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April 11th, 2021
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Light 4 Lima
Family value TV 4 Lima, Peru
Announcing the launch of Unsión Lima! November 17-18, 2014 will be the official launch of the station. Partnering with Unsión of Cuenca, Ecuador, we are working to provide a family value viewing choice to the people of Lima. Much like this Faro La Marina (lighthouse) which overlooks the Lima coast, Unsión Lima will provide ‘The Light’ through Peruvian and international family value programming to this city of 11,000,000 people. Thom Davis, Rich Ferguson and I serve on the board of directors with local leaders to help make this vision a reality. The heart of this station will use 30 second “evangelism” spots to present a message of hope and help. Modeled after the successful Un Buen Consejo (UBC) ministry we anticipate thousands of lives being changed for now and for eternity. Today will become the day of salvation for many! Thank you for your prayer support and please remember to pray for us on the 17th and 18th of November.
An army of warriors is being trained to extend ministry across the whole country and beyond. We were delighted to participate with Rich and Wanda Ferguson in this Warriors School summer of 2014 and look forward to seeing their impact on lives for eternity.
For the past 10 plus years the heart of mission and ministry in Spanish language family value programming has been embodied in the work of faithful responders manning phones to respond to the calls that come in from viewers. More than 10,000 people a year in Ecuador come to Christ. Help us do the same in Peru. Pray for the team as they receive their training and as they begin volunteering each week.
WJS – Partnership project – Working with Kevin Elder and his team in Medellin, Colombia we produced the Spanish version of International Media Ministry’s The World of Jonathan Singh. It is being used on the Unsión network stations and beyond. Your giving made this possible, thank you.
As we work to launch this venture we need partners! Your giving and praying has made what we have done thus far possible. We continue to need you to help us particularly during this holiday season as we step out by faith to impact even more lives. Click on this link to make a contribution to our account:
David and Celia Olson – Acct: 2402154 – For special work funds mark it Class 45
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St Andrews Church, Wanborough All Saints Church, Liddington
Liddington Fête 2017
The Village Hall, All Saints Church & Recreation Ground
Grand Opening by Mrs Sarah Troughton
The church tower will be open to visitors
Learners Practices are now being held at Liddington on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10.00 am
WANBOROUGH & LIDDINGTON BELL RINGERS NEEDED
Have you ever thought about having a go at bell ringing?
Or are you a lapsed ringer who is interested in returning to ringing?
Do you live in Wanborough, Liddington or one of the Benefice villages?
Come along and have a go at ringing.
We welcome learners of both sexes and from ages of about 9 or 10 years upwards.
Contact Tony Pullan or see the "RINGERS NEEDED" page for more details.
Service Ringing at Wanborough & Liddington
(As from 1 May 2017)
|1st Sunday||5.15 - 6.00 pm||X|
|2nd Sunday||X||9.45 - 10.30 am|
|3rd Sunday||9.45 - 10.30 am||5.15 - 6.00 pm|
|5th Sunday||By arrangement||By arrangement|
Wanborough: 1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays
Liddington: 2nd & 4th Fridays
7.30 - 9.00 pm
10.00 am Wednesday at Liddington Church
10.00 am Saturday at Liddington Church
Tony Pullan, 2 The Beanlands, Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0EJ.
0774 5011 788


The Rochester Chapel is a new funeral home in the Rochester community. Formerly the site of Gethsemane Lutheran Brethren Church, the stucture was completely remodeled. The building features a large foyer, roomy chapel, crematory and handicap accessible rooms. It also features an on-site crematory, providing the residents of Rochester with trust cremation services, including witness cremations. We invite those interested in cremation to stop by for a tour of our state-of-the-art cremation facility. The Mahn family is proud to be a part of the growing Rochester area. We are dedicated to serving families with dignified and personal care.


September 22, 2015
We are deeply saddened to let you know that our dear, sweet Cubby died last night at home surrounded by her beautiful family. She fought a courageous battle against cancer and is at peace now with our Heavenly Father. Her devotion to Isaiah's Promise was an inspiration to all of us and her faith, love and service to others will be her legacy as we navigate the days ahead.
Please keep her family in your prayers and may good memories and unconditional love surround and support them always.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen


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Quiet, narrow streets, mansions with inner courtyards full of flowers and coats of arms in the windows, wonderful architecture that fascinates every visitor!
Right next door is the only one of the 12 medieval towers that once existed in the castle and is called the Crispi Tower or the tower of Glezos and functions as a Byzantine museum.
A little further down, there is an impressive medieval building with a marble floor and coats of arms, the Diocese of the Catholics.
Behind the church there is another church, Panagia Theoskepasti, which is probably the oldest surviving monument in the castle. The church has two aisles, one aisle belongs to the Virgin Mary and the other to Ag. Anastasia the Pharmacist.
Going higher, we meet the archaeological museum of Naxos, which is really worth visiting. It is housed in a five-storey old mansion that was once a commercial school, where N. Kazantzakis studied for a year. Its exhibits date from the modern Neolithic era (4,000 BC) until the 6th century AD.
Directly opposite the museum is the Ursuline School and Monastery that has been operating since 1739 and today functions as the cultural center of the Catholic Archdiocese.
The elevator, with a capacity of 12 people, transports visitors from the east side of the Castle, in the area of Agia Kyriaki to the top of the Castle (next to the Archaeological Museum). Its entrance is located on Agiou Martinou Street (Agia Kyriaki), while a person from the Archdiocese accompanies the visitors inside the elevator. The price for its use is € 0.50.


Easter is one of the most important Christian festivals. But also a party with quite a few 'strange' side effects: what do the Easter bunny and Easter eggs do in your garden, for example?
Christians celebrate worldwide at Easter. They celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the Bible, Christ died on Good Friday on the cross and then rose again from the dead after three days. Christians believe that Christ died for their sins and, by rising, conquered sin and death. Anyone who believes in Christ and genuinely repents his sins may therefore be assured that eternal life awaits after death.
Those who take a walk through the supermarket shortly before Easter, however, see little of this Christian celebration. Hare and Easter eggs dominate instead. They certainly do not come from the Bible, but where do they come from?
The Easter Bunny
The story of the Easter Bunny has its origins in Germany, even before Christianity played a role here, says researcher and writer Kevin Shortsleeve, associated with the Christopher Newport University. The story of the Easter Bunny would have its origins in the Teutons: a Germanic tribe that disappeared from the world stage in the last century BC. The tribe held various myths, including stories about the goddess Ostara. One of these stories tells how a little girl found an injured bird. She prayed to Ostara for help. The goddess came running. She saw that the bird was in very bad shape and turned it into a hare. She told the girl that the hare would come back once a year to lay colored eggs.
Initially, stories like these were passed on from generation to generation. That is why there are also different versions of this myth. There is another version in which the little girl plays no role. In this story, Ostara is the goddess who ensures that spring begins. The story goes that the goddess was a little late in a certain year and the spring started late. To make up for her mistake, she decided to save a young bird that had almost collapsed due to the cold. But the cold had already done its job: the bird could no longer fly. The goddess then turned the bird into a hare. The hare was able to lay eggs one day a year: on the day Ostara was worshiped.
Around the fifteenth century, people began to write down the myths - which differ slightly but lead to the same outcome - a hare that lays eggs. "And around 1680, the first story of a hare laying eggs and hiding them in the garden was published," says Shortsleeve. The story would give rise to new traditions: German children put hats or hats in the garden and on Easter morning these were filled with eggs. German immigrants are said to have brought the story and traditions that had come together with it to the US. And they gladly took over the traditions. The real eggs gradually made way for chocolate eggs and Easter bunnies made of sugar and chocolate also started to appear.
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The story of the goddess could explain why we associate the hare with spring. But what does it do at the Christian feast of Easter? Some think that's the work of missionaries. In an attempt to convert pagans, they combined pagan rituals with Christian rituals. The result was Christian holidays with pagan influences. In the case of Easter: the resurrection of Christ and the hare laying eggs created by Ostara.
Although this is a common explanation for the presence of the Easter Bunny, scientists do not necessarily agree that it is true. In fact, there is strong doubt as to whether Ostara was ever really honored. The evidence for this is paper thin: the oldest writing in which the goddess is mentioned, dates from the eighth century. The monk Bede writes about the goddess in his book in 725 The temporum ratione. In the book he describes, among other things, the origin of the names that have months in some areas. He is therefore referring to the month of April, which the Latin calls Eosturmonath. "Eosturmonath (...) is named after their goddess, named Eostre, in whose honor parties were organized in that month." In his book 'Deutsche mythology'he mentions the goddess repeatedly and for the first time he explicitly links her to all sorts of rituals that pop up around Easter. Whether that is right, scientists do not yet agree. Critics suspect that Grimm used his poetic freedom when he used the story of the goddess to explain the Easter rituals.
But if the goddess cannot explain why we eat eggs (whether or not laid by an Easter bunny), are there any other possible explanations? Yes. The egg is traditionally considered as a symbol of rebirth. Not only here in the west, but also further away. Did you know, for example, that the Persians usher in the new year with painted eggs? Such a symbol of being born again at Easter on the table is not so bad. After all, Easter is also about being born again: Christians celebrate that Christ conquered death, rose from the dead and paved the way to paradise. Thanks to their God, Christians can make a new start and eternal life awaits them. The egg as a symbol of rebirth can therefore come from many sources. And perhaps the Easter bunny was invented later, so it was not the Easter Bunny, but the egg first.
Would we ever find out exactly where the Easter Bunny and his eggs come from? The chance seems small. Different stories, myths and symbols form a tangle that we call 'Easter' today. It seems impossible to roll the tangle and find out the origin of each ritual. Too many storylines have become too closely intertwined over the centuries for this. And so the Easter Bunny remains a mystery for the time being. But don't let your Easter weekend thwart there: happy Easter!


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You might have guessed that I am currently reading through Revelation. I am happy that the readings come in chapter-sized chunks and I have time to read, reread and absorb the wonder that is in there. As an aside for anyone interested I have been reading through the Bible in a year using this guide. Maybe you think you can’t read the Bible, maybe you find time pressing. But this takes 15-20 minutes and is such a blessing I cannot recommend it highly enough, and if time really is pressing then there are custom guides to take 2 years or however long you need. I just recommend reading daily. I think once you start you’ll find you want to read more. There are a zillion plans out there, google is your friend. I am going chronological next year I think 🙂
Anyway, back to Revelation. Today was chapter 5. What a vision! It makes my heart soar and tremble at the same time as I look at this description of the Lamb who was slain. I don’t claim to be a scholar of this book, I have heard some teaching on it, but it tends to be a book we shy away from. It’s full of imagery and language that is alien to us even though it somehow resounds with our hearts when we read it carefully. I kept returning to verse 8.
8 And when He took it, the four living creatures and twenty-four elders fell prostrate before the Lamb. They worshiped Him, and each one held a harp and golden bowls filled with incense (the prayers of God’s holy people).
The first thing was the bowl filled with incense because God has been speaking to me about intercession, reminding me of some things He said before that I had let slide. But then I looked at the whole verse. I thought about these elders falling on their faces before the Lamb. What else could one do? The Lamb that was slain. The perfection of God’s plan and purpose. The Conqueror, the One able to open this scroll held in the hand of the One on the throne. It’s mindblowing and utter surrender and worship is really the only response.
I needed to insert a break there but the page won’t let me, so if you rushed past to read on please go back and read again.
They each held a harp and a bowl. What purpose does a harp have except to make music? Beautiful, cascading, rippling music – The Voice interprets that they worshipped, but the original text just says they fell down. In my opinion, the harp in their hand says they submitted their worship to the Lamb. Whether they were speechless or able to stutter words of worship or so overcome that from the abundance of their hearts their mouths overflowed beyond their control I don’t know yet. But in falling down, harp in hand as they offered, surrendered themselves they brought worship to the Lamb.
The bowls were filled with incense, that incense is the prayers of the saints, of God’s holy people, of you and me. This intercession is again surrendered to the Lamb, placed before Him because that is all we can do.
And I thought again about the great commandment – love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind and love your neighbour as yourself. Those two are summed up in the harp and the bowl. The harp is worship, to love God is to worship Him, to love Him is to acknowledge who He is and that He is worthy of all glory and honour and power, He is worthy of my worship. To love my neighbour is to pray for them, to intercede for them, to stand in the gap and talk to God with them or when they cannot or do not stand.
I am not one of the elders but I have worship and intercession to bring to God. I have these two things that ought to consume my life. People who don’t know what worship really is, what intercession really is might think that’s weird. Maybe it is weird to the world but to God, it is sweet incense and beautiful music. It’s not about being locked in my room on my knees 24/7 it’s about every aspect of my life submitted to God and aimed at pleasing Him, demonstrating Him, loving Him.


Before he “dwelt among us,” Jesus’ first dwelling was Mother Mary’s womb.
I am reminded that the season of Advent is a time of preparation and reflection.
Catholic schools immerse students in the Catholic life for hours upon hours a day, five days a week.
“We believe that when we receive the Eucharist we become one with Jesus,” Father Downey.
When a record 12 men entered seminary formation for the Diocese of Austin this fall, it was cause for celebration.
Statistics show that domestic violence increases over holiday seasons.
I give thanks for the gift of the Eucharist — a word that means “thanksgiving”.
Each year as Thanksgiving approaches, I take time to reflect on all that I have to be thankful for.
Black Catholics from across the U.S. came together last July for a historic quinquennial gathering.
Maria Frances Cabrini was the youngest of 13 children born in 1850 in a small village.
I have come to experience increasingly how all of us can do a much better job of exercising respect for all persons.
A nonprofit aimed at accelerating the growth of Catholic schools through school tuition assistance.
This year NEPAW is Oct. 16-22. NEPAW was launched in 2008 to help us understand what estate planning is and why it is an important part of an overall financial plan.
Bishop Joe Vásquez presented the 2023 Lumen Gentium Awards to the following individuals:
We all know getting enough sleep is important, especially as we kick off the school year.
This summer the Diocese of Austin welcomed 12 men as new seminarians.
Barfolomey (Bartholomew) Kirillovich was born on May 3, 1314, into a wealthy aristocratic Russian family.
Father Jarod Cooke hosted a recent segment of 60 Seconds with the Eucharist.
Our Catholic schools recently welcomed more than 5,400 students for the new academic year.
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Claire Benton-Evans has written extensively for Kevin Mayhew and is the author of the popular Beastly Bible Stories series. She is a regular contributor to Premier Youth and Children’s Work magazine. She works as the Diocesan Youth and Children Officer for the Diocese of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Her freelance consultancy work across the UK includes all-age worship workshops and children’s spirituality training for clergy, worship leaders, head teachers and school governors.
Claire studied at Oxford before teaching English and Drama in London, North Devon and Cornwall. The creative arts inspire her, exclusion makes her angry and family life keeps her feet on the ground. She likes hillwalking, wild swimming and live theatre. She lives with her husband and three children in Glasgow.


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“In this radically inclusive account … Zachary’s vision of the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Yeshua is both deeply researched and deeply personal …
Treated with reverent respect … this new version of the most familiar (and fought over) of tales will prove a ‘perspective-shifting experience.’
Emphasizing light, rebirth, and knowing the self as a route to healing … readers will find much to ponder in this vivid retelling of key moments of the Gospels, woven through with elements of other spiritual traditions.”
The Messenger is a compelling story of universal truth that finds its fulfillment in love.
While imagination is a striking feature of the book, what stands out most is its research. The book explains in-depth its choices in Hebrew translation and word choice. There are pages of end notes, organized by chapter, with references to biblical sources and other sacred texts. Footnotes give definitions, Greek word origins, and background information. The book has a format similar to the Bible and other sacred texts: its lines are numbered, and the words attributed to God are in blue. In addition, there are other reader-friendly elements, including a list of people in the front of the book with their name in the text (Hebrew origin), their familiar English name, and a biographical phrase.
The Messenger reimagines familiar passages in ways that are stretching and challenging, with the ultimate goal of inviting new insights … The aim is to unsettle typical notions of religiosity, opening the way for a new, inclusive way of looking … The book finds its roots in Zachary’s personal connection to Mary Magdalene, as a woman who was “lost and unfulfilled.” This provides a relatable resonance point for others to enter the story. Indeed, it’s designed as a story to be shared; it includes book club questions and other invitations … that can be done alone or with others.
The Messenger is an eye-opening spiritual book that invites a search for personal truth.
~ FOREWORD Clarion Reviews, 10/15/2021
“An entertaining chronicle…The Messenger…will inspire a reader’s personal spiritual journey…”
“The novella’s plot loosely follows…an itinerant preacher Yeshua on his mission of espousing love and redemption, aided by Maryam (Magdala), his equal in all things…”
“Those seeking spiritual redemption should enjoy this book, which delivers engaging stories and dispenses helpful wisdom.”
~ BlueInk Review, 10/4/2021
First Reader Responses
Jessica Sharp, TRT, RMT
This project was divinely inspired. It’s such a labor of love. The way the story format is themed and laid out in an integrated way, I love how it explains in a way that is spiritual yet palatable and easy to digest that allows for inherent worthiness and dignity, and that even non-Christians are children of humanity.
Carol J. Poulson, M.Psych.
“My first reaction was, ‘Oh, that’s a little bit different than what I’ve perceived before’. But I read it again, questioning my old way of understanding. A few things I knew; others I haven’t wrapped my head around yet, but so many aspects of this ancient story make so much more sense now. Just recognizing the humanness in everybody; that is the message.”
Kimberly Wohlford, M.A.Comm
I appreciate the shifting of the traditional point of view in a way that the reader not only reads it and hears it, but absorbs it and feels it. There is a gentle and loving energy that emanates from this work. Not only were my eyes opened to a deeper truth; my heart was opened to an expanded experience of love.


Rather than use a prompt, I used part of a verse from scripture to write this after church one Sunday. It is more of a devotional than a story, but it is based on the story of Elijah asking a widow for food. She and her son are desperately poor and she was planning to take the last of her oil and flour, make a final meal, lie down and die. Elijah speaks to her and gives her the following assurance. Read on.
The jar will never be empty; the jug will never fail.
We seemed to be destined to live on hard times. We were at poverty level according to state guidelines due to the fact that I couldn’t work and Allen was in a low paying job. It was not payday yet, and the cupboards were getting bare. I was desperate for ingredients to fix a meal. I opened the pantry, scanning its contents carefully. Was there more flour in my container than there was yesterday? I couldn’t remember, but it seemed like there was. I looked for other ingredients and found I could at least make pancakes, which was about all I had the energy for anyway. Wait a minute—here are some canned vegetables. I don’t remember having those in here. Where did they come from? Were they expired? Nope. They were still perfectly good. That gave me a start for the next meal and then at long last it would be payday. I wasn’t sure how my pantry still had these things in it. I scratched my head, wondering if this was the work of my in-laws. Then I remembered an Old Testament lesson: The jar will never be empty; the jug will never fail.
This lesson always speaks to me. There have been several other times in my life when I have sworn my cupboard only had food in it due to a miracle on God’s part. He always makes sure I have enough. I know that fearing to lose something earthly is like tempting God to take it, but if he does, it is returned tenfold. This doesn’t just apply to food in our cupboards. It applies to everything he gives us. Even the greatest loss of a life dear to you leaves something or someone in its wake. But I digress. Allen and I suffered a significant financial loss in October that had us pinching pennies for two months. Though I was more worried before the loss than after, this lesson was a comfort. Even if all I had to cook was pancakes, it was food and it was more than some others have. But I don’t just have to have faith. I remember that my jar has never been empty and my jug has never failed. I have had evidence that this is true in my life.
God gave me a wonderful partner to get through these times with. I used to live in terror of losing him, able to visualize the whole thing. I would spend afternoons in tears over the loss I felt sure was coming. I know that day may still come, but I am comforted by Elijah’s words to this widow. I just need to continue to believe that the same will always be true no matter what. God always gets me out of places where I feel I will make my last meal, lay down and die. But I am reminded by this passage that I will always have plenty, whether I see it as plenty or not.
Have you ever wondered how you were going to get your next meal or make ends meet? Has God rescued you in these times with a full jar and jug? Talk about your story in the comments section.


REVIVAL IS IN THE LAND!
Revival Nights with a.o. Mattheus v.d. Steen en David Wagner
For 42 days we have been going on in Harderwijk; what started as a revival service on April 20th has grown into a Holland Revival where hundreds of people from all over Holland come to meet on a daily basis. On our website you can read the testimonies of the people who have attended. We have seen tens of people who gave their lives to Jesus for the first time, every night we have prayed for hundreds of people for the infilling and fire of the Holy Spirit. Besides that people are testifying that they are cured from blood-, bone-, and braindiseases.
Each meeting has free admission, no registration required.
Each evening will be broadcasted live by livestream!


Augustana Lutheran Church (ELCA)
503 3rd St Underwood ND
Parsonage: 403 McKinley Ave. Underwood ND
Worship Services at 10:00 am Sundays
Pastor Anna Haugen
Birka Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Sunday Worship Service @ 8:30 a.m. with Pastor Anna Haugen
Faith Evangelical Church
406 County Rd 14
Worship Services Sundays @ 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages at 11 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Higbie Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
First Assembly of God
519 Borchardt Ave. Underwood ND
Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9 a.m.
Fellowship 10 a.m.
St. Bonaventure Catholic Church
505 Grant Ave. Underwood ND
Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m.
Father Patrick Cunningham
St John's Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
213 Summit Ave. Underwood ND
Parsonage: 604 Roosevelt Ave W. Underwood ND
Sunday Worship Service at 5:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Rural Pick City
Sunday Worship Services at 7:00 pm


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For all churches and their Youth Groups willing to make the trip to PA.
What are we About?
Our mission is to see the next generation of God's servants be raised up through the ministry of the Harvest Teen Rally. Through the mighty working of God's Spirit, we desire to see unsaved people, particularly teens, come to know Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Furthermore, we want to stir up the gifts and hearts of God's people to be more dedicated in their walk with their Lord.
From 9am until 5:00pm, September 26, 2015
720 Harmony Road, Morgantown, PA 19543
The reason for our whole existence is because we understand the importance of reaching our teens for Christ. Harvest Rally PA is a yearly event dedicated to assisting you in discipling your Youth Group for Christ. A day full of crazy games, unique opportunities such as car smashing and human fooseball, college groups, fun skits, great food, and powerful messages all help to make it a day to never forget.
If you are participating in either the Flag Football Tournament, the Volleyball Tournament, or the 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament, click HERE for all of the official Rules.


Warrior Princess: Ignite your Inner Warrior
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Warrior Princess is a powerful call to action Bible study that takes you on an interactive journey to discover your identity according to God's Word. It is a call to grow up and grow close to God who calls you royalty, warrior, and so much more. Designed to awaken the inner warrior within the depths of your soul, Warrior Princess will help you discover that you were chosen, and planned for, even before the foundations of the world, and what it truly means to be a daughter of the Most-High God.


God Help Us
Every week in his newspaper column on religion and ethics, Tom Harpur pricks the ease of Canadians who are comfortable or complacent in their faiths. No matter our religion or whether we are atheists or agnostics, Harpur challenges us to think about our spiritual well-being and the health of our world.
Harpur is a rare and a powerful voice. He writes with the knowledge of a scholar, the flair of a journalist, the concern of a pastor, and the wisdom of someone who has thought deeply about issues with an open, inquiring mind. He is one of a kind in Canada.
God Help Us is a collection of the best of his recent columns. Dealing with topics as vital as the environment, as harrowing as the Gulf War, as timeless as the teachings of Jesus, and as current as the role of women in the church, Harpur consistently surprises, provokes, and enlightens his readers.
A former Rhodes scholar and professor of New Testament studies at Wycliffe College, Toronto, Harpur is also an Anglican priest. He resigned from parish work in 1979 to write full-time in the mass media, in the process extending his "parish" to the whole of Canada. Today, his television show on Vision TV, his weekly column, and his books, notably For Christ's Sake and Life After Death, have consolidated his reputation as one of Canada's pre-eminent religious voices and as a sound spiritual guide for modern times.
- Introduction: The Global Crisis
- Part One: Keeping Faith
- Part Two: Growing Spiritually
- Part Three: A Matter of Ethics
- Part Four: The Environment
- Part Five: Religion Today
- Part Six: Special Occasions


near Selçuk, Turkey. . It was lined with shops which were selling goods that would be interested to those going to and from the port. It is not by accident that Ephesus became a major center key in the spread of Christianity as it was a major cultural center in the Roman Empire. When the port filled in with silt, the city declined rapidly. This underscores the importance of key transportation nodes to the very survival of an urban areas.The image is located at: http://www.ephesus.us/ephesus/arcadianstreet.htm. This site also has a further description of the street and Ephesus.)
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President Obama’s comments of comparing Christianity to ISIS at the National Prayer Breakfast has stirred some controversy. He said, “And lest we get on our high horse and think this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ. In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.”
Many people have asked if this negative attitude towards Christianity and America’s founding is really helpful and even fair? Rev. E.W. Jackson said, “The President wasn’t just wrong to attack Christians and equate our faith to terrorist acts at Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, he empowered and emboldened our enemies. Obama needs to stop apologizing for America and providing terrorists with a recruiting tool.” Here are several concerns:
1. Why Ignore those being Persecuted Today by Islamic Jihadist?
Obama seems to want to draw empathy for Islamic jihad by mentioning past sins of Christianity. But Obama diminishes and ignores the thousands of Christians who are dying around the world, and the highest percentage is caused by Muslims. The Vatican told the UN, “Credible research has reached the shocking conclusion that an estimate of more than 100,000 Christians are violently killed because of some relation to their faith every year. Other Christians and other believers are subjected to forced displacement, to the destruction of their places of worship, to rape and to the abduction of their leaders – as it recently happened in the case of Bishops Yohanna Ibrahim and Boulos Yaziji, in Aleppo (Syria).” Obama implies that to emphasize these evils would “to get on a “high horse.”
2. Can We Blame Christianity Alone for the Evils of the Crusades?
Even today, both Catholic and Protestant acknowledge that there have been a misuse of Christ throughout history. Jesus said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” Yet, to blame the Crusades as the evil led by Christianity alone is not completely fair.
I don’t think it is right for the president to bring up the Crusades done a thousand years ago, while encouraging Christians to never speak a word of negativity against evils done by Islamic Jihadist in our present time? For one, the Crusades were not led by America, but called by the Catholic Church after Islam had conquered over half the Christian world. Islam had already conquered Jerusalem, attacked Spain, Italy and France for years. Also it’s very difficult to blame all the crusades solely as the evils of Christianity. Let me give you an analogy. As an American Christian, I may disagree with the extent America’s use of atomic weapons at the Hioshima and Nagasaki bombings, but this does not mean that I would to call all of America’s WWII involvement evil. In fact, I’m very thankful that America did get involved with WWII to rescue many lives.
Likewise, if the Catholic Church would have not responded to Islam, then Islam would have taken over the entirety of Europe. If Pope Urban would not have responded with the crusades, there would be no Oxford or Cambridge. There would be no United States, if it was not for the Catholic Church fighting back Islam’s conquering of the world during the crusades. Should Pope Urban have allowed the Jihadists Turks to rape women on alters, slit the throats of priests and children and burn churches? Obama may believe that he should have “turned the other cheek.” In reply, let’s suppose that Pope Urban was completely 100 percent wrong and the Catholic’s response to Islam’s threats were wrong in every single event. Do the evils done a thousand years ago in the name of Christianity mean that Christians and Americans should be silent today about ISIS? If we speak out against the evils of ISIS, does that really mean that we are on a “high horse?
3. Why Not Acknowledge the Christians Who Abolished Slavery and Segregation?
Obama in his attempt to silence Christians, brought up racism and slavery. He spoke of, “terrible deeds in the name of Christ. In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ.” Sadly, Obama sounds very similar to some European Marxist educators of the 20th century, who want to to paint America and Christianity as the leaders of all racism. Most Americans and professing Christians today are ashamed of slavery and racism, but slavery was not invented by America. It was practiced around the world and many of America’s founders opposed it. America’s sixth president John Quincy Adams was so much against slavery that after his presidency, he continued in congress to so he could fight slavery. Although there were slave owners who misused the Bible, it was also abolitionists who appealed the Bible to abolish slavery. There were preachers like Rev. Peter Ackers who inspired Abraham Lincoln to play a part in the abolition of slavery. As far as segregation, there were many Christians, including Martin Luther King Jr. himself who appealed to the Bible to speak against racism. There were also white preachers like Billy Graham who refused to preach to segregated audiences. Graham invited King to join him for a New York Crusade. Graham even bailed King out of jail. Why doesn’t the president praise America’s leaders like King and Graham, instead of using “racism” in the name of Christianity as way to silence Christians about ISIS?
Furthermore, why pick out “Christians” as ones who “justified slavery.” For over 1,400 years the Muslims have been involved in slave trade, including African Muslims. This terrible practice continues with some Muslims today. Mohammed himself was involved in every aspect of slavery, including owning many non-Muslims women and children slaves and passing around slaves for sexual purposes. Why is it that whenever slavery is discussed we tend to ignore the horrific record of Muslims over a much longer time and single out American white Christian slave owners over two centuries? Certainly, the white Christian slave owners of the 1700’s and 1800’s were terribly wrong, but why ignore those who continue to traffic women and children in the name of Allah.
4. Obama’s “High Horse” of Religious Pluralism Excludes Anyone who Disagrees with his Spiritual Preference.
Sometimes, it’s difficult to pin point Obama’s religious views. But he seems to be a religious pluralist, who considers himself Christian. A religious pluralist is someone who says that all religions are equally true. Religious pluralism may say, “Christianity is true for you, but not true for those who disagree with you. So please keep your beliefs private and personal.” This is very common and I could argue that Oprah, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney and others have said statements of religious pluralism. Obama takes it a step further with a jab, “Don’t claim that your religion is more true, or that’s a “high horse.” Born in India, Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias once said:
“We are living in a time when sensitivities are at the surface, often vented with cutting words. Philosophically, you can believe anything, so long as you do not claim it to be true. Morally, you can practice anything, so long as you do not claim that it is a better way. Religiously, you can hold to anything, so long as you do not bring Jesus Christ into it.
“If a spiritual idea is eastern, it is granted critical immunity; if western, it is thoroughly criticized. Thus, a journalist can walk into a church and mock its carryings on, but he or she dare not do the same if the ceremony is from the eastern fold. Such is the mood of the twentieth century.”
Religious pluralism claims to be open-minded, but is it really? When we stop and think about the claims of religious pluralism, we discover that this worldview doesn’t accept any faith expression that is not pluralistic. Even though pluralism is touted by the President and also at many universities as “open-mindedness,” it’s actually just another form of religious exclusivity. Why? Because it excludes anybody who doesn’t believe it. Therefore, Obama’s religious pluralism excludes the beliefs of hundreds of millions of Christians who claim that Jesus Christ is the only way for salvation (John 14:6).
Interestingly, it’s not just Christianity that claims to be exclusively true. Muhammed, the founder of Islam, claimed Islam to be the true religion, and the teachers of Hinduism say it is the true religion. Then some Hindus decided to reject certain teachings of Hinduism, so they split off and started a new religion called Buddhism. Even the Dali Lama’s form of Tibetan Buddhism is distinct from hundreds of sects, each of which has its own set of spiritual beliefs. Obama’s religious pluralism may seem open minded, but it’s really a “high horse” of relativistic pluralism that rejects orthodox Christianity, Sunni Islam and host of other religions that contradict his religious preferences of the day.
5. Obama speaks of “Terrible deeds done in the name of Christ” but this is the same president who went to the largest abortion fundraiser and in the name of God, “Blessed” Planned Parenthood’s terrible deeds of slaughtering 327,653 children.
Planned Parenthood’s own website records that Obama was the first sitting president to address the nations largest abortion provider. In their 2014 report, Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions. This does not even include early abortifacients, but these are murdering by suction, chemical and dismemberments of unborn children. When Obama speaks of “Terrible deeds done in the name of Christ,” I can’t help but think of what could be worse than saying “God Bless You” to an organization that earns more money from the slaughtering of children than any other procedure. In 1994, Mother Teresa spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. She courageously said, “Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion. Many people are very, very concerned with the children of India, with the children of Africa where quite a few die of hunger, and so on. Many people are also concerned about all the violence in this great country of the United States. These concerns are very good. But often these same people are not concerned with the millions who are being killed by the deliberate decision of their own mothers. And this is what is the greatest destroyer of peace today – abortion which brings people to such blindness.”
Would Obama think that Mother Teresa is on some “high horse?” If so, maybe that’s a “high horse” that more Americans need to get on to protect our children and to speak out against the evils of abortion, Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
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WHOM DO YOU OBEY? Romans 6:12-23 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Bill White
DYING IN SIN Romans 6:1-11 Third Sunday after Pentecost Analysis by Peter Keyel Should
BLESSED BOASTING Second Sunday after Pentecost Romans 5:1-8 Analysis by Steven E. Albertin Therefore,
DOING WHAT WE CANNOT DO 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 The Holy Trinity Analysis by Lori
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 The Day of Pentecost Analysis by Timothy
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IT’S FAITH IN FAIRNESS OR JESUS 1 Peter 2:2-10 Fifth Sunday of Easter Analysis
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Last week, Stephen and I had the awesome opportunity to participate in our church's VBS! We were the missionaries for the week and also helped out with the music. It was a lot of fun. The theme for the week was "The Journey" and the kids were able to learn and experience a lot of different stories in the Bible that led up to Jesus. It was great.
The kids were also challenged to raise the money for our plane tickets. They did it! Stephen and I were so thankful and excited and the kids were really excited too! (They just kept on screaming and screaming, and after awhile, I think they forgot what they were even screaming about). It was fantastic!
Here are some pictures of the week:
Stephen's brother as an Egyptian with boils...
Check out that guy's boils!!!
Plague of the frogs
Plague of diseased livestock.


I guess I’ve been in a reflective mood over the past few weeks, and have been dwelling on some of the things I have learned over the past few years. Since college, my view of the Bible has been drastically altered from a book filled with nuggets of wisdom to the narrative of the glory of God.
One simple thought that struck me recently is that reading scripture ONLY in a verse by verse way, it’s way too easy to miss out on the overall theme of the Bible. Similarly, reading Scripture without a theological foundation is like trying to put together a shelving unit without a parts list. This was, in part, why I think I struggled to really love reading God’s word.
Verse by verse, inductive study is very useful and helpful, but if you only study Scripture from the inductive lens, which is the predominant mode I was taught, it is very difficult to see the overall storyline of God’s redemptive work.
I think the best way I’ve come to understand this is by analogy. I need to have an overall vision for where my life and ministry is heading, while I also need to do the daily discipline of managing tasks that align toward that end. If I don’t have vision, I’ll be busy for the rest of my life without really accomplishing much, and if I don’t do the daily tasks, I’m never going to fulfill God’s calling on my life.
I think it is pretty similar with our reading of Scripture. If you only read the Bible as a great story, you’re going to miss much of God’s grace in momentary, day-to-day life with specific verses. If you only read it verse by verse, mining for nuggets, you’re going to miss the forest for the trees, and accomplish a ton, but never really “get it”.
The meta-narrative of Scripture helps me to understand each passage in the context of God’s overall plan, and the day-to-day discipline of reading and studying passages is when I receive very specific, applied encouragement, correction, or wisdom from God.
I am thankful for God’s divine inspiration of the Bible…it has, does, and will continue to transform me.
7 replies on “Reading the Bible – A Simple Truth”
This might be my favorite of all your posts. Loved it.
so simple–“read it all, but not at once (an oversimplification)”. incredibly powerful. thanks for the good word, toodus!
This is so true but it takes some growth to get to this point! Thanks Todd! I will use this in my study with my Esther Group tonight.
Todd – I’m currently trying out Bible Storying with my small group and oh my goodness, I can’t even say enough great things. We’re learning so much about the character of God that we often can miss out on/forget about when we do inductive study. I’m not at all discounting inductive study, but I’d say that definitely say that by doing this, our group is getting a great picture of God’s power, control, mercy and faithfulness — and we’re only at Cain and Abel.
Thank you so much for this post and for making me remember God’s story.


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Matt Chandler returned to the pulpit Sunday at The Village Church, restored to ministry by Texas church elders just over three months after he took a leave of absence due to what one elder called “some challenges that came up.”
“I realized that I had not reached the glory of God and He accepted me with grace,” he said. “I understand that I’m incoherent and that there are things about me that are hypocritical, and there are parts of me that I don’t understand.”
Citing Ephesians 2:13-17, Chandler urged the congregation that the true promise of Christmas is reconciliation with God. But that can only begin, he said, if people own up to their sins, as he himself did on that stage in late August.
“Humble yourselves before a living God who gives us a chance at peace,” he preached. “I have a part of it that I must own. It may only be 1 percent, but it’s my 1 percent. Excuse me. Now we have a chance to compromise.”
While pleading guilty again Sunday, Chandler did not give any further details about the circumstances that led to his absence. In late August, he admitted to an inappropriate online relationship with a woman via direct messaging on Instagram. Chandler said at the time that the ongoing exchange was not sexual or confidential, his wife knew it, but church elders were still concerned about the “frequency and familiarity” and especially “a familiarity that spreads.” evolved into rude and silly jokes”.
A church statement in August said the direct messages violated its social media policy and “crossed the line.” The elders determined that Chandler was not disqualified from the ministry, the statement said, but that “he had lacked health in his life.”
No information is available on the woman Chandler was talking to and whether the online relationship hurt her in any way. His views on discipline and the recovery process are also unknown. He is not mentioned, even indirectly, in Sunday services.
Senior pastor Josh Patterson told the congregation that Chandler was disciplined because the church holds its leaders to a “higher standard.”
He said that after three months off and a process of discipline and development, the elders are confirming Chandler’s recovery without a second thought. Chandler’s comeback, he said, is reminiscent of an athlete returning from knee surgery.
“That athlete might come back on the field a little shy, ‘Is the knee okay?'” he told Church. Then he turned to Chandler: “Brother, the knee is fine. Run.”
The restoration comes at a time when Southern Baptists grapple with questions about the quality of ministers returning to the pulpit after a scandal or moral failure. Former Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt was reinstated to the ministry last week, six months after a third-party investigation into allegations he was credibly accused of sexual abuse.
Ministers on Hunt’s spiritual ministry team compared him to the beaten and wounded man on the side of the road in the parable of the Good Samaritan, expressing no concern for the pastor’s wife, who said Hunt attacked her. The four men said Hunt could return to ministry because he had expressed “genuine brokenness and humility before God.” Bert Barber, the current president of the convention, said he would remove Hunt if he had the power.
At The Village Church, Patterson’s acceptance of Chandler’s elders’ discipline and following his recovery plan indicates that Chandler is ready to return to leadership.
“He faithfully worked that plan, really worked that plan, authentically worked that plan,” Patterson said. “He spent a very full three months and was faithful to do what the elders set before him.”
The church declined two requests from Christianity Today to answer questions about that restoration process. Some details were given at the Sunday service. Chandler mentions seeing a neurologist (he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009) and some “intense” things, without sharing any other details.
According to the post on Instagram, Chandler spent time at a men’s summit led by pastor Jim Bergen, who wrote a book on deliverance from bad decisions.
“One day you’ll look in the mirror and a monster will stare back at you,” Bergen wrote. “You’re not the same anymore. You are not what you wanted to be. You are not what you were created and designed to be. Instead, you are a dragon.
In October, Chandler attended an Acts 29 gala and spoke on opening night. Later that month, he wrote about spending time in a cabin by the river, going for walks, practicing jiu-jitsu, and praying the words of Psalm 27, “May I dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.”
In November, Chandler went elk hunting in Colorado on a trip organized by Bergen. He posted a picture of himself camouflaged in the snow with a rifle bullet on his shoulder.
“We spent hours talking about Jesus, marriage, children and the dark things that can affect men,” Chandler wrote. More than 10,000 people liked the Instagram post and several commenters said they were looking forward to seeing him back in the ministry.
On Sunday, Chandler thanked the veterans for loving him and his family and working with him in planning his vacation and eventual return.
“What a brave and pious group of men,” he said. “Brave, I almost used another word, and then I had to sit down again.”
The church laughed at the joke. At other times, the congregation urged Chandler to continue shouting encouragement. “Come on, Matt” or “You got it, Matt,” several said, the pastor overwhelmed with emotion.
Ten elders gathered around him on the stage before Chandler’s sermon. They laid hands on Patterson as he prayed. He said they were “marking a moment in Matt’s heart, to say, ‘Restored’.”
At the end of the service, the congregation thanked Chandler for his 20 years of service. He was joined on stage by his wife and three children, and the congregation rose to its feet and gave the pastor a standing ovation.


The Book of Amos is set in a time when the people of Israel have reached a low point in their devotion to God - the people have become greedy and have stopped following and adhering to their values. The wealthy elite are becoming rich at the expense of others. Peasant farmers who once practiced subsistence farming are being forced to farm what is best for foreign trade, mostly wine and oil.
Yahweh speaks to Amos, a farmer and herder, and tells him to go to Samaria, the capital of the Northern kingdom. Through Amos, God tells the people that he is going to judge Israel for its sins, and it will be a foreign nation that will enact his judgment.
The people understand judgment as the coming of "the Day of the Lord." "The Day of the Lord" was widely celebrated and highly anticipated by the followers of God [Ed. Nowadays New Age Rainbow Christians]. However, Amos came to tell the people that "the Day of the Lord" was coming soon and that it meant divine judgment and justice for their own iniquity.
The central idea of the book of Amos, according to most scholars, is that God puts his people on the same level as the nations that surround it -- God expects the same sinlessness of them all. As it is with all nations that rise up against the kingdom of God, even Israel and Judah will not be exempt from the judgment of God because of their idolatry and unjust ways. The nation that represents Yahweh must be made pure of anything or anyone that profanes the name of God. God's name must be exalted.
Other major themes in the book of Amos include: social justice and concern for the disadvantaged; the idea that Israel's covenant with God did not exempt them from his position on sin; God is God of all nations; God is judge of all nations; God is God of moral righteousness; God made all people; God elected Israel and then redeemed Israel so that he would be known throughout the world; election by God means that those elected are responsible to live according to the purposes clearly outlined to them in the law; God will only destroy the unjust and a remnant will remain; and God is free to judge, redeem and act as savior to Israel.
Much of the prophecy of Amos is directed at the heartlessness of wealthy merchants who ignore the plight of the poor, the lack of justice for the righteous, and the emptiness of religious ritual apart from true faith. Amos is a classical prophet, concerned with the well-being of the people and the purity of the faith.


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We are excited for Fall programming to kick off soon and to start gathering again! Women’s Bible Study is going to look different this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, the Lord has provided so much and we still have an exciting year planned. We will have multiple options to meet everyone’s needs.
Morning group will meet on Tuesday mornings at 9am. We will offer a livestream of teaching on the patio, but for those that are not able to attend, a Vimeo link of the teaching will be distributed. Study buddy pairs will meet afterwards (socially distanced, via phone or Zoom) for discussion and prayer. Evening group will meet on Tuesdays at 6:45pm for online Zoom meetings.
All groups are welcome to join an online Community Prayer ZOOM Meeting on Wednesday mornings. Cost for the entire year is $20. First meeting will be Sept 15. We look forward to an exciting year!
There will be weekly teaching visible by a Vimeo link which will be distributed on Tuesday afternoons.
For financial assistance or any other questions, please contact Cassie Clancy. Enjoy the rest of your summer!


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The Magic of Christmas is captured in this remarkable gift of sight and sound from the 9-time Grammy Award winning Blackwood Quartet, with their esteemed guest Doug Church– “The True Voice of Elvis”. This very special performance features the Gospel side of Elvis and all of your beloved Christmas songs. You will hear all of your gospel favorites sung by the Blackwoods and Elvis, as well as the Christmas classics that you know and have loved throughout the years.
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This great power from God is made manifest in us when we crucify our old lives, by this we attain to the supernatural life which we desire as we nail our old sin patterns to death on the cross through submission to His will.
To the degree we agree with Him and do that, it’s no longer the darkened old you who lives, but Christ who lives within you, radiating His glory and power through your life. You will become like a prism, reflecting His holiness, goodness, mercy, love and power for the world around you to see.
When this takes place, you will truly become more than a conqueror in Jesus (Romans 8:37). Through His mighty Son Power, you will be able to accomplish more than you ever dreamed possible before knowing Him!
Jesus offers you power for living!
Just as the sun is the source of life for the earth, we find that Jesus is the source of our relationship with God. Just as the earth cannot recreate what the sun provides, we cannot recreate for ourselves salvation, eternal life, or the power we need to live our lives for God′s purposes. We need Jesus′ power in order to live in harmony with God′s will for our lives. Only Jesus′ divine power and precious promises enable us to tap into the supernatural power God offers us. As believers, our life is to revolve around the Son.
The Son-powered life enables us to not only experience the very nature of God now, accomplishing all that he desires for us here on earth, but also empowers us to look forward confidently to the rewards that we will experience in heaven.
This video will give you insight into understanding God’s power (Son Power) that is at work within us through faith in the Son of God and man.


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Welcome to the Clearlake Seventh-day Adventist Christian School.
"Where Knowledge Grows and Students Thrive"
Formerly known as the Clara Howland Seventh-day Adventist School, the Clearleke SDA Christian School has operated in Clearlake for many years, providing an education in a distinctive Christian environment. The Clearlake SDA Christian School is part of the Seventh-day Adventist school system, the largest international Protestant educational organization in the world. The school is operated by the Clearlake Seventh-day Adventist Church and is accredited by the SDA Pacific Union Conference Department of Education and, thus, evaluated regularly to determine its effectiveness in providing spiritual and educational opportunities for its students. The school is also accredited by the National Council for Private School Accreditation, a national independent accrediting agency.
We invite you to find out more about our school. Call us to schedule a visit. To see what is happening at our school you can check our calendar.
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Things You Should Know About Us
- We believe that God's love, the basis of creation and redemption, is the foundation of true education.
- We believe the work of true education is to train students to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other people's thoughts.
- We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God which enables us to know and communicate with Jesus personally and how to live a life of holiness and service.
- We believe the purpose of Christian education is to prepare students for this life and for Eternity in Heaven with Jesus.


Welcome to Canoe Cove Christian Camp!
Wow! Another fantastic season of camping has finished already! A huge thank-you to everyone who participated, to make it a truly remarkable summer. Our staff have been outstanding, and our volunteer counselors and kitchen helpers have been fantastic. Well done, everyone!
A special welcome to Stephen and Katrina Vessey, who are stepping into the role of Camp Managers after a summer as Program Directors. They will be taking over the job from Alan and Mary Mills, who have served God in this role for the past five years. These two couples are truly remarkable, and we are honoured to serve with them in this little corner of God’s Kingdom. We wish a well-deserved rest for Alan and Mary, and commit our support and fellowship to Stephen and Katrina.


Who knew that the story of the birth of Jesus could be told so simply yet so completely? In The Child in the Manger, Liesbet Slegers distills the events related in the Gospel of Luke to their barest elements. Mary and Joseph are on a journey: “They knocked on many doors. But nobody would take them in.” They are grateful to find a stable “because Mary wanted to lie down. She felt that her child would be born soon.” Slegers’s version is an example of superb storytelling because she never loses sight of her audience.
In a recent interview, Liesbet Slegers talked about her approach to The Child in the Manger, and she said that she took her story into the schools as she was working on it (from the link to the interview, you may also read the book throughout the month of December online free). She said she read it over and over again to “test my ‘book to be,’ ” to make sure it was connecting with her audience. Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon, did the same thing. She went into New York City classrooms and tried out her stories with the students.
Slegers captures the sense of wonder at the birth of Jesus, with the angel, the shepherds, and the three kings all playing their parts in the story. And then she brings that sense of wonder into a context that’s familiar to children. The idea of Christmas as a birthday party for Jesus, at which we all get presents, is one that nearly every child can comprehend—and celebrate!


There are all the reasons in the world to visit Italy, but here are 9 of the most compelling ones; their stunning churches. Religious or not, you can’t deny that these make really great tourist shots, even if you can’t take a selfie to save your life.
#1 Saint Mark’s Basilica, Venice
Fun fact: Napoleon stole some of the precious stones from the altarpiece, but there’s still plenty left for you to gaze over. Naughty Napoleon.
#2 Duomo di Siena, Siena
Fun fact: The focal point of the cathedral is not in the ceilings, but in the floors; crafted by 40 artists and artisans, comprising 56 panels that vary in size and shape. That, and the beautiful pink marble it’s made out of, which casts an unearthly light at sunset.
#3 Abbey of Monte Cassino, Montecassino
Fun fact: The Abbey of Monte Cassino, being in a strategically important location, has been sacked and destroyed a number of times, so what we see now is the rebuilt version, several times over.
#4 Chiesa del Gesu, Palermo
Fun fact: Also known as Casa Professa, most of the work done here was interestingly enough done by the Jesuit priests and not the commissioned artists. Who woulda thunk it?
#5 St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Fun fact: St Peter, Jesus’s disciple himself is said to be buried here, hence the name. It is also considered one of the holiest regions in the city, if not the world.
#6 Santa Maria della Consolazione, Todi
Fun fact: Legend has it that a worker who was blind in one eye, had the sight of that eye restored when he wiped it with the same cloth that was used on the icon of Madonna.
#7 Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Fun fact: As legend states, on the day Christ was born, a stream of pure oil flowed from the earth on to the site of the church, signifying the coming of the Grace of God. This column next to the altar marks the spot. It’s also one of the oldest churches in Rome.
#8 Duomo, Milan
Fun fact: To upkeep the cathedral’s preservation, patrons were invited to ‘adopt’ one of the cathedral’s 135 gargoyles. Donors who contribute more than US$100,000 would have their name engraved under the gargoyle.
#9 Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Fun fact: The interior of Il Duomo Florence has a unique clock prominently displayed on the back wall. Designed by Paolo Uccello, it’s a 24-hour model that accurately tells the time, but the hands run backwards instead of in a clockwise direction!


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The human heart is a amazing
It is like a little engine pumping cease-
lessly day and night. Oh, how much we
depend upon it for our earthly existence!
Being only the size of our fist, and weigh-
ing about a half pound. It beats approx-
imately 70 times a minute, and 36,792,
000 times a year. The volume of blood
pumped in one year is about 650,000
gallons through 12,000 miles of blood
We should study how to keep this vital
organ well and strong, and to restore it.
Doctors have learned much about the
heart, and how to keep it well, and to re-
pair it. TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART!
HOW IS YOUR SPIRITUAL
Does YOUR HEART have evil, fear, worry,
pain, sorrow, unforgiveness, anger, in it?
Do you know how to get God into your
Jesus DIAGNOSED man's need, and
the root of all his problems as SIN IN
Jesus said, "For from within, out of the
heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts,
sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulter-
ies, deeds of coveting and wickedness,
as well as deceit, sensuality, slander, pride,
foolishness." (Mark 7:21,22).
The end result of sin in the heart, is the
eternal separation from God in Hell. "For
the wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord." (Rom. 6:23).
You may receive Jesus Christ into your
heart by faith. "That if thou shall confess
with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt
believe in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead thou shalt be
saved. For with the heart man believeth
unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation."
"This is the record, that God has given
eternal life, and this life is in His Son."
(I John 5:11).
MY PRAYER: "Lord Jesus, I believe you
died for my sins on the cross. I believe
you ascended to heaven to prepare
a mansion for me. I believe you will take
me there in a glorified, sinless body. I
receive you into my heart by faith. AMEN.
WORLD BIBLE INSTITUTE
1. JESUS PAID THE PENALTY FOR YOU.
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom.6:23). Satan lied to
Adam and Eve, when he said they would not die if they sinned. "For
if by one man's offence (sin) death reigned by one; much more they
which receive abundance of grace andof the gift of righteousness
shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ." (Rom. 5:17). You can
not pay for your sins with good works. Jesus paid with His death
and blood to save you from eternal death in hell.
2. JESUS PAID FOR YOUR SINS IN THE SLAVE MARKET OF SIN.
Jesus came down to earth, where we were slaves to sin and
Satan. He took on a body that was sinless, but could feel the
pains of sin and death. to pay for your sins. "Redemption" was a
word that pictured a person going into a market where slaves were
sold. He would pay the price for the slave, and take him home with
him. You were a slave to sin and Satan. Jesus paid for all your
sins, and He wants to take you to His eternal home in Heaven.
"Being justified freely (without cost to you) by his grace through
the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
3. JESUS PAID THE ONLY PRICE THAT GOD WILL ACCEPT:
God sent Jesus to be our "propitiation," the only one who could
satisfy Godís holy demands for our sins. Christ was the only holy
one. He was the only God-man who could bears the sins of the world
on the cross, go to hell for us, and ascend back to heaven to
prepare a place for us. He was the only one who could take our sins on Himself, and endure the judgment of God
for our sins. He was the only one that could give us His
righteousness, so that we might be holy and spotless. God, the
Father, has made us accepted in Christ. (Eph. 1:6, Rom. 3:21-31,
II Cor. 5:21, John 3:16).
JESUS WILL SAVE YOU FROM THE POWER OF SIN
1. JESUS GIVES POWER TO OVERCOME ALL EVIL.
When you receive Jesus Christ as your Savior, Jesus comes into
your heart to deliver you from the power of sin and Satan. "He
that spared form not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,
how shall he not with him also freely give us all things." "In all
these things we are more then conquerors through him that loved
us." (Rom. 8:32,37). Trust Christ as your Savior, and He will give
you power to overcome your sins and temptations.
2. BEING "BORN AGAIN" MAKES YOU AN OVERCAME.
"For whatsoever is born of God over cometh the world: and this
is the victory that over cometh the world, even our faith." (I
John 5:4). Have faith in God, do not trust in your self. Be
confident in Christ, He will make you an over comer.
3. ACCEPTING GOD INTO YOUR HEART WILL GIVE YOU GREATER POWER
THAN THE DEVIL.
"My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man
is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are
one." (John 10:29,30). You are safe in Godís hands.
4. THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN GIVE YOU POWER OVER YOUR SINFUL NATURE.
When you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, the Holy Spirit
comes into your heart. You must walk in
the power of the Holy Spirit, so that you can overcome the
sinful desires and weaknesses of your flesh. You can be filled
with the fruit of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, etc..
JESUS CAN SAVE YOU FROM THE PRESENCE OF SIN
Jesus Christ ascended to heaven to prepare heaven for the
redeemed. The moment a believer dies, Jesus will take their soul
to heaven. Their body is placed into the ground to awaits the
THE RAPTURE IS THE BLESSED HOPE OF THE BELIEVER.
Jesus will return in the air and snatch the believers who are
alive up to heaven with glorified bodies. The bodies of the dead
believers will be raise, glorified and caught up with Him into
heaven. They will escapes the anti-christ, wars, and the great
TRIBULATION. Prepare to leave before God's wrath is poured out
upon Satan and on the earth. Get saved today. (I Thess. 4:13-18).
A THOUSAND YEARS OF WORLD PEACE IS COMING.
Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, will return at the end of the
TRIBULATION. All believers will come with him, and enjoy a
thousand years of peace with Jesus Christ. He will cast Satan with
his armies into the Lake of Fire. He will remove the curse from
the earth, and restore the earth into a garden of Eden. The whole
world will worship God. (Rev. 20).
ETERNAL PEACE IN THE NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH.
Jesus will give you a glorified body to live in a sinless world
for eternity. "Who shall change our vile body, that it may be
fashioned like unto his glorious body,-" (Phil. 3:21). The new
heaven and the new earth will be filled with the glory and
blessings of God for eternity. All sin will be judged and removed
at the great White Throne.
Jesus Christ, I accept you as my savior from the penalty of my
sins. I believe you died on the cross to pay for my sins. You are
the only one that can save me, I can not save myself by my good
deeds. I receive you in my heart by faith alone. (Not by bread,
but by faith).
Jesus, I trust you to save me from the sins that tempt me. I
confess the sins that I have committed, and I pray you will give
me strength to overcome them. I want to be filled with your power
to make me a new man, a man like Jesus. I want to be a faithful
servant of God.
Jesus, I believe you are my coming Savior from the presence of
sin. I believe your promise, that you will take me to heaven,
where there is eternal peace and no more sickness or sin. "And I
saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the
first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I,
John, saw the holy city. new Jerusalem, coming down God out of
heaven." (Rev.21; John 14:1-6).


1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not jealous; is not proud; is not conceited; does not act foolishly; is not selfish; is not easily provoked to anger; keeps no record of wrongs; takes no pleasure in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth; love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
Source: Top 40 Bible Verses for Mother’s Day – Sharefaith Magazine – Worship | Leadership | Outreach
I know I have been a bit absent of late – been busy, but this morning I finished reading Matthew and I thought the close of that book was so inspiring. I thought I would post it here.
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
It really does pack a big punch in just a few sentences.
Thanks Bible Gateway for the passage.
I skipped the bible reading yesterday. I have this massive short story I’m trying to finish re-writing, so I put it first instead. I shouldn’t have. Starting the day with a simple reading even if it isn’t for more than five minutes can change your whole day. I did read it this morning before starting that re-write and these two phrases stood out to me.
The first from Matthew 24:51
He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The second from Matthew 25:30
And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
It is the weeping and gnashing of teeth part that gets me. It is such a strong powerful image, very descriptive. It really does depict a lot of fear and pain in so few words.
So, what do you think of these two passages?
Trying to stay with my bible reading each day.
Hard to do.
This passage stuck out to me yesterday, and this morning when I read back over it. I thought I would share.
But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.
This applies to not only our Christian walk of faith, but to our lives in general. It is just a really strong passage that makes me take a pause.
Thoughts. What do you think of when you read a passage like this?


Do not fear
3rd after Trinity (Proper 3), 25 June 2023, St James
Jeremiah 20: 7–13; Matthew 10: 24–39
To listen to the recording of the sermon as you read:
On the recommendation of a friend, I’ve been dipping into a film series called ‘The Chosen.’
It’s a creative retelling of the life of Jesus, through the eyes of the people who encountered him, and in particular, ‘The Chosen,’ that is, the disciples who followed Jesus—both men and women. Although a huge amount of author’s licence is taken, as with inspired imagination he puts flesh on the bare bones of the gospel accounts, it certainly feels authentic and credible.
What rings particularly true is the depiction of what life was like in 1st century Palestine under the oppressive occupying forces of Rome. There are armoured soldiers patrolling the streets; there are punitive taxes; there is random violence. It’s a hostile, divided world.
And thinking of where we are in the gospel today, as Jesus prepares his disciples for mission, what also rang true was the equivalent episode in which we feel the disciples’ palpable fear and reluctance to put their heads above the parapet in response to Jesus’ instruction to go out in twos to further his ministry of proclaiming the kingdom of God, healing and exorcising. They know that they will face hostility, perhaps mockery and rejection, or even violence and it fills them with fear.
Jesus knows that too and he doesn’t mince his words as he prepares them for these possibilities. But at the same time, he has words of reassurance for them.
Three times in the reading we heard this morning, Jesus tells them not to be afraid.
It’s said that the words ‘Do not fear’ appear in the bible enough times for us to hear them at least once a day throughout the year. It’s a familiar refrain to be heard when God is about to act. Whenever angels appear with life-changing news, or when God is about to redirect the course of someone’s life, the first words we hear are ‘Do not fear.’
Fear is a perfectly valid response to situations of danger, and to the prospect of embarking on the unknown. But for someone to just say, ‘Don’t be afraid’ it’s as much use as someone telling you to pull yourself together when you’re feeling down and depressed.
But in the Bible the words ‘Do not fear’ are usually followed by words of assurance: ‘Do not fear, because you’re not facing this alone.’ God says, ‘I am with you.’
So Jesus is frank with his disciples as he sends them out on his mission, there will be people who are hostile towards them, just as they are hostile towards himself.
But don’t be afraid, Jesus says, because there is nothing covered up that will not be uncovered: in other words, be assured, God’s purposes will prevail and will be revealed.
There may well be physical danger, and Jesus knows that he will face this himself in the fullness of time. But have no fear, he says, of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. God has control of all things and takes care of the future.
God recognises and knows what we are living through and even a sparrow cannot fall to the ground out of God’s sight. God has control of the present too, such that even the hairs of your head are numbered; the promises of a faithful watchful God are a hope which doesn’t disappoint, so do not be afraid.
I’m pretty sure that Matthew recorded these words of Jesus, not just as a once only historical moment when the apostles were first sent out. He was also writing for his church community which was certainly facing persecution as they tried to spread the good news of Jesus. And beyond that, his words ring true for every subsequent generation down to our present age.
Those who faithfully follow Jesus will eventually experience that burning fire in their bones which the prophet Jeremiah speaks of. It’s the God-given compulsion to bear witness to the values of truth, justice and compassion which are of God’s kingdom within a culture which largely sits lightly to them. Like Jeremiah, we may find that to speak out risks being met with apathy, rejection, or derision, sometimes even from those closest to you. But to keep silent is not an option either, for God’s purposes will prevail and God will keep stoking that fire in your bones until you can resist it no longer.
God lights that fire within us for all kinds of purposes. Sometimes it’s something big, perhaps a call to leadership within the church or to making a public stand in the face of injustice, conflict, or environmental destruction.
Or it may be quite small and personal such as making a phone call or a visit to a person in some kind of need or offering and receiving forgiveness for a hurt.
None of these things may come easily or naturally to us and even though we feel that compulsion to carry them out, we’re often fearful of what kind of reception we will get. Jesus acknowledges that and says in effect ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway—I am with you.’
It may not be obvious, but I am speaking from experience here. Thirty years or so ago, I would never in my wildest imagination have thought that I could lead worship or stand in the pulpit and preach. My knees would wobble uncontrollably if I so much as had to read the lesson in church. Neither am I going to pretend that I find public speaking easy now.
What I can do is testify to the fact that since I wasn’t able to escape God’s prompting—the burning fire shut up in my bones—I held on to God’s promise that God is with me and God’s watchful, faithful eye is upon me as it is upon even the sparrows, and I am what I am and I do what I do today, despite the fear.
Inspired by Jesus, those first disciples shared the fire that burned in his bones to proclaim the kingdom of God, and they responded to his call. That he was so irresistible in this is what is dramatized so well in the film series, The Chosen, which I mentioned earlier.
Thank God that they did respond, for it’s only through their bold witness and that of subsequent believers in the face of all kinds of difficulties that we are here today. In responding to Jesus’ call to participate in God’s life and work, they found security and life in the love and presence of God. Those who lose their life for Jesus’ sake will find it.
Our world may seem very different in many ways to 1st century Palestine, but it’s no less hostile and divided and crying out for transformation in the ways of justice and peace. God continues to call each one of us in countless different ways to participate in the life and work of God’s kingdom.
When we answer that call, we will be blessed with those words: Do not fear, God’s eyes are upon you, and you are safe in the love and presence of God.


Titus, Part 1: "Cretans, We Have a Problem"
Titus was a young pastor on the island of Crete. His mentor, the Apostle Paul, had left him there to continue establishing the church...
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Welcome to New Zion Baptist Church. We are a church family who seeks to be used by God so that lives are transformed through the power of Jesus Christ. We also endeavor to continue to grow spiritually, relationally, and in outreach and missions. New Zion members are guided by God’s Holy Word and His spirit .
We are actively involved in our local community as well as regional and world missions. We further seek to be a more diverse body as God uses us in these times.
Pastor Robert A. Whitehead, Sr
From The Prayer Ministry:
Father God, we are so grateful to you for giving us life, breath, a portion of health and strength. Lord, thank you for providing our daily needs and resources to live. Thank you for Your steadfast love that never ceases; mercies that never ends but is new every morning. You are Faithful to us even when we are unfaithful to You, and Lord, we say Thank you. Father God, we thank you for the mountain tops and the valley lows, knowing You promised to cause all things to work for the good of those who love You and are called according to Your purpose. So we thank you for Your wisdom and power knowing that even the things that are contrary to Your will can also fit into Your purpose in our lives. Lord, we mostly thank you for Jesus Christ, Your Son who died on the cross to pay full penalty for our sins. Thank you Lord that we may come boldly to Your throne in Jesus’ name at all times, trusting in Who He is and what He has done -with expectations that You hear our prayers and what a privilege it is. We Thank You Lord, in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Submitted BY: Sis. Deneisia Myers.


Spiritual disciplines are invitations for the Spirit of God to enter an arena where together we will battle against the flesh. The spiritual disciplines I’ll be engaging this month are prayer and asceticism.
This will build up a habit of daily prayer.
- I’m committed to praying 🙏 every day once in the morning and once in the evening.
Asceticism is defined as acts of self-denial. Detaching from the things of the world.
Help us turn from the things of this world (the desire of the flesh) to God (the desire of the Spirit)
- cold showers 🚿🛀☔❄ (max 30 seconds)
- Practice regular, intense exercise 🏃
- Get a full night’s sleep (min 7 hours) 😴
- no desserts & sweets 🍰🍦🍮🍧
- Abstain from television, movies, or televised sports.
- Abstain from video games.
- no major material purchases 💰💸💵
- Only use the computer for work, school, or essential tasks (e.g., paying bills).
- Only use mobile devices for essential communications; cut out non-essential texting, app, and internet use.