Posted by Jay Olson
The sky rained terror that quiet Tuesday morning--sleep was still in my eye. I sipped on my coffee and thought about nothing---while terror fell from the sky. Confusion and panic were the password that morning--anxiety, suddenly freed. What twisted, corrupted, or misguided soul could concoct such...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Introduction Luke 16:1-13: In today’s reading, the parable about a shrewd manager is used by Jesus to illustrate that “worldly wealth” can be used to make friends and serve others; but when such wealth runs out, God offers something more valuable – an eternal home with God f...
Posted by Bridget Kielas-Fecyk
For those who actually work to help the poor, forgive me for this rant, but this has been building a long time now and it's about damn time I get it out as it's been eating away at me. A lot of people say we're a "Good Christian ...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Introduction Luke 14:1-14: Today’s reading includes another story of Jesus healing someone on the Sabbath. By means of a parable about a wedding banquet, Jesus teaches about humility and hospitality.Today's Scripture: Luke 14:13 [Jesus said]: “When you give a feast, invite the poor, th...
Posted by Tony Villari
I wrote 9/11 As a Celebration of Life in 2013, several months after I began blogging "The Path." I followed up in 2014 with September 11, 2001, and I wrote my first in remembrance of Patriot Day last year, Patriot Day - 9/11. Where others may forget, daily, the sacrif...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Luke 13:18-30(GNT) God’s Word of WisdomIntroduction Luke 13:18-30: By means of three parables – about a mustard seed, yeast, and the narrow door – Jesus teaches about God’s Kingdom.Today's Scripture: Luke 13:29 People will come from the east and the west, from the north an...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
INGREDIENTS1 cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped1 cup tart cherry juice2/3 cup plain kefir1 tablespoon flax seed, groundice, to taste
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
Sorry I don't write much, I need to be inspired to write; I focus on two areas of the Bible 1st the Words Written in Stone By God - The Ten Commandments n the Words/Teaching(usually in red in many Bibles) of Jesus... Well what about the rest of the Bible??? I read n learn from the rest with a...
Posted by Tony Villari
The Holy Bible, if it represents any truth at all, can be viewed by the faithful as "an authoritative record of the relationship between God and humans." If we consider the lack of scholarly agreement as to authorship, questionable agendas, origin of documents and stories and the conditio...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
August 30th, 2016Isaiah 43:1-28(GNT) God’s Word of PromiseIntroduction Isaiah 43:1-28: God promises to allow the people of Israel to return to Judah and will arrange for their escape from Babylon. The most direct path back to Judah from Babylon was through the desert. Such a journey would be...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
August 29th, 2016Isaiah 29:15-24(GNT) God’s Word of PromiseIntroduction Isaiah 29:15-24: Today’s reading includes words of hope for Israel’s future. Sinners will be destroyed, and the people’s disgrace will be removed.Today's Scripture: Isaiah 29:19 Poor and humble people ...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
If this doesn't light your fire...Your wood is wet. I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn't sure I wanted one. I wasn't sure how my cu...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
INGREDIENTS• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries• 1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt• 1/2 cup 1% skim or 1% milk• 2 tablespoons honey• 2-3 ice cubes (optional) Preparation Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth or to desired consistency then serve in glasses.
Posted by Tony Villari
I don't view change as an irresistible force, it is simply another force which works, most often it seems, to hold us back. We must take the first step, become the catalyst for our own change, and move forward! By taking this control we fulfill our own destiny, God's desire for us t...
Posted by Rev Cynthia Edmunds
What is faith? I have often asked myself that question as I walk my path. Is it trust? Is it knowing? It is the certainty in someone or something? I have experienced it as all these things, sometimes singularly, sometimes all together, and more. But more than entertaining a discussion of 'wha...
Posted by Tony Villari
I get reminders from God, more often than I use to, of why I sought ordination as an interfaith minister, why I founded the Congregation for Religious Tolerance, and why I started "The Path," a blog discussing the personal spiritual path each of us is on. A little more than a week ago I publis...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
INGREDIENTS4 1/2 cups cubed honeydew melon1 1/2 cups lime sherbet2 tablespoons lime juice4 fresh strawberries (optional) Directions1. Place honeydew melon in a single layer on a baking sheet. Cover and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. 2. Transfer frozen melon to a food processor with the sherb...
Posted by Tony Villari
Last year, I answered a call to try and reinvigorate our local medical center's chaplain program. Phone calls and a luncheon to a page of local churches netted us two new ministers, one of whom was, literally, a clown. "Lucy the Clown" showed up, after her indoctrination, in full clown r...
Posted by Tony Villari
"Always with the negative waves, Moriarty, always with the negative waves," a classic line from one of my favorite tongue-in-cheek movies about World War II, Kelly's Heroes (1970). But, is Oddball right when he berates Moriarty for always having a life full of negativity? ...
Posted by Jay Olson
When your plate is full and you feel as if you're busy as you can be. It's easy to say "Please leave me alone, go away and don't bother me." When being distracted by others requests seems to take your eye off the plate. Put down you knife, lay down the fork--stop eating, before it's too late. ...
Posted by Jay Olson
There is a place in the forest green, where rest is often found. A bench from the slab of fallen tree--the air is still without a sound. Silence rules the deep ravines--whispering winds and trickling streams. It’s a place where you can go it seems; to sit and launch a thousand dreams. The for...
Posted by Rev. T. Tucker Forensic Psychologist (Ret.)
Over Medicated Toxic America America is only 5% of the world population and yet it consumes 75% of all prescribed drugs. However it is not the fault of medical doctors simply, because they are only trained to treat the symptoms, not the whole person. Medications in fact only serve as band aids, th...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Sometimes when we have sinned, Satan comes to accuse us, and sometimes when we have not sinned, Satan still comes to accuse us. Sometimes it is not a problem of whether or not we have sinned, but a problem of not having a positive righteousness to offer to God; so Satan accuses us. However, we must ...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
INGREDIENTSBlend 2 cups strawberries, 1 cup crumbled pound cake, 1 1/2 cups each milk and ice, and sugar to taste. Top with whipped cream and more strawberries.
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? ...
Posted by Tony Villari
"No man comes to my Father but by me alone.” Saith the Word in John 14:6, and yet, Christians, seemingly in contradiction, would seemingly be anchored to this scripture, their church elders or clergy, and the church itself. Let's try to clarify this my...
Posted by Scott Bruno
Whether Christ, Mohammad or Buddha came in the name of religion or not one thing stands clear; that all three of them were masters of this thing we call life. Perhaps the most important thing that these masters taught us was on how to live our lives. Suffice to say that you, and I, are here to maste...
Posted by Kenny Sallee
by Roy J. Reiman It bothered Ben every time he walked through the kitchen. It was that little metal container on the shelf above Martha’s cook stove. He probably would not have noticed it so much or been bothered by it if Martha had not repeatedly told him never to touch it. The reason, she s...
Posted by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,
As we live our daily lives, we find that over the years there have been very good times and very hard or bad times with every day struggles thrown in. Perhaps you’ve raised a family, a loving spouse, perhaps children, family pets all whom you’ve loved very much. You pray to God regularly...
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
Thinking: When depression sets in you can feel hopeless n lost like lost in the vastness of space; when you see something turn all towards it like they do astronomy the longer they focus on an area the more things they find, so focus on that glimmer/hope n the longer you focus on it the clearer n...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
The sword of the spirit is mentioned in Ephesians 6:17: "take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." This sword is the last piece of armor Paul describes in talking about the armor of God and is the only offensive weapon depicted. Scripture tells us that t...
Posted by Tony Villari
Welcome to Anywhere, USA, where we, for the most part, seem to have become the cold, callous, creatures of nightmares. Morality is defined for us by hypocrites we find orating behind pulpits while turning their backs on the least of us and encouraging those same "least of us" to follow their l...
Posted by Jay Olson
A ship sails over the ocean blue--the stars travel through space. Alone in the blue, we are traveling along--moving at a snails pace. It may sometimes seem like eternity, when we're waiting for something good. We should never try to advance the clock--even if we could. The wide open space of ...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Ephesians 6:16 says, "In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Roman soldiers used several kinds of shields. The kind Paul refers to here (Gk., thureos) was about two-and-a-half feet wide and high, designed...
Posted by Jay Olson
Time slips slowly into tomorrow--creeping and covering all that lies in its path. The icy hands of time reach out and cool the heated brow. Far beneath the surface lies secrets long forgotten--pressed in frozen stone. Buried deep within the aging soul are thoughts that sleep forever. Moving ev...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Ephesians 6:14 ESV) The truth is conspicuously absent from our world. It seems as if everyone, from politicians to corporations have a certain something they want from us. Whether it’...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
A Note to All Haters: Haters, I don't hate you because Jesus is in me and I choose to agree with His way of doing things. Hate divides good and consolidates bad. If you are a hater, you have probably found other like minded Haters that enjoy hating with you. Jesus said, "I didn't come to bring pea...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. (Ephesians 6:15 ESV) God loves people. In fact, God proved he loves us by actually becoming one of us. Jesus left the very place everyone from every era has literally been dying to get to; Heaven. Jesus left an...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Righteousness is our breastplate, and guards our spiritual body and core, a most important protection to be sure. But a shield, like that of our faith, is useful and necessary for defense in every direction. We of the faith are attacked from all angles, and in all walks of life. We literal...
Posted by Kenny Sallee
by Thom Hunter My preteen son Patrick doesn’t take many things seriously, but occasionally something grabs hold of him and he just won’t let it go. He will question an idea or concept until he is satisfied that society isn’t misleading him and that all is right in his world. I&rs...
Posted by Peter Tuzzolino
The miracle of being born of Spirit is not meant to be a dead work which happened once and we commemorate it as if it is a birthday. Instead the new birth is continually occurring throughout each day as we discern between or old ways of thinking and trade them for the new way born by the Spirit. We ...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in ope...
Posted by Tony Villari
Our path begins at life, our journey, begins with a single touch. For most of us it will be in the gentle touch of our mother, for others in the kindness shown by a stranger. Is it the simple act of reaching out to something or someone? Is it about how we reach out and th...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Even in the middle of your hurts, habits, and hang-ups, God is watching over you. When King David says, “Surely your goodness will pursue me,” he’s not saying, “Surely only good things are going to happen to me!” He knew as well as anyone that bad things happ...
Posted by Tony Villari
The stairway to true greatness lies before you. You can stand there and stare at it until hell freezes, or you can take the first step on the climb of your life. But, before you start, ask yourself, "Why?" Then, when you are satisfied with why you are making the climb, maybe you should think about w...
Posted by Derrick Feinman
I had a dream many years ago that I remember vividly and has stuck with me since. It is singular as it was third person dream; I was watching it like a movie, narrated and everything. Essentially, this guy was climbing to the front of an out of control train to rescue someone in distress in one of t...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Like goodness, God’s unfailing love follows us in life. King David says it pursues us! Picture a parent following a little kid around and picking up after the child. When we’re struggling with hurts, habits, and hang-ups, God comes right alongside us, helping to pick up our messes and...
Posted by Jay Olson
Looking out my window--I'm struck by shades of blue. Stands of floating memories of things I used to do. High above my weary head, there flies on feathered wing. A sky so blue and full of clouds--it will make a bird to sing. Perhaps somewhere in a far off place there is no sky of blue. With n...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
What are the things you’re worried about? The election? Your health? Your bills? Your kids? Are you worried about the future? The fact is there are lots of reasons to be afraid in today’s world. But God’s promise is that, even in your darkest valleys, he is walking beside...
Posted by Mystic Angel
My mother came to visit a few weeks ago. We had a conversation about religion,which in turn brought up some issues when I was a child. I told my mom that I was constantly afraid as a child. She told me that I was always so quiet and that I never told her anything, that I would never talk to he...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Nearly 60 years ago, five American missionaries headed to the rainforest of the eastern Amazon in Ecuador to make a second visit to the Huaorani tribe, which anthropologists said was the most vicious, violent society on the face of the earth. They had a culture of killing, and studies show...
Posted by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco
sorry I haven't posted anything from myself for a long time... I have been doing a few things locally n very recently been having roommate issue which had me worrying about being homeless n my mother placed in a nursing home n roommate doesn't care 1 bit, also he's been acting lik...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
The Bible says there are three reasons you have to let go of your past and the people who’ve hurt you, and the reasons have nothing to do with whether that person deserves it or not. You have to forgive those who’ve hurt you because God has forgiven you. Colossians 3:13 says, ...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
God's Paint Brush Have you ever watched the sun set, or seen the waves crash upon the sand, and look up into the sky to see birds flying above the land. Have you ever watched two deer play, or seen a wolf howl at the moon, or see a shooting star in the sky on a hot summer night in June....
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Psalm 31 Prayer Father God, I come to You in both humble faith and in prayer; I come, and I lay before Your feet, my every burden. Hear my cry to You Lord. Hear me, as I pray. Save me, and strengthen me. I know you abide in me. You Father God, are my Rock. You are my shelter and my...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Psalm 32 Prayer Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I thank You that I am blessed, my transgressions are forgiven, and my sin is covered. By the power of Your Holy Spirit, and with Your life flowing through me, let there be no deception found in m...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28 NIV). You’ve heard this phrase over and over: “Forgive and forget.” There’s only one problem with it: You can’t do it...
Posted by Tony Villari
I have faith in God and in a hereafter. My desire to believe in an afterlife is driven by pure selfishness. You see, I don't want to die and find out the atheists are right, because I won't be able to be pissed off about it. Better they should die and find out they are, w...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Communicating with others We order a meal in a restaurant, a supervisor gives direction on a job site, a child tugs at the skirt of their mother, a deaf couple sign in the park, an ad plays on the radio or on a television, and a teenager texts their friend(s) on smartphones. All of these thing...
Posted by Tony Villari
Women - Be the Pedestal (Part 2 - Commentary) Sometimes I write posts which resonate with my audience. Usually these posts concern women, the issues I see them having to deal with, my opinions of those issues, and my undying respect and love of the gender in general. I was brought up to...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
“Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think” (Romans 12:2a NLT, You cannot become all God created you to be until you understand the five factors that influence your identity. The first two are chemistry (how you are made) and connections (your relatio...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
You are a child of a proud Father (1 John 3:2; Matthew 3:17), not of the “Disappointed-Dad-in-the-Sky”. You are in Christ and not under condemnation (Romans 8:1). Therefore, do not continually return to your sin out of shame. Don’t run from the Father and hide from him because you ...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Well, we have the theme of the goodness of God and the title of our message, “Abusing the goodness of God.” Turn to Romans chapter 2...Romans chapter 2, the great Magna Carta of the gospel, the great book of Romans, chapter 2, and I want to read you the opening five verses of chapter 2 a...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
INGREDIENTS • 6 large strawberries • 1/2 cup of your favorite yogurt • 1/2 cup of vanilla or strawberry ice cream • 1/2 c...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
What are the different names of God? EL, ELOAH: God "mighty, strong, prominent" (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 139:19) – etymologically, El appears to mean “power,” as in “I have the power to harm you” (Genesis 31:29). El is associated with other qualities, such as integri...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
In Matthew 9:13, Jesus says to his disciples, “Go and learn what this means; I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” The Jews of the Old Testament had many rules about what was required in case they sinned. There were specific sacrifices r...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 ESV) Did you know that you are actually part of the greatest story with a hero? That is right. God is the ultimate Hero and ...
Posted by Tony Villari
I always tout the benefit of remembering history because I have faith in the well-known statement by Edmund Burke (1729-1797), "Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it." Maybe this is why I find Stauffenberg's story the stuff of faith; his faith in Germany, his militar...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Prayer for Teenagers to PrayHeavenly Father, You are a loving and forgiving God and I ask You Lord to forgive me for all my sins and any unforgiveness thatI may have in my heart. I ask You Lord to forgive me for not always making You a priority in my life. I need Your help rightnow. I am being tempt...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
A Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, Divine Consoler, I adore You as my true God, with God the Father and God the Son. I adore You and unite myself to the adoration You receive from the angels and saints. I give You my heart and I offer my ardent thanksgiving for all th...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
A Prayer to the Holy Spirit (by Cardinal Mercier) I am going to reveal to you the secret of sanctity and happiness. Every day for five minutes control your imagination and close your eyes to all the noises of the world in order to enter into yourself. Then, in the sanctuary of your baptized soul (wh...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Blessing of a New House O heavenly Father, Almighty God, we humbly beseech you to bless and sanctify this house and all who dwell therein and everything else in it, and do you grant to fill it with all good things; grant to them, O Lord, the abundance of heavenly blessings and from the richnes...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Keep Us From Harm Prayer Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the Name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I ask You Lord Jesus to put a hedge of protection around me and everyone I have prayed for today and for our homes, cars, lands, properties, (vehicles,) animals, pets, work places, finan...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Baptism of the Holy Spirit Heavenly Father, I come to You now in the Name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Heavenly Father, I plead the Blood of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ over me and I thank You for the most wonderful gift of salvation. Lord Jesus You promised me another gift, the gif...
Posted by Br. E.G. Carriere
Healing Prayer (speak healing into your body/spirit/life) Jesus is the Lord of my life. Sickness and disease have no power over me. I am forgiven and free from sin and guilt. I am dead to sin and alive to righteousness. Colossians 1:21, 22 Jesus bore my sins in His Body on the tree...
Posted by Tony Villari
One can find many passages in scripture which some of us, as Christians, seem to conveniently forget as it suits our denominational agenda, but these few give a flavor for the point I'm trying to make about judging and a fundamental lack of tolerance, forgiveness, and mercy as we forget to put Chris...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Starting Monday 7/25 we will start Health and Morning Devotional section, if you have any great and nutrictional recipes please summit to us post, you can do that here at robh7775@yahoo.com, thank you and God bless. I like to use frozen orange juice and whole milk for the creamiest most realistic...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Defining love is difficult. It is emotion, action, thought, feeling all rolled together and prioritized above everything. True love like that of a parent for a child will stop at nothing to protect and care for the other. This is what is so powerful about the words of the apostle Paul in Romans 8:3...
Posted by Mary Kay Dranzo
Note: This may be a draft? I might update it some more, tweak it some? Dunno. C = read by Celebrant, A = read by All, italics = actions ***** If before Communion, the celebrant says: C: We are about to take goodness & compassion into our bodies. Let us prepare ourselv...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. If you ever need help on know someone that does, you can get it here at www.stopbullying.govThe...
Posted by Mary Kay Dranzo
May you be blessed with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart. May you be blessed with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may wish for justice, freedom, and peace. May you be blessed w...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Welcome to Christ is our victory, I am pastor Bob Huggins and tonight I would like to discuss with you a very serious subject. The subject we will be discussing is one that is very heartbreaking, so many families are affected by this disease and like any disease it can be stopped, it just needs...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
“But when [Peter] saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’” (Matthew 14:30 NIV) Have courage, because Jesus is with you.Don’t ever argue with a fear. Just tell it where to go! Tell it to go talk to Jesus. Take a risk in f...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Many people who are suffering from unhealthy behaviors and emotions can see how they began to develop earlier in life, often during their childhoods. Perhaps they were raised without a strong parental background. Or perhaps they grew up in an abusive situation. Maybe they have a past, which continues...
Posted by Mary Kay Dranzo
I am someone who is, in essence, a Skeptic & Non-Believer. I don’t really believe in belief. I’m essentially an atheist, even though I identify as an agnostic because I’m open to the possibility if we can ever find some hard solid evidence of some form of deity or deities. (Some wo...
Posted by Tony Villari
Down deep in my heart, I know I'm a loner. I think I have known this since grade school. Oh, I wasn't an introvert, my goodness; I was so much the opposite. I was picked on, bullied is the new term, for most of my pre-high school years because I was the small, geeky kid with "coke ...
Posted by Kenny Sallee
By Brett Younger The parking lot has several versions of “Co-exist” and “God loves the whole world no exceptions” bumper stickers, a “Leslie Knope for President,” and, on the same Prius, an “I’m too poor to vote Republican.” The sign on t...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Are you afraid to go in the basement with the lights off? Or take out the garbage late at night? Most of us have an inherent fear or uneasiness about the dark. Isn’t it interesting how with the lights on, the same basement is not scary, and there is no fear walking down the driveway in the day...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
As God no longer associates us with our old sins, so should we put the past behind us. With our old sins now buried in the grave, as pictured by baptism, we should not go back and dig them up. Considering the symbolism involved, this would be akin to grave robbing. For some, such grave robbery in t...
Posted by Mary Kay Dranzo
This is my understanding of prophets and prophecy, as I've come to understand it via my life experience. ***** Prophecy is not a thing for a select few. There are thousands, if not millions, of prophets at any given time. Prophets come from any and all religions. Some prophets are atheists, agnos...
Posted by Mary Kay Dranzo
I support a Jubilee of Mercy for all people, regardless of religion or spiritual belief. You may or may not know that the Roman Catholic Church is celebrating a Jubilee Year of Mercy. There have been Masses said, special prayers, special lectures on the topic, and pilgrimages wit...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
The incredible truth is that “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Even more amazing is that God loved us when we were still sinners; we were still under the death penalty when He...
Posted by Jay Olson
When I was just a young boy. When I was just a lad. Tom Sawyer was my hero. Second only to my Dad. I loved to do the same things, That ole Tom liked to do. Catching fish and kicking around. Sometimes even skipping school. I took my playing seriously. Twas like a job to me. I never miss...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Sin is the transgression of God’s sacred law (1 John 3:4, KJV). The penalty we all have earned for sinning is death (Romans 6:23). This cause-and-effect relationship is absolute and automatic. The penalty of death must be paid. We cannot jump out of a 10-story building, futilely trying to bre...
Posted by Mary Kay Dranzo
Spirituality is for you. Religion is for you. Yes, you. (If you want it, of course. We’re not forcing you to take it.) Yes, you, even if you’re queer. Yes, you, even if you’re trans. Yes, you, even if you’re kinky. Yes, you, even if you’re polyamorous. Yes, you,...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Just a little informationThe bible is written in 2123 languages, the old testament was written in Hebrew, and Aramaic. The new testament was written in Greek. It is the most published book and more bibles are stolen than any other book. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is li...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Thankfully, God does not keep a scorecard with good deeds on one side and bad ones on the other. Our slate is wiped clean of every sin if we confess and repent of our sins and ask for His forgiveness. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleans...
Posted by Jay Olson
The basket is packed with chicken and slaw. The brownies are wrapped in a tin. The weatherman promised us sunshine today, Now the rain will be keeping us in. Spread out a cloth on the living room floor. Play some music that reminds us of sun. The picnic's been planned for a long time. We'll h...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
Forgiveness is possible through repentance and understanding Christ's perfect sacrifice. “And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins …’” (Acts 2:38, Revised Standard Version). How ar...
Posted by Pastor Bob Huggins
The Devil has already lost. But the Devil is trying to take as many with him as he can, apparently just to hurt God. And however much the Devil succeeds in doing this, God hurts -- like a parent does over losing a child. This sort of spite is very much in keeping with the Devil’s character. Sa...