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  • THE FACE OF THE JOBLESS

    Posted May 13, 2011 by Deleted Member

    The U.S. economy is in the midst of the longest period of high joblessness since the Great Depression of the 1930s. The high rate of unemployment has prompted an ongoing debate about the need for public policies that stimulate job creation and more directly assist the unemployed. Nearly three-quarte...

  • A Desperate Attack on the Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DA

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    We passed the bill to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" last year. The nation's top military leaders supported it. President Obama signed it. But anti-equality House members haven't given up. They're trying to bury repeal under a mountain of delays, distractions, and scare tactics – amendments ...

  • DIE THE DISABLED: Part Two

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Daniel Rubin: The table falls apart at Liberty Resources By Daniel Rubin Inquirer Columnist Liberty Resources is always an inspiring place to visit - an agency that works for the disabled, staffed mostly by the disabled. Any complaints about your own aches die on your lips once you step into 7...

  • The 2011 Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalists Are:

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    Blue VenturesAn integrated approach to empowering one of the world's poorest coastal communities in Madagascar, resulting in a proven biological and economic case for conservation management as a tool for restocking depleted fisheries and safeguarding ecosystem resilience. FrontlineSMSProvide...

  • DIE THE DISABLED: Part One

    Posted May 12, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Medicaid Cuts Seen Hurting Elderly, Disabled By REUTERS                          Published: May 12, 2011 at 3:54 PM ET          &...

  • What's My Excuse to See what Source Sees

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    So when you see someone, and they are having a bad day, it is much more about their bad day than about you. Its always about the beholder! Everything is about the beholder!So what you want to do is be aware of what you're seeing in others; that's what you want to be aware of.  Do...

  • Thought of the Day May 12 2011

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. ~ Gaston Bachelard 

  • Wedding Prayer (Apache)

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    This is the one Rev Debra Tipton was talking about...   Apache Wedding PrayerNow you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to ...

  • Wedding Prayer (Cherokee)

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    This is more in line with my Ancestory...   Cherokee Wedding PrayerGod in heaven above please protect the ones we love.We honor all you created as we pledge our hearts and lives together.We honor mother-earth - and ask for our marriage tobe abundant and grow stronger through the seasons;We ho...

  • Wedding Prayer (Souix)

    Posted May 11, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Souix Wedding Prayer   Grandfather, Tunkasina, you are giving us life again. For many days we were lonesome for you. Earth was cold and the winds were strong. But now we hear songs. Your children are singing, and we are happy. They are singing, and we are lighthearted. Grandfather, Tunkasina...

  • Mother's Day; Father's Day--The Lines Get Blurred

    Posted May 10, 2011 by Mark Robinson

    I realize that Mother's Day has come and gone.  With all due respect to all you mothers out there, married, single, or otherwise, congratulations!  My hat is off to you; my respect, love, and thoughts are all yours.  Moms tend to need to be myriad things all rolled into one-...

  • Payday Loan - How To Get A Fast Payday Loan

    Posted May 10, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Nowadays most of us wants to have an instant cash when we need it the most. But how could we attain it? Through Payday Loan your problems can be solved regarding on financial problem. For fast payday loan, try to search for it online. There are a lot of payday loan that you can find online. All you...

  • True Power

    Posted May 9, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    The true power is in allowing the Universe to yield to you what you’ve already queued up for it. So think as long as it’s fun. And try as long as it’s easy. And speak as long as it feels good. And otherwise, take a nap.Abraham-Hicks, San Francisco 2/5/11

  • Ancestoral DNA history

    Posted May 8, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    I'm thinking of doing this. I can get the results for around $130.00. One of my Distant relatives did this, descended from the same line as I am, and here is a message they put up.   blueraine208-24-2009, 11:47 AMI am descended through the Aaron Freeman and Mary Bentley family lines through 2...

  • TRIBUTE TO A WORKING MOTHER (B.B. WILMER)

    Posted May 8, 2011 by Deleted Member

    If anyone deserves a prize And merits recognition, It is the WORKING MOTHER We should praise for her position. She balances a host of duties, Home and job related, It takes your breath away To see a life so dedicated. It really is amazing To observe her life in action, Yet sad that her own...

  • St. Romuald's Brief Rule For Camaldolese Monks

    Posted May 8, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Psalms — never leave it. If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will yo...

  • It Gets Better

    Posted May 7, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    This Google Chrome ad for the “It Gets Better” project ran during a recent episode of Glee on Fox. http://youtu.be/7skPnJOZYdA  . . . Beginning with one inspiring video, Dan Savage used the web to create the It Gets Better project--a movement that has generated thousands...

  • MOTHER'S DAY 1974

    Posted May 7, 2011 by Deleted Member

    BACK HOME An article written by The Reverend Raymond Tiemeyer, 1974 IN MEMORY OF MY MOTHER: CATHERINE VIRGINIA ROACH ROTH MORROW (1929-1974) A friend of ours had died of cancer at age forty-two, the mother of four children and the wife of a devoted husband. We were told of the "arrangements&rdqu...

  • disabled after spinal stenosis treatment?

    Posted May 7, 2011 by maud olinger

    i wonder if there are people who want to share their experiences with the suffering through malpractice.

  • What is soul?

    Posted May 7, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    What is soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room. Ray Charles

  • Thought of the Day May 7, 2011

    Posted May 6, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    It's kind of fun to do the impossible." ~ Walt Disney

  • Another attempt at Poetry

    Posted May 6, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Now you guys get to suffer again.... The Muse tried to hit me, but only got in a glancing blow. Here is another Poem. Untitled so far, and does not feel quite finished yet...     I have become a minister, I got ordained just the same, I use an Ankh as my symbol, To honor the Supreme ...

  • HARD TIMES IN PHILLY PA

    Posted May 6, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Hard Times Hit Home May 5, 2011  Dear Friends, Supporters, Staff, & Consumers of Liberty Resources:  Due to continuing economic challenges at the State and Federal level and the recent implementation of unfair rate reimbursement methodology by the Office of Long Term Living, Liberty Res...

  • IMPORTANT NOTICE: Area Code 809

    Posted May 2, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Do Not DIAL AREA CODE 809, 284, AND 876 New Area Code - PLEASE READ Be sure you read this and pass it on.809 Area Code&nb...

  • Thought of the Day May 2, 2011

    Posted May 2, 2011 by Rev. Jan Anderson

    Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. -- Helen Keller

  • Just Musing

    Posted May 2, 2011 by Rev. Suzanne Ranu

    I had a friend ask me once if I ever looked back on the many moves in my life and wished that I had just stayed in one area. So I thought about that.  I have moved 24 times in my life. Two of them were with my family as a child.  The other 22 were all mine. (mine & family work moves) &nbs...

  • 9-11-01 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

    Posted May 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    List of World Trade Center Victims (not including plane crews or passengers) Gordon M. Aamoth, Jr.Edelmiro AbadMaria Rose AbadAndrew Anthony AbateVincent AbateLaurence Christopher AbelWilliam F. AbrahamsonRichard Anthony AcetoJesus Acevedo RescandHeinrich Bernhard AckermannPaul AcquavivaDonald LaRo...

  • MIRROR MIRROR

    Posted May 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    EVERY MORNING MOST OF US TAKE AT LEAST ONE GLANCE INTO THE MIRROR.  But what would happen if suddenly one morning you literally saw nothing at all.  Suppose you had just plain disappeared from sight?!  It would be a little unsettling and a little startling to say the least. FATHER ...

  • A PRAYER

    Posted May 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    GREAT CREATOR GRANT US... PEACE  to live with conditions and perspectives we can not change in ourselves and others by seeking WIN--WIN solutions that everyone can live with comfortably. COURAGE to change things that are worth changing by applying determination and adaptation while we co...

  • NEVER GIVE UP (Dalai Lama)

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Never Give Up Never give upNo matter what is going onNever give up Develop the heartToo much energy in your countryIs spent developing the mindInstead of the heartDevelop the heart Be compassionate Not just with your friendsBut with everyone Be compassionate Work for peaceIn your hea...

  • Lies and politics

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Bradly Destelhorst

    OKay, I know that we are not suppose to choose sides or be involved in politics at least not say anything, but lies are lies and who among us beleave that our presidents berth cert. is on the up and up ?

  • May our GODS BLESS

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Jasun Edel

    Think on This ... Depend more upon the intuitive forces from within and not harken so much to that of outside influences--but learn to listen to that still small voice from within, remembering as the lesson as was given, not in the storm, the lightning, nor in any of the loud noises as are made to ...

  • Hemp

    Posted April 30, 2011 by Ras Kwame Binta

    Why does this system still use fossil fuels and nuclear energy when Hemp can meet all the worlds energy needs?

  • St. Benedict's Rule: A Twelve Step Approach

    Posted April 29, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    Humility isn't popular in today's culture. We're individuated, unique, proud. But, this misses the point. Never confuse Humility with Humiliation. Humility, from the Latin "humus", meaning ground or earth, is a matter of staying right sized. "...for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to...

  • RESOLVE

    Posted April 29, 2011 by Deleted Member

    RESOLVE TO BE tender with the young compassionate with the aged sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak BECAUSE SOMETIME in YOUR LIFE you will have been all of these ! By KIANA

  • extream empathy??

    Posted April 29, 2011 by Prophet Damon L, Gardiner

    we where eating at a dinner a while back and this is what happened... we wre just served our food and began to eat when...i felt over whelming grief...it was like i had lost my best friend and would not see them in this life again. i began to have a rock in my gut and tears started flowing as i trie...

  • Did Jesus Christ Really Live?

    Posted April 29, 2011 by radar pangaean

    An interesting study for those more concerned with fact than blind faith. I'm cross posting this document from a friend's feed at FB. It was written in 1922, which made it pretty daring :-).  Enjoy ---------------------------------------------------Scientific inquiry into the origins of Christ...

  • A Price to Pay. . .

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Mark Robinson

         As of this writing, my eldest son is supposed to be on his way back from Fallujah to Baghdad (via helicoptor, I might add), Iraq.  He's been there since a bit before Thanksgiving of last year, his Army Reserve unit having been deployed to "assist" the reg. ops. in ...

  • A "Just Me" Blog, interesting

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Rev. David Heaukulani

    Blogs to yourself? In "published above" you can send to anyone or only yourself. If anyone else gets this let me know since I'm sending it to myself only. thanks.

  • Pay Day Loan - How To Get FreeTips For Same Day Payday Advances

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Katelyn Maychells

      Among the things that you need to do when it comes to pay day loan is that you have to know how to get free tips for you to be able to get the cash that you need when it comes to Loans. In order for you to do that, you have to check the Internet and use a search engine to be able to get th...

  • Wisdom from Rev. Mike

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Rev. David Heaukulani

    This is a piece from Rev. Mike, founder of the Ecumenical Council of Saint John XXIII. Thank you Mike. (paragraph)   Liberal Christianity: Life Free In Christ As modern culture bends and turns to fit the idea of political correctness, the interpretation and implementation of Christian thought...

  • JUST FOR TODAY

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Deleted Member

    JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because you are NOT ME. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because you are not the one who abused me. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because we have different personality types. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU because we have different experiences. JUST FOR TODAY I FORGIVE YOU ...

  • letter of sponsorship

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Lynn Olmsted

    I have recently become ordained and want to officiate at a relative's wedding in Wisconsin (I live in Minnesota).  To do so, I need a letter of sponsorship from an officiant in that state.  Is there any officiant from Wisconsin who would be willing to help me out with that?  Than...

  • Life is Fragile

    Posted April 28, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    The muse has ambushed me again! Please forgive my attempts here at poetry! :-D   ---Life is Fragile ---   Life is Fragile, don't live it alone, love each other, don't fail to atone. Being alone is the worst, no one to love, no one to share, makes you feel like your going to burst. ...

  • "Regula Para Eremitas" or (Rule for Hermits), by Padre Fray Alb

    Posted April 27, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    For those of us who live anywhere; In the world or outside it or beyond all the worldand in whatever time.  LECTOR: Grasp the opportunity to spurn this world and follow the Lord. Don't doubt for an instant. Don't stay gazing at the road stretching behind you nor, rapt ...

  • THE SAD FATE OF A HORSE NAMED "LOVE"

    Posted April 27, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Firefighters in rural Ohio are offering a $5,000 reward today for information about who was behind an Easter arson attack that killed eight horses, including a week-old colt, in a blaze being investigated as a hate crime against the animals' gay owner. Brent Whitehouse said he noticed an orange glo...

  • Old Norse and Ancient Sumerian Myths: Monstrous Gods and Divine

    Posted April 27, 2011 by Victor Sloan

    Old Norse and Ancient Sumerian Myths: Monstrous Gods and Divine Beasts Of all the old folk religions, ancient paganisms, there have been tales of great gods, some glorious and mighty, others lowly and sly.  Many qualities have been attributed to these gods, including anthropomorphic traits. &...

  • I had this dream

    Posted April 26, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    I had this dream, it was really strange:   I woke up to a world where thoughts were controlled by people you didn’t even know.  Input was thrown at you from all point it seemed.  Visions of a reality “they” wanted you to believe.  Things like you weren’t...

  • wild empath chronicles a talk with mom

    Posted April 26, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    Wild Empath Chronicles - A talk with Mom   Another lovely ride to the creek, I see no wild life on my way today, just the buds on the trees, new grasses, and small flowers.  The spring season is upon us, the weather is warming up and the snows melt results in a very swift moving flow of ...

  • My View

    Posted April 26, 2011 by Richard Gitar

    Thought I would post this to explain my view of religion/spirituality. I grew up in a Christian home. My father was Catholic and my mother was Lutheran. I was baptised as Catholic but joined my mother's church when I was in the 4th grade. I went through Luthern Conformation in the 8th grade. In high...

  • DID HIPPIES START CO-OPS?

    Posted April 25, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Many people associate cooperatives with "hippies" of the 60's and 70's. It actually began much earlier than that. HISTORY OF THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENTToad Lane to the WorldOur Co-operative Pioneers The common bond of ideals and principles of modern cooperation is traced back to 1844 when a group of...

  • Fight for Peace.

    Posted April 25, 2011 by Althaea Sebastiani

    Peace must be fought for. However, the fight is not against some external foe, but it is against ourselves. To achieve peace, we must fight against the urge to point out other’s flaws, to state our own superiority and righteousness. To achieve peace we must against the attachment we have to e...

  • Tolerance, "Right" and "Wrong" - excerpt from elsewhere

    Posted April 25, 2011 by Serpent Rising

    This is taken slightly out of context from another website's conversation thread, but wanted to share what I wrote here with you. My comment stems from a debate on collective consciousness between a number of people, a debate I observed as being somewhat ugly. In fact when I had made what I had thou...

  • Action

    Posted April 24, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    In order to achieve your goals, having faith that you will attain them is important, but belief alone won’t get you very far.  You need to take action as well.  Think of your goal as being the top step of a ladder.  To get to the top step, you must walk up one step at a time.&nb...

  • THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMY OPTION

    Posted April 24, 2011 by Deleted Member

    CO-OPERATIVES Statement on the Co-operative Identity Definition A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. Values Co-operati...

  • APPRECIATION

    Posted April 24, 2011 by Deleted Member

    My Grandma Salome was Amish. When I turned 18 I asked her if I should dress as she dressed. She said, " I don't know. That is between you and God. As for me, I made him a promise and I must keep it or I would be sinning. Everyone answers to GOD. No one answers for us. " That is the greatest B...

  • Death and How to Deal With It

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Knight Jedi Joshua McCall

    Hello, students of the Force, I call you students, because all who walk the Path of the Jedi are lifelong students. Learning, for those who seek self-improvement, never ends, and so we never cease to be students. Today I'm going to speak to you on the subject of death. Recently, and I won't go int...

  • vasanta clause

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Bill Duff

    In keeping with the time of year, this is the season from which all things sprung.  It is a time to consider and reconsider how the cycles of life progress, unless shortened or flattened by our own ignorance or lack of wisdom.  The times continue as though never bothered by our lack thereo...

  • Beware.... Trying Poetry...Stand Well Back....Danger

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Believe.......An Invocation and Blessing (Open Verse Poetry... Or a Learning Mans Ramblings)   From the Dawns Early light, 'till the Fall of Twilight, May your Days be Happy and Bright.   From the Dusk of Day, 'till the Morns' Early Dawn, May you be protected from any spawn....

  • Shutdown

    Posted April 23, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    Shutdown Everything we feel every day are fleeting dreams for some, they're mostly nightmares The pain and loss and death that taste like ash we swallow down And no one's unaffected But lately I've been feeling a light inside of me it shines on every corner and banishes the dark I d...

  • PASSOVER: Lest we forget!

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Deleted Member

    THE PRIZE doesn't always go to the most deserving. Let us never forget! IRENA SENDLER who died recently.  She was 98 years old. During WWII,  Irena got permission to work in the  Warsaw  ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an 'ulterior motive'. She KNEW what  ...

  • Hope

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Are you tired, frustrated, disappointed?  Are you in a tough season of life and ready to give up?  Have you tried just about everything to get through, fill the void, and find some peace?  Listen to a quote found in Isaiah 40:31: "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their stren...

  • Love

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    Saying, “I love you” is very common, but what do we really know about love?  I think of the song, “I wanna know what love is,” by the band Foreigner and I’m in agreement.  I want to know what love is.  Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 13 that, “Love ...

  • Belief

    Posted April 23, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    To have a successful career, you not only have to develop a plan and work hard, but it is also important to visualize success. Jesus said that if we believe, we will receive whatever we ask for in prayer. (Matthew 21:22) Ask. Believe. Receive. It’s that simple. Be encouraged here. Create your...

  • Your Walk Through the Shadow

    Posted April 22, 2011 by Rama StrongBear

    Today I would like to share the concept if any; a short story and expression of thoughts with everyone - Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour There was darkness over all the land" Matthew 24:45 - "A nine-story building rises from a clod of earth" Tao Te Ching 64:3 - "Naked I came from my mot...

  • Paschal Vigil Format

    Posted April 22, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    Not to be worried. This is a simple guide to the readings at our gathering tomorrow. The address is: www.oblatesulm.webs.com These instructions are posted there as well. Please sign-in to the virtual chat-chapel a little early and greet your ULM family! The schedule is: 14 UTM (GMT) = 6am PST or 9...

  • Who I AM

    Posted April 22, 2011 by Sister Tracy Seekins

    You don't know me. I haven't asked you to, yet I feel I need to introduce myself.  Yes, I know there is an about me but that just doesn't cover it. So This might get a little long. To truly know me, you'd have to have known me all my life. To truly know me you'd have to be me but I'll do my b...

  • Methodological Principles of Spiritual Self-Perfection

    Posted April 21, 2011 by Rama StrongBear

    4:1. The perfection of the Creator has three main aspects. They are — Love, Wisdom and Power. Therefore each human being in the course of his personal evolution should develop these three qualities. 4:2. Everyone should begin with accepting the following main ethic principles: “Do not ...

  • DIVERSITY IS NOT DIVISIVENESS

    Posted April 21, 2011 by Deleted Member

    I am I and you are you. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations. And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am me. DIVERSITY IS NOT DIVISIVENESS. DIVERSITY is DIFFERENCE. AND ACCEPTANCE OF DIFFERENCE = PEACE. GOD LOVES EVERYONE HERE. If someone disagr...

  • Over the rainbow?

    Posted April 21, 2011 by Gloria Kuhstos

    Have you ever been walking along and see something out the corner of your eye and when you turned to look directly at it, it would not be there? Could it be This could be what they call déjà vous (Memory glitch). Perhaps it is other dimensions or universes. What do you think?

  • My new book project- I could use your help

    Posted April 21, 2011 by Yvonne M. Glasgow, Ph.D.

    In order to republish my 3 Frankie the Firefly children's picture books in one volume I need pledges. You pledge will get you great rewards. Visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/e/8ulgr/projects/thetorndress/2011-frank...   My first Frankie book isn't mine again until 2014, so I am rewritin...

  • Motorcycle Blessing

    Posted April 21, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    Prayer of Bike Blessing May God bless you and keep you safe on this machine. May you meet encounter the risen Lord in your travels, in the freedom of the open road, the fellowship of other bikers and in each person you meet. May the Lord be with you at home and on the road. May He accompany you...

  • Spaghetti Recipe

    Posted April 21, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    For all of you Food Lovers and Pastafarians 1.5 lbs Ground Pork 1.5 lbs Ground Italian Sausage 1.5 lbs 90% Ground Beef 2 Medium Vidiala Onions 3 Cloves Garlic Italian Seasoning Mix 2 Bay Leaves 12 small cans Tomato Sauce 2 small cans tomato paste 1 tbls fennel seeds Onion Powder Garlic P...

  • It Doesn't Matter How it Used to Be

    Posted April 20, 2011 by Mark Robinson

    Thirty-six years and six months ago last Tuesday, the best friend I had in the world leaned over a thirty-thirty deer rifle and blew himself away.  It wasn't until seven hours later that his body was discovered (unfortunately by his younger sister), while the family was at the dinner table disc...

  • Bread For Thought

    Posted April 19, 2011 by Pastor Terry Bellamy

    Sorry I Hvave been away for so long my friends, but here is some bread for thought.......   "If God is for us, who can ever be against us? Since God did not spare even his own son but" gave him up for us all, won't God who gave us Christ, also give us everything else? (Romans 8:31-32)

  • Jesus Speaks: What It Means To Me

    Posted April 19, 2011 by Nikki Young

                        There are many things we know for certain about the bible. It has been translated and altered several times, this is provable. It has been the cornerstone of several different branches of relig...

  • What Is Man

    Posted April 19, 2011 by Rama StrongBear

    3:1. Man is not his body. Man is a lump of energy of consciousness (a soul), capable of self-comprehension, remembering, thinking, moving, growing qualitatively and quantitatively and also of degradation. An incarnation consists in binding a soul with a body (soon to be born) that God performs. Th...

  • How One Should Understand the Word “God”

    Posted April 18, 2011 by Rama StrongBear

    2:1. First of all it is necessary to accept the fact that the Universe is multidimensional — in reality (and not only mathematically). Its dimensions (planes, eons, lokas) can be cognized by the advanced human consciousness. Such level of consciousness can be attained by proper spiritual train...

  • Metaphorical Ambiguity

    Posted April 18, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    Incompatibility Metaphor involves speaking of something (tenor) as though it were another (vehicle). "She runs fast, the girl is a deer." The claimed equation between the tenor and vehicle, girl and deer, is clearly not true, factually or literally. This incompatibility may initially disturb or con...

  • Love and Monastic Spirituality

    Posted April 18, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    Love of God: In the first place to love the Lord God with the whole heart, the whole soul, the whole strength. (RB 4; cf. Deut 6:5; Mark 12:30) Love of Neighbor: To love one's neighbor as oneself that he/she may be served as if he were Christ in person. (RB 4; Luke 10:27) Love of Prayer: The...

  • Lost Religon

    Posted April 18, 2011 by jimmy burton

    In the book of Genusis GOD created man and from man GOD created woman. Hence the story of Adam and Eve. GOD being perfect would not make us unmoral that's Satans doing. Though as Christians we should uphold our faith and the BIBLE with firm decleration, we also must not judge those who are blinded ...

  • Gay Marriage and premarital preparation

    Posted April 16, 2011 by "General" Hafeezah

    Many have asked me if my workbook set whcih includes 2 books, one for the male and one for the female Could be tailored for gay and/or lesbian marriage partners who want to do the premarital investigation of whether or not they are equally yoked.  The answer is Yes.  If someone desires the...

  • Wouldn't

    Posted April 15, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    Wouldn't   There are times in our lives when we just wouldn't do the things we need to do To open up, to share our fears and hopes and dreams   There are places in this life where we just shouldn't go where angels fear to tread What cruelty of life's injustices and pain  ...

  • Metaphor and Imagination

    Posted April 15, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    "Whoever can give the people better stories than the ones they live is like the priest in whose hands common bread and wine become capable of feeding the very soul."~Hugh Kenner There is something unquestionably right about the metaphor, and something unquestionably wrong. This tension of "is" ...

  • Accountable to No One Else

    Posted April 14, 2011 by Dr. Ramon G. Rivera

    I posited this years ago in response to a question about evil so I imagined what the Father Alone would be thinking and came up with this:   My Blog     Entry for April 21, 2006 / Interpretation to stir the Imagination. Entry for April 21, 2006 / Interpretation to ...

  • Holistic Health

    Posted April 14, 2011 by Pastor Brian Copperthite H.H.P.

    Ablog where people can view and ask questions relating to holistic health and alternative medicine. I will be posting different tips and tricks on how to use natural remedies to aid the body in healing itself using the medicine that the great creator has provided for us here on earth.

  • Wicca or Witchcraft?

    Posted April 13, 2011 by Tom Asdell

    Merry Meet, I said I'd get back with the difference (in my point of view) between Wicca And Witchcraft, here goes...   First - Witchcraft:   My definition of the word "witch" is a combined meaning of two of the stories I have head of the origin of the word.  One is the (I believe...

  • C'MON

    Posted April 13, 2011 by Dr. Ramon G. Rivera

             I Amthe Intellectual Boxer Dr. R.G. Rivera, Yogi/Master Teacher/Thought Scientist   I'll Kick Your Donkey ......Devil.

  • acim

    Posted April 13, 2011 by Dr. Ramon G. Rivera

       READ IT.  IT'S ABOUT THE FUTURE PRACTICED TODAY AND CLAIMED TODAY.  YOU LEARN TO SEE YOURSELF AS YOU WILL BE TOMORROW...TODAY. IT IS REAL.  IMAGINATION YOU SAY? WITHOUT IT YOU WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE GROWTH. FOR THE IMAGINATION IS THE FRUIT OF THE TREES OF LIFE TODAY AS ...

  • Safe

    Posted April 12, 2011 by The Rt. Rev. Mark Luljak

    Safe (Cell of the Mind) Assault on my senses, and yet it's me who's caged as the life I've been living grinds to a halt Withdrawn to a tiny room, slim moonlight through the windows barred to keep you safe or is it me? It's me, I'm fairly sure, as I've noticed that the lock clearly bolts...

  • Spiritual center

    Posted April 12, 2011 by Rev. Dr. Karen Fox

    If anyone in the SWWashington area might be interested in opening / participating in spiritual center , drop me aline :) something I'm considering doing in near future.

  • Lenten Traditions

    Posted April 12, 2011 by Joseph Lynn, Obl. ULM

    During Lent we traditionally take on spiritual disciplines that help draw us closer to the Holy Provider. I hope you find one or more of these practices helpful along your Lenten journey. Fasting:  This Lent let go of the inessential to hold fast to what is essential. If you abstain from food,...

  • God is in you

    Posted April 12, 2011 by Rev. DJ Knebel

    The other day I was asked,"where do I find God?" My answer was simple, I said "you don't need to find God, He found you and He is in you. God is your inborn knowledge of right and wrong. If you confess Jesus as Lord and Savior you are saved, if you live according to your inborn knowledge you gain no...

  • We All Need Some Fun In Our Lives

    Posted April 12, 2011 by Priestess Elizabeth Mason

    As each and every day it seems as if the economy gets worse, has it's up & downs and simply cannot decide what it needs to do, we all get frustrated & carry on the best we know how. One of the ways in which I cope is to get involved with making friendships, that will last for years to come hopefully...

  • Lesson Four - The Holy Spirit

    Posted April 11, 2011 by Rama StrongBear

    The Holy Spirit is the Creator manifesting Himself in the Creation through spiritual Adepts Who have achieved full Self-realization (=God-realization) and merged into Him, and also through Those, Who have not entered into the Abode of the Creator yet, but have achieved Mergence with the Holy Spirit....

  • Chaos

    Posted April 11, 2011 by Nikki Young

      When chaos comes knocking at your door, don’t run from it, struggling with the changes only results in us failing to listen. Our situation never betters that way.  Know that whatever the Lord can bring you to, he can bring you through. If you were a part of creating the chaos tha...

  • Creating Holy Water or Annointing Oil

    Posted April 11, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    This information I found on the web. It was written by Silver RavenWolf, and here is the complete text of the article. May it help you all.   The following article is still under construction. I have included it because it might be of enlightenment to you even as I write it.Quite frankly...

  • Of Saints and Scientists

    Posted April 10, 2011 by Rev. Stephen Carlin

      Many of my fellow Christians are constantly railing against Darwinism and Science in general as if they are tools of the Devil meant to discredit the whole idea of a loving Creator. Likewise; many scientists and professional persons look upon religion and faith as being things which are as o...

  • In Memory of...

    Posted April 9, 2011 by Rev David Wheeler, EIEIO

    In Memory of... On this date; April 10, 1991; My Sister Denise, my Brother Kristopher and I lost our Father due to complication from Liver Cancer. Our Father, Weldon Warren Wheeler was 68 years old at the time. Weldon Warren Wheeler was born to Carl Ezna Wheeler and Edna Ruschmeyer Wheeler on No...

  • Mental Bend on Balance and Legs

    Posted April 9, 2011 by Serpent Rising

    Just thought this, has anyone heard of similar? [Well, I developed as I went along, so not the brief little idea I began with. It has turned now into a full-blown brain explosion. Don't mind the mess, I am working on cleanng up after myself ;)]   We have a brain which deals primarily with th...