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  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 24, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Wednesday Evening The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom should I fear? The Lord is my life's refuge; of whom should I be afraid? One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may gaze on the lovelin...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 24, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Wednesday Morning Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. . . Psalm 146 Praise the Lord, my mind and memory, my thoughts and deeds of this day. I will praise the Lord wherever I go; I will sing praise, for the L...

  • Tears of a Nation

    Posted August 24, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    This is so beautiful, and so true...     TEARS OF A NATIONI met a man of many colors And a tear was upon his cheek."Old m...an" I ask, "why do you cry With such an agonizing weep?""Oh child" this man he says to me, "My heart is broken in so many waysThat I believe this day to end Will ...

  • What is Ascension?

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    By David Wilcock Co-Creator Network Radio InterviewDavid WilcockApril 18, 2010 Dr. Robert Pease (RP) is the interviewer.   What is Ascension?   NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE (about Ascension) The thing is, nobody really knows what this thing is going to turn into until it actually happens...

  • Sooner or Later We Must Forgive Everyone in Our Lives

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    One of the circumstances I’m noticing happening for me recently is that I’m doing a lot of work in my dreams. In the last two days, I’ve had a lot of dreams in which I was either seeking forgiveness for past actions or releasing an attitude of resentment towards others. ...

  • Sacred Economics: An Introduction

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    By Charles Eisenstein   Introduction Today we associate money with the profane, and for good reason. If anything is sacred in this world, it is surely not money. Money seems to be the enemy of our better instincts, as is clear every time the thought “I can’t afford to” bloc...

  • Consumer Debt Forgiveness May Be Needed: Roach

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    By: Margo D. Beller, Special to CNBC.com  Monday, 22 Aug 2011 | 1:05 PM ET http://www.cnbc.com/id/44229642   American consumers have too much debt, not enough savings and are afraid they will lose their jobs—if they haven’t lost them already.   It might be ti...

  • International Day of Prayer for the Youth

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

      I follow the news on about twenty TV news sites and just about as many national and international news papers a day. Most of the news sites are set to alert when breaking news occurs. There isn't a day goes by that somewhere in this world that God created for us that there isn't a news item ...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Tuesday Evening Lord, as this day ends, soul and body, I am tired. And all I have done: is it worthwhile? I need you, Lord, where can I turn, except to you? O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I busy not myself with great things too sublime for me. Nay rather...

  • Knowing God through the use of Science

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Ricky Clay

    Why is there such a predominate attitude about religion and science that they must be at odds with each other? Is it not possible to believe in one, just as much as the other? I think through science we can and will become closer to the knowledge of what it is to be human, and it will bring us close...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 23, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Tuesday Morning Lord, teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart . . . Psalm 90 Help us do today the things that matter, not to waste the time we have. Yes, the moments we have are precious, Lord, see that we count them dea...

  • The Right Way To Worship God

    Posted August 22, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    a message from Neale Donald Walsch posted 22 August, 2011   I am excited this week to share with you a wonderful excerpt from The New Revelations that I happened upon the other day as I was re-reading this extraordinary text. This passage answers a question that I am asked all the time, and ...

  • Freedom & Censorship

    Posted August 22, 2011 by Ricky Clay

    Say the words "First Amendment" to Americans today and most will immediately think "Free Speech." But the first amendment encompasses much more than merely allowing us to speak what we think. First Amendment rights protect the entire process of thought and the creation and expression of ideas. When...

  • SECURITY? PROMISE?!?

    Posted August 22, 2011 by Deleted Member

    This morning's news carried the following sobering information. Is this a promise? Is this what we call security? It's going to take a whole lot of working together to make sure that Americans are able to honor their elders and the poor... IS THIS A SPIRITUAL MANDATE or are we entering a time of ...

  • Don't Look Back

    Posted August 21, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Don’t Look Back   As you through life there are always those times when decisions have to be made, when choices are hard and solutions seem scarce, and the rain seems to soak your parade. These are situations where all you can do is simply move on, gather your courage, and choose a dir...

  • Seeing the True Reality

    Posted August 21, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    Weekly Tune-up August 21st to August 27th, 2011   If we are on a spiritual path, we are going to struggle. It’s not easy. It’s hard to let go of our fears, it’s hard to stop being jealous, it’s hard to constantly work on ourselves. And the hardest part is seeing&mdas...

  • NAME CHANGES AND MARRIAGE

    Posted August 21, 2011 by Deleted Member

    The following is an excerpt from an article about MARRIAGE and the tradition of the female partner in heterosexual couples changing their name to that of the male. What do you think of this tradition and the recent trends refered to below? “ In March, the wedding website TheKnot.com survey...

  • ~ The Dash ~

    Posted August 21, 2011 by Rev. Randy Green

    I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the begining...to the end.   He noted that first came her date of birth and spoke the following date with tears, 1964-1994 But he said what mattered most of all, was the dash betwe...

  • Revenge

    Posted August 20, 2011 by Philosopher Ellis Reyes

    This week I have been deeply troubled by the terror attack in Southern Israel. It was a multi-stage attack on two cars and a tour bus. 8 people died and many more were injured. My first instinct was to pray for the souls of the deceased and for comfort for their families. Not long afterward, my spir...

  • climbing back up

    Posted August 20, 2011 by steven hodges

    Finding your way back from the depths of your own disposistion, gratifying, but unnerving. The idea of only falling back into the void you call life. Motivations wich keep us going is the fule that powers acheivment.

  • Creating Affluence by Deepak Chopra

    Posted August 19, 2011 by Elder Angela Pearson

    Deepak Chopra is one of the greatest spiritual leaders of the day. He has put out an excellant published work titled "Creating Affluence: The A-to-Z Steps to a Richer Life"                      &nbs...

  • The Work Before The Separation Of Worlds

    Posted August 19, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    By Denise Le Fay, August 18th    A few months back I mentioned my great relief and joy over the fact that the Cosmic Cavalry as I called them, was on their way to physical Earth. Let me explain a bit better about who the Cosmic Cavalry are. As best as I can perceive today they ...

  • SaLuSa 19-August-2011

    Posted August 19, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    by Mike Quinsey     SaLuSa says that the “critical times” are here, that will lead to “monumental changes” to “much you take for granted,” setting us on the path to Ascension. He predicts that the changeover will take place rapidly.  He advises u...

  • The meaning of the word catholic

    Posted August 19, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

      There was a post of a survey earlier that was very offensive in matter and it's options on what to do about it, refered to the catholic church. It was about the abuse of children going on in the Roman Catholic Church. It was offensive to this Archbishop on two points, One he stated going on ...

  • The Galactic Federation through Wanderer of the Skies

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    August 17, 2011 Greetings from the Federation:   Waiting for Disclosure. With a wink to Wanderer and thanks to Jean R. We have important news for you today. It appears that for the first time all of the appropriate legal documents, treaties and orders, plans and agreements, between all yo...

  • The Fifth Night of the Ninth Wave

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    by Carl Calleman, 8/16/2011 The Fifth Night of the Ninth Wave starts as of August 18th of 2011 and many are wondering what this energy will carry. When we look back at history the fifth night usually appears as a very destructive time period and this naturally adds drama to the interest. Typically,...

  • A Message from Mira from the Pleiadian High Council

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    August 17, 2011   Greetings, I am Mira from the Pleiadian High Council. We greet you with love in our hearts and blessings from the Pleiades.   As we monitor and survey the current situation on the Earth there are various places where our energy and attention is needed. We refer to t...

  • Prepare your self with the TRUTH!

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    If you are not aware of the facts – prepare your self with the TRUTH! A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts fro...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Thursday Evening Lord, I thank you for the many times you gave me help, always listening when I called. In my darkest moments, when all seemed to be lost, there you were, at my side. The Lord always listens and has pity; the Lord always comes to our help. Our ...

  • THERE IS AN ANSWER

    Posted August 18, 2011 by TRI-MEG. Joshua Gilleo

    RARELY HAVE we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates....

  • Salvation; A free gift?....What the Bible really says

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Jason Garren

    Written by Michael Braae   Romans 6:23 is yet another verse of the Bible that has been used to create the impression that salvation is available to everyone without any prior repentance, obedience of commitments whatsoever. "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God eternal life ...

  • Do you spend time each morning with Your Father?

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Jason Garren

    Read Phillippians 3:4-11; Isaiah 55:1-13 WHo do you start your day off with? do you spend time with your Father in prayer and reading the Bible? If not, why? You think that you can handle things on your own without God? God says you can try, but He'll be here to pick up the pieces because on yo...

  • Read Romans 5:12-6:23

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Jason Garren

    The passion is a good movie to help give us some idea of the pain and suffering that Jesus went through for us. He was beaten for us and to save us from our sins. We were the ones who deserved all the treatment and pain Jesus got even death, but thanks to God's love and mercy Jesus took our plac...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted August 18, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Thursday Morning Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the Lord is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise; Give thanks to h...

  • Religions and Divisions

    Posted August 17, 2011 by Reverend Jim Hall

    Religion for the most part is loosely based on historical facts.  The places existed, but the facts are obscured by the stories that were passed from one person to the other person. Most of the information in the sacred texts was verbally told to a group as the written word was not available a...

  • PUBLIC PARKS FOR RELIGIOUS USE?

    Posted August 17, 2011 by Deleted Member

    An Olympia church is considering its legal options after the state of Washington denied its request to hold a baptism ceremony at a park on the grounds of the Capitol. Officials at Reality Church had wanted to hold a barbecue and baptism last Sunday at Heritage Park. The park, located on the grou...

  • The question of treatment

    Posted August 16, 2011 by Rev. Lisa Taylor

    This is subject is close to my heart. I have friends and family members that had made this type of choice at one time or another in their life. It is not that I am against going holistic or that of taking medication prescribed by Physicians . What concerns me is the transition from one to the other ...

  • Change

    Posted August 15, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Sometimes when a couple gets married, things begin to change.  There is not as great an effort at winning over the other and little by little, time spent together may decrease due to jobs, kids, and other responsibilities.  With a divorce rate at more than 50%, it is important to understan...

  • Faith and Health

    Posted August 15, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Faith plays an important role in healing and walking in divine health.  Many doctors admit that their patient’s faith plays an important role in their recoveries.  Those with great faith usually recover faster and have a better attitude than those with little or no faith.   In...

  • Jesus accepts everyone

    Posted August 15, 2011 by chester begley

    I have several people who telling me that God won't accept them. John 3:16 says For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. By this everyone who believes in Jesus Christ is accepted into heaven so I don'...

  • thank you

    Posted August 15, 2011 by pastor kenneth robar

    to all who help me thank you so much i did get help you all have a good hart and so caring i do not know how i can re pay you all for your help i did get the help i need thanks to all of you for all your caring under standing with me

  • Saul: The Light at the Surface is Reaching Down to You

    Posted August 14, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    Channeler: John Smallman http://www.johnsmallman.wordpress.com   August 14, 2011   As the moment of humanity’s awakening approaches, many of you are feeling stressed, wiped out, exhausted, doubtful, and anxious. This is partly due to the conflicting energy frequencies that you...

  • Mystical Self-Direction in Life - "Prayer Treatment"

    Posted August 14, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    "I speak forth into the PRESENCE of my GOD-MIND, at the center of my consciousness within me. You know the direction of everything I should be doing in my life at this time. So, let YOUR influence be within my every thought this day and every day of my life. I open my mind, body, soul...

  • The Bankers' Budgetdebt

    Posted August 14, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    The financial elite whose only response to our country's financial crisis it has created has even more draconian attacks on the social conditions of our people. Budget cuts have been drawn up in continual and close contact with a handful of banking executives who have the ultimate say over money pol...

  • ONE LIFE, ONE CHANCE

    Posted August 14, 2011 by Deleted Member

    I BELIEVE I will pass through this world but once.   Any GOOD therefore that I can DO   or any kindness that I can show...   LET ME DO IT NOW.   Let me not put it off   for I shall NOT PASS THIS WAY AGAIN...   (from the writings of R.W. Emerson)

  • The SOURCE of my prosperity is GOD

    Posted August 14, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    When I started to meditate daily, I became able to communicate with my HIGHER SELF, or GOD within me. I learned again to listen and to follow my intuition. This is the WAY, which can also be called life or love, the Will of God or the Holy Spirit. It doesn’t matter what we call it, what matter...

  • When you need a miracle where do you turn?

    Posted August 13, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

    Most people simply underestimate the power of prayer. If you don’t believ in God, you can think of this as summoning the power of the Way through your inexorable connection to it. God, Love, the Way – whatever you want to refer to this HIGHER POWER as – tapping your connection to a...

  • special galic

    Posted August 13, 2011 by Prætor Chris Bartz

    Ar n-Athair a tha air nèamh, Gu naomhaichear d'ainm. Thigeadh do rìoghachd. Dèanar do thoil air an talamh, mar a nìthear air nèamh. Tabhair dhuinn an-diugh ar n-aran làitheil. Agus maith dhuinn ar fiachan, amhail a mhaitheas sinne dar luchd-fiach. Agus na le...

  • A Touch of Reality

    Posted August 11, 2011 by Rev. Lisa Taylor

    I had posted something that was really a post to make one think about the actions some of us have here on ULC site, I want to thank those that responded to the post. Some times people are not what they seem to be, they promote brotherly and sisterly love but attach conditions of their own to their f...

  • Lightworker

    Posted August 11, 2011 by Vernon McClanahan

    I wanted to share this and also keep it for personal referance. Author Unknown...What is a lightworker?     Lightworker (now-n);Any being dedicated to the cultivation of inner presence and the elevation of awareness in self and other selves. This being is called a lightworker a...

  • Love

    Posted August 11, 2011 by Kimberly S Lewis

    It is common when getting in an argument with someone to walk away, we think that is better to cool down and come back when we are composed.  But, this is not what Yeshua (Jesus) suggested.  He left us many clues on the matter, lets look at these clues in detail.   1.  ...

  • The Good News

    Posted August 11, 2011 by Kimberly S Lewis

    Each heart knows it own bitterness, and one else can share its joy - Proverbs 14:10   A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him -  Proverbs 17:25   What advantage,then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?  M...

  • Catlin's Creed

    Posted August 10, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Catlin’s Creed   I love a people who have always made welcome to the best they had I love a people who are honest without laws, who have no jails and no poorhouses I love a people who the commandments without ever having read them or heard them preached from the pulpit I love a peopl...

  • CELEBRATE SHAMPOO DIVERSITY

    Posted August 9, 2011 by Deleted Member

    " Celebrate shampoo diversity and the unity of clean hair ! " This is a quote from a posting I made earlier today in response to another minister's post. Another minister here took it as an insult due to their personal perception and interpretation of my comment. I support their right to expres...

  • DO YOU HAVE A PERSONAL CREED?

    Posted August 9, 2011 by Deleted Member

    MY PERSONAL CREED:   My Power lies in my ability and desire to affect POSITIVE change. I overcome obstacles by facing CHALLENGES head on. I rely on reason and design. It is my honor to protect and defend TRUTH. I aim to measure twice and cut once. I am driven by a sense of DUTY and my co...

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood BOOK

    Posted August 9, 2011 by Deleted Member

    CELEBRATE Book Lover's Day, August 9th, 2011 Book lovers have a keen insight into the human experience, a terrific way with words. If you're a book lover, or have a book lover in your life, today you can celebrate their passions by giving them --what else?-- a new book. And if you've always wanted ...

  • HOW TO BE A BLESSING

    Posted August 8, 2011 by Jason Garren

    INTRODUCTION: 1.     An outstanding book came out several years ago, entitled “The Blessing”, by two Christian psychologist, Gary Smalley and John Trent.  This morning, I am going to share with you some thoughts from that excellent book.  2.  &n...

  • TOUGH TIMES

    Posted August 7, 2011 by Deleted Member

    When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,When funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile but you have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must, but don't you quit.Life is queer with its twists and turns,As every ...

  • acceptance

    Posted August 6, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    I have written something like this before…but thought I would try and put it to words again.   We are very emotional beings.  We learn by our mistakes and our rewards.  Our realities are shaped by our pasts and what we seek for our futures.  Not all people see things the...

  • Honor Your Mother

    Posted August 5, 2011 by Deleted Member

    THE FOLLOWING IS A COPY OF A COMPLAINT I FILED WITH OUR LOCAL PUBLIC BUS COMPANY TODAY: I am only 4 feet 11 inches tall and in my mid-50's. I often ride the bus because I have problems with my legs and feet. I am writing this because I am tired of always having difficulty getting on and off buse...

  • Somalia Children: What are we going to do?

    Posted August 5, 2011 by Keisha Merchant

      “The United Nations has said previously that tens of thousands of people have died in the drought, the worst in Somalia in 60 years. The U.N. says 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished; a statistic that suggests the death toll of small children will rise.” US: 29,000 S...

  • Spiritual Materialism’s Top-Ten List

    Posted August 4, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    I had the honor and priveledge of working with Elizibeth Lesser at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. This is an excerpt from her book, The Seeker's Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure, enjoy!   Spiritual Materialism’s Top-Ten List   1. Narcissism: There’s a th...

  • Obeying Authority

    Posted August 3, 2011 by Jason Garren

     Romans 13:1-2 "Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgmen...

  • Oberon Zell's Essay: We Are the Other People

    Posted August 2, 2011 by Sandra Palmer

    We Are the Other People Oberon (Otter) Zell The following is an Article published three or four years ago in Green Egg. "Ding-dong!" goes the doorbell. Is it Avon calling? Or perhaps Ed McMahon with my three million dollars? No, it's Yahweh's Witlesses again, just wanting to have a nice lit...

  • The PROPER role for a priest (minister, etc.)

    Posted August 2, 2011 by radar pangaean

    This is the 3rd in a series of posts from 5-6 years ago on my personal blog. The previous two are also posted here, as my last two blog entries.   Page 1: Even if they don't happen to be pedophiles, do we REALLY need 'em?   When i'm analyzing a problem, i usually note that there are ma...

  • Why Women Should Not Take Men Shopping

    Posted August 2, 2011 by Fr. Douglas Grohne

    From the Internet--could apply to any couple!!   After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women – she loves to brows...

  • Everyone can heal

    Posted August 1, 2011 by Christl Buskohl

    Touch is the first tool we turn to when confronting pain. We react similarly to a stubbed toe and a broken heart, tenderly grasping the affected area. This need to apply physical contact is part of the innate healing instinct present within each of us. We are all born with the ability to heal oursel...

  • The likelihood of corruption within a priesthood

    Posted August 1, 2011 by radar pangaean

    Part 2 of a series i started earlier today (i.e. my previous blog post). NOTE: AS used in this series, te term 'priest' is a generic catch-all for anyone who claims a role of spiritual leadership, ESPECIALLY if they also claim that this role conveys to them some special relationship with the superna...

  • Why i don't share your beliefs

    Posted August 1, 2011 by radar pangaean

    About 7 years ago, i had a blog on which i posted my musings of that time. Someone at that time had asked me "how can an atheist have any morals or ethics?" I found the question LAUGHABLE, considering the abysmal level of the average ethical behavior of tbose who DO claim belief in a god, but i deci...

  • As a Christian

    Posted July 31, 2011 by Pastor Joy & Manny Maestas

    As a Christian……   Why do people use this as some kind of  Badge, or authoritative doctrine.  You think by saying this it gives you all knowing authority to put down someone or condemn their action and makes you right?   I recently was what I would call re confi...

  • Dealing with Pain

    Posted July 31, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Dealing with Pain   Into each life some rain must fall. I’m not sure if that’s the exact quote but you get the idea, this however is: “It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon, I want to know if you have been touched by the center of your own sorrow,...

  • WATCH WHAT YOU SAY

    Posted July 31, 2011 by Yvette Bobb

    With the tongue we praise our lord and Father, and with it we curse men who have been made in God

  • America

    Posted July 30, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    Some of you have seen this already, I decided it was time to post for everyone, as always, my words come from my heart.   America   America the beautiful Sometimes I think not The land, it was stolen Through unfair battles fought   Its caretakers murdered Their children and ...

  • Old Robert Arthur and the Power of Prayer

    Posted July 29, 2011 by Fr. Douglas Grohne

    Now Old Robert Arthur, “Bob,” 1907-2002 was a staunch German Lutheran as was his father and grandfather before him. He owned several businesses, was in the US Army during WW2, and traveled by car throughout the country. He also was never shy about dispensing advice to others.   ...

  • Beauty

    Posted July 29, 2011 by Reverend Rosemarie Mohr

    "I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it's not pretty, everyday, and if you can source your own life from it's presence,"   A line from "the Invitation" by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. Do we often take the simple everyday things for granted? Can you see beauty in a blade of grass, or th...

  • Our Ancestors

    Posted July 29, 2011 by Amanda Gatewood

    The idea of honoring our ancestors unfortunately is a practice that here in the Western world is often few and far between. Ancestors are more than just dead relatives, they are consistant guardians and spirit guides of your family. It seems that the mindset of the Western world is to honor the memo...

  • Yin and Yang

    Posted July 28, 2011 by Amanda Gatewood

        Everything in this wonderful universe has the yin yang principle. Throughout our school years we are taught about opposites in science, mathematics, art theory, even in language. Someone posed the question, "What is the opposite of mankind?" After pondering this question, the answe...

  • Heaven on Earth?

    Posted July 28, 2011 by Christl Buskohl

    The world awakens each day from its nightly slumber, transformed by a sparkling layer of morning dew on the grass, on flower petals and leaves, on cars and car windows. These glistening droplets last only a little while, an integral part of what imbues the early morning with its aura of magic. If we...

  • A wise man once said

    Posted July 27, 2011 by Vernon McClanahan

    A wise man once said "In order to reach our full potential we must remain open to all things and attached to nothing." This resonated within me and is a principle I have incorporated into my life. You see we are in a constant state of learning and our understanding continues to evolve every momen...

  • Old Robert Arthur "Personnel Manager"

    Posted July 26, 2011 by Fr. Douglas Grohne

      Old Robert Arthur ,“Bob,”was born in 1907 and died in 2002. He could be loud, stubborn, and overbearing, but he sure had some good stories to tell. He left the Army in 1945 as a Lieutenant Colonel, just shy of Brigadier and went to work at his family's concrete plant in a medi...

  • Faith

    Posted July 25, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    Faith is a gift of the Creator.   It is not a material that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched;   But is as real as anything that can be perceived with these senses.   One can be aware of Faith as easily as one can be aware of earth.   Faith is as certain as ...

  • Think About it " The Clock "

    Posted July 25, 2011 by Michael Stutz

        Each and every tick of the clock. Is each and every second I am closer to going Home to Heaven.   Written By: Michael Paul Stutz

  • Setting Up A Benevolence Fund

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Bishop Michael Collins-Windsor, Ph.D.

    Setting Up A Benevolence Fund - Christian and non-Christian Help For The Needy     Recently here at the ULC there was a blog that I participated in, and there were several opinions within the blog's comments on what constitutes "helping the needy" and what does not.  What shou...

  • the Sacred Pipe of the T'salagi (The People)

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

    Most all Nations have stories about the 'Sacred Pipe'. What many people refer to it as The Peace Pipe. Which is an incorrect Hollywood thought shown in the old west movies and cartoons. The Sacred pipe is to the Native Americans as the cross is to christian cultures.The pipe, in one form or an...

  • The Source How Us Cherokees made it to Mexico

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

     Osiyo. Our grandfathers’ most ancient stories tell us that we Cherokees were in exodus and walked a great distance when we came to the ocean. With faith we built rafts and crossed the ocean, coming from the East to the West and established a life for ourselves in this new land of the Ame...

  • Vibrations And The Duality Of Life

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

    As vibrations move, they grow. Thru growth comes positive: balance, beauty, love, light, breath, and knowledge, but yet comes the duality of human life, negative: unbalance, ugliness, hate, darkness, death, and stupidity. Duality: n.The quality or character of being twofold; dichotomy. Vibrations:...

  • Medicine Wheel

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Adelohosgi (Jimmy) Hubbard

    Medicine Wheel   The Medicine Wheel is representative of American Indian Spirituality. The Medicine Wheel symbolizes the individual journey we each must take to find our own path. Within the Medicine Wheel are The Four Cardinal Directions and the Four Sacred Colors. The Circle represents the ...

  • Take a Nap, Stop Worrying! – Exploring Gemini in the Gospel (by

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    In the article titled Gospel in the Stars or Stars in the Gospel? (click here) I referred to the intimate association between the Bible and astrology. I also mentioned the Gospel of Mark and its division in 12 sections, each corresponding to a zodiac sign, set in the natural order from Aries to Pis...

  • Heaven & Hell: The Search for Meaning and Jurisdiction (by Fran

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    Heaven & Hell: The Search for Meaning and Jurisdiction (by Franco Santoro)   see: http://astroshamanic.blogspot.com/2011/06/heaven-hell-search-for-meaning-and.html   We live in a world in which we are constantly exposed to huge amounts of information. Never in the whole of human hist...

  • Spiritual Diet for Dummies: On the Eucharist and the Zodiac Sig

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    Spiritual Diet for Dummies: On the Eucharist and the Zodiac Sign of Cancer (by Franco Santoro) In the article titled Gospel in the Stars or Stars in the Gospel? (click here) I referred to the intimate association between the Bible and astrology. I also mentioned the Gospel of M...

  • Pentecost: Birth of a Holistic and Shamanic Church (by Franco S

    Posted July 24, 2011 by Rev. Franco Santoro

    There are three major holidays in the Christian calendar. Two of them (Christmas and Easter) are widely known to all people, Christians and non-Christians. The third feast, Pentecost, officially taking place this year on 12 June close to one of the longest total lunar ecli...

  • In being Loved.

    Posted July 23, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    It is in loving, not in being loved, the heart is blessed.   It is in being true to who you are, not pretending to be someone else, the heart is blessed.   It is in being true to your loved ones, not pretending to love, the heart is blessed.   It is in giving, not in seeking gif...

  • I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LONG IT'S BEEN?

    Posted July 22, 2011 by TERESA JENTZEN

    WOW....I JUST SAW THAT MY LAST ENTRY WAS FROM MAY 26, 2011. HERE IT IS NEARING THE END OF JULY AND I HAVENT ADDED A WORD. I MENTONED HOW PAINFUL WRITING AND SHARING MY STORY HAS BEEN, BUT RUNNING FROM IT WON'T HELP MATTERS. SO HERE I BEGIN AGAIN......I LEFT OFF WITH HAVING DIVORCED MY SECOND HUSBAND...

  • Creating Ones Own Path!

    Posted July 22, 2011 by Otis Benton

    I could have followed the same path as the multitudes traveled before me,however it didn't seem to be worth the effort,for I have discovered that to travel down the same path that the multitudes have traveled, there would not be anything left to enjoy,nothing left for me to discover,for everyth...

  • Gone Fishing!

    Posted July 21, 2011 by Otis Benton

    The other day my brother and I went fishing in his boat.While we were fishing my brother kept moving from one side of the boat casting out his line,trying every thing he could to catch a fish. Mean while I am still sitting in the same place fishing on the same side I started on. I had already caught...

  • There is a moment

    Posted July 21, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    There is a moment, a concept of time Where reason has vanished, the being so fine The seasons they call you, your heart it holds dear The elements of life, you see touch and hear.   But now its is waning, your soul is quite lost Your life it needs changing, but you balk at the cost For f...

  • FAMILY GONE HOME

    Posted July 20, 2011 by PASTOR KENNETH lee

    TO EVERYONE MY FAMILY MEMBER HAS GONE HOME AND IS DOING WELL I THANK YOU ALL FOR ASKING WELL HAS WELL HAS SHE CAN DO

  • You are wanting to be ALLOWERS

    Posted July 20, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    ABRAHAM: Let us interrupt before you go any further. The tendency is to blame the other for his imperfection.We are wanting you to assume the responsibility for his imperfection as he interacts with you, for you are soliciting it from him. The tendency is to see a flaw in another and judge and blame...

  • Raised right, gone wrong...

    Posted July 19, 2011 by Dixie Stack

    I've been busy. And I've also been trying to stay cool in this ******* heat. I dance at night and during the day, I sleep in my very, very dark bedroom next to the AC which runs full blast. AC is crucial in Florida. I know a few people who try and live without it (too much money for them to run), bu...

  • For My Sisters and Brothers in Christ

    Posted July 19, 2011 by Rev. Don Ray

    From A Friend   "For the Lord your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’" ~ Deuteronomy 20:4 (NLT) Greetings in Christ Fellow Servants, I pray this day finds you realizing how truly blessed you are! ...