| The Devil in Church | | 2008-07-20 04:13:37 | | The Devil in Church
People were in their pews talking at church. Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance, trampling each...
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| Walk This Way - Sermon by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, Suncook United Methodist Church, July 13, 2008 | | 2008-07-19 17:24:00 | | This week I have been thinking a lot about the sermon Huntley gave us last week. He talked about the transition of the Gospel from Jesus to the apostles before He ascended into heaven and how they waited and prayed. They had faith in Jesus and went blindly and did what He told them to do. They went, waited, listened and prayed. They did this together with other disciples, waiting to hear a Word from God. Well…this got me thinking. What exactly was it they were doing…what were their actions saying about their lives and what does it say about our lives as disciples today?I want to show you something…this is a walking stick that Ray and the girls made for me when I was in undergrad. I took a hiking class because I had to take a physed course and they thought that mom needed a walking stick. (My question is did they think I was unfit or too old to take the class.) Inscribed on it is one of my favorite pieces of scripture that I have learned (and am still learning) to live by. It’s | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| The Apostate Gospel Of The Church Of Oprah Winfrey: Jesus Christ Did Not Come To Earth To Die On The Cross | | 2008-07-18 11:13:00 | | Are you aware of what Oprah Winfrey is teaching about Jesus Christ on her television show?On a stunning recent national broadcast, Oprah Winfrey stated that Jesus did not come to this earth to die on the cross for our sins.Oprah claims that she now knows the REAL reason why Jesus came.But the reality is that she is leading people down the path of deception.In Matthew 24:10-11, Jesus said:At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.Oprah Winfrey is literally deceiving millions of people.Have you been deceived?Oprah claims that there are many ways to God.If there was another way to God, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross?The reality is that there is no other way, and that the only way to God is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.Watch this short | | By: Shattered Paradigm | | |
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| Reimagining Church by Frank Viola | | 2008-07-17 13:16:22 | | I didn’t intend to write a post because i’ve been taking a sabbatical to catch up on some things. But i just received the book, “Reimagining Church” by Frank Viola. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Frank Viola, he’s the author of the controversial book, “Pagan Christianity“. I loved Pagan Christianity. There were [...] | | By: Tithe Stewardship and Church Tithing | | |
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| A New Earth: The New Age Church Of Oprah Winfrey And Eckhart Tolle That Teaches A Gospel That Denies Jesus The Messiah | | 2008-07-15 11:18:00 | | Do you know about the New Age gospel that Oprah Winfrey has been teaching on her television show?Do you know what she has been saying about Jesus, the Bible and Christianity?Do you know about the new "guru" she has been promoting?Do you know how the teachings of Eckhart Tolle directly contradict the Bible?Posted below is the most in depth, most shocking and most revealing film about what Oprah Winfrey REALLY believes and how it directly contradicts the Bible.You will never view Oprah Winfrey the same way again after watching this video:
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| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PALAWAN | | 2008-07-13 19:47:00 | | Finally our last stop was the Immaculate Conception Church, a Roman Catholic cathedral adjacent to Plaza Cuartel. This is probably the biggest and the oldest church in Puerto Princesa. It is approximately 5 to 10 minutes away from the city proper located in Barangay Liwanag, Rizal Avenue.
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| Rockin’ in the church | | 2008-07-12 13:19:50 | | LiveNation handles the most rock shows in the US, and many of their newest venues answer to a higher authority: churches and synagogues have become popular concert spots.
One good example is Washington DC’s Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, where UK chart-topper Adele recently perfomed, and rockers Grizzly Bear will appear in August. The acoustics, intimate setting, [...] | | By: MusicNews&Views | | |
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| Top 10 most beautiful architecture of Church (6-10) | | 2008-07-08 05:03:34 | | See the previous post: Top 10 most baeutiful architecture Churchs (1-5)
6. Notre Dame
Notre Dame de Paris (”Our mother in Paris”, it means the Paris chusrch that dedicated to mother Maria), usually called as Notre Dame. This is the cathedral with gothic architectural located at west Île de la Cité in Paris, France, that has [...] | | By: News Media to Share | | |
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| The Church of England is Protestant again | | 2008-07-08 04:43:23 | | "A couple of hours ago, the Church of England decisively severed itself from its Catholic roots. By voting to ordain women bishops without significant safeguards for traditionalists, it reasserted its identity as a Protestant Church. Whether it will be a liberal or conservative Protestant denomination remains to be seen. But any hope of unity with Rome and the Orthodox has gone forever." So writes Damian Thompson in his Telegraph blog.It came as no surprise to me. I will see where we stand tomorrow, the we being the traditionalists. But I fear it's as the Rev David Houlding, a leading Anglo-Catholic, said. "It's getting worse – it's going downhill very badly. It's quite clear there is a pincer movement and we are being squeezed out. We are being pushed by a particular liberal agenda and we are going to have women bishops at the exclusion of any other view."As I felt this morning, precious little discernment. More a view shaped to current fashion. | | By: A View from Middle England by Arden Forester | | |
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| Paoay Church | | 2008-07-06 07:03:00 | | St. Augustine Church, more commonly known as Paoay Church, was built in 1964 by Augustinian friars led by Fr. Antonio Estavillo. Completed in 1710, the church was built of baked bricks, coral rocks, tree sap and lumber. Local materials used inlcuded mixing sand, lime sugarcane juice. These were boiled with mangeao leaves, leather and rice straw for two nights. Considered as the most outstanding variant of the Earthquake Baroque, this site is now included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The be | | By: Photography-Per-Diem | | |
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| July 4, 2008 - Poems - at Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH | | 2008-07-05 16:27:00 | | The following poems were shared at Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH, as part of the 4th of July celebration:------- SET ONE--------On the FourthOn the Fourthand all year longwe must never forgetthe words on that parchment so long agoOur prayer of that daystill true here and nowour nation to be trueall to be free,as our creator intendedfree from oppression,to pursue, happiness to findwithin ourselvesand with our GodA vision worthy to upholda hope to share with the worldMay we never forgetto hold these words in our heartsJuly 4, 2008Declaration of Independencewritten for July 4th celebrationWesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH--- Words of MettleI paused todayto read, once again,those words of mettle,of resolve, of hope, of our faithThose words, part of the threadthe dream, the story that is AmericaThose words written in Philadelphiaproclaimed the sins of the kingthe prayers of the coloniesthe roots of our democracyWhat we believeand what we celebrate todayJuly 4, 2008Dec | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| July 4th - at Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH | | 2008-07-05 09:18:00 | | Annually, our church opens its lawn to the community, offering music, pie and ice cream, and one of the best views of Concord's fireworks. I have been able for the last four years to share some of my poetry as part of the celebration. Each year I end up writing more that day as well, as I listen to the patriot music and think about what it means to be an American, especially on the birthday of our country. | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| "Lost In Church" - Could This Be True ? | | 2008-07-03 15:52:00 | | The following is a portion of an article on the Facing Forever webpage (click the link to read the entire article): How would your approach to evangelism be different if you knew that up to one-half of the people attending your church were not Christians? As startling as this idea may appear, recent research indicates it is a hard reality for many churches in the United States. Researcher George Barna has discovered the disturbing fact that “half of all adults who attend Protestant churches on a typical Sunday morning are not Christian.” He also points out that people who call themselves Christians but are not born again are “a group that constitutes a majority of churchgoers.”Barna’s findings are similar to those reported by Bill Bright, founder and fifty-year president of Campus Crusade for Christ. According to Bright, “Our surveys suggest that over 50% of the hundred million people in church | | By: Seeing God Do Immeasurably More | | |
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| Church of St. George, Sofia | | 2008-07-03 06:50:16 | | The Church of St George is an Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest building in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is situated behind the Sheraton Hotel, amid remains of the ancient town of Serdica. Built by the Romans in the 4th century AD, it is mainly famous for the 12th-14th [...] | | By: Best travel, travel trailers, discount travel, 200 | | |
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| The Church: A Place Of Grace | | 2008-06-30 07:48:19 | | June is almost over, and within the children's work we've finished our program for June. We spent the last month looking at Mission, with a particular focus on the nations. Within the fifty or so...
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| Good jokes-"Walking Home From Church" | | 2008-06-25 02:18:48 | | A little boy was walking down a dirt road after church one Sunday afternoon when he came to a crossroads where he met a little girl coming from the other direction."Hello," said the little boy. "Hi," replied the little girl."Where are you going?" asked the little boy."I've been to church this morning and I'm on my way home," answered the little girl."I'm also on my way home from church. Which church do you go to?" asked the little boy."I go to the Baptist church back down the road," replied the little girl. "What about you?""I go to the Methodist church back at the top of the hill," replied the little boy.They discover that they are both going the same way so they decided that they'd walk together. They came to a low spot in the road where spring rains had partially flooded the road, so there was no way that they could get across to the other side without getting wet."If I get my new Sunday dress wet, my Mom's going to skin me alive," said the little girl."My Mom'll tan my hide, too, i | | By: Life Disguised in Humor | | |
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| No go on movie says church | | 2008-06-16 16:07:25 | | The Italian Catholic Church has refused to let a new movie based on a Dan Brown novel be filmed in churches in Rome after the author's "The Da Vinci Code" novel and film outraged the Vatican.
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| Interprative Singing Time at the Mormon Church | | 2008-06-13 15:46:00 | | I've been given a new assignment at our church: Children's Song Leader. I knew this was coming. My whole life I've never had any calling in the Mormon church that wasn't completely administrative. But we've been going to our church here in Los Angeles for over four years now so the secret was hard to keep - I'm a manic freak who is superbly suited for mass entertainment.A few weeks ago my friend tapped me on the shoulder at the start of church, "could you come help out in Primary [the 4-12 year old classes] today?" Of course I said yes but when I showed up she asked me to entertain the entire group of 50 kids with songs for half an hour.There was only one thing to do. For our first song, I picked a basic everyone knew and had a squadron of eight year old girls come up to interpretive dance along to the music. I tried not to look towards the back of the room where the regular adult leaders sat since I'm sure they were expecting something a little more reverent. For the next song, | | By: Hollywood Flakes: Get 'em While They're Hot | | |
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| Benedict XVI Meets Bush In Realignment of Church and State | | 2008-06-13 13:53:16 | | Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic church, granted a special audience to U.S. President Bush on Vatican state grounds earlier today. This is their second official meeting in exactly three months. Photos of the seemingly casual encounter unambiguously articulate a new alignment and alliance between the two powerful leaders. Both men walk (or [...]
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| The Daily Buzz: Archaeologists Discover The World's Oldest Church & Facebook Fights Back Against Cat Eaters | | 2008-06-12 11:55:00 | | -In an amazing discovery, archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they believe could be the oldest church ever found. It is estimated that this church first existed some time between 33 A.D. and 70 A.D.-An oil industry insider is telling everyone that the "oil shortage" is a complete myth.-The New York Times apparently believes that it is time for us to reconsider whether "free speech" is a good idea or not.-China is once again setting a new standard in animal rights by selling goldfish keychains with LIVE goldfish in them.-Finally, it looks like Facebook does have SOME standards. Facebook recently deleted the accounts of a couple of individuals who posted pictures of themselves EATING cats.
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| Hi-tech Church || Hightech-Kirche | | 2008-06-11 10:37:00 | |
I don't remember where I shot this picture. I guess it was in Altea/Spain. Anyhow, this church not only has cruxes on the roof but also lots of antennas and cables. May they boost the transfer rate of the connection to God. Who knows ...
Ich weiss nicht mehr genau wo ich dieses Bild aufnahm. Ich vermute es war in Altea/Spanien. Diese Kirche hat nicht nur Kreuze auf dem Dach sondern auch viele Antennen und Kabel. Vielleicht wird dadurch die Transferrate der Verbindung zu Gott erhoeht. Wer weiss ...
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| Barack Obama Quits the Trinity United Church | | 2008-06-01 06:36:58 | | After twenty years of subscribing to the hate filled rhetoric of the Trinity United Church Barack Obama has quit the church. This was probably the right (pardon the pun) thing to do but what took so long?
Let’s face it, there is nothing uniting about this church. The candidate who promises to bring Americans together, [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
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| Obama Forsakes His Controversial Church Of Twenty Years | | 2008-05-31 19:57:24 | | Saturday evening news headlines are always telling. Particularly because fewer people are watching. So, what a non-surprise that media-savvy presidential hopeful Barack Obama picked a Saturday evening to quit his own church, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. NYT reports that he will be explaining this latest denunciation tonight in South Dakota.
The 47-year-old junior [...]
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| Church of England: UK will be "Islamic nation" in 2038 | | 2008-05-29 10:05:00 | | The progress of conservative Islam in the UK has been amazing, and it has come at a time of prolonged decline in church attendance that seems likely to continue.This progress has been enthusiastically assisted by this government in particular with its hard-line multi-cultural dogma and willingness to concede to virtually every demand made by Muslims. (...) At all levels of national life Islam has gained state funding, protection from any criticism, and the insertion of advisors and experts in government departs national and local. A Muslim Home Office adviser, for example, was responsible for Baroness Scotland’s aborting of the legislation against honour killings, arguing that informal methods would be better. In the police we hear of girls under police protection having the addresses of their safe houses disclosed to their parents by Muslim officers who think they are doing their religious duty. (...) The point is that Islam is being institutionalised, incarnated, into national stru | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Ruslana Featuring T-Pain - Moon Of Dreams / T-Pain - Church | | 2008-05-26 12:44:16 | | Cand am ascultat prima data piesa nu m-a atras deloc , si nici T-pain dar acum pot sa zic ca imi place maxim .E tare si combinatia ,tinant cont ca Ruslana e ucrainianca , reprezinta un feat de clasa..cand o sa vedem vre-un artist roman sa colaboreze cu artisti mai mari din state?Toti au prin europa feat uri cu nume mari din alte tari , noi ne limitam numai la balarii .Videoclipul Ruslanei are 2 variante ,in 2 limbi si am inteles ca se baga la greu si la noi pe posturile care difuzeaza muzica.Cor | | By: despre orice | | |
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| Prestonwood Baptist pastor: Church appalled, disgraced by minister's sex sting arrest | | 2008-05-18 10:14:00 | | 12:43 AM CDT on Sunday, May 18, 2008PLANO – A Prestonwood Baptist Church minister arrested for soliciting a minor online has resigned from the church, Pastor Jack Graham told his congregation Saturday evening. Dr. Graham addressed the crowd at the start of the church's regular worship service. He said the church had accepted Joe Barron's resignation, which took effect immediately. Dallas News | | By: Frisco Texas Living | | |
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| Jack Graham Statement on Prestonwood Baptist Church Preacher | | 2008-05-18 10:11:00 | | 12:43 AM CDT on Sunday, May 18, 2008Prestonwood Baptist pastor: Church appalled, disgraced by minister's sex sting arrest. PLANO – A Prestonwood Baptist Church minister arrested for soliciting a minor online has resigned from the church, Pastor Jack Graham told his congregation Saturday evening. (Dallas News) | | By: Plano-Living | | |
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| Round Church, Cambridge | | 2008-05-16 09:00:08 | | The Holy Sepulchre, commonly known as the “Round Church”, is a church in Cambridge, England. 11th century Crusaders to the Holy Land would have seen the Holy Sepulchre, located near the centre of Jerusalem. It was a round church supported on eighteen columns or piers with an ambulatory around the perimeter on the west of [...] | | By: Best travel, travel trailers, discount travel, 200 | | |
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| Barack Obama’s Church Bulletins Contain Controversial Content | | 2008-05-09 20:19:36 | | By now everybody has heard the infamous “sermons” from Barack Obama’s spiritual mentor and pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Barack Obama stood by his pastor when the video clips first hit the airwaves, but as the controversy grew and Reverend Wright became a serious detriment to the Obama campaign Obama was forced to denounce his former [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
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| Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church | | 2008-05-09 17:34:32 | | During World War II, Americans soldiers in occupied Germany got a booklet called the “Pocket Guide to Germany” that explained the ins and outs of occupation. In 1944, it read read: “Don’t forget that you’re ordered into Germany now partly because your fathers forgot so soon what the war was about last time.”The Kaiser Wilhelm [...] | | By: Travel Stories & Travel Information - StorySui | | |
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| LET'S SEPARATE THE CHURCH & THE STATE | | 2008-05-07 23:48:06 | | -Follow this link to add the banner to your site-Americans United protects separation of church and state by working on a wide range of pressing political and social issues. Learn more about their ongoing work to protect religious liberty in America.Americans United for Separation of Church and State is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, founded in 1947 by a broad coalition of religious, educational and civic leaders. Learn More about the organization's history.Membership in AUBy supporting Americans United as a contributing member, you will provide them with much-needed resources to continue the struggle in defense of the church-state wall. Please join them! For questions about membership or contributions, please write to membership@au.org.http://www.relaywave.com/pingRelayWave.php
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| Is The Church Truly Following Jesus ? | | 2008-05-04 18:47:00 | | Is the church today what God wants it to be ? How does the church today compare to the church in the Bible, particularly the early church in the book of Acts ? The early church in Acts is considered the model of what the church is to be like. In Matthew 4:19 Jesus says "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." In order to truly follow Jesus we must be "fishers of men" - people who activiely share Christ with others in their daily lives. In many churches today there is alot of talk about sharing the Good News of Christ with others and of making disciples. It seems that many churches talk more about the Great Commission than actually do it. How many people in the church are being true to Jesus and being fishers of men ?There are some very interesting verses in Acts chapter 8 about the church. Acts 8:1 tells us that a great persecution broke out against the church, and that everyone except the apostles were scattered to other places in Judea and Samaria. The apostles, the main lead | | By: Seeing God Do Immeasurably More | | |
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| Wright says criticism is attack on black church | | 2008-04-28 13:02:20 | | WASHINGTON (AP) - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright says criticism surrounding his fiery sermons is an attack on the black church.
Barack Obama’s longtime pastor says he hopes the controversy will have a positive outcome and spark an honest dialogue about race in America. Wright says black church traditions are still “invisible” to many Americans, as they [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Church Member Gets Shocking Letter From Pastor | | 2008-04-19 09:05:31 | | I don’t have much time to write about this one, but here’s a news article that talks about a Church who is kicking out an 80 year old, social security paid, single woman because she only paid her tithe twice this year.
See News article here
I hate that churches can keep their non-profit status after pulling [...] | | By: Tithe Stewardship and Church Tithing | | |
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| The "Church Signs Say the Darndest Things Part 2" Offensive | | 2008-04-06 13:48:00 | | I don't know why, but Sundays always make me feel like casting aside my offensive thoughts to take the time to contemplate the deeper, more spiritual things in my life. It is a day for reflecting on all my blessings and to really work on being a better person.OK, I'm lying, Sundays make me really only think of two things:1) I wish Jesus's taco truck was open today.2) The church sign generator is too much frigging fun to play with!My first round of church signs still brings more traffic to my blo | | By: The Offended Blogger | | |
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| Charlotte Church reveals daughter Ruby is a daddy’s girl | | 2008-04-05 03:14:00 | | Opera singer turned TV presenter Charlotte Church, 22, has praised boyfriend Gavin Henson, 26, for being such a hands-on dad and revealed that their daughter Ruby Megan, 7 months, is a daddy’s girl.
To be honest, I’m not that busy with motherhood. She’s a daddy’s girl through and through. Gavin’s really good with her. She’s gorgeous [...] | | By: Parenting & Pregnancy | | |
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| Church Bulletin | | 2008-04-04 11:51:07 | |
Ya’ll need to tune in this Sundy (prolly in the afternoon, ’cause Mama might go out Saturdy night) for services up in the Church of Ill Repute. Here’s the bulletin:
Invocation by the Reverend Mother Maxine LeGay
Tithing for the Liquor Church Fund
Announcements
*Monthly Mission Trip to Injun Casino Reservation
*Choir of the Ill Repute Trip to Sizzler Practice
*Status [...] | | By: Maxine's House of Ill Repute | | |
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| The Church of Ill Repute | | 2008-03-30 14:03:10 | |
Fart Blossoms, ol’ Maxine took a big step on her spiritual journey today, and I owe it all to Trailer Park Barbie.
I have become an ordained minister.
I am now the REVEREND MOTHER MAXINE LEGAY.
It’s true. Here’s my Certificate of Ordination:
That’s right, Fart Blossoms. I can now officiate at weddings, births, funerals, animal blessings and drag [...] | | By: Maxine's House of Ill Repute | | |
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| 160-Year Old Oslob Church Gutted by Fire | | 2008-03-29 11:01:09 | | Horrors of horrors, that was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw a local paper’s front page last Thursday. It carried the news of the destruction of one of Cebu’s oldest churches. The 160-year old Immaculate Conception Parish and its convent in the southern town of Oslob was gutted by fire.
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| As the Church Went Dark | | 2008-03-22 06:04:00 | | Darkness closing inas the candles went deadpiece of me weptthe weight of my sintaking Christ through His PassionDimming light, head bowedWe are not worthyof your loveOur Lord, struck, spat uponthorns, vivid, pierced his brownaked and whippedFinally the crossour hands drivethe angry nailsbind him to the rough-hewn woodDarkness with his deathhis lifeless body in the tombMarch 21, 2008Service of Tenebrae,Maundy ThursdaySanbornville United Methodist Church,3/20/08, Pastor Ruth L. Foss | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| Stripping the Church | | 2008-03-22 05:39:00 | | Little by littlethe things, the bible,the cross, the candleswere carried outtaken from the chancelout the center aislein the hushed sanctuaryHis presence removedin the loss of the momentthe disciples scatteredHis fate in their handsof the Sanhedrin, the High Priestanswering trumped-up chargesthe church dimmedas the light was removedin the stripping of the churchMarch 21, 2008Maundy Thursday, 2007, 2006, 2005Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| Obama’s church accuses media of character assassination | | 2008-03-16 16:25:39 | | The Chicago church attended by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) issued a statement Sunday contending that coverage of his pastor’s inflammatory remarks amounted to character assassination and “an attack on … the history of the African American church.”
Obama distanced himself from inflammatory comments by the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., retiring pastor at Trinity United Church [...] | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Speaking to church groups, a £5 overpayment and early retirement! | | 2008-03-16 12:04:29 | | All Saints Church Mudeford Women's FellowshipOn 4 March I spoke for the third time to the Women's Fellowship at All Saints Church in Mudeford, just outside Christchurch. There were 26 there (including one gentleman who helps out with transport for their members) and I delivered my new-ish talk I Must Write That Down! (A Commonplace Book) which went well with this friendly bunch.The last time I had spoken there, I noticed later on that they had slightly overpaid me (£5 over the amount we had agreed). They were appreciative of the fact that I had pointed this out to them and we adjusted my fee this time to allow for this. Clubs and societies mainly derive their income from subscriptions, raffles, etc, and, as new members are not always easy to attract, every penny counts. I always stick to the fees and expenses that I have quoted.Years ago, a speaker in my area told me that he had just passed an audition for inclusion in a nearby county's WI Speakers List and had submitted details of hi | | By: Nick R Thomas - A Public Speaker's Blog | | |
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| Priest attacked in church... in London! | | 2008-03-15 08:02:00 | | God Help Britain -- A priest has been attacked in the grounds of his church, in what police described as a "faith-hate" crime. Canon Michael Ainsworth, 57, was injured by two Asian youths at the church, in Tower Hamlets, east London. Canon Ainsworth said a third youth watched as he suffered cuts, bruises and black eyes in the assault at the church of St George-in-the-East. | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| please pray for church needs | | 2008-03-04 12:22:14 | | please pray for our transfiguration missionary society ministries working among sikh peoples group in punjab india here the land prises too high so we unable to purchase lands for the church constructions at present we have twenty two strong congregations in rented buildings we appeal you all before closes the doors for the gospel we [...] | | By: Prayers Online | | |
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| Church mugger avoids jail time | | 2008-02-28 08:12:00 | | Darcy Lance Jones has come a long way since August, when he earned the nickname "the church mugger" for attacking an elderly man who had given him money for five days in a row, right outside the man's church.
Jones was caught on camera grabbing Peter Collins' wallet and then throwing the 79-year-old retired doctor to the floor of the Holy Rosary Church foyer -- just as Collins was about to give | | By: News Alert | | |
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| My church | | 2008-02-27 15:23:53 | | Please pray for my church. we are trying to move from one property to another and it has been 3 years since we have started this process. We have already have been remodeling the other property but due to permits or city ordinances, and what ever else seems to pop up..we just cannoty seem to [...] | | By: Prayers Online | | |
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| Sermon - "Life's Waters", given by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, Sanbornville United Methodist Church, Wakefield, NH, February 24, 2008 | | 2008-02-27 09:25:00 | | John 4:5-42 Well…here we are at the 3rd week of Lent. We are one more week closer to that day we are all looking forward to. The day that our Lord and Savior is victorious over sin and death…the day that He rises from the tomb to offer us a new life of reconciliation and redemption…the day that we are able to once more have a right relationship with our Creator God…as it was in the Garden so long ago. Last time I was here…I was talking about the time of Lent and how it should be not just a season but something we do every day of our lives. I talked about how to Lent…or to live a life of Lent…means accepting boundaries…the wise boundaries…that God has set before us. Boundaries that keep us safe...under His protective wings of love. Something that Adam and Eve didn’t do. Well…in reading my Daily Devotional, The Upper Room Disciplines, I learned another way to live a life to Lent. To Lent also means to learn to be an ambassador for Christ, to point away from | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| CHURCH OF PECOTA PICKS CUBS TO WIN THE NL CENTRAL | | 2008-02-16 20:26:04 | |
PECOTA HQ and their staff of baseball analysts
BP posted its 2008 Record Predictions yesterday.
They've predicted that the team in the NL Central will finish like this:
Chicago Cubs 89-73
Milwaukee Brewers 87-75
Cincinnati Reds 79-83
Houston Astros 74-88
St. Louis Cardinals 72-90
Pittsburgh Pirates 71-91 So, along with Dempster's prediction that the Cubs will win the World Series, that oughta pretty well sink us for this season.
PECOTA also makes predictions regarding the Cubs' team offensive and defensive stats:
Record: 89-73
Runs Scored: 845
Runs Allowed: 759
AVG/OBP/SLG: .274/.343/.452
PECOTA's player-depth charts are also out, and they looks like this:
(exptected lineup)
Soriano .278/.336/.544
Theriot .270/.330/.347 (OPS of .677--gah)
Derrek Lee .303/.387/.527
A-Ram .301/.363/.536
FUDome .289/.401/.504
DeRosa .286/.360/.439
Soto .273/.352/.470
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| Will Someone Please Rid Our Church of This Troublesome Priest? | | 2008-02-08 10:12:00 | | ROWAN WILLIAMS STEPS IN IT – AGAIN!I find it a but amusing that the "blog world" is suddenly discovering what we Episcopalians have known for ages. The current Archbishop of Canterbury is an abjectly incompetent fool. This isn't the first time we've been subjected to his idiocy. It is the first time the "conservative" blog world has taken notice that the man is a dangerous idiot. For months those of us who have chosen to remain Episcopalian have been treated a bit like we are liberal morons for not rebelling against those vile (and sometimes gay) Episcopal bishops and ... | | By: The Pink Flamingo | | |
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| The "Church Signs say the Darndest Things!" Offensive | | 2008-02-06 22:27:00 | | (Pssst.... in case you didn't know, there is an Offended Blogger "What Was Willy Thinking?" caption contest going on 2 posts down, don't miss it! 60 + entries already! Voting starts Friday and the winner will be announced on Monday. A new Willy contest starts this Sunday, too. Hooyah!!)So anyhoo... after that Aussie crybaby set my effing teeth on edge earlier, I decided to just put it behind me and turn the other cheek, at church. OK, well it wasn't really church, it was actually this really fun | | By: The Offended Blogger | | |
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| Church Matters | | 2008-01-31 13:05:05 | | This isn't going to be a 'testimony blog.' Although in one sense, it is. As it will be about something I've been pondering about recently. Something I feel very strongly about. And that is the...
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| WS #21: Quiapo Church bell tower | | 2008-01-27 17:54:00 | | I missed far too many Weekend Snapshots already which I felt pretty bad about so I decided I wasn't going to miss this one. Here is a picture of the Quiapo Church's bell tower taken during Carlos' North Bank walking tour. The church, also known as the Basilika ng Nazareno, is the home of the Black Nazarene - a life-sized statue of a kneeling Jesus Christ. On January 9 each year, the statue is | | By: ramblings from a gypsy soul | | |
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| Sermon, "Follow the Leader", by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, January 27, 2008, prepared for worship - Sanbornville, United Methodist Church, Wakefield, NH | | 2008-01-27 10:59:00 | | Matthew 4: 12-23“Follow the Leader”How many of you remember playing follow the leader when you were a child? (pause) I sure remember. As a matter of fact…I still get into a good game of it with my daughters. It gets silly after a while when they realize that I know how to follow their lead. I also liked playing “Simon Says” when I was little…and still do now. It’s all about following the leader. In today’s scripture from Matthew…we see these fisher men playing follow the leader. Jesus came by and said “Follow Me”…and they immediately got into the “game.” Following the leader…what kind of leader was Jesus any way? He wasn’t the type of leader that took things by force…He taught love and patience. He didn’t have a large army of fighting men ready to take over the city…He had a band of fishermen and a tax collector. He even hung out with sinners…prostitutes…tax collectors and the like (for shame!). So what type of leader was He? Why did these men stop what they were doing…walk away from their lives and families they had…just to follow this man…this prophet…of their time? Well…one thing that they may have felt was the urgency of Jesus’ ministry. We have to remember…just before this time…Jesus had been in the desert for 40 days and was tested there by the tempter…now we don’t know if it was actually Satan that tempted Him there but we assume it was Satan…all it tells us is that it was the “tempter…the devil.” Now that His time of tempting was over it was time for Him to get on with His ministry…a ministry of Redemption.This was what He came to earth for…to be that Redemptive “bridge” over the gap that was made in the Garden of Eden…to Redeem humanity back to the life that was lost there. Jesus immediately started to teach in the synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing disease and sickness among the people. (Redeeming Grace…was redeeming them … | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| Sermon, "Beacons of Light", by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, January 13, 2008, Sanbornville, United Methodist Church, Wakefield, NH | | 2008-01-13 18:48:00 | | Baptism of the Lord SundayMatthew 3:13-17/Isaiah 42:6-9 Good Morning…today is the Baptism of the Lord Sunday. What a glorious day it is. It was the day…that…marked the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. It was the day that…marked the beginning of OUR salvation story. What a great day it is indeed!How many of you remember your baptism? Well…I was baptized twice in my life. Once…when I was an infant so I don’t remember it…but…the second one I remember it well. It was when I was around 37…I was baptized by immersion at the church I belonged to at the time. I remember coming up out of the waters and knowing I was a changed person. I knew that…my life was no longer my own…I knew that I was adopted into a royal priesthood with Christ as my guide. It was an overwhelmingly joyous time in my life and was the beginning of a new life with Christ as the head of it. Baptism… What is baptism? What happens when we are baptized…do we have to do it every time we sin or is it a “one shot deal”…how can we be truly free…after baptism…what’s next? How should our lives be different? These are questions that many people ask…my prayer is that we will be able to have a better understanding of our baptism, the freedom that is offered us and all the joy that surrounds that time in our lives by taking a look at baptism and what takes place during our baptism as well as how are lives should be after baptism. Well…in Colossians 2 vs. 11-12…it speaks of baptism as spiritual circumcision and being raised with Christ. The verses state: “11In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, 12having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.” It introduces us to sharing in Christ’s suffering and death because we are “buried with Him. | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| At Church of St. Jilji | | 2008-01-06 17:40:02 | | Wall close to church of St. Jilji in Husova street which goes from Prague Municipal library at Marianske square to metro station at Narodni trida street. | | By: Prague Daily Photo | | |
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| The Greek-Catholic Church in Chlomcza (Poland) | | 2007-12-23 06:25:10 | |
The wooden Greek-Catholic Church was build in 1859.From 1946 to 1960 was used as a Roman - Catholic Church, then it was The Uniat Church.
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| The Greek-Catholic Church in Siemiuszowa (Poland) | | 2007-12-23 06:24:24 | |
The wooden Greek-Catholic Church from Siemiuszowa village. It was built in 1841. At present, it is use as a Roman-Catholic Church.
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Camera: Canon EOS 350D Digital Aperture: F6.3 Exposure Time: 1/400, 1/1000, 1/200 sec Focal Length: 26 mm ISO: 100 Lens: Canon EF 17-40 mm L Flash: Did not fire
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| Pullman and the Church of Stupidity | | 2007-12-06 21:28:00 | | I was recently having a discussion with a classmate in my Modern German Fiction class--a relatively interesting class actually--on the subject of the film adaptation of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. First, I haven't read all the books so anything I am going to discuss here is from what I have read about the book online and elsewhere and what I have been told by people who have read the book. Second, some of what I'm going to bring up from the discussion from the other day may not be true. I haven't researched it because it really doesn't matter considering that the argument I'll be making it still valid whether what I learned is true or not. Given the history of the relationship between literature and religion I am highly inclined to believe it. Now, as many of you know, Pullman's "His Dark Materials" series is highly critical of organized religion--Christianity to be specific. Pullman himself is an outspoken atheist as has been said countless | | By: The World in the Satin Bag | | |
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| Sermon - "You Can’t Take It with You", given by Ruth L. Foss, Sanbornville United Methodist Church, Wakefield, NH, September 30, 2007 | | 2007-11-30 08:13:00 | | 1 Timothy There is an old song that goes Money makes the world go around…the world go around …the world go around. Money makes the world go around…that clinking clanking sound†from Cabaret. /it reminds me of how society is today. If you don’t have money…you have nothing, are nothing, you have not accomplished anything in life. What a way we live today...all stressed out because we have too little money and stressed out because we have too much and have a new set of issues we have to deal with because of it. How can we find balance…find peace…be truly happy in this life we live? The Epistle reading from 1 Timothy this morning is a wealth of information for us. It tells us of the problems with earthly treasure but it also tells us what the true treasure we should be looking for…aspiring to find. It is a road map for us on the road of “Christian Perfection†that John Wesley talked about so many times. It gives us a guide line to live by. T | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| Sermon - "The Art of Forgiving", given by Ruth L. Foss, Sanbornville United Methodist Church, Sanbornville, NH, November 25, 2007 | | 2007-11-30 08:06:00 | | Luke 23:33-43Have you ever done anything for someone out of the goodness of your heart? How about for someone who has done you wrong…someone who has made fun of you and mocked you…someone who has stolen from you…or even someone who you know has done something wrong to someone you love? If you’re like me…it is a hard thing to do. How about forgiving someone who has done you wrong or someone you love…or even someone who you don’t even know who does something wrong…something evil to someone else? To truly forgive someone who has done wrong is a tuff thing to do. It’s our human nature. We want to see someone pay for what they have done to us or those we love…they deserve whatever they get for what they have done. But here…on the cross…Jesus shows us a different way of life. We are shown a radical forgiveness.Jesus’ ministry on earth was pretty radical to begin with. Instead of fighting we were told to love one another as ourselves…instead of cursing our enemies | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| Sermon - "Shaken but Not Stirred", given by Ruth L. Foss, Sanbornville United Methodist Church, Wakefield, NH, November 11, 2007 | | 2007-11-30 08:02:00 | | (Read Haggai 1:15b-2:9)Wow…a moving and a shaken…when our God moves…when our Creator creates…there is a whole lot of shaken going on. Is our God awesome or what? (Glory to God) I can only imagine the scene when God moves in this way. I am sure that during the creation of the world…God spoke…the earth trembled…and came into being.In the scripture from Haggai…I am sure that the Israelites too were shaken during this part of their history…but shaken in a different way. They were finally able to start rebuilding the temple…but the task…what a task they had. There was the temple of the Lord…laying in ruin…nothing but rubble…sitting on the ground in front of them. How were they going to take on this task?I am sure that there were many people in the remnant that remembered the temple the way it was. They probably had some wonderful times there and remember it in its grandeur (This had been Solomon’s temple after all…can you imagine how it looked in its day?). T | | By: Poetry Where You Live | | |
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| My First Catholic Church Visit in Yotsuya | | 2007-11-25 07:51:00 | | Finally, I have found a Catholic Church in Yotsuya. St. Ignatuis Parish beside Sofia University. You would not be easily lost as the tall crucifix on top of the belfry is visible outside from Yotsuya Station via my one-and-only Chuou Line (another special mention of the train).There is another Church on the left-side facing oppositely with St. Ignatius with a huge cross. But I am not sure if it is a Catholic. Just ask for directions where is Sofia University.The church is nice and warm! I was a bit late, as usual. But I manage to listen to the words of wisdom. I felt relieved and I don't know but cried in the middle of the mass. Maybe I was affected with the OFW syndrome. Which they say, lonely OFWs get too emotional on their second month. And always the second month. Also, I felt goosebumps and the usual eerie when the song "Kordero ng Dios" was sung. I am not used to Tagalog mass hymns. I am either into English and the hardcore Bisaya mass hymns. But when the hymn was sung, it felt | | By: Rey Ian\\\\\\\'s Personal Blog | | |
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| Tipidabo Church | | 2007-11-19 05:52:00 | | The first photo is from the church in Tipidabo. It's possible to go on the top of the church and have a great veiw from the highest point in Barcelona. On Tipitabo you can also find an amusement park for children to have fun. You can reach Tipidabo by taking the Tramvia Blau and for the last part up the hill the funicular(second photo). The tram you can find close to the busstop of the tourist bus(red route). | | By: Beautiful Places | | |
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| Church is about Fellowship | | 2007-11-18 19:38:23 | | We have visited SO many churches the past couple months. I am so ready to settle in somewhere and was about to just give up and pick one already. We've been to a few we liked a lot and also a few that were definite no ways. But today, finally, we went to one we LOVED. The music was great, the message--loved it, but the people--WOW!We had been going to the same church for over a year and we still did not know anyone. We had no friends. None. Zero. I was beginning to wonder if it was us, but I just blamed it on the church being too large.This church today was just as big, but after going there ONCE, I feel like I know so many people, even like I have friends. It took forever to get into the sanctuary and even longer to get out the door because everyone I saw stopped to talk to me. And not just a hi-how-are-you-I'm-so-and-so talk, but really talked to me. I met one girl who had four children the same ages as mine. A | | By: Homekeeping Heart | | |
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| Tip of the day : How to Flirt in Church | | 2007-11-17 22:15:55 | | While surfing wikihow today i came across this very interesting article... Knowledge is power!How to Flirt in ChurchMeeting a crush in school and flirting is easy. When you have a crush that you see at Church, it is not as easy to flirt with them when sitting in separate pews, and listening to a sermon. There are tricks to connect with a crush at school, and also in Church. This explains how to get in the right position between you and your flirt partner. Steps1) Make sure you at least some-what like each other. That will make it easier on you, and the flirt partner. You will not be as pressured and nervous. 2) Right before service, sit with your crush. Once they are sitting they will not be able to change pews. 3) Whisper or grab a pencil and paper before service and pass notes. This usually works, but keep them hidden! 4) Make contact with them after the service, you are both walking out of the pew. Smile and wave goodbye. 5) Speak softly and tell him you will see him next week. 6) T | | By: ILL_Natured_gr's Blogger | | |
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| Comment on post about Jesus Christ and Christian Church | a dialog | | 2007-11-04 05:01:14 | | "After my departure there will arise the ignorant and the crafty, and many things will they ascribe unto Me that I never spake, and many things which I did speak will they withhold, but the day will come when the clouds shall be rolled away, and the Sun of Righteousness shall shine forth with healing in his wings" ~ Jesus, The Essene Gospel of PeaceSufi mystics with profound respect consider Jesus Christ, upon him be peace, as one of the greatest Murshid, Sufi Master. The life of beloved Murshid Isa ibn Maryam (the name and title used in Quran, the Final Testament, meaning Jesus, son of Mary) fascinates me and has been one of my most favorite area of independent study / research. Specially his lost years prior to his becoming a wandering teacher and start of his open ministry and also the post-crucifixion events and what really happened.So far i have posted few posts related to the life of Jesus. Specially on post-crucifixion events, the possibility that Christ travelled to India and | | By: Inspirations and Creative Thoughts | | |
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