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Prayer to St Michael
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou,
O Prince of the heavenly hosts,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits,
who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.


Warning: This blog posts includes details of a father boasting about his children!
My children really do make a difference here at The Leadership Center in Honduras. Who would have thought that when God called us back to Honduras, He would be using 3 year-old, Micah, and 1 year-old, Abigail, to make an impact on the students, staff, and volunteers at TLC? Following are just a few examples:
-Few things light up our cook’s eyes like Micah and Abigail do. Our cook deserves to have some exciting things happen to her every day. She works so hard for the school and rarely takes a break. But, those few times each day that she gets to hold Abigail in the kitchen, or throw rocks outside with Micah are precious. For her, and for everyone watching!
-Many of our students have young siblings, cousins, nieces, or nephews that they “left” back home to come and study. Micah and Abigail are a constant reminder to them of the joy that their family brings. Being away from family is extremely difficult for our students, particularly in a culture where few young women live away from home. So, a small glimpse of their family each day is a warm welcome.
-Micah helps our students learn English. He is only beginning to understand that some students don’t speak English well because they have only been studying for one month. Nonetheless, he continues to ask the students to be his playmates and participate in conversation. This challenges them to listen and understand more English. (Micah is also picking up more Spanish phrases – he is a pro at “Buenos Dias, Buenas Tardes, Como Esta, Gracias, De Nada, Como manecio,” and a few others)
-Micah and Abbey provide some “late night” entertainment at the Rahm household from time to time. The other night, the three business students (Olga, Yanetzi, and Alex) came to our house for some help with their homework. Micah and Abbey entertained, and certainly did not disappoint. The students stayed for a while after their questions were answered, most likely because they had never seen a little white boy dance around the living room in pajamas before. It is a joy having students in our house!!
-Micah and Abbey bring an innocence to campus that may not exist without them. In a culture that is plagued by violence, crime, drug trafficking, corruption, and much more, two young children are a fresh reminder of God’s love and plan for humanity.
-Micah and Abbey are a constant reminder of God’s grace for me and Hailey. It can be easy for me to get focused on my responsibilities with the organization, but Micah and Abbey never let me forget that I am a father before anything else. Every time I walk in our door to Abbey saying, “Dada, Dada, Dada” in her high voice, I am reminded of what is most important in life.
While these are just a few examples, I am proud to see my children impacting those living at The Leadership Center in Honduras. It is a joy and privilege to watch them grow and learn here. I think the students would echo my belief that life for everyone is just a little bit better because of Micah and Abigail.
As Micah would say…”Hasta Luego!”


men. fearfully and wonderfully made. yes, you. every one of you.
some of you have never heard father god’s voice clearly speaking, ‘i love you.’ you struggle to hear beyond the layers of trauma, wounds, abuse you suffered. you’ve been emasculated, wrongly labeled, wrongly judged, weighed down with burdens you were never meant to carry.
his face is hard to see after so many other wrong faces were put over the top of his. you try to see him smiling at you, to see his hand extended to you, to hear him say, ‘take my hand.’
he’s still here. the invitation remains, the door is still wide open. he beckons you his hand, a winning smile and eyes full of love.
‘come on over here. i see you. i hear you. i’ve always been here for you and i am here for you now. turn around to face me. look into my eyes and see my love for you.
i will be your father, your mother, your brother, your friend, the one you can always rely on. i want you to see who you have always been to me, your great worth and value.
from this time forward, i will restore your glory, honor and sonship. walk with me, know you are one with me.’
men, i bless you with restoration of god’s glory, honor and sonship.


The core High School curriculum used by Bracken Christian School is written from an evangelical Christian perspective.
Preparation for college is also a primary objective of the High School program. We follow the TEA graduation requirements and offer Recommended and Distinguished programs. Click on the Test Results link to see which colleges our graduates attended or accepted, and the ACT/SAT 2014 Test Results. At Bracken Christian School we score above average on the ACT/SAT tests.
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What is a Bible Worker?
The most eminent authority in the field of teaching the Bible is Jesus, the Master Teacher. He commissioned His disciples to continue His work in this world controlled by the enemy. Bible Instructors take the responsibility to teach those who want to hear the Word of God. Bible Instructors share the message of God with hungry souls and guide them according to the sacred word of the Bible to keep their eyes fixed on Jesus. They are responsible for helping the local church field to grow with small groups, Bible studies, community service events aimed at helping the local people, and they also encourage church members to touch the hearts of those who do not know our Savior. A Bible Instructor is the modern day disciple. As the disciples ministered in the New Testament, Bible Instructors minister in the field doing the work God has commended us to do. With your help we will hire Bible Instructors for the entire country of Cuba. They will prepare the field so that thousands will know the merciful love of our Heavenly Father.


Who is Apostle Q.?
Apostle Quenteena M. Walker is the founder and visionary of the Every Part of Me! Movement and The Fueling Station. Apostle Q. is also a spiritual champion for the underdogs! She is drawn to those who have faced rejection, abandonment, and misunderstanding.
Her divine calling is to prophetically speak into their purpose and destiny, unveiling the hidden truths that the enemy has desperately tried to conceal. Equipped with the ability to realign those whose paths have strayed from God's design, she lives her life leading everyone she meets toward the Kingdom.
Apostle Q. remains steadfast in her commitment, with Christ as her guide, to nurture the inner growth while witnessing the incredible power of God manifesting in outward transformations. Apostle Q. stands as a beacon of hope and guidance, ready to uplift and empower those who have been overlooked. Stay connected and join Apostle Q. on this spiritual journey as she uncovers the true potential and embrace the divine purpose that awaits the people of God!


I created these postcards as a way to share my testimony of Christ through art. I knew I couldn't keep them to myself! My hope is that you will use these to share your testimony or just write a note to let someone know that they are loved!
Postcards measure 4x6 inches, are printed on thick postcard paper, and come in packs of 10! Perfect for sharing Christ with others!
Pricing listed is wholesale pricing, meaning you get more...for less! My goal is not to make money selling these, my goal is to get Christ into as many homes and hearts as possible! I can't do that alone!


Christ United Methodist Church will be offering free take out meals this year for the Glens Falls Hometown Thanksgiving due to COVID-19 precautions.
The meals will be available for pick-up from Noon-3 p.m. at the Christ United Methodist Church on the corner of Bay & Washington Streets in Glens Falls.
Masks and social distancing will be required.
Volunteers will be delivering meals in the a.m. Volunteers are still needed for delivery & food prep. Please email email@example.com or call 518-232-8896 if you can help.
Please also call or email in advance to request meal delivery or for a ride to pick up you meal.


I have not posted on Instagram since last year, November 28, 2017…. I have not gotten my nails done, hair highlighted or purchased any clothing since before the holidays. I eat cereal at work for breakfast most days and the only thing I really do in regard to meal prep is buy prepared salads and throw it in my lunch pal with yogurt and an apple for lunch. My normal dinners are shakes which consist of frozen bananas, milk and protein powder because I don’t have the motivation to make anything nice after CrossFit (which is around 7:45pm).
I have thought about this behavior over the last several weeks and thought, “Am I just getting lazy?” and “Why don’t I care about these things anymore?”.
…As some of you may know, I am on the journey of becoming a Catholic! I have been attending mass ever since I met some good Catholic friends in college at MSU (one of them being Vanilla aka Haley)! It truly has been one of the most awesome and rewarding things I have ever done and it will change my life forever. I am currently attending a Bible study on the gospel of Mark with my awesome Catholic sponsor and we go to Bab el Salam to eat Fatoush salad and hummus before we go! We also have a Lenten retreat coming up in a couple weeks that I know will be awesome! Haley and I are attending together and will get the whole day to build on our faith and friendship in Christ.
Part of the Catholic faith is participating in Lent. During Lent, many Christians commit to fasting, as well as “giving up” certain luxeries in order to “replicate the sacrifice” of Jesus Christ’s journey into the desert for 40 days. Ash Wednesday is the day we start this journey and this year it happens to be on Valentine’s Day (no steak or chocolate!). We do this to prepare for the Easter season and Jesus’s death on the cross for us. Many people dread this and give up things that are easily achievable for the 40 days, or think they need to do it to please the Lord. However, the point of lent is not to just participate or complete a check mark, it’s something you should desire to do because the Lord already loves you…we talked a lot about this in our small group. Lent should not feel like something we NEED to do to be accepted or worthy of God, it’s something we should enjoy doing in the fact that we feel so loved by him and he is pleased with us always. Seriously, always…no matter what..how cool is that?! Many people give up certain foods or food groups, so please comment if you already have something in mind!
Anyway, I think the more I have learned to understand this, I have gradually cut some of the superficial things out of my life subconsciously. Not that I don’t enjoy those things or won’t ever do them again, but they just don’t matter as much. I still love being a foodie and will probably still post on IG, get my nails done, go shopping, but sometimes you just have to make a little room. Even with meal prep, going to the gym and eating healthy. It’s okay not to be perfect, it’s okay for that not to be a priority sometimes (even though as an RD I feel bad slacking in this area). It’s okay to make room to sit in the quiet, it’s okay not to have something scheduled every minute of every day. It’s okay to gain 3# and it’s okay to not alway be on top of everything.
Part of this post was also inspired by Leah Darrow a Catholic podcaster and former America’s next top model. It’s inspired by St. Mother Theresa who says ,“Do something beautiful for God, do it with your life, do it everyday, but whatever you do, just do it.” Haley recommended it to me and I listen to it all the time! It’s my go-to for long car rides now. Highly recommend downloading it on the podcast app (it’s free) and even if you aren’t Catholic, it’s just really good life stuff!..anyway Season 1 Episode 7 called “The Beauty of Empty” really hit home for me and talks about his concept of making room. Listen to it! It will make you feel so much better. Whether you are on a faith journey, health and fitness journey or just getting through life, it really helps to get a grip on this concept of “making room” for God or whatever it is you need to work on prioritizing. We can be so filled with things and stuff and pressure, that we need to remember to save room to be empty for God. I have always been a planner, a scheduler, somebody who if I am busy and accomplish a lot in an efficient way, then I am successful. So it’s very different than what I default to. I have not decided what exactly I am giving up this year for lent, but I can assure you I have already begun making room!
Anyway, I hope this was a breath of fresh air and that you can feel okay about slowing down and taking time to find the beauty in being empty. You don’t need to eat perfectly, meal prep all the time or be at the gym constantly. I love you and God loves you even if you don’t do these things 🙂


SOUTHWEST OHIO NAZARENE DISTRICT KIDS MINISTRY
Camps, retreats, & more!
Our SWO Kids team works hard year round to provide retreat and camp opportunities for elementary aged kids on the Southwest Ohio Nazarene District.
Preteen Retreat (4th-6th grade)
October 20-22, 2023
Kids Camp (2nd-6th grade)
June 17-20, 2024
For more information or to register for these events, check out the links below!


Meet Our Pastor May 30th, 2022 Blessings to the Ethan UMC Church Family,This past Sunday, my family and I had the honor of meeting your Pastor Parish Relations committee. We enjoyed getting to hear and see the Ethan church. I am excited to see where God is at work in our lives and the rural United Methodist communities. I look forward to beginning my call to ministry in the Ethan United Methodist Church serving as your Pastor. I am sharing this letter of introduction so you can learn about myself and my family. I am a South Dakotan. I was born in Huron and moved throughout my Dad’s Farm Bureau insurance career. We lived in Huron, Wessington Springs, Brookings, Aberdeen, and Yankton. I have grown up in the United Methodist churches. Since a very young age I enjoyed helping and teaching with Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, working in the nursery. It was in my junior high and high school years that I recognized God was inviting me to serve in a church. In High School, I felt God calling me into Children’s Ministry. I graduated from Aberdeen Central High School. My husband, Terry and I met in high school and were married while attending college. We both attended South Dakota State University. Go Jackrabbits! I was very active in Air Force Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC). I enjoyed being a counselor for a week each summer at Storm Mountain Church Camp outside of Rapid City, SD. In the spring of 1999, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development Child and Family Studies, a minor in Aerospace Studies and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force. While serving our country we were stationed at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; Langley AFB, Virginia; Offutt AFB, Nebraska; I deployed to Baghdad Iraq from September 2005 to February 2006, and our final assignment was Bolling AFB Washington D.C. We had two of our sons during this time. Logan was born at Mountain Home AFB (2001) and Rylan was born at Offutt AFB (2005). In the spring of 2007, I separated from the Air Force under a downsizing program as I felt God calling me to focus on my role as Mom. We returned to South Dakota to be centrally located between both sets of grandparents. We choose Plankinton as their development board had an offer we could not pass up – free lots to build a home on within a year. Our home was finished in December 2007. Our 3rd son, Teagan, completed our family in the spring of 2010. Since returning home to SD, I have worked at a daycare, Aurora County Court House, the Plankinton School and currently at the Plankinton/White Lake UMCs. I am currently the Youth Director and Office Administrator for both churches and the facility manager at the Plankinton church. My husband, Terry works in Kimball at Midstate Communications as an information technology administrator. Logan and his wife, Lydia, live in Dubuque, IA with their 18 month old son, Maverick. They both graduated from SDSU with associate degrees earlier this month. Rylan will be a Senior at Plankinton High School. He keeps busy as summer lifeguard, weightlifting, playing football, basketball, and running track. Teagan will be a Seventh grader this coming fall. He enjoys baseball, swimming, basketball, football, track and playing percussion in band. We have a cat named Smokey and black labradoodle dog named Baer.While attending my first annual conference in June 2018 I felt God’s presence and a nudge, however my inner voice told me that God could not use my state of brokenness. I continued to pray, be in Bible Study group, and discern. This past fall I heard God saying I needed to take a step of faith and do ministry full time. I kept hearing the phrase “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called. I visited with our District Superintendent earlier this year and started the process to become a local licensed pastor. I will begin my Master of Divinity at Kairos University very soon. I am looking forward to meeting all of you and see how God is working in your lives.God’s blessings Pastor Tara firstname.lastname@example.org: (605)-550-0022 .


BROWNINGTON — The historical Brownington Congregational Church on the Hinman Settler Road has called a newly settled pastor.
Reverend Mary S. Hoadley has been serving their church and others for years as a pulpit supply pastor.
She recently accepted the call to be their in-house pastor.
Reverend Hoadley was Ordained into the United Church of Christ this past January.
She says she brings her excitement, enthusiasm, and experience to grow a culture of abundant welcome, service, and love into the church, the community, and beyond.
Reverend Hoadley is known for her continued work as The Wellness Center Director at North Country Hospital, as a local fitness instructor.
She is also the former 2021 President of the Newport Rotary Club.
She serves on the Vermont United Church of Christ Conference New Ministries Discernment Team and Hope Fund Discernment Team.
The Brownington Congregational Church will offer services each Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
Reverend Hoadley can be reached at: [email protected] or through the church’s Facebook page.


MENAKAR KETERLIBATAN KONGREGASI KATOLIK DALAM MENEGAKKAN KESETARAAN GENDER DI INDONESIA (STUDI KASUS VIVAT INTERNATIONAL – INDONESIA)
This study seeks to see the involvement of the Catholic Church in the feminism agenda through its congregations. Indeed, feminism has entered the body of the Catholic Church since the Vatican Council II. The council has produced documents that show concern for the position of women. VIVAT International – Indonesia, which was initiated by SVD, is a concrete form of the participation of the Catholic Church in the agenda of seeking gender equality. VIVAT International – Indonesia has succeeded in advocating and protecting victims of violence and trafficking in women. By using qualitative research methods, the author tries to narrate in detail the data obtained from the sources. Then, draw a common thread from the findings in the field with Rosemary Radford Ruether's feminist theology theory. VIVAT International – Indonesia as an extension of the Catholic Church has succeeded in reconstructing the concept of imago de'i; Humans are created equal in the likeness and image of God. However, this does not necessarily mean that the Catholic Church can be fully involved in the genderrelated agenda. This is because the Catholic Church collides with the patriarchal reality which is already inherent in the body of the church itself.


In a large population, creating a sense of community and connecting with others is important. In a large church, it’s important that community exists in order for relationships to be real and relevant. We need each other for encouragement, growth and accountability.
We invite you to learn more about women’s and men’s ministries and ministries that best fit your life stage. From young adults (20-40s), median adults (40-60s), and legacy adults (60+), there is a place for you here!
Our Young Adults ministry focuses on those ages 20-40. We offer numerous opportunities to get involved in a Life Group, participate in a class, or attend a service that is geared to your stage of life.Get Involved with Young Adults
The Median Adults ministry is geared toward those ages 40-60. Whether single or married, we want you to get plugged in! Check out the number of opportunities to get involved in a Life Group, participate in a class that focuses on your stage in life, and learn more about what First Baptist Orlando has to offer you.Get Involved with Median Adults
Each week, we have Home Life Groups that meet in member’s homes, workplaces or local establishments throughout the Central Florida area. Home Life Groups are a great opportunity to get to know people that live in your community while participating in an in-depth Bible Study.Get Involved with Home Life Groups
The Women’s Ministry hopes to effectively minister to you and to assist you in your personal spiritual growth. We believe fulfilling God’s purpose for your life is accomplished through seasonal and ongoing ministry opportunities. It is our desire that all women engage in Bible Study, Discipleship and Events.
The Men’s Ministry seeks to make disciples of men with a Passion for God, a Passion for People and a Passion to Serve. Along these lines, we provide opportunities to build community, grow, and serve with like-minded men. We offer Life Groups and other opportunities whether you are a new believer or a seasoned follower of Christ.
Want to get plugged in but don’t know where to start? We believe that getting involved is where real, life-enriching relationships can form and develop, and we’re here to help. Get more information about our Adult Ministry opportunities by filling out this form and letting us know a little bit about you and your current stage of life!


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Just as the world has an economic system, God has an economic system. However, God’s economy does not operate under the same principles as the world’s economy.
The world’s economy is based upon core beliefs like: wealth brings security; power is important; and this life is all there is.
God’s economy is based upon core beliefs like: there is a God who created the universe; security comes from God; generosity is important, and we should make our financial decisions based upon an eternal perspective.
The principles for Biblical economics come from God -- not man. Many of God’s principles do not make sense to the world, but they make a lot of sense to devoted followers of Jesus Christ. The world thinks, "why would anyone want to give a portion of their income away? That’s foolish!" But, those with an eternal perspective know that giving a portion of their income is a wise thing to do! Not only are we helping to expand God’s kingdom on this earth, but we are laying up treasure in heaven!
Let me illustrate how the two economies are diametrically opposed to each other.
|Provision||Financial Independence||God is Provider|
|Financial Security||Comes from accumulation||Comes from God|
|Mindset||On earthly things||On heavenly things|
|Possessions||100% mine||100% God’s|
|Problems||Keep to self||Give to God|
|Financial Freedom||External circumstances||Internal peace with God|
|Power to Live||From self||From Holy Spirit|
|Store Treasure Where?||On earth||In heaven|
|Treasures||Will rot and can be stolen||Do not rot and are safe|
|Citizenship||On earth||In heaven|
|Focus||Me, Mine, Myself||God|
|Who is Served||Mammon||God|
|View of Debt||More and More||Less and Less|
|Motivated||To be served||To serve others|
|Life Spent||Acquiring things||Serving God|
|Standards||Set by others/world||Word of God|
|Goals||Short range/ 50 years||Long range / eternal|
In which economy do you best identify with: God’s or the World’s?
If you are living in the world’s economy, pray and ask God to help you make the transition to living fully in His economy.
Here are five basic principles that if applied to your life will help you live in God’s economy.
1. Acknowledge God owns it all, you are a steward, and one day you will give an accounting.
2. Give to God first, not last. Begin with a tithe (10%).
3. Be a consistent saver.
4. Live within your God given means.
5. Establish clear written financial goals.


Helping Hand Award:
Starting the 4th Sunday in October, Sunday School will have begin a songfest and will recognize Peace Youth once a month for the achievement that they are doing in the Church, the Community and at home. All information should be received by the 3rd Sunday and Youth will need to be in Sunday School on the 4th Sunday. This information will also be placed in the bulletin to make the church members aware of our Youth that are reaching out.
- Place Youth name 1st.
- State the achievement and the length of time perform.
- Place your name at the bottom.


Here are two photos which were taken by me in 1985 and scanned a few years earlier.
The photos show the Moorish architecture of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba.
I don’t think I can better describe this than what has already presented in Wikipedia which is presented below in italics:
The Mosque – Cathedral of Cordoba is the Catholic Christian cathedral of the Diocese of Cordoba dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and located in the Spanish region of Andalusia. It originally was a Catholic Christian church built by the Visigoths, although it was later converted to an Islamic mosque in the Middle Ages; after the Reconquista, it was made a Catholic Christian church once again. The cathedral is regarded as one of the most accomplished monuments of Moorish architecture.
The building is most notable for its arcaded hypostyle hall, with 856 columns of jasper, onyx, marble, and granite. These were made from pieces of the Roman temple which had occupied the site previously, as well as other destroyed Roman buildings, such as the Merida amphitheater. The double arches were a new introduction to architecture, permitting higher ceilings than would otherwise be possible with relatively low columns. The double arches consist of a lower horseshoe arch and an upper semi-circular arch. The famous alternating red and white voussoirs of the arches were inspired by those in the Dome of the Rock, and also resemble those of the Aachen Cathedral, which were built almost at the same time. A centrally located honey-combed dome has blue tiles decorated with stars.
Please enjoy 🙂
After viewing the medieval bridge at Carhors, France, we passed through San Sebastian and entered into Spain.
We went as far south as Seville; a place of immense beauty that I will never forget.
We roamed the streets of Seville as if any tourist did. We were in a maze of tiny, city-center streets which were little changed since medieval times.
In this part of the old town, I was particularly awed by the cobble street and the architecture on the sides. The horse-drawn carriages and the shadows added to the atmosphere.
The yellow wheels of the carriages stand out from the image which otherwise looks quite plain.
Again, another journey back in time . . . . . . . . . . . I know as a retiree I now have all the time to go back in time . . . . . . . . . . .


Saturday April 4 2020, 4:00 PM
St John Passion by J.S. Bach
Evangelist / Tenor
Pilate / Bass
Due to new recommendations from Nova Scotia’s public health authorities regarding COVID-19, the St John Passion has been cancelled.
The Chapel Choir’s cycle of Baroque masterworks brings them back to J.S. Bach’s St John Passion this season with two performances on the weekend before Easter. Halley describes the piece as “possibly Bach’s most intense and dramatic work.” Halley explains, “Bach was clearly moved by the gospel texts and the profound effect of these words on him has resulted in music of enormous power and poignancy.”
The choir will be joined by 17 instrumentalists playing period instruments (led by Marie Nadeau-Tremblay), and 6 vocal soloists from the early music scene in Canada and the U.K, including Charles Daniels (Evangelist), Alexander Dobson (Jesus), Philippe Gagné (Tenor arias),Clayton Kennedy (Pilate & Bass arias), Janelle Lucyk (Soprano arias), and Francis Bamford (Alto arias). The University of King’s College has won a reputation for presenting world-class performances of the great Baroque masterworks right here in Nova Scotia.
This St John Passion will also be performed at Cathedral Church of All Saints in Halifax on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. For tickets to the Halifax concert, visit ukings.ca.
About the Chapel Choir
The University of King’s College Chapel Choir comprises 24 choral scholars from across Canada who study at King’s College and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Directed by Paul Halley, the choir has become well-known for its annual King’s at the Cathedral concert series, and its performances have been broadcast nationally on CBC Radio 2. The choir’s primary function is to sing at the weekly services in the King’s College Chapel, as well as other major services throughout the academic year. The choir’s CD, Let Us Keep the Feast: Music for the Church Year, was released in December 2013 to launch the university’s 225th anniversary year and received the Outstanding Choral Recording Award from Choral Canada.
About the University of King’s College
Established in 1789, King’s College is Canada’s oldest chartered university. A small and extraordinarily lively academic community located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, King’s is known nationally and internationally for its highly acclaimed interdisciplinary programs in the humanities and journalism.
For more please visit: https://ukings.ca/campus-community/chapel-choir/concerts/


1 edition of Jeremiah, the prophet of hope found in the catalog.
Jeremiah, the prophet of hope
Dorothea Jane Stephen
|Statement||by Dorothea Stephen.|
|The Physical Object|
|Number of Pages||78|
With the single exception of the Book of Isaiah, which contains the works of more than one prophet, the Book of Jeremiah is the longest of the prophetic books of the Old Testament. Jeremiah contains a considerable amount of material of a biographical and historical nature in . Jeremiah was a prophet during the fall of Assyria and rise of Babylon, which places his preaching in the several years surrounding B.C. He was sent as a prophet to the last surviving tribe of Israel, Judah, in a time of political and spiritual decay.
OCLC Number: Description: 78 pages 20 cm: Contents: First period, b.c. The reign of Josiah --Second period, b.c. Jehoahaz and the first four years of Jehoiachim --Third period last seven years of Jehoiachim --Fourth period reign of Zedekiah till the seige --Fifth period seige and fall of Jerusalem --Sixth period b.c. The Words of Jeremiah (2 Kings ; 2 Chronicles )1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.. 2 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year.
The Book of Jeremiah reflects the ever-worsening situation Jeremiah encountered. At various times, he had the unenviable tasks of challenging the religious hypocrisy, economic dishonesty and oppressive practices of Judah’s leaders and those who followed them. The prophet could be faithful to his unwanted call because God had promised to. From Ministry Pass. I love how the visual of this sermon series highlights the barrenness of Jeremiah’s life. But it also includes, at the center, a tree that in my mind represents hope in the midst of difficulty. This series graphic does a great job of illustrating this sermon series on the book of Jeremiah. [ ].
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Jeremiah was in good company, as Jesus Christ Himself is described as a “Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah ). Furthermore, Christ stated, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew ).
Outline of Jeremiah. Below is a brief outline of the book of Jeremiah. Who was Jeremiah the prophet. Jeremiah was a man called to be a prophet to deliver God’s message to Judah (before, during and after its fall to Babylon in B.C.).
These prophecies included messages of warning and hope. Many of Jeremiah’s prophecies are yet to be fulfilled in the end times. Known as the Weeping Prophet, Jeremiah was a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah in the Old Testament, right before Judah ultimately fell to Babylon and was led away into captivity.
Jeremiah’s most lasting legacy may in fact be one of hope. One of the most oft-quoted verses in the Bible, Jeremiahhas offered hope to believers for : Alyssa Roat. Jeremiah’s tragic writings don’t end in this book, either: the weeping prophet is the traditional author of Lamentations, a collection of funeral dirges for Jerusalem.
Jeremiah mixes prophetic discourse with narrative, and the narratives are not arranged the prophet of hope book. Jeremiah was not just a prophet of doom; he wrote some of the most beautiful pictures describing Israel's restoration, showing the people that there would be a "future and a.
Jeremiah: A Message of Hope in the Face of Judgment Jeremiah had a choice: go to Babylon to live in exile or stay in Jerusalem. He chose the latter—and the per-sonal courage of this “weeping prophet” is a wonderful example to Christians in today’s world where the so-called Babylons beckon.
Jeremiah remained faithful toFile Size: 2MB. To answer to the question whether Jeremiah is a prophet of doom or a prophet Jeremiah hope or both, requires that one goes through the message of Jeremiah and then take position. In order to get the message of Jeremiah, we have to consider the structure of his book, to see what the content of the book is and then analyze that content.
Jeremiah, Hebrew Yirmeyahu, Latin Vulgate Jeremias, (born probably after bce, Anathoth, Judah—died c. bce, Egypt), Hebrew prophet, reformer, and author of a biblical book that bears his was closely involved in the political and religious events of a crucial era in the history of the ancient Near East; his spiritual leadership helped his fellow countrymen survive disasters.
Jeremiah (probably after − c. BC), also called the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament of Christian Bible).According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, the Books of Kings and the Book of Lamentations, with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and :finland.
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Jeremiah 's Background. The great prophet Jeremiah lived during the most crucial period of Judah 's existence as a kingdom. He saw the destruction of Jerusalem and the holy Temple, after he had incessantly warned his people to mend their ways before it was too when the catastrophe finally overwhelmed his people, he was the one who bitterly lamented Israel 's terrible fate in the Book Author: Jacob Isaacs.
The Book of Jeremiah Introduction to the Book of Jeremiah in the Bible. Jeremiah - Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah.
Finding Hope in Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet. So Jeremiah’s first ground for hope is this eternal disposition of God toward His people, and the second is an eternal possession.
You’ll put essential Bible study skills into practice as you work step-by. Jeremiah refers to the Prophet Micah ina Prophet recorded in the Book of the Twelve. Jeremiah provides a source for encouragement and hope: "For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
The Book of Jeremiah is one of the longest books in the Old Testament. It mixes history, biography and prophecy. It was written by the prophet Jeremiah between and BC.
It records Jeremiah’s prophesy during the last days of the kingdom of Judah where he calls out to the people to turn their. JEREMIAH'S MESSAGE OF JUDGMENT AND HOPE FOR GOD'S UNFAITHFUL "WIFE" Gary E. Yates LTHOUGH JEREMIAH'S MINISTRY was to warn of the coming Babylonian Exile and the end of Judah as a nation, Allen is correct in observing that hope is the "overruling message" of the Book of Jeremiah and that there is "the purposeful trajectory ofCited by: 1.
The book of Jeremiah is Prophetic Oracle and Narrative History, although not completely in chronological order. The prophet Jeremiah wrote it sometime during his ministry about B.C. Key personalities are the many kings Judah, Baruch, Ebdemelech, King Nebuchadnezzar, and the Rechabites.
Jeremiah: prophet and book by J. Gordon McConville. This providing a suitable climax to the book. The topic of hope for the future, therefore, understood as the question about the survival of covenant and covenant people, is the object of sustained reflection in Jer.
The chronological development is subsidiary to a theological and literary. He has published numerous articles on Jeremiah: "Jeremiah's Message of Judgment and Hope for God's Unfaithful 'Wife'", Bibliotheca Sacra (); New Exodus and No Exodus in. The Book of Jeremiah read by Alexander Scourby.
This is the King James Version of the Audio Bible. “This is being aired by permission of the copyright holder Litchfield Associates, all rights. Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Participant Book: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World - Kindle edition by Spoelstra, Melissa. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Jeremiah - Women's Bible Study Participant Book: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World/5().God sends Jeremiah to give rebellious Judah His final warning. Stubborn, the people of Israel refuse to listen.
Tragedy strikes but hope persists in the Book of Jeremiah. Author: Jeremiah chapter 1, verse 1 identifies the Prophet Jeremiah as the author of the Book of Jeremiah. Date of Writing: The Book of Jeremiah was written between and B.C.
Purpose of Writing: The Book of Jeremiah records the final prophecies to Judah, warning of oncoming destruction if the nation does not repent. Jeremiah calls out for the nation to turn back to God.


As Pope Benedict XVI continues his travels through London this week, he’ll hit the streets in his custom vehicle. Dubbed the Popemobile, the vehicle is specially designed to keep the Pope safe, with armor-plating on most of the vehicle and bulletproof glass.
The London Daily Mirror reports that, “the Popemobile vehicle was first made famous by Pope John Paul II, who used a modified truck on his first papal visit to his Polish homeland. The current Popemobile is a Mercedes equipped with the latest security measures. The side panels and undercarriage are armored, and a bulletproof glass enclosure has been built on top of an M-class chassis.”
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Hello! I am so glad that you are here. I just wanted to give you a little bit of info about me.
I am a mom of 3 amazing children. I am married to the man of my dreams. We have traveled all over the southern parts of the United States for 15 years with my husband who served his country proudly as a Marine. We have been blessed to have gotten to meet many new people.
God called me to write to homemakers. We are the ones who are at home raising babies, keepers of the home, and often times the person who has a thankless job. Our job is really a calling from our heavenly father above and a blessing. He wants to give you love and I hope to be able to bring that to you through this blog.


Welcome to the United States of America. In your own recent words, “a big greeting!”
We have awaited your arrival with joyful anticipation and hope, each of us with our own reasons, but all of us with a shared consolation that you remind us often and in many ways that we are one connected human family.
Holy Father, you said that it is important for you to “draw close to [our] path and [our] history.” You should know that we are a work in progress, defined by both bold strokes and ambiguities.
We have pledged countless times that we are “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,” yet we are challenged to agree on the meaning of liberty and justice.
Our Statue of Liberty calls out to all nations to “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” while many try to repel those who follow her call.
We are the richest nation on earth, whose economy is now defined by inequality, poverty, and decreased wages.
The term “American Exceptionalism,” coined over a century and a half ago, has taken on new meaning and stirs debate as to whether the notion defines our past and present nature or our future aspirations.
For all of the good that our nation represents and has achieved in “harmonizing earth and heaven” for the common good, we know that much work lies ahead.
For more than a century, the Catholic Social Justice Tradition, which you vibrantly proclaim, has informed our nation’s conscience and public policies. Yet you come at a time when ideological differences − on such moral issues as our economy, immigration and the environment − have become seemingly irreconcilable between people of goodwill. Today, the “American Experiment” is on full display.
The Gospel values that you profoundly reveal inspire us individually, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, to live as sisters and brothers and for “friendship in society.” At the same time, you also urge us to “meddle in politics” collectively “because we all have to participate for the common good.”
And so, we welcome the opportunity to walk with you in friendship on the journey you have undertaken on behalf of the Catholic Church and all of humanity. We pray that we are prepared and have the courage to listen, to reflect, and to act – in your Jesuit tradition – on the challenges that you present to all of us.
You have humbly asked for our prayers. Holy Father, we pray for you. It is hard for us to imagine the burdens you must carry as a symbol of hope to the global community. So please know that we stand together with you. As you once said about solidarity - “... it is our word.”
In peace, solidarity, and love,


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Durham Cathedral, Tyne & Wear, UK
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, commonly known as Durham Cathedral and home of the Shrine of St Cuthbert, is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Durham, the fourth-ranked bishop in the Church of England hierarchy. The present Norman era cathedral had started to be built in 1093, replacing the city's previous 'White Church'. In 1986 the cathedral and Durham Castle were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Durham Cathedral's relics include: Saint Cuthbert's, transported to Durham by Lindisfarne monks in the 800s; Saint Oswald's head and the Venerable Bede's remains. The Durham Dean and Chapter Library contains: sets of early printed books, some of the most complete in England; the pre-Dissolution monastic accounts and three copies of Magna Carta. From 1080 until 1836, the Bishop of Durham held the powers of an Earl Palatine. In order to protect the Anglo-Scottish border, powers of an earl included exercising military, civil, and religious leadership. The cathedral walls formed part of Durham Castle, the chief seat of the Bishop of Durham. There are daily Church of England services at the cathedral, Durham Cathedral Choir sing daily except Mondays and holidays, receiving 727,367 visitors in 2019.
At the beginning of this century two of the altars in the Nine Altars Chapel at the east end of the cathedral were re-dedicated to Saint Hild of Whitby and Saint Margaret of Scotland: a striking painting of Margaret (with her son, the future king David) by Paula Rego was dedicated in 2004. Nearby a plaque, first installed in 2011 and rededicated in 2017, commemorates the Scottish soldiers who died as prisoners in the cathedral after the Battle of Dunbar in 1650. The remains of some of these prisoners have now been identified in a mass grave uncoverered during building works in 2013 just outside the cathedral precinct near Palace Green.
In 2004 two wooden sculptures by Fenwick Lawson, Pietà and Tomb of Christ, were placed in the Nine Altars Chapel, and in 2010 a new stained glass window of the Transfiguration by Tom Denny was dedicated in memory of Michael Ramsey, former Bishop of Durham and Archbishop of Canterbury. In 2016 former monastic buildings around the cloister, including the Monks' Dormitory and Prior's Kitchen, were re-opened to the public as Open Treasure, an extensive exhibition displaying the cathedral's history and possessions. In November 2009 the cathedral featured in the Lumiere festival whose highlight was the "Crown of Light" illumination of the North Front of the cathedral with a 15-minute presentation that told the story of Lindisfarne and the foundation of cathedral, using illustrations and text from the Lindisfarne Gospels. The Lumiere festival was repeated in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Durham Priory held many manuscripts; in the 21st century, steps were under way to digitise the books, originating from the 6th to the 16th century. The project was being undertaken in a partnership by Durham University and Durham Cathedral. The cathedral church and the cloister is open to visitors during certain hours each day, unless it is closed for a special event. In 2017 a new "Open Treasure" exhibition area opened featuring the 8th-century wooden coffin of Saint Cuthbert, his gold and garnet pectoral cross, a portable altar and an ivory comb. This exhibition was continuing as of October 2019. In that month, a new exhibit was added, Mapping the World, featuring books, maps and drawings and from the archives, scheduled to run until 18 January 2020.
There is some evidence that the aisle of the choir had the earliest rib vaults in England, as was argued by John Bilson, English architect, at the end of the nineteenth century. Since then it has been argued that other buildings like Lessay Abbey in northwest France provided the early experimental ribs that created the high technical level shown in Durham. There is evidence in the clerestory walls of the choir that the high vault had ribs. There is controversy between John James and Malcolm Thurlby on whether these rib vaults were four-part or six-part, which remains unresolved. The building is notable for the ribbed vault of the nave, with some of the earliest transverse pointed arches supported on relatively slender composite piers alternated with massive drum columns, and lateral abutments concealed within the triforium over the aisles. These features appear to be precursors of the Gothic architecture of Northern France, possibly due to the Norman stonemasons responsible, although the building is considered Romanesque overall. The skilled use of the pointed arch and ribbed vault made it possible to cover far more elaborate and complicated ground plans than before. Buttressing made it possible to build taller buildings and open up the intervening wall spaces to create larger windows.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site description makes this comment about the architectural style:
Though some wrongly considered Durham Cathedral to be the first ‘Gothic’ monument (the relationship between it and the churches built in the Île-de-France region in the 12th century is not obvious), this building, owing to the innovative audacity of its vaulting, constitutes, as do Spire [Speyer] and Cluny, a type of experimental model which was far ahead of its time.
Another United Nations web site states that.
"the use of stone ‘ribs’ forming pointed arches to support the ceiling of the nave was an important achievement, and Durham Cathedral is the earliest known example" [and] The nave vault of Durham Cathedral is the most significant architectural element ... because it marks a turning point in the history of architecture. The pointed arch was successfully used as a structural element for the first time here in this building. Semi-circular arches were the type used prior to the adoption of the structural pointed arch — the limitations of which is that their height must be proportionate to their width".
Saint Cuthbert's tomb lies at the east in the Feretory and was once an elaborate monument of cream marble and gold. It remains a place of pilgrimage. The fragments of St Cuthbert's coffin are exhibited at the cathedral.


When will the pain cease to abruptly attack whenever it chooses. It comes with no warning or sympathy. It doesn’t care if you are at church or at the store. Pain is deceiving. It tricks you to believe that it will never come again because the last time, it hit with such intensity that it knocked you down, took your breath away, and emptied you of all your tears. But here it is again, smoldering over your heart, your memories, your past, and future. However, Pain makes me stronger. It brings suffering, but just like every great and thundering storm, the rainbow is followed with great Hope and Promise. Pain is temporary. It is a state of mind. It is not who I am or who I choose to be. It is a necessity in this life. I have a purpose. In order for me to fulfill that purpose, I must build strength, perseverance, endurance, trust, and believe with all my heart and soul that God will keep His promise if I will allow Him to work through me. Pain will continue to find it’s way into my inner soul, but with my Heavenly Father’s help, It won’t linger as long. It won’t torment me as hard. I will be able to get up faster, stronger, and maybe even with a smile because I know that He is with me. He is there to hold me, comfort me, and whisper, “I will never leave you. We will walk this painful journey together, my daughter. You will soon see your Pebs again. Trust me.” Thank you Daddy, for your mercy, grace, and love.
“Out of every crisis comes the chance to be reborn, to reconceive ourselves as individuals, to choose the kind of change that will help us to grow and to fulfill ourselves more completely.” -Nena O’Neil


If you hold to my teaching, you are my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
People can go throw many things to hide whom they really are; name changes, changing states, building up a guarded heart, destroying reputations of those who know the truth, or even hiding distinctive features under hats.
The reality of this is that if we can’t love ourselves than how can we love others. I have learned that when you love someone you will be with them no matter what; loving them daily and walking with them on a righteous path growing closer to God as a family. In order to have a strong Godly marriage you must put God first and unfortunately I learned this the hard way through losing men in my life to a guarded heart and brokenness which I share in my book “Closer to the One”. Surrender to the Lord and all that your heart desires and he will bring forth a new heart and greater desires that will make you a better man or woman of God to love greater than you have ever dreamed possible.
“When we are born again, there is a period of time when we do not have the same vitality in thinking and reasoning that we previously had. We must learn to express this new life within us, which comes by forming the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5).”-My Utmost For His Highest, Oswald Chambers May 20th.


Family Traditions Easter Brunch at Dockside Restaurant – Sunday, April 24th
It’s not too late to treat your family to a very special Easter this year!
The Family Traditions Easter Brunch at Dockside Restaurant features our always popular and impressive Chef’s Grand Brunch Buffet with special Easter Dessert Buffet & Chocolate Fountain.
New this year for little ones we have invited the Easter Bunny to host an EASTER EGG HUNT!! …And don’t worry about the timing, our Easter Bunny will be hiding new eggs every hour and coming to gather the kids for the hunt…so regardless of your reservation time nobody will miss out…unless of course you don’t make a reservation!
Cost: $39.00 per person (plus 12% HST & 15% gratuity) / $19.00 (kids 5-12) / kids under 5 are free!
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A Warm Welcome
Welcome to the new website of East Cowton and Kirkby Fleetham Church of England Schools. We are two separate, very small church schools with a shared leadership and staff team, who work together as one caring school family.
We ensure that our schools are safe and happy places to learn. We provide a curriculum that is exciting and engaging, and support all children to develop into caring, confident, resilient, and inquisitive young people with a passion for learning and a desire to let their light shine bright.
This website should give you a flavour of the unique provision offered at our schools, but if you would like to come and see us while we are busy learning, then please do come and visit, our children are proud of our schools and would be delighted to show you around.
Mrs Helen Dudman


We are pleased to announce that the Anglican House of Bishops in Rwanda have unanimously elected Rev. Dr Laurent Mbanda to succeed Bishop John as theBishop of the Shyira Diocese in Musanze Rwanda. Mbanda (he’s called by his last name) will be consecrated as an Anglican bishop on March 28, 2010, and will assume responsibility for the diocese on November 14, 2010 – Bishop John’s 65th birthday.
We are humbled and inspired by Mbanda’s and his wife, Chantal’s, powerful act of faith and trust. He is leaving a secure executive position as the Africa Regional Vice President of Compassion International, an established global Christian ministry, (with two sons in college) to assume the challenging responsibilities of the Bishop of Shyira Diocese. We could not be more enthusiastic about his election. Mbanda is already serving on Muhabura University’s Board of Trustees. Having worked primarily with children and education issues at Compassion, he will bring a wealth of experience and contacts to both Muhabura and the Sonrise School.
Mbanda was born in Rwanda, but grew up as a refugee in East Africa. He moved to the US where he earned his graduate degrees and became an ordained minister. He worked for Compassion and lived in Colorado Springs, CO for many years. Mbanda and Chantal moved to Kigali several years ago to lead Compassion’s Africa programs and to help rebuild Rwanda. Their 2009 family Christmas card is attached.
Bishop John has taught us that the Lord’s work must always be done with excellence. Once again, he has established the highest standard of excellence for the process he has led to transfer his authority and responsibility for the Shyira Diocese to Rev. Dr Laurent Mbanda. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Bishop John as the pursues the Lord’s plan for him and Harriet after surrendering Shyira and to our new partnership with Bishop Mbanda and Chantal.
Always in His hands…Dale


December 9, 2023 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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We run a free cafe between 12 and 2pm each Saturday.
Whether you live just round the corner or have traveled in to pick up some shopping, please feel free to pop in, say hi and pick up something to eat and drink.
December 10, 2023 10:00 am - 10:30 am
At 10am each Sunday, people in our church family gather to pray for our day together.
December 10, 2023 10:30 am - 11:00 am
10.30am is when we open our doors and welcome people to join us each Sunday. Join us for tea, toast and other refreshments in our main hall. Our groups for children in school years 1 to 6 also get going!
December 10, 2023 11:00 am - 12:45 pm
After catching up with each other at 10.30am, our main service starts at 11am. Join us in our building or via our live stream. Our service includes, songs, bible reading, a children's talk, children's groups, prayer and a sermon.
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Prayer & Praise Service
December 10, 2023 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Our prayer & praise service is a more informal time of songs, testimonies, devotion & prayer.


Honesty Is the Best Policy
Honesty with God and with one another
A picture of Theodore Roosevelt. (see below sermon)
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." Luke 16:10 (NIV)
Actividades + recursos
Have you ever heard of Theodore Roosevelt? He was the 26th president of the United States. Before becoming president, he was a soldier, an author, served as police commissioner of New York City, and was even a cowboy. As a young man, he staked a claim in North Dakota and started his own ranch.
During his time as a rancher, Roosevelt and one of his cowhands lassoed a stray calf. They built a fire and prepared to brand the stray. The part of the range they were on belonged to Gregor Lang, one of Roosevelt's neighbors. According to the cattleman's rules at that time, a stray belonged to the person on whose land it was found. As his cowboy applied the brand, Roosevelt said, "Wait, it should be Gregor Lang's brand."
"That's all right, boss," said the cowboy.
"But you're putting my brand on it," Roosevelt said.
"That's right," said the man.
"Drop that iron," Roosevelt demanded, "and get back to the ranch, pack your belongings, and get out. I don't need you anymore. A man who will steal for me will also steal from me."
This story shows us that Theodore Roosevelt had a good understanding of the meaning of honesty.
Jesus told his disciples a story to teach them about honesty. He told them about a rich man who had a manager, and the manager was using the man's money for himself. When the rich man discovered that the manager was wasting his money, he called him in and fired him. After telling this story, Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."
If you and I make sure that we are honest in the small things, then we can be sure that we will be honest in the big things. If people know that they can trust us in small things, they will know that they can trust us in the big things too.
Dear Father, help us to remember what Jesus taught about honesty and help us to be honest in every situation â big or small. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.


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Have you chosen a word of the year for next year? While I believe a word of the year is a great practice, it only works if you focus on it throughout the year. When I decided to choose a word of the year a few years ago, I had no idea just how much it would change my life. Focusing on one word to inspire me throughout the year was a game changer for me. Instead of a bunch of New Year’s resolutions I’d forget before the end of January, my word became my anthem for the year. I still create yearly goals to achieve with my goal planner, but they revolve around my word for the year.
2020 brought many joys but it also brought with it a lot of hardship. So while I rejoice and thank God for 2020, I am excited to head into a new year to see what God has in store for me. And all of this has lead to my word for this year.
2018 was the year of Resilience.
2019 was the year of Becoming.
2020 was the year to Flourish.
2021 Word of Year is to Revive
I couldn’t have picked a better word for my year. Each time I think about it, it brings up new feelings of trusting in God and knowing that His ways are better. I’m reviving for this year and all of my goals are coming out of this goal.
Revive just seemed like the right fit. But then I read the actual definitions and knew this was my word!
- To activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew
- To restore to life or consciousness; become active or flourishing again
- To make operative or valid again
As I was thinking through my goals and my word, I knew I needed a bible verse to focus on along with my word. I am so thankful for how this is all coming together in my mind. Here’s my bible verse for 2021 to go along with my word:
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
-Psalm 51:10 NIV
Choosing a word to dictate the year ahead as an alternative to New Year’s resolutions has truly been one of the best decisions I’ve made. If you haven’t given it a try, I’m here today to encourage you to go for it. Choose a word as a theme for the coming year and don’t look back. You’ll be so glad you did!


The Board, the parents of the students, as well as the teachers of this school accept the inerrancy of Holy Scripture and they adhere to the Three Forms of Unity. All instruction in the school must be subjected to the above standards.
Our school is a Canadian Reformed School: Canadian, because the staff and students are Canadians with their task and calling in this country; reformed, because our faith is rooted in the reformed faith. As a Canadian Reformed School we also have a special identity because our constituency is mostly from families in the Canadian Reformed Churches in our area. The parents/members of this school realize that there must be a very close confessional unity between the families, the churches, and the school. Therefore this school subscribes to the same doctrinal basis as the Canadian Reformed Churches: the infallible Scriptures and the Three Forms of Unity – Belgic Confession (1559), Heidelberg Catechism (1563), and the Canons of Dort (1618).
The place of the covenant of grace is central to reformed education because it clearly describes our faith relationship to God our Creator, and to Jesus Christ our Saviour. Our form for the “Baptism of Infants” in our Book of Praise describes this covenantal relationship:
“First, we and our children are conceived and born in sin and are therefore by nature children of wrath, so that we cannot enter the kingdom of God unless we are born again.”
We acknowledge that we and our children are unworthy in ourselves; therefore we must seek “our salvation outside of ourselves” in the redemption through Jesus Christ. Through Christ, God has again become our God and Father and therefore “we are called and obliged by the Lord to a new obedience.”
This new obedience means that we strive to live a life of gratitude to God by living in accordance with the principles summarized by Christ in Matthew 22: 37 –
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
“You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
This new obedience, to which we are called, permeates our whole life and forms our attitudes to God, our neighbour, creation, and ourselves. The parents have established the William of Orange Christian School to have their children educated in the perspective of this covenantal world and life view. Additionally, the teachers must share this same world and life view so that they can teach in a manner concurrent with the parents’ biblical perspective.
The Central Place of Religion
Western civilization has generally interpreted religion as being something private, something limited to church life or to the Sunday. Consequently some people are said to be religious; others are not. We believe that human life in its entirety is religious. Religion is a way of life.
Unless man is rejuvenated to serve God, he will serve himself or something else. The human heart is either connected to, or separated from God. Therefore, the door to knowledge is not our head but our heart. It is there that God works in us and from there he influences our head and intellect. This is a confession, a belief statement. The rejection of such a confession inevitably produces another belief statement. Faith that is not directed to God becomes misdirected.


So I'm siting here Christmas Eve 2013 all by myself. Not a creature is stirring, I take that back, my Rat-Terrier-Chihuahua, Jack is snoring up a storm.
My family is scattered across the U.S. My wife and parents in California, my sister and her family in Iowa and my son in Florida. But I'm okay with it. As much as I miss them, I have Christ. He tells me everything is fine. The loneliness passes. You are never alone. Be assured. But I still miss them.
It was good to see Little Flower overflowing with people tonight. I used to think, "why can't they come and fill the church like this every Sunday? Dang "Chr-easter Catholics." But today I was glad to see people acknowledging the Nativity of our Lord." Nice.
One of the things I did today, I delivered a pastel, the one that I donated to the Relay for Life Arts and Crafts Fair. It sold in a silent auction. The auction was in July and I have to admit I've been too busy and even more lazy to do it. I finally got it done because I promised the lady it would be done for Christmas so she could give it to her daughter. So I busted butt and got it done. It felt good to see the smile on her face as I gave it to her and seeing all the comments and 'likes" after I posted it on Facebook. I just wish I could do more art and I will because it gives me total satisfaction, a sense of accomplishment. Even better if it blesses someone.
It's been 6 months since I blogged and proclaimed I'm on a "mission." One piece in half a year...a crying shame. I just need accountability. The only accountability I have are the deadlines I've been used to pushing me for 30 years as a graphic designer. Commercially established deadlines that matter because if they don't get done it costs money.
Speaking about money, why does everyone wait until the end of the year, Christmas in particular, to get into the spirit of giving and spend all their resources for one day? I'm thinking to myself, what is the reason? Then I answer or someone does in my head...Jesus. We're celebrating His birth, so we give because the wise men gave. No, no, no...although the 3 kings gave, it is the essence of what Jesus gave. We give because Jesus gave Himself on the cross. And it is that giving that we should all give. Give ourselves. Why wait until the week of December 25th? We should be giving everyday. More important than clothes, toys whatever, we should be giving the message of hope and love that can only be experience in the way Jesus gave. Try giving all year long.
Merry Christmas, all...


HAVE FAITH IN YOUR FATE.
Years ago I read a quote that reshaped my approach to life; “If you did everything you could, then everything will turn out the way it should.” These words reminded me that complete reliance on myself is limited, but having faith in my fate makes me limitless.
To be clear, I’m not promoting a lifestyle of sit, do nothing, and expect results. Even scripture states that faith without works is dead. I am saying, however, that everything achieved or unachieved, after you’ve done all you can, should be seen through the lens of fate. Fate accepts that the outcome of any endeavor is meant to serve your life’s purpose; a purpose decided by a Higher Power. I refer to that Higher Power as God, others call it the universe or give another explanation. Whatever your persuasion may be, Dr. Paul C. Davies, the English Physicist, suggests “…both religion and science are founded on FAITH — a belief in the existence of something outside the universe (i.e. an unexplained God or an unexplained set of physical laws.)”
This is why I suggest that having “Faith In Your Fate” is important. Because you’ll disappoint yourself by trying to control what is out of your control. Life has a funny way of humbling us. Our culture emphasizes self-reliance, but as we all have learned, things will not always work out the way we intended. Our responsibility, is to use the lessons from the triumphs and disappointments as references for present or future decisions. In other words, control what you can (your actions and effort) and have faith (complete trust) that the end result is tied to your unexplainable fate (destiny).
Believe it or not, exercising faith is actually a great way to master peace of mind: Here are 5 benefits of living by faith
- FAITH KEEPS YOU CALM
No worries, the birds of the air don’t sow or reap like we do, but they still make it. Living by faith reduces uncertainty.
- FAITH REDUCES SELF-INDUCED STRESS
Why beat up yourself over what was out of your control. The stress we create is often because we’re obsessed with knowing what the outcome will be. Living by faith reduces anxiety.
FAITH BUILDS YOUR CONFIDENCE
Belief influences behavior. When you practice faith, with works, it gives life to your dreams. Living by faith reduces discouragement.
FAITH KEEPS YOU FOCUSED
You can stop looking toward the end result and just zero in on the next step. Living by faith produces patience with the process.
FAITH GIVES YOU POWER OVER FEAR
Many of us would take more action if we knew we could not fail. Guess what, you can’t Fail at your Fate. Living by faith reminds you that there is nothing to lose. Faith eliminates fear.
In the end… We have no choice but to accept that the final outcome of any endeavor is beyond our control. For many, that thought is a difficult pill to swallow, but for those who do accept it, they find much more peace. You can control your actions, but not the outcomes. Having faith in your fate reminds you that all things work together, good or bad, for the furtherance of your purpose.


Who is St David?
St David, also known as Dewi Sant in Welsh, is the patron saint of Wales and doves.
He was born in Caerai in Pembrokeshire, Wales, to Sant, a prince of Cardigan, and St Non, the daughter of chieftain in around 500 AD.
Legend has it that he went on a pilgrimage, which led all the way to Jerusalem, where he was made an Archbishop.
He is also believed to have helped to spread the word of Christianity, and he founded around 12 monastaries in his lifetime.
However, very little else is known about his life other than the fact he is credited with performing several miracles.
The most famous is believed to have been when he was preaching to a large crowd at the Synod of Brefi and he raised the ground beneath the hill so all those there could hear his sermon.
It is also believed he lived after eating poisoned bread and even restored the sight of his tutor, St Paulinus.
St David is thought to have died on March 1, 589AD with his remains buried at St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire.
He was officially recognised as a saint by Pope Callixtus in 1120.


Five years ago this month, our family moved to Long Island so my husband could pastor a church here. Because I love books so much and have a lending library for other families, one of the first things I did after moving here was to find the library book sales available on the island. One of the first I found was the East Islip library sale. Pay your $10 and you are given a nice canvas bag to fill with as many books as you can! Yeah!!! Fun for me! I started through the children's section and began filling my bag with books. As I was doing this, a mom holding a little boy came up to me and asked for some help. "You look like you know what you are doing? Could you help me pick out some good books for my children?" We chatted a little bit and it didn't take long to realize that we were both Christians and that we both loved books. This day began a friendship with Michelle. One link in the chain!
Michelle began attending our church when she could. She was caring for her elderly, very sick, father in her home so could not come to church very often. But we kept touch and shared books back and forth. Two years ago, Michelle met a dear older lady at a library near her home and told her about our church. Lillian was searching for a church that really opened the Bible. She had a willing heart to learn and began attending our church and our ladies' Bible study. She had genuine questions and slowly God's Spirit began to help her see her need for salvation through Christ alone. Lillian came to know Christ as her Savior and soon after, was baptized and joined our church. Another link in the chain!
Michelle's father died and she was released from the responsibility of caring for him on an hourly basis. Now she began attending our church with her five children regularly. And last Sunday, she was baptized. She invited many family members and friends to the baptism. Now God is using this dear lady to reach out to another young mom who is now reading and learning from the Bible. The chain continues!
Watching this chain grow has been joy to my heart.


The UMBC Camerata performs Johannes Brahms’s Choral masterwork, Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) in collaboration with the Handel Choir of Baltimore and the Orchestra of St. Johns under the direction of Melinda O’Neal.
Rather than writing music for the Latin requiem mass, Brahms selected an entirely different set of Biblical texts in German and with no liturgical purpose. Composed for the living rather than the departed, his monumental, transformative Ein deutsches Requiem is woven throughout with a clear awareness of life’s transience, and our need to be comforted.
Church of Saint Michaels and All Angels
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Alan was 32 years old and had been a drug addict for twenty years already. (When I first heard someone tell me they had been addicted since they were a child, I was shocked. But by now I had already heard it many times. Children are introduced to drugs by their parents or siblings in an environment where drugs are an everyday way of life.) Alan had tried to overcome his addiction many times and had failed. He finally ended up in a homeless shelter, having lost everything he ever had. He was frustrated, hopeless and depressed. That is where I first met him, when I came around to pick up people for church.
When Alan felt the love of God and the church members for him, he was amazed. He quickly found a new way of life, devoting himself to God and involved deeply with the church. He was overwhelmed that people could actually love him regardless of his past. And he passed this on to others at the shelter, helping them get food and clothing and lending a compassionate ear when they wanted to talk. Before long, we celebrated Alan having 6 months of clean time. He was quick to thank God for doing for him what he could not do for himself.
Alan was ready to move on with his life, and had been looking for a job so he could get a place of his own. But his felony drug history kept blocking him from getting a job. Every week at church he asked us to pray for him to find a job. And though we prayed passionately, he continued to get doors slammed in his face. In his frustration, he cried, “I don’t understand it. I’m doing everything God asks. Why won’t He answer my prayers?”
We continued to pray with him every week, and every week he still had no job. He continued to reach out to others at the shelter, and watched as they all seemed to pull their lives together, finding jobs and apartments. But Alan was still at the shelter, still unable to get a job and move forward in his life.
When my uncle in Florida died, I thought since Alan wasn’t working, he could help me drive down to the funeral. He easily agreed and we headed out, driving the 12-hour trip straight through. When we got close to our destination, we saw the palm trees lining the streets and could smell the ocean air. Coming from the bleary winter skies of Cincinnati, the warm sunshine on our faces felt wonderful. Alan proclaimed, “This is it! This is where I belong!” I responded that I would love to be able to live in this warm climate, too. But he declared confidently, “No – I mean it. This is where God wants me!” His expression changed to excited anticipation.
When we arrived at my fathers place, Alan soon announced he had to go somewhere. I thought this strange, since he had never been here before. I protested that he didn’t know his way around and offered to drive him, but he insisted he had to go, and to go by himself.
The next day, shortly after the funeral, Alan called. He was so excited that he had found a job at a construction site just down the road. He had also gone into a church, and met the pastor. They had been talking through most of the night, and he now had a church where he felt he belonged. The pastor had hooked him up with a temporary apartment until he could get on his feet. Everything had fallen together. He declared, “I told you this is where God wants me! This is God’s will for me!” He knew that we had been praying for the wrong thing all this time. Instead of praying for a job for Alan, we should have been simply praying for God’s will to be done.
After I got back to Cincinnati, I heard from Alan a couple of months later. He was still working and had just moved into his own apartment. He was very active in the church, and was teaching them ways to outreach to the community, and especially to reach the hopeless and the outcasts. He was very upbeat and happy in his new-found life.


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Psalm 5:3 says “In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” It is a beautiful feeling to spend the early morning with the Lord talking to Him and laying all your requests before Him. The most beautiful thing of all is to know that He is listening and He hears us. Daily prayer is monumental in our relationship with Christ and it is something we shouldn’t take for granted.
1 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.” As Christians, we need to read the Bible each day and study it; we should be searching the Scriptures every single day and listening to what God says to us. As 1 Timothy 3:16-17 says, the Bible will teach, correct and train us into the women we desire to be. The number one way we can truly hear from God is through His Word. I find that when I start my day in the Word, He equips me for whatever challenges I may face that day, and as a Homeschool Mama of 4 kids aged 10 and under, I have my fair share of challenges each day lol. But it isn’t just about being prepared for any challenge you face, it’s about filling your mind and heart with the promises of God, first thing in the morning. I like to use the SOAP BIble Study method. Fill out the form below and get your free Bible Study Journal Pages.
Reading a Daily Devotional is a great way to get into the Word if you are short on time or as a ‘side meal’ to your in-depth Bible Studies. I am currently reading Sarah Young’s 365 Devotional called Jesus Calling. The description is “This #1 bestselling 365-day devotional is written as if Jesus Himself is speaking directly to you-words of encouragement, comfort, and reassurance of His unending love.” It is just beautiful and a great way to start your day with Jesus. We also use the Jesus Calling Kids Version in our home.
Another great way to start your day with Jesus is by listening to Christian music. I have always loved music and one of my favourite pastimes is cleaning my house while having music blasting. I love to put on worship music (loud haha) and sing praises to the Lord. Sometimes, when you don’t know what to say to the Lord, singing to Him is the best answer. We were made to praise and worship the Lord and starting your day with singing to Him can really set a great tone for your day. One of my favourite playlists at the moment is the one below.
Bible Journaling is one of my favourite ways to spend my quiet time with the Lord. I really like how I can get creative while I study the Bible and hear what God has to say to me. It is quite amazing how The Lord has a way of showing me things during colouring in, highlighting and Scripture Writing and I believe we need to embrace Bible Journaling more. Lil at Hey Creative Sister has some great articles on Bible Journaling here.
There are various Journaling Bibles available. I have the NIV Journal The Word Bible for Women (pictured below) and I did a giveaway early this year on my other blog with the NIV Beautiful Word Bible and Bible Journaling Kit, which the recipient loved! Here are my favourites on Amazon.
Similar to Bible Journaling, Scripture isa great way to start your day with Jesus. I find it so comforting to sit down with a coffee, in the peace and quiet while my whole family is asleep, writing out various Scriptures. I like to use a Scripture Writing Journal – printable ones that I have created and blank journals that I have purchased. A few years back, I created a Proverbs Scripture Writing Journal – I used my creativity of various fonts and wrote out verses that spoke to me from each Chapter of Proverbs.
There are various forms of Journaling that I use to help me in my Spiritual Growth. Journaling is a great way to spend time with Jesus because you can completely transparent and honest in your writing. Prayer Journal, Devotional Journal, Morning Journal, Evening Journal, Reflection Journal and Healing Journal are just a few examples of Journaling that you can do.
How about you? What is your favourite way to spend time with Jesus in the morning and what else would you add to the list? Leave a comment below and if you enjoyed this article please share it with others.


A Spirit World Message.
When I look upon my own life, my last reincarnation, and I see what I achieved on earth and for my soul, I feel at peace with myself. I see the result of my struggle for freedom. I see that my life contributed to a better life for many. God gave me free will to explore life, to walk the path that I chose myself.
Before I came to earth, I had a purpose that I myself had written in my soul, my intuition, the achievements that I would strive for as a spirit of love. I wanted to share my love with my brothers and sisters on earth. My objective in life came into being when I learned the earthly passions and the oppression against the nonwhite people of South Africa.
But I was tangled up in the earthly misery of life, due to the apartheid system, due to the oppression that made me choose the wrong path when I sought to fight the oppression with an armed struggle. My eagerness, my impatience and my intolerance in middle adulthood was a far cry from the love, the pure love, that I wanted to bring to earth. During imprisonment, my friends and angels in heaven, the world beyond, gave me good advice, so I could see God’s presence within and his love for us. That changed my path.
Of course, there was aid from the world to end the apartheid system, and there was aid from the world beyond, from messengers of God who brought this to the attention of the world’s agenda. I thank God, my angels and my friends for their comfort, patience and tolerance when I was trying to fulfil our longing for freedom and a democratic life, a life where the human rights of respect and equality could be born in my land, in your world.
My friend, what is your purpose in life?
My purpose was to bring love to my brothers and sisters; my purpose was to find a solution to replace the apartheid system of South Africa with a system of democracy. I was not aware of that when I was a child, when I was a youth, or when I was in my early adulthood. It came to me through my growth as an adult. My intention was not to become president of South Africa, my sole intention was to bring love and create better conditions for my people. And it is truly wonderful to see that our struggle for freedom, for nonviolence, for human rights, can be adopted elsewhere in your world. Nonviolence is the road to follow; there is no doubt in my mind. When you follow the path of love, of nonviolence, in life, then you will be guided by the mightiest power that you can imagine in your mind. That is the power of God. Through the reconciliation process to free the African people, to create democracy, the power of love embraced me, embraced all of those working for a peaceful solution.
My friend, have love as your foremost objective in life and your intuition will give you the path in life, the path that is irrespective of occupation, irrespective of material belongings what you have within is what matters. If you can but comfort and bring the truth of life to one soul, you have fulfilled yourself, your mission on earth. But when you see the results and see the comfort you can bring to one, and see all the suffering of your world, your intuition of love wants to help many.
Your purpose in life will find its path through love, through care for your family on earth. God will give you the path that belongs to you when you find his light of love within, your love for your fellow beings.


The Global South Initiative
New Video on GSI's Small Business Program
We have a new video out on our key strategy of equipping OM-ers in Africa to do small business for mission and for sustainability
Our Desired Impact
7,000 new global south missionaries serving among the least reached by 2025.
The church in the global south is growing faster than the church in the global north. According to Operation World, by 2020, 80% of the world's evangelical Christians will live in the global south.
This is the largest pool of unmobilised missionaries in the worldwide church and could dramatically increase Christian witness to the least reached. These believers have the advantages of cultural, linguistic and physical closeness to the least reached. Many of them are young, passionate about knowing Jesus and making Him known, and want the blessing of being a sending church rather than only a "receiving" church.
is to address what we see as the biggest issues in global south missionary sending:
- Innovating sustainable missionary sending models. These include small businesses-as-mission, vocational missionaries (farmers, teachers, skilled trades), and sending professionals.
- Providing financial planning and biblical generosity training to global south OM-ers and churches, to empower them to support missionaries and mission work.
- Helping global south OM-ers in support roles get further skills training (e.g., in finance, administration, personnel management) which would benefit them in their current roles and also bless them with skills that could be used when they serve God in other contexts.
- Exploring regional and global partnerships which give OM global south fields access to expertise in administration
- Helping OM fields develop relationships with global south Christian businesses and professionals to challenge them to pray, give, and go.
Be part of the work of GSI!
- Partner us in running businesses-as-mission in the global south
- Coach global south OM-ers who are running businesses-as-mission
- Contribute your resources to our work, whether financial resources, capacity, or expertise
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This week we are excited to reach our 100th day on Friday and it is Valentine’s Day! All our Friday activities will be centered around those two special events. We will have our celebration in the afternoon. Our terrific class mom is taking care of things for us. Don’t forget your child’s Valentines for our class mail box .You are welcome to send treats for classmates. Non sweet treats are welcome ,too!
Before we reach Friday we have our regular schedule for our week. We will finish up The Nightingale in our Literacy work. We are going to learn about five sided pentagons in our shape study in Math Center.We also use hearts for some number activities. I n Science we are going to continue dental health that we began last week and keep remembering ways we stay healthy and not spread germs. We are going to learn about two famous presidents in Social Studies. Abraham Lincoln whose birthday we will celebrate on Wednesday and George Washington who was the first president. The children saw these two presidents represented by 8th graders during Catholic School’s Week.
As always we pray every day and spend time learning about God’s love for us and how Jesus wants us to live and shine our light in the world. Hope you like the precious nightlights that the children made with clay last week.
Hoping everyone will be back feeling healthy on Monday including our Miss Barbara who was not feeling well.
Mid Winter Recess begins at dismissal on Friday. We will all be back together again on Monday, February 24th,
Tuesday February 25th is Mardi Gras /Fat Tuesday. It is our school tradition that we wear pajamas to school and our served a pancake lunch happily made by our own school parent volunteers.
The next day is Ash Wednesday and we begin the season of Lent. We will receive ashes that day. The children will learn about both days in advance.
Thank you so much.


Concert in Memory of J. James Greasby
Date: Oct 12, 2014 | Time: 4:30 pm
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Join us Sunday, October 12 at 4:30 p.m. at Grace Church Episcopal for an afternoon in memory of the founder of the Bach Choir as we present two of his favorite works: J.S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 106 and Gabriel Faure’s Requiem. The concert is free with a suggested $15 donation.