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Rebirth Of The Phoenix
  
The phoenix was supposedly a bird that, when it died, rose again from it's ashes, or a new phoenix was born from the ashes. This was used to symbolize Christ and the resurrection in early Christian art.

"The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — a symbol of fire and divinity." Wikipedia This makes me think of the regeneration that God does in our lives, the healing of the hurts and wounds we suffer from the enemy of our souls. It also makes me think of the fact that through Him we have the promise of eternal life. That is not the same thing a immortality as immortality is of the flesh, not the spirit. But it does mean that we will live forever, with Him!

It also speaks to me of the verse Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Then too, it was supposedly a bird with gold and red plumes which goes right along with my current handle of redbird.

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My Testamony Part One Aug 26, 2006 8:58 pm
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Disclaimer:
I want first of all to let everyone know that what I am about to reveal is not because I am living in the past or because I am holding on to it. I am not still wearing my grave clothes, so to speak.

A testamony is simply speaking the truth of what God has done in one's life, personal experience of His love, grace, power, glory. For a biblical example of a testamony please see Acts 26:1-23

When I was born in July of 1957 I had a congenital heart defect which wasn't discovered until I was several weeks old, after I had been taken home by my parents. My mother said that I couldn't hold down any food and cried all the time. She finally took me back in to the doctors who, upon discovering the defect, told my parents it would prevent me from ever leaving the hospital. My condition was so severe that they would not even venture to guess at a time period that my life would last.

The way it has been explained to me is that my heart had failed to fully develop and it was as if I only had half of a heart. The doctors could not explain how I had survived as long as I had already. I was placed in the hospital and there I stayed for some weeks.

My parents attended a church that believed in faith healing and the members of that church immediately begin praying for my healing. But my condition remained the same. Finally, my parents obtained permission from the doctor to have some of the congregation to come in and lay hands on me. This group included the pastor, his wife, the co-pastor and his wife, my parents best friends (a couple from the church) and my parents.

During the laying on of hands many of the people participating anoint their hands with olive oil, which during the laying on of hands transfers to the person being prayed for. Most of the churchs that I have attended in my life that believe in faith healing keep olive oil on hand for this purpose.

On one Wednesday evening after church services this group of people went to the hospital and gathered around the crib where I lay and prayed for my healing, laying hands on my little body as they prayed.

When the doctor had left the hospital that evening my condition had not changed. But the next morning when he came in and checked me my heart was perfectly normal.

I am here today, 49 years later, a living testamony of the power of prayer, of the validity of the laying on of hands and the miracle and gift of healing. I have seen the doctor's reports with my own eyes, I have spoken with those who were present at the time, the pastors, their wives, my parents and their friends, and know this story backwards and forwards. I know that it is real. My very life is a gift from God, twice over. And anyone who wishes to deny it is not denying me, they are denying Him, His power, His glory, His mercy, His love, His grace.
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The Author Aug 26, 2006 9:52 am
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The Author

I came to the Lord, all broken and torn
By the brambles that stood by the way
Of the wide road of this world so ragged and worn
For it's traveled by many each day.
With a heart oh so broken and a mind filled with fear
And so sure that death would be best.
He took me aside and dried all my tears.
He said, "Come, and I'll give you rest."

Chorus

"For I'm not the author of pain or strife
But the author of peace, love and power.
Just turn unto me, in my hands put your life
And I'll be with you through each trying hour."

Yes, this life is filled with sorrow and pain
But God know our needs e'er we ask.
For He sent His son, on the cross to be slain
Knowing we were not up to the task,
Of bearing our burdens of sin and of shame.
Yes, he knew we could not pass the test.
So He sent our Sweet Jesus, just call on His name.
For He said, "Come, and I'll give you rest."


© Cecilia Redman 2006
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To My Charismatic Brothers And Sisters Aug 25, 2006 12:30 pm
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It is my understanding that there are those that are arguing and attacking those who do not believe the way we believe. I am so hurt and disappointed that this is happening, especially when we have been the objects of such prejudice ourselves for so long and now to see it being turned the other direction.

We all, those who believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and those who do not, those who have been given certain gifts and those who have not, must stop this in-fighting, name-calling and tearing down of our fellow Christians. We are called to edify one another, to bear one another's burdens, to love one another. We are all part of the same body and must show respect and care for the other parts of His body.

Please re-read the following scripture. NOT EVERYONE RECEIVES ANY OF THE GIFTS. THEY ARE GIVEN ACCORDING TO GODS WILL. NOT EVERYONE WILL SPEAK IN TONGUES, PROPHECY, INTERPRET, PREFORM MIRACLES, ETC.

Anyone who teaches otherwise is saying something other than what the Word says.

1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
12 ¶ For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:
25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 ¶ Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
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I Still Have You Aug 25, 2006 11:21 am
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I Still Have You

Just a little girl in a great big world,
with memories that she can't bear
Hurt and abused, by her parents used,
she feels that no one really cares
But one Christmas time beneath a star that shines,
she met a baby in a manger bed.
And He'll be her friend until the very end
because that's what her Bible said.

Then she's twenty, and she's married,
living half way 'round the world.
And she wonders how it all went wrong
as she rocks her little girl.
She feels alone, afraid and sometimes so mad
that her anger turns hot red.
But in a sudden flood that red turns
to blood that for her on the cross He shed.

Chorus

I still have you and you're the only one
who has been there through the years.
I still have you and you've been faithful
to dry away my tears.
And when my heart gets broke and I'm all alone
and my mind gets filled with fears
I just thank my heavenly Father,
because I know I still have you.

Broken-bodied and broken hearted
she lays on a jail house floor.
Now she's forty-four, thinks she can't
bear much more as she hears that closing door.
But, as she turns to look around her,
she sees Jesus in someone's face.
And she's grateful that He's still with her,
even though she's in this place.

Later, in a family shelter with
no place to call her home,
Once more He is the provider and
she knows she's not alone.
Through her life He's sent her family,
sisters, brothers, parents, friends.
No matter where she goes or what happens next
she knows He'll do it all again.


© Cecilia Redman 2006
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Something to Smile About Aug 24, 2006 12:15 pm
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Quickie #1
One day, Jay Dini came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very sexy nightie. "Tie me up," she purred, "and you can do anything you want." So he tied her up and went fishing.

Quickie #2
A woman came home, screeching! her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs,
"Honey, pack your bags. I won the damn lottery!" The husband said, "Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?" "Doesn't matter," she said. "Just get the heck out."

Quickie #3
Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right, and the other is a husband.

Quickie #4
A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a
driver's license. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test. The optician showed him a card with the letters: 'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.' "Can you read this?" the optician asked.
"Read it?" the Polish guy replied, "I know the guy."

Quickie #5
Mother Superior called all the nuns together and said to them, "I must tell you all something.
We have a case of gonorrhea in the convent."
"Thank God," said an elderly nun at the back.
"I'm so tired of chardonnay."

Quickie #6
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. "Careful," he said, "CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my GOD! HERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful...CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!!! THE SALT!!!" The wife stared at him.
"What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?" The husband calmly replied, "I wanted to show you
what it feels like when I'm driving."

Quickie #7
Fifty-one years ago, Herman James, a North Carolina mountain man, was drafted by the Army.
On his first day in basic training, the Army issued him a comb. That afternoon the Army barber sheared off all his hair. On his second day, the Army issued Herman a toothbrush. That afternoon the Army dentist yanked seven of his teeth. On the third day, the Army issued him a jock strap. The Army has been looking for Herman for 51 years.
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Something to Smile About Aug 24, 2006 12:00 pm
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Men Strike Back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How many men does it take to open a beer?
None. It should be opened when she brings it
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Why do women have smaller feet than men?
It's one of those "evolutionary things" that allows
them to stand closer to the kitchen sink.
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How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart?
When she starts a sentence with "A man once told me..."
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Why do men fart more than women?
Because women can't shut up long enough to
build up the required pressure.
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If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first?
The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in.
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I married a Miss Right.
I just didn't know her first name was Always.
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Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes
a woman's sex drive by 90%.
It's called a Wedding Cake.
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Women will never be equal to men until they can
walk down the street with a bald head and a beer
gut, and still think they are sexy.
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In the beginning, God created the earth and rested.
Then God created Man and rested.
Then God created Woman.
Since then, neither God nor Man has rested.
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In The Garden Of Prayer Aug 23, 2006 8:37 pm
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We here at BC are making a prayer chain. It was started by Sienna Sun and others have joined in. Please feel free to post your prayer request and/or to add a link to your blog. Let us keep this going, for the glory of the Lord.

Less Talk Typing More Prayer An Invitation

Invitation To Prayer

A Call To Prayer

Praying with Sienna Sun Others

Praying with Sienna Sun

Pray

Agreeing with you in Prayer

There is an old song that goes something like this:

Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me
Let there be peace on earth the peace that was meant to be

This Lord is my prayer for Your church, Your people, let there be peace between brothers and sisters, let us see one another with the eyes of love that You see us with.

Father, start with me, make the necessary changes within me that will erase any trace of desire to know more than someone else, to be better at anything than someone else, any trace of any superior ideation or goal in my life, Lord. Make me humble, Lord.

Cause me to know that everything that I am, everything that I have, I owe to you and you alone. Make me to realize that only you have the right to tell another if they are going the wrong way.

Never allow me to become haughty, Lord. Never allow me to think that I have all the right answers for anyone, not even myself. For You reveal new and glorious things to me each and every day.

Reach out Your mighty hand to Your people here at BC, Lord, and touch us. We are an unconventional group and yet we are Your's. And just as the early church learned and grew through the use of letters, we here learn and grow through the use of this web-site. We gather here in Your Holy Name and we welcome you as our Father. We seek you as our head. We need you to be present with us here. We need your blessings and your guidance.

Thank you, dear Father, for hearing us. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for loving us. Thank you for bringing us together and making us a family. Thank you for being who you are. We love you, we worship you, we honor you and we glorify you.
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Modern Day Fleece Aug 23, 2006 6:37 pm
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My daughter graduated from high school in 1995 and shortly thereafter became pregnant. She lost this baby then had my oldest grandson in 1996 and then my granddaughter in 1997. All three of the children's dad's left her when they found out that she was pregnant claiming that the child wasn't theirs.

Fast forward to 2001. We went to court with the oldest childs dad so that I could have legal custody of him. He would be 5 years old in November and his dad had only seen him once when he was an infant. Dad decided he wanted to be a part of the boy's life which my daughter and I had been praying for. We rejoiced.

Before too long dad was in constant contact with my daughter and was implying that he wanted to get back together with her. My daughter was hesitant to say the least, as was I. So we begin to pray about it. They begin to e-mail back and forth regularly and he would come and see his son and take my daughter out as well. My daughter still loved him but didn't know what to do. She felt like the Lord was giving her a second chance but wanted to make sure. She decided to put a fleece before Him.

Mother's Day was coming up and dad was coming to see her and the son. My daughter asked God to let her know what His will was concerning she and dad by having dad bring her a rose. If there were no flowers at all, if there were flowers but they were not roses or if it was a rose but red then they were just to be parents of the same child but not close at all, if it were a yellow rose then they were to be just friends, but if the rose were a peace rose, red and yellow then they were meant to be together.

When my daughter told me about this, I told her that I felt she was going a little bit too far with her fleece. I thought she was getting too detailed. I feared for her, that she would be disappointed. She told me that she had already prayed about it and had already laid this fleece before God and she wouldn't back out now.

Mother's day arrived and dad showed up empty handed. Then he told my daughter that there was something in the car for her. She went out to his car and as she walked up to the porch, where I was waiting with bated breath, she pulled a vase of flowers from behind her.

FIVE PEACE ROSES, ONE FOR EACH YEAR SINCE THEIR SON HAD BEEN BORN.

As tears ran down my and her faces she told me that she knew that nothing was too detailed for God. They got married that October and just recently bought their first home. They are very happy and he is a wonderful daddy not only to his own son but to my granddaughter as well.

You can still place a fleece before the Lord and He will let you know what His will is for you and that it is Him, His voice that you are hearing. I know, because I have seen it done!
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Just talking Aug 23, 2006 8:11 am
Mood: 114, 206 Views
We buried my aunt on Monday. My brother-in-law came and got me on Sunday so that I could be at the funeral since my truck is broke down. It has been a very stressful few days.

My mother was already staying at my sister's RV. She started in on me the second I walked in the door. Everything about me was wrong including the dress I had brought to wear to the funeral. I so rarely wear a dress and once again I fooled myself into believing that she would be pleased since she is always telling me that I need to be more ladylike. Boy was I wrong.

I went to the funeral home to see my aunt and ran into some of her grandchildren there. This family is so dysfunctional and I am talking about my family, for generations, not just my aunts. It hurts me to see what these kids have done with their lives, to themselves. Please keep them in your prayers. Several of the grandkids and great grandkids are in the pen and couldn't come to the funeral. Pray for them as well.

One of my aunts was never reached I guess because she wasn't there. Of course my uncle is also in the pen and couldn't come. As far as I know my mother and my aunt Louise were the only two that were even speaking to each other, the others are all estranged from one another. My mom and her siblings what is left of them, are not getting any younger and there needs to be healing here. Please pray for them.

Please keep my cousin, my aunts only surviving child, in your prayers. She was saved a couple of years ago but she struggles daily. This has hit her very hard.

I saw my sister, the one who hasn't spoken to me in over four years. I guess you could say I sort of forced the issue. I put her on the spot in front of a lot of people at the funeral by asking her to join my mother, my other sister and myself. At first she refused but then she finally came and sat with us. After the funeral she, her daughter and her grandson came to eat with us and later came to my sister's to visit. Before she left, I told her that I love her. She has avoided me since she did some really bad things to me in November of 2001 but I won't allow Satan to destroy my family like He has done prior generations.

God is so good! My aunt is with Jesus and there has been some healing in my family due to her passing. It is a shame that it takes something this drastic to get some people to open their eyes.

Please pray for my mom. She has so much unforgiveness in her heart. She was furious that my sister joined us as she holds much against her including the things that she did to me. She refused to speak to her other sister at the funeral because they have been at odds for some years now. I am concerned for her soul.

I returned home only to have a tooth start to abcess. Satan is attacking me from every angle. Please keep me in your prayers. God is working in my life and I must be doing something right or Satan wouldn't be bothering with me.

I thank God for all of you, for you are the family that I can turn to at times like this. He has always provided me with a Christian family such as you to stand in the gap that was left by the birth family that was not, is not capable of being here for me. I praise Him, for He is faithful
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Something to Smile About Aug 19, 2006 11:23 pm
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How Observant Are You?

Or has everyone already seen this?

Because there hasn't been any comments and I truly expected one.
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