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  • Missing the Message

    Posted August 3, 2015 by Tony Villari

    If you have a trusted friend with a doctorate in aeronautics, yet has never flown a plane, would you let him fly your family?  All the higher education in the world is no substitute for the lowly "school of hard knocks."  There is nothing like the voice of experience, especially ...

  • The Two Churches

    Posted August 2, 2015 by Rev. Johnathon Smith

    I recently attended two different churches. I will not say which they were ore what denominations.  The first church was small. The pastor was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and talking a little about beans and cornbread. That really got my attention. The church was only about a third full and people...

  • Not My Circus, Not My Monkey!

    Posted July 30, 2015 by Tony Villari

    With everything going on in the world today that is of so much more importance than  the trivial bullshit involved in the circus we visit upon ourselves, maybe we should all recognize, early on, there is nothing entertaining here and learn to leave the "big top" when we see the monkey has set t...

  • Bruce - Caitlyn Jenner is Ok to Me...

    Posted July 29, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    I know most of us have heard/seen the news about Bruce Jenner​ now known as Caitlyn Jenner​ that he has being a woman now, I am unsure if she completed the transformation to being 90%+/- well being older than myself she is really past the time of baring a child so the 10%-/+ really doesn't matter at...

  • Tree of Knowledge

    Posted July 28, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    Hello to You All;I feel I have a strong faith in God, His Son - Jesus, n the Holy Ghost/Spirit n really love my faith in them...I believe that the Bible was once greatly inspired by God, Jesus n the Holy Ghost/Spirit but I believe that today's Bible has gone though too many translation till it got t...

  • No Prisoner the Mind

    Posted July 28, 2015 by Tony Villari

    The body was crippled up, probably with ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig's disease, he wasn't as bad as Stephen Hawking, but he was still young and I assumed time would not be his friend.  He looked to be in his thirties; hard to tell with the body surrendering itself to physical ...

  • what happen to man and wife

    Posted July 27, 2015 by reginald boober

    what happens in usa spreads like a virus and now pedafiles are claiming that pedafilia is a sexual preference others are attempting harem licenses. a father is married to his daughter and getting licensed its getting so out of control now.... people literally except anything and everything now and n...

  • Gratitude Prayer

    Posted July 27, 2015 by reginald boober

    Thank you, Lord, for the blessings you have bestowed on my life. You have provided me with more than I could ever have imagined. You have surrounded me with people who always look out for me. You have given me family and friends who bless me every day with kind words and actions. They lift me up in ...

  • "Prayers for forgiveness"

    Posted July 27, 2015 by reginald boober

    A Forgiveness Prayer for When You Need God's Forgiveness   Lord, please forgive me for what I have done to you. I offer up this forgiveness prayer in hopes that you will look at my mistakes and know that I did not mean to hurt you. I know you know I'm not perfect. I know that what I did ...

  • Passionate Love

    Posted July 27, 2015 by Pastor Paul C. Wentzlaff

    Dear Friends, Today I wish to share a few thoughts on "passionate love".  God has incredible "passionate love" for all of us.  He sent his son, Jesus, to us to cleanse all the sin from us.  This is the kind of love I would like each of us to reflect on and give thanks to God.   ...

  • The Enemy of Life

    Posted July 26, 2015 by Tony Villari

    It's not our battle!  This is the battle cry of the future victims of atrocity.  Innocence is being murdered in the world, and if you don't take a stand against it for the sake of the innocent, there will be no one left to take a stand when the monsters come for you.  It truly co...

  • The Space Race

    Posted July 24, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    Apparently Big Brother is everywhere.  While keeping the peace across a broad cross-section of citizens and/or website members is paramount to maintaining some semblance of civil order, it seems that there would naturally be a somewhat fuzzy line as to what shall or shall not pass with regards ...

  • What does it Matter? The Nature of (your) Cause and Effect

    Posted July 23, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    Can one person make any difference in the whole scheme of things?  Consider... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect If you studied the above link it details how a small event such as the single flap of a butterfly's wings can initiate a chain of events leading to a massive hurrican...

  • A New Direction

    Posted July 22, 2015 by Jamie Eastling

    As I continue to come to terms with the fact that I have indeed done what seemed to me like impossible–I graduated from college, I am faced with a new set of responsibilities. Not least of these means choosing for myself how I want to go about my life as a trans person. While in college I felt...

  • Doing Just That

    Posted July 22, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. -- Romans 7:15 NIV   Boy, can I empathize with Paul on this! I can tell myself I don't need to do something and oops! there I go. Doing just that.   Take chocolate. Please. I'm a self-avowed chocoho...

  • The Nature of Change

    Posted July 21, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Change is inevitable. Big or small, lasting or just for a short time, changes rules our lives. Change can lead us to panic, acceptance, or joy.   Many changes are seen as a threat to the self. We are, for the most part, resistant to change; it can turn our worldview upside down. The death of ...

  • The Fate of the World (or a small piece of it)

    Posted July 20, 2015 by Tony Villari

    What did we do in the cold war?  We were the deterrent.  We held back the apocalypse through a threat of total nuclear annihilation and, thank God, we never had to prove our resolve.  If you are reading this, you still exist.  You still exist because of people like these folks th...

  • Sects

    Posted July 18, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

      we servants of a nameless kind are summoned out to seek and find (with maybe some telepathy) all spoilers of the human youth and garblers of the sacred truth     deceivers, liers, self-fulfilled if left to us we'd have you grilled (and that for an eternity) on endless...

  • Venus and Mercury Transits

    Posted July 17, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

      The Universe continues to amaze and entertain us if we but pay attention.  Feed the wonder of your inner child continuously. The Bracken Bridge - Venus Transit    

  • Freedom of Choice

    Posted July 17, 2015 by Tony Villari

    A person's destiny lies somewhere up ahead, but their ultimate fate is in the hands of God.  As the Brazilian novelist, Paulo Coelho, states it, "I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe ...

  • honor shame equity

    Posted July 14, 2015 by Emuel Lomg

    Part 1. HONOR. Isiah 43;20-21. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. Revelations 5;13-...

  • How Big is Your Scroll?

    Posted July 14, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    Part I.  The Science Lesson:Like a scroll unrolling in both directions, the Earth's basalt crust spreads away from the Mid-ocean ridges while faithfully recording within the rock mirror images of the historic reversals of the Earth's magnetic poles. Seafloor spreading      &nb...

  • Faith's Works

    Posted July 14, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    ...faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. -- James 2:17 NIV I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. -- Acts 26:20 NIV   I read once that Martin Luther wanted to omit James from the Protestant Bible because it ...

  • Freedom in the First: Right of Religion

    Posted July 13, 2015 by Tony Villari

    We tend to forget that everybody has the right to live, work, and worship, or not, in peace.  And, for some reason, we find it necessary to try and force our beliefs on each other.  Our ego seems to get in the way of our good sense to the point where religious icons are removed from public...

  • Always

    Posted July 12, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. -- Hebrews 13:8 NIV He was the Word, before creation. He was the Son of man, the Son of GOD, while He was on earth. He, the Son, sits at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory, Judge and King of an everlasting realm. He i...

  • Dealing with Leftovers

    Posted July 11, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Bad things that happen to us, things we find difficult to deal with, so difficult that we tend to pack them away, like the leftovers of a less than palatable turkey at Thanksgiving.  It would be nice if we could just forget about it, throw it out, but we invested a bit of time, money and effort...

  • this started out as a status update on Fb

    Posted July 11, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    Hello All, Hope Everyone is doing well/better, HUGs!!!I am doing my status update today from my reverend page n here is why:I wanted to write something special today but had no inspirations, I thought I wanted to write something that wasn't about love or gays/lesbians n make it clear I am not pro-ga...

  • Children

    Posted July 8, 2015 by Pastor Joshua Freeman

    I believe that Aristotle would declare me correct though I'm refuted by my Philosophy Proffessor that The Soul is the means of life and that Everyy living being has a Soul and that the argument for The Soul is the devine and correct argument to say that we should all live spiritually and that the Vi...

  • A Morning Offering

    Posted July 8, 2015 by Rev. Lotus Cirilo

    I bless the night that nourished my heart To set the ghosts of longing free Into the flow and figure of dream That went to harvest from the dark Bread for the hunger no one sees.   All that is eternal in me Welcome the wonder of this day, The field of brightness it creates Offering t...

  • Who is Truly Free?

    Posted July 6, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Like Adam in the garden, life is full of choices.  The apples are put before us and the rules are simple - don't eat of the forbidden fruit.  Unfortunately we are human and, as smart as many of us may think we are, we aren't.  The rich and powerful, the haves and have mores, the beaut...

  • We See What We Want to See

    Posted July 6, 2015 by Tony Villari

    We see what we want to see, whether imagined or real.  We humans tend to see with our hearts and then we shake off our initial reaction and jump into analysis.  Angels, bleeding and crying religious icons, ghosts and flying saucers, all send our imaginations into overtime, for a moment. &n...

  • Love for one another

    Posted July 5, 2015 by Pastor Joshua Freeman

    I do not agree with slandering God, as a drunken God and althought I Love and respect Paganism, I don't belive in any anti-man or anti-women speech. We should all agree to disagree without vulgarity or unwholsome speech. I do agree however inappropriately it was put that man's law's are for men and ...

  • The Kingdom of God

    Posted July 5, 2015 by Dr. Jayne Baer

    Luk 17:21 ”…the kingdom of God is within you.”   The Bible teaches that God and heaven are not “out there.” Luke says “The kingdom of God cometh not with observation”; in other words, it is not a place--nothing that can be seen with the eye. He goes ...

  • When It's Your Turn

    Posted July 5, 2015 by Rev. Lotus Cirilo

    I was my mother’s primary caregiver for the last eleven years of her life, by choice. I grew up hearing daddy say how one of these days it would be our turn (us kids) to take care of them, so when the day came that the mamabird could no longer be on her own, I simply thought, "It's my turn now...

  • bible believer

    Posted July 5, 2015 by Elder Sioux Chief, Gary Hare

    populations were all gods, lovegods, mostly goddesses, scriptures were proven to be from the one Goddess, She made a man and loved him so finely he melted away into oblivion. all there are are goddesses... until they decided they needed men again and erupted them from sand. beaches grew along w...

  • God's Rainbow Promise

    Posted July 5, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Ask and ye shall receive!  Once again I went out to my readership for a topic and, once again, they have not failed to come through for me.  Terry and Lori both have questions of which I, of course, have my own humble opinion.  I'll tell you mine, if you'll tell me yours.  To rea...

  • Called by Grace

    Posted July 4, 2015 by Rev. Lotus Cirilo

    I grew up in a family of ministers, including my mother, and her parents before her. Seminary was not a requirement for the ministry, so I didn't think twice about getting my ordination papers from the Universal Life Church (although I also am otherwise degreed). That was long before the The Monaste...

  • 11 Satanic Rules & the 9 Satanic Sins

    Posted July 4, 2015 by Rev. Allon Keller

    I've always felt that the 10 commandments, as laid out by the Christian God, were always a bit vague (Not gonna talk about the weird commandments that [a clearly drunk] God laid out, later in the christianic texts.) I mean, Thou shalt not kill/murder, and yet GOD is always telling people to kill/mur...

  • This Video is so true..from 1969

    Posted July 3, 2015 by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,

    https://video-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xpf1/v/t42.1790-2/762630_577594198928415_38072312_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjQzMywicmxhIjoxMTIzfQ%3D%3D&rl=433&vabr=241&oh=0ec8030b835cb71bc13c12ff0afa35cb&oe=5596ECC1

  • My View

    Posted July 2, 2015 by Minister David Nedbalek

    Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment—to love one another—is the same message you heard before. (‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭7‬ NLT) I believe that this commandment should be our goal or mission statement. ...

  • Living a lie

    Posted July 2, 2015 by Emuel Lomg

    " SHOUT, an evolutionary process. The goal is to be one message with its sister message a weekly religious message. The time is here the end is a new beginning one message.SHOUT " Rachel Dolezal, fresh off of stepping down as head of the Spokane NAACP chapter over criticism that she's portray...

  • On Same-Sex Marriage

    Posted July 2, 2015 by Rev. Christopher J. Kady, R.M.A.

    July 2, 2015   By His Grace, and to the Glory of God   I’ve been meditating on the final decision of the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage.  I think there are a lot of opinions flying around regarding the impact on religion.  Naturally, as a spiritual man, I feel compe...

  • Just another blog..

    Posted July 1, 2015 by Richard (Rick) Lusk

    Yup another blog to be cast into the winds of public record.  I think my purpose for writing this is two-fold: 1) A cathartic excercise so that I can better understand myself and my perceptions of the world around me and how I interact with that world.  2) So that others may see the stuggl...

  • I Do Believe

    Posted June 30, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    ..."I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" - Mark 9:24 NIV There are times this verse is my only prayer. When something happens or my faith is weak for some reason all I can do repeat this over and over. I think this verse - these words said by a man who asked Jesus for a miracle - shows us ...

  • Open your eyes, my Christian followers

    Posted June 29, 2015 by Father, Shaun Villalobos

    As a follower of Christ and lover of all people regardless of race, gender, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or game console preference, I'm going tobe very blunt with my fellow Christians: why are you so pissed about this change in MAN's law? Absolutely nothing has changed in the Bible. G...

  • And Then...

    Posted June 28, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. - Matthew 24:14 Every time I hear someone talk about the end times it's talk of war and of natural disasters. Thing is, we've had wars, possible wars, earthquakes, tornadoe...

  • Gay Christian, Gay Marriage - Part 2

    Posted June 28, 2015 by Tony Villari

    When I wrote my latest post, My Sunday Thought for June 28, 2015: Gay Christian, Gay Marriage, I knew I was, once again, stepping into controversy rife with strong emotion.  When I posted it on the monastery's minister site, however, I had no idea it would cause the outpouring of comments ...

  • Gay Christian, Gay Marriage

    Posted June 27, 2015 by Tony Villari

    We all want to have an opinion on this subject, and opinions are a good thing as long as they're constructive. Unfortunately, we are only human, and we fail miserably when it comes to doing our own homework so we can form our own informed, intelligent, opinions. We tend to operate on the agendas spe...

  • An Alien's View of Earth (Re: Gay Rights)

    Posted June 26, 2015 by Rev. Elizabeth Hoff, ULC

    Would anyone say to someone who's African-American, Asian, or Hispanic, "You're not white. There's something inherently wrong with you. We can fix that."   For too long, that is how our society has treated the LGBTQ community: "You're not heterosexual. You're mentally disturbed. We can fix th...

  • Rejoice and Mourn

    Posted June 25, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 NIV Empathy: understanding what someone else feelings; putting ourselves in someone else's shoes. "Rejoice with those who rejoice..." Remember a time when you did. A time you got a great surprise, something turned out for the...

  • Let's grow for community!

    Posted June 23, 2015 by Catharina Hosseini Damabi

    Hi there everyone :) I had a very long thought about the hungry people all over the world. And I can see charities do a lot to help. I am in UK and here people can go to the foodbank only 3 times in a whole year, because there is not enough to feed the people. I know all over the world is the same ...

  • Misguided Faith?

    Posted June 22, 2015 by Tony Villari

    So, is your faith misguided? Only you can answer that question, but try to remember, God knows what truth is in your heart. Is it your truth or the minister's each Sunday? Is it yours, or the priest's passing the basket for this weeks "tithing? (Don't forget to give till it hurts. Are you ...

  • Worry

    Posted June 22, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? - Matthew 6:27 NIV I'm a worrier. Seems like every choice, every decision has "what if?". "What if?" the first choice. But "what if?" the other choices too. It's a world of "what if?". I could spend every hour of every day worrying. Th...

  • HARNESSING THE GALACTIC ALIGNMENT: Activating Your DNA

    Posted June 21, 2015 by Saroya Fanniel (Goddess Nibiru)

      GODDESS NIBIRU: On EsotericaHarnessing the Galactic Alignment - Activating Our DNA CLICK ON LINK ABOVE for an enlightening Broadcast in Spirituality   We started being bathed in our Milky Way's Cosmic Love Juice at the beginning of the 20th Century. It has reached its peak as of 12/2...

  • Why, Oh Why???

    Posted June 19, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    Why is it that there are so many Christians that feel it is their jobs to judge others???Judging others is not our duties or right!!!!Our Sole Job is to Love others as He Loves US!!!On the topic of Gays/Lesbians yes the Bible does say it is wrong but the bible also says sex is for married couples to...

  • You Can Call Me Al - Paul simon

    Posted June 19, 2015 by Rev. Yoda . Aka.. JG

    A man walks down the streetHe says why am I soft in the middle nowWhy am I soft in the middleThe rest of my life is so hardI need a photo-opportunityI want a shot at redemptionDon't want to end up a cartoonIn a cartoon graveyardBonedigger BonediggerDogs in the moonlightFar away my well-lit doo...

  • Song of the three children in the furnace in Daniel 3

    Posted June 18, 2015 by Rev. Ralph Coutard

    Prayer Request... >>> All the works of the Lord, Bless the Lord: to him, high glory, eternal praise!   You the angels of the Lord, Bless the Lord: to him, high glory, eternal praise!   You heavens, bless the Lord, And you, the waters over heaven, bless the Lord, And all...

  • The winners

    Posted June 18, 2015 by Rev. Ralph Coutard

    Articles Listings - >>> Some basis of "churches of winners", others feel that only winners of Rev.. 2 and 3 will be removed during the removal of the Church. In fact it is always asked, and all, "replace current", do not let us lead by ambient currents of the world. This is already true fo...

  • FAITH

    Posted June 18, 2015 by Rev. Ralph Coutard

    Articles Listings...>>> By him (the son of God) were created all things, the things that are on Earth, the visible and the invisible... all things were created through him and for him and he is before all things, and all things are by him. (Colossians 1 v. 16 and 17) By one man sin ...

  • Will I Ever Find...

    Posted June 18, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    Will I Ever Find This Again???Most my adult life from high school to the days before I had stomach surgery I never really dated a girl, I was more concerned with having a half hour to an hour with a girl I won't go in to details about it, just say it was all about me... I never learned how to date, ...

  • U Believe...

    Posted June 18, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    U believe other Faiths are False, U believe being Gay/Lesbian is immoral, Ok Cool; Then Don't Be Gay/Lesbian, Don't Follow other Faiths, Ok!!! but, but, but; Do Not Condemn Others for Being Gay/Lesbian or for Following Their Faiths... Judging Others Faiths or Their Choice of Partner...

  • Drawing the Prophet Muhammad?

    Posted June 17, 2015 by Tony Villari

    As to the issue of drawing the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner, The Guardian, posted this article: Drawing the prophet: Islam’s hidden history of Muhammad images.  I think this short article does the subject respectful justice, and invite you to take...

  • Your life has meaning?

    Posted June 16, 2015 by Rev. Ralph Coutard

      Articles Listings   My life has meaning? "Why am I born? '' I have not asked to come to the world. What is the meaning of my life? "These issues, there is reason to ask them; life is that each has more precious and we have only one to live. A student who realizes that his book is bad...

  • I had a very interesting dream...

    Posted June 16, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    I went to hell n made a deal with the devil to play cards (poker) with him for souls, know why we picked poker I have no clue I am not really good at any poker games... The dream was crazy because while I was playing cards with the devil n his minions watched I had angels helping mislead souls out o...

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    Posted June 15, 2015 by Jerome Hadfield

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  • Hello my fellow cool, beautiful n fun friends...

    Posted June 15, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    I have been doing things to help me having a good mind set, been removing distractions n been buckling down on my direction on my spiritual path... 1) I believe I have a purpose to Share Love, Joy, Happiness, Smiles n lots of HUGs!!! 2) I travel a long the side of my fellow friends n family that bel...

  • Walk by Faith, Not by Sight

    Posted June 14, 2015 by Tony Villari

    We are instructed to "walk by faith, not by sight" because, "The Scripture kills, but The Spirit gives life."  Yet, time and again we find ourselves confronted by those faithful who wield the written bible as a shield or a sword, or both, depending on their need of the moment.  Have they n...

  • Confessing

    Posted June 14, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16 NIV When we hear the word "confession" in a religious context the image that probably most comes to mind is that of a Catholic priest hearing a list of sins, the person expresses regret, is given...

  • Abba

    Posted June 13, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, "Abba, Father."  Galatians 4:6 NIV A friend of mine was in a car wreck a few years ago, rolling her truck. She told her pastor's wife later she'd prayed from the moment of accident began. What w...

  • What Is Ramadan?

    Posted June 12, 2015 by Tony Villari

    So, just what is Islam's blessed month of Ramadan? Well, it should make us all feel bad as Muslims, Christians, and Jews if we don't do what Islam does for more than one "blessed month" a year. To read more of this post, and I sincerely hope you will, please follow this link:  What Is Rama...

  • Armed by Truth

    Posted June 12, 2015 by Scott Bruno

      Do you know what is so sweet about truth? Is the fact that one doesn’t have to create it, or spin it, or even pre-meditate it, because truth is perfect in its very nature and form. If you are speaking truth there is no hesitation, planning or delay, one may flow with truth in constant....

  • Will You Stand for Christ?

    Posted June 9, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Summer Woods asks an important question, and it is an easy one to answer... when you don't have the blade of knife to your throat.  But, have you really thought about it?  Have you run through the mental film footage of being roughly thrown to the ground, made to kneel while your...

  • Thorn

    Posted June 9, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    ...Therefore, that I might not come too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to keep me from becoming too elated...for when I am weak, I am strong. - 2 Corinthians 12:7, 10 NAB (I recommend reading the entire passage) All of us have a thorn - something physical, mental, ...

  • Can Muslims Convert?

    Posted June 9, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Few religions can tout perfection.  Few are without lapses in moral judgment.  However, I think we would be better served to stop finding reasons to divide and conquer and start finding reason to live and let live.  Why would a philosophy wish to convert?  The first reason I can ...

  • How do you find a Church?

    Posted June 7, 2015 by Pastor SMITH

    How do you find a Church?  

  • Cannabis Churches Non denominational , would you Join?

    Posted June 7, 2015 by Pastor SMITH

  • Are you motivated by Love

    Posted June 7, 2015 by Rev. Lucinda McCollar

    Have you ever truly ponder wether your actions are motivated by love?  We know from I Cor. 13 that the characteristics of love are (KJV) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh no...

  • The Bible? Uhh... Bonjour!

    Posted June 7, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Have you seen this commercial for State Farm Insurance?   You Can't Lie on the Internet is one of those commercials that is so memorable as a cliché, you can't remember what product it was selling.  Because of it, Bonjour has become the new retort to an...

  • The Fatal Deception

    Posted June 6, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    I would like to point out what might very well be the most important challenge facing the Christian community today. I believe that challenge stems from the actual making of the brick and mortar church. I feel it inately inside of me, very deeply, that somehow with the erection o...

  • THE DIVINE NATURE OF DANCE: Mind-Body-Spirit Integration

    Posted June 5, 2015 by Saroya Fanniel (Goddess Nibiru)

    The separation of Mind-Body-Spirit is an illusion. The 'physical' can bring us into higher states of Consciousness by integrating the brain's left and right hemispheres, raising the frequency of our Bio-Energy Field (Aura) and increasing/altering brainwave patterns. That is why many cultures employ ...

  • What might heaven not look like?

    Posted June 5, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    If you will, imagine a place, a place free of sin, a place where humanity has risen above the level of the need to lie, a system condusive of good morals and good works, a place where Baghdad is a paved in Gold, where all the capitals of all nations are paved in gold, fine misted floral sense in the...

  • Butchered & Blessed - Give thanks for your meat

    Posted June 4, 2015 by Michelle Pettigrew-Kaplan

    I am a vegetarian and animal lover living in a world of meat eaters. I am encouraging people to be thankful for the meat that they eat #nojudgment. If you eat animals please give them your thanks.  All animals that are raised for food should be #butcheredandblessed. So, #pleasegivethanksforyour...

  • Seeing the Divine Beyond the Semantics

    Posted June 4, 2015 by Mark Jordan

    When I was 19 and knew more than any human ever, I returned from my first quarter at college to learn that my mother had converted from Catholicism to become a Jehovah's Witness. Out to prove my vast intelligence and wisdom, I reduced her to tears a couple of times with my flawless logic. But I was ...

  • And Jesus Wept

    Posted June 4, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    It was the story of Lazarus. He lay in his tomb as he had for days. Jesus came there, to the tomb, knowing He would raise Lazarus. The Son of GOD would perform a wondrous miracle. But He was fully divine yet also fully human. He felt the grief roll over Him. And He wept. Jesus wept and, loving child...

  • I Love You!

    Posted June 3, 2015 by Tony Villari

    I love you.  No, I really do love you, each and every one of you.  But, wait a darn minute, you say, love is an "attraction based on sexual desire; an affection and tenderness felt by lovers."  Have I lost my mind?  Maybe I lost it somewhere back in the free love movement of the ...

  • Spiritual but not Religious?

    Posted June 2, 2015 by Chris Sheridan

    Often I hear people say, "I'm spiritual but not religious." I get what they're saying, that they have a reverence for highter ideals and the wisdom of nature, but don't want to associate with the limitations and stigma of organized religious traditions. There can be a real freedom to explore and exp...

  • The Wise and Foolish Virgins

    Posted June 1, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks with their lamps. Matthew 25:2-4 NAB The wise virgins were prepared for the possibiliy of an unexpected change. The wise virgins were prepared for the possib...

  • miraculas

    Posted May 31, 2015 by Elder Sioux Chief, Gary Hare

    time heals people feel miracles are there in the air

  • The Athanasian Creed

    Posted May 31, 2015 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    The Athanasian Creed is traditionally ascribed to Saint Athanasius (296-373), from whom it takes its name. (It is also called the "Quicumque," which is the first word of the creed in Latin.) Like other creeds, such as the Apostles' Creed, it is a profession of the Christian faith; but it is also a f...

  • What We Need

    Posted May 29, 2015 by Tony Villari

    There are three Catholics I have developed respect for after leaving Catholicism for my own path - Pope Francis, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, and Father Jonathan Morris.  My reasons for respect are as straight forward as their commentary on any subject.  I hope you find something meaningful in ...

  • Hello n Thanks for reading this:

    Posted May 28, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

     I want to share the Love n Joy of Jesus, I became ordained a while ago then chose to use the title 'Reverend' Because the other two churches I attend n assist with use the titles of 'Pastor' n not the title 'Reverend'... When I share My Insights/inspirations n teachings with others I am doing ...

  • What's the Point?

    Posted May 28, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Be happy.  Be happy every minute of your life.  If your current life does not allow it, change the life you have until you are happy.  The morning may come when you wake up wondering, as you walk into the bathroom, if you're supposed to be happy.  You look into the mirror, and as...

  • The 200 Watchers and the Nephilim

    Posted May 25, 2015 by Mark Noeth O.D.H., Esoteric Theorist and Practioner

    I was doing some light reading and watched a few videos about the Nephilim and thought I would blog this. I had no idea that in the book of Enoch it said... (Enoch 10:12)... And when their (their meaning the 200 watchers that came to earth) sons have slain one another, and they have seen the destruc...

  • Lay Eucharistic Ministers, Do's and Don'ts!

    Posted May 25, 2015 by Bishop Dale Day Hudson

    As an (LEM) Lay Eucharistic Minister you are allowed to assist the Priest, and or Bishop with alters services if there is no deacon present. You may also be issued a three year licence which can be renewed or revoked by the diocesan Bishop. You are allowed to issue the last rights, baptism, and admi...

  • Memorial Day - 2015

    Posted May 22, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Why is peace so elusive for humans?  Is it part of our genetic makeup to destroy ourselves in the quest to not destroy ourselves?  The "civilized" world expounds ideas of lofty morality in our efforts to protect the freedom and liberty of the downtrodden and the weak.  The world devel...

  • Omaha Mourns

    Posted May 21, 2015 by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,

    There are no riots in Omaha for a murdered Police officer. Rest in Peace Officer Kerrie Orozco The city is in Mourning.....

  • We are so blessed...

    Posted May 21, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    Hi,Had a good day, small group study n breakfast was good n then my visit to the nursing/rehab center/home was also a good time...I shared scripture John 13: 34-35 the chaplain showed a video of of a guy named Nick who was born without legs or arms n shares his life n challenges n his positive frame...

  • True Unity

    Posted May 21, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    Have you ever noticed how diffferent faiths tend to stay vehemently seperate from each other? What if for a moment instead of looking at all the differences in the different faiths, we looked at their simularities? We do call ALL of them, "faiths" after all. Every single faith does indeed have the, ...

  • A letter to the President

    Posted May 21, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    It's funny but even though I am a multi-war combat veteran of the US Army I have never felt comfortable enough to actually send a full on truthful message of what I thought to the president of the United States. That is, until now. So earlier this year I began emailing President Obama. Shocking...

  • The Human Circus

    Posted May 20, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Have you ever just gone into a tavern, bar, or restaurant for the express purpose of watching the people?  If you pay close enough attention you will be treated to a great parade of the human condition.  This is what  I find myself doing when I go out to relax.  I tend to frequen...