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  • Stereotyping Peaceful Islam - Inherently Vicious Pit Bulls?

    Posted December 4, 2015 by Tony Villari

    "Pit Bulls are inherently vicious."  Have you ever heard this mindless tripe?  Have you ever run into a clueless, intolerant person that feels the entire breed of dog should be eradicated for reasons they cannot support with any evidence?  It's kind of like justifying genocide by simp...

  • Warning Some (mainly Christians) may not like this post!!!

    Posted December 3, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    STOP!!! Warning Some (mainly Christians) may not like this post!!! because I preach Love Towards All n Not Hate but it hurts me when I See others Using Jesus's name to hurt others... Stop calling yourself Christian if you believe in hating other faiths or believe in hating Gay/Lesbian/Trans o...

  • The 613 Commandments of the Bible

    Posted December 1, 2015 by Rev. Chris Pickens

    by #RevChrisPickens   Didn’t Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law! ~ (John 7:19)The Ten Commandments, in biblical Hebrew are called and translated as Ten Statements. They are ten of the 613 commandments contained in the Torah. In Judaism they are understood as categ...

  • Taking Face-to-Face? What a Concept!

    Posted December 1, 2015 by Tony Villari

    All of my friends give me grief over the fact that I still have a "flip" phone.  I carry my flip phone everywhere, and there is a reason for it.  I carry it at my mother's request so, in the event of an emergency, if anything were to happen to her or dad, I can be reached.  That's it....

  • Your Path

    Posted November 30, 2015 by Tony Villari

    I get messages from people talking about their struggle to find their particular path in life.  They seem amazed when I laugh and inform them they are searching for something they already have.  They want to find love, not realizing simply initiating the search was proof they already have....

  • A Medium's Heaven

    Posted November 29, 2015 by Mystic Angel

       There are alot of different beliefs when it comes to heaven and hell. For many religions, it is taught that heaven is the place where all the good people go and hell is the place where people go when you are inheritanlty bad or evil. Though the overall concept seems about right, what I ...

  • Working Christmas Eve, A Police Story

    Posted November 29, 2015 by Dr.Howard J. Potash DD PHD.ULCM.

    -----  Original Message -----   From: Howard  J. Sent:  Subject: Working Christmas Eve - A Police Story   <!--[gte IE 5]><?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> I try to send this out every Christmas along...

  • Hypocrisy of the Soul

    Posted November 29, 2015 by Jeff Roberts

    I need to express, my sorrow, my confusion and my utter horrific sense of wonder at how certain elements of society function. How you can have a person that claims to be a "Christian" which is defined as one who follows the teachings of Christ. Not my religion, but bear with me here. They go to chur...

  • Hope in the Face of Terror?

    Posted November 29, 2015 by Tony Villari

    I have had the distasteful pleasure of confronting two gentlemen of late, one I know quite well and the other a total stranger.  Both have an attitude toward Islam that the only good Muslim is a dead one.  I would like to hand each of them a machete and a five year old Muslim child.  ...

  • The Only Video You Need to See About Immigration and Refugees T

    Posted November 28, 2015 by Heather Coffman

    http://www.ijreview.com/2015/11/481372-an-eye-opening-video-youve-got-to-see-about-immigration-and-refugees-that-uses-gumballs/?_ga=1.127289487.348023495.1447094165

  • Why hasn't Christianity produced Christs?

    Posted November 27, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    I wanted to share a very important ackowldgement with you that unfolded today over at a Buddhism forum that I collaborate at. Sara wrote a short paragraph that clearly described the challenges faced in Buddism. And it would spark the idea that we should look through the same looking glass eye at wes...

  • Thankfulness

    Posted November 25, 2015 by Pastor Paul C. Wentzlaff

    Dear Friends, On this Thanksgiving Eve, may our actions express "thankfulness" to the world. Witnessing for God, with a heart filled with HIS love, through our thoughts, words and deeds. Let each of us, be a shining example to the world, of HIS love and HIS grace. In Christ, Rev. Paul C. Wentzlaff

  • There exists a God Amongst us!

    Posted November 23, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    Today it seems that many people tend to place a major emphasis on the physical part of life, so much so that many are coming to adopt the space that suggests, "if I can't see it, I can't believe it". Albeit this is a natural occurrence that tends to happen when we come upon the ending of the past ag...

  • Thanksgiving 2015: Share Your Appreciation

    Posted November 23, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Selfishly, we tend to be thankful for our lifestyle, our loves, and the food on the table.  Our real thanks should go to those which make life worth living - those around us; family, friends, and those we don't yet know.  The checker at the supermarket, the guy dumping your trash, the bag ...

  • Will It Ever End?

    Posted November 22, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    As you may have noticed from the Bible verses that I posted today that they weren’t the usual positive message that I normally post.   There is a good reason for that because today I am going to depart from my usual positive message and I’m going to vent.  This is something th...

  • Reminicing

    Posted November 20, 2015 by Saber Jefferson

    When you have 5 children; ADHD is a requirement - not an option. They have their ups and downs, their ornery moments, fighting moments and they happen all at the same time. My oldest is 19 and my youngest is 6. So as I reminice about each one - I have a sense of pride, fear and joy all at the same t...

  • The Face of Heresy?

    Posted November 20, 2015 by Tony Villari

    I was brought up by my father to call a spade a spade.  You can call the queen of hearts a spade if you want to, but everyone else around the table will think you're an idiot and take you to the cleaners.  This is pretty much what the heretical leadership of the Islamic State is banking on...

  • Terror Attacks in Paris

    Posted November 19, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Where change is the only constant in the universe, evil seems to be the change when we allow history to repeat.  We never learn the lesson of an immediate and overwhelmingly terrible response to absolute evil.  Again, as in wars past, we find ourselves at the tipping point, shoulder to sho...

  • Making Sense of Our World

    Posted November 19, 2015 by Rev. Deborah McComb

    I write this post today to try to make a little more sense of the world we live in. The following are my beliefs...and my beliefs only. I am not making a political statement and will delete those comments that try to politicize my beliefs. It is my belief that each and every one of us (by way of ou...

  • Something to think about

    Posted November 18, 2015 by Tom Asdell

    Just posted this on Facebook and thought, "Hey, the people over at ULC might like this post."  So here you go... ---------------------------------------------------------- You know, I think that these two writings might make a difference in the world if people would just think about them... ...

  • Social Media, Responsible Journalism?

    Posted November 18, 2015 by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,

    Since the bombings in Paris and Beirut in the last week or so, the world has been bombarded by News media reporting on the events as they took place. We also saw an explosion of social media activity. We have also seen once again a googleplex of personal opinion on those events. We know that mainstr...

  • Life After Death Is Real

    Posted November 18, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    About a week ago one of my followers wanted me to elaborate on my belief in life after death. I promised her that in the near future that I would. Well. that time is now even though I will admit that I am going to reveal some things that happened to me when I was very young and that makes me a wee b...

  • Hell Is On Earth

    Posted November 15, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    I went to prepare my posting for today, I was shocked to find out that all of my writings for this blog were accidently deleted by me yesterday when I was cleaning files in my tablet. No big deal I thought. I'll just go into my cloud storage and retrieve them. Much to my shock, I found out that the...

  • Viva La France!!!

    Posted November 14, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    It is a shame what has happened overseas in France!!! Terrorist do so much evil, like the KKK did(n still teach), Christian Terrorist killing Doctors, Nurses, women/girls n protesting at military funerals n beating up n killing people because they love their partners, N yes we have the Evil Terroris...

  • Services in Overland Park, KS

    Posted November 13, 2015 by Rev. Robert Wood

    I am a ULC Ordinand and am wondering if there is a congregation in the Overland Park area of Kansas, in which I could assist with conducting worship.  My background is Episcopalian and Presbyterian.

  • let god help you

    Posted November 13, 2015 by Rev.Dr.bruce jones

    Brothers and sisters     In these days we let things get to us . makeing us feel down sad sick i could go on and on  but if we would just say father God please help me please let my thinking change let me think of good things not bad things  start thinking toda...

  • My Faith Is What Gives Me Hope

    Posted November 12, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines faith in this manner. 1 (a) allegiance to duty or a person, loyalty. 1(b) fidelity to one's promises, sincerity of intentions. 2 (a) belief and trust in and loyalty to God, belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion 2 (b) firm belief in something for ...

  • Are you being persecuted?

    Posted November 10, 2015 by Kenny Sallee

    by Rachel Held Evans There is a pernicious rumor that resurfaces every Advent season and spreads across social media faster than a cold in a kindergarten class. It’s the rumor that God can be “kept out” of Christmas. You may have heard it from Kirk Cameron or an anchor at Fox News...

  • WOW can really understand...

    Posted November 10, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    WOW,I can really understand parents pulling children out of schools n do homeschooling, news today about a shooting (think here in Florida) student didn't shoot others but shot himself attempted suicide but is now in hospital... The increase of shootings at schools nation wide on the rise n schools ...

  • Vanity and Pride

    Posted November 10, 2015 by Tony Villari

    What would you have others think of you, and does what they think really matter? Well, if you're ashamed to be seen as a fat person, which would be vanity. If you're afraid they laughing at you behind your back, that would be them just being rude and thoughtless. But, what if their comments aren't h...

  • Wisdom

    Posted November 10, 2015 by Saber Jefferson

    Sometimes wisdom comes from a child. My son was 7 yrs. old when he came to me with his sister and said, "Mom. What's your name?" I told him my full name and he turned to his sister and said, "See. That's how you know." I was confused and said, "What are you guys talking about?" and my son responded:...

  • On Love... Just a Thought, or Two

    Posted November 8, 2015 by Tony Villari

    When I was just a child, I was fortunate to have the experience of animals, in particular, cats and dogs. There is something about the love of an animal that prepares you for the love of people, and teaches you a love of self. Of course, this is something we experience as a child, and immediately fo...

  • The Passion of our Creation

    Posted November 8, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    Do you see the passion we have as humans every time we place our all into something? You can  see it in the passion of the musician, you can see it in the buildings we build so high, you can see it in the art of our past and present, you see our passion in all that we create. Perhaps one of the...

  • My Son and Faith

    Posted November 8, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    As I have mentioned before, the good Lord has blessed me with a son. His name is Kevin Donald McMullin, Jr and yes he was named after me and he is my pride and joy. Kevin was as a child and still is as an adult an ispiration to me. You see, he was born with Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder ...

  • The Light of your Life is Worth the Candle

    Posted November 6, 2015 by Donna Delaraza

    Veterans Day is coming up, and I'd like to reach out to all our Veterans, specifically those who are struggling and facing challenges that seem so overwhelming and dibilitating that we question our worth and abiltity to push forward.  Please know, you are not alone, and if you want someone...

  • may God be with you in your day

    Posted November 6, 2015 by Rev.Dr.bruce jones

    may God be with you in your day today my friends tell someone how much you care for them it may very well make their day and stop something bad from happening when you spread God's blessing you never know what could happen. Father God thank you for all your blessing and thank you for this beauti...

  • Will You Answer the Call?

    Posted November 6, 2015 by Tony Villari

    When you are called, do you answer?  Or, do you simply turn away?  Can you even admit to some cognizance of knowing if and when you might have been called to task?  Is your life so screwed up, so complicated and full of crap, that even God's call would go unheeded?...

  • The Miracle of the Ages

    Posted November 5, 2015 by Scott Bruno

      Do you know how some say, "todays 40's is yesterdays 30's"? Well I asked this question on quora of why people thought this reversal of aging is happening. I got everything from "it's something in the water" to our advancement in medicine. Out of quite a few responses not one person came even...

  • Prophecy fulfilled: Gods hand in World Affairs

    Posted November 5, 2015 by Scott Bruno

      I want to share something quite profound with you. Over the past decade and more I have been dedicated to establishing a very deep relationship with the grand master of creation. In doing so I have taken the road of independant survey so not choose a particulart side of religion or belief, a...

  • "The Sound Of Silence"

    Posted November 4, 2015 by Rev. Yoda . Aka.. JG

      Hello darkness, my old friend,I've come to talk with you again,Because a vision softly creeping,Left its seeds while I was sleeping,And the vision that was planted in my brainStill remainsWithin the sound of silence. In restless dreams I walked aloneNarrow streets of cobblestone,'Neath the ...

  • A Prayer of Thanks

    Posted November 3, 2015 by Donna Delaraza

    Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM recently posted a picture of him on the water kayaking.  It inspired me to reflect on what it means to feel alive, connect with nature, God, living in the moment, and joy. I went white-water riving rafting once, and it was a level 5, which is the roughest...

  • 'They're killing black people' !!.

    Posted November 3, 2015 by REV. ANDRE G. DENIS D.D.

    THE LAST WORD , with REV. ANDRE G. DENIS D.D. 'They're killing black people' !!. Black American seeks refugee status in Canada.... Has it gotten this bad in the U.S.? A black New Yorker is pleading to Canada to accept him as a refugee, saying cops are "killing black people." Kyle Lydell Canty...

  • I recently been noticing a number of people not...

    Posted November 1, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    I recently been noticing a number of people not talking with like did before of just not talking or sharing info with me anymore... These are the same people that loved to hear me talking about the love I have for Jesus... Since I shared my vision I had after my stroke recently, also since I have ...

  • On Death - Kahlil Gibran

    Posted November 1, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    You would know the secret of death.But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the daycannot unveil the mystery of light.If you would indeed behold the spirit of death,open your heart wide unto the body of life.For life and death ...

  • Positivity Is The Way To Be

    Posted November 1, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    My paternal grandfather was a Christian Scientist. Now I really don't know much that religion mostly because he never spoke much about it. He always said that he had books about it if I was interested. Now he had a very rough childhood as an adopted child so I suspect that had a lot to do with him n...

  • More than just an address change...

    Posted October 31, 2015 by Robert Bruce Kelsey

    (( For those who have followed my posts about the distressed student, I thought I would offer as an update an extract from this night’s journal ‘conversation’ with god. )) One week of freedom, and with each day the tension ebbs from the cheeks, the sparkle intensifies in her eyes....

  • the difference between some bible trumping Christians n my mini

    Posted October 30, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    the difference between some bible trumping Christians n my ministry: Many Christian Sects get up set, bible bash others, unfriend people online/realworld when you don't believe/follow what THEY believe is right... So, they are judging others, a no no in Christianity!!! “Do not judge, or you too w...

  • KiMyLa

    Posted October 29, 2015 by Kimyla KIMYLA

    What are all the meanings we can find to someone being born on Halloween?

  • Happiness: Who Is Responsible?

    Posted October 28, 2015 by Tony Villari

    As the doldrums of winter approach, I see comments from those around me, those in my circle, and some readers around the world, alluding to the miseries of life.  I wrote about this topic the middle of January this year (see You're Already There), when the end of the 2014 holiday seas...

  • Non friends

    Posted October 27, 2015 by NCO, Father Carl

    So another day and Yes I managed to offend someone here on the ULCM, But they were offended because I posted something about the parts or the QUR'AN, and because I had a picture of a rebel flag as my profile picture, (Which I have taken down) Now I dont hate Muslims in general but I do hate Radical ...

  • Bullying--It Has To Stop

    Posted October 25, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    I was going to write something totally different this week but I read a blog entry from a dear friend of mine that has prompted me to preempt that entry for the one that I am about to elaborate on. This entry is going to be about bullying and I will have to apologize in advance because a lot of thi...

  • lost

    Posted October 24, 2015 by reginald boober

    being ordained does not make me a pastor a rev or a minster so i was told.so now i am lost on how to move on from here.I really need help.my aunt saw some one call me pastor she said you should not try being some one your not.I was lost for words.I had to sit down and ask god for help.

  • us

    Posted October 22, 2015 by reginald boober

    •• The verse quoted from John 17 makes it very clear that Jesus prayed for souls to be saved. He was not fatalistic about it; He did not leave it to chance. No, but rather He actively prayed, not only for the soul winners that He trained personally, but also for those unnamed persons ...

  • Spider Potential

    Posted October 22, 2015 by Saber Jefferson

    I tried to post this in my message, but it had gotten shortened - not enough e-paper! This is one of my personal blogs on my website www.saberj.co that I wanted to share with everyone here. Thank you for anyone who goes to my website and comments on my blogs. May God bless your journy!  My dau...

  • Advice sought, advice given.

    Posted October 21, 2015 by Rev. Xiao Shizi

    A family event has brought us a bit closer. This brought a curious question from a young lady trying to find herself. In her mid 20s she had grown uneasy with the christian faith she had grown up with. Two points in particular. First is communion. Eating the body and drinking the blood of a god soun...

  • looking

    Posted October 20, 2015 by reginald boober

    one of my fb friends posted a comment about not understanding how some people think they do not have to believe all of Gods word in the Biblethis was my response Cheryl Holcomb. the new testament does say that ALL scripture s good for edification but we are supposed to if I understand it correctly, ...

  • Word of the Day - Sensorium

    Posted October 19, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    Sensorium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   A sensorium (plural: sensoria) is the sum of an organism's perception, the "seat of sensation" where it experiences and interprets the environments within which it lives. The term originally entered English from the ...

  • Charge of the Goddess

    Posted October 19, 2015 by Tom Asdell

    Listen to the words of the Great Mother, who was of old called among men Artemis: Astarte: Dianne: Melusine: Bride: and by many other names. “At mine altars the youth of Lacedemon in Sparta made due sacrifice. Whenever ye have need of anything, once in the month, and better it be when the moo...

  • God Is Everywhere

    Posted October 18, 2015 by Rev. Kevin McMullin

    I was in a discussion with somebody online a few weeks ago and they told me that they didn't believe in God. I asked him why he felt that way and he told me that there was no physical evidence of God anywhere on our planet. I thought to myself there is evidence of God's presence everywhere! Look at...

  • Why a Church?

    Posted October 16, 2015 by Tony Villari

    I find it interesting that Matthew 6:5-6 reflects my own opinion on the subject, and yet the Church spent the next two thousand years denying his words for the benefit of their own coffers, and control of the flock. Pass the basket and tithe till it hurts! Talk about hypocrisy. But, then, who am I t...

  • Unearned Credit: Justification by Faith

    Posted October 16, 2015 by Kenny Sallee

    by David Feddes How can I be right with God? I can't ask myself a more important question than that, and neither can you. What would you say if you were to stand before God right now, and he asked, "Why should I let you into heaven?" Would you be tongue-tied? Or do you have some reason for thinking ...

  • Nearly All-Nighters

    Posted October 15, 2015 by Michael Clavarino

    These are those weird kind of nightsMy body tired but mind’s awakeEven when I dim the lightsThere’s energy I cannot shake I might suggest its possibleI just don’t want to sleepBut this need to goCan leave me feeling like a creep When the Sandman seeks me outTo answer my desperate...

  • Honor the circle

    Posted October 15, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    Honor the circle There is perhaps nothing as beautiful as the shape of a circle. It is round, it is full, it has a beginning yet never ends, it is complete. Like the cycles of the seasons, an eternal dance between the sun and the moon, fusing night and day together, forever. It gave us the wheel, t...

  • Without Excuse

    Posted October 14, 2015 by Kenny Sallee

    By David Feddes Once upon a time there was a land where people saw God's hand in almost everything. They looked at animals and mountains, at stars and rainbows, at sunshine and cornfields, and saw the hand of God. They looked at great events of history and saw the hand of God. They looked at their o...

  • Suffer the Children?

    Posted October 12, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Is it just me, or is everyone missing the point of harvesting fetal body parts for research?  It seems everyone gets so wrapped up in the morality of "harvesting for sale" that the issue of murdering said babies is pushed off to the side and forgotten under the voluminous pile of horseshit bein...

  • I AM Human

    Posted October 11, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    Aishah Shechinah By Robert Stephen Hawker (1803–1875) Enjoy!   New Moon tonight Category, Religious Symbols    

  • The Holiday Season

    Posted October 9, 2015 by Tony Villari

    It would seem those without Christian faith selfishly want all the material and emotional gifts that come with celebrating this annual season of Christianity, without investing themselves in the requisite faith the season celebrates; wanting everything without having to work for it. Sounds a lot lik...

  • Hopelessly Conflicted

    Posted October 8, 2015 by Michael Clavarino

    Now I wonderYes I doWhat I’m supposed to see in you? Must be thankfulYou bet I amStill I’m crying“Why?! God damn!” Truth be toldI still believeYou have the power to relieve But when I stepInto your homeI see you sitting at your throne At times it’s made me more alon...

  • Moved

    Posted October 8, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    Sumina... What's in a Name? Poetry

  • Sometimes the answer is No!

    Posted October 7, 2015 by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,

    Prayer is not something that I and my fellow Christians corner the market on. People of many faiths pray for many reasons. Some pray for health, theirs and for that of others. Some pray for a good harvest, Landing a good job, and well you get the gist.  When those things that we pray for, turn ...

  • HELP!! I really need some help.

    Posted October 6, 2015 by Reginald Solis

    Hey Folks,HELP!! I really need some help.My main problem is trying to my scooter out of the shop, so I can work.My last roommate moved out with no notice and left me with his bills unpaid. Now I'm in real trouble. I can't cover all the bills.Currently I am going through the Disability Process, which...

  • Stop and smell the Coffee

    Posted October 6, 2015 by Archbishop Zutz

    With all the chaos and Turmoil in our lives we tend to start to overlook the very things we are working so hard to achieve. Stop look around you, see whats right in front of you. Touch it, feel it, smell it. Then give Thanks and Prayers to your God for the things you do have.

  • Court Scam

    Posted October 5, 2015 by Scott Linden, Esq.

    So today the prosecutor failed to show up and his replacement refused to try the case. Even though I was the one attacked, the prosecutor refuses to lower charges or negotiate in good faith. They've continued it until tomorrow and the rest of the week, ignoring that I'm handicapped and see doctors 5...

  • Court Today

    Posted October 5, 2015 by Scott Linden, Esq.

    Dear Lord, I pray to you to help me and my family through these difficult and trying times. Through You I seek the strength, endurance and ability to overcome every obstacle placed in my path, no matter how large or ominous. In Your Name I pray. Amen.

  • Fate

    Posted October 4, 2015 by Bridget Kielas-Fecyk

    Fate.         A word used by many to describe events that they could not control or outcomes of decisions that they could not calculate.  Take, for example, the beautiful butterfly.  Its wings spread, it causes the merest puff of a breeze which causes a few stray molec...

  • The Reason For the Wait (For Single Women Waiting For Their Hus

    Posted October 4, 2015 by Heather Coffman

    https://youtu.be/7VgHtHf6yj8

  • Why the Need for a Pagan Prison Ministry

    Posted October 4, 2015 by Rev. Donna Donovan

      The answer to this question is both complex and simple. The short, simple answer: because there is a growing need. According to the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life, Pagan/earth-based, Native American, and other non-Abrahamic religions are growing in our prisons nation...

  • Follow Up

    Posted October 4, 2015 by Scott Linden, Esq.

    So I thought I'd give a follow up to my earlier story (below). After 5 court appearances, the City Atty has added 'brandishing a weapon' which is 100% negated by my comments at that time wherein (on 911 call) you hear me pleading with him to let us leave. Negated Assault and the new spefic inten...

  • This post was meant for my Fb page but thought some might like

    Posted October 3, 2015 by Reverend Giovano 'Koala' Fusco

    I have been super super depressed this week even Monday I wanted to end it all but prayed n dreamed n came to result No I am here for a reason but why, what I felt I was not being heard(&read) so I have been depressed because I felt ignored... I know that there are a few people that follow or at le...

  • Got faith?

    Posted October 2, 2015 by Robert Bruce Kelsey

    I confess I don’t know what it means to “have faith.” If it means believing that one’s god is still there, still cares, when things go wrong, that implicitly suggests that the god might not be there, might not care, might not even exist. Isn’t having faith of that sort ...

  • I am Sorry

    Posted October 2, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    I am sorry, that I am not what you expected. Please forgive me.13

  • Friends Along Our Path

    Posted October 2, 2015 by Tony Villari

    Which would you be more apt to remember, the cute little girl, the loyal friend, or the jackass?  The truth is, anyone we meet can be a friend along our path as long as we are willing to treat them as we would want to be treated.  With enough tolerance, love, and understanding, even the ja...

  • 10 Commandments on public land?

    Posted September 30, 2015 by Rev. Xiao Shizi

    The christian 10 commandments are being removed from public land in Oklahoma. I very much support the removal of this monument, but I have to wonder why it was ever there in the first place. Now, before people start freaking out, please understand that in an effort to make this situation fair for al...

  • Crucifixion Implications

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

    This is a paper I did for my class. The subject is something I wanted to share; I was very much affected by it. WARNING: there are some graphic images (after all we're talking about a crucfixion here) and not everyone would like to read it. I've included the references for anyone who would like to s...

  • dumb

    Posted September 27, 2015 by Elder Sioux Chief, Gary Hare

    i was dumb and numb in my teens and twenties the lord rescued me and gave me freedom no more being dumb and numb the lord rescued me with his thumb  

  • DEVELOPING A DEVOTIONAL HABIT

    Posted September 25, 2015 by Kenny Sallee

    by Joel Rishel This teaching may be used or adapted for a Staff Orientation session or instructional time. Permission is granted to duplicate and copy this material. Personal Relationship: A Christian is one who has a personal relationship with God. It’s not about how much doctrine you know...

  • The Image of God?

    Posted September 25, 2015 by Tony Villari

    I have struggled with my own artistic ability for years.  My struggle was with my own lack of confidence to produce any work that would truly reflect my spirituality.  Every artist would like to be a Michelangelo, Picasso, Jules Verne, Frank Lloyd Wright, or Socrates.     Mine wa...

  • Legal Lesson

    Posted September 24, 2015 by Scott Linden, Esq.

    Important lesson to all!   If you ever find yourself in a potentially compromising situation, call 911 immediately. I am handicapped and was attacked by a bus driver for seniors.  When I called his work to complain as the bumper sticker on the bus instructed, he called 911 and filed a fa...

  • Teaching and Learning with Technology

    Posted September 24, 2015 by Bradley Fowler

      Currently, I'm completing my Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology. I decided this environment was beneficial for both myself and those I'm fortunate to teach. This is why I designed Club Esoteric. This online brand community delivers scholarly discussions supported wit...

  • bible

    Posted September 23, 2015 by reginald boober

    reginald boober just thinking who going change the words in the bible saying man and man women and women not just man and women any more.the lord might be coming back sooner then what we think.god bless every one. o and this is just me thinking. peoples can do what ever they want.  

  • The Wisdom of Dune

    Posted September 21, 2015 by Lloyd Hargrove

    Spiritual journeys often begin unexpectedly and in the strangest places.  As a young man I developed a fondness for science fiction and fantasy as my dearly departed dad always kept a bunch stacked around the place.  I had more free time in those days so I managed to read a bit in those ge...

  • Church and State

    Posted September 21, 2015 by Rev. Xiao Shizi

    What happened to the separation of church and state? I see our candidates, mostly on the right but both sides are guilt, sell the christianity to the highest bidder. Some bring their bibles, while others just talk about their religion and memories of Sunday school. I deeply disagree with the indoctr...

  • It's commitment, not doctrine

    Posted September 19, 2015 by Robert Bruce Kelsey

    Faith is so much easier when you are in control, when it is just you making a charitable donation online, or counting to ten lest you say something arrogant or hurtful, or reminding yourself at 3am that your god has a plan for the morning you have been up all night dreading. It is even easier when y...

  • Process of the Holy Spirit - Please Help

    Posted September 18, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    Process of the Holy SpiritI would like to simplify the process it takes to come into contact and synchronicity with what Christianity refers to as the holy spirit. While many may argue that the holy spirit is a gift and does not have to be earned, I must argue that it may have been a gift in the ver...

  • Jesus and War

    Posted September 18, 2015 by Rev. Yoda . Aka.. JG

    There are over 50 Scriptures in the New Testament stating that Christian are never to use violence. Look at them for yourself."Resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." (Mt. 5:39)"Remind the Christians to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers,...

  • Earth and the Bible

    Posted September 18, 2015 by Pastor Richard ( Taz ) Pickett, OM, EM,

    We all hear very often about being created by God. How He created us in His image. We seldom,yet more often than years past, hear or discuss His creation which allows us as humans to survive and thrive. Our Planet...That's right, good old Terra Firma. We know from our biblical texts, namely Genesis ...

  • They're for the Living

    Posted September 16, 2015 by Rev. Anna Ruth Hollingsworth ULCM, ULC

    Yesterday, we buried Blondie. It was a much better experience than I feared. I felt at peace, which I didn't expect. Ricky (a good friend) came over to help me. He dug a hole deep enough and then we placed Blondie's urn in it. He carefully added her last (nearly new) rawhide, her favourite toy (a ru...

  • For Some Reason I am motivated to do a list of:

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

    Let's start out with a word I hate (exception is with my oldest friend because of our long time relationship I know when he uses it, it's joking) the word is = cripple to me it is as offensive to me as the 'N' word is to others... I am not Gay or Bisexual or even a Transgender - I am straight ...

  • Why Friday the 13th?

    Posted September 14, 2015 by Scott Bruno

    Why Friday the 13th ?   First you must understand that my interest in Friday the 13th stems from my being born on a Friday the 13th. I believe it to be lucky of course but after some online research let's allow you to be the judge for yourself. Oh, and speaking of numerology, after completing...

  • Faith

    Posted September 14, 2015 by Reverend Toby Ralls

    I am having such a sprititual confliction right now (if that is a word).  I was born and raised Catholic.  As I read more and more trying to become more open and spiritual I find I stray away from the Catholic idology.  I think the more I read the more my eyes have been opened not onl...