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  • LIKE A DREIDEL

    Posted December 3, 2010 by Deleted Member

    ON THE THIRD NIGHT OF HANUKKAH WE READ THE FOLLOWING FOLK TALE AT OUR TABLE which emphasizes the value of tradition, of knowing how to be hungry and how to be full and to accept the inevitable changes of life while holding onto those which are most valuable. The Perez family had Mom, Dad, a boy and...

  • "Food Rationing Confronts Breadbasket of the World." It's from

    Posted December 3, 2010 by Desmond Oconnor

    I posted a few days ago on facebook  We are all aware the USA national debt how it has grown. The intent of this note is not to blame a particular leader but to be a warning. Scriptue says You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The LORD will make...

  • Sucess

    Posted December 3, 2010 by Desmond Oconnor

    Success is a journey and not a destination! My journey to success has only begun! As I continue growing and become the person I'm meant to be, I am constanly amazed and humbled by the amazing people that are around me who truly care about my success

  • THE EXTRA 12

    Posted December 2, 2010 by Deleted Member

    ON THE SECOND NIGHT OF HANUKKAH IN OUR HOUSEHOLD we tell the following folk tale which illustrates the miracle of human sharing. A LONG TIME AGO JAKE AND HIS WIFE ESPERA were escaping persecution in Portugal.  They fled to the Holy Lands where they could experience freedom to worship in the pu...

  • Tactical Errors

    Posted December 2, 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    There have been what seem like a metric tonne of posts, polls, and blogs lately dealing with race, sexual orientation, and other similar issues.  Throughout these related missives, I've spotted what I consider to be a common thread that exacerbates the problems that people cite in the form of r...

  • negativity against me

    Posted December 2, 2010 by Popette Aeris Sky Ritalee Shotts

    so i been meditating off and on and decided to do a quick blog post on negativity. now there is a youtube subscriber who subscribes to all my vids and she makes rude commends like she knows everything. she puts her disabled brother down because he wants kids too. then she tells me not to have kids b...

  • dedication ceremony

    Posted December 2, 2010 by Rev. Michael Rivera

    Dec 1st at 2 pm i conducted the dedication of our church the service went off very neicly. it was witnessed by three people who brought cakes and food to be shared by all. tho we had no electricity the candles that were donated made it feel more official. now i take this time to plan my first serv...

  • judgment on looks and discrimination

    Posted December 2, 2010 by Popette Aeris Sky Ritalee Shotts

    Hello Fellow Ministers/Reverends I am watching the polor express had a bite to eat and I was looking at my my friends list and trying to figure out who removed me. I had a friends suggestion yesterday on face book anyways the person approved me then today he messaged me asked a few questions then ...

  • how i put faith,trust and hope on others only to be hurt and ho

    Posted December 1, 2010 by Popette Aeris Sky Ritalee Shotts

    My Fellow Reveremds, I am writing this blog about my faith and trust in others as well as in god and the tests satan is trying to do to win so I can loose. It goes like this I started looking for find someone to raise a family with and god and I spoke I put my faith in him but my heart is broken n...

  • what i want in life as well my thoughts on rasing a family and

    Posted December 1, 2010 by Popette Aeris Sky Ritalee Shotts

    Hello fellow Reverends and readers of blogs, the reason I am making this blog is to discuss what I want in life and what I am looking for in my ministry. This is to discuss what I have discussed in my video blogs but some of you don’t have acess to you tube or have bad internet connections s...

  • DAY BY DAY

    Posted December 1, 2010 by Deleted Member

    THE MACCABEES HAD TO HAVE FAITH to fight persecution and to continue to live the ways of the TORAH.  Many say that Hanukkah was a fight for religious freedom.  While it was originally seen as a military victory however it has become to be more so a spiritual victory: " Not by might and no...

  • My New Blog Site is up and running

    Posted December 1, 2010 by Mandi Neumann

    Hello you guys please pass around my website www.christtestimonies.com and my new blog spot is up and running so send me your comments on there will you please.  www.christtestimonies.blogspot.com Mandi

  • What's in a Name

    Posted December 1, 2010 by Keith HP

    Oh my how to start. A name. Well, first, the importance of a name as a part of a persons identity. I had a few friends in grade school who were from Asia, and as you know, Asian names can be, shall we say, interesting. Both first and last! And to try to pronounce them properly not knowing the nativ...

  • Perception VS Reality

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Bishop Craig Norman Om4c/ MK/OCC/ MWD/BUSA

        I wish I could say this was going to be a long drawn out indepth article, However in my 18 years of street ministry I have found short sweet to the point seems effective enough and you are able to expound on any topic.     We live our everyday lives base our decisi...

  • TRUE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Deleted Member

    LOVE IS OF GOD. Love your neighbor. This is morality. Some folks hate us and our interracial marriage because they believe that "different" races were "not meant to mix". They are able to interpret Christian scriptures to tell you that marriage is OKAY if same race but not same gender just as o...

  • "How Can You Not Believe?"

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    GOD KNOWS I'M GAY, HE MADE ME THAT WAY ! "How Can You Not Believe?" By Rev.Shane K. Andersen DD (Hon) Born in the city of Bath as Kenneth Anthony Goodenough (in Somerset, England) on the 6th of January 1949, I was raised in a Christian/Salvation Army family. In fact, I believe that my deep down C...

  • “IF GOD IS ABLE....."

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    “IF GOD IS ABLE, WHAT’S KEEPING YOU FROM YOUR MIRACLE?” a message given by Rev.Shane Andersen DD (Hon)LUKE 7: 11-17 A miracle Main reading prior to the message.Luke 1: 37For with God nothing shall be impossible.Luke 18 :26-27 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? And...

  • "Destined to Soar"

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    "Destined to Soar" Message given by Rev.Shane Andersen DD (Hon)A tiny eaglet fell out of his nest in a tall tree near a farm, and he landed in a chicken coop. He found himself surrounded by little chicks and thought they were his siblings. He grew up like them, learning toscratch for insects and pec...

  • Homosexuality; Not A Sin, Not A Sickness

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    Homosexuality; Not A Sin, Not A Sickness by Rev. Elder Don Eastman “Whosoever”The most beautiful word in the Gospel of Jesus Christ is "whosoever." All of God's promises areintended for every human being. This includes gay men and lesbians. How tragic it is that theChristian Church has...

  • The Power of the Bible

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    The Power of the Bible By Rev. Mona West, Ph.D. The Bible is a powerful book. What is more important to realize is thatinterpretations of the Bible are just as powerful. New Testament scholar, MaryAnn Tolbert, points out that every interpretation of a text in the Bible is acombination of the stori...

  • SUCCESS-From success to significance

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    SUCCESS-From success to significance Session 1For I know the plans I have for you,declares God, plans to prosper you and notharm you, plans to give you hope and a future.- Jeremiah 29:11Issue: How do I define success?The owner of the 75-employee manufacturing company was ready to turn management of...

  • The Bible and Homosexuality

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    The Bible and Homosexuality By Rev. Mona West, Ph.D. Lesbians and gay men face discrimination because of societal attitudes. Unfortunately, theseattitudes are often taught by churches and, sadly, the Bible is frequently used as a weapon to“bash” lesbians and gays. It is important to re...

  • Coming Out as Sacramen

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    Coming Out as Sacrament By Rev. Mona West, Ph.D.   A sacrament is an act that mediates the grace and mystery of God.Coming out is a sacrament for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT)people of faith because it sets us on a lifelong path of manifesting God’s grace inour lives. ...

  • IN THE BEGINNING...Transgender StudySession

    Posted November 30, 2010 by Rev.Shane Andersen.DD(Hon)

    IN THE BEGINNING...Transgender StudySession 1Genesis 1:26-28aThen God said, “Let us make an earth-being in our own image, after our likeness; and let them have dominionover the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over everycreeping t...

  • Exposing the brain to new sound; It is important to do so alis

    Posted November 29, 2010 by Dr. Ramon G. Rivera

    Exposing the brain to new sounds/sounds never heard before causes the growth of dendrites to occur; new grown dendrites help keep the brain from dim witting. Electrical impulses increase in activity and operate more orderly and with greater potential responses. The electro-chemical amount of surgin...

  • Spirit Speaks

    Posted November 29, 2010 by Nikki Young

    Spirit Speaks   Have you felt me beside you as you lay within your darkness, Have you felt me hold you while you weep? Have you heard my voice within your mind, Or are you simply too far gone to speak? Have you felt the whispered touch of my hand along your cheek, Do you know I try to gi...

  • AFFIRMATION

    Posted November 28, 2010 by Deleted Member

    " The greatest generosity we can extend to another is to LISTEN to them, to affirm that they are IMPORTANT and then to do what is RIGHT by them. Everyone deserves affirmative actions and accomodation. " On November 2, 2010 Mother Nanhi spontaneously posted the above statement on a blog.  Today...

  • WebCam Weddings

    Posted November 28, 2010 by lea salcedo

    Hi, does anyone know where I can find more information about the `l`egalities of webcame marriages?

  • Each Day

    Posted November 28, 2010 by William Hearne

    Each day I see and read news of a fallen planet. Seems as if the only news people wish to hear is the bad. What of the good. Do you have a moment for the good. Can you share you good with the rest of us that we might be renewed knowing it still exists.

  • A Day of Blessings

    Posted November 27, 2010 by Nikki Young

      I've only recently been in contact with my siblings and step mother. They all contacted me after my Dad passed away and we began to rebuild/repair our relationships though honestly there was nothing to repair. The problems that were between us were cause by my father. Each of us had been lie...

  • Phoenix Rising

    Posted November 27, 2010 by Nikki Young

    Phoenix Rising   I am the Beginning and the End The Alpha and the Omega I am the Lion and the Lamb The Divine and the Light I am Jesus and the Holy Ghost The Priest and The Priestess I am God and Goddess The Oracle and the Shaman I am Infinite Intelligence and Spirit I am the Prophet...

  • LIGHT A CANDLE OR CURSE THE DARKNESS

    Posted November 26, 2010 by Deleted Member

    " Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another and can illuminate thousands of other(s). " (from A Calendar of Wisdom, Tolstoy).Light a candle or curse the darkness? * * * * *The other day I got on an elevator at work with 7 young men h...

  • Animated video about Water Baptism

    Posted November 26, 2010 by Geo Meyer

  • The beginning of the end of America

    Posted November 26, 2010 by Geo Meyer

    THE SID ROTH RADIO SHOW, The Harbinger, or, The Warnings, the signs of the call to repentance given to America by GOD, 9/11/2001. There is no doubt the call has been given to America.The United states of America and Great Britain are the fulfillment of the promise to Joseph by ...

  • 2012 or 2015? IN SEARCH OF TESHUAH ("the rescue")

    Posted November 26, 2010 by Geo Meyer

          When are the End of Days? When is the Second Coming? No man knows the hour or the day. There have been some convincing looking scenarios through the years, but so far we are still here. The Bible indicates that the Earth will be in turbulent upheaval precedi...

  • ABOUT GOD Animated video

    Posted November 26, 2010 by Geo Meyer

     

  • SURVIVOR 107 AND THE POWER OF MUSIC

    Posted November 26, 2010 by Deleted Member

    " Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor,  celebrates her 107th birthday Friday, November 26th.  She endured imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp and the murder of her husband, mother and countless other family members. Only her love of music, she says, sustained her...

  • Which came first the Chicken or the Egg?

    Posted November 25, 2010 by Dr. Ramon G. Rivera

    The answer of course is 'neither,' from the conceptual to the biological; however we can rest assured that the idea itself is second to the mind it arises from.  Symbolically speaking...the Rooster embodying an Unknown...came first.In that light, the following: God, I create you, shape you, and...

  • Rosebud

    Posted November 25, 2010 by Gerald Henthorn

    It’s the early morning of November 25th, Thanksgiving here in the United States.  It’s briskly cold outside of the shack I call home.  A little space heater is sitting next to me, keeping me company as I sit at my desk and write.  A disorganization of books, pads of pap...

  • The forgotten

    Posted November 24, 2010 by Kevin Johnson

    There are over 2.2 million people incarcerated in the United States alone.  Chances are that someone close to you or that your know is one of them.  In the United States, one in four people are estimated to 'do time' at some point, for some crime.  Often times these are non-violent cr...

  • THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING ME LIFE

    Posted November 24, 2010 by Deleted Member

    DEAR GOD, CREATOR OF ALL: We are grateful for the miracle of the sunrise, that Fr. Leslie is walking again and able to feed himself at the Thanksgiving table because 8 years ago he wasn't doing either one. We are grateful that those who tried to take our children from us 8 years ago did not succeed ...

  • THANKSGIVING, FAITH AND GRANDMA SALOME

    Posted November 23, 2010 by Deleted Member

    I have told this story before about a year ago. I sense it is time to share it again. My mother was adopted before turning five years old. Her mother lost a battle with cancer in 1932. Her father was forced to place his son and daughter for adoption. He was unemployed, Native American and had begun ...

  • Praise from the Bottom

    Posted November 23, 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    I don't know how many people pay close attention, but I tend to.  The same thoughts occurred to me when viewing a few music videos from Christian artists today as have occurred to me in the past while watching evangelists on television, or indeed while visiting the church that runs the therapy ...

  • FACTS: The Darkside of the Christian Bible...

    Posted November 23, 2010 by Dr. Anthony ADRIAN

    Growing up in a strict Catholic environment, it was hard not to read and re-read the Bible over and over.  Being an independent thinker by heart (in other words…a hidden Humanist), I began a quest to study history on all world religion and admire these wonderful books that were created t...

  • Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord

    Posted November 22, 2010 by Archbishop Edward Tatro

    Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord! By: Rev. Fr. Edward L. Tatro, Jr. Matthew 3:3 (21st Century King James Version): For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: `Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'   We h...

  • Guidelines for Posting

    Posted November 22, 2010 by Deleted Member

    Before the system upgrade for the network, there were guidelines for posting provided for blogs, polls and groups which were  prominently displayed for all ministers to see.  Although we do not have a copy of those original guidelines, here is a sample guideline that we found on another si...

  • THE ARCADE ANGEL

    Posted November 21, 2010 by Deleted Member

    We call him the ARACADE ANGEL.  In 1994 we were in a video arcade with our children about 10 minutes from my parents home closely monitoring our children's activities.  All of a sudden near the entrance to this mall video game arcade a very tall, bald person appeared in flowing robes. ...

  • From Horseman to Harbinger - Part 1

    Posted November 21, 2010 by Rev. Druid Jason Griffith / | \

    There was a famous speech given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in honor of the Marines who died during the invasion on D-Day, World War II.  Pres. Roosevelt presented this speech because he knew that upon issuing the orders to proceed, he had single handedly signed the death warrant of tho...

  • A Call for Peace and Prayer

    Posted November 20, 2010 by Deleted Member

    Recently we were told here at ULC that we did not know who we are, that our pain is not real, only imagined and that by saying we had experienced or felt certain things that somehow we were reading too much into a situation.  There is an old saying that many religions agree on and that is the a...

  • Short and Sweet Wedding Ceremony

    Posted November 20, 2010 by Althaea Sebastiani

    Greetings Everyone! Here's an example of a very simple Wedding Ceremony that I performed yesterday for a couple. The entire ceremony took about 2 minutes! After I pronounced them husband and wife, the woman who was taking the photos yells out, "Is that it?" The couple yelled back, "Short and sweet!...

  • ARE YOU NATURAL?

    Posted November 19, 2010 by Deleted Member

    WE HAVE POSTED THIS OPINION ELSEWHERE ON THIS SITE BUT ARE POSTING IT HERE ALSO AS THE CONTENT AND OUR NEED TO POST IT GREATLY SADDENS US.  WE DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL READ THIS CAREFULLY AND ALSO PERUSE MR. ARCHER'S ORIGINAL BLOG SO THAT YOU MAY, IN ALL FAIRNESS, HEAR AND SEE THE CONTEXT OUT OF W...

  • Homegrown Future

    Posted November 18, 2010 by Anthony Archer

    There are three essential schools in society: (1) The school of Home where parents are the teachers in the nuclear family. (2) The school of learned Academia where prepared educators are the teachers in a multi-home, social prep-school/training environment. (3) The school of Art and Religion, which ...

  • Why are you here?

    Posted November 18, 2010 by Earnest "Cooper"

    Hey everyone.  I'm actually a student at Utah State University.  I'm doing a Religious Exploration project for one of my religion classes.  Ultimately I have to answer the question "so What"?  Why did we choose this route as People of faith?  I would love to be able to get p...

  • WHEN OPINIONS BECOME HARMFUL ACTION

    Posted November 18, 2010 by Deleted Member

    Respect is by nature non-discriminatory and requires acceptance of others as Children of the Same Universe that is Diverse. There is one principle that solves the social dilemnas quite effectively it seems and that is to focus on our common ground which is that respect for ALL LIFE as sacred means w...

  • Don't ignore the plights of others...

    Posted November 17, 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    You know, a lot of people dismiss Pink Floyd as a 60's/70's psychedelic band.  Non-fans tend to, anyway.  But they did grow into addressing larger interpersonal and real-life issues (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, Momentary Lapse of Reason, and Division Bell) in the...

  • I am...Druid

    Posted November 17, 2010 by Rev. Druid Jason Griffith / | \

    My name is Jason, and I am a former Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps.  I was raised attending Southern Baptist Churches.  As a little boy I had so many questions for those in charge of the church.  So much so that I was labeled as an annoyance for being too curious and then ...

  • MAN-KIND

    Posted November 17, 2010 by Deleted Member

    Man-Kind? Second syll-a-bull K-I-N-D. Without K-I-N-D, no man left !   MNM

  • Saint Roch (Patron of Dogs)

    Posted November 16, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Dean And Rev. Barbara Rose

    Saint Roch, the Patron Saint of Dogs was born in France in 1295. As a young man he walked to Rome to help the victems of the Plague. While there, he too became ill and went into the forest at the edge of the city and prepared for his death. While praying, a dog came to him, brought him bread and hea...

  • LAND OF THE NOTHING'S FREE

    Posted November 16, 2010 by Deleted Member

    BACK & FORTH we banter about jobs, unemployment and taxes.  So what would be wrong with a common sense approach to rebuild the economy?  Let's say that we DON'T RAISE TAXES FOR ANYONE.  To do so already stresses out those who are employed and likely supporting those who are not a...

  • Looking for a Minister in Upstate NY to help build

    Posted November 15, 2010 by Rev. Michael Rivera

    Looking for a Fellow Minister in the Upstate Ny Area who would like to help build The ULC of watertown ny Need a fellow Minister who is willing to help guide and assist me in the Growth of this church. some one who is willing to help perform marriages and make plans for services and sunday schools ...

  • LOST IN THE TRANSISTION

    Posted November 15, 2010 by Deleted Member

    TO ALL OUR FRIENDS & CO-WORKERS AT THE UNIVERSAL LIFE MONASTERY MINISTERS NETWORK: Tonight we received a response to a message which we had originally written to someone over one month ago.  In the process the intent and details of the original communication became quite confused as some ...

  • my sins on my path to enlightenment

    Posted November 15, 2010 by Dr Hillary Marek D.D.

     if you dont want to know the real me dont read any further this gets deep and real and if you want to keep thinking of me as lil miss soccer mom then read no further but i wont lie about who i am this is how i found god with out it i would have no testament to his glory for saving me. ...

  • IN A HURRY

    Posted November 14, 2010 by Deleted Member

    BILLBOARD ON A HIGHWAY READS: IF YOU KEEP USING MY NAME IN VAIN, I'LL MAKE RUSH HOUR LONGER.  - GOD

  • the biker

    Posted November 14, 2010 by Rev. Bill Hudson

    THE BIKER When you see us moving past you quickly: Don't take offense or think we're trying to "show off". Ninety five percent of the time, we're trying to get out of your blind spot or taking ourselves out of a potential dangerous situation that has evolved around us. Distancing ourselves...

  • CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED

    Posted November 13, 2010 by Deleted Member

    A few weeks back I wrote a blog just before Election Day about abstaining from voting.  Here I go again !  It's one thing to choose this option and another to be forced into accepting something which one was never given a chance to vote for.  It would have been nice to have a chance t...

  • A Glimpse at the Origin of Awareness

    Posted November 11, 2010 by George Arthur Lareau

    A Glimpse at the Origin of Awareness Awareness theory positions awareness as the first thing, which would probably make it God in religious terms. Assuming the existence of awareness makes it possible to explain everything after that. That assumption sets aside, however, the question of the origin ...

  • Absolutism and Marketing One's Beliefs

    Posted November 9, 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    I've been looking into an author's works on their web site.  It's really interesting, because the material that's expounding on the virtues of their book is full of unsubstantiated positives, absolute renditions of the content as meaningful, inspirational, life-changing, etc...

  • Outside the Box...

    Posted November 8, 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    In modern times, struggling against the orthodoxies of religion, science, and societal norms, people who view things at odd angles compared to other people are deemed to think "outside the box".  Said box is a metaphorical representation of said norms and dogmas.  This whole metaphor start...

  • SO EXCITED WE HAVE OUR NON PROFIT EIN NUMBER

    Posted November 8, 2010 by Rev. Michael Rivera

     thats right the federal goverment has issued us our EIN Number under non profit status thank you all for all your help we are slowly getting the move in the right direction. next to find a way to get the power turned on

  • So...It's You!

    Posted November 8, 2010 by Kaye Andrews

      So...It's You!   Exactly a week has passed since I attended a Get Motivated Seminar at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.  Can't say anything more but "WOW".  A whole day of amazing speakers and some truly noteworthy incidents are what brought me to this blog tod...

  • We sit and wait :)

    Posted November 8, 2010 by Rev. Terri Sas

    Sorry I haven't posted to many groups like I have wanted to.  I do check my messages and profile several times a day. We are awaiting the arrival of our new bundles of joy.  My dog Tinkerbell (chiweenie) is pregnant and is expecting to deliver any time now. We can't wait to see...

  • I'm Spiritual, but not religious?

    Posted November 7, 2010 by Rabbi Scott Goodman

    Being a Messianic Rabbi makes it difficult for me to convince someone that I am not religious and that I don’t care the most for organized religion. Yet, I know I am not alone. There are many other pastors who store little or no faith in religion and who look suspiciously at religi...

  • The Glory of the Sabbath

    Posted November 7, 2010 by Rabbi Scott Goodman

    For much of my life I lived in an environment that hailed Sunday as the “Lord’s Day” and as the “Christian Sabbath”. It was all I knew at one time, and my goodly grandfather tried his earnest to establish Sunday as a holy day, forbidding playing and reading the funny papers (this was before the...

  • God Is So Good ! Share How He Blessed You Today.

    Posted November 6, 2010 by Rev. Randy Green

    We hear so much negitive things in the News and I thought it would be Good to hear something positive. God Blesses us in BIG Ways and in small Ways. With "Thanksgiving " coming up, I thought it would be nice to hear what Blessings You are Thankful for ? 

  • What Was, What Is, And What May Be

    Posted November 6, 2010 by Mark Robinson

         Of late, I have been dealt a challenge by the Allmighty, namely, a crisis of faith.  Not on my part, but,rather, on the part of my mother--who does not officially recognize my capacity as a priest of God.  And while she is doubtful concerning my--ability, I suppose...

  • A PIECE OF WHITE PAPER

    Posted November 6, 2010 by BAYLEN CLARKE

      An introduction to the power of the word. This is a short dissertation to my upcoming book programing They did not stop slavery they just open the door to willing participants. With the pledge of freedom for all men. And funding by the friends. Wanting and dying for a small wage they st...

  • My Beliefs

    Posted November 6, 2010 by Rev. Terri Sas

    Good Morning everyone......... I wanted to jump on here and put up a quick little blog.  I am very strong on my feelings and beliefs that everyone should be allowed to marry and be happy. By this I mean, If you are with the same sex you should be allowed to marry in the United States. This is...

  • New To Blogging

    Posted November 5, 2010 by Rev. Terri Sas

    Well, I have always wanted to do a blog... I guess this would be a good place to start.   I am not sure how to do one... so I will just do what I have read on other blogs... My name is Terri Lynn Kolajajck- Sas. I am a single mother to 3 teens and am disabled. I am new to the Monastery. I h...

  • Thou Shalt Kill?

    Posted November 5, 2010 by Deleted Member

    Her name is Mary.  She killed her husband.  Her husband was a preacher.  She says he abused her for years and she just had enough.  She served time in prison and recently made a statement to other women in her position pleading with them to seek help before resorting to such dras...

  • God's Plan for Individuals...

    Posted November 5, 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    So...  I'm 39, pushing 40 in March.  And honestly...although largely due to some handicaps I've had since I was five, I haven't done anything important with my life.  It's just one long, daunting struggle to eke out survival, and take what downtime I can between mo...

  • Present location of lost Tribes of Israel

    Posted November 4, 2010 by Geo Meyer

    Lost Tribes of Israel Location               Gen.48: 14,15,16;      "Israel streched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's h...

  • TRUTH ABOUT GOD

    Posted November 4, 2010 by Geo Meyer

    YAHWEH IS YESU  “When GOD (HEB. to ENG.:  ‘LHYM,’ that is, El-o-heem’, The Supreme GOD), Strongs# 430, appeared to Moses at Mt. Horeb (EX. 3:1), HE proclaimed HIS Name as ‘YHWH’ (EX. 3:15), which means: The self-existant, or Eternal GOD, Strongs# 3068. This was to be HIS Name for...

  • BRAKE FOR MOOSE, Keeper of the Wisdom of Stones

    Posted November 4, 2010 by Deleted Member

      Recently, while in meditation and prayer, I asked Creator to show me the Spirit Guide of my husband. Later that same day I had a vision of my husband in a chair and his head turned into a moose with antlers. When the postal mail arrived it included a mailing from an anima...

  • Same Sex Marriage

    Posted November 3, 2010 by Rev. Barbara Woods

    We had an election yesturday in Davenport Iowa to elect new city officials and such. The govenor who won is against same sex marriages and is planning on having the law changed. As of now same sex couples can marry in Iowa, I have performed quite a few so far. I have several friends that are in same...

  • Peculiar People

    Posted November 2, 2010 by Geo Meyer

    A Peculiar People Indeed.  Truth from the beginning with Abraham; Gen 17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. Gen 17:8 And I will give unto thee, and...

  • AFFIRMATIVE ACTION & ACCOMODATION FOR ALL

    Posted November 2, 2010 by Deleted Member

    TODAY IS ELECTION DAY.  Today many will go to the polls to spend their ONE VOTE.  When those votes are counted and the polls close what we do afterwards counts just as much as what we did in the voting booth. In her book, Earth Medicine, Jamie Sams, Native American writer summarizes ...

  • "The Exegesis," by Elder Olson

    Posted November 1, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Catherine Cantrell, MS, M.Ed., Ph.D.

    Nothing is lost; be still; the universe is honest Time, like the sea, gives all back in the end, But only in its own way, on its own conditions: Empires as grains of sand, force as coal, Mountains as pebbles. Be still; be still, I say; You were never the water, only a wave; Not substance, but...

  • Reconciling Multiple Faiths

    Posted November 1, 2010 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    There are a lot of religions out there.  We have thirteen major ones represented in the ULC logo image alone, and those are just a handful of the current major accepted beliefs.  So the question for any (possibly would-be) believer is begged, "How do I know I've picked the right diety...

  • SEE THE LIGHT

    Posted October 31, 2010 by Deleted Member

    "As we let our OWN LIGHT shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.  As we are LIBERATED from our own fear  our very presence automatically liberates others. " ~ Marianne Williamson ~   " In the same way, let your light shine before ...

  • Rest peacefully Mark, 10/30/10

    Posted October 31, 2010 by Reverend Scott J Politano

      In life, many will appear and disappear. Some for a short while and some forever. While  here, we may not cherish what we truly have, a place has been etched into our memories and hearts forever. Its what you do with the time you shared that's important. The memories that you ...

  • ABSTAINING FROM VOTING

    Posted October 30, 2010 by Deleted Member

    FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME I have chosen not to vote in an election.  Why?  Because politicians have been sending my husband invitations to vote and not me.  Because politicians have created jobs for my husband and not me.  I have not been able to find a full-time job fo...

  • Birthday Wish

    Posted October 30, 2010 by Rev. Barbara Woods

    Hello I felt that need to share this with you all as well. I am reaching 30 in just a few weeks and my birthday wish is to help with research and education for cancer. http://birthdays.causes.com/wishes/74627 You can go to this link to access more information. My birthday wish is not to recieve...

  • Helping someone pass over

    Posted October 30, 2010 by Cheryl Salerno

    Here is an article I wrote for those of us who assist departing souls in their final hour on earth:   Doula of Death & Dying How to Be of Invaluable Aid to Someone Passing Over     “She had a good death,” Marci said of her mother’s passing. “All of the children were there wh...

  • What do I really believe about blessing?

    Posted October 29, 2010 by Pastor Timothy Harris

        Take a few min. and think about the questions I have here for you. Then give me some of your thoughts. These are some of the things I am going to be addressing in my weekly Bibles Studies online watch for my web site. 1.     Growing up, did your family ...

  • God works in mysterious ways...!!

    Posted October 29, 2010 by Reverend Scott J Politano

    Tonight I was driving an 18 wheeler in Gordonsville, Va when I happened upon a traffic circle. I missed the "TRUCK ROUTE" sign and took the next exit off the circle. The first sign I saw read "NO TRUCKS ALLOWED" with a big circle and a line thru it. I prayed aloud " Oh lord, where am I going to be a...

  • Teenagers - A Lesson in Patience, Humility and The Love of God

    Posted October 29, 2010 by Kaye Andrews

    Earlier this year, May to be exact, I began to mentor the 17 year old son of a friend.  He's had his ups and downs, a little trouble brought on by fear and the need to protect himself, and 2 years later, a clean record, but not a physical school willing to embrace him and give him a fresh ...

  • ALL MY PEOPLE

    Posted October 29, 2010 by Deleted Member

    We as Native Americans have evolved like every tribe on the planet by synthesizing with others either by choice, necessity or climate change.  A long time before Europeans officially set foot on the soil of this continent Native American tribes (500+) were adapting by borrowing with & blend...

  • I KNOW (For the LGBT Youth who are considering suicide)

    Posted October 28, 2010 by Minister Beverly Williams

    I know. I know that you’re tired Of putting up the front and Hiding behind a representative Of your true self A slave with no emancipation in sight You’d gladly risk the possible infection Of cutting off your own foot To be you Just. Be. YOU. But you can’t. Baby, I know. I know what...

  • Doing GOD'S will......

    Posted October 28, 2010 by Minister Beverly Williams

        ARE WE REALLY DOING GOD'S WILL??????? There are several aspects or dimensions of God’s will revealed in Holy Scripture: • God’s Sovereign Will: (Prov. 16:33; 21:1; Dan. 4:35; Rom. 11:33-36; Eph. 1:11) God’s Word teaches that He has a sovereign plan for the every thing that happen...

  • The ‘Balance’ vs. humankind….

    Posted October 28, 2010 by Pastor Allan Dahl

    When I look at the world from outside ‘the box’, I see 2 different types of forces. The first, we’ll call “The Balance”. It is an ecosystem consisting of natural energy, and of the Gaia (the super organism of Earth). The trees and plants, mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, etc.; live within the bal...