this region were approved.
Finally, in 1904, the construction of the temple began. Andrei Pavlovich Zenkov was in charge of the work, and the cathedral was built according to his project.. Zenkov played a huge role in both the development of the project and its construction. During the construction, many new technology was being used , which had been initiated personaly by Andrei Pavlovich.
Construction was completed in 1907. The first test that the building had to pass was as early as 1910 when an earthquake hit. The building only luche lowered its position a bit and got away with some broken windows and a bent cross.
Accension Cathedral is a unique planned architecural structure and is almost one of a kind. It is the tallest wooden temple in the world as well as one of the tallest wooden structures. It holds almost two thousand people.
In 1995, the church was handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church for free use. The first prior of the new era was Arch-priest Eugeny Vorobyev. In the same year the church had been visited by Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexiy II. And in 2010 the church was visited by Patriarch Kirill.
At present, the prior of the cathedral is Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan Alexander. There is a Sunday school at the cathedral. A parish therapist also advises at the cathedral. There are daily worships in the temple.


There's been a lot of debate this week. Negative press has surrounded him. How dare he say such a thing? People have used Jesus' statement "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" as conclusive evidence against him.
But many people in the City seem to marry faith and earning power comfortably.
Well, as a Christian in finance, I think I can make the same claim. How?
There's nothing at all wrong in making money as a Christian
In fact, working hard to earn money is commended in the Bible (2 Thessalonians 3:6-12) - something which has been known historically as the 'Protestant work ethic'. This is something that is still generally praised in the Western world.
The work of God, though, is to use your money for eternal ends
Yes, it involves prioritising the poor, but most importantly it involves demonstrating that you love God's kingdom much, much more than you love money. The City can involve punishing hours and put pressure on all areas of your life-it can be corrosive. But Luke 16.13 states "No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money". This is a matter of both attitude and action. It's hard to reconcile but you have to make the call as to which you want to serve.
Ultimately... the work of God is to believe in the one he has sent (John 6:29).
Whether Mr Blankfein is prepared to do that is between him and Jesus Christ. Debate will abound. But it's not our place to pronounce judgment.


At San Jose, we take every opportunity to enjoy the fellowship that God provides through mutual affection and to share in the warmth of God's love with each other. Our parish-wide events and hospitality functions are frequent and fun.
Meet our Hospitality Chair
Cathy Richter -
As the new hospitality chair at San Jose, I am excited to help to continue a tradition of enjoying being togther in fellowship with one another. With help, I hope to do this by extending a genuine welcome, providing support, and fostering a sense of belonging within the church community at each event we enjoy together. I am here to support the many commitees and church members by offering assistance, and creating opportunities for meaningful connections, fellowship and spiritual growth. Ultimately, my aim is to create an environment where individuals feel valued, supported, and encouraged in their faith journey in the life of the church.
Matthew 25:35 “For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.”
Cup of “Morning Jose”
On the 3rd Sunday of the month our Hospitality team hosts “Cup of Morning Jose”. In addition to coffee, lemonade, cookies & popsicles we gather for a brief time to visit with our fellow parishioners and guests. Please consider staying for a “Cup of Morning Jose” and get to know your San Jose family a little better.
A light reception following our amazing Choir performances. Dates TBD
Friday Oct. 13th “Dia de las Muertes” This amazing event is hosted by our Outreach Committee and provides major funding to many local charities. The Hospitality Team will provide additional support. For more information on this awesome event contact Cathe Gray (email@example.com)
Annual San Jose Church Christmas Party
Each year we are grateful for your presence and look forward to enjoying a delightful variety of finger foods, appetizers, and desserts together. The hospitality team will host an amazing "Pot Luck" reception and Christmas Party following a beautiful Christmas Performance from the Church Choir.
The Hospitality Team will host a reception following Epiphany Service.
How you may help!
If you are thinking of helping with any of the above events we’d love to talk to you further. Commitment levels range from minimal time to more involved. We have a Food committee, Setup committee & Cleanup Committee. Or you may want to be a little more involved and host an event. Whatever your commitment level - we’d love your help. For more information contact Cathy Richter @ firstname.lastname@example.org or Check out the "ON BOARD" at the back of the Church.


Grace & Truth Ministries and Pastor Bill Spencer would like to welcome you to our website and extend an invitation to you to visit our church. We believe in Jesus Christ and the love he showed giving himself for us. Our church name comes from St. John chapter 1 verses 14 and 17. Jesus was full of Grace and Truth and Grace and Truth came by him. It is our purpose to perform the tasks he has set before us. Whether it be Pastor Bill’s mission trips to Africa, India We are instructed to seek, praise continually, and praise with all our strength, the Lord Jesus
We are glad you chose to visit our website. Contact us if we can be of service to you. Our prayer for you is to be blessed in the Lord.
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Tres Dias Ottawa
Tres Dias is a three-day Christian renewal experience which aims to concentrate on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ. While Tres Dias explores the basic Christian beliefs, it is best described as a spiritual encounter with Christ. Many who have attended a weekend have experienced a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Christ as they sense His love in a dynamic way. Tres Dias is interdenominational in its teaching and outreach. It is a laity-led experience and has no affiliation with any particular Christian denomination.
Interested in donating?
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Questions about Tres Dias?
Contact us with any questions you may have about the Tres Dias experience, by email at firstname.lastname@example.org


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God saved the life of a 9-year-old boy, through this song. He escaped from his kidnapper, after singing this song continuously for three hours, until his kidnapper got disgusted with the song and let him go unharmed. Praise to the Almighty God and thanks to Hezekiah Walker!
Monday, September 8, 2014
Jesus is coming soon, am I ready is a question I ask myself daily, because it is important that like the wise virgins, I am prepared when Jesus comes. To me being prepared means that I do a daily character check. My duty is to be sure that I know what God is looking for in me. And I believe that all professed Christians should be asking God what do you want me to do today?
God’s may answer, “Worship Me only”:
"Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." Revelation 14:7.
Worshiping the Creator includes worshiping Him on the day He set aside as a memorial of Creation (the seventh-day Sabbath). That the reference in Revelation 14:7 is to the Sabbath is made clear by the fact that the words "made heaven, and earth, and the sea" were lifted right out of the Sabbath commandment (Exodus 20:11) and used here. Our true roots are found in God alone, who made us in His image in the beginning. Those who do not worship God as Creator, no matter what else they may worship, may never discover their real roots.
To fear God means we should revere God and look upon Him with love, trust, and respect - eager to do His bidding. This keeps us from evil. "By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil." Proverbs 16:6. Solomon, the wise man, also said, "Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man." Ecclesiastes 12:13.
God may also answer: “Give Me glory.” We fulfill this command when we obey, praise, and thank God for His goodness to us. We fulfill this command when we obey, praise, and thank God for His goodness to us. One of the major sins of the last days is un-thankfulness (2 Timothy 3:1, 2).
God may answer: “Be careful what you do, say, see or listen to, because you are being judged. The hour of His judgment is come. This indicates that everyone is accountable to God, and it is a clear statement that the judgment is now in session. This command rejects idolatry of all kinds -including self-worship- and totally repudiates evolution, which denies that God is Creator and Redeemer. (Many books and radio talk shows today overstress self-worth, which leads to self-worship. A Christian's self-worth is in Christ, who makes His children sons and daughters of the King of heaven.) The gospel includes the creation and redemption of the world by the Lord God of heaven.


The book is not light reading. Miller seems a lot caustic in his criticism of the mega church movement and what he calls the emergence of "jumbotron". He is not unfairly judgmental, but his wide-sweeping condemnation is painful when applied to many popular televangelists and authors who have "contributed" to the current evangelical movement.
Miller suggests that the mega church movement has been caught up in the corporate lifestyle and philosophy of "doing business" and though its goal of reaching more with the gospel may be valid, the "stripped down" version contrived to make the gospel more marketable has diminished the evangelical movement and its potential for impact on our culture.
Enough said...it's a good read and a call to us as individuals to think about what God has called us to individually as believers and collectively, as His body--the church.
Here's how I was affected by what I read...
1. I attend a church of about 1000-1200 pastored by my stepson. The church is growing and getting ready to move to three services. How can they (we) guard against the temptation to accommodate a growing number by re-shaping the message? Fortunately, I can attest to the rigid determined stance of my pastor against the "dumbing down" of the gospel.
2. I am a retired pastor and I am continually asking God what my role is in this season of my life. I am an evangelical--and I am committed to affirming the essential elements of the gospel creed while at the same time looking for opportunities to share it with others. I am looking right now for someone to disciple.
Read the book. Don't be discouraged. Resist the temptation to be absorbed by our culture and another unwitting member of the vanishing evangelical crowd.


When I first encountered the love of God through the cross as a child, I don’t think I had a clear distinction in my mind between God and Jesus. Today my 4-year-old son is the same way. Jesus and God are so alike, and are always talked about together, and they just kind of blend into each other. As I grew, I learned the classical definitions, and how to properly distinguish the different persons of the trinity. But now I believe that the child’s ambiguity is closer to the truth.


It’s Annoying That Self-Help Was So Demonized
As I was meditating this morning, the word “is” came to me.
I have never had a “word of the year,” but perhaps “is” is a good enough one to start with. I am always getting hung up over what isn’t, or what should be, or what could be, or what might be.
But is is where the rest is. The okay-ness. The is is where the be still and know that I am God lives.
Where does the stillness lie? In the God who is. The I AM who IS. The Lord who has made what is.
I get so hung up on the me that isn’t that I fail to love the one who is.
The life that should be, instead of the life that is.
The task that could be, instead of the one that is at hand.
The God that might be, instead of the One Who Is.
The eternity that will be, instead of the one found right here, right now, beginning and ending in each and every moment.
I told Alex a couple of months ago that future-orientation is difficult for me to find hope in. Some friends of mine told me about how they are striving to be "eternity-minded." I understand the premise but it sounds awful to me, and besides, the only place I've experience anything close to eternity is in what I think James Finley might call "the deathless presence" of the present moment.
It's always nice to find language that fits the experience you couldn't explain before it showed up.
I've been reading daily excerpts of The Language of Letting Go each morning.
The quote that stood out to me today is this:
In recovery, we learn that self care leads us on the path to God's will and plan for our life. Self-care never leads away from our highest good; it leads toward it.
So, here's something that is:
I'm frustrated about the way that self-care and self-help was always so demonized by the popular teachers I followed growing up. They always made it sound anti-gospel, something anti-Christ.
And yet the Scripture says to love others as we love ourselves. And I have always wondered how someone who hates himself is supposed to do that, or how a people-pleasing, codependent Enneagram 9 who is supposed to deny himself (👈 that keeps coming up and I want to dig into what it really means) and became accustomed to pouring water out of an empty bucket (nonconsenual taking) in order to be a servant who is nonetheless wicked and totally depraved could ever have his overflow of "love" come from... well... his heart?
But as I embrace myself — the one who God made, this God I can never wrap my mind around — I see that the fruit of that embrace is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, self-control.
And although I questioned — yesterday — whether it is actually Satan concealing himself beneath the fruit of the Spirit in order to destroy me, I — in this moment — see that that is not what is.
What is is the Fruit of the Spirit, working Its way in my healing.
And so, this year, I want to devote myself to what is. And if that's in writing, so be it. If it's in anger, so be it. It is like she says:
"What makes you angry? What have you had enough of? What don't you trust? What doesn't feel right? What can't you stand? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you want? Need? What don't you want and need? What do you like? What would feel good?"
She is asking, "What is?"
Lord, help me to be faithful to the Truth in my answers.


On 6th March, the Gratia Community Church, held a Group Bible study with Michael and Kaina on Gratia church.
Pastor Thomas taught them “Romans 1”, He preached from Romans 1:18-32, “In Paul, he is truly owned by the Lord. Paul doesn’t have himself inside. This is the confession of Paul that I Paul, exist only through Jesus Christ. In this phrase, the confession of Paul is in this phrase. He is confessing that he is dwelling in the love and the grace of the Lord. Paul says first the universe. When we see the universe, we could not deny God’s existence and God’s ability. In Greek universe is cosmos, which means order. the universe has precise order. Everything in this world does not exist by chance and the thing that exists has the reason for the existence.”
He added, “Jesus’s teaching is poor in spirit, meek, self-control, compassion, pure in heart, like this. He lived looking at only God, worshiping God, giving us all his life. Through this life, he gave all the glory to God. I hope we follow this life of agape.
Please pray for Gratia Community Church that reveals the glory of God.


Wednesday 7.30 pm, 11 September at Assington Hall, near Sudbury.
We are thrilled and privileged to have Chris Lizotte coming to us all the way from California.
If you are part of the worship team at SVV or have a heart for worship, you won’t to miss the golden opportunity to hear one of the Vineyard movement’s founding worship leaders.
As part of the exciting launch of our new worship school at Stour Valley Vineyard Church, we have invited Chris to share his heart and mind on worship and lead a song-writing workshop for the evening.
Although this is not an official East Anglia Area event we are offering key worship leaders from our churches the opportunity to hang out with us for this special evening with Chris. And in the spirit of ‘sharing the love’, we are happy to see worship leaders from other Areas from the London and South East Region.
In keeping this event intimate and informal, space is very limited at 30 people. You will need to let us know soon by email if you would like to come. Places will be given on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
This event is free, but a donation on the evening to bless Chris would be thoughtful.


Element 412 Student Ministry
Element 412 is a ministry for students in 7th through 12th grade. Our goal is to engage students where they are, strengthen them in the gospel, and help prepare them to be followers of Jesus for the rest of their lives. CBC views Youth Ministry as a helpful edition to family worship. We believe that parents/guardians are the primary spiritual influences for their children. Below you will find information about our regular programing and upcoming events. Please come check us out and contact me if you have any questions.
-Robert Chapman, Associate Pastor of Students
When We Meet
During Sunday School We currently have separate classes for Junior High and High School. There is fellowship, announcements, prayer requests, followed by the lesson. We cover a variety of topics that are suited for each age group.
Wednesdays are our more in-depth teaching time. On these nights the Youth play games, worship, and listen to an exegetical sermon, usually through a book of the Bible.
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
High School Sunday School
This class is currently using "The Thread: Discovering The Thread of the Gospel Through the Big-Picture Story of the Bible" by YM360. This study will help the students learn the big-picture story of Scripture see how the Gospel runs through the narrative of the Bible.
Each lesson also comes with parent resources to help reinforce the lessons at home. The current month's parent guides will be listed below, but old ones are still available just contact Pastor Robert.
Here is a list of our annual student events. The dates will be listed when they become finalized. More information for these events will be available as the draw near. We also have other smaller events throughout the year.


And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor. 2 Timothy 2:6 NLT
Paul brings up a farmer as one of three illustrations of a faithful minister of the gospel. The other two (soldier and athlete) sound more exciting. Although it’s not Paul’s intent, the truth is that a farmer leads quite an exciting life. He works one of the most dangerous careers a person can choose. Soldiers may face greater dangers from time to time, but a farmer lives and works between sky and earth everyday. In our day, farming always outranks any other career in producing work-related injuries and death. Farming is not for dabblers, cowards, or the lazy. Farmers can teach us a lot about faith.
|But the LORD’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.|
|Psalm 33:11, NLT|
|“The plans of the LORD stand firm forever.” Are you frustrated by inconsistencies you see in others, or even in yourself? God is completely trustworthy–his intentions never change. There is a promise that good and perfect gifts come to us from the Creator who never changes.|
|When you wonder if there is anyone in whom you can trust, remember that God is completely consistent. Let him counsel you, and trust in his plans for your life.|
The Bible describes Paul and Silas as being beaten, bound in chains and tossed into a filthy prison cell (Acts 16:23-34).
But they looked at the goodness of God instead of the impossibility of their circumstances and began to sing hymns of praise to God. The other inmates were listening, and in the midnight hour the earth shook and their chains were loosened.
Praise brings the power of God that will break limitations off your life!
You and I encounter people every day who are in some kind of chains, some kind of bondage or limitation. What are they hearing? What sound is coming from your life?
As Paul tells us, “Faith comes by hearing” (Romans 10:17). When you make praise a lifestyle, other people hear it. Your faith increases, and so does theirs. David said, “Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; talk of all His wondrous works”
(1 Chronicles 16:9).
I gotta go with pie, I LOVE PIE!
See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
“I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again,” goes the old saying from William Penn. Kindness is not an inconvenience to be avoided but a characteristic to be embraced.
Sometimes it is as simple as a pleasant smile, a warm handshake, sending a thank you note, assisting a neighbor with household project, or being with a friend in distress. Someone once said, “The greatest thing a man can do for his heavenly Father is to be kind to his other children.”
Kindness originates from the heart of God. God is kind because he cannot be otherwise. It is essential to his nature. And, likewise, that kindness becomes a part of our new nature, which comes to us through the Holy Spirit. Kindness becomes a part of our conduct because our character is rooted in God. The poet Robert Burns said that the kind heart most resembles God.
Kindness provides for the other people’s needs. Kindness is more than a pat on the back while saying, “Have a nice day.” Kindness gets involved. It gets its hands dirty. It’s visible and active. It moves beyond the spiritual and the emotional to the physical and practical. Kindness’s theme song says, “Find the need and fill it. Find the hurt and heal it.”
The watchword of today’s society is “Don’t get involved.” But at the heart of a kind person is involvement. They see the needs and seek to fill them. They are willing to risk in order to help others out. They know they can’t do everything, but they can do something.
After answering the lawyer’s question with the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus instructed him to go and do likewise, and he instructs us to do the same. Let’s move from pious platitudes to practical involvement. Let’s not just stand for what is right; let’s do what is right. Let’s not just carry a placard to city hall; let’s carry a casserole next door. Let’s not make our religious activities a substitute for Christian kindness.
Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in* you? God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17, NLT
Paul wanted the Corinthians to understand that they were a unified assembly. They were not to see themselves as a collection of competing interests or independent individuals. Paul was emphasizing the intent of Jesus’ prayer in John 17:21-23 that believers be unified in God.
What actions can you take this week to strengthen your ties to fellow Christians in the church of Jesus Christ?
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. http://bible.us/Eph2.10.NIV
I sank down to the very roots of the mountains. I was imprisoned in the earth,
whose gates lock shut forever. But you, O LORD my God, snatched me from the jaws of death!
Sometimes we have to experience the feeling of death before we can know the freedom of life. In a spiritual sense we have to give up before we can be raised up. When we realize there’s nothing more we can do, then God can intervene and save us. When Jonah gave up the hope of surviving, God intervened and saved him. Jonah had to die to his own desires before he could live.
In the highlands of Scotland, sheep often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they can’t get out of. The grass on these mountains tastes very sweet, and the sheep like it. They will jump down ten or twelve feet to a ledge with a patch of grass, and then they can’t jump back up again. The shepherd hears them bleating in distress. The shepherd may leave them there for days, until they have eaten all the grass and are so faint that they cannot stand. Only then will the shepherd put a rope around the sheep and pull them up out of the jaws of death.
Why doesn’t the shepherd attempt a rescue when the sheep first get into the predicament? The sheep are so foolish and so focused on eating that they would dash away from the shepherd, go over the precipice and destroy themselves.
Such was the case with Jonah. And such is the case with us. Sometimes we need to experience a little bit of death before we can enjoy the abundance of life. The
Lord will rescue us the moment we have given up trying, realizing that we can’t
liberate ourselves, and cry to him for help.
And at that moment God does something miraculous. He offers a gift–a gift of grace and mercy. Just like salvation came to Jonah, rescue will come to us.
I can tell you from personal experience that this is true. Never give up, In the
last four years I have been brought to the edge of death at least four times.
The Lord then performed miracles on me to keep me here. I certainly praise Him
for every day He gives me….Praise The Lord!!
Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
Mark 10:21, NLT
What does your money mean to you? Although Jesus wanted this man to sell everything and give his money to the poor, this does not mean that all believers should sell all their possessions. Most of his followers did not sell everything, although they used their possessions to serve others. Instead, this story shows us that we must not let anything we have or desire keep us from following Jesus. We must remove all barriers to serving him fully.


My knees hurt. There is a grandfather clock
to the right of the pulpit, and its pendulum swings
in time with the rosary of the old lady kneeling
next to me. She shifts beads between her walnut knuckles
over a corduroy skirt, brown like a ploughed field.
“Virgin most prudent, pray for us. Virgin most venerable,
pray for us.” she mutters, but I want to know
if my parents will let me watch soviet cartoons
on the kitchen TV, or if they will shoo me away
telling me they really need to watch the news
to see if there will be a war. It there’s a war,
we’ll find out anyway, I think as the smoke rises
from the priest’s incense burner past the grandfather clock
up to a rough hewn St Anthony, cradling a lamb,
with a lost expression on his face.


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My family and I live in the beautiful state of Alaska. I am a poet. I have three books of poetry out for people to enjoy.
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Lisa's Books of Poetry
Godly Inspirations for the Troubled Soul
"This an amazing collection of prose and poems written from a heartfelt place that will take you through the depth of human emotion to the light of a new day to find hopefulness, faith and love."L.WilferAs you look around your neighborhood, look at your family and search within; Is your soul crying out for peace and quiet because you are overwhelmed by the noise of the world and troubled by what you see and hear.The answers you seek may be within the pages of this book.Have you ever wondered; Am I special? May I have a moment of your time? Take a chance and open this book.Within these pages you will find out what makes an ordinary life powerful, rich and special? It is not what you think it is.Will you join Author Lisa C. Miller along her journey as she continues to learn about living an ordinary life?May you be blessed and encouraged as you read "Godly Inspirations for the Troubled Soul."
Inspirations from Heaven's Gate
This is a poetry book full of bible verses sprinkled throughout the book . This was written with the whispered power of the Holy Spirit to help the lost and broken souls of humanity. It is my hope this book reveals the beauty and simplicity of life and Christ love for us. This book takes you on a journey of which when you return you will be different, stronger in spirit and character. This is a book of hope, encouragement and inspiration. This book contains inspirational and philosophical poems and stories that I feel everyone can relate to and use on a daily basis. As a Christian I believe people need words so their world is beautiful. Everyone can benefit from the power of words. So I leave the words on the page for everyone to use. This book should be a great tool in strengthening your Christian Life. When you enter its pages may you receive many blessings from reading: "Inspirations from Heaven's Gate.
Inspirations from the Heart of God
This book contains inspirational prose and poetry meant to encourage and uplift. I write from the heart with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We have had a creative partnership for many years. I write for the lost or broken souls to show them they are not alone. We are all on a journey and should encourage each other daily.
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There are very few moments in my life that have affected me as deeply and personally as the tragedies that occurred on September 11, 2001, or changed my life so profoundly. The memories of that day are haunting: reminders of grief and pain, but also ones of fervent optimism. In the face of fear, as ideals that had long been seen as impenetrable were brought to their knees, hope remained. It was fragile, but it helped many to have the courage and wisdom to turn their eyes, not on the horror around them, but on that which gave them the faith to continue.
Our world has long been under assault by those who devalue the life and value of human beings, both man and woman. All too often, we – as part of humanity – feel the strain and pull, especially during times of suffering. I have found times in my own life where I have asked the question, “Where is my God? Where is my salvation and rescue?” It has been in the quiet of my own thoughts, in the ache of my own heart, but I know from the testimonials of others that I am not alone. Our world is filled with people looking for something that can reaffirm their faith – in God, in a higher power, in humanity – and restore the value of their life and existence in their minds and hearts.
Wherever we may be in our individuals lives, there are times when we are challenged and struggle. Those trials are different for each of us, yet common to us all. They are a part of this mortal world and it is not uncommon to lose our hope and faith in the face of paths unclear, of events so tragic that we are consumed by fear and pain. Feelings of isolation – even abandonment – can creep into our lives and worry that we walk this life alone causes fear to replace what has given us strength.
I am not a religious leader, an authority on theology or expert in philosophy. I am a merely a person – with wants, needs, desires, emotions and longs for something to hold onto in times that hope is tested. I am a person of faith. My faith rests in God. You may not share that faith, but I hope that my message is of worth in helping you in some small way.
On September 11, 2001, my very core was shaken. Deeply and vigorously. I, like so many, watched in horror and with righteous indignation at the depth of evil being illustrated and was unable to look away. I felt real terror. It gripped me; held me by the shoulders and rattled me.
Fifteen years later, I can not erase the images from my mind or the pain from my soul. I am racked with emotion and cannot prevent the tears from filling my eyes as I watch memorial videos, see photographs of people in agony reaching out to others for comfort and assistance. I can say, however, that fifteen years after an event that changed humanity profoundly, I was able to carry on because I was able to tap into a source of strength – hope and faith in a better world – through the love, patience and guidance of God in my life. I don’t want to forget the events of that day because they have helped me to refocus, in times of trial and despair, on something much greater than myself.
Focus on the concrete, the tangible, that which I can hold and explain, did not give me what I needed. Life is so often full of messages that it is what we have – external, material items – that define us and make us who we are. Unfortunately, when the concrete crumbles, the structures are no longer tangible, the only thing to hold is rubble and there is no explanation, there is little left to pin hope to, little left to use to define ourselves. What do we do when the towers tumble? What do we do when life, as we knew it, is in pieces? For me, I found the answer in what can only be hoped for, is intangible and unseen: faith.
I turned to prayer and I turned to the word of God (scripture). “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philip. 4:7). It helped remind me that hope and faith were accessible to me; that I’d never truly be alone even if I did not understand life or what happens to and around me. That, in my times of sorrow and heartache, my heart and mind could find peace through my Savior and my God.
On this Sunday, the 15th anniversary of an earthly tragedy, I reach out to you – to others – with a message of love. May you find the peace you seek. May your memories of horrors past be less painful. May you see that there is hope in the rubble of tragedy. And, may you find the faith to keep moving forward, opening your heart to the true value of your own life and the lives of others.
Let us never forget – but let us also remember what can be and not just what was.


Guidelines to Adhere to When Lighting A Church
One of the building requirements of any building that is made for human habitation is lighting and ventilation. The reason why lighting is important is because it ensures that we are able to see well. Among the people that should put a lot of consideration are people that are looking to own a church. A church is a building that hosts a lot of people when they are looking to worship. Hence, those that own a church should make sure that there is enough lighting in a church for all these aspects. The lighting of the church will determine , the general mood of the congregation and the videos that are captured during the church proceeding. Hence, if you are looking to ensure that your church is well light find a way to ensure that you install the best lights that will ensure that will keep people in your church, visit parkway fellowship church.
One of the things that can guide you through this process is by considering the environment. If the church is not that big you may not require a lot of lighting fixtures. The stage is also a determinant of lighting that should be used in lighting , make sure that sure the stage has adequate lighting. A good example of how to install lights at the stage is perfectly done at fellowship church, visit parkway fellowship church and you will get a good representation of the church. The second important aspect that one should consider during church lighting installation is checking the whole procedure of installation. The person that installs the fixtures will determine on the general out view of the fixtures. Hence, make sure when installing lights in a church you seek the services of a competent expert that will install the lights. Those that do not have a budget for hiring an expert, consider doing some visits to learn the art of lighting. We learn through seeing, you can visit parkway fellowship church, the lights are well installed.
The third factor to bear in mind when installing lights in your church is checking the kind of bulbs that you are installing. The best bulbs to go for are LED lights;They come with a range of advantages, one of them is that they are cheap. Led bulbs are not very cheap. One of the churches that has used LED bulbs very well is; visit parkway fellowship church. The fourth guidelines is to make sure the lights are aesthetically appealing to bring some fun. People from the younger generation are preferring to enjoy the gospel more where there is fun. visit Parkway fellowship church and you will see a good demonstration of lighting that is done to make sure that your congregation get some fun.


(friend of Jehovah).
A prophet of Shiloh, (1 Kings 14:2) hence called the Shilonite, (1 Kings 11:29) of whom we have two remarkable prophecies extant, the one in (1 Kings 11:30-39) addressed to Jeroboam, announcing the rending of the ten tribes from Solomon; the other in (1 Kings 14:6-16) in which he foretold the death of Abijah, the king's son, who was sick, and the destruction of Jeroboam's house on account of the images which he had set up. (1 Kings 14:2,3) (B.C. about 956.)
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I was thinking about types of power as the wind passed over my sails and swept my boat forward. The water, fire, wind, are forces of creation which wield power. I held my hand up letting the wind hit my palm. I closed my palm knowing that my effort to contain the wind in my hand would be in vain. I could have done the same with the water, and I am sure fire would be similar, but I will let someone else try that one.
What I observed was that in my attempt to hold the wind, I felt the wind wrap around my hand. I mused on this and thought how similar it is when we try to grab power. Instead of ceasing it, power wraps itself around us and controls us in the end.
Take Nero for example. At 17 years old he ruled the Roman Empire. Yet the power consumed him and he became a murdering, thieving despot until he died at age 30, when the power he thought he controlled moved past him like the wind. It left him in ruins and finally dead. Even the ruler of the Roman Empire submitted to the power of death.
There is only one Person, Jesus Christ, Who owns the power over life, death, and creation and upholds the universe in His hand. He controls the wind, the water, and fire. This beautiful Person has given us the power of the Holy Spirit to share for the eternal good of others. "Love your neighbor..."
There is another power that is mentioned in the Bible, and that is the power of the resurrection. This too is under the authority of our Lord and Savior. When a person who has power invites us to join his/her cause, we gladly join when it is beneficial.
Jesus Christ, unlike Nero, had the power to be resurrected. He is inviting us to share His good news with others, to make disciples for Him. Romans 1:16 says that the "gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes..." Let us take hold of this, and share the power of the resurrection.
Let Him who can hold the wind, give hope and eternal life to those who have yet to discover it. May you find peace through His power. Amen.


The Beginning of a JourneyPosted: October 6, 2009
I haven’t got much today because I was cursed with a migraine once again so most of the day wasa write-off. Tonight A and I attended the first parent meeting for the Parish Sacramental Program. Eric will make his first Reconciliation in November this year and then receive his first Communion and Confirmation on June 6 next year. And so it begins. Tonight was a lot of information about upcoming meetings and some things to do with our children to get them more acclimatised to the Church, Prayer and Sacraments. We have been very slack with attending Mass and we really need to improve in that area. Luckily there are two really good Masses we can attend in the school parish so that is encouraging. The program leader advised making it more of an occasion by going out for coffee afterwards or going to visit friends etc. She also discussed many ideas for bringing prayer into the home – something we are sorely in need of. So this will be another project for me in the coming weeks. I’ll leave you with the parent’s prayer that we shared tonight because I think it applies to all parents, teachers and people who havea role in the lives of children.
Heavenly Father, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say, and to answer all their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting or contradicting them. Make me as courteous to them as I would have them be to me. May I never laugh at their mistakes, or resort to ridicule when they displease me. Bless me with the confidence to grant them all their reasonable requests and the courage to deny them privileges I know will do them harm. May I not rob them of the opportunity to think, to choose and to make decisions for themselves. Make me fair and just and kind. And fit me, O Lord, to be loved and respected and imitated by my children Cary C. Myers


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i had a minor epiphany about my faith. many new Christians may ask why it’s hard to follow Jesus. i’ve been a Christian for around 11 years and i ask myself this. but here’s what i found:
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want” Psalms 23:1
first of all is the Lord your Shepherd? that is an important question. if he’s not, i’m writing something specifically for that reason: I want Jesus to be your Shepherd.
the verse says the Lord is MY Shepherd. that is such a beautiful sentence. Jesus is MINE. he died on the cross for ME. he rose again for ME. say that to yourself a few times. he is MY Shepherd who leads me in the way that i’m supposed to go. when i say that i can almost hear Jesus whisper back “you are mine. my child. my little lamb”. but here’s the terrible part:
the second part is an explanation and a fact. because Adam and Eve sinned, the world was doomed and every child born since then wasn’t born loving the Lord. in fact we were born not wanting Jesus. we had to find out for ourselves how to want, love, and serve Jesus.
when i accepted Christ, i was so happy. i could say i had a forever friend that would never leave me. i love that. i’m never alone. now i’ll admit it; sometimes, like a best friend, Jesus irritates me. like i’ll want to do something that i know i shouldn’t do and Jesus will nag at me in the back of my head.
Jesus: “whatcha doin?”
Jesus: “doesn’t look like nothin’.”
Jesus: “are you really about to do that? your momma said no.”
me: “… it’s a free country…”
Jesus: “not really…”
me: “i live in a democracy…”
Jesus: “1) you’re not 18. 2) you still live with your momma. 3) stop making excuses. sin is unjustifiable.”
me: “you’re killing my vibe.”
Jesus: “i’m supposed to be your vibe.”
Jesus: “… so what are you doing?”
me: “imma go do the dishes or laundry or something productive…”
Jesus: “good answer.”
now Jesus doesn’t talk to me in sentences but the Holy Spirit encourages or convicts my conscience.
so in my next post i will introduce you to the Lord i shall not want but i do


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God, the Devil, and Divorce: A Transformative Journey out of Emotional and Spiritual Divorce
"If you divorce, Satan wins!" declares Linda's latest counselor.
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Linda's personal testimony of faith and integrity, despite going through divorce twice, will give hope to devout Christian women and men who've have despaired of finding a good mate. Anyone who has been deceived by a charming selfish spouse who presents themselves as godly but are chronically abusive, unfaithful, indifferent, or addicted will find comfort in Linda's journey. Her journal entries reveal God's hand of care and protection in her life, helping her see what was happening, helping her escape destructive situations, giving her clarity as she second-guessed her decisions, helping her establish boundaries, and eventually guiding her to a loving husband who truly loves the Lord and has good character. She explains the biblical basis behind her decisions, and encourages others not to give up on finding a loving partner.
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In this compelling, readable, and highly relatable memoir, Linda M. Kurth takes us deep inside what could be so many American homes and reveals the pain, joy, and discovery of motherhood, womanhood, and sexuality. Looking at Christianity from both the inside and outside, Kurth writes honestly about how her faith supported her as well as the challenges she faced when the choices she made conflicted with some of her fellow Christian’s mores.
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In total, a Grace Generation Church service is about 60 minutes in length. Services begin with music which might be live or may be on video. Song lyrics are projected onto the screens so you can sing along and/or engage with worship however you feel most comfortable. After the music portion of service is complete, one of our pastors will come out to share an encouraging and grace-filled message about Jesus. We will end with another song and then we hang out for a few minutes sharing some refreshments.
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Sunday's at GGC are casual, and relaxed. We try and create an atmosphere where you can experience God's amazing grace, His incredible mercy and His unending love. Expect to feel welcomed as our guest.
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Hey there! We are delighted to welcome you to our website! As co-pastors, it brings us great joy to connect with people from all walks of life who are seeking to grow in their faith and spiritual journey. Whether you are a regular church-goer or just curious about Christianity, we invite you to explore our site and learn more about what we believe and how we serve our community. If you're new here, I encourage you to check out our 'New Here' page, which has all the information you need to get started. May you be blessed as you journey with us, and may you find the love and grace of God in all that we do.


Christians worship Jesus, the Son of God, who came to Earth to save mankind from sin. Christians hold these truths dear, so it's no surprise that educating children in the Christian way is a priority for many families. A Christian upbringing starts at home, but the right private school can support parents' efforts. Here are four things that a private Christian school can do for your family:
1. Get your kids' education started off on the right foot.
It's never too early for kids to begin their education. Young children are particularly perceptive and curious about the world, two traits that can allow them to acquire knowledge quickly. Many Christian private schools offer kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten programs to teach the youngest children. Early childhood classes will focus on the acquisition of basic motor skills, counting, and letter identification. At a Christian school, young children will also learn about Jesus Christ and His importance to Christianity and the world.
2. Prepare students for college and life.
Many Christian private schools are college preparatory schools, which are designed to help students learn everything they need to know before entering college. College prep schools offer challenging curricula to engage kids' minds in the areas of math, science, English, and history. Christian schools will ensure that students receive a proper education. They will also help kids prepare for adult life by instilling them with good character and morals.
3. Encourage students to be active.
Christians believe that God created humans in His image. This includes the human mind and spirit, and it also includes the human body. God made kids' bodies, and he wants them to take good care of them. Getting the right amount of exercise is one way that students can be good stewards of their bodies. Christian private schools have athletics programs that kids can join. Playing basketball, volleyball, or soccer as part of a team can help students exercise their bodies while learning the importance of teamwork and good sportsmanship.
4. Immerse students in the arts.
The arts are a foundational part of human culture, and they have a long history of being used in service of the church. Some students have an artistic aptitude, but all students can benefit from studying art and music. Christian private schools offer art programs for kids who are artistically inclined. Becoming familiar with the arts can bring students closer to God the Creator.
Contact a local private school to learn more.