Most Amazing Prophecies for the Comox Valley

Study the Bible in 2010

2009-12-29T15:57:00.000-08:00

Gotta love the Internet and its wealth of links to Bible Studies... here are just a few places you can go to study the Bible in 2010:

Common questions
Bible Topics
Ask a Bible question
Discover Online Bible Lessons
Focus on Prophecy Bible Lessons
The Bible Gateway
Bible University
Free On-Line Bible School (with Amazing Facts)
The Way of Life Bible School (with The Quiet Hour)
Go All Power Personal Development and Coaching Network
VOAR Radio
Hope TV
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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What Jesus Says To Us for 2010

2009-12-28T22:16:00.000-08:00

How exciting to know that we are moving into the next decade of this Century-- yes, it would appear that the economic recession has its grip on the throats of Christians as well as all other world inhabitants, but
Jesus says: For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life as to what you will eat or what you will drink nor for your body as to what you will put on... is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air-- they don't plant or harvest or store food in barns but your heavenly father feeds them and you know that you are worth much more than the birds. Matthew 6:25, 26

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Testimonial by a former Jungle Shaman now a Christian

2009-12-19T21:56:00.000-08:00

An impressive, scary testimonial by a former shaman from an uncontacted people group in the Amazon of Venezuela. This is part 1.

Hello Archbishop Tutu! Day 7 of Faith at the Summit

2009-12-13T11:48:00.000-08:00

"Hello, rich people," is the greeting from the former Archbishop of Capetown Desmond Tutu as he arrives in Copenhagen for COP-15. His call is to the wealthy nations of the earth to pay their fair share for the damage caused by industrialization. And what would he say to President Obama if they had 30 seconds together? You'll find the answer by clicking on our 3-minute video.

Please share Desmond Tutu's message about climate change with your network of friends and colleagues by forwarding the link to this post-->http://bit.ly/4n8jXA

There are more videos from Copenhagen, blogs, vlogs and other resources awaiting you at OdysseyNetworks.org. Come and explore, and while you're there share your thoughts in the forum or respond to a video. (This blog is from OdysseyNetworks.org)

Thank you for joining with us in support of climate justice.

The Most Important Event We Will See In Our Lifetime?

2009-12-12T21:40:00.000-08:00

Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and an outspoken champion of climate justice, talks with Mark Dowd about his hopes for COP-15's outcome. Later, addressing the thousands of demonstrators packing the streets of Copenhagen, he calls the summit meeting "the most important event we will see in our lifetime," and urges the crowd to "help our leaders to lead."

Click on the video to see three-minute highlights of this important day in Copenhagen. Please share it with your network of friends and colleagues by simply forwarding this email. There are additional videos of the action surrounding the climate summit at OdysseyNetworks.org, along with blogs, vlogs, forums and other resources.

Thank you for supporting climate justice.

Tomorrow: Archbishop Desmond Tutu comes to Copenhagen with a petition.

Faith & Climate Change: Youth Marching for Climate Change

2009-12-11T20:44:00.000-08:00

Youth from around the world have converged on Copenhagen demanding that political leaders stop the climate change that threatens the future of the entire planet. Mark Dowd listens to their hopes, their fears and their anger. Then he asks delegates from the Global Peace Initiative of Women: Is there reason to hope or is it too late? Swamini Pramanana Saraswati, Sufi Rehman Muhaiyaddeen, and Sister Joan Brown, OSF, are hopeful. Learn why by clicking on this 3-minute report. Please consider sharing this video with your network of friends and colleagues. It takes just one click to forward it.

There are more video reports, blogs, vlogs, and resources at odysseynetworks.org. Please visit us and while you're there add your thoughts to our forum.

Religious Leaders say "Respond Now" to Climate Change Crisis

2009-12-10T20:11:00.000-08:00

Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell (Chautauqua Institution), Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister, Rev. Richard Cizik (New Evangelicals) and other world faith leaders travel to Copenhagen's Bella Center to tell the delegates to COP-15 that they must respond now to the crisis of climate change. Just click on the 3-minute video to join them on their mission.

For more on faith at the historic United Nations Climate Change Conference, please visit OdysseyNetworks.org. You'll find additional videos, blogs, diaries and forums where you can share your thoughts. Because the climate summit is so important, we hope you'll forward this email to your entire network of friends and colleagues to keep them informed.

Thank you for your support of climate justice.

Klimaforum Day #3 - A Little Strife

2009-12-09T21:34:00.000-08:00

While political leaders converge at The Bella Center in Copenhagen to debate policy, citizens from around the world are meeting nearby at Klimaforum '09 to share ideas for solutions to the impending climate crisis. Mark Dowd, lead producer/presenter of "Faith at the Summit," visits this global gathering to talk with faith leaders about using "sacred action" to achieve climate justice. Join him in a conversation with Andrew Harvey (spiritual teacher and author), Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister, and Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi (Buddhist Global Relief). Just click the video image to watch this 3-minute video report.

The role of faith at COP-15 is so critical. We hope you will share these video highlights of religious leaders in action at the summit. Please forward this email to your network of friends and colleagues.

Thank you for supporting the cause of climate justice.

Tomorrow: "Faith at the Summit" will be at the political heart of COP-15--The Bella Center.

Baby Jesus Is Here

2009-12-09T16:24:00.000-08:00

Day 2 in Copenhagen

2009-12-08T19:52:00.000-08:00

(The following is from OdysseyNetworks.org email)
"If you had 30 seconds face-to-face with President Obama, what would you say about climate change? Mark Dowd, lead producer/presenter of Odyssey Networks' "Faith at the Summit," asks key faith leaders in Copenhagen that question. Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister, Rabbi Michael Kagan (Jewish Climate Initiative), and Sraddhalu Ranade (Sri Ashram Aurobindo) serve up some inspiring answers. Just click on the video to hear their messages to the President.

Thank you for your support of climate justice.

Tomorrow on Day 3 of "Faith at the Summit": Sacred Action."

Why are Christians at the Climate Change Summit?

2009-12-03T15:28:00.000-08:00

Let's take a look at how climate change impacts upon the world Faith Community and the Peace that we so much long for on our war-torn planet. I will be providing video perspectives at and around the the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. If you want to follow these particular videos day-by-day, please just subscribe by clicking here and we will be following the reports from a faith perspective starting on December 7th. Today's video gives a brief glimpse of some of the people converging on Copenhagen from around the world, wanting to be heard. Why are people of Faith involved?

I invite you to comment on what you think of this video message-- your participation (whether or not you can make it to Copenhagen) is important as a citizen of the world and an important representative of your Faith. Thank you!

Yoked Together To Work

2009-11-30T15:09:00.000-08:00

Let's take a look at how climate change impacts upon the world Faith Community and the Peace that we so much long for on our war-torn planet. I will be providing video perspectives at and around the the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. If you want to follow these particular videos day-by-day, please just subscribe by clicking here. Today's video contains interviews of a few representatives of diverse faith groups (Sikh, Jewish, Christian) from a "Green" perspective.

I invite you to comment at the base of this post on what you think of this video message-- your participation (whether or not you can make it to Copenhagen) is important as a citizen of the world and an important representative of your Faith. Thank you!

Of One Mind?

2009-11-25T14:56:00.000-08:00

Let's take a look at how climate change impacts upon the world Faith Community and the Peace that we so much long for on our war-torn planet. I will be providing video perspectives at and around the the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. If you want to follow these particular videos day-by-day, please just subscribe by clicking here. Today's video shows a few snatches from the Alliance of Religion & Conservation (ARC) which met in Windsor Castle, hosted by Prince Philip. This is described as an "unprecedented" gathering of religious and other influential leaders.

I invite you to comment at the base of this post on what you think of this video message-- your participation (whether or not you can make it to Copenhagen) is important as a citizen of the world and an important representative of your Faith. Thank you!

Raise Your Voice Against Climate Change With Desmond Tutu

2009-11-19T14:02:00.000-08:00

Let's take a look at how climate change impacts upon the world Faith Community and the Peace that we so much long for on our war-torn planet. I will be providing video perspectives at and around the the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. If you want to follow these particular videos day-by-day, please just subscribe by clicking here. Today's video features a practical 2-minute homily (i.e., instructive piece) by Archibishop Desmond Tutu..

I invite you to comment at the base of this post on what you think of this video message-- your participation (whether or not you can make it to Copenhagen) is important as a citizen of the world and an important representative of your Faith. Thank you!

100 Places to Visit Before They Are No More

2009-11-18T13:33:00.000-08:00

Let's take a look at how climate change impacts upon the world Faith Community and the Peace that we so much long for on our war-torn planet. I will be providing video reporting at and around the the UN Conference on Climate Control in Copenhagen. If you want to follow these particular videos day-by-day, please just subscribe by clicking here. Today's video looks at places in our world that are so impacted by 'climate change' that they might not be around much longer...

I invite you to comment at the base of this post on what you think of this video message-- your participation (whether or not you can make it to Copenhagen) is important as a citizen of the world and an important representative of your Faith. Thank you!

For God's Sake, And For Our Own...

2009-10-30T14:36:00.000-07:00

Let's take a look at how climate change impacts upon the world Faith Community and the Peace that we so much long for on our war-torn planet. I will be providing video perspectives at and around the the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. If you want to follow these particular videos day-by-day, please just subscribe by clicking here. Today's video is an excerpt from the Faith and Environment Seminar in the UK. It's worth a look as it highlights opinion nuggets from various global faith leaders.

I invite you to comment at the base of this post on what you think of this video message-- your participation (whether or not you can make it to Copenhagen) is important as a citizen of the world and an important representative of your Faith. Thank you!

Are you at a cross-road in your life?

2009-10-04T11:01:00.000-07:00

A cross-road? Yes-- a place where you get to choose: "will I go for a "change" or will I choose to keep doing what I have always done? Am I happy where I am or am I longing for the opportunity to do something that I really DESIRE-- maybe not what my Dad or my spouse or my adult child thinks I should do, but something in my heart-of-hearts that seems right for me, and when I let my mind go there to dream, I feel peace and joy and excited anticipation."

Or maybe "I don't know what I really desire -- exactly-- but I do want something different from what I currently have. I want to be "successful", whatever that means."

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*The cross in cross-road is all about choices-- Jesus chose to die for you-- what choices are you making to thank Him with a life-well-lived?

October is Pastor Appreciation Month

2009-09-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

How do you show your Pastor and family that you truly appreciate them in their service? Look for ways to affirm them. If they are a family with young kids a "date night" might be in order. Give gift cards to some event and dinner and provide child care. Do they have a mission dear to their hearts that always gets pushed to the bottom of the list? How about you contribute to that as a Church, in their names? What have you done in your church to honour the people who serve you the most?

Call Out for Prayer Warriors in the Comox Valley...

2009-09-04T08:49:00.000-07:00

In our small community we are blessed to have a number of 'social' (i.e., spiritual)services that are supported by our local churches and caring individuals. This is part of our Scriptural commission that promises: "Feed the hungry! Help those in trouble! Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you shall be as bright as day. And the Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy you with all good things, and keep you healthy too; and you will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring."(TLB, Isaiah 58:10-11)

Our Church, like many others, supports the local Comox Valley Pregnancy Care Centre. With their Director, Julie LeGoff, and trained peer counsellors, they listen and respond to concerns about pregnancy, abortion, sexually-transmitted infections and diseases (STI/STDs), and related issues. One of the dynamic volunteers has recently initiated an 'email' prayer ministry to pray for women who are struggling with the issues of whether to give birth or abort. If this ministry is what you are called to, please join us. The protocol is simple and can be carried out by anyone who has email, so is not necessarily restricted to the Comox Valley. Our email prayer co-ordinator will contact you by email and give you a brief (anonymous)sketch of the particular prayer need and you will pray. There is a plan to communicate any testimonials that arise from answered prayers. If you are interested in joining and/or knowing more, please contact the Pregnancy Care Centre-- put "prayer ministry" in your subject line, please. God bless you!

52 Days of Prayer in Victoria

2009-06-05T06:21:00.000-07:00

(The following report comes from the Canadian Christianity newspaper site and is about a 52-day prayer rally in the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada)

52 Days: time well spent with God

By Gary Bennett

SINCE Good Friday, April 10, 35 churches throughout the Greater Victoria area have been joining together in a coordinated effort to cover the city with prayer – 24 hours a day, for 52 consecutive days leading up to Pentecost Sunday. Reports documenting the impact of this year’s ‘52 Days of Prayer’ initiative are now starting to come in.

Congregations were encouraged by ‘Passing the Torch’ – ceremonies in which a symbolic electronic device was passed from one church to another.

Most participating congregations established a prayer room in their facility, to be used exclusively by people wanting to come night or day to pray.

A father of young children, who came for prayer early one morning, exclaimed: “I haven’t been able to pray like this for years! To have one hour of uninterrupted time with the Lord was incredible.”

A middle-aged business man reported: “I could have stayed home and prayed, but usually the phone rings, or the dog jumps into my lap and I’m distracted. Having a place to get alone with God was a huge blessing.”

A married couple spent an hour praying together on their wedding anniversary.

Leaders from the various churches participating have been greatly encouraged. Jacquie Patrick, of the Victoria Citadel of the Salvation Army, reported:

“There has been a beautiful movement of the Spirit amongst the people in the Salvation Army. [Many] have made recommitments to the Lord, and there is a spirit of loving and care developing. People are looking forward to the celebration gatherings, just to be together again to worship.”

Lambrick Park Church covered the week of April 12 – 19. The experience went so well that they decided to ride the momentum. They continued keeping the prayer room open one day per week; they hope to expand to more days.

Cathy Clarke reported that Lambrick’s involvement this year far surpassed last year’s experience. She cited the critical involvement of leadership, both in promoting and extensively participating in the prayer process.

“This 52 days of prayer is such a wonderful step in the right direction of city-wide church unity; so please receive our heartfelt gratitude.” Continue here

False Prophets-- Nostradamus

2009-05-30T20:28:00.000-07:00

“So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Revelation 12:9).

Satan has done everything possible to create a 'parallel' to true Christianity-- a fake-- a counterfeit-- of the authentic God-led path. The Bible contains prophecies that point to Jesus Christ as the Messiah who would come to earth to save mankind, and who would be crucified, resurrected, and who would return to take true disciples to live with Him forever.

What about some of the 'false prophets'-- those who deceive with their prophecies? I intend to take a look at a few of them over the next few blogs.

When I was a young woman I had a job as a sorter in the Vancouver Post Office. The work was monotonous, to say the least, but the company of my co-workers was mostly enjoyable. We chatted and got to know each other quite well during those windowless nighttime shifts. One fellow told me about Nostradamus. He was convinced that we would all be well-advised to listen to the prophecies of this particular 16th Century 'seer'.

Here is a thumbnail sketch adapted from the Teaching Hearts website.

Michel de Nostredame (1503-66), later known as Nostradamus, was a French alchemist, physician, linguist, and astrologist. He divined the future with his magical equipment: astrolabe, magic mirrors, divining rods, and a brass bowl and tripod, designed after the type used by the great Delphic oracles. In the dark evening he would go to his study where he would sit before the tripod with a brass bowl bubbling with water and herbs.

In 1550, he published his first almanac of prophecies - twelve four-line poems called "quatrains." Each poem gave a general prophecy for the coming year. The excited reception for this almanac encouraged Nostradamus to create an almanac every year for the rest of his life. His most famous work, The Centuries, was begun in 1554 and consisted of ten volumes of 100 quatrains each. These prophecies have been printed continuously for over 400 years.

In his own time as is true today, Nostradamus' quatrains have received mixed reviews by readers. The combination of French, Greek, Latin, and Italian written as riddles, puns, anagrams, and epigrams are extremely complex and demand that the reader have knowledge in a wide range of subjects. Some quatrains could fit descriptions of just about any time in the world, while others are more exact.

According to the Bible, Nostradamus is a false prophet. The prophecies that seem to be true have the effect of deceive because there is a tendancy for his adherents to want to ignore the prophecies that are not accurate. Nostradamus does what God asks us not to do: he consults the stars. Additionally, many of his predictions did not actually come about.

Bible Prophey-- Leo Schreven-- Part 8

2009-03-29T15:49:00.000-07:00

Bible Prophecy-- Leo Schreven-- Part 7

2009-03-28T15:45:00.000-07:00

Bible Prophecy-- Leo Schreven-- Part 6

2009-03-27T15:43:00.000-07:00

Bible Prophecy-- Leo Schreven-- Part 5

2009-03-26T15:36:00.001-07:00