Posted by Tony Villari
The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” This became known as the Socratic Method, a teaching method where a question is posed and the students direct and control the discussion of it. I am...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 7, 2018 I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 A Time to Think Flowers grow out of dark moments. –Sister Mary Corita Kent,...
Posted by Tony Villari
Nowadays people are augmenting everything, breasts, cheeks (both sets), eyes, lips, and if that isn't your thing you can turn your skin into a canvas with a beautiful tattoo. Hitler's minions would have loved to make a lampshade out of many large tattoos which adorn our skin. As a matter...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 6, 2018 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to ThinkIf we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.—...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Strange Case Of West Side BaptistFriday, April 6, 2018 On March 1, 1950, choir practice was scheduled for 7:20 at the West Side Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska. Most of the choir members normally arrived around 7:15. The pastor, about to head to church with his wife, discovered that his da...
Posted by Tony Villari
A little pain, a little pleasure; such is life. Is life filled with the immorality of pleasure? And, why should pleasure, immoral or not, be frowned upon in a life which many, including myself, equate to one's personal hell on earth? And, who is to judge the immorality of one's ple...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionApril 5, 2018 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 A Time to ThinkAn optimist is the human personification of spring. –Susan J. Bissonette, author A Time to ActLook for an opportunity to make a positive difference. ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Morse Code In The Dungeon Thursday, April 5, 2018 I knew a man who was put in prison for preaching the gospel under Communist rule. He was kept in a cell with no windows, isolated in chains to prevent him from sharing the gospel. All he could see for years were four walls of his prison cel...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Bethlehem Principle Tuesday, April 3, 2018 'No room at the inn' is one of the most famous phrases from the Bible. When Yoseph and Miriam came to Bethlehem walking in the center of God's will, about to fulfill the ancient prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures, the door slammed in th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 3, 2018 And without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 A Time to Think One of the best ways to demonstrate God's ...
Posted by Tony Villari
Wisdom or intelligence, which would you prefer? I know, and have known, many "intelligent" people, few of which had wisdom worth acknowledging. Intelligence is certainly no indicator of good sense, and to find folks with both is so uncommon as to bode the question as to whether the two a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection April 1, 2018 And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. Mark 9:9 ESV A Time to Think Now Jesus Christ says that there is nothing in this world—sin,...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 31, 2018 God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 A Time to Think We focus on Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, but we forget to pause in the stillness of the days between...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 30, 2018 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified. Matthew 27:31 NLT A Time to Think The greatest pain of the cross was the pain of sin...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Sabbath As A Verb Friday, March 30, 2018 Messiah didn’t just die on Friday, He died on the Sabbath. The word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew word for resting - Shabbat. The Sabbath comes from God’s action for resting on the seventh day. Messiah died on that day, He rested on ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 28, 2018 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22 A Time to Think What God brings you to, God takes you through. –Reverend Sharon Conno...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Born Yesterday Wednesday, March 28, 2018 The children of Israel were told to celebrate the Passover every year so that they would remember and never forget how the Lord saved them out of Egypt. Rabbi Shaul/Paul at the end of his life called himself the biggest sinner. True, he had once opp...
Posted by Tony Villari
Tetelestai. It is what Christ uttered as he drew his last breaths on the cross, according to John. "It is finished." Tetelestai. John wrote this, the Greek translation of an Aramaic word. It is an accounting term meaning "paid in full." With His death, He wiped ma...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 27, 2018 He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5 A Time to ThinkCourage is born at the point where God's grace and human effort interse...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Clear Paths And SerpentsTuesday, March 27, 2018 I was looking through a manual on how to avoid being bitten by a snake in the wild. It said: walk on clear paths as much as possible and avoid tall grass. So the enemy is like a serpent. If you walk on a path that’s not clear, you’ll get b...
Posted by Tony Villari
Even when I was a young man, sowing my oats, I knew that love was not like chalk; it was not erasable. It seems pretty obvious that the love that can be erased is not true love. Oh, the love can change, can morph into something more or less, but if the love is true it will always be love...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 26, 2018 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 A Time to Think Humans may be social beings, but solitude has been shown to have great societal value. Jesus was a...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Two Most Jewish Things Monday, March 26, 2018 Growing up, I never saw Palm Sunday as Jewish. What could be Jewish about a man named ‘Jesus Christ’ riding a donkey over palm branches? But He rode into Jerusalem. For the Jewish people, Jerusalem is the city of c...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 25, 2018 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart... Luke 6:45 A Time to ThinkTo be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us–and He has given us everything. –Thomas Merton, writer, and poet A...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 24, 2018 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Proverbs 25:11 A Time to Think Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly great. A Time to Act ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 22, 2018 In the day when I am afraid, I will have confidence in Thee. Psalm 56:3 A Time to Think Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown, motivational speaker A Time to Act Turn your d...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Right Beside You Thursday, March 22, 2018 Luke 24 records that two disciples on the road to Emmaus received perhaps the most amazing Bible study ever given; Messiah Himself leading them through the entire Hebrew Scriptures showing what was written concerning Himself. And just as amazing is...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 21, 2018 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. Psalm 95:6 A Time to Think Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise- then you will discover the fullness of your life. –Brother David Stein...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
You’re Being Followed Wednesday, March 21, 2018 An American believer visiting England was taken to see the great royal coach used by the royal family on state occasions. In the back of the coach were two little seats. He was told they were seats for the royal footmen. The royal footm...
Posted by Tony Villari
I have received several requests to write more of this kind of post. Well, it’s not like the muse constantly moves me. This has become my most read post, however, so perhaps I should look into it. In the meantime, I’ve been fighting my usual two day cold and finally bro...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 20, 2018 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. Psalm 30:2 A Time to Think It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. -Anonymous A Time to Act Confidently trust God to handle things beyond your...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
How To Write Tuesday, March 20, 2018 Your Own GospelWithout exception, the authors of the Gospels refused to lift themselves up or give themselves any good press. Matthew’s Gospel records that Matthew was a sinner and a tax collector. John’s Gospel records that John was one of ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 18, 2018 But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. Psalm 22:19 A Time to Think Only God can turn a mess into a message, a test into a testimony. –Joyce Meyer, author A Time to Act Place your hope an...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 13, 2018 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Matthew 5:44 A Time to Think Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own. —H. Jackson Brown A Time to Act Never dwel...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Why Is It Even In The Bible? Tuesday, March 13, 2018 In John 7:33, Messiah said, “For a little while longer I’m with you, then I go to Him who sent me. You will seek Me, and will not find Me, and where I am you can’t come.” Messiah is speaking about going back to th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 12, 2018 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, somethi...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Your Barucha For Everything Monday, March 12, 2018 Barucha is Hebrew for blessing. The Jewish people have many baruchas or blessings. In Jewish culture, there’s a blessing for everything. At a Bar Mitzvah, there’s a blessing over the boy, over his parents, over the bread, over ...
Posted by Tony Villari
The phrase, "Catching at straws," is hundreds of years old. It eventually morphed into "clutching at straws" and then, more recently, "grasping" at straws. No matter which you remember or prefer, the meaning is the same: To try and do something as a last resort that is very unlikely to succeed, or t...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 11, 2018 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 A Time to Think When a person doesn't have gratitude, somethi...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 10, 2018 Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17 A Time to Think In times of hardship, you have to stop asking God, "Why?" and ask, "What next" —Anonymous A Time to Act ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 9, 2018 Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 A Time to Think We are all wounded. But wounds are necessary for ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Asking Big Friday, March 9, 2018 The story is told of a philosopher who came seeking financial aid from Alexander the Great. Alexander ordered his treasurer to give the man his request, which was the equivalent of ten thousand pounds. The treasurer was shocked. But Alexander replied, &ldqu...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & ReflectionMarch 8, 2018 He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. Proverbs 19:8 A Time to ThinkThe Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Holy Breath Thursday, March 8, 2018 “Ruach” is Hebrew for breath. It’s the most basic thing you need for life, even more, basic than food or water. From birth to death, every moment of your life must be filled with breath or else you die. Ruach also means Spirit. So, ...
Posted by Tony Villari
1 Corinthians 6:9 is generally used as the argument against homosexuality; taken out of context, it is easy to see how. But, put into context and it is a statement against the "wicked" and how the "wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God." No...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 7, 2018 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:33 A Time to Think Sometimes, all it takes is just one prayer to change everything. —Anonymous A Time to Act When you pray, release your worry and ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Priests Of The Light Wednesday, March 7, 2018 In ancient Israel, the priests were in charge of lighting the lampstand of God. But they weren’t just those who lit the lights, they were in charge of keeping the light burning. As God’s priests, we now have to learn to be keepers o...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 6, 2018 So God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself. Genesis 1:27 NLT A Time to Think Jesus tends to His people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus' touch. We experience His care...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Monument Of Wasted Riches Tuesday, March 6, 2018 In Cleveland, Ohio stands a building known as The Society of Savings. Much of the money that enabled this magnificent building to be built came from accounts of poor people who never claimed their money before they died. After waiting ye...
Posted by Tony Villari
After a career in military intelligence, I'm pretty savvy as to why society doesn't need to know everything. Some secrets and activities are best left in the purview of those who protect us. These activities are necessary for the security of the country, mom, and apple pie. We grud...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 4, 2018 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds. James 1:2 A Time to Think Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith. –Margaret Shepard, author A Time to A...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 3, 2018 Rejoice evermore. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 A Time to Think A quiet morning with a loving God puts the events of the upcoming day into proper perspective.—Janette Oke A Time to Act Pray ab...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 2, 2018 Give us today our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 NIV A Time to Think Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness. –Barbara Johnson, writer A Time to Act Ask for God’s wisdom to guide yo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Law Of The Lots Friday, March 2, 2018 Purim is the holiday celebrated to remember the events of the Book of Esther. The word Purim is Hebrew for the lots that were cast to determine the fate of the Jewish people. And so, the Book of Esther appears to be about the law of lots and chance...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection March 1, 2018 He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer. Psalm 102:17 A Time to Think In those times I can't seem to find God, I rest in the assurance that He knows how to find me. –Neva Coyle, writer ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
A PROPHETIC MILESTONE: THE JERUSALEM DECLARATION Thursday, March 1, 2018 It was an event that caused the world to go into an uproar and the United Nations to declare it ‘null and void’. Jerusalem was again in the news. Donald Trump had done what several American presidents had ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 28, 2018 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty. Isaiah 33:17 A Time to Think Don't let the noise of the world keep you from hearing the voice of God. –Author Unknown A Time to Act Conc...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Pilgrim’s Key Of Escape Wednesday, February 28, 2018 In the book, Pilgrim’s Progress, the lead character named Christian decides to depart from the main highway and follow another path which seems easier. This path leads him into the territory of a giant name ...
Posted by Tony Villari
Buddhism and Hinduism define "enlightenment" as "a final blessed state marked by the absence of desire or suffering... the awakening to ultimate truth by which man is freed from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations to which all men are otherwise subject... a state of transcendent divine...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 27, 2018 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. James 5:13 A Time to Think A relationship with God is the most important relationship you can have. –Author...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Strategy Of The Sheep Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Messiah spoke of wolves and sheep. If you belong to Him, you’re a sheep, not a wolf. Wolves are carnivores that hunt in packs. Wolves are considerably stronger, more cunning, and more ferocious than sheep. The Lord describes the en...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 26, 2018 I remember you in my prayers night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3 A Time to Think Our greatest comfort in sorrow is to know that God is in control. –Lynn Thornton, writer A Time to Act Cast your cares on the Lord for He cares...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
From The Mouth Of A Shark Monday, February 26, 2018 In 1799, the captain and crew of an American ship named the Nancy was put on trial for smuggling. Before capture, their illegal cargo and ship’s records were thrown overboard and a faked set of records were substituted. Just when th...
Posted by Tony Villari
Christian's are historically "guilty" of, what have come to be called, crimes against humanity, such as the multiple Crusades for wealth and glory in the name of Almighty God, or using God as their excuse for multiple Inquisitions, as well as the Salem witch trials. Then there is the Vatican's...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 25, 2018 Rid yourselves of all malice. 1 Peter 2:1 A Time to Think Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears. –Rudyard Kipling, writer A Time to Act Learn to th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 24, 2018 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1 A Time to Think Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless prayer. –Frances Havergal, poet and hymn writer ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 22, 2018 Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. Romans 12:12 A Time to Think Unwrap the hidden beauties in an ordinary day. –Gerhard E. Frost, author A Time to Act Find joy where and when ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Challenge Of The 80 Year Old Man Thursday, February 22, 2018 Moses went into the wilderness to avoid Egypt. Decades later at 80 years old, he encounters God. When you’re an 80-year-old Jewish man, you’d rather move to Miami and play bingo. But God told Moses to go to Egypt ...
Posted by Pastor Gerry Diamond
Lent 1 TEMPTATION: THE REFINER’S FIRE Gold refining Are you wearing something gold – a ring maybe? Do you know how it got to be shiny and smart, rather than a muddy piece of rock? You can get gold that is 99.9% pure by putting it into an electrolyte bath and ap...
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Vaccines OK Im going to attempt draw a comparison for you and leave you to make up your own mind. Think about Adolph Hitler and all the stories you can think of about the Holocaust and the German scientists running medical experiments on those they had housed in the ghettos of places like Auschwitz...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 21, 2018 Generous persons will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 (The Daily Life Bible) A Time to Think God shapes the world by prayer. The more prayer there is in the world, the bette...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Blue World Mission Field Wednesday, February 21, 2018 If you aren’t sharing the love of God with those who are lost because you don’t believe you’re called to evangelism or the mission field, I want to reveal an incredible thing about your life. You are called to the ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 19, 2018 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 A Time to Think Believe that you can and you're halfway ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Ambition Of The Great Monday, February 19, 2018 As believers, we often consider ambition to be a bad and worldly thing. But Messiah said, “He who would be greatest among you must be the servant of all.” In other words, the desire for greatness isn’t wrong in itself, o...
Posted by Tony Villari
In Christian scripture, Matthew 7:1-2, we are advised, "You shall not judge, lest you be judged. For with the judgment that you judge, you will be judged, and with the measure that you measure, it will be measured to you..." Yet, throughout Christian history this is exactly what we fall prey to, the...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 18, 2018 My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from him. Psalm 62:5 A Time to Think Our prayers lay the track down on which God’s power can come.–Watchman Nee, church leader, and Christian teacher A ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 17, 2018 All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 NIV A Time to Think Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.—Helen Keller A ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 16, 2018 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and has made the Lord his hope and confidence. Jeremiah 17:7 A Time to Think If you have a song of faith in your heart, it will be heard by the look on your face. –Anonymous A ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
November 29, 1947, & The Dead Sea Scrolls Friday, February 16, 2018 On November 29th, 1947, an archeologist named Eliezer Sukenik was deciphering the writings of some parchments he’d just obtained from Bethlehem. On the other side of the globe in Flushing Queens, the ne...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 14, 2018 God has poured out his love into our hearts. Romans 5:5 A Time to Think Open your hearts to the love God instills . . . God loves you tenderly. What He gives you is not to be kept under lock and key, but to be shared. –Mother T...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Bird In The Secret Place Wednesday, February 14, 2018 The Song of Solomon is about a bride and groom in love. More than that, it’s about God’s love for you. The Groom calls the bride away as a dove to the cleft of the rock, to the secret place for a time of intimate love. S...
Posted by Tony Villari
In the course of ministering, my philosophy has developed from one of "religious" tolerance to one of "spiritual" tolerance. Those who read my blog understand my lack of acceptance toward "organized" religion. It made perfect sense, to me, to re-incorporate into our idea of religion, any...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 12, 2018 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace ... 1 Corinthians 14:33 A Time to Think Worry is a thin stream of fear that trickles through the mind, which, if encouraged, will cut a channel so wide that all other thoughts will ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Messiah’s Override Monday, February 12, 2018 Imagine you’re an Orthodox Jew and you hear a fellow rabbi say, “You have heard it said…” He then repeats a verse from the Law of Moses, but then he adds, “But I say to you…” Can you imagine what...
Posted by Tony Villari
Well, the legal ramifications of even thinking of getting to know you, simply makes it not worth the effort. If you'd like to get to know me, on the other hand, feel free to foist inappropriate conduct upon me, for a change. I absolutely guarantee you I will appreciate the c...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 11, 2018 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14 A Time to Think In the end, nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another. &n...
Posted by Tony Villari
I met with a new chaplain the other day. We talked for a bit and he said he was looking to me for direction. I just smiled, "I think your compass, Father, is much better than mine." When the topic of one's direction comes up, I am always reminded of a man, an older Army vet, d...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 10, 2018 Call unto to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things which you have not known. Jeremiah 33:3 A Time to Think Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet? &n...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 9, 2018 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Jam...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Power Of The Mohar Friday, February 9, 2018 In ancient Israel, when a man was to marry a woman, he’d have to give her what was called the ‘mohar’; ‘the bridal price’. It was a sign of his love for her. When he paid it, it signaled the end of her old life a...
Posted by Tony Villari
Some people, like my mother, might find discussions about death to be a tad morbid. My mom doesn't mind discussing the afterlife, mind you, it's just any lengthy discussion dealing with the corpse, autopsy, funeral, eulogy, etc., are usually "put to rest" in short order. Her attitude is ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 8, 2018 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 A Time to Think Good morning, Lord! What are You up to today? Can I be a part of it?...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Immanuel Forever Thursday, February 8, 2018 ‘Em Anu El’ means God is with us. From that Hebrew sentence comes the name Immanuel. Messiah is called Emmanuel. There’s no indication in the Bible that His name will ever be changed. He’ll still be Emmanuel; God is with u...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection February 6, 2018 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 A Time to Think You will find it is necessary to let th...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Cleansing Of The Lake Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Sometimes you think you’re doing well in the Lord when all of a sudden, you stumble on some sin you thought was long gone and feel disgusted with yourself. But instead of letting it be a great step backward in the Lord, you can turn...
Posted by Tony Villari
It is my humble opinion that the vows of Christian clergy went south with the death of Jesus, if not before. The same corruption occurred with the death of Muhammad when both factions of his family ripped the Qur'an in two, one of love and peace, and one not. But, isn't this the way it, almost alway...
Posted by Tony Villari
I took off my best "Hawaiian" print shirt in a Mexican cantina one evening, and handed it to the loser of a cat fight who had her own one-piece outfit ripped off, leaving her drunk and in nothing but her socks. I took my own naked torso, and my half bottle of beer, and went outside where it wa...
Posted by Tony Villari
Those of you who have read my posts, my thoughts dealing with time, reality, and the afterlife, will recognize, hopefully, much of my thoughts in the opening quote, above, of noted quantum physicist Prof. Hans-Peter Dürr. Our ideas on this are so similar I could have written this quo...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
Daily Scripture & Reflection January 31, 2018 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 ...
Posted by Pastor Charles Stilwell ULCM
The Abundance Of Ministry Wednesday, January 31, 2018 I’ve often run into people who are waiting for their ministry. If only those in charge would see their gifts in the Lord and recognize their calling. If only… Messiah said the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. ...