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I am your average "Joe Christian", blogger, preacher, missionary-at-large; and a surviver of personal martyrdom by a crime syndicate, whom I made angry with me for my Christian Ministry that holds and practises differing

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Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Reflections: Finding rest amidst chaos: 2 of 29
Friends in Need are Friends Indeed! 11.16.08Jesus said that when we pray believing, we will receive what we ask the Father for in Jesus' name.I am between vehicles now, the ministry car' that I have had for a few years now was in need of repair again and un-drivable and I had no funds to make the repairs, and had been taking ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Achieving peace of mind: 8 of 70
I Miss The San Francisco Bay Area!We are not on this earth to simply conquer others!People always act and speak from what is on the inside of them, what is in their thoughts and from their own desires.And we are not here to bend or to break others to do our will!When I lived in Berkeley and even went to school there, I saw al... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures Old gangs versus new gangs: 1 of 5
"Grifters!" 10.26.08(Grifting: slang, grifters are those who go about committing crime on the sly to support themselves and usually by tricking people out of their money and savings and even sometimes their lives and property, all to support their gang, which is usually made up of family members and close associations. Someti... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Churches & Organizations Funny preacher stories: 11 of 40
I AM A MADMAN ON THE LOSE! I AM RUNNING AMUCK IN YOUR CITY AND IN YOUR COMMUNITIES! IN BOTH YOUR SACRED AND IN YOUR SECULAR COMMUNITIES ASWELL! BEWARE OF ME BECAUSE I MAY BE COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD NEXT! OR EVEN YOUR CHURCH OR PLACE OF WORSHIP TO SEE IF I FIT IN THERE?! (St. Matthew 10:7-42; St. Matthew 25:31-46; 3 St. J... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) What is religion and what is it all about?: 12 of 41
YHWHThe Word of YHWH!Who is the LORD and what is this Word that He calls to us to hear and obey?Why should any of us hear and obey and LORD?What right does He have to speak to us at all or to expect us to obey Him?Can we not learn about Him in our philosophy and inspirational books but keep Him distant and unobtrusive in our ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Your definition of a sin: 31 of 89
What is Grifting? Who Does It? And How? Is It a Sin?The Man with the NIrV Bible for Children' Meets Up with Dangerous Grifters!I know a story about loving, Bible literate Churchman, who was invited to take students from a community in a hilly country village area an hours drive from a major city, and to teach them what they n... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions Pagan Community: 8 of 20
MY FRIENDS: "THE HOLY TRINITY"!Well let me be a little sacriligious, as it were?In our group of friends, were these three women friends who shared a lovely two flat home on the California Coast.And when I left "The Religious Life" officially and was transitioning to the "Secular Life", whatever this all means aye? I stayed in... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) What are good choices to live by: 5 of 12
Watching Football verses the Sophistication of Cafe Life? 07.16.08This is not a story about how much I like watching football but only some little revelation about myself and my friends in the SF Bay Area and the rich and friendly cafe life there. I saw that McDonalds' commercial about the two hip guys, and one tells the othe... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Respecting religion and spirituality in a very diverse world: 5 of 12
Ministry, Poverty, and the Secular Life! 11.18.08I am fine until I get around people doing well and able to eat better, dress better and transport themselves about better than I do. Even in the Church I feel as though I am only one of their poor cousins. St. Paul said of such situations that "You have reigned without me!" And... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Tapping into God's power: 5 of 12
Long AgoWhen I was twelve or thirteen, and filled with the Spirit of God, speaking-in-tongues at New Covenant Fellowship where I was a member of the early days of the Charismatic Renewal, then already in the 1970's and spreading around the world like a non-boundried Pentecost for everyone! That's what "Charismatic" is, a new ... More..