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Read Mark 4:1 through 5:43
When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed” (Mark 5:27–28).
A woman, afflicted for twelve years with a terrible illness, had tried every human means possible to get relief but found none. She spent all her money on physicians to no avail. Then she heard about Jesus and approached Him in the crowd. Her faith in Jesus’ power to heal was so great that she knew just touching His clothes would be enough. In the midst of the crowd, the woman touched Jesus’ robe and immediately her torment ceased.
What an amazing example of faith! This woman not only believed in Jesus’ power to heal but expected Him to respond to her need. When she boldly reached out to Jesus, her life was changed.
Believing is just the starting point of a prayer life. You also need to expect that God will do what He can do. When we reach out to Him, He will always respond to your faith.
Thought for Today: Reach out to Jesus with an expectant heart.
Quicklook: Mark 5:25–34
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AG.org News & Information
Coins for Kids Giving Sees Results in Alaska
In 2012, the national Girls Ministries Coins for Kids missions giving program raised money for missionaries in Western Alaska to build a permanent building for holding their annual camp for Yupik Eskimo children. This summer, that dream came to pass — but it wasn't easy!
Sunday School Exceeds Expectations
A magazine article seemed to predict the end of Sunday School, but the tables turned as the magazine has since disappeared and Sunday School is still thriving. In the Assemblies of God today, there are 11,283 Sunday Schools within the U.S. Fellowship.
This Week in AG History -- October 20, 1957
Thomas Ball Barratt was originally a Methodist minister who would encounter the Holy Spirit and go on to become the most prominent Pentecostal pioneer in Norway. Read the account of his life as well as articles by A. M. Alber, James A. Stewart, and many others in this historic edition of the Pentecostal Evangel.
EF2 Tornado Damages AG Church, TV Towers and Station; AG Responding to Community Needs
An EF2 tornado does millions of dollars of damage to The Assembly, its housing for students, and its television station towers and broadcast building.
Speed the Light Partners with Influence Music to Raise Funds for Missionaries
From October 19 through December 31, 2014, all the proceeds from the three latest Influence Music albums will go to Speed the Light.


Lourdes Grotto (Baguio City)
The Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto (or simply the Grotto or Lourdes Grotto), a Catholic shrine and place of prayer and meditation, is one of the most popular attractions in Baguio City. Located on Mirador (meaning prospect point Hill, in the western part of the city, this very familiar and much photographed spot is particularly crowded on Sundays and during Holy Week, when pilgrims and devotees come to seek the blessing of the Virgin Mary.
Visitors to this popular tourist destination have increased in numbers over the years. On Good Friday, it is estimated that about 10,000 people visit the grotto. To reach the shrine, visitors must climb 252 steps or drive a light vehicle up a winding and steep paved road. When you reach the top of the stairs, it is traditional to light a candle.
The century-old Lourdes Grotto, an integral adjunct of the Mirador Jesuit Villa, was constructed in 1913 at the initiative of Fr. Jose Algue, S.J., the director of the Manila Observatory. It was made of the same limestone, probably gathered on Mirador Hill, and was built, in slow stages, by Jesuit scholastics (seminarians), brothers and fathers, usually during the summer when Jesuits on vacation would augment the community's population.
Within the shrine is the Kapilya nina Hesus at Maria (Chapel of Jesus and Mary). Commonly known as the Lourdes Grotto Chapel, inside is an image of the Divine Mercy on the left and Our Lady of Lourdes on the right.
Interior of Kapilya Nina Hesus at Maria. On the left is the statue of the Divine Mercy while on the right is the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes
Also within the grounds is The Shrine of The Risen Lord, a big statue of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms. Made on the spot by skilled sculptors from Black Nazarene Enterprises (the sculpture atelier of Bernie Caber), it was dedicated on February 11, 2008, the 150th anniversary of the appearance of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes to St. Bernadette Soubirous.
Dominican Hill Rd., Mirador Hill, Baguio City, 2600 Benguet. Open daily, 6 AM -7:30 PM.


Easter will soon be here, what are we doing to welcome him? We decorate our house with pretty flowers, cute little rabbits and, of course, without forgetting: Easter eggs!
We already have several ideas on how to decorate your spring table. Today we are interested in new inspiring ideas for the Easter table decoration ! Discover this great record of more than 50 examples and inspire yourself for the interior and exterior decoration of your home.
Original Easter table decoration with carrot and candy tablecloth
As soon as Easter comes, we almost always decorate our interiors with eggs and rabbits. Have you ever wondered where this tradition comes from? Is it because rabbits are cute and eggs are delicious? Well done, but the answer is to look elsewhere. At its origin, the Easter Bunny is an imaginary creature. A German legend tells that a woman, being poor, could not offer sweets to her children. For this reason, she decides to improvise and decorate the chicken eggs and hide them in the garden to surprise her children. When the children went to the eggshell, they saw a rabbit and thought it was he who had laid the eggs. The rabbit is also associated with fertility because it is one of the animals that breed very fast.
Modern Easter table decoration
For its part, the egg symbolizes the renewal of nature and germination. Coming from Christian culture, the egg is always specially decorated for Easter. Traditionally, it was a colored hard boiled chicken egg, as is still the case in Orthodox countries. Today, in many countries, it is often a chocolate egg. In France, as in Belgium, it is a traditional gift that is offered on the morning of Easter Sunday. In Switzerland, in certain regions in Germany, England and the United States, the symbol of Easter is a hare. It is he who assumes the mission of Easter eggs.


Published: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2010 Description: 236 p. ; 23 cm ISBN/ISSN: 9780310327547 (hbk.), 0310327547 (hbk.), Language: English
"A worthy book."
Includes a study guide
Who is the Holy Spirit? -- Why do I need the Spirit? -- What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? -- How do I know I'm led by the Spirit? -- How does the Spirit free me from sin? -- Can I be prompted by the Spirit today? -- Does the Spirit heal today? -- How can I experience the power of the Spirit?


November 17, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Second Church Chorale and Orchestra with conductor Andrew Peters present a program celebrating the 175th anniversary of Second Presbyterian Church. The performance features Mozart’s “Solemn Vespers” for soloists, choir, and orchestra. The program also includes orchestral pieces by Elgar, Mendelssohn, and others.
Second Presyterian Church
4501 Westminster Pl. St. Louis, MO , St. Louis, MO 63108
Directions to this address


Do you want to experience heaps of peace and miracles in your tough times?
Do you want God’s powerful help in your times of difficulty?
If you found “Tough Times and Peace” because you are struggling—I’m so sorry, but I’m glad you’re here. Not because I have all the answers, but because God does. And because He has taken me through painful times so that I might learn from Him, and be a blessing to you.
These truly are tough times. I know that God saves and that God brings super-size servings of peace. But God also requires that we participate alongside of Him as He brings healing to us. As we wrestle our issues out with God—as we face our stuff in light of God’s promises—we discover that He heals and saves, and that His plans and purposes, for us, are good. Very, very good. Very good – in strangely beautiful ways, of blessing and promises.
God’s help and peace is available to each of us in practical ways, but we must listen for His voice and seek Him.
May God bless you in your efforts to lean on Him for His help. May God bless you with peace as you turn to Him to answer your questions and as you turn to Him to bring relief to you in your tough times.
As God’s Word says:
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
–2 Peter 1:2 NIV


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If I can be honest I doubt quite often. Especially when it comes to finances! That’s always been a struggle for me! Isn’t it funny though how we can know God is leading us somewhere yet doubt he’ll provide as He leads us to where He wants us to be? Not to mention the millions of times we’ve doubted in the past yet we’re still here standing somehow by the grace of God! I pray today that God will is to be reminded that the very same God who provided before will provide again!


We lead praise songs during Sunday Morning Worship. Our goal is to glorify God through meaningful worship. We desire to “make a joyful noise before the Lord .”(Psalms 98:6) While we might not be record label material, we give our all with glad hearts in order to please Him.
Originally named Joyful Noise, our Praise Team was created in 2007. The members have changed throughout the years, but our heart for worship has always remained steadfast
Enjoy this audio sample of “Where I Belong” recorded during Morning Worship on July 1, 2012.


Being a wedding photographer has its many challenges, but it also has its many rewards and blessings. It’s always a unique experience with each couple. Not one love story is the same, but one thing I have observed in the weddings I have had the honor of capturing is seeing how God has taught each couple what it is like to know and experience His love for us through the love they have for one another. That love was incredibly apparent with Josh and Kimi.
Not only do Kimi and Josh have a stunning love for each other but they have been blessed with a community that loves, encourages, and supports them as well. It was so refreshing to hear the care in the words of those who loved them when talking about and celebrating their special day. That is another huge aspect of how a true Godly love can prosper. Through encouragement, wisdom, and support from those you love, and it was very evident in how much that love from their friends and family has helped their love for one another flourish and stay honorable to God.
Kimi and Josh have also been blessed with some incredibly adorable nieces and nephews and they were such troopers and models for all the photos!!
Kimi was also a complete natural in front of the camera and absolutely rocked it during her bridal portraits. Definitely some of my favorite shots of a bride that I have taken.
One of my favorite moments in the day when shooting a wedding is doing some of the bridal party individual shots. You get to see the true relationship between the bride/groom and those they picked specifically to be an active part of their day. I especially love when siblings are involved because it allows for some fun, raw, silly moments like these!
It was a special day that I am very humbled to have been able to capture and wish Josh and Kimi all the best, and a long, happy, Godly marriage!
It was beautiful to hear how they met through working at the same store and their love continued to grow through acts of service, guidance, and a decision to commit to one another through the highs of life and the trials they will face throughout the growth and progression of their relationship. They put God first above all else, even if it meant that they might not end up with one another if that was God’s will for them. When hearing their vows, and that being something Kimi had said, it really touched my heart and hit home for me in how we are called to love. To put the other person, what is best for them, and to have complete unconditional love and surrender to God’s will and the love He will put in our lives even if it means removing us from the one we love. THAT is love. To sacrifice your own desires and trust that God’s love will surpass all your flaws and weaknesses and make you stronger. Thankfully God is a good God and it was in His will for Kimi and Josh’s love story to continue on.
They had a beautiful ceremony that had many laughs and lots of love! One thing I especially appreciated was a moment when their officiant had them look out into the crowd and soak in the moment. If you have been to or are involved in the wedding business you know how fast pace and quickly the day can go, so it was nice to have a moment that was almost still in time to capture and realize the essence of what was going to happen.
Of course probably my favorite part of the wedding aside from hearing Josh and Kimi read their vows to one another is the photos we take after the ceremony. I love being able to have the couple for an hour alone just after they professed their love to everyone and made the commitment to each other and then get to capture that.


The chapel viewed from the south.
The present form of the building has
two separate chapels, the Notre Dame at the west (left) end and
the Jerusalem, at the east (right) end. The two doors seen above give access to each of the chapels.
The basic rectangular plan of the building has survived throughout its manifold incarnations, but the
present division into two separate chapels is modern, occurring during the "restorations" started in 1924.
Below the chapel floor, in the bulbous rotunda at the east is a ring-crypt and rectangular chamber intended
to be symbolic of the tomb of Christ. This featured was added by Dean Richard Mabon in the16th century
following his return from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.


We’ve all heard the phrase; “You’ve got to play the hand you are dealt.” Yet how often have we looked at our hand and just wanted to fold. Sometimes life deals us a rough hand, and at others if we are honest with ourselves are dealt with us as the dealer. As if we turn the cards face up and pick out the worst possible hand to play with and try to make success out of it.
I have to say that as of recent I’ve done just that. Dealt myself a really bad hand, playing the game with miserable results. Things got all out of sorts with each card I played. I’ve been out-of-town for the past week and been re-introduced to a better dealer. He is the player that made the game. The wonderful thing about Jesus is that He makes it to where I don’t have to play the negative cards that have been dealt to me, nor the negative cards I’ve dealt myself. He is able to quite simply deal me a new hand. And I’m grateful.
I don’t have to look at all the hands I’ve dealt that were losers in the past. Rather He beckons me to see things as He sees them, and play the new hand that He is dealing me. As it says in Lamentations 3:22-24 (MSG) “God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.”
When we figure out there is nothing we can do in and of ourselves, it gives God a great opening to do the miraculous on our behalf. Nothing is ever final. God gets the last word. God is Love, and His love conquers all. There are likely many changes that must be made, yet His Grace is sufficient to give us the power we need to face any challenge with our head held high as prisoners of hope to see what only He can do.
So if you wake up and find that you are playing with a bad hand. Simply ask God to deal you a new one from His deck. With His deck, we never lose.
Kameron Lombard © 2012


In 2001, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - the maximum Vatican authority after the Pope - issued a canonical law which forbids any video, audio or photo recording of the rite of exorcism that had just been updated. Any recording is prohibited: before, during and after the sacred ceremonial. This choice, by his words was taken to end the abuse of the media in such dramatic situations that involve desperate people that do not respond to their own actions during the exorcism. In addition, some pseudo-exorcist without any notification (Every exorcism has to be notified to the bishop) and without any competence in the field have caused irreparable damages to the victims by exposing their problem to the public.. By this law emulation and suggestion phenomena are avoided and privacy is guaranteed to the people involved. Furthermore, this rule restored sacredness to the rite of major exorcism. This rite is in fact only a public prayer of the Church that involves the whole authority of the Church that invokes the name of Jesus to set free one person, an object, a place or an animal from the power of the Evil.
In January 2013 he began to document the rite of the exorcism respecting this law issued in protection of the owners and their families; With the help of a disciple of Father Amorth (considered the most authoritative exorcist in the world until the day of his death on September 16th 2016, and founder of the international association of exorcists), I was guided through this thousand-year old practice being able to attend many exorcisms both as a spectator and as an active member of the prayer group supporting the priest.
I was welcomed by the Marian association A.M.A.R.L.I.S. founded by C.D.V. together with Father Gabriele Amorth (01.05.1925 - 16.09.2016) with the guidance of the exorcist Bishop Andrea Gemma (07.06.1931 - 02.09.2019)
This association deals with the support of the needy both physically and economically, helping on a spiritual level, dealing with the spread of the word of God and the messages of the Blessed Virgin Mary through catechesis. its members were very active also through a prayer group, in support of the exorcist priest during the liberation ceremony, the association is also keeper of some miraculous relics whose effects helped the faithful and the possessed.
The process of liberation through the rite of exorcism, the conversion and spiritual accompaniment can last years, during which the possessed can receive exorcisms even daily, depending on the severity of the situation. Father Amorth has been availing himself of the advice of doctors and psychologists to exclude any type of psychopathology that requires conventional treatment, psychotherapy rather than pharmacology.
Problems of a diabolical-preternatural order and problems of a clinical or psychic nature may occur at the same time, both must be treated with different skills and treatments, since one does not exclude the other. So the doctors deal with the body and the psyche and the exorcist takes care of the spiritual realities. Once the nature of the problem has been ascertained, the priest proceeds with the rite of exorcism.
At the end of his life, Father Amorth refers to having practiced over 100,000 exorcisms; During his activity in Rome and until the forces allowed him, he has been performing exorcisms from early morning until late night.
The Vatican registers about half a million people held by the Devil each year, 20% of which are adolescents.
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EXTRA BOLD | KINDNESS with Scripture
If you could send a card to that person who let you into their lane on that crowded interstate during rush hour, this would be that card. But since you can't, send it to someone else just as deserving. Be bold. Be extra bold.
Includes this Scripture:
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32
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- 5x7 flat, thick postcard-style card
- Includes envelope for mailing
- Beautiful saturated color. Back of card is blank with dotted lines to write your extra bold message telling someone how kind they are.
- Also great for framing, gifting or keeping for yourself (We won't tell.)


Dr. Chuck Herring
Collierville First Baptist Church, Collierville
After receiving his degree from Mississippi State, Chuck started coaching high school football. One summer, God called an audible and led him to preach.
Chuck and his wife Darlene prayed and felt that this was God’s will. He resigned his coaching position and moved the family to New Orleans where he received M.Div. and D.Min. degrees.
Chuck has pastored churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
When God brought Chuck’s family to Collierville, He directed him to provide spiritual leadership, to preach His Word, to minister to the hurting, and to challenge the Body to make a difference for His kingdom.
Contemporary Worship Pastor
Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova
Steve is a five-time Grammy award nominee with his band, Big Tent Revival, and has penned ten #1 radio singles including “Two Sets Of Joneses,” “Choose Life,” and “W.W.J.D.”.
In addition to Bellevue Baptist Church here in Memphis, Steve has served on the teams at Willow Creek in South Barrington, Illinois and Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California.
He is the founder of Living Room Study and Groundworks Ministries, discipleship ministries focusing on Biblical literacy. Having written a chapter-by-chapter devotonal of the entire Bible, Steve is also the content provider for “The Bible Challenge”, “The Hope Challenge” and the Pocket Testament League’s “21 Day Challenge”.
His article about “Building A Culture Of Worship” was recently published in “The Journal” of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary.
Steve resides in Memphis with his wife Misti and their wonderful children.


LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)-Crossroads Church says it will send monetary relief and a team to help with recovery efforts in Nashville after deadly tornadoes ripped through Tennessee, killing more than 20 people.
The church says it will send $50,000, part of which will go to Hope Force International in Franklin, Tennessee to evaluate the damage and craft a response plan.
Crossroads says it has partnered with Hope Force for about 15 years in responding to other disasters all over the world.
Crossroads says its Masters of Disaster volunteer team is trained to respond to these kinds of emergencies and will go to Tennessee to help rebuild, but the church isn’t sure yet what kind of work the team will be needed for.
Crossroads launched in Ohio in 1995, but has grown to many locations, including one in Lexington.
The church doesn’t have a physical building in Nashville, but says it does have connections to the Nashville area, including plans to host a conference there in the fall.


The Future Restoration of Israel: 12 Points In the Biblical Argument
From Robert D. Culver’s “Daniel and the Latter Days”, the following list of 12 related points: what the scriptures say regarding “the restoration of Israel to the land and the conversion of the nation, to be followed in the Millennium by the fulfillment of the Old Testament covenant promises distinctive to that nation.”
1. Numerous Old Testament predictions which treat of a repentance and restoration of Israel in eschatological times which is distinct and separate from that which followed the Babylonian captivity. Reference: Hosea 3:4-5; Ezekiel 37:11-28
2. The perpetuity of the nation of Israel, in spite of repeated apostasies and restorations after divine chastening. Reference: Lev. 26:44-45; Numbers 23:9; Jeremiah 30:10-11; Jeremiah 46:27-28; Amos 9:8-11
3. Isaiah 11:1-12:6 – an Old Testament prophecy which in unmistakable and utterly unambiguous language predicts a national restoration of Israel in yet future Messianic times.
Verses six to nine following describe conditions in that final kingdom of earth’s history, the Millennial kingdom. It is a time of universal peace and prosperity among all of God’s creatures. Verse 10 adds that the peoples of the earth shall seek Christ, in that day–something, by the way, which can never, and will never, take place during this present age.
4. The Scriptures speak of a restoration of Israel which will be absolute and permanent. Amos 9:14-15
5. Jesus predicted events in the future which presuppose the restoration of Israel to Canaan and the re-establishment of the ancient tribal organization of the nation. Reference Matt. 19:28 and Luke 22:28-29. Unless the nation of Israel is to be revived and restored, this prophecy has no meaning at all.
6. In his most important eschatological address, Jesus suggested that a period of Jewish rulership of their ancient city, Jerusalem, would follow on the conclusion of this age, which He called “the times of the Gentiles.” Luke 21:24
7. It was the plain belief of the apostles, even after the death and resurrection of Jesus, that the kingdom would be restored, as of old, to Israel. Acts 1:6
8. The Apostle Paul declared that a time is coming in which “all Israel shall be saved” and that in such a context that the national repentance and conversion of the nation, if not national restoration, is a necessary inference. Romans 11:25-26
9. The Scriptures describe a future time when a temple of God in the Jewish city of Jerusalem shall be appropriated by God as His own and be misappropriated by Antichrist. Revelation 11:1-2; 2 Thess. 2:3-4
10. The Revelation predicts a resumption of God’s dealing with Israel in the sealing of 144,000 Israelites, organized according to their tribal divisions. Revelation 7:1-8
11. The prophets speak as if the honor of Jehovah God is at stake in the restoration of Israel in a final and permanent way. Ezekiel 36:21-22
12. The Bible reveals that the very worthiness of God as the object of the faith of the patriarchs, requires that He yet restore Israel and fulfill the promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Romans 11:28; Lev. 26:40, 42-45; Jer. 33:25-26


In all honesty, us born again Christians go through a lot of confusing and challenging roller coasters in life after we give our life to Christ.
Learning to let go of our heart and the things we desire, yet trust in God and we get the things our heart desires. If it’s good for us. Because, not everything that our heart wants, is good for us.
How many times did you have to glue your heart back together after a breakup or a loss? I am so thankful to belong to Christ. Because with Him, I received a completely new heart.
I remember a few years ago, way before becoming a Christian. When someone expressed to be born again, I wondered, how can someone at 40 years at age, be born again?
How can someone, who had married, divorced and countless sex before and after marriage in their life, start over. As of nothing had ever happen? Physically impossible people. Impossible.
Though in all seriousness and no matter how ‘’weird’’ it sounded to me. The idea of a new start and the possibility of a destination of an everlasting life, even after I pass away, was way too good to ignore.
If ‘’ asking for forgiveness of my sins’’ is all I had to do in order to be part of a kingdom of love.
Comments like ‘’you’re nuts. I gladly ignored. Because, what IF, right? And why the heck not?? However, now it isn’t an IF to me anymore. It is an IS!
Plus my realization that God had always been on my side. All the stupid decisions I made as a kid or even young adult. And each time I had been driving too fast, lied, or been selfish. Some people call this luck. Well, I call it saved by God. He never gave up to chase me. Occasionally He popped in and out but I never really acknowledged Him. Doing my own thing, the best I could and exactly how I wanted. Pulling myself back up in my lowest moments and glowing in the moments of accomplishments. So I thought.
The question someone asked me later, was where my strength I have is coming from and what I have left from all those moments of glow of fame or recognition?
I could write a book about how I found my way to God and what happened afterwards. Fact is, I see God now as my Father. And no matter how much of a troublemaker I was. Here I am today, taking the chance to be a good daughter, every day over and over again. Because no child behaves perfectly but the perfect Father forgives and protects.
So, what will happen when we pass away? Now suddenly or caused by an accident or illness? Will our souls be stuck in our bodies until the end of the world?
When will that be?
What is the end of the world anyway?
What does our soul look like and will we be ghosts or wandering spirits?
The end of the world, is when Christ comes back and put end to all evil. In other words, that ending will be the beginning of forever of all things beautiful.
I believe in fallen angels. Not the movie kind of fallen angels. I am talking about what its said in the bible. Acts 19:14–17 tells of a man inhabited by a demon. The sons of Sceva tried to exorcise it, but the man attacked them. But those aren’t ghosts. The bible also never portrays souls as lingering after death. The immediate destination of heaven or hell rules out that idea. Meaning, once one passes away, the believer will be with the creator of the world, right away. The non believer will not.
Again, as most of us know, our body is simply a shell. If we accept Christ and believe, the Holy spirit is within us. In our souls. That is us. That is me. And when my time here on earth has come, I believe my soul goes straight home. Where God wants me to be. Where I like to belong.
Therefore, dying will become a different meaning to us Christians. Being born again is the beginning to live forever.
Letting God into your life, soul, heart or how ever you like to describe or define it. This is when you are spiritually ‘’born again’’, ”saved”.


Stuart Knox Gillis, seventh son and eleventh child of John and Christian McIntosh Gillis, was born at Knox Hill, Walton County, Florida on July 28, 1866. He, like his older brothers, attended school at the Old Knox Hill Academy.
As did many of his Gillis kin, Knox Gillis taught school in his younger days before becoming a prominent attorney in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. He also taught in the Knox Hill Academy. Although Knox Gillis was a man filled with goodness, he was a stern man when it came to exhibiting his convictions.
By his being a strict disciplinarian he often had trouble with the parents of his students. He would not permit the parents to “run over” him. On one occasion he had a “humdinger” of a fight with the father of one of his students. This parent, Bob Rushing, and Knox Gillis squared off at school one day. During this fight Knox Gillis fell, rolled down an incline, and broke his collar bone.
For many years he lived with and took care of his mother, Christian McIntosh Gillis. His father had died when Stuart Knox Gillis was but about three years old.
After graduating and receiving his Law degree, he began practicing in his home town of DeFuniak Springs. As is true with many professions, enemies are often made. One time a man in Florala, Alabama attacked him, almost taking his life. This was most likely a man who had been the loser of a case in which Knox Gillis was involved. It may even have been a relative of the person.
Stuart Knox Gillis, teacher, attorney, and do-gooder, was perhaps most widely remembered for his religiousness. He was a very devout layman in the Presbyterian Church. Not only did he work in his church, the First Presbyterian Church at DeFuniak Springs, his former church — the Euchee Valley Presbyterian Church at Knox Hill . . . but was instrumental in the establishing of Palmer College in DeFuniak Springs, and the Gillis Chapel near DeFuniak on the Eucheeanna Road.
Stuart Knox Gillis paid the tuition of many young people who could not afford to attend Palmer College. Sometimes he was proud of their accomplishments, whereas there were a few disappointments. He was greatly distressed when one of his kin, accused of cheating during final examinations, was expelled from Palmer College.
At about the turn of the twentieth century, Stuart Knox Gillis became enamored with a lovely damsel whose name was Mamie McKinnon. She, too, was of the old Scotch stock. She was known as “Mae” by the family and was born on March 26, 1866. Mae and Knox Gillis had an infant son — born dead — on September 18, 1901. He is now buried in the Euchee Valley Cemetery.
After the death of Christian McIntosh Gillis, Knox and Mae Gillis built a beautiful two-story colonial home on Lake DeFuniak on the circle in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. This home still adorns the lake front of this city. Here they lived until their deaths:
Not only was Knox Gillis a good son to his widowed mother, but was a devoted brother to his sisters and his brothers. For his brother, John Newton Gillis, he made wise investments as well as giving legal advice. Copies of letters relating to some of this is incorporated in this history.
When William Currie McLean, husband of Knox Gillis’ sister, Flora, died he looked after her. He saw to it that she always had money in the bank — even if it required his depositing some of his own to her account.
Knox Gillis was a welcome visitor to the John Newton Gillis household, spending hours with the children. He was a good entertainer. Not having any children of his own made his ties with his nieces and nephews much stronger.
One of his favorite pranks was to put his hands together and then slap them to his knees, telling them that he had money in them. The children would then try to pull his hands away, and when they did . . . there was no money at all. He would ask the children why the chicken crossed the road. The answer, of course, was to get to the other side. Another of his pranks was to get the kids to listen to a watch (the old pocket watch type). He then told them there was a tiny blacksmith inside, hammering away.


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Grieving on Mother's Day
Mother's day can be hard on some women and when I received Mikey's submission today, I was reminded why.
Mikey's Funnies is a web service that supplies a clean joke a day. When I need that extra chuckle I turn to it. Sometimes they make me smile, chuckle, and occasionally give me hearty laugh. Today's entry, however, was different. He was focusing on helping his audience remember those women going through a rough time each Mother's day. He mentioned women who had lost a child, others that gave them up, and those trying to have a baby. Then we have all those beloved friends who have a lost their precious mom. I am fortunate to still have my mama, but I know these days are counted. She is already 94. I treasure every Dios te bendiga, Que buena eres, y te quiero mucho. For those who still have your mama, tell and show her that you love her. If she has gone up to heaven ahead of you, write her a letter, put it in a card, and put flowers in her grave. The Lord tells us we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. She might be listening. God bless you as you seek peace in the Lord. And Mikey, thanks for reminding us about being sensitive to other people's needs as well. God


Whether you’re new to The Light House School or you’ve been with us for a while, we want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! It’s time to take time off work, enjoy a great meal, and spend time with your family. What are you thankful for this year? Here’s what the team at The Light House School is celebrating this Thanksgiving!
Teachers Who Care
We are so thankful to have a staff of teachers and caregivers who desire to give each child a great experience. They consider it a privilege to teach your children and give them the skills to succeed. From daycare services to after school programs, they love being a light in a child’s life.
Pro Tip: Our staff is always looking for nurturing and professional teachers. If you’re an educator who desires to be apart of our team, contact us today.
Our Bible-Based Curriculum
In our classrooms, we’re thankful to have a curriculum that teaches children stories from the Bible in a way that they can understand. With extra activities and group exercises, Abeka offers unique ways to teach children moral truths. Our teachers love the design and get excited about each opportunity to teach the students.
Smiles from Our Children
We realize how blessed we are when we get to meet each child. The complete joy and happiness in a child’s heart gives us the motivation to provide a great place for them to grow and learn. This Thanksgiving Day, we count our blessings and thank God for giving us this place to serve our community.
As the holiday season begins, we hope you can take the time to be with your loved ones and enjoy Thanksgiving. Those of us at The Light House School look forward to helping you make this busy season an enjoyable one!
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This year our Michealmas Play will be held on Friday September 27th.
Michaelmas—At autumn time, as the life forces of nature recede, turning toward a winter sleep, the inner life of the human soul is awakening. It is a time of conscious selfhood, a time when we celebrate the building and strengthening of our inner life. In many cultures, the autumn time marks the beginning of a new year. The forces of nature are transiting with the autumnal equinox, as the relationship of light and darkness changes in the world around us…. the children hear stories about St. George, a brace knight, who with the help of the Archangel Michael, slays or tame the dragon. …These images truly symbolize the challenge we face in the autumn season. They speak to our deep need to carry an inner light of wisdom and courage at this time when the light is diminishing. Through strength of will, inner activity of selfless consciousness. we bring light to the darkening time. These are very challenging time; the anti-social forces are emerging everywhere. May we gain insight, courage and truth at this Michaelmas time, to bring light to our inner life, our community and the world in these times of darkness.
Michaelmas, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel is a day in the Western Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September. Because it falls near the equinox, it is associated in the northern hemisphere with the beginning of autumn and the shortening of days. In medieval England, Michaelmas marked the ending and beginning of the husbandman’s year, George C. Homans observes: “at that time harvest was over, and the bailiff or reeve of the manor would be making out the accounts for the year.”
The Archangel Michael is the greatest of all the Archangels and is honored for defeating Lucifer in the war in heaven. He is one of the principal angelic warriors, seen as a protector against the dark of night, and the administrator of cosmic intelligence. Michaelmas has also delineated time and seasons for secular purposes as well, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland as one of the quarter days.


Workshops in Ireland
In the footsteps of the Celtic Christian monks
This year’s workshops are combined with a journey in the footsteps of Irish monasticism, which will be concluded with work in a scriptorium. Scriptorium, which this time we will set up in the monastery in Glenstal.
Departure from Poland 4 August. Tour 5–10 August. Workshop: 11–13 August,
Christianity arrived at the Emerald Isle before St. Patrick, who evangelised Ireland in the second quarter of the 5th century. On gentle hills or small islands, often far away from human settlements, monasteries were beginning to grow and vibrate with intense life. Irish monks prayed and copied books. In Ireland there were no organised cities at this time, monasteries became centres, drawing people—they were places of prosperity, art and science. Thomas Cahill writes wonderfully about what scriptoria looked like:
“Irish generosity extended not only to a variety of people but also to a variety of ideas. As unconcerned about orthodoxy of thought as they were about uniformity of monastic practice, they brought into their libraries everything they could lay their hands on. They were resolved to shut out nothing. Not for the scruples of Saint Jerome, who feared he might burn in hell for reading Cicero. Once they had learned to read the Gospels and the other books of the Holy Bible, the lives of the martyrs and ascetics, and the sermons and commentaries of the fathers of the church, they began to devour all of the Greek and Latin literature that came their way. (…) Nothing brought out Irish playfulness more than the copying of the books themselves, a task no reader of the ancient world could entirely neglect. At the outset there were in Ireland no scriptoria to speak of, just individual hermits and monks, each in his little beehive cell or sitting outside in fine weather, copying a needed text from a borrowed book, old book on one knee, fresh sheepskin pages on the other.”
This is the spirit we will be looking for in Ireland this year!
The Glenstal Abbey video:


When we seem at the historical past of the church there are a lot of chapters in that historical past that are practically nothing to be happy of, and when we seem at the controversies surrounding the church right now they do get started to make Hinduism and Islam seem a whole lot more eye-catching!
Why rejoice the beginning of the church? It is really a good issue, and at the rear of it is an even extra painful query: ‘Does the world actually want the church?’
In as much as we like our very little Christian local community, we do need to recognise that the institution of the church is not considered by most as God’s finest reward to humanity! Did the planet at any time seriously have to have it? After all, what was completely wrong with the excellent ol’ synagogue?
It is a honest concern, but if you glance at the tale of Functions chapter 2 that marks the delivery of the church, you get the impact that the disciples of Jesus felt that there was a great deal to rejoice! It really is a story loaded with excitement and passion and sound and carry-on and all types of wonderful miracles that suggest that God joined in that get together also!
What went erroneous? Did we forget about a thing?
I believe we did forget about a thing. Potentially we forgot a lot of items, and that is why it is really so important that we hark back to the birthday of the church every single now and then and choose a fantastic appear at what we had been developed to be. It is really all here in the Pentecost story, Indeed, I believe that it’s all contained in the miracles!
Miracles engage in a really distinctive role in the Bible. Indeed, miracles engage in a special job for any person who experiences them – offering us encouragement and energy and joy – but they enjoy a very precise role in the New Testomony as ‘signs’ – indications of factors to occur. In fact, the phrase generally translated as ‘miracle’ in the New Testament is the Greek term ‘semeion’, that means ‘sign’.
Miracles are indicators. They level to something. They stage to the identity of Jesus, the wonder employee, but extra normally than not they also point to the potential – to what the Kingdom of God will be like when we just one working day arrive at it – a place without having sickness or starvation, where by ‘the earth is as comprehensive of the expertise of the Lord as the waters cover the sea’ (Isaiah eleven:9). The miracles of Jesus give us a glimpse of that long run, and similarly the miracle of Pentecost – the wonder that can take place at the basis of the church. It presents us a glimpse of what the church is destined to develop into!
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Let us think for a second that the story of Pentecost was misplaced and that all we realized of the birth of the church was that the disciples ended up gathered jointly and that God arrived on them and that fantastic miracles started getting position.
My reconstruction – projecting backwards from the church right now – is that the Heavens ought to have opened and astounding gifts of administration will have to have fallen upon every single of the disciples!
All of a sudden, a group of hapless fishermen who barely realized which way to maintain up an abacus were turned into geniuses of accountancy, meticulous minute-takers, prodigious producers of protocols – persons who now experienced the nous to transform their poverty-stricken band into just one of the most wealthy and powerful institutions at any time identified to humanity!
In fact, if you venture back from the Sydney Anglican Diocese precisely, you can nearly see the beards dropping from the faces of the disciples as their humble dresses are miraculously transformed into fits, right after which they come out talking in languages that had been previously unknown to them, such as legalese and realpolitik.
Sorry. I am becoming intentionally facetious but, in reality, it is tricky to function out what miracles might have inaugurated the church if you get started at this end of the procedure and, rather frankly, it would have been equally challenging to have anticipated what miracles may have taken place experienced you been there just right before this ‘Day of Pentecost’ took position.
I think if I’d been one of the disciples I would have been hoping for presents of healing!
Loads of men and women have been healed in and by way of the church, of program, and it is proper, I consider, to think of the church as a place of therapeutic. Why did not an outpouring of miraculous healings mark the delivery of the church?
Or what about a very simple ‘gift of love’.
“By this shall all men know that you are my disciples”, explained Jesus, “that you have love, one for a different!” (John thirteen:35). In that scenario must not the miraculous present that fell on the disciples have been a good outpouring of compassion!
Potentially St Peter could have been given the ‘gift of listening’ to stability out his frequent chatter? Possibly James and John – the ‘sons of thunder’ – could have been filled with the spirit of gentleness these types of that they could possibly have turn into regarded as the ‘sons of tranquility’.
None of the earlier mentioned happened, did it? Alternatively…
“When the day of Pentecost came, all of them had been jointly in one area. Instantly, a seem like the roaring of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and loaded the full residence the place they were being sitting down. They saw tongues like flames of hearth that separated, and just one rested on just about every of them. All of them were being crammed with the Holy Spirit and commenced to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.” (Acts two:one-4)
The scene that follows is quite strange, and it will make clear to the reader that the weird ‘tongues’ that the disciples are speaking in are all human languages that were being formerly not known to them!
The metropolis the place the disciples were was loaded with pilgrims at the time – individuals from ‘every country below Heaven’ (Acts two:5) – and it would seem that each individual of the cultures and language teams represented there experienced some disciple that spoke their language!
“How is it that just about every of us hears them in our indigenous language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the pieces of Libya close to Cyrene guests from Rome (each Jews and converts to Judaism) Cretans and Arabs-we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our possess tongues!” (Acts two:8-11)
This is the concern that is posed by the pilgrims, and it gets no immediate respond to from the disciples as they should have been just as amazed as the associates of the group had been! This was one thing that God was carrying out and it was solely surprising!
God was founding a new non secular group, and He was kicking it off with a miracle that pointed to the foreseeable future of what this community was going to come to be, and God manufactured it incredibly clear that, from the first, this was to be a community for all peoples, races and language groups!
God did not inaugurate the church with items of healings, even however the church was to turn into a spot of healing.
God did not bestow and more present of compassion on that particular working day, even although really like was to be the life-blood of the Christian neighborhood.
God unquestionably failed to pour out items of administration (and I’m guessing that the disciples themselves in no way experienced all those items).
God gave them the present of inclusiveness, this sort of that everyone was welcome, every person could be read, all people would be taken severely, no person would be excluded. God gave them the reward of inclusiveness.
If you examine between the traces of the Acts 2 tale, you can see that this unusual wonder is truly the reversal of an ancient curse historic curse spoken of in the guide of Genesis – the curse of Babel!
If you’re common with the book of Genesis you know that the initially eleven chapters of the e book are a quite ancient selection of stories that involves these types of favourites as Adam and Eve in the Yard of Eden, Cain and Abel, and Noah and the excellent flood.
And people wonderful tales culminate with a story in Genesis chapter eleven about the initially time human beings ever really united alongside one another for a prevalent purpose. And it turns out to be a sinister function – a quest for electricity and self-aggrandisement. And so, we are told, God curses the folks concerned by confusing their language so that they can no lengthier fully grasp one a further, and so their group fragments, and they are not in a position to accomplish what they set out to achieve.
And no matter whether we get this story virtually or not does not make a difference. What is distinct from the tale is that the division of the nations into diverse races and language teams was generally viewed in the Bible as a curse, and as one thing that God would just one day prevail over. And what is distinct in the Pentecost knowledge, in the wonder of cross-cultural communication that normally takes location there, was that God, in the incredibly formation of the church, was undoing this historical curse!
Just as the human local community had been baffled and pulled aside way back again at Babel, so now the Spirit of God was healing people divisions and bringing the races and language teams back again together in the founding of the church as a actually multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-linguistic neighborhood!
No, the church was not launched on a wonderful outpouring of healings, nevertheless healing is important. No, it was not inaugurated with a particular outpouring of love, though love is the absolute life-blood of the Christian neighborhood. The church was started on the wonder of inclusiveness, simply because that was who we had been uniquely destined to turn into!
So does the entire world actually will need the church? What was incorrect with the synagogue? Well… the synagogue was for Jews only! Not so with the church! Of program, more than time, we have made the church an unique club – not for Jews only but for whites only, for adult men only, for center-course educated people only, for straights only, and unquestionably for very good persons only! But we were being started on the wonder of inclusiveness!
I have just returned from Syria, as you know, and a single of the enduring reminiscences for me is the girl in black who grabbed my hand in the lobby of our lodge, telling me about her twelve-yr-aged son who had been blown to pieces by the rebel soldiers. “They place the bomb in his pocket”, she explained to me, “and why? Mainly because we are Shi’ite!”
These are the sectarian labels that fragment us and ruin us. I am a Shi’ite, you’re a Sunni. You are a Muslim, I’m a Christian. I’m the good male. You’re a person of the lousy fellas!
I experienced a friend write to me though I was in the center of this, warning me not to fail to remember what they (indicating ‘Muslims’) are like. I experienced to compose again and say, ‘brother, I just don’t believe that in ‘them’ any a lot more. I only feel in ‘us’, for we’re all in this with each other.
And that, I think, could be a fitting tag-line for the church as a full: ‘we’re all in this collectively!’
We’re all in this alongside one another – Jew and Greek, black and white, abundant and lousy, slave and free of charge, straight and homosexual, male and female, the excellent, the bad and the unpleasant! We are all in this together and collectively we are the church! The much more inclusive we turn out to be, the additional we are the church of Pentecost. The a lot more special we become, the additional we transfer away from what is our destiny and our birth ideal!
Does the globe really require the church? Effectively… the world terribly demands an open up and inclusive, loving neighborhood that can face up to the sectarian violence that so plagues our globe and threatens to bring an conclusion to human lifestyle as we know it. The entire world desperately requires that variety of church. As for the other 1, I’m not sure any of us requires it.


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Last Sunday was a big deal for my family. My daughter, Amelia, 7, got her First Communion at St. Therese Catholic Church in Seattle. Now, my husband and I never considered ourselves particularly religious – and, honestly, probably bordering on the religiously apathetic – but I’ve gone to church with my daughter just about every Sunday since January because she wanted to get Communion. I warned her… that she’d have to pony-up and start going to church…. but she was not deterred. So, I was there , too. (Father and son, 6, sleep in and watch cartoons.) Anyway, there was a party, etc., etc. she got cards and presents.
What does all of this have to do with baseball? Well, there are many who consider baseball a religion. We’ve all probably heard that mentioned in jest. But there are those churches that have “baseball worship services.” I heard about them a while back and just decided to delve into the topic more thoroughly. And I found some pretty interesting stuff.
For starters, a decade ago there was a church in northern Georgia that narrowly averted legal action brought on by confused parishioners when the sermon revolved around baseball. This public rebuke was met with an apology from the priest in charge, who was probably equally confused. But, it’s his job to know his flock, yes? I wonder if MLB would have sent in a team of lawyers to defend the guy.
Here’s a time where the readings in a sermon adapted a passage from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The reverend used some baseball terminology: “And so, fellow teammates, I plead with you to give your team to God. Let them be willing to make a holy sacrifice–the kind deep in the outfield. When you think of what God has done for you, is this too much to ask? Don’t copy the behavior and customs of the other team, but let God transform you into a new player by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his coaching really is.” (Romans 12:1-2 NRBV – New Revised Baseball Version)
In fact, the guy who wrote that adaptation, Rev. Larry Davies, included a portion of it in his book, Live The Light, where members of his church face-off in a game against some of the game’s iconic players.
If you have a subscription to the New York Times, you might find this article interesting (if you don’t have a subscription, you can read the beginning paragraph, which is also cool, and may entice you to get a subscription…) It is from 1912 and a church’s annual baseball worship service. Some of the New York Giants were in attendance. Probably just covering their bases. Ok. That was pretty bad. I’ll be here through Thursday, folks.
More recently, however, a writer drew comparisons to how the changes in his church are akin to the changes in how kids now like soccer over baseball (his assertion). Soccer, he said, is faster, and along with the added movement, there is more excitement. He looked at how his church could adapt and become more like soccer and less like baseball.


Former Montgomery, Ala., pastor, Juan Demetrius McFarland, who had led his church for 23 years, walked up to the pulpit and told his congregation that he has full-blown AIDS and that he had slept with church members who never knew his health status.
“He confessed to the entire membership and then to the city of Montgomery, because as soon as he got done confessing, it went all over Montgomery anyway,” Deacon Nathan Williams Jr. told WSFA 12 News. “So it’s nothing we [are] making up. It’s coming out of his mouth.”
According to the news station, McFarland’s announcement has continued to shake the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church to its foundation. Church members told the news station that they were stunned to learn, from McFarland’s admission, that he found out he was HIV-positive in 2003 and has had AIDS since 2008. But that wasn’t all. According to the news station, McFarland also acknowledged that he had used drugs and misused church funds.
According to WSFA, “McFarland was removed as church pastor on Oct. 5.”
Several members of the church told the news station that the revelation not only has stunned the church but also has several women concerned for their safety.
“I know a young lady who is a member of the church who says she has slept with him and that she didn’t want this to go public, and she running out now trying to find out if there is anything wrong with her,” a church member, who didn’t want to be named, told the news station. “And my heart goes out to her because she’s been a wonderful church member, and then for something like this to happen. The fact that he didn’t tell them at all, that’s a crime in itself.”
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We have now entered a time of year that, like everything else in our society, has become over dramatized and over politicized. We've entered The Christmas Season. Yes, I'm afraid the capitals are required in this case for that is what we've done to this time of year. Now, let me preface this entry by telling you that I am a devout Roman Catholic. My friends will tell you that I'm one of the most religious people you are likely to encounter, although you will never hear me preach religion nor will you ever see me attempt to convert one who is not Christian. With that in mind, allow me to begin.
I have come to dislike all that has become of this season. Now, I'm not at all afraid of "atheists trying to wipe out Christmas" as some have professed. I am not concerned about the ACLU attempting to separate Church from State. I really don't care about pink flamingos next to a Santa Claus in front of the city hall in one corner of Rhode Island. (True story, actually, but that's a different topic.) No, what worries me most is that we Christians destroyed Christmas years ago. So today's post is a bit of a history lesson. It is an attempt to remind us of why the Feast of the Nativity of Jesus exists in the first place.
The word "consensus" hardly describes anything that took place in the early Christian Church. Put three Church leaders together and you had three differing views. The squabbles started days after the Crucifixion and they continue through to the present day. By the beginning of the 4th century, one major debate in the Church centered around the divinity of Jesus. There were those that held to the notion of Jesus as Divine Savior, the Son of God. Other equally prominent members of the Church held to the strict humanity of Jesus without a shred of Divinity. This debate became one of the 8 major topics discussed at the world's first ecumenical council, The First Council of Nicaea, convened by the Emperor Constantine in 325 AD.
The findings of this Council are still recited in Catholic and Episcopal Churches today. If you've attended either of these masses, you may recognize the words "God from God, Light from Light, True God from True God, Begotten not made." With those words, the Council of Nicaea affirmed and proclaimed the divinity of Jesus, and that has been the official teaching of Christian Churches for the last 1682 years. I've often wondered how many people sitting in church each Sunday understand those words or know why they were written in the first place. The Nicaean Creed, as it is known, is not a prayer - it is a profession of the fundamental beliefs of the early Christian Church, and it is the first written profession to officially proclaim the divinity of Jesus.
The problem, though, is the Church started to focus entirely on the Divinity and not on the humanity of Jesus. For Him to atone for the sins of mankind, His humanity is theologically just as necessary as His divinity. It is for this reason that by 350 AD, Churches around the world started to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of Jesus - what we today call Christmas. It was to serve as a reminder of the human birth, and therefore the humanity, of the Divine savior. Note that the date of the celebration varied from May 20, to March 25, to December 25 depending on where you were, but the actual date is irrelevant. The importance was on the birth itself, not the date of birth.
This is what we have forgotten today. All of the trappings you see around you - Christmas trees, lights, snowmen, wreaths, candles, plastic Santa Clauses complete with reindeer, etc. - have absolutely nothing to do with the reason for our celebration of Christmas. In fact, all of those are deeply rooted in pagan symbolism more in tune with other festivals celebrated at the same time of the year, but rest assured that none of them are Christian symbols. Even the giving of gifts has turned into a capitalistic fiasco, an exercise in greed and commercialism that has absolutely no place at all in the celebration of any religious holy day.
What we have done is taken the celebration of the most humblest of births, the symbol of the poorest of the poor, and turned it into the most obscene commercial circus imaginable. What offends me as a Christian far more than any "Happy Holidays" political correctness drivel, or the removal of creches from city halls is what we Christians have done to this celebration. Rather than a remembrance day for the humble birth of Christ Divine, we have turned this holy day into a day of gluttony, a day of greed, a day that is diametrically opposed to all that Jesus and early Christianity stood for. We do not need to reclaim Christmas from atheists, we need to reclaim it from ourselves.


First, Vox day weighs in with his thoughts on the matter...
The problem with this reasoning is that it is fundamentally at odds with the very heart of Christianity. Christianity does not postulate that the world is a good place. Jesus repeatedly declared that the world hated him and it would hate those who loved him. Christianity does not claim that God is presently in control of events; when Satan offered Jesus all the kingdoms of the world, Jesus rejected the offer but did not claim that it was spurious. And, indeed, Jesus twice spoke of "the prince of this world" as a being who was coming to kill him but would ultimately be driven out by Jesus' death.
Christianity does not have a problem of evil because it requires evil for the great historical event celebrated yesterday to have any meaning at all. Just as I wrote last week that the Crucifixion and Resurrection make no sense if man is not at risk of hell, they make no sense in a world that is not given over to evil. But if Christianity has no problem of evil, Christians most certainly have a problem with evil."
I would posit "the perils of free will" are part of the problem of understanding evil. Evil is typically an act that is committed. When one has free will over a wide variety of actions that one can perform, then the fallen state of man can easily be seen by some of the heinous acts that our fellow human beings commit.
Father Dwight Longenecker (who I link to on the right side of the page), had this to say recently about suffering...
"Suffering--as terrible as it is--therefore validates our existence. My suffering affirms my eternal destiny. "This is so bad that it must point me to the good. My pain screams out to me and defines the joy I am lacking." How do I know I exist? How do I know my humanity? Because of my pain. The pleasures of this life are ephemeral, and may be produced within me through all sorts of illusory and self-induced phenomena. They are therefore untrustworthy as validation of my existence. But I do not bring pain onto myself. I avoid pain. Therefore, pain is the sensation that not only makes me believe in the existence of pleasure, but it also makes me believe in the existence of me. Pain validates me. Not "I think therefore I am" but "I scream therefore I am."
The cynical nihilist may still turn around and say, "That pleasure and reasonable answer you dream of is an illusion. It is wishful thinking. There is no such thing. Pleasure, like pain, is simply an animal sensation.--a primitive instinct of survival." To which we reply, "Then why do I rage against the unreasonableness of it all? Why not simply whimper and crouch down and lick my wounds and run from the pain like a beast? Instead I rage against God for allowing this suffering and I demand an answer."
There would be no such thing as thirst unless there were such a thing as water. Man could not reason unless there was such a thing as Reason. We could not ask questions if there were no such thing as answers. This is why Christianity puts suffering right at the heart of our faith. We do not avoid it. We do not come up with philosophical or theological theories. We do not say that suffering is an illusion and that we must simply rise above it. Instead we behold the cross. We preach Christ crucified."
So maybe there is a deeper meaning to pain and suffering and we are provided with only a brief glimpse on the overall historical timeline that accentuates the negative. With Christ's victory over death at the cross, we have the example of the empty tomb that there will be comfort and greater understanding in the end for those who seek Him.


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The Way Of The Faithful
Raphael Ben Zion
March 1, 2007
by Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Written in English
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All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was/is reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us; we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (2Cor 5:18-20)
…that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may know that You sent Me. (John 17:21)
…and we will grow.
…and HWe will flow.
Love one another
…and we will show.
…and HWe will be one.
…and they will know!
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…and they will know!”
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This simple statement of Father’s heart and co-mission for His Ekklesia became the foundation of all that was shared on our trip to India.


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Paul has never doubted his faith in Jesus. He sings in the church choir, is respectful of his girlfriend Angie, and helps his widowed father out at home as much as he can. Then Manuel moves to town, and reminds Paul of all the feelings that he's been praying that Jesus take away--feelings that he likes boys, not girls. Manuel is openly gay AND a Christian. Paul is becoming friends with Manuel, but the more time he spends with him, the more he struggles between his faith and his true self. Manuel says that you don't have to choose between your faith and who are. Can Paul find a way to be true to his faith and his self? A life-changing event for Manuel may hold the answer.


A proposed Congressional resolution calling for the repeal of anti-blasphemy and apostasy laws worldwide will shine a much-needed spotlight on the destructive impact of these laws, according to the Seventh-day Adventist world church’s representative on Capitol Hill.
The US government’s top Supreme Court lawyer recommended to the Court on December 9 that it should hear a case with potentially far-reaching implications for Sabbath-keepers in the workplace.
Seventh-day Adventist advocates are working to protect this vital human right within a culture that has grown skeptical of many religious freedom claims.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, which publishes Liberty, has endorsed the Fairness for All Act’s balanced, principled approach to the ongoing conflict between religious freedom and LGBT rights.
On October 24, Burundi Union President, Lamec Barishinga, was arrested on his way to meetings at the East-Central African division offices in Nairobi, Kenya. This arrest is the latest in an escalating series of events between the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the government of Burundi.
This ongoing series of short video messages provides insights into the art and science of sharing the love of God with all people, especially with people of influence, decisions makers and public officials. Dr. Ganoune Diop, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist world church, offers reflections on vital issues related to engaging others on spiritual matters.


Written Oct 23, 2013 1:42pm by Cindy McMurry
It’s been a while since I’ve written, but not because I haven’t been thinking or busy. Therapy is going well. I’m starting to go from assisted to unassisted movement and lots of core work. It’s important that I have enough core strength to manage balance and falls because I can’t really “catch” myself with my arms if I fall. I’m also driving… just a little for now. It’s a lot of work re-learning how to manage the steering wheel, but we are moving forward. I’m so grateful!
John and I have been listening to a course on “Books that Changed History.” One of the books the lecturer chose was “Exodus.” I’ve been chewing on it every since. I think sometimes we like to look for the easy answers to our challenges and wish the journey wasn’t so difficult. Many in our family and several friends are facing painful and challenging journeys. I’d like to share with you what has been an encouragement to me the last few weeks.
Moses was going about his business, doing his job when he saw the burning bush. The Lord told him to remove his shoes, he was standing on Holy Ground. And then the Lord proceeded to explain to Moses that he’d heard the cries of the Israelites and he was going to deliver them out of bondage. And the journey began…
When thinking about this, it struck me that God could have just done it. There did not need to be a process to the deliverance from bondage. So, Why was there?
The journey was long. It was complicated. It was difficult. It was frustrating. It was painful. It was draining. It was work. Even though the Israelites were desperate for deliverance, they also were uncomfortable going through the process. Sound familiar?
I’m coming to realize that when we face difficulties or in this case, bondage; the journey, the deliverance shapes us. It has purpose. We move from one’s who are stuck in one place and hopefully arrive at a place where we become better, fuller, more gracious, with a clearer understanding, a more compassionate people. If we allow it, this journey may be a holy journey, that leads to the promised land.
When I heard the news that I had a recurrence of cancer there was a part of me that just wanted to stand still and do nothing. I mean N.O.T.H.I.N.G. I was frightened. Information seemed to coming at the speed of a bullet and yet I was moving in slow motion. I did not want to change if change meant losing mobility… or even worse. I had cancer and I was terrified. If I did have it removed, I might lose my arm and mobility. If I didn’t have it removed, I would eventually lose my life. Fear became bondage for me… even if only briefly. Then we had a burning bush moment, our friend Jerry spoke at church and we believed we could push onward.
In the past few weeks we’ve had many family and friends have unexpected journeys put before them. Some of them are still in shock and are struggling to place one foot in front of the other. Others are laboring and pushing against that which could consume them, fighting against the pressure to give in. Some are pressing forward through depression, some through grief, some through sickness, some through loss of relationships, some through loss of income, some through addiction, some through loss of identity, some through fear, some through demons that have tormented them for years. But, for all of us, it can be a holy journey that shapes us and refines our character and our spirit.
It seems to me that part of the journey is also the decision about our attitude. Will we allow bitterness, anger, regret and misery to rule us or will we choose to plow through those things and be further refined? We also have a tendency to get frustrated with those who are wrestling with things that are destructive. But as we would want for ourselves, they need us to extend to them grace and understanding.
In the past week, we had an event that took our breath away. It completely caught us off guard and frankly broke the hearts of many. But through that we learned a few things. First: There but by the grace of God go I. Second: The journey ahead will be difficult, but taking the first step forward propels you toward deliverance and a holy journey it will be. Third: Pain, Grief, Loss, Bondage of any kind, is not exclusive to the person at the center of it. Your family and friends will have the opportunity to be shaped by the journey as well.
When we reflect on our journey from the past few months, we’re in awe of how the Lord has used this time to shape us. We pray for each of you as you walk your journey on holy ground.
We love you,
Cindy and John


Date: Friday 31 March and Saturday 1 April 2017
Venue: St Paul's Cathedral, Cnr of Swanston Street and Flinders Street, Melbourne
Cost: $30 Full / $15 Concession
Booking: Eventbrite online.
Beautiful music, stunning aerial artistry and a 100-voice choir come together to explore universal themes of love, pain and redemption in Passion, Lament, Glory.
A fully-realised enactment of Christ’s Passion held at Melbourne’s iconic St Paul’s Cathedral, the concerts will see acclaimed musical director Erin Helyard (Pinchgut Opera), soprano Jacqueline Porter and one of Australia's best Baroque ensembles performing Handel’s haunting Salve Regina.
They will be joined by more than 100 singers from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music’s vocal studies department, who will perform excerpts from Handel’s Messiah.
Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, which explores the Passion of Christ from Mary’s viewpoint, will serve as the musical centrepiece, while a stunning performance from aerial artist Tim Rutty will provide a breathtaking finale to this story of love and endurance.
CHE’s Jane Davidson, as artistic director, has devised the highly original production to complement the CHE-curated exhibition 'Love: Art of Emotion 1400-1800', which opens at NGV International on 31 March 2017.
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Journey through Scripture is the St. Paul Center’s dynamic Bible study program designed to help ordinary Catholics grow in their knowledge of the Scriptures while deepening their understanding of the riches of our faith. Distinctively Catholic, Journey through Scripture reads the Bible from the heart of the Church, engaging both the Old and New Testaments and how they work together. It’s grounded in history, yet actively engages topics faced by today’s Catholic. More than just an ordinary Bible study, it’s biblical catechesis.
The Bible and the Virgin Mary is a dynamic twelve-part video series that beautifully explains the Catholic truths about Our Lady, showing how she has been a part of God’s plan to bring salvation to the world since the beginning of time. In addition to explanation of dogmas, answers to common objections, and demonstration of Mary’s presence in the Old and New Testaments, this study discusses Church-approved Marian apparitions that play an important role in Catholic Tradition. It’s sure to help Catholics and non-Catholics alike grow in an understanding and appreciation of the Mother of God.


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