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By Bishop Pat D.D.

My Awakening

There are times within ones life when darkness fills a void and one finds a comfort in the mask they wear and their actions. I have found myself there numerous of times. Yet one can say that if one moment within the vast void of the darkness in their life changed the outcome of a new chapter unfolding before them this was one of them.

That moment became a turning point in my thoughts, my actions and the way I begin to view the world. My world at this point had become a self-imposed cell within as well as without. One that became a prison beyond the one I resided in. I was suffering the confines of society due to an incident I can only say I designed yet I was a victim of societies ills and fears. I had been released from the wall of prison and found myself in a work release program. The job I had found was a counselor for disabled and developmentally-disabled adults. Part of my job was two or three nights a week I stayed over at the group home, which employed me.

After all the residents were in bed I was furnished with a small studio apartment where I could retire too and find relaxation from the toil of the day.

On one of those nights when the world outside was a far cry away what happen became more than just a turning point.

Once the fear I had never experience left and through my mentor at the time I realized that not only a new chapter was immersion but also one of those turning points was beginning. The road I was embarking on was one of searching seeking discovering that there is more before me than the doom of the society ills. The blackness and the years I had hidden within my self-imposed prison with the darkness of war, abused childhood and the loneliness of that which comes with the horrors of these. I awoke to the crumpling of my walls finding myself and seeing for the first time that love beauty and wonders lay before me.

I was lying on my bed and down the hallway form my back door a flash of light caught my eyes.

My body begins to temple as I jumped up to avoid the brightness of this light that seems to fill my small studio apartment.

As I stared at this, out of this light a face seem to appear. Not of one I knew, yet it was one of gentleness and peace. Then out of the light an arm seem to reach out and touched my finger tips being held in the defense stance I had taken.

Just as it had appeared it was gone. Its affects remain. I was shaking in fear and my mind begins to race with a thousand conceived thoughts of what had happen.

Done of my thoughts were of Jesus or God or gods. My life had led me to believe only one super natural being existed for me and that was the one of evil, darkness and the hate I had developed over the years.

Yet I felt a peace and an emotion I never knew. It brought tears to my eyes which I thought to be dry and unemotional.

Throughout the night I wandered around my little apartment and my rounds of the group home. Still shaken from this wandering why and what had happen.

The next morning one of my fellow employees who knew very little of me said Hello, "you must have rested well you have a glow about you."

Another who rarely spoke to me said, " Pat what has happen your aura has a blue color to it yours was always black." She had told me a few days early why she avoided me was I carried a black aura. I was aware of these things yet I had chosen to ignore their knowledge.

I felt blighter more at peace with myself and those around me. Still confused I called my mentor and set an appointment to see her. When the time came and we set in the conference room with her even she commented, "Patrick what has happen you seem and look different."

After I explained what happen the night before she suggested we do a meditation and see if I could find some answers to what happen. We did and discovered that the light was a touch form Jesus and the new emotion I experienced was Unconditional Love. Something I had never experience before and now understood.

Now I mention that my life was filled with darkness and even though my life took on a new meaning that darkness didn't want to let go. Because of my situation and the depression, which developed, I was violated from the work release and found my self again behind the walls of prison. I committed no crime nor was I sent back for doing something wrong. The depression that set in I refused to go to work and things were caving in around me. Some of the decisions I had to make only made the depression worse and I no longer function, as I should of. Yet the touch was just the beginning of the chapter, which unfolded. Back behind the walls in a single cell I realized that the touch was the beginning of a road, which would take me down a path of knowledge taught by the best of teacher Jesus Christ.

For the next two years I was open to a new world. Not only the words and world of the bible but the history of the times. Who wrote it, where did it come from? My mind became a vacuum to obtain more and more knowledge of this. I study great men and women from the realms of metaphysics to Wicca to the secret Doctrine Of Isis. The legends and stories of where we came from to how we have become what we are today.

Coming out from the walls of prison my self-imposed prison now had windows that let sunshine in and the door was no longer locked to that which was before me. I knew I wanted to become a Minster.

Since I had not graduated from a known seminary or was affiliated with a church. Doors were closed and I was looked down and turned away, at ever avenue despair set in.

Then on a chilly evening on the streets of Reno, NV a door was open and on 19th of Nov. 1989 I was ordained.

That is another story I tell some other time.

Bishop Pat D. D.

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The Odds without God

By Johny King

Not very often do we as minister have the chance to minister to others.

So often we preach the same sermon week after week. Our choirs sing the same songs.

Soon Our church are dead. The G in God is gone with the wind and spirit.

We are left with od and no God.

God is the head of our life.

The base and foundation. He is the father.

How odd is it that we forget where we came from.

Let's Help put the G back into God.

Because a Life without God is a life without chance to advance

Put love in action.

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What is Choice?
By Steven Morrey

I will now speak on something that has vexed many people for a long time, and in fact it nearly drove me crazy for many years.

Freewill vs Determinism

From my own readings and the understanding I have gained with the help of God here is wisdom on the subject.

Freewill is true in the most literal sense of the word.

Determinism is also true in the broader sense.

How can that be you say? Well lets look at the facts.

When God created the universe, he did so according to a plan, you can think of this plan as the ultimate blue print. Every Quanta (unit of matter or energy) of the universe is known to him, anything less and he would not be Omniscient which according to scripture he is.

According to Einstein we live in a 4 dimensional universe comprised of the dimensions of "Length","Width","Depth" and a fourth dimension that we experience as time.

What is time? Time is the way that we describe the movements of Quanta and is comprised of reference points. Look at a fish tank, think of the fish as matter, an all of the sudden voila! We have an easy to use example of 4 dimensional space time. As you see the Fish do not move randomly, they move in a deterministic pattern. Each quanta of matter does the same according to the will of God.

What about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle?

This is actually the easiest one to reconcile according to it "You can never know everything about a particle?s position and motion at any one time." This is simply a matter of perspective. Someone who planned it from the beginning, then created it and set it into motion would know before hand. Measurement would not be an issue, because the only reason to attempt to measure would be to come from a state of unknowing or if you prefer uncertainty. God does not need to measure anything, he is Omniscient and already knows. He knew from before the beginning, what the state, position, velocity and terms we haven't even come up with to describe the quanta of the universe, would be, therefore Heisenberg at least when it comes to God is always a certainty. Everything and everyone serves the will of God.

Well then that makes freewill an illusion right?

Wrong, even though the Universe is deterministic, you are not. This requires some introspection, at the most basic levels the following statements are always true.

"I define myself by the perceptions of my current surroundings coupled by the memories that I retain."

"I am Free to Will anything that I desire to Will."

"I am not however Free to bring to pass everything that I Will."

Will in this sense is self similar to desire, I desire to die rich fat and happy.

Using my free will I can make an attempt at doing these things, however there is no promise made to me by God that I will die rich fat and happy.

Using freewill, I can plan my actions, however the determinism inherent in the Universe will decide what I am actually capable of achieving using my "Free Will".

In fact when it comes to Freewill, there is only one true type of freewill. We willingly choose how we will feel about any given situation. That is the true freewill which God has given us, and what a blessing it is.

Here is a reasonably practical example.

Should my significant other decide that she wants to control the remote when the big game is on.

I have the freewill to decide the following course of actions and how I feel about them.

#1 Beg her to PLEASE let me see the game and possibly start a fight, thereby escalating the tension and animosity.

#2 Give her the remote grudgingly, and wonder WHY I ever chose to be with this one.

#3 Give her the remote with a smile knowing that I am making her happy, and thanking god for giving her to me.

It is this ability to choose how we feel that is what is refered to when we speak of freewill, and to a lesser extent being able to act on our feelings is also the expression of freewill.

God is love, and wants the world to love one another, love is a feeling and we are totally free to choose how we feel. God asks us to love one another, for it is the greatest gift that we have, and we can give it freely to the whole world.

But what to do if you are a person who is normally quick to anger, or who suffers from depression or some other thing which prevents you from being able to express that love that truly is within your heart?

I suggest you start each day with a prayer something like this.

"Dear Lord, Creator of the Universe, and creator of me. You know my heart, and you know that I am weak. I thank you for creating this day, as you did the first day and as you will the last day. The world and everything within it is yours my lord, and I know that I am only a tenant, whose time is short. I ask of you my lord that as I go through this day, that you will help me to be good, upright and righteous and that no evil shall pass from me. I ask dear lord that the darkness within myself be lifted, that I may know the fullness and true joy of a life that walks within the light.

And I ask dear lord that should I not find love within me for my neighbor, my friend or even those who wrong me, that you will love through me and that may day shall proceed in peace. I ask dear lord, that you bless not only myself with this blessing, but all those around me, with peace, tranquility and love. I know that all things serve your will, and I surrender myself to your will, please let me be a conduit of good works and strengthen my faith as you will. This I pray unto you oh lord eternally, Amen"

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By Julie Shephard

Angels and Miracles

Dear members,

Today I would like to tell you a story about a man who is very dear to me.

His name is John. I was drawn to John because of a conversation we had one morning concerning angels and how the world seems to be in shambles, and the middle east seems to be on a collision course. John commented that as long as there are angels and we remember always to consult our higher source, we can't go wrong. The middle east will not be in shambles for no reason, and the world will not blow up. Angels will not allow it.

Angels will always make sure that the guy who was supposed to push the button gets a flat tire that day and doesn't show up for work. Or that perhaps the wires aren't connected properly, or the fuse detonates prematurely, or that a tree branch accidentally falls in the road preventinghim from getting to work on time to make the deadline for the bomb.

For whatever reason it takes, angels are always there over seeing things. And they gladly help us, if we just remember to ask them for help. You see, they need to be asked. Sometimes they won't intervene unless we ask, so we have to be conscious of asking for help.

John says miracles are normal. A friend of mine had made a comment once about how psychics operate quote, "From a different reality" and John asked, "and which reality is that? There is only one reality." And so I had to ask myself if the reality from which miracles spring is the same reality as our own. Because, believe it or not, if it is, then miracles are normal, and we should expect them. For those of us who have experienced miracles, they are easy to overlook. Maybe we need to pay more attention, because they happen every day.

Take, for example, the day I was body surfing in 6th grade with my middle school Oceanography class. This was in San Diego, at a beach known for rip tides, and there I was, the world's weakest swimmer, being dragged out 50 feet by a rip tide. I tried to swim over, through, under, until finally I thought for sure I had no breath left in me and thoughts of dieing were not unrealistic. I prayed for help. I was gasping for air, feeling dumb. And suddenly from behind me came a surf board and a voice that said, "Do you want some help?" I said yes and clung to the board, while the occupant paddled to shore and dumped my body on the sand. When I turned around, the surfer was gone, and I was too tired to care.

At that point I felt the kind of odd sensation you get when you realize a miracle has just happened. How did a surfer come from behind me, and where did he go? Did I pray for help right before he appeared, because I believe I did. And ever since that moment I have thanked the angels for helping me to live, and I became a believer. Just ask around and you will discover friends of yours who have similar stories. They have a bit of surrealism to them, and tend to leave a lasting impression. But what's cool is the amount of detail that one remembers when reciting the stories back. That great detail seems to exist 10 or 20 years later, as if the event was yesterday, and that's because miracles are profound life-changing events. But are they

normal or not? I believe they are.

Please think on this as your week progresses. Take the time to write down any miracles you can remember and share them with your friends. One person's miracle is another person's inspiration and life. We need each other.

Your story, freely given, may be the one that helps a potential suicide victim, addict, or depressed individual. It might be the story that leads them to believe that religion is all about faith in the unseen. So share your story, believe that angels are right there every minute that you call on them and believe in them, and keep the faith. Your testimony counts. Your experiences count. And if you haven't had a miracle happen to you yet, keep looking.

They are happening around you all the time, and sometimes all it takes is awareness to see the beauty which was always there. Just open your eyes and look. The miracles are there, and they are very much a part of our reality.

As for my friend John, he will tell you that he was saved from a terrible big rig crash, in which his truck flew over a hill side into brush and housing many feet below. Witnesses reported an amazing recovery, and John walked away unscathed. Was his story more amazing than mine? I think not. Do you have equally amazing stories? I'll bet you do.

Thank you.

I'm Rev. Julie Shepard

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A Story to Live By

By Ann Wells

My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. "This," he said, "is not a slip. This is lingerie." He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is the occasion." He took the slip from me and put it on the bed with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician. His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me. "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion."

I remembered those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death. I thought about them on the plane returning to California from the Midwestern town where my sister's family lives. I thought about all the things that she hadn't seen or heard or done. I thought about the things that she had done without realizing that they were special. I'm still thinking about his words, and they've changed my life.

I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting on the deck and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden.

I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to savor, not endure. I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.

I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event-such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, the first camellia blossom.

I wear my good blazer to the market if I feel like it. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries without wincing.

I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties; clerks in hardware stores and tellers in banks have noses that function as well as my party-going friends'.

"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I'm not sure what my sister would have done had she known that she wouldn't be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted.

It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew that my hours were limited. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touch with-someday. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write-one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.

I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, every breath truly is...a gift from God.

by Ann Wells in the Los Angeles Times

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By Unknown

2004-10-04

Atria's Amazing Miracle

Author unknown

Atira was watching the TV show 20/20 in her living room in Seattle. The show was about a Nun, in Egypt, that was dedicating her retirement years to the garbage-dump-city in CAIRO.

Atira has an Egyptian import business. When she saw the show of the Nun and her works for the poor and homeless at the garbage dump city, Atira knew she had to help. Atira ordered the transcript from the TV show and set out to see what she could do to help.

Atira asked everyone coming to a baby shower, at her home, to bring a wash cloth

and soap. They thought she was nuts, until she told them why.

She called her Dentist and Doctor's offices and asked what kind of medicines would be needed to help out in a poverty area.

She collected toothbrushes, bandages, etc....until she had suitcases full of things

to take to Cairo with her. Her goal was to do her part to help.

Atira was going with a group on her next trip to Egypt so she asked some of the other members in the tour group to help by bringing used childrens' clothing , pencils, and childrens' books with them to be given to this caring Nun Sister E.

Eight other people were kind enough to collect and bring pens, coloring books, clothes, and various toys, to help.

On their arrival in Cairo, not knowing what to do with the mountain of supplies for the Nun. She asked the hotel manager if he could try and locate this healer of the poor, and within days, he had located the Nun. But the Nun was out of the country and would not be back until Atira had returned to Seattle.

The Hotel Manager said he would store the goods and present them to the Sister E for Atira.

But, that is not the miracle part. The miracle is how one person can effect the lives of others, how our intentions lead us to miracles.

The hotel manager shared the story of Atira's kind gesture,with other members of the tour.

As it turned out there were two people, who worked with World Wide Health Care Project for the Poor. They had never heard of Sister E. and her plight to help the poor.

These men stayed in Cairo longer than Atira could, and were there when the goods from Atira were collected by Sister E.

These men ended up talking to Sister E. They were able to get her funding for a Health Care Clinic.

When the hotel manager saw Sister E he realized that she often had come into the hotel to use the phone, and he just did not know who she was.

And now, she has FREE phone privileges in his hotel.

Atira wanted to help in a small way....this story makes my heart smile and I hope it does yours too. Helping in whatever way you can help makes miracles unfold for others.

P.S.

Atira still travels to Egypt regularity. She always tries to take something to help Sister E. It was three years before Atira was able to meet Sister E. In person. It was a wonderful meeting with heart felt thanks and a new found friendship. The last time she was there the 66 children needed only $75 extra for vaccinations, and Atira paid for these children. This is one of the finest woman I know. She did get to help in a greater way than she could have ever imagined.

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By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz

ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING

By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"

Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.

"Yes, it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut way all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."

I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.

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A Course in Miracles

The Metaphysics of Becoming Your Own Miracle Worker

This is a course in course in metaphysics and spiritual psychology. It teaches students how to make the kinds of choices that enable them to transcend their problems and experience inner peace.

It is rooted in A Course In Miracles, which is a modern day revelation that draws on the wisdom of ancient Eastern Religion, Western Christianity and psychological and spiritual principles.

ACIM is not a religion. It claims no monopoly on God. It is a study in spiritual psychology, and radical metaphysics that offers the student a transformational perspective on life.

The purpose of this course in Everyday Miracles, written by Rev. Loretta Siani, Ph.D is to put the teachings of A Course In Miracles in everyday language so that more people can reap the benefits of its lessons.

After taking this course you know how to access the power of miracles in your life and you will be better equipped to:

Harness the power of your unconscious and higher mind in your life.

Make the choices that will heal your inner conflicts and bring you inner peace

Clarify your life purpose

Use the alchemy of your intention to change your life

Release yourself from the negativity of your past

Access the wisdom of your true nature and your inner teacher

Heal your relationships

Rediscover who you really are

Escape from fear and doubt.

Understand and apply spiritual practices for developing optimal health in mind, body and spirit.

The Course includes 20 weekly lessons and a copy of Dr. Siani's masterfully crafted relaxation CD: In The Middle of Know Where.

Dreams and Goals Are wonderful. They give us a vision of a better life.

But somewhere along the line, our dreams don't always come true.

We somehow get "stuck', We know what we want, however, we just can't

seem to get there. This usually results in some form of frustration or anxiety. But it doesn't need to be that way. There are principles of metaphysics and spiritual psychology, that when applied properly, will enable you to manifest your dreams and become more of the person you really are. .

"What is a Miracle?"

Miracles occur when you breakthrough old beliefs and habits and do something you previously didn't think you could do.

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF MIRACLES:

1. Overcoming an incapacitating fear, obsession or addiction;

2. Finally finding the work that is right for you;

3. Reconciling or attracting a loving relationship;

4. Transcending the effects of a debilitating disease.

5. Stepping out of a life of depression into a life of inspiration and energy.

6. Walking out of a life rooted in fear to one transformed by love.

7. Rising above the battle field of chaos and confusion and finding a life of meaning and purpose.

8. Shifting from being held prisoner by your past, your environment or your heredity, into enjoying a life of freedom now.

9. Switching from being held back by your belief that you are limited or unworthy into totally understanding and knowing that you are unlimited in your potential.

This course walks you through the power of the mind and the shifts in thinking you need to access the miraculous power to make these changes.?

Here's what some of Loretta's clients have to say:

My work with Loretta has been a life changing experience. As a musician, I was looking for help in tapping into my creativity. With her expertise, I was able to not only let go of anxiety, but access my subconscious mind as well. Dr. Siani's work with me aided in opening up a creative source that was for so long inaccessible. As a result, my musical creativity is flowing effortlessly. -- E. Vazzana

"Loretta influenced a change in my stagnated way of thinking.*I believed that my past created the person I was in the present and would be in the future.* During hypnotherapy, Loretta guided me down a path which helped me resolve issues from the past, bringing me a new peace. I had new insights into the past which allowed me to move on. -- D. Laurie

Working with Dr. Siani has helped me more than any other therapy or drug I've tried.* --* S. Pace

Loretta Siani has given me uncomplicated yet meaningful tools to help me focus, relax and make clear choices, when real or imagined crises develop.* She has shown me how to step into the person I want to be. Loretta's work is very much a gift. -- C. F.

Loretta has helped these people create breakthroughs and miracles, and she can do the same for you.

Ths course is worth 4 seminary credits towards graduation.

This course can be ordered by going to Dr. of Metaphysics.

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more. 

Ordination with the Universal Life Church, is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button.We also offer many free wedding ceremonies for your use.

 

The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary.  
 

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By H Britain

A Short Sermon

As with all mediocre sermons this begins with a Yawn! Look back and see if they are following you or pushing you ahead as a shield. If Creator is nothing else, Creator is absolute. Don't let those who listen to "your" voice, prod you to over-zelousness in "Presenting".

If you want the Moon to hear you, whisper to the cricket. If you want to share wisdom, listen to what you told the cricket, first, Then repeat only that which bounces back from the moon.

Teaching is not Preaching louder and with more hands in the air. It IS more Air in between the preaching.Let the minds of those listening to it digest it. Force feeding caviar still makes them sick of it.Teach like touching a porcupine, quietly with the grain of the quills. Stir their souls ,not their anger.

Things that may stiffel a new MINISTER.

Creator's will is FREE to absorb, Is your's ?

Hope ~ to those who need it cannot be "used" to bolster the coffers or fill seats.

Keep the humbility on when the lights go out and the curtain closes.

Respect~live it give it, the only Commandment.

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more.

Ordination with the , is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button.We also offer many free wedding ceremonies for your use.


 

The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary.
 

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By Cyndi Watson

Everyday, Every Moment Mindfulness

Let us talk to day about the day

The day when the world is in turmoil

And war is everywhere we look.

We read about the world and her issues

and most of us watch it on television.

Even our children are mentioning the

global fears and happenings.

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more.

Ordination with the , is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button.We also offer many free wedding ceremonies for your use.


 

The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary.
 

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By Scott Phillips

Grapes, a single rose and sugar.

Last night after church, my wife informed me, "We have no sugar, so we have no tea." "Will you go by the grocery store and bring some home for me?" With a smile on my face, I look at those around me and say, "You need some sugar? I will bring you home lots of sugar, baby."

So as a dutiful husband, I go to the grocery store and find myself standing in the checkout with lots of sugar, thirty pounds of sugar to demonstrate my point. As I wait, a young man walks up to the line holding only a few items. He sets on the conveyer belt a bag of grapes and holds in his hand a single rose. It is late, so there are only two lanes open and everyone is standing very quietly. I turn and look him in the eye and say with a smile, "That is so sweet." He sheepishly smiles. A few moments go by and he says, "Well, I don't won't you to get the wrong Idea, but my wife is throwing a shower and needed the rose and grapes for that."

Everyone in the vicinity got a good laugh out of that.

My response was, "So I don't have to go home feeling guilty."

On my drive home I reflect on the comfort in the simple things. The things that life demands of us, at times we can miss the romance of routine. To overlook the obvious blessings of our lives, is a common fault.

I walk in the door to my home, and I am greeted with five year old Nate beaming brightly, bouncing up and down and speaking quite loudly, "I want some tea, I want some tea, I want some tea!" You get the idea. I look at Becky as I set the 30 lbs of sugar down, "Here is some sugar baby."

The romance of life is easily missed in the mundane cycle and demand of life. However I don't imagine there is greater romance than the

glimmer in the eyes of family and the warmth of home.

Savoring sweet tea and family,

Scott Phillips

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more.

Ordination with the , is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button.We also offer many free wedding ceremonies for your use.


 

The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary.
 

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ULC Headquarters

Hi all! I've heard some bizarre rumors lately going around that the headquarters of the Universal Life Church has moved to Seattle, Washington.  This is absolutely NOT the case.  The Universal Life Church headquarters is now, and has always been, in Modesto, CA. I think some people have been misinformed.  The monastery storehouse is in Seattle and from what I have been told by people trying to serve process, the address posted is a mail drop.  They are in no way related to the Universal Life Church headquarters and the vote of their board has absolutely zero impact on anything related to the Universal Life Church.  It was never their decision as to whether the Seminary site could be created. The ULC Headquarters is alive and well in Modesto, under the leadership of Andre Hensley.  The bookstore (ulc.net) is run by Kevin Andrews in Folsom, CA and we are the Universal Life Church Seminary. The only board vote that affects the actions of the Universal Life Church International Headquarters, is that which is presided over by Andre Hensley.  Their site is not abandoned -- they just aren't very computer savvy.  I hope this clears up any misconceptions or confusion. --Amy ******************************* The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive and affordable online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, a beginning course on  Wicca, as well as a beginning course on  Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more. Ordination with the Universal Life Church, is a free and lifetime ordination, so use the Free Online Ordination, button. We also make available many free wedding ceremonies for your use, as well as funeral ceremonies and other types of ceremonies.   The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program where you can earn the coveted title of Chaplain. We also have a huge selection of Universal Life Church materials to help you with your professionalism and confidence.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and an amazed by the frequent upgrades and new functions of the seminary.   Try our new free toolbar at: ULC Toolbar

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By Scott Phillips

Pizza Delivery in a Volvo

I was driving into my neighborhood when I saw something that caused me to do a double take and giggle and go hmmm at the same time. I saw a car coming out of our neighborhood sporting a lighted sign declaring Papa Johns was the pizza of choice. It was not this alone, for we see many pizza deliveries, however it was the car sporting this sign. It was a pretty new white Volvo. I would say no more than two years old and a higher end model, a very nice car.

There are many conclusions you can draw.

Parents are letting their kid borrow the car for a part time job.

Parent has been laid off and delivering pizza to pay the car note.

Kid is off to college and dad has cut the purse strings, but he gets to keep the car.

The owners help all called in sick, so he had to deliver pizza himself.

There are a myriad of possibilities to consider. The thing that struck me is the fact there are so many conclusions to draw, that it would be unfair to jump to a conclusion and I may be off base for chuckling.

This little experience I pondered over for the next few minutes while I made the turns on the golden pathway that leads me home. Of course I did not think of it after I walked into the door, until now.

You cannot judge a book by it's cover. You cannot judge men by their demeanor or seeming success. You cannot value the life of a man by the car he drives or job he works at some given point.

A few possible lessons from this Volvo delivering pizzas.

A man without a car can have a higher sense of satisfaction than the man that has a car he cannot afford.

or

You better appreciate your parents, or you might have to deliver pizzas. As a side note, I delivered pizzas and enjoyed eating the pizza.

or

Parents might instill a little bit of appreciation in their children by letting them get a good honest job.

Or

And finally,

If you can't find the job you want, at least do something in the interim. It is not a matter of settling, but a little here and there can often be more than a bunch at one time. We Americans are a prideful bunch. You are more likely to find opportunity out in the world than waiting for someone to knock on your door.

Don't get me wrong, I don't won't to go back, but there is something to be said for the character and virtue that is borne out in the souls of those that experience very hard and hungry times.

Comparing these with the characters that prosperity is producing is not always an encouraging exercise.

In our service for the Kingdom, let us use whatever means we have been given to do what God would have us do. If it be an alabaster box, a little spit and dirt, a few loaves and fish, whatever you have use it and see what God can do. It might be a in a White Volvo and it might be delivering pizzas.

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The Universal Life Church is a comprehensive online seminary where we have classes in Christianity, Wicca, Paganism, two courses in Metaphysics and much more. 

Ordination with the , is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button.We also offer many free wedding ceremonies for your use.


 

The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary.  
 

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