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SO It has come to my attention that the Episcopal church which I have been attending regularly now for the past year is having an adult class starting in January 2024 It is for new members converts or anyone wanting a refresher course The only requirement is the fee for materials which is...

SO brethren We have probably all heard of the event referred to as a "Pub Crawl" it is an a event, sometimes ticketed and organized, where a group of people fgo toegther on a walk through a twon stopping at designated pubs and sampling special drinks. Once finished, it is on to the next one...

I got a hone call tnight from a man I met at one of the two churches I attend. (Both churches consider me to be a member but that is not the ot here) The man told me that he needed money to get home, and was calling me to ask if I could help. A mnth ago, I underwent a surgery Eerything...

Tomorrow marks Ash Wednesday I mentioned casually to the priest at one of the churches I attend that I have been abstaining from Lent and Easter for decades, after encountering negativity and toxicity at previous fellowships. Since however, I have been making more or less regular appearances...

Today was the 3rd Sunday of Advent. At the Episcopal church service this morning, we celebrated what is often referred to as "Gaudete Sunday " Gaudete is a Latin word for REJOICE SO, we rejoice this Sunday of Advent at the Coming of Christ. Symbolically, we meditate on the culture, the time...

Greetings Brethren Those of you who know me know that I oft skip Lent, focusing more on Advent instead But Aside from cliché expressions such as giving up deserts for a month, I thought about a different way to do personal meaning and penance without the usual and tired old rituals. I...

While it may be hard to believe, Thanksgiving is only 3 weeks away. I know, it is upon us, as we are still packing away Halloween decorations and the radio stations are already blasting Christmas songs 24 hours a day. Let us never , ever , let Thanksgiving become a forgotten holiday...

I want to share that I am working through this new book I just got from Amazon. The title is How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide 2019 by Peter Boghossian LOTS of good people are reading it. The goal of the book is to make someone a better communicator, to...

Over the years, I have watched George Washington's warnings and advice come to fruition in regards to political party lines. The father of our country warned , in his farewell speech from his last term as president, to beware the negative impact political parties could have on the nation...

Greetings I ran into an old Acquaintance a few days ago, we got to talking, and he brought up one of those "Remember those people...?" scenes Growing up there was a family next door who belonged to the Apostolic Faithful church. They seemed like decent enough people, and although they were...

So today is Ash Wednesday and I woke up thinking of some non-existent religious rap song, funny because I do not even listen to Rap music. Nor can I go out and do an Ash Wednesday service, as health problems do not permit I was able to self impose the ashes at home while watching an online...

So a friend of mine is doing an online Bible study of John this year. It is supposed to lat the year, every Wednesday night. I was interested because the gospel of John is my favorite. For those of you who know me, I often shy away from Bible Study, because they tend to be repetitive...

Greetings Brethren As usual, this post is to uplift, not to complain. 2020 is over, but the problem that started, Covid-19, political division in America, social unrest, are ongoing. For many, sadly, have thrown up their hands in defeat already. I am doing the opposite, looking at how we...

Today is Saturday the last day of the first week of Advent in the year of Our Lord 2020 I was thinking about the Advent books that the Methodist church used to send to all us way long ago. For whatever reason, budgetary constraints or whatever, they eventually stopped, and I moved on anyway...

Greetings Brothers and Sisters We are fast approaching the end of the First week of Advent. Some would say that Time flies, some would say that 2020 can not fly by fast enough. With that in mind, I looked over the suggested readings from the three different advent resources that I have...

This Thursday of Advent the Thursday of HOPE I bring a short but thoughtful meditation for all of us. For todays scripture I chose Hebrews Chapter 6 Verses 13 to 19 13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14...

Greetings There is something great, almost decadent, about satellite radio. Besides being commercial free, the stations are set by artist or music type. Like most people, I have my presets, but Sirius allows one to travel across country and still hear the same station, something not offered...

Greetings Brethren. you may be thinking "where is 'I -A' ?" Well, it was in my head, inspired yesterday when driving homes. And then, I got distracted. Which is easy to do this time of year. SO for today, I decided to move on to Weekday Two of Advent, which will focus on Not becoming...

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. To follow the news, some may not have known that. To our society, this is Thanksgiving weekend, and much seems to be, as usual focused on materialism. We do stop and give Thanks for what we have. It has been a challenging year. 2020 has been described as...

Sad to see that the Trolls /Haters are still at work in the forum. Anyway I wrote a very nice and insightful piece on the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, about placing God at the foremost of one's life and having daily thankfulness. those who wish to read it may do so on the other forum.