A Growing Staff
In June 1944, five young ladies came to assist Naomi and Anna with Vacation Bible School; they conducted 13 bible schools in rural communities that summer. Most of these girls were North Park students, some preparing for World Missionary work. There had never been Bible schools in any of these communities, and the teachers soon found out the children knew practically nothing about the Bible. It was this same summer that Young People’s meetings were started in the Mission Home on Sugar Run. Because Gertrude and Arnold were going to stay in Chicago a year while Arnold finished seminary, LaVerne Person was asked to remain after Bible schools were over to help Naomi and Anna.
When Gladys Anderson of Nebraska joined the staff in August 1944, she took charge of the Young People’s group and also started the Ladies Bible Class. Being a registered nurse, she often was called to the homes to help doctor the sick and deliver babies. Sometimes this meant walking long distances through fields, woods, over fences, fording streams, etc. There was at this time a great need for nurses and midwives, and others on the staff accompanied her on these errands of mercy.
Again in 1945, four girls from North Park College came to assist the Bible schools, which were held in rural schools, rural churches and the missionary home.
In August 1945, Rev. and Mrs. Arnold Johnson (Gertrude Warner) joined the staff permanently. As yet we did not have our own churches, but he helped out at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, Rollers Chapel Methodist Church, and Elijah’s Knob besides helping with the school work and visitation in all communities.
Another of our summer workers, Gladys Hansen of Seattle, Washington came back for a year to replace LaVerne Person who went back to North Park to finish her schooling.
Through the Vacation Bible Schools and chapel services in the public schools, the Missionaries learned of the need of Sunday Schools in two rural areas. Having permission to use the Mount Washington and Larimer schoolhouses, Sunday School was begun in both places on Home Missions Sunday October 21, 1945. One Sunday School was held in the morning and one in the afternoon so Arnold could have a preaching service in each place. One more member was added to our staff when Birgit Lundgren came in November 1945. Now with more workers, 48 schools were visited and more extensive visitation and youth work was done in the new communities.
Gladys Hansen and Birgit Lundgren left in August of 1946, and Winifred Swenson of Rockford, Illinois joined the staff permanently having spent two previous summers at Covenant Mountain Mission. She too had long felt a definite call of the Lord for Home Missionary work in the southern mountains. This was intensified and made possible after having spent two summers there.
Attendance and enthusiasm was good in both the newly organized Sunday schools, and the need was great; therefore, we began looking for land upon which to build. In October of 1946, seven acres of land was purchased in the Mount Washington community. Plans were made for a temporary living quarters for the Johnson’s, which would also serve as a meeting place until a permanent home and church could be built.
We felt the need of having workers living in the communities where the Sunday Schools were located. The coming of Ruth Gustafson in January of 1947 made it possible for Naomi and Winifred to move to a small four-room house about one mile from the Larimer schoolhouse on Wallens Creek. They were in charge of the work there except for the preaching services on Sunday, which Arnold Johnson conducted. Gladys and Ruth Gustafson helped in the teaching in both Sunday Schools.
It wasn’t long until youth meetings were started, and also Saturday Bible classes, Ladies Bible classes, and Sunday night prayer services in the Missionary Home and other available homes. Because there was no electricity in the schoolhouse, it was difficult to have night meetings there.
On May 12, 1947 Gerturde and Arnold moved into the new multipurpose building on the mission property in the Mount Washington Community. When Ruth Gustafson left in July 1947, Mildred Olson of Trimont, Minnesota joined the staff. All meetings in the Mount Washington community were moved to the community center home.
In August 1948, Ruth Kasper of Topeka, Kansas joined the staff, living with Gladys Anderson and Mildred Olson on Sugar Run. Beverly Pearson from Iowa arrived June 1949 joining the other girls on Sugar Run for a few months. In September, Gladys Anderson left Covenant Mountain Mission, and work in the Sugar Run community was discontinued. The people there were now able to carry on the work themselves.
That fall Beverly and Ruth moved into a small cottage just down the hill from the mission property. When Beverly left a year later, Mildred Westberg and Ethel Iverson moved in with Ruth Kasper. Ethel Iverson, a licensed midwife and R.N. worked part-time for the mission and part-time for Dr. Ely in Jonesville. Now it was possible to have clinics and hygiene classes in our communities.
At Christmas of 1949 we received a deed for land from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rasnic of the Wallens Creek community, and plans were immediately begun for the building of a church there.
Through funds raised by the National Covenant Women, a church and parsonage were built on the mission property. The Arnold Johnson’s moved into the parsonage in the fall of 1949. The Chapel and parsonage were dedicated on March 19, 1950. All this was made possible through the concern and publicity, which the National Covenant Women put forth as their great project at that time. The church was organized in 1961.


If you have been visiting my blog now seeing anything new. Please forgive me. It's not that I haven't had anything to say, it's just been a bit busy with all many things happening the past couple of weeks.
Today was the final day of my church's annual "Missions Focus" event. I attend a church that does a great job training, sending and supporting missionaries all year 'round. But every year we spend a week and a half highlighting some of the many things folks are involved in.
One item mentioned in passing during the sermon was a reference to this morning's blog entry at Desiring God. It's very short and has been a blessing to me as I spend time in the US doing some additional support raising for the coming year. Please take a look.


Joseph Willy Hall & Computer Lab inaugurated at SAC
The inauguration of Fr Joseph Willy Hall & Computer Lab and the launching of the Virtual Tour of St Aloysius Institutions, Digital Garden and St Aloysius College Alumni Association (SACAA) Website were held on 6th August, 2021 at Maffie Block of St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru.
Principal of St Aloysius College (SAC) Fr Dr Praveen Martis and renowned entrepreneur in cashew industry Mr Walter D’Souza inaugurated the Fr Joseph Willy Hall and Fr Joseph Willy Computer Laboratory respectively.
Rector of St Aloysius Institutions Fr Melvyn J Pinto blessed the hall and the computer lab which is named after the first rector and principal of St Aloysius College, Fr Joseph A Willy.
Fr Joseph Willy Computer Lab - a Rs 20 Lakh project funded by the Government MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development) with efforts put in by Senior Congress Leader Oscar Fernandes to get the Funds sanctioned.
Addressing the gathering, Walter D’Souza said, “I stand here as a proud Aloysian admiring the growth of my Alma mater, which has reached greater heights tremendously. The Institution has given lots to its students while pursuing their studies at this institution, and who are in various big positions throughout the world. When your Alma mater has done so much for you, it is always good to give back. When we give back to our colleges, that money goes towards research, scholarships, and new facilities, among other things. It helps increase the stature of the college, making it a better place.”
Rector Fr Melwin Pinto SJ said, “It’s nice to see that the alumni of this institution are giving back to their Alma mater. Alumni play a large role in determining the future and continued development of an institution. Your donations go a long way to support awards for deserving students. When your Alma mater continues to remains a popular and prestigious institution, the value of your degree increases as well. We have wonderful networking with the stakeholders who join hands together in the development of the college.”
Royal Praveen D’Souza, a faculty at St Aloysius College briefed about the three projects-the Virtual Tour of St Aloysius Institutions, Digital Garden and St Aloysius College Alumni Association (SACAA) Website, after which they were unveiled by the dignitaries on the dais. A team of 80 members headed by Royal Praveen DSouza played a vital role in these three projects.
President of St Aloysius College Alumni Association (SACAA) Steevan Pinto, Registrar of the College, Dr Alwyn D’Sa, Deans, Directors, Alumni members, teaching & non-teaching staff were present during the programme.
Fr Vincent Pinto welcomed the gathering, Fr Dr Praveen Martis rendered the vote of thanks and director of Maffei Block, Dr Loveena Lobo compered the programme.


Well, here we are, safe and sound after a tumultuous year.
We cancelled our Anzac Day concert, then our Andrew Lloyd Webber tribute concert, then the Seniors Week event with the Australian Army Band, Tasmania, BUT we staged a beautiful Christmas Concert in Kingston on Sunday, December 6 - 2 performances - to very enthusiastic audiences.
Now for our next step - the Tasmanian premiere of an Easter oratorio 'Crown of Thorns', to be performed in St. David's Cathedral next Good Friday, April 2.
Written by an English composer back in the 1880's, while he was living in Sydney, it was performed there every Easter (alongside Handel's Messiah) until the 1930s.
It has never been performed in Tasmania.
We are delighted to be working with historian Luke Agati from King Island, in presenting this work. Luke has written a book detailing the life of the composer, Charles S. Packer entitled 'The Prodigal Son'.
Our choirs and soloists will be accompanied by the Rod Thomson, the Cathedral Organist.
We are excited about this new project, so keep watching for further news.


Are you a member of a church and working in scientific research or study? If so, you’re invited to apply to join the Church Scientific workshops. These will provide four intensive evenings of learning and discussion – with the challenge to think about your own scientific work in the light of philosophical and theological perspectives. There will be recommended reading, group discussions and tasks to work on and share with others. At the end you’ll have the option of signing up to give a short talk in one of the science cafes.
Why should I come to the workshops?
Commit to the next series of workshops and you can look forward to:
- Stimulating discussions with other Christian scientists looking into the sources of scientific ideas and the nature of progress
- Training in transferable skills, including speaking to non-specialists, creating visually-intuitive slides and posters, scientific apologetics and applying a philosophical approach to whatever you work on
- Support in exploring how your faith might combine with your scientific work to yield fresh insights
- Free refreshments at all the events
- The opportunity to present in the Church Scientific conference or other forums and see your ideas making an impact with others
- Networking opportunities that may enhance your career
- The unique chance to be part of a ground-breaking national project that has attracted media attention in Christian and secular circles.
Do you need more reasons? Read some of the commendations…
Ready to sign up? Go to the workshops page.


In this church I use to go to, we’d do this thing when it was someone’s birthday. We’d ‘eulogize’ them. Kind of sounds morbid, but the point was nice. We would go around the room and have everyone share encouraging things about the birthday girl/boy.
Once, on one of my birthdays, someone shared, “It’s like telling a princess that, ‘she is pretty.'”
At that time I was single, no kids, no major responsibilities, living a great and fun filled life. It was full of whatever I wanted to do, whenever I wanted to do it. So much joy. So much fun!
In this season of life that I’m in, lots of it I wanted, some I wouldn’t have guessed would happened if you told me. A lot good, some bad. I’ve grown so much in marriage, when I began the marriage journey I honestly thought, “I’m easy. This should be easy. Yeah, we’ll have rough times, but our love should get us through.” That’s last part being more true than I ever could imagine.
In my life while being married, I’ve struggled with things I never thought I would. The first year I fought hard against depression, well sometimes there was no fighting. Then there was the whole, “Surprise, you’re pregnant and this slimy, large alien is going to come out of the smallest whole in your bodyaaaa.” thing. Sure, I wanted to have kids. I wanted to be married longer with just us and on that ONE time we slip… BOOM! P O S I T I V E. I carried guilt for a long time, praying I would miscarry. I really struggled seeing God’s hand in the situation and was in denial for several months this was really happening. [Newlywed, my depression, living in a house we were renovating that was near a church community that we/they left on not such good terms with]
Those words, “Telling a princess she is pretty.” Have ran through my head so much. I want her, the princess back!
This year I decided to get me back. I turned thirty in December and with the new year, it seemed like good timing. In all of life’s changes I seemed to have lost myself. I was a wife and mom. No longer working out of the house and being a B.A.M.F but I was a stay-at-home-mom. You know, the life of all guts, no glory, and sometimes hell-ish until you child sleeps. My husband works and goes to school full-time. So, the child rearing is all mine most days.
Back to my goals.
I even made a cute picture of it for my lock screen to remind me.
Joy. That’s the one that’s running through my mind lately. A couple months ago I found this verse.
Durning that month I also felt Holy Spirit inviting me to trust Him more. I watched a message Havilah Cunnington sent out this week and got some revelation.
Trust is the foundation for peace, and peace produces JOY!
“You will keep those in ‘perfect peace’ whose mind is steadfast and because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26.3
Havilah spoke how “perfect peace” means, “shalom, shalom”. I’ve heard before that shalom is intentional peace. Not only peace but also harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquility.
Later in the day this post came in my Instagram feed.
My prayer. Lord! Help me! I receive Joy! Help my mind. Help me to chose to trust! I want to not worry anymore; to not stress when things don’t go the way I think they should. I want my peace and joy to not be seasonal. I receive and tap into your perfect and complete peace. Help me get to the point where I’m in so much peace I don’t need spa days!!


Edge is Life Teen’s response to a growing need for middle school youth ministry. As adolescents, middle school youth are going through a time of immense change in their lives. They are starting to make decisions for themselves, beginning to act largely based on feedback from their peers, and becoming more independent from their parents. They are also in the midst of great uncertainty. Middle school teens are trying to figure out who they are and often struggle in their faith and beliefs. This makes middle school a vital time for youth to learn about and understand their faith.
The Edge program was developed to minister to the needs of today’s middle school youth. Students in middle school have lots of questions about the world they live in, and this includes many questions about religion. But in middle school, teens are usually no longer captivated by a traditional religious education program. They are too old to be treated the same way as a first, second, or third grader, but not quite mature enough to be treated like a high school teen or adult. In short, middle school teens are on the edge. They are trying to find where they belong in the world. And Edge is the perfect place for them to start looking.
Mass is the most important expression of our Catholic faith, and it is for this reason that Edge students are strongly encouraged to attend Life Teen Mass at St. Mary's on Sundays at 6 p.m. Going to Edge class is NOT a substitute for going to Mass each week. In fact, Edge is a supplement to Mass (especially the Life Teen Mass). The Edge program will have a significantly lesser impact on your child if he or she is not coming to Mass. Please encourage your children to come to Mass each week regardless of whether they attend Edge. Mass is a thousand times more important than Edge class.


“To the desert go prophets and hermits; through the desert go pilgrims and exiles. Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic and spiritual values of retreat, not to escape but to find reality.”
This is a quote by writer Paul Shepard, borrowed by journalist Jon Krakauer in the book Into the Wild. Both authors were fascinated by the human spiritual tendency of retreating into the desert to seek solace and revelation. There have been many people throughout history who have been drawn to the isolation of the desert for clarity of mind, both ancient and modern. There are many biblical characters who spent time wandering in the desert, none more well known than Jesus Christ. Jesus went into the desert willingly in order to grapple with his demons, quite literally, as the biblical telling states that Satan himself confronted Jesus while he was in the desert and attempted to win him over.
A group called the Desert Fathers of the third century A.D. were a group of nomadic Christian prophets and monks who willingly took up residency in the deserts outside of Egypt and created a tradition of spirituality that thrives in hermit-like behavior. The Desert Fathers are still cited today and studied for their contributions to the monastic tradition. In more modern times, figures such as Jim Morrison of The Doors are known for pushing their understanding of reality by taking hallucinogenic drugs and going to places such as the Mojave Desert to see reality differently. This is obviously a different tradition from the prophets and monks of past centuries, but a connection is still drawn. Jon Krakauer’s novel subject Chris McCandless is also a somewhat well-known desert dwelling individual who left a life of priviledge to live rootlessly on the road of North America entirely for spiritual, soulful reasons.


As you all know, I've been feeling quite down lately. Because ya know, life happens. Some of the things that have happened I cannot explain. I can't explain the reasoning behind them and I can't understand why they're happening.
A lot of times when things like this happen, I'll be honest, it makes me angry. Angry at God, angry at the people around me, and angry at the world.
And then I flashback to a time where I knew a family that was going through an incredibly difficult time. They had just started attending church with us and were not Christians yet. They tragically lost their baby of their five kids. I cannot even begin to imagine the lost and the turmoil that this family experienced and still deals with to this day. While a good number of people would have let this tragedy pull them away from God, this family only drew closer and closer to Him. They obeyed the gospel and were baptized and added to the church.
Thinking about this makes me admire them so much and it inspires me to do the same. To not let the tragedy pull me away. Maybe the tragedy is God opening my eyes to something, trying to pull me nearer to Him. And who am I to question His timing and His reasoning behind certain events? No one. I always fail to realize that he holds everything in His hands and he is there waiting for me to lay down my burdens at his feet and let him carry them for me.
If you're carrying a heavy weight around right now too, I pray that you'll have the strength to let go and give it to God.
I think I'll be back making posts this week! Thank you all so much for your prayers and your patience! I love you all!


Vision & Values
Our vision and values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning, and provide an enriching learning environment which promotes the flourishing of all.
love to learn, learn to love
'My commandment is this: love one another as I have loved you.’ John 15 v12
Our vision is deeply rooted in love, unlocking potential and opening doors through our shared Christian faith.
A beacon in the wider community, guiding others and shining light on one another to live well together.
Creating well-rounded individuals who flourish and celebrate life in all its fullness through a broad and balanced curriculum and wider opportunities; developing wisdom, knowledge and skills.
Treating each person as a unique individual, celebrating differences; showing dignity and respect for all.
Joining together on the same path, whatever the starting point, to guide one another to fulfil our full potential with hope and aspiration.
Rainbow values underpinning all that we do.
Our Ethos Statement
Farnsfield St. Michael’s C of E Primary School (VA) is a school that at its heart as the Bible verse:
‘My commandment is this: love one another as I have loved you.’ John 15 v12
This underpins all that we do and is encapsulated by our mission statement of ‘love to learn, learn to love’
The ethos of our School is one of support, nurture and challenge and is underpinned by a set of rainbow values chosen by the children that apply to staff and pupils alike. These are displayed in a wonderful mural in our entrance hall and include: Happiness, Respect, Forgiveness, Responsibility, Honesty, Acceptance and Perseverance.
We encourage all members of our School (pupils, staff, parents/carers, governors and visitors) to feel valued. We achieve this through providing an excellent education rooted in the Christian tradition of the Church of England. As part of this we are inclusive and welcoming of different viewpoints of faith.
Aims of the School
At Farnsfield St. Michael’s C of E Primary School we aim to create a learning environment where all individuals can:
• Have a positive self-image
• Be excited by being at school
• Feel a valued and significant member of the school community
• Develop a love of learning
• Feel secure in a happy and friendly atmosphere
• Strive for excellence in all areas of learning
• Experience learning in a wide variety of contexts
To achieve these aims the school will provide a rich curriculum which is broad, balanced and creative, promoting life in all it's fullness. It will be designed to meet the needs and abilities of all pupils. The learning and teaching practise of the school will take into account different learning styles. We recognise that all individuals operate in different ways and with different strengths. The school will strive to ensure that an inclusive approach is adopted in regard to individual needs, celebrating each child's uniqueness.
Our approach to education is to put the individual child at the centre of all our work. The aims of the school have as a focus a desire to develop the academic ability of individuals along with their emotional, social, physical and spiritual dimension. There will be high expectations of all individuals to enable each and every one to flourish.


Time & Location
Oct 15, 2023, 11:00 AM
144 W Funderburg Rd, 144 W Funderburg Rd, Fairborn, OH 45324, USA
About the event
Maple Heights Baptist church invites you to join us in our fall revival “Falling in Love with Jesus” with guest speaker Braydon Teach, Sunday October 15th at 11:00am with a meal at 5:00pm as well as a second revival session at 6:00pm, then Monday through Wednesday with a meal at 6:00pm with revival at 7:00pm. We hope to see you there, will be special singing nightly, everyone is welcome to attend!


|Affiliation||Evangelical Covenant Church|
The seminary shares a campus with North Park University, the denomination's liberal arts college. The seminary's main building, Nyvall Hall, is named after David Nyvall, who was instrumental in the formation of the school and served as professor and president for many years.
Though retaining some of its Swedish roots, North Park Theological Seminary is now a multi-ethnic institution that fully supports women in ministry.
The institution's academic programs include a Master of Arts (MA) in Christian Ministry, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Arts in Christian Formation, Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) in Preaching, and various certificate programs.
Notable alumni and faculty
- Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 497
- Bill Keegan, North Park University Celebrates 125 Years of Quality Academics, Faith and Diversity, dailyherald.com, USA, September 21, 2016
- North Park Theological Seminary, SEMINARY ACADEMICS, northpark.edu, USA, retrieved September 19, 2022
- ATS, Alphabetical List, ats.edu, USA, retrieved September 19, 2022


The Templar Revelations
Authors: Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince
reviewed by Theresa Welsh
This book was an exciting find for me because it is the first real follow-up to the theories presented in Holy Blood, Holy Grail (by Baigent, Lincoln and Leigh). The Templar Revelation repeatedly refers to that earlier work, which an informal poll conducted at the web site, The Daily Grail, showed to be the favorite of alternative history buffs (including myself!). It was the earlier book that caused many Christians to shed their naivete about the origins of their religion and to question whether Jesus had, in fact, died on the cross. Had he actually survived and fled with his wife, Mary Magdalene, to the south of France? Had their descendants founded the Merovingian dynasty? And was this the explosive "secret" preserved by that shadowy organization known as the Priory of Sion?
In Search of the Early Christians
In this ambitious and controversial work by Picknett and Prince we find much more on the legends of France concerning Mary Magdalene and her possible connection to Jesus and the Christian movement. The authors also delve into the mystery of Rennes le Chateau, the story which originally inspired Baigent, Lincoln and Leigh to do the investigation which led to their astounding theories. Since that time, other books have also questioned the standard story of Christian beginnings, and have even revived the idea that historical Jesus did not exist. The controversy surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls has only added to the confusion about who the early Christians actually were and what they believed.
I recently visited a wonderful exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls that came to the Grand Rapids (Michigan) public museum; it featured actual pieces of the scrolls along with many representations of the community at Qumran, thought to be the origin of the scrolls. Research into the scrolls is important because they were concealed in caves near the Dead Sea at a time slightly earlier than the time of Jesus' public life. Interest in the meaning of the Scrolls is intense; to see the exhibit, I had to purchase tickets ahead of time and was given a time to arrive. Controversy swirls around the fact that some of the material from the scrolls seems "Christian" but actually predates the Jesus movement. This, like the material in The Templar Revelation, seems to show that the central ideas of Christianity are not new. Other authors have shown that the "suffering savior" theme was present in many pagan religions of the era. Many of us have absorbed and accepted the idea that Christianity is not based on any new ideas.
Roots in Egypt, Clues in France
Picknett and Prince take the idea further and show that the roots of Christianity are in the Egyptian religion, especially the cult of Isis and Osiris. Osiris was killed on Friday and resurrected three days later by the power of his wife Isis, who then conceives their son, Horus. But even more parallels with Jesus can be found in the basic beliefs of the Isis religion, which emphasized repentance and confession. It was not Jesus who originally brought this message to the Jews, but another character who figures prominently in occult circles, John the Baptist. John is seen by the authors as a rival of Jesus who founded a substantial movement that continued to exist even though persecuted by Jews, Christians, and Moslems. John too took his ideas from Egypt, including immersion in water as a purification rite.
The most exciting part of this book is the material the authors collected in their travels through France. They found numerous churches dedicated to Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist as well as statues of the Black Madonna. The devotion to the Magdalene is especially interesting, since the legends of her presence in this area are so common and there are numerous claims by local townspeople to have her remains or some relic of her. The shrines to Mary Magdalene are frequently at sites formerly associated with Isis. The authors labor at making the connection these sites have with the hermetic tradition embodied in the Knights Templar and the Freemasons. What was the secret knowledge of these organizations that caused them to hold John the Baptist and the Magdalene in higher regard than Jesus? It was, they say, the knowledge of the Female principle once so important to ancient religions. They devote a whole chapter to the history of "sacred sex" and show how it was practiced in Egypt and the hermetic undergound stream that persisted through organizations like the Templars and Masons. This is the same idea as the Eastern "Tantric Sex" that leads to enlightenment. The male-dominating Church had to suppress these ideas, along with any texts that tended to show the importance of women in theological ideas or in active roles in church organizations. In fact, the early Christians had women priests and equality of the sexes, according to some sources.
The authors point out that the knowledge of alternate "gospel" texts from the period of Jesus's ministry had only come to light in the last few hundred years, and the Dead Sea Scrolls date from 1947. These new sources tend to show a different picture of the Jesus movement than we have in the Bible gospels, which were chosen by the Church hundreds of years after the crucifixion. Most of Christianity's important dogma was set in 325 AD at the Council of Nicea.
So, What Does it all Mean?
While I find much of the material illuminating and believable, the authors ultimately fall short of pulling it all together in the magnificent way of Baigent , Lincoln and Leigh in Holy Blood, Holy Grail. I'm left with, Is that it? Jesus was a rival of John; he was a practitioner of an ancient religion and his message was altered by the Church, and the the "secret" is ... what? There are certainly organizations that don't believe Jesus was the Messiah (the Jews, for instance), so how explosive is that revelation? Does the Priory of Sion have some sort of proof that Jesus survived the crucifixion? If so, would anyone accept it? The authors constantly point out how ignorant most Christians are about the origins of their own religion. Since Christianity emphasizes "faith" (belief with no proof), why should the existence of proof make any difference? There are even people w ho say Christianity could survive without any belief in Jesus, as a sort of "do good to others" kind of philosophy.
I have to think any "secret" possessed by the Priory of Sion must be more than this, and I think they must have a heavy political agenda, and some means of carrying it out. I remember that Holy Blood, Holy Grail ended with the idea that the Priory would be behind the scenes making things happen in Europe. Well, we now have a much more united Europe. As an American, I don't fully understand European history or its meaning. I visited central Europe (Prague and the Czech lands, Vienna and Dresden) for the first time this year, and came back with many impressions of how Europe and America are different. Europe was the land where the Inquisition and Crusades were played out, and where secret societies had to keep beliefs and knowledge alive. But America was actually founded by believers in the underground stream! George Washington was a high-level Mason, as were many of our founding fathers. America was born with the ideas of tolerance and the separation of church and state, and many settlers came to our shores seeking relief from European religious intolerance. Even our money carries the occult image of the pyramid and all-seeing eye. And don't forget the theories (see my review of Steven Sora's The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar) that the Templar treasures are to be found, not in Europe, but on a island off the coast of Nova Scotia. The "European Heresy" of Picknett and Prince made its way to the New World and formed the basis of a great nation. Are we living in a time when we are meant to discern these truths, already known to those who founded the United States?
(I mean no disrespect to Europe. One of the strong impressions I brought back was of the essential wastefulness of Americans. Europeans are more frugal with resources and are less acquisitive than Americans.)
The Templar Revelation adds to the overall picture of the suppression of truth down through the ages, but it does not reveal any Great Truth. It's major contribution to this endless and wonderful debate is the Egyptian origins of Jesus' teachings. I previously assumed that Christianity began as a cult within Judaism, but these authors show that this may be a misperception, one fostered by the Church to hide its true, pagan origins. The original "holy family" was Osiris, Isis and Horus.
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The Last Visit — Continued
We stood a moment almost bewildered at the great scenes before us in every direction. We now descended from this great platform or elevation, to find David’s chariot was standing nearby. Mother, Mary and Geneviève had just stepped from it. Oh, indeed, it was a glad surprise to see them again in the midst of the great moving hosts about us. We clasped hands and with a love-kiss, clean and pure as heaven itself, we all felt that the unions begun on earth were far sweeter here than any family ever knew while in the earthly life in the flesh. But no wifehood or husband’s place is desired or hardly thought of in heaven.
David now said: “I must bid you good-bye. The visits and journeys with you have been most pleasant indeed; but I will see you all again. Gabriel with his chariot stands yonder for you. Before you go, shall we not join in one more service of thanksgiving and praise?”
Bohemond fairly shouted at this and we all took our harps and joined David in one sweeter hymn of praise. When we had finished, David waved his hand a pleasant farewell, and his chariot moved away and was lost from our gaze as we followed him with longing eyes, for we had learned to love him exceedingly.
Gabriel now came and addressed us most lovingly. Mother, Geneviève and Mary all knew him well, but I had only seen him once since he bade me good-bye at my first entrance into paradise; but I found he was one of the chief angels of heaven, one of the archangels, yet he was Daniel’s servant while yet in the world. I found he led the band who announced the birth of the Savior and guarded the sepulcher at His death and rolled back the stone at His resurrection.
He now invited us to seats with him in the chariots. “For,” said he, “I am sent into paradise.” We accepted his invitation and were soon stepping into the first chariot of heaven, and one that has traversed the distance between heaven and earth multiplied thousands of times. In that chariot we were soon all seated.
The angel now said to mother and Geneviève: “Have you any choice of routes for the journey through paradise? We have a command concerning Seneca, and you are more than welcome to journey with us to the gateway.”
“Indeed,” they both spoke at once, “we would be greatly pleased to go with you, and thou mayest choose the route for thou knows best.”
“Perhaps Seneca has a choice.”
“Oh, Gabriel, thou blessed of God, choose thou for us, for thou hast knowledge of all places in the kingdom which we have not.”
“Leaving it to me then we will go by way of the mountain regions which lie to the southeast, going out at Benjamin’s gate.”
“Good,” said Geneviève, “nothing could please Mr. Sodi better, for he always enjoyed the stupendous and romantic scenery of the earth. David, whose chariot has just gone, has very recently brought Seneca, mother and Mary with myself from the preparatory departments for children, which is far toward the southwest, to the children’s amphitheater in the city where I have been for quite a time assisting the little ones in their first lessons in heaven. Seneca enjoyed the return trip through the mountain region splendidly; so I am sure thou hast chosen wisely.”
“Now,” said Gabriel, “when you are all ready we will be going, for we have to meet our Lord, with very many others, at the gate of Benjamin, which is toward the southeast. I wish for Seneca and Bohemond to sit with me.”
We took our places beside the angel, while mother, Geneviève and Mary sat together in the rear. In a moment more our chariot moved away.
“Oh, Seneca, thou blessed of God,” said the angel, “thou art a chosen vessel, selected for a special errand by the Lord Himself.”
“Oh, tell me, Gabriel, what is before me. Heaven has been one glad surprise at every turn since I stepped from the angel’s chariot, at a distant portal of paradise when we first entered this kingdom of glory.”
“Everything is before thee,” said the angel, “almost nothing behind in comparison to what is yet beyond. But Seneca, thou art a favored saint of God and the unfolding’s of His intentions toward thee will be made known in due time.”
At this, mother, who was intensely interested in the conversation, spoke and said: “Oh, Gabriel, the man by thy side is my own son and was cared for by these hands from the day of his birth and I am deeply interested in all that is transpiring.”
Genevieve now stood to her feet in the chariot and leaning forward clasped her arms to my neck and said; “Oh, Gabriel, this man was my husband on earth and most sweetly were our earthly lives spent together. But here we are joined in an eternal union.”
At this the angel laughed and said; “Are you married again?”
“Oh, no, we are not married, for saints do not marry in heaven, nor do they wish to; but these bonds of highest friendship will be eternal, will they not?”
“Sure,” said the angel. “Your love and oneness will be far sweeter than ever it was on earth.”
“But I would like to know,” say Geneviève, “and I know thou canst tell me, if the angels themselves were ever in love among themselves with a love similar to that of husband and wife?”
At that question, Gabriel slacked the speed of his chariot and turning his head to glance over his shoulder at Geneviève, who stood with her arms still about my neck, he said; “Thou hast almost put me to blush for we are inferior to you, who have descendants and creations of your own. We have no; bride neither bridegroom. But marriage was such a leading passion with the inhabitants of the earth that our Lord intends perpetuating it in eternity, only changed. He is now and ever will be the bridegroom and all the saints, you, not us, will be His brides. We were the working bees of the great family of man on earth and in heaven, neither drones nor queens, but we are all content with our sphere of action. We know no sorrow nor any unfulfilled desire, which cannot be fully met here in heaven or on earth. We are your servants, and this trip to the gate of Benjamin and to paradise is my joyful service.”
At this Mary stood up and said: “Oh, Gabriel, this man by thy side is my father, from whom I parted when only just an infant. I think it must have been thane own chariot which brought me to the care of dear grandmother as I learned to call her later.”
At this the chariot stood still and the angel arose and turning himself about he laid his hands upon our heads with the blessings of the chief angel of God and said: “Oh, ye saints of the Most High, I was present when the morning stars sang together and tuned my harp to that sacred melody of the skies. I am the same now as I was then. But before you is an endless progression, an eternal destiny, with exaltations, honors, and blessings of which you know but little now.”
“Now,” said Gabriel, “we must be going, for soon we must join others at Benjamin’s gate.”
The chariot moved on with great speed. The scenery was all new to Bohemond and myself, and Geneviève said it was almost new to her. The mansions were beautiful with all the decorations that any soul in heaven could wish. Thousands of saints were coming and going, like a hive of busy bees.
“I see David’s chariot,” said the angel, “coming down that broad avenue yonder.” In a little while we were side by side, with greetings and congratulations, for his chariot was now filled with ancient men and women; saints of renown.
On the chariots moved, side by side, we went, till at last the shining of the wall began to appear and the great gate of Benjamin loomed up before us and as we were slackening our speed, we noticed the most beautiful chariot we had yet seen standing just near the gate. It glittered with the gold of heaven, set with diamonds of beauty. Our Lord Himself was in that chariot. His twelve apostles also were with Him. Such a halo of light: almost with dazzling brightness, shown all about that chariot. In a few moments the three chariots stood side by side. We all bowed our heads, saints and angels together, before Him who had prepared this city for us.
David’s harp was of great proportions. He stood before us all and announced a hymn. We all arose and sang again; while standing in the chariot, the praises of our Lord and Redeemer.
The angel, Gabriel, sang with loud hosannas an ancient solo. Daniel, who was in David’s chariot, and who was a fast friend of the angel, said: “Sing it again,” and surely the sweetest music to which we had ever listened rolled from his hallowed lips.
“Now,” said the angel, “look through this gateway,” and behold, there was an immense company of new arrivals standing just outside, and singing some new songs. This company had been escorted here from different places in paradise much the same as we had been only a short time ago. Stephen, the martyred saint, had led this company. While he was getting them ready to pass through the gateway into the presence of their Lord Jesus, who now beckons us all to a raised elevation close beside the gateway, He laid His hand gently on my head and said: “Son, be of good cheer, thy earthly mission is not yet completed, but as I once called Moses and Elias from these shining gates, so now I send thee to make known what thou hast seen and heard, which is but a tithe of what thou shalt yet see, but this is all they will receive at thy hand now. True unfeigned faith in many sections of the earth is waning. Thou wilt find a faithful helper, on whose head my blessings shall rest. When thou have completed thy journey to the earth, I shall confer the elder’s blessing upon thee — an earlier inheritance of the “purchased possession.” All heads were now bowed, while He prayed and committed me to the angel’s care.
Bohemond and the women came close to my side and said:
“Is it true we must part?”
“Only for a time, yes, only for a time.” And with exaltation, I cried: “I shall soon see you again.”
The Lord said: “Hasten to thy mission, I must welcome these outside the gate, for I have redeemed them by my blood.” So saying, He called Gabriel to His side and gave him a charge concerning me. I bade my kindred and all those who came to see me off good-bye, saying: “I will see you again,” and I mounted the angel’s chariot.


Scriptures Which Suggest Jesus is the Sun
There are numerous scriptures which suggest Jesus represents the sun. Remember in the old days light bulbs didn’t exist, the only true light was the Sun. When the sun went down it got dark. The best you could do back then was make a fire, light some candles, and wait for tomorrow when the sun would return.
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world.” (The “light of the world” is the Sun.)
John 9:5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. (The “light of the world” is the Sun.)
Matthew 4:16 The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” (The light is the Sun)
Matthew 17:2 His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
John 1:3-8 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. (Without the Sun nothing would grow and we’d all be dead.) In him was life, and that life was the light of men. (The light is the Sun.) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it (the Sun removes the darkness). There came a man who was sent from God; continue…


2 edition of Why do people not see the Bible alike? found in the catalog.
Why do people not see the Bible alike?
J. Ridley Stroop
1949 in Nashville .
Written in English
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Common Bible Misquotes- 10 Things the Bible never says and why it messes with our concept of Christianity. God helps Christians in many ways and with those who aren’t Christians, He works to make Himself known through both Creation and through the Bible. This phrase is based more out of prideful ambition than it is from the Bible. We should see it as God’s words to you and to me. It is not just an information book of do’s and don’ts but rather it is a book about God. I have compiled some quotes about the Bible. Some of these are from famous people or authors and some of these quotes are from skeptics of the Bible. Most famous among the people unique to Luke’s gospel is the tax collector Zaccheus, a short man who had to climb a tree to see over the crowds as Jesus approached his town. Jesus ended up sharing a meal with Zaccheus at his house, much to the chagrin of the local religious leaders. Here are sixteen reasons why prophetic people have a difficult time. 1. Prophetic people usually think in “concepts” more than in “details”.Prophetic people are more right brain and while.
Do you think The Holy Bible in Audio - King James Version needs a follow-up book? Why or why not? Yes, the menu and navigation needs to be updated. Any additional comments? Overall, this was a good purchase but The Bible is not easy to navigate. The listener should be able to navigate each book of the bible.
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The Bible is the holy scripture of the Christian religion, purporting to tell the history of the Earth from its earliest creation to the spread of Christianity in. Misconception: Some argue that Jesus must have been Why do people not see the Bible alike? book African descent because the book of Revelation compares his hair to wool and his feet to “burnished bronze.” —Revelation 1: 14, 15, The New Jerusalem Bible.
Fact: The book of Revelation is presented “in signs.”(Revelation ) The description of Jesus’ hair and feet uses symbolic language to illustrate Jesus’ qualities after. The Book Why do people not see the Bible alike? book Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew is thought to be written by the prophet Habakkuk, in the late 7th century BC.
In the first part of the book Habakkuk is talking with God about why people are allowed to do evil things. People hate other political parties or religions because their ideology is the truth.
They reject other races or ethnic groups because their bodies are superior. People hate an article because they know better. However, those are just beliefs; not objective truths.
Our beliefs blind us — that’s why we hate others. Read Below Why The Bible is The Most Dangerous Book On The Earth!!. beautiful as lack an appreciation for art.I think you are a mad man,how can some one learn about sex,if they do not,see it Why do people not see the Bible alike?
book a very young age,I am all for,leaving X rated material around so,younger people can see it,I think If I never saw the stuff I saw as a.
1 John ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not.
"Through the practice of servanthood-as-worship in local churches, believers and the lost alike come to more clearly taste and see God's provision and love. As chairs are arranged, children watched, books sold, instruments played, local outreaches conducted, prayers prayed, and Bible studies taught, a great testimony of praise is Why do people not see the Bible alike?
book up.". A number standing alone after a book name is a chapter number, unless the book has only one chapter, in which case it is a verse number. (Books with Why do people not see the Bible alike?
book one chapter are Obadiah in the Hebrew Bible and Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude in the New Testament.) The following examples put these conventions into practice.
This book is for people who would not normally pick up a book on the Bible. Non-Christians, people who have left the church, and people disenchanted with the current state of the church.
The book doesn’t include footnotes and rarely adds in the refence (chapter/verse) for the portions of Scripture Bell is addressing. We see Good and evil fall upon believers and unbelievers alike. But only a believer can make sense out of its purpose.
Why do bad things happen to good people. Why do Good things happen to bad people. To answer the first Why do people not see the Bible alike?
book why bad things happens to good people. The bible teaches there is none that are righteous (good), no not one. When people criticize the Bible, they often point to contradictions.
They say that this cannot be God’s book. It’s no different from any other human book with the usual errors and mistakes. One of these passages is Jamesprobably the biggest “contradiction” in the Bible. David Murray Why people choose to consider themselves as King James Only is nothing to do with accuracy, but plain biblolaty – a dogmatism founded in insecurity and arrogance.
I prefer the King James Bible, but that is a personal preference based on what I learnt as a child. Saul listens to his son, and he promises not to hurt David. David is brought back, and he serves Saul in his house again just as he did before.
One day, however, while David is playing music, Saul again throws his spear at David. David dodges, and the spear hits the wall. This is the third time. David knows now that he must run away. For many people, the bible is their favourite book. A lot of what the bible says and encourages people to do is good and morally right.
even if some people don't believe in all the things the. Not What You Think not only blows the dust off dated misperceptions of this ancient book, it engages the problems of this book head-on — the parts that make modern readers squeamish, skeptical, and uncertain.
Join Michael and Lauren as they explore the nature of the Bible — an ancient mosaic of story, literature, history, and poetry — and. Why Do Jews Exclude Other People. To Shoshana. To claim "chosenness" and "specialness" for oneself is pride. Is it not. The story about the receiving of the Torah, wher the jewish theory claim that everybody else said no to G-d is in a way belittleing the rest of the "nations".
Separating the "chosen" from the not "chosen". We can see that the Bible clearly teaches that good people don’t go to heaven at death; instead they sleep in the grave awaiting the resurrection of the dead. All of the dead —good and not so good alike—will eventually be resurrected, each in his own time (1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians  But now is Christ risen from.
Bible Question: In the New Testament Yeshua (Jesus) said: “I did not come to abolish the law, but to fulfill it” (Matt. In the Torah, G*g said: “So watch yourselves carefully, since you did not see any form on the day the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire, lest you act corruptly and make a graven image for yourselves in the form of any figure, the likeness of.
by Matt Slick 12/05/ In the Old Testament, God stated, "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you," (ExodusNASB).
The key question, then, is why religious people are generally less intelligent. And the authors did not shy away from the answer, offering three compelling explanations. Intelligent people.
"The Neon Bible" is a remarkable work in many respects, most notably because it is the early work of an author still in the embryonic stages of becoming a writer, and while it bears almost no tonal or stylistic resemblence to the work that would make Toole famous, it is still a quite solid read/5().
Exodus in English derives from the Latin and means simply “to exit.” The book of Exodus describes the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, an event distinguished by a mighty struggle between two unequal opponents.
On the one hand was an oppressed nation of slaves and on the other the most powerful nation in the Middle East, if not the world. Dinosaurs are mentioned in Genesis The Hebrew word, though translated as sea-creatures, is a more generic word sometimes used for land-reptiles as well (Exodus ).
See also: Is there. Peter was a sinful man, yet he became a part of Christ’s inner circle. The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke list Peter as the very first disciple called on by Jesus, followed closely by Peter.
21 As you know, long ago God instructed Moses to tell His people, “Do not murder;  those who murder will be judged and punished.” 22 But here is the even harder truth: anyone who is angry with his brother will be judged for his who taunts his friend, speaks contemptuously toward him, or calls him “Loser” or “Fool” or “Scum,” will have to answer to the high court.
The Bible is owned, read on occasion, even taken to church—but not studied. Why is it that people do not get into Scripture for themselves, to understand it and see it make a difference in their lives.
Let’s find out by lis-tening to six Christians describe their experience in this regard. KEN: ‘I NEED SOMETHING THAT WORKS.’. Bible Book List × Get the NIV treating the righteous and the wicked alike.
Far be it from you. Will not the Judge of all the earth do right. “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. They feel that the book of Job is a nice story about a man named Job, but they do not believe that it is a true story about a real person who lived in history.
Before a person begins reading the book of Job, he needs to realize that Job was a real person just like Christopher Columbus, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were real people.
These people would otherwise convert to Judaism, but prefer not to do so. Instead, they recognize the Divine unity within their pagan religions. Isaac Arama, an influential philosopher and mystic of the 15th century, believed that righteous non-Jews are spiritually identical to the righteous Jews.
These are not the people Paul is talking about in Romans They are not people who “by their wickedness suppress the truth” (Romans ).
They are the ones Paul is talking about in Romans When Gentiles, who do not possess the law, do instinctively what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves.
If people are leaving the churches it’s because the bible is filled with immoral behavior that most characters in the bible perform, double standards, hypocrisy, double-speak and cult like behavior while pretending everyone is not in a mainstream religion is a “cult”.
Presenting the Good News—With My Book of Bible Stories. 1 “Only watch out for yourself that you may not forget the things that your eyes have seen and that they may not depart from your heart all the days of your life; and you must make them known to your sons and to your grandsons.” With those words, Jehovah was preparing his people to enter into the Promised Land.
They are not placed over the Bible. They do not take the place of the Bible. The Book of Concord is how Lutherans are able to say, together, as a church, "This is what we believe. This is what we teach. This is what we confess." The reason we have the Book of Concord is because of how highly we value correct teaching and preaching of God's Word.
In Assyrian law, when a fight between two people resulted in a miscarriage, a life was demanded in return for a life. But no such reckoning was present in the Old Testament. alike. At the same time, the Bible offers us endless chances to learn new things. Our understanding will grow deeper as we study the Bible more.
We do not need a group of Bible experts or holy leaders to explain the Bible to us. As believers, all of us can understand the Bible for ourselves. So, we are encouraged by the Bible to study the Bible for. On Exodus “The midwives, fearing God, did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live,” Prager writes: “Fear of God is a liberating emotion, freeing one from a disabling fear of evil, powerful people.
This needs to be emphasized because many people see fear of. Do the research, and if your reading the NIV bible, go to Matthew go on ill wait o thats right, its not there. This verse is Jesus’ s words, and it was omitted.
Im not condemning the author of this article because there are some good points, I just wanted to take this opportunity to supply that extra knowledge, read the KJV, the. The gospel has to be the goal. The Apostle Paul appears to place severe limits on the message Christians are to preach: “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (1 Corinthians ).
It may have seemed that Paul was prohibiting any message outside of those about Jesus’ death, but if we read on, we can see that that’s not the case. All law has its purpose but only through Christ are we saved.
(This book does not, however, do away with the law.) 5. EPHESIANS The Church of God, with Gentiles and Israelites alike, is one church through Jesus Christ, having access to the promises of eternal life. The bible is not the book referred to as previous. The torah and injeel is not the bible, though the bible contains a little review of them.
The little review as it is in the bible can still be referred to, provided it is authentic from the several unsuitable parts. Assemble the people, pdf, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that pdf may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law, and that their children, who have not known it, may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as you live in the land that you are going over the.
In “Archaeology Confirms 50 Real People in the Bible” in the March/April issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Download pdf University scholar Lawrence Mykytiuk lists 50 figures from the Hebrew Bible who have been confirmed follow-up article, “Archaeology Confirms 3 More Bible People,” published in the May/June issue of BAR, adds another three people to the .1) The Bible is a fully human book that is also divine.
It ebook rather obvious that the Bible is ebook book. Sometimes, however, we forget this in actual practice.
Scripture comes from God, not from human beings (2 Pet. ); it is inspired by the Holy Spirit—"God-breathed" (2 Tim. ). In that sense, it is unlike any other book.


1. Many people like to eat this meat on Easter
6. These colorful candies are sweet and chewy.
8. This animal brings candy and treats to children.
9. Children may find toys and treats in this.
10. This holiday is two days before Easter.
11. Easter signals the end of this religious period.
2. If Easter does not occur in March, it will
fall in this month.
3. Many children receive a ____ in their Easter basket. Itís best
to play with this on a windy day.
4. Easter celebrates the death and rising of this person.
5. Some girls like to wear this on Easter Day.
7. People often dye Easter _____ many pretty colors.
11. This flower represents Easter.


Praise the Lord, and greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! To all the believers in Christ Jesus, God has blessed us to witness a new year, and we must be thankful for this. Right now is an exciting time for all Kingdom believers to walk in the Kingdom order that God has given to the church. Rules often change, but order NEVER changes, because His word is forever settled in Heaven.
As a leader and pastor, I am certain that God has given the church a set order to carry out in these final hours to manifest the Glory of God in the Earth. One of the most important things on today’s agenda is getting the people of God to seek His face, instead of always seeking His hand. When you seek His face, He will give you His hand, for the Bible says “but seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you,” Matthew 6:33.
In these final hours, the enemy has shown himself to be wise, but as the people of God, we must be wiser. Your adversary is the Devil, and he is as a roaring lion walking about to seek whom he may devour. It is so important for leaders today to have the revelation and knowledge of God to always abound in Christ Jesus, and to possess a God-plan with a spiritual strategy to combat the enemy.
With much prayer, praise, worship and living a holy lifestyle, we will be able to walk in the revelation and knowledge of God, but that will only happen when we get back to the set order of God.
Yours in the Master’s Service,
Bishop Eddie Watson,


Our dear mother Dorothy Jean Harber sadly passed away on Thursday June 9, 2022, at the age of eighty-seven. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother who was always there when we needed her with words of wisdom and support. She was born to the late Ezra and Ida B. Hampton on January 10, 1935, in Blytheville, Arkansas. Dorothy graduated from Stanton High School in 1951 and remained an active member of the alumni association, the Harrisonites.
Dorothy gave her life to Christ at an early age and joined the Hartford Memorial Baptist Church where she maintained her membership for over sixty-five years. Dorothy was a homemaker who enjoyed planting beautiful flowers, fishing on Lake Erie, reading books, and listening to music.
She was married to the Late Eddie Lee Harber, and they lived together in Detroit for almost thirty years.
Dorothy Jean Harber is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her oldest sister Ida Mae Johnson, four brothers Ezra, Leotha, Henry, and Noah Hampton. Dorothy is survived by her youngest sister Charlene Weekfall, three children Patricia Murria, Doris Harber-Hollins, and Eddie Lee Harber Jr. four grandchildren, Michelle Murria-Bradfield, Orlando Kincheloe. Regis Murria, and David Hollins survive her; nine great-grandchildren. a great-great-grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and loved ones.


Meet Pastor Michael Wolff
The Rev. Michael D. Wolff was installed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elwood on July 14, 2013. Pastor Wolff was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1978 and worked for K-Mart for five years. In 1985, he entered Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. In 1989, he graduated from Concordia and was ordained and installed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Kinsley, Kansas. He served Our Redeemer and Peace Lutheran Church in Greensburg, Kansas until 1996. He served Calvary Lutheran Church in Wellington from 1997 until 2013. He is a member of the Elwood Lions club.
Pastor Wolff and his wife Jennifer have three children: Sarah, Hannah, and Noah.


Today's article on the Domestic Kingdom blog begins to tackle the issue of being a bored and unproductive mother. I have recently come across this blog after meeting Gloria Furman at The Gospel Coalition's 2012 Women's Conference, and I highly recommend the site as a place to find tips and encouragement.
Today's post gave me much to consider. I understand where Chasity is coming from, because not long ago, I was in the same spot... sitting home with tiny children, wondering what to do next. Today, I cherish my time at home. I am certain that partially, at least, I cherish my time at home because there is never enough of it. Nevertheless, here's my response:
1) Allowing our children to work side-by-side with us through the day
teaches them not only practical life-skills (washing dishes, making
beds, doing laundry, preparing meals), but it also teaches them a
Christlike life of service to others.
2) Opening our homes to show hospitality to others teaches our
children that home is a safe, loving, warm place to be and to rest in
the fellowship of Christ. So, invite others to your home as a way of
sharing the blessings in your life with them and in order to bless them
with friendship as well.
3) While schooling and formally educating our children is important,
little ones learn best through playing and doing. Don’t feel obligated
to do arts and crafts with them everyday, as this is not necessarily a
natural part of living for most people. However, crafting a meal,
reading, counting and measuring ingredients, etc.– these are simple
examples of necessary lessons for little ones.
4) Finally, being away from home should be seen as a way to contrast
the sanctuary that home should provide. Out in the world, there is hurry
and there is often too much noise to hear the Lord’s whisper in our
hearts. At home, we slow down, we rest, we read, we spend time together,
we serve one another, we pray and we worship. Of course, we do other things as well, but these are the marked differences between home and away.
5) Sometimes, home is not the sanctuary we would love it to be at all
times. However, when we keep our focus on Christ and have the goal to
keep a Christ-centered home, He will always bring us back to Himself.
The restless moments will come to a halt, and the noise will subside. At
these times, we must keep in mind that were it not for the valleys, we
would never see the mountains. Without sin, we would never see the
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Some would say this has become a pervasive epidemic in our culture. Others would say it's no big deal. With God's standard being the standard we should all try to achieve, clearly, we must do more to counter-act the common acceptance of a practice that murders true intimacy and destroys marriages. Dave Dunham makes this notion clear in his article, "Pornopoly."
Posted by MomOnAMission at 8:31 AM
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
In college, I majored in Literature. My intent was to make a career out of reading and someday writing best-selling fiction. The day God gave me sight to see through the saving power of Jesus Christ, I stopped reading fiction. This book and the so-called success of its sale is a blatant illustration as to why I changed so drastically in this regard. I will be sharing this link with others, because many people seem clueless when I tell them vehemently that I no longer read fiction.Why I'm Not Shocked by Fifty Shades of Grey
Posted by MomOnAMission at 7:19 AM
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Wings of Doves
Innocent dream of spending forever together.
Purity of one mind, one body, one spirit.
Remembrance of a picture-perfect summer wedding day.
A child’s first breath of life.
Tastes like butter-cream coated cake tiers, encircled by roses, embraced in passion.
Smells like something new, something borrowed.
Sounds like bleating wings of doves.
Feels like together forever and ever, Amen.
Like shining glory, Angels’ shielded eyes, blinded by its brightness.
Like shining glory, Angels’ shielded eyes, blinded by its brightness.
Makes me love until there is no more love to give, stand true and fall to my knees.
Posted by MomOnAMission at 7:19 PM
Monday, June 25, 2012
What is Titus 2 Missions?Titus 2: 3-5 provides the Biblical mandate that "older women" train and instruct the "younger women" to be the women who God intends them to become. Indeed, God's Word has much to say about what God desires women to be, how we should live, how we should act, how we should treat others, and how we are to live out His commands. This blog, Titus 2 Missions, is my effort to be and become the Titus 2 woman that I am commanded to be. This blog is the culmination of many nights of ceaseless prayer. I have begged and cried out, searched and wondered, "Lord, what will you USE me for? Lord, please show me what it is that YOU want me to do!" He has been working this plan out in His way probably since eternity past and knows the end of the plan into eternity future. However, I have been feeling His tug at my heart since 2007.
Having just returned home from the The Gospel Coalition's 2012 Women's Conference in Orlando, Florida, I am absolutely thrilled to share what the Lord has been doing in my life. Today's post is simply intended to be the overview, and I will add more updates along the way. Although I have dabbled in blogging in the past, today's blog represents my renewed effort to get serious about expressing the gracious work God is doing in my life. Before I can get to work, I must introduce the entire situation. I want you to understand exactly where I am coming from.
My husband and I have three children together, and we have been married for ten years. He works in the financial industry, and I am employed as an English teacher in a public high school and as an adjunct instructor of English at a local community college (I teach online college classes and face-to-face high school classes). In the largest part of my heart and soul, I have long desired to be a stay at home wife and a homeschooling mother. In fact, shortly after I placed my faith in the Lord, I grew an enormous faith that He would make those dreams into a reality at some point in time. I was pregnant with my now 4-year-old when I began praying that He would make the homeschool, stay-at-home-wife dream into a reality. I have spent endless days and nights crying in disappointment that my plan has obviously NOT been the Lord's plan for my life so far.
Sorrowfully, I can now admit that I have lived day-to-day believing that God has been silent in answering my prayers. In fact, there have been days, the worst and most upsetting days, when I have actually felt condemned and abandoned by my Lord. I have struggled to keep my faith, but HE has continually brought me back to HIS promise that HE will never leave me nor forsake me. HE has continually reminded me that there are no heights of mountains nor depths of the sea, nothing, that could separate me from HIS love. And though HE has written HIS words upon my heart, I have truly struggled many days to see and truly believe and to love Him with all my heart, all my soul and all my might.
What I see now, ever so clearly, is that all this time that I have been waiting, I was simply NOT seeing that God has already answered my deepest prayers. I see now, in fact, that He has not only answered my prayers, but He has answered in a MUCH BIGGER way than I ever could have expected. Not only has God protected my children, blessed my home, delivered me from the evil of the world, but He has also provided me with a Mission Field. When I asked that He allow me to stay home in order to spend more time doing His work with the church or to become involved in local missions, He went BIGGER and brought me all the way into the Mission Field.
My Mission Field includes anyone reading this blog, any woman I have spent time with, invited into my home, planned playdates with, or any one who has ever been my student online, in the classroom, or even here on this blog today. The Lord has gifted me as a teacher, and He has given me a teachable spirit. I am just as interested in learning as the Titus 2 "young woman" as I am in instructing as the Titus 2 "older woman."
I would like to encourage you to ask questions, provide insight, and simply to comment on my posts. If you are an "older woman," please do not hold back your wisdom. You have valuable wisdom that the rest of us need to hear. If you are an "younger woman," please ask questions; let me know where your struggles are. Not only will you be encouraging me to remain faithful to this mission field, but you will also help our sisters in Christ to know they are not alone, since most of us share the same struggles and are frequently too ashamed to ask for help.
As a final thought, please note that I have used the terms "older woman" and "younger woman" with quotations around them to indicate that these terms are in relation to spiritual maturity and not necessarily chronological age, as Susan Hunt pointed out at the conference this past weekend.
"But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?"-- Romans 10:14, NLT


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In a nutshell, Discipleship Walk is a 3-day weekend experience designed to draw individuals into a deeper more intimate relationship with the Lord. The Discipleship Walk strives to provide a setting where individuals can literally unplug from their daily lives, remove the distractions of home and work in order to focus on their relationship with the Lord. The environment created on each weekend allows participants to experience God’s love in tangible ways. During the three days, individuals deepen their discipleship skills and are better equipped to live as modern day disciples of Jesus. Participants then go back to where they came from with the desire, knowledge and tools necessary to make a difference in their world.


Church Renewal Ministry
Living out the truth of why the church
by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves,
the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast. For
His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which
that we should walk in them..."
is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called
in one hope
calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God
and Father of all
who is over
all and through all and in all. But to each one of us grace is
the measure of Christ's gift..."
He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets,
and some as
and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for
to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to
faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man,
measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ."
taught us that the church will be built upon a rock... one cornerstone
foundational to our faith
declared by the Apostle Peter for all mankind, "You
Christ, the Son of the living God."
Our communities of faith, all people who have been or will become the living
body of Christ Jesus, have struggled to understand the full impact of what it means to have Jesus as
the head and final
authority over the church. Today, the church remains divided over issues of traditional
doctrine, which have caused many believers to cease responding individually, or
accomplish the good works which Jesus has called every believer to as their reason for becoming Christian.
the truth of Directive One, we want to bring Biblical
counsel and training to
communities of faith
and individuals inside these communities,
who are still unaware of the
truths quoted from Ephesians 2 & 4 above.
To accomplish this we offer pastoral ministries
Pastors and Consultants for
clergy counseling & mentoring, leadership
preparation for each person to
know what part they play in the
A detailed description of this ministry is given
in our document, A Renewal Ministry Overview, and
listed below. In
this path of ministry, we come alongside
the church for a limited
to provide clear assistance in discovering
power and reforming
nature of the
Spirit, for making
known to all how to become "Christians
According to Jesus"
for bringing new life to dead traditions.
realistic assessment of the church.
2 & 3;
1Peter 4:17 - 5:9
through conflict resolution and reconciliation.
Matthew 5:9, 23 - 24.
of a Biblical systems approach to discipline and accountability
for the entire body's edification and participation.
Matthew 18:15 - 17.
- Leadership training for becoming the priesthood of all believers.
2:9 - 10.
and restoration for dying or unhealthy churches.
planning for practical ministry.
Luke 12:22 - 34, 14:12 - 14.
the congregation outside their current comfort zone in the church.
7:21 - 27, 16: 24 - 26; Mark 8: 34 - 38, 10: 28 - 31, 42 - 45;
spiritual change to complete renewal.
Colossians 2: 8-10, 3: 10-11
traditional practices for Biblical infusion of life.
Ephesians 4; 2Corinthians 13: 5 - 10;
in in all areas as a cohesive Deliverance Ministry for
entering the community of faith.
Mark 6: 7 - 13; 1Corinthians 12: 4 - 11, 27 - 31.
Response Training for Local & National Disasters.
for Lay-Counseling teams in why and how the Holy Spirit gives
of Spiritual Gifts for entering
into the areas
of spiritual warfare &
healing inside and
church as needed.
1Corinthians 12:4-31, 13: 1 - 13.
Renewal Ministry for a more complete overview.


Christmas is in the air. Discover what's on in Madrid during this month!
Here we are for another Christmas in our beautiful city that becomes colorful, bright, cold and busy. And more fascinating than ever.
Which look has Madrid these days? The lighting of the streets is incredible and invites for a stroll in a dreamy atmosphere.
Many activities are planned and on the top the show of lights and fireworks: Dec. 18th in amazing Cibeles Square, try not to miss it, because is magic.
Typical Christmas markets are located in many squares, and they call the attention of adults and children, because a tour of the Christmas stalls is always a pleasure for everybody. It's the occasion to buy presents, eat traditional cakes and feel part of the Christmas spirit.
Here you'll find a list of the main ones.
Plaza Mayor: 1 to 31 December 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. Traditional Christmas market
Plaza de Santa Cruz: 1 to 31 December 10:00 to 23:00 Traditional Christmas market
Plaza de Santo Domingo: 25 Nov-8 Jan 10:00 to 22:00 Christmas Craft Fair
Plaza de España: 15 December-5 January 10:00 to 22:00 Crafts Fair
Soledad Torres Acosta Plaza: 15 November-15 January 10:00 to 10:00 p.m. Christmas Fair – Ice rink
Plaza de Callao: 18 November-9 January 10:00 to 22:00 Christmas stalls – Ice rink
In Spain Christmas celebration goes on until the last and most special event: Three King arrival. In Madrid you can see the traditional and picturesque Epiphany Ride celebrated on the night of January 5th to round off the Christmas season.


theology + institutions
For the last three decades, STW has been exploring the intersection of faith and organizational life, an effort that has come to be known as the theology of institutions project. This effort has produced a growing body of writing with contributions both from within and outside of STW.
Greenleaf's Call for a Theology of Institutions
Recently discovered footage of an interview with Robert Greenleaf in which he calls for a theology of institutions.
The following essays and papers on a theology of institutions are available to be downloaded as pdf documents.
Ministry To and Through Institutions: Equipping Loving Critics
This essay introduces the role of "loving critics" as essential to the work of offering organizations both support and accountability. Originally published in the mid-1980s in Centering, the piece sounds notes that later emerge as central to thinking about a theology of institutions.
Richard Broholm Toward a Theology of Institutions
This essay, published by the Greenleaf Center as part of its Voices for Servant-Leadership series, explores Robert Greenleaf’s call for a theology of institutions, and his conviction about the important role that religious congregations and seminaries might play in holding organizations and those who lead them in trust around their exercise of power. David Specht with Dick BroholmThinkpiece #1: Questions and Issues Surrounding A Theology of Institutions
Dick BroholmThinkpiece #2: Assumptions Underlying the Work on A Theology of Institutions
Dick Broholm and David SpechtHaunted by the Holy: Reflecting Theologically on Organizational Life
The first in a series of theological reflections on organizational life, shaped by conversations with organizational leaders. Mick ComstockSpeaking of God: Functional Theism in Organizational Life
The second in a series of theological reflections on the organizational life. Mick ComstockSpeaking of God Loving
The third in a series of theological reflection on organizational life. This installment invites the reader to explore the theological meanings that might be contained in the provocative assertion that God loves organizations. Mick Comstock
Truing Our Lives: Exploring the Intersection of Organizational Stories and Bible Stories
The fourth in a series of theological reflections on organizational life, this one exploring of permitting organizational stories and biblical stories to read one another. Mick Comstock and David SpechtTheology of Institutions Seminar: June, 2009 eBook
In the Spring of 2009, Seeing Things Whole, The John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought and the Center for Faith and Learning at Augsburg College called for academics in the fields of philosophy, theology and management to participate in a seminar with the goal of developing a growing body of thought and writing on the topic of a theology of institutions. These papers they presented offer a basis for reflecting from the perspective of religious faith and spiritual tradition on the nature and purpose of institutions and offer perspective for those who would serve as regenerative agents operating both within and outside of organizations.
The resulting original papers have been gathered along with their responses into an easy-to-navigate eBook.
Seeing Things Whole: A Sermon on Work and Love
This sermon was delivered by Seeing Things Whole Board member Tom Henry. In it, Tom explores the relationship between STW, the Church and the work and life of his company, Landry's Bicycles.
Trustees of the Universe
In this essay STW founder Dick Broholm reflects on Jitsuo Morikawa's prophetically inclusive vision of ministry and its shaping influence on our understanding of the relationship of faith to daily life and work and particularly on our theological understanding of institutions.
This piece by STW Board member Robert Wahlstedt explores the Cardinal Virtues as a framework for thinking about a particular kind of competency in organizational life.


Having grown up as a Protestant — first in the Lutheran tradition, then having my “born again” experience as a Baptist — I was largely ignorant of Eastern Orthodoxy all my life. As an apologist, former pastor, and theology nerd, I’m no stranger to the common Protestant cliché of “just wanting to do things like they did in the book of Acts.”
I challenged myself to do just that, so I went back to the beginning. Having already read through the entire Bible, I started reading the Church Fathers. I absolutely fell in love with the wealth of knowledge that’s been there for nearly 2000 years. I was also challenged quite a bit. My initial investigation convinced me that many of the beliefs I long held dear would have been entirely foreign to the Early Church, and if I was going to “go back” to the way they did things, I had to change a few things.
When I started this site, I was an aspiring catechumen. Today, I am an Orthodox Christian. I was received into the Holy Orthodox Church on October 7th (September 24th) on the feast day of St. Peter the Aleut, who intercedes on my behalf as my patron saint.
When one converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism, they’re often said to have “crossed the Tiber”. Much in the same way, though much less common, is the expression that one has “crossed the Bosphorus” as they convert to Eastern Orthodoxy. While I am now a member of the Orthodox Church, I know it will take me a lifetime, an eternity even, to grow into this faith and to grow in Christ. As such, no matter how deep I may wade into the waters, I will likely always feel like I have just begun to cross the Bosphorus, with merely a single toe touching the surface of the deep pool that is the Mystery of the Christian faith.


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Welcome to B Sharp Outreach Ministries of New Orleans, LA.
Our Mission is to provide a new pathway of hope towards those in need. We seek to do what we can each day to make LIFE better for eveyone we can. If you need our assistance or wish to help us by volunteering your time, then please contact us by email or phone or fill out the form below. Thank you and God Bless.
Founder of B Sharp Outreach Ministries of New Orleans


- Daughters of the Holy Spirit Administrative Offices
- P.O Box 419, 508B Pomfret Street – Putnam – Connecticut 06260 – USA
- Email address: email@example.com
- Tel. # 1-860-928-0891
Our United States Province is composed of 45 sœurs, living in 9 communities the largest of which is our health care community located at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT.
Our Province is also blessed with approximately 91 Associates on both the East and West coasts and 10 Consecrated Seculars. (au 31 décembre 2022)
We are united in a desire to keep our vision broad and our energies focused on our mission: “to witness God’s tender love for all, especially the least favored, that all may have life to the full”.
At this time in our history our primary way of living our mission is that of “prayer and presence” as we live among the people as our first sisters did. This offers opportunities for involvement in pastoral outreach in a variety of ways. Also, some of us have been called to Province administration. We are also called to more collaboration with others (Congregations, local groups, etc.).
Several years ago we adopted a corporate stance policy which involves education, dialogue, discernment and polling of the province on publicly debated issues that are in line with our charism and current focus. This policy allows our province leadership to take a public stand in the name of the province on major justice issues. To date we have taken corporate stances against the death penalty, human trafficking, torture and in favor of closing the School of the Americas, more recently, our corporate stances include comprehensive immigration reform and supporting climate change efforts.
The Justice Non-violence and Relationship with Creation Committees are venues for keeping our province membership active and involved at various levels of participation and collaboration with others who are working for peace, justice, non-violence and in defense of Earth.
We have turned to technology and rely more and more on email, Zoom, text-messaging, etc. to facilitate communication with our communities and other members of our Spiritual Family throughout the USA and beyond our borders. Our Website and Facebook page are living examples of our ongoing effort to keep the world up to date on our Province activities.
The province also continues its concerted effort toward greater international solidarity and exchange by trying to become better acquainted with members of the DHS Family in the various units.
Since its inception, our Province has indeed been blessed by the Spirit of Creativity and we continue today to strive to be imbued by the living Spirit of Pentecost upon whom we rely to help us face new challenges and benefit from the opportunities of the future as we continue to respond to the needs of the underserved, to people of all cultures and faiths and to Earth herself.


What’s up guys, it’s Paige Starks the Enlightener here!
I pray that you have an AWESOME day! God has given us yet another chance to breathe. That’s joy by itself alone. Right? When you really think about it, God has blessed our lives in tremendous ways! Out of many of our adversities, God still places a hedge of protection around us all.
Keeping it #1000..
As we spend time with our families today, let us also be mindful of Jesus as well. Okay? Now go enjoy yourselves, and remember to put a SMILE on your faces! There are many people in the world, who would love being with their families, but can’t due to certain circumstances. So just be mindful.
With that being said, I’ll be traveling to DeKalb, IL to be with my family. I’m thrilled to see everyone, because we don’t see each other on a daily basis. I plan on taking LOADS of pictures today, and I will place them on my page for YOU to VIEW, if you find yourself surfing the net. Feel free to place a picture of you, and your family in the COMMENTS section of this blog!
That’s if you’d like too..
Know that I love you, and pray for nothing but the BEST! Understand that you’re more than conquerors, and that your (P)ersistently (M)ade (B)ehavior is representation of your self-image!
Have a Blessed Resurrection Sunday from Paige Starks The Enlightener 💫


Infant Jesus Parish St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent de Paul Society is a National Organization whose mission is to serve the poor. Infant Jesus Parish has a local conference that focuses on serving those in our community in need. We have several annual projects such as clothing drives, food basket drives, diaper drives, blanket/sheets drives and our Christmas Giving Tree. We also run a food pantry that assists families by providing groceries on a weekly basis. We assist our clients not only by providing food, but we assist with utilities, rent, mortgage, clothing and above all we provide prayer.
334 Beech Avenue
Woodbury Heights , 08097
856-848-0047 x 112


Christian history has grown increasingly divided and conflicted, flesh-hating, body-despising, woman-fearing, sexually neurotic, and earth ravaging – the litany of consequences of our failure to truly eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Humanity is too long and too tragic to bear at times.
[We have attempted to solve the mysteries of Christ] as a rational problem. And the effect of all this left-brained rationalising is to sever the Eucharist from its roots, from the ground in which it is nourished, to drive it higher and higher into a latter-day scholastic cloud. And that is where Eucharist, and for that matter the whole of the Christian gospel, has gotten lost – a critical factor in the widespread disillusion with institution-based faith. Like the disciples in Luke’s picturesque account of the Ascension, we are gazing upward, into the skies, looking in the wrong place. “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?”
I too have assumed that Spirit comes down into matter, after the fashion of the metaphor of the annunciation to Mary, to name just one of many such images. And if Spirit comes down, much as a person of high social status might condescend to visit underlings, it was inevitable that I would assume that the goal of religious life is elevation, ascent, an upwards movement, a rising higher and higher. And many scriptural texts seem to support this strictly one-way traffic in religious intercourse between the human and the Divine. Indeed, even John’s text paradoxically contains this strange little aside which has probably inspired much Christian flesh-hating: “It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless.”
Likewise, many of the church’s prayers, doctrines, rituals, and pious writings lend support to this rocket-ship spiritualising. And the inflating effect of all this is actually devastating, so I have finally recognised. And how I wish that I could undo some of the worst of its consequences in my own life! In fact, flesh is the vital element! Not up-high-in-the-clouds Spirit, but down on the ground flesh! Now I see that at precisely those moments when I have been ‘spiritual’, up high, flesh has invaded. For this is the necessary compensation for an inflated, one-sided, excessively spiritual religion. When our feet are off the ground it is flesh which will save us from ourselves, flesh which will make us whole and complete. This must be why Jesus says that unless we eat his flesh and drink his blood we have no life in us.
And that is precisely the gift and the mystery and the scandal of the Eucharistic sacrifice. We are offered salvation from our one-sidedness, by the eruption of flesh. And not merely the flesh of a 2000 year old historical legend, somehow preserved through memorialising and high piety. The communion Jesus undergoes with himself, eating his own flesh and blood at the last supper, as Saint John Chrysostom observed in the fourth century, is the communion which all humans are invited to undergo. Those who eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Humanity, which is all humanity, will indeed have eternal life 5 – because one-sided and excessive spirit is made whole through the medium of humbling and grounding flesh. In the Eucharist what each of us must eat is not a 2000 year old memorial – as the Book of Common Prayer tragically enshrines – but that part of our own despised fleshiness which we have excluded and rejected.
Extract from “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?“, Fr. David Moore, St Lukes in the City, 23 Aug 2009