Wednesday, January 07, 2009

When you think of the word faithful, what comes to mind?

Commitment, steadiness, obedient, authentic, soundness, dependable, trustworthy, loyal, reliable?

All these terms can describe faithful. It’s easy to assign some of these words to people we know. But there is one person who has all these characteristics, and all at the same time.

Jesus.

I’ve been reading the book of Mark and I gaining a greater understanding of some of the events in Jesus’ day. And a fuller picture of Jesus himself. Mark holds a truly amazing story, and I can’t wait to finish the last chapter.

A friend of mine was sharing this story with me. He and his seven year old daughter were watching the movie “The Passion of the Christ” recently, when she looked at him and ask, “Why did the people want Jesus to die?”
What a great question.
You know in those days Jesus had a following, but that compared to the general population of the time the following was small. I guess you could say that Jesus’ followers were in the minority. In those days a lot of the people were still ignorant of Jesus. They had no idea who he was, and really didn’t know anything about him, other than what they had “heard”. Some people were afraid of him because of his ability to heal. Some were “worried” about their status or their influence, people like the Pharisees. Jesus had made his feeling toward the Pharisees well known. In Mathew chapter 23 he pulls no punches stating in his feelings about the Pharisees with the “seven woes”.

The Pharisees had it made. They were looked up to by the people. They were also looked at as leaders by the people and by the ruling Romans. In that time the Romans did not care what the Israelites did day to day as long as they paid their taxes and honored Caesar and the Roman government. The Romans expected the Pharisees to insure the people stayed perks and favors. In some ways to the Israelites they were treated like royalty and they were honored with gifts. Just the mention of Jesus’ name threatened this lifestyle for them. If the people followed Jesus they would lose their status and power. So Jesus was a threat that had to be done away with. The Pharisees never expected for Jesus and his name to live on through his disciples. The Pharisees were not thinking of Jesus and of the people. They were focused on their own perks, focused on themselves.

We must always be on guard that we are not putting ourselves before Jesus. Remember, we are close to Jesus we are far away from ourselves.

Disclaimer: I did NOT write this. But I did think it was funny.



An email from Ireland to all of our brethren in the States... a point to
ponder despite your political affiliation:

We, in Ireland , can't figure out why you people are even bothering to
hold an election in the United States .

On one side, you had a pants wearing female lawyer, married to another
lawyer who can't seem to keep his pants on. And that woman just lost a
long and heated primary against a lawyer, who goes to the wrong church,
who is married to yet another lawyer, who doesn't even like the country
her husband wants to run!

Now... On the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts
with the appropriate 'Mc' terminology, married to a good looking younger
woman who owns a beer distributorship!!!

What in God's name are ye lads thinkin' over there in the colonies!?!?

Faith will see you through

Daniel and the Lions Den is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. Daniel was a prayer warrior. It didn’t seem to bother Daniel that he was a slave to King Darius. He prayed everyday. Daniel was a very wise man and his owner grew to trust Daniel. As time went on King Darius grew to love Daniel.

This made the other wise men jealous so they began to plot against Daniel. They convinced King Darius to make it a law that everyone had to pray to King Darius or be thrown into the lion’s den. Not realizing that this was a plot against Daniel, King Darius agreed.

Having no choice but to follow the law, King Darius had Daniel thrown into the lion’s den at the insistence of the other wise men that he follow the law he declared.

King Darius lay awake all night worrying about his beloved friend. At first light, King Darius ran straight to the lions Den, opened the door and cried out to Daniel. He was amazed and thrilled that his beloved friend Daniel was still alive.

King Darius was so happy that Daniel’s God honored his prayers that he declared that everyone would now only be allowed to pray to Daniel’s God. He then threw all the wise men that had plotted against Daniel into the lion’s den.

I love this story because Daniel was not afraid to die for his God. He was not afraid of the wise men trying to kill him. He was not afraid to take a stand for what he believed in, even in the face of death.

God will carry you through the hard times. Even when people are lying about you. Our children need to know this when having to face the peer pressure in High School. They need to know that God will always be there, no matter what, even when it seems all is going wrong. Daniel had faith even when he knew following God would mean his death. And God was faithful to Daniel.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened."
--Alexander Graham Bell

The Logos

"In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men ... And the Logos became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld His glory, glory as of the only Son from The Father." (John 1:1-4,14 RSV)

Many recognize those familiar words of the apostle John, with perhaps one exception. We have used the original Greek word Logos (illustrated at right) in place of Word, that most English-language Bibles use in those translated Scriptures.

What and Who was The Logos?

If we carefully read what John wrote in his Gospel account, we see that the Logos was with God, and was God, but was not a God, because there is only one God:

"Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are My witnesses! Is there a God besides Me? There is no Rock; I know not any" (Isaiah 44:8 RSV)

The Logos was the wisdom and power by which God created the heavens and the earth:

"He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities - all things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. For in Him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell." (Colossians 1:15-19 RSV)

The Logos became flesh, but God did not become flesh:

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." (John 3:16-17 RSV)

"And the Logos became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld His glory, glory as of the only Son from The Father." (John 1:14 RSV)

Jesus Christ obeyed God, and said of The Father:

"I do as the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love The Father." (John 14:31 RSV)

So, Who and What is The Logos? Consider these points of fact taken from the pages of your own Holy Bible -

• The Logos was God, but not a God.
  
• The Logos was the Power and Wisdom of God.
  
• All things were created for and by the Logos.
  
• The Logos became flesh as Jesus Christ.
  
• Jesus Christ is the Logos of God.

Paul's View of Marriage

"Now concerning the matters about which you wrote. It is well for a man not to touch a woman. But because of the temptation to immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not rule over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not rule over his own body, but the wife does. Do not refuse one another except perhaps by agreement for a season, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, lest Satan tempt you through lack of self-control. I say this by way of concession, not of command. wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another." (1 Corinthians 7:1-7 RSV)

"But each has his own special gift from God, one of one kind and one of another"

The apostle Paul (and other key figures among God's people, including Elijah, John the Baptist and Jesus Christ) was not married (some are of the opinion that Paul may have been a widower; see also Paul's Ministry), but Paul taught neither for, or against, marriage. What Paul taught regarding marriage was a matter of what was best for an individual's righteous life.

"To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain single as I do. But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion." (1 Corinthians 7:8-9 RSV)

Paul was not absolute in his teaching, of The Lord's teaching ("I give charge, not I but the Lord"), about separation and divorce, but he did make a distinction between marriage in general ("To the married I give charge") and a marriage that involves a believer and an unbeliever ("if the unbelieving partner desires to separate, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound").

"To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband - and that the husband should not divorce his wife.

To the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy.

But if the unbelieving partner desires to separate, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace. Wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?" (1 Corinthians 7:10-16 RSV)

Paul's primary focus was "let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him." Does that mean that, for example, Paul remained single because he was single when he was called, while Peter (see Peter's Ministry) was married to a "believing" wife because Peter was married (we know that Peter was married at his calling because Jesus cured Peter's mother-in-law of a fever i.e. Luke 4:38-39) when he was called? Perhaps, but as Paul explains further, his, or Peter's, or anyone else's, circumstances and choices do not apply to everyone. It depends on the calling, the mission.

"Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches." (1 Corinthians 7:17 RSV)

But what did he mean by that?

"Was any one at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was any one at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the Commandments of God.

Every one should remain in the state in which he was called. Were you a slave when called? Never mind. But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity. For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise he who was free when called is a slave of Christ. You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men. So, brethren, in whatever state each was called, there let him remain with God.

Now concerning the unmarried, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy. I think that in view of the present distress it is well for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage. But if you marry, you do not sin, and if a girl marries she does not sin. Yet those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that." (1 Corinthians 7:18-28 RSV)

Paul's summary? Marry or remain single, not as one state being better than the other, for everyone, but as a matter if whichever makes an individual more productive to their calling in this life. Some are more effective Christians married, while others are more effective Christians single.

"I mean, brethren, the appointed time has grown very short [see Could Christ Return Tonight?]; from now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the form of this world is passing away.

I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or girl is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please her husband. I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord.

If any one thinks that he is not behaving properly toward his betrothed, if his passions are strong, and it has to be, let him do as he wishes: let them marry - it is no sin. But whoever is firmly established in his heart, being under no necessity but having his desire under control, and has determined this in his heart, to keep her as his betrothed, he will do well. So that he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I have the Spirit of God." (1 Corinthians 7:29-40 RSV)

Fact Finder: While Christ was not married as a mortal man, that does not mean that He will not have a "wife." Who is the betrothed bride of Christ? When will the marriage happen?
Ephesians 5:25-32, Revelation 19:7-8

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(CR) – Judge Roy Moore, known as the “10 Commandments Judge,” is speaking out against activist judges that are trying to rewrite the definition of marriage. He claims judges like Baltimore Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock are “trying to wipe out the definition of marriage which is an ordinance of God.” Murdock ruled in favor of homosexual “marriage” recently.

In an interview on “The American View” radio show, Moore said, “people like [Murdock], thinking themselves wise, have become fools. Such people think they are smart and they’re not smart at all. They’re simply ruled by their own feelings.”

Moore believes that marriage is “a Biblical principle and it’s between a man and a woman. And if we start saying it can be between two men or two women then why can’t it be between a man and a horse or between five men?”

He says, “Preachers haven’t done their duty because they just don’t understand it’s not proper to separate God from government or God from law.” Moore claims God is sovereign over government. In July, Moore is planning to talk to churches and pastors in Maryland. He claims churches have been deceived about the true meaning of “separation of Church and State.”

Our Honored Departed Who Have 'Gone West,'

8 January: William "Bill" Kershner -- If you learned to fly in the past 50 years, chances are you studied from a book authored by Kershner, who flew his first solo in an Aeronca Defender in 1945. He wrote and illustrated five highly regarded flight manuals, including his Student Pilot's Flight manual... which alone has sold over one million copies. Kershner was also a firm believer in spin recovery training, an area private pilot training has shied away from in recent years. He logged more than 8,000 spins.

23 March: Doolittle Raider Lt. Colonel Chase J. Nielsen -- Born January 14, 1917 in Hyrum, UT Colonel Nielsen attended Utah State University and graduated in 1939 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. In August 1939, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps as a flying cadet. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in June 1941. Nielsen, a lieutenant at the time, was the navigator of "Crew #6", one of 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers and 80 Airmen that launched from the deck of the USS Hornet on April 18, 1942. Most of the aircraft were able to reach land, but two, including Colonel Nielsen's, were forced to ditch off the coast of China. Two men were killed in the ditching. Nielsen spent the next 40 months as a prisoner of war, most of the time in solitary confinement, before being rescued at the end of the war by an Office of Strategic Services para-rescue team and brought back to the US. He returned to Shanghai, China, in January 1946 to testify in the International War Crimes Trials against his former captors

14 April: Aviation Author Robert N. Buck -- The former Trans World Airlines pilot flying records as a teenager in the 1930s and flew severe-weather research missions during World War II, before starting upon a renowned career as an aviation author. Buck began his stellar aviation career as a 15-year-old glider pilot in New Jersey in 1929. The longtime AOPA Air Safety Foundation Board of Visitors member flew until he was 88. When he was 15, he and a fellow high school student built and flew their own glider, which was towed by a Model A Ford at a local grass airstrip. On September 29, 1930 -- reportedly equipped with six chocolate bars and a canteen -- Buck climbed into a Pitcairn Mailwing at Newark Airport and took off for Los Angeles making an attempt at the junior transcontinental airspeed record, which he did by an hour and eight minutes. He told the story of his early days as a pilot in his first book, "Burning Up the Sky," published in 1931 by G.P. Putnam's Sons -- however, Buck is best known for his 1970 book "Weather Flying," considered a must-read for pilots. He also wrote "Flying Know-How," "The Art of Flying," "The Pilot's Burden: Flying Safely and the Roots of Pilot Error" and "North Star Over My Shoulder," his 2002 memoir.

03 May: Walter Marty "Wally" Schirra, Jr. -- Originally recruited as one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts by NASA in 1959, Schirra would go on to become the only astronaut to fly in the agency's first three manned space programs -- Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Each of his missions built on those before, and laid the foundation for more advanced missions to follow. Schirra flew on the fifth Mercury flight in 1962, orbiting the Earth six times in his Sigma 7 capsule -- the longest US manned space mission up to that point. He commanded Gemini 6A in 1965, a flight with Tom Stafford that had the historic distinction of being the first rendezvous of two manned, maneuverable spacecraft. Three years later, Schirra commanded Apollo 7 -- the first manned Apollo flight, which followed the January 1967 launchpad fire that claimed the lives of Apollo 1 astronauts Edward White, Roger Chaffee, and Virgil Grissom (who was also a Mercury and Gemini astronaut.) During the 11-day flight of Apollo 7 in 1968, Schirra and fellow crewmembers Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele tested the redesigned Apollo systems, and proved the spacecraft was ready to take astronauts to the moon.

11 June: Cole Kugel, Oldest Living Licensed Pilot In US -- Kugel was born March 14, 1902, near Lamont in the Oklahoma Territory. He began flying along with his brother Paul, who died in 1991, after catching the flying bug watching barnstormers doing air acrobatics in 1929, and bought his first plane in 1929 for $3,700. After a brief, involuntary flying hiatus during the Depression, he and his wife, Mildred, moved to Longmont in 1943 and he was back in the air. Kugel passed away at the age of 105. Two days before turning 103, the FAA awarded Kugel the Golden Wings Award for aviation pioneers. Just days after his 99th birthday in 2001, Kugel was entered into Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest qualified pilot in the world.

14 June: Triple Ace Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF, Retired -- A veteran of WWII and Vietnam, Olds earned more combat medals than you could carry. He became a "triple ace," even though it took 23 years. His exploits as the creator and Mission Commander of "Operation Bolo," the most successful aerial battle of the Vietnam conflict, were documented by the History Channel Dogfights Special series, "Air Ambush." Olds shot down a total of 17 enemy aircraft, and was credited with 24.5 victories, 12 aircraft shot down, and 11½ aircraft destroyed on the ground.

24 August: Bill Piper, Jr. -- Son of Piper Aircraft founder William Thomas Piper, Sr. and an accomplished aviator in his own right, Bill Piper Jr. learned to fly while working in his father's aircraft plant. He was a record-breaking pilot, and was one of the last acknowledged flying daredevils of the 1930s. Later in life, Piper Jr. headed up one of the most successful aircraft manufacturing companies in the nation, that boasted revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars. He was also a founding boardmember of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) in 1970, and was named Chairman of the organization three years later.

28 August: Dr. Paul MacCready -- The designer of the human-powered "Gossamer Condor," MacCready was also an internationally renowned, Caltech-trained scientist, innovator and entrepreneur, as well as founder and former chairman of the board of directors of AeroVironment, Inc. His passing occurred less than one week after the 30th anniversary of one of his most notable accomplishments -- the record-setting flight of the Gossamer Condor, that won MacCready the Kremer Prize. He also designed and built a follow-up airplane, the Gossamer Albatross, which completed a successful crossing of the English Channel on June 12, 1979 -- winning the second Kremer prize in the process. Led by MacCready, AeroVironment later built the Gossamer Penguin, a 3/4 scale variant of the Albatross that utilized solar panels mounted above the wing to power the one-seat aircraft's small electric motor.

7 October: Doolittle Raider Maj. Nolan Herndon -- Herndon’s plane and crew have been a controversial mystery in the years since the raid on April 18, 1942. Unlike the others which crashed in China, Herndon -- who was a navigator, bombardier and gunner -- and his pilot and co-pilot headed instead for the Soviet Union, supposedly an ally of the US. The Soviets, who had maintained diplomatic relations with Japan to that point, had refused a US request for all the planes to land there. Herndon maintained the other two men on his plane were last-minute substitutions, intelligence agents intentionally diverted in a test of the Soviets' resolve as allies of the US. The three men were imprisoned after they landed, but escaped after a year. For his valor, Herndon received the Distinguished Flying Cross.

11 October: Flying Tiger David Lee 'Tex' Hill -- Hill graduated as a naval aviator in 1939... and soon joined the battle brewing overseas. He joined the American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers" in China in 1941, flying Curtiss P-40 Warhawks. Hill's accomplishments in the AVG were forever immortalized in the 1942 film, "The Flying Tigers" -- with John Wayne playing him on the silver screen. After dissolution of the Flying Tigers in 1942, Hill was one of only five Flying Tigers to join its USAAF successor, the 23rd Fighter Group. He later rose to command the Group, as a major in the US Army Air Corps.Throughout the war, he racked up 18 1/4 confirmed enemy kills. He emerged from the war a hero, with numerous medals -- including a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, the British Flying Cross, and six Chinese combat medals. In 2002, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.

1 November: 'Enola Gay' Pilot Paul Tibbets -- It was one moment in time, that brought about an end to war... the annihilation of a city, and a large portion of its population... and both fame and infamy to Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. The dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 changed the world forever -- and left Tibbets, who flew the B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" that dropped that bomb, with no regrets. To the very end, Tibbets had to ward off protestors who criticized him for his role in the destruction of a city, and the loss of between 70,000 and 100,000 people. Per his own request, Tibbets had no funeral... and no headstone, so as not to give protestors a place to gather.

30 November: 'Rocket Man' Evel Knievel -- Though admittedly known more for his daring motorcycle stunts than his piloting skill, one can't deny the storied daredevil stunt man also racked up his share of time in the air... albeit only a few seconds at a time, and more often than not followed by a hard landing. In the end, it wasn't one of his stunts that cost Evel Knievel his life... but, in a sense, all of them. Riddled with scars from his many attempted daredevil feats, Knievel's health had failed him for years. He also suffered from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred his lungs. Knievel underwent a liver transplant in 1999 after nearly dying of hepatitis C -- which he believed he contracted through a blood transfusion from an earlier injury. He also suffered two strokes in recent years. Knievel was best known for a failed attempt to jump an Idaho canyon on a rocket-cycle and a stunning crash at Caesar's Palace in Las, Vegas, NV. He is even immortalized at the Smithsonian Institution as "America's Legendary Daredevil."


Courtesy of AMN news

Why do we sleep in church,

But stay awake through a 2 hour movie?

Why is it so hard to talk about God,
but so easy to talk about sex?

Why are we so bored when we look at a Christian magazine,
but find it easy to read Playboy?

Why is it so easy to ignore a Godly joke,
Yet we repost the nasty ones?

Why are some churches getting smaller,
But bars and clubs are growing?

Think about it, are you going to repost this?
Are you going to ignore it, cause you think you'll get laughed at?


Repost this as "Don't read if you're immature...seriously"

80 % of you wont repost this.

The Lord said:
"If you deny me in front of your friends
I will deny you in front of my father

The New You

"Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John [see John The Baptist], to be baptized by him. John would have prevented Him, saying, "I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?" But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness." Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and alighting on Him; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, with Whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:13-17 RSV)

Why Baptism?

Baptism symbolizes the death of the old self (by repentance and the turning to a new life), burial (by complete immersion in water, just as a body is completely immersed in the earth) and the resurrection (the coming up out from under the water) to eternal life for those who repent:

"Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of The Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with Him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His." (Romans 6:3-5 RSV)

"and you were buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead." (Colossians 2:12 RSV)

The English word baptize is derived from the original Greek word of the New Testament which literally meant to immerse in water. As the Scriptures above make clear, Jesus Christ considered baptism to be an important act, so much so that He insisted on it when John hesitated to baptize Him, as an example for those who claim to follow Him. Jesus' baptism was then done in The Jordan River, perhaps not far from the place shown in the photograph. The usual order was repent, be baptized, and receive the Holy Spirit.

"Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him." (Acts 2:38-39 RSV)

"John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were baptized" (John 3:23 RSV)

"And as they went along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "See, here is water! What is to prevent my being baptized? ... And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him." (Acts 8:36,38 RSV)

Baptism was and is an act of repentance (the only exception was Jesus Christ, Who was baptized as an example only - He had absolutely nothing to repent of), made by those capable of making such a decision for themselves, whether someone who discovered the Truth as an adult, or someone whose parents brought them up in the knowledge of the Lord so that they could make the decision to be baptized when they were mature enough, and responsible enough, to make such a commitment. There is no record in the Bible of infants or young children being baptized - nor is there reason to fear that if a child were to die before being baptized that he or she is somehow forever "lost" (see The Last Day).

"Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." (Acts 2:38 RSV)

"But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women" (Acts 8:12 RSV)

"And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation." So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls" (Acts 2:40-41 RSV)

Any baptized believer who was living a life in keeping with obedience to God was "qualified" to baptize (Saul, who became the apostle Paul, was baptized by Ananias, a "lay member" of the church - Acts 9:10), however in most cases those who baptized were also teachers. It often depended on circumstances. It's a surprise to many that Jesus Christ did more water baptisms than John the Baptist, although Jesus' students (disciple literally means student) did the actual baptizing for Jesus, in Jesus' Name i.e. by the authority given to them by Jesus, just like a police officer might say, "Stop in the name of the law":

"After this Jesus and His disciples went into the land of Judea; there He remained with them and baptized ... Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John, although Jesus Himself did not baptize, but only His disciples" (John 3:22, 4:1-2 RSV)

"And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:18-20 RSV)

Who Is God?

The English word God originated from an old Anglo-Saxon word which itself was derived from the Germanic word Gott which was used to refer to all sorts of "gods," not necessarily the True God (just as "god" still is). In English-language translations of The Holy Bible (the Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew, while the New Testament mostly in Greek) "God" is used to translate a number of actual Divine Names, specific to the True God, as recorded in the Scriptures. Using "God" as a name for God rather than a statement of what He is can perhaps be compared to calling your best friend "Human" instead of by their actual name.

"What is His Name?' What shall I say to them?"

Elohim, from the Hebrew pronounced el-oh-heem, is the most frequently recorded name for God, more than 2,500 times in the Old Testament. Elohim is actually the plural form of its root word, but singular in usage - after all, there is only one God (see The Logos).

Examples where Elohim was translated as God:

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1 RSV)

"Then God said, "Let Ss make man in Our image, after Our likeness" (Genesis 1:26 RSV)

The second most common Name for God is the YHVH, or "Tetragram" as it has been called. It is shown in the illustration along with the names of the Hebrew letters and their approximate sounds (note that Hebrew is written right to left).

The ancient pronunciation of the YHVH is uncertain, and there have been a number of interpretations. The most common is "Jehovah," which some Bibles use in their translation, while others render the YHVH as "Lord." For example, for Exodus 20:2-3, the American Standard Version has, "I Am Jehovah thy God, Who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me," while the King James Version has, "I Am The Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before Me."

There are also a number of Names which use the YHVH in combination. Examples, using the "Jehovah" interpretation: Jehovah-ropheka, "Jehovah that heals" (Exodus 15:26), Jehovah-meqaddeshkem, "Jehovah Who sanctifies you" (Exodus 31:13), Jehovah-tsabaoth, "Jehovah of hosts" (1 Samuel 1:3), "Jehovah-elyon, "Jehovah Most High (Psalm 7:17), Jehovah-roi, "Jehovah my shepherd (Psalm 23:1)

El is used over 200 times as a Name for God, often in combination as El, Eloah and Elyon. Many of the faithful people of God had "el" in their name e.g. Elijah ("The Lord is God"), Daniel ("The Lord is my Judge"). Another name for Jesus Christ was Immamuel (Matthew 1:23) which means "The Lord is with us."

Shaddai is found almost 50 times in the Old Testament, and is usually translated as Almighty. It was first recorded when God spoke to Abraham: "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, The Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I Am the Almighty God; walk before Me, and be thou perfect. And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly." (Genesis 17:1-2 KJV)

In the New Testament "God" is used for the original Greek word Theos

How did "God" answer Moses' question about The Name?

"Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is His Name?' What shall I say to them?"

God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': this is My Name for ever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations." (Exodus 3:13-15 RSV)

ASSURANCE !!

• The Lord will care for me.... "The Lord takes care of me ; I will not be without any good thing." Psa 23:1

• He will provide ..... "He makes a resting-place for me in the green fields: he is my guide by the quiet waters." Psa 23:2

• He will keep me going.... "He gives new life to my soul " Psa 23:3

• The Lord will guide me..... " He leads me in the paths of rightouness."

• He will protects me.... " Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, " Psa 23:4
  

• The Lord will heal me..... " you anoint my head with oil. My my cup is overflowing." Psa 23:5
  

• The Lord will pursue me... "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psa 23:6

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Where is God

A couple had two little boys, ages eight and ten, who were

excessively mischievous.

The two were always getting into trouble and their parents

could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town

their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents

were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons'

behavior.

The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been

successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked

her husband if he thought they should send the boys to speak

with the clergyman.

The husband said, "We might as well. We need to do something

before I really lose my temper!"

The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see

them individually. The eight-year-old went to meet with him

first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly,

"Where is God?"

The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the

question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?"

Again the boy made no attempt to answer, so the clergyman

raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's

face, "WHERE IS GOD?"

At that, the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home

slamming himself in his closet. His older brother followed him

into the closet and said, "What happened?"

The younger brother replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time.

God is missing and they think we did it!"

I didn't write it but it made me laugh.

When we were young

I want to be a kid again. I want to go back to the time when:

Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."

Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"

"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.

Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly.

Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.

It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.

Being old referred to anyone over 20.

The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn't matter.

The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.

It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.

It was unbelievable that dodge ball wasn't an Olympic event.

Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot.

Nobody was prettier than Mom.

Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.

It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park.

Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.

Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare."

Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures.

No shopping trip was complete unless a new toy was brought home.

"Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense.

Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.

The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.

War was a card game.

Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.

Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.

Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.

Ice cream was considered a basic food group.

Men vs. Women - Showers

How To Shower Like A Woman...

* Take off clothing and place it in sectional laundry hamper according to lights and darks.
* Walk to bathroom wearing long bathrobe. If you see your husband along the way, cover up any exposed flesh and rush to the bathroom.
* Look at your womanly physique in the mirror and stick out your gut so that you can complain and whine even more about how you're getting fat.
* Get in shower. Look for face-cloth, arm-cloth, leg-cloth, long loofah, wide loofah and pumice stone.
* Wash you hair once with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added vitamins.
* Wash your hair again with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added vitamins.
* Condition your hair with Cucumber and Lamfrey conditioner enhanced with natural crocus oil. Leave on for 15 minutes.
* Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes until red and raw.
* Wash entire rest of body with Ginger Nut and Jaffa Cake body wash.
* Rinse conditioner off of hair (this takes at least 15 minutes as you must make sure that it has all come off).
* Shave armpits and legs. Consider shaving bikini area but decide to get it waxed instead.
* Scream loudly when your husband flushes the toilet and you lose the water pressure.
* Turn off shower.
* Squeegee off all wet surfaces inn the shower. Spray it down with Tilex.
* Get out of the shower. Dry with towel the size of a small African Country.
* Wrap hair in super-absorbent second towel.
* Check entire body for the remotest sign of a zit. Attack with nails/tweezers if found.
* Return to bedroom wearing bathrobe and towel on head.
* If you see your husband along the way, cover up any exposed flesh and then rush to the bedroom to spend an hour-and-a-half getting dressed.

How To Shower Like A Man...
* Take off clothes while sitting in the edge of the bed and leave them in a pile.
* Walk naked to the bathroom. If you see your wife along the way, flash her making the "woo, woo" sound.
* Look at your manly physique in the mirror and suck in your gut to see your pecks. Admire yourself in the mirror, and scratch.
* Get in shower. Don't bother looking for a washcloth. You don't use one.
* Wash your face.
* Wash your armpits.
* Crack up at how loud your fart sounds in the shower.
* Wash your privates and surrounding area.
* Wash your backside, leaving hair on the soap bar.
* Shampoo your hair. Do not use conditioner.
* Make a shampoo Mohawk.
* Pull back shower curtain and look at yourself in the mirror.
* Rinse off and get out of the shower. Fail to notice water on the floor because you left the curtain hanging out of the tub when you checked your Mohawk.
* Partially dry off.
* Look at yourself in the mirror, flex muscles. Admire yourself some more.
* Leave shower curtain open and wet mat on the floor.
* Leave bathroom light and fan on.
* Return to the bedroom with towel around your waist. If you pass your wife, pull off the towel, and shout "Oh yeah, baby!" .
* Throw wet towel on the bed. Take two minutes to get dressed

Yes, these are real. What did they mean to say ???

My thoughts are in green

"Very nice exorcise facility." ??? Exorcise My kinda typo

"The rooms are clean and being able to cook myself is great." How did you taste ?

"There was a good beach for the morning runs." I told you NOT to drink the water

"The only drawback was the restaurant serving speed." So is serving Crack, ok?

"However, we did have an excellent waiter for dinner." I love waiter for dinner

"The artwork throughout kept us in ah." ah Ah I get it !!

"Nice place, clean rooms, puppets not allowed." I hate bigots

"We would stay there once more and that would make our final decision if we would stay there again." HUH ?? Stay again ok

"We were there for our 25th anniversary and the only other thing bad was long lines for the buffet." Don't you just hate waiting to get jostled?

"The family-oriented bathrooms were great." Now that says love more than Reader Digest

"We like that's it's close to everything around it." Duh !!

"Difficult to get luggage into room as many doors need to be opened." A 5 star hotel just beams you up

"Rooms are very nice, but don't request a smoking room (they smell like smoke)." Imagine that

"To put things in perspective, my 14-year-old perhaps best summarized the resort by saying, 'You know, all I need to do is see Jesus and I would know we are in heaven!" I got nothing here

"The pool and spa was such a nice rest after a day at the beach." splash

"I went to the bathroom and it was a closet." I'd hate being your maid ..did you hang your clothes in the shower?

Here is a list of "MEGA" Churches in the United States (alphabetical by State/Church Name)

Alabama
Asbury United Methodist Church - Madison - Alan Weatherly
Briarwood Presbyterian Church - Birmingham - Harry Reeder
Cathedral of the Cross - Birmingham - Mark Correll
Church at Brook Hills - Birmingham - David Platt
Church of the Highlands - Birmingham - Chris Hodges
Christ United Methodist Church - Mobile - Jeff Spiller
Cottage Hill Baptist Church - Mobile - Keith Thompson
Dauphin Way Baptist Church - Mobile - Steve Lawson
Dawson Memorial Baptist Church - Birmingham - Gary Fenton
Faith Chapel Christian Center - Birmingham - Michael D. Moore
First United Methodist Church - Huntsville
First Baptist Church - Montgomery - Jay Wolf
Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church - Montgomery - John Ed Mathison
Gardendale First Baptist Church - Gardendale - Kevin Hamm
Guiding Light Church - Birmingham - Jim Lowe
Harvest Church of God - Anniston - Jerry Irwin
Hill Crest Baptist Church - Anniston
Hunter Street Baptist Church - Hoover - Buddy Gray
Mayfair Church of Christ - Huntsville - Gary Bradley
Mountaintop Community Church - Vestavia Hills - Dr. Bill Elder
Shades Mountain Baptist Church - Vestavia Hills - Keith Habermas
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church - Birmingham - Al Sutton
Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church - Huntsville - O. Wendell Davis
Whitesburg Baptist Church - Huntsville - Jimmy Jackson
Word Alive International Outreach - Oxford - Kent Mattox
Alaska
Anchorage Baptist Temple, Anchorage - Jerry Prevo [2] [Attendance: 2,000]
ChangePoint - Anchorage - Karl Clauson, Dan Jarrell, and Scott Merriner [3] [Attendance: 3,700]
Arizona
Central Christian Church - Mesa - Pastor Cal Jernigan [4]
Chandler Christian Church - Chandler - Pastor Roger Storms [5]
Christ's Church of the Valley - Peoria - Pastor Don Wilson [6]
Community Church of Joy - Glendale - Pastor Walt Kallestad [7]
First Assembly of God - Phoenix - Pastor Tommy Barnett
Radiant Church - Surprise - Pastor Lee McFarland [8]
Arkansas
Church at Rock Creek – Little Rock – Mark Evans
College Church of Christ – Searcy – Barbie Smith
Fellowship Bible Church – Little Rock – Tim Lundy
Fellowship Bible Church - Lowell – Chip Jackson
First Assembly of God Church – North Little Rock
First Baptist Church – Springdale – Buster Prey
First Baptist Church Fort Smith – Fort Smith
Harvest Time Tabernacle Church – Fort Smith
New Life Church - Conway – Rick Bezet
Pulaski Heights United Methodist – Little Rock – Victor Nixon
Saint Mark Baptist Church – Little Rock – Corwin Macklin
Walnut Street Baptist Church - Jonesboro - Glen Putman
California
Bakersfield Metro
Calvary Chapel - Bakersfield - Attendance: 2000
Valley Baptist Church - Bakersfield - Richard Paradis - Attendance: 2555
Valley Bible Fellowship - Bakersfield - Hector Rizo - Attendance: 5500
Fresno Metro
Clovis Hills Community Church - Clovis - Southern Baptist Convention
Northside Christian Church - Clovis - David Rutherford - Attendance: 2600
Inland Empire
Calvary Chapel Chino - Chino - Calvary Chapel - David Rosales - Attendance: 8000
Calvary Chapel Chino Hills - Chino Hills - Calvary Chapel - Attendance: 2000
Crossroads Christian Church - Corona - Barry McMurtrie - Attendance: 5280
Harvest Christian Fellowship [9] - Riverside - Calvary - Greg Laurie - Attendance: 15000
High Desert Church - Victorville - Baptist - Tom Mercer - Attendance: 4300
Inland Hills Church - Chino - Evangelical Church - Attendance: 2500
The Rock Church and World Outreach Center - San Bernardino - Jim and Deborah Cobrae - Attendance: 12000
Los Angeles Metro
Agape International Spiritual Center for Truth - Culver City - Religious Science - Michael Beckwith - Attendance: 2500
Angelus Temple / The Dream Center [10] - Los Angeles - Matthew Barnett - Attendance: 5000
Calvary Chapel - Downey - Calvary Chapel - Jeff Johnson - Attendance: 7000
Calvary Chapel Golden Springs - Diamond Bar - Calvary Chapel - Raul Ries - Attendance: 12000
Calvary Chapel South Bay - Gardena - Calvary Chapel - Steve Mays - Attendance: 5000
Calvary Community Church - Westlake Village - Brad Johnson - Attendance: 4000
Church on the Way [11] - Van Nuys - Foursquare Gospel - Jim & Alice Tolle - Attendance: 5100
City of Refuge Church [12] - Gardena - Bishop Noel Jones
Crenshaw Christian Center [13] - Los Angeles - Frederick K.C. Price
Faith Community Church - West Covina - James Reeve - Attendance: 12000
First African Methodist Episcopal Church - Los Angeles - John J. Hunter
Grace Community Church [14] - Sun Valley - John F. MacArthur - Attendance: 9000
Greater Bethany Community Church - Los Angeles - Noel Jones - Attendance: 7000
Harvest Rock Church [15] - Pasadena - Che Ahn
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel [16] - Van Nuys - Jack W. Hayford
Lancaster Baptist Church [17] - Lancaster - Paul Chappell
Mission Ebenezer Family Church - Carson - Assemblies of God - Isaac J. Canales
Morning Star Christian Chapel - Whittier - Calvary - Jack Abeelen - Attendance: 4400
Shepherd of the Hills [18] - Porter Ranch - Dudley Rutherford - Attendance: 6000
The Church At Rocky Peak - Chatsworth - David Miller - Attendance: 2251
The Oriental Mission Church [19] - Los Angeles - June Min Kang
Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church - Los Angeles - African Methodist Episcopal - Norman Copland - Attendance: 8000
West Angeles Church of God in Christ [20] - Los Angeles - Bishop Charles E. Blake - Attendance: 15,000
Young Nak Korean Presbyterian Church [21] - Los Angeles
Orange County Metro
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa [22] - Costa Mesa - Calvary - Chuck Smith (mother church of the Calvary Chapel movement) - Attendance: 35,000 (16,500)
Capo Beach Calvary Chapel - Capistrano Beach - Calvary Chapel - Chuck Smith, Jr - Attendance: 2000
Coast Hills Community Church - Aliso Viejo - Ken Baugh - Attendance: 3500
Crystal Cathedral - Garden Grove - Robert H. Schuller
First Evangelical Free Church - Fullerton - Evangelical Free - Dale Burke - Attendance: 6000
Grace Korean Church - [23] - Fullerton - Ki H. Han
Knott Avenue Christian Church - Anaheim - Shane Womack - Attendance: 2300
Mariners Church - Irvine - Kenton Beshore - Attendance: 11000
Newsong Church [24] - Irvine - Dave Gibbons
Rock Harbor Church - Costa Mesa - Keith Page - Attendance: 3800
Saddleback Church - [25] Lake Forest - Rick Warren - Attendance: 22000
Sa-Rang Community Church [26] - Anaheim - Daniel Kim - Attendance: 8500
Set Free Christian Fellowship - Buena Park - Phil Aguilar - Attendance: 6000
Templo Calvario Assembly of God - Santa Ana - Assemblies of God - Daniel Leon - Attendance: 4250
The Crossing - Costa Mesa - Brett Detken - Attendance: 2500
Vineyard Christian Fellowship - Anaheim - Vineyard Churches - Lance Pittlack - Attendance: 2000
Sacramento Metro
Adventure Christian Church [27] - Roseville - Rick Stedman
Bayside Covenant Church - Granite Bay - Evangelical Covenant - Ray Johnston - Attendance: 8500
Calvary Christian Center - Sacramento - Phillip Goudeaux - Attendance: 5000
Wherehouse Christian Ministries - Sacramento - Louis Neely - Attendance: 4000
San Diego Metro
Bonita Valley Community Church - Bonita - Assemblies of God
Church of the Good Shepherd - San Diego - Fernando Ramirez - Attendance: 7500
Emmanuel Faith Community Church - Escondido - Dennis Keating - Attendance: 6500
Flood - San Diego - Matt Hammett - Attendance: 2,000
Horizon Christian Fellowship - San Diego - Calvary - Mike MacIntosh - Attendance: 5000
Maranatha Chapel - San Diego - Ray Bentley
New Venture Christian Fellowship - Oceanside - Shawn Mitchell - Attendance: 5550
North Coast Calvary Chapel - Carlsbad - Calvary Chapel - Nora Wright - Attendance: 6020
Rock Church - San Diego - Miles McPherson - Attendance: 6500
San Francisco Bay Area
Acts Full Gospel Church - Oakland - Church of God in Christ - Bob Jackson - Attendance: 6000
Allen Temple Baptist Church - Oakland - Progressive National Baptist - J. Alfred Smith - Attendance: 4000
Calvary Temple - Concord - Assemblies of God - Fred Franks - Attendance: 2100
Cathedral of Faith - San Jose - Kenny Foreman - Attendance: 6000
Cornerstone Fellowship Church [28] - Livermore - Steve Madsen
Glide Memorial United Methodist - San Francisco - Cecil Williams - Attendance: 9016
Golden Hills Community Church - Brentwood - Larry Adams - Attendance: 2800
Greater St. Paul Baptist Church - Oakland - Baptist - Joseph - Attendance: 5000
Jubilee Christian Center - San Jose - Dick Bernal - Attendance: 10000
San Francisco Church of Christ - Burlingame - ICC - Russ Ewell - Attendance: 3500
The Neighborhood Church - Castro Valle - Christian Missionary Alliance
The Valley Church - Cupertino - Paul Steele - Attendance: 5250
Twin Lakes Baptist Church - Aptos - Lee Jilka - Attendance: 2350
Colorado
Calvary South Denver - Littleton - Pastor Gino Geraci
Lifebridge Christian Church - Longmont - Rick Rusaw
New Life Church - Colorado Springs - Ross Parsley, Interim
Timberline Church - Fort Collins - Pastor Dary Northrop
Connecticut
First Cathedral – Bloomfield – Bishop Leroy Bailey
Kingdom Life Christian – Milford – Bishop Jay Ramirez
New Life Christian Fellowship – Darien
District of Columbia
10th Street Baptist Church – Washington, D.C.
Bible Way Temple – Washington – James Silver
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church – Washington - Alfred A. Owens, Jr.
Metropolitan Baptist Church – Washington – H. Beecher Hicks
National Prespyterian Church – Washington
Shiloh Baptist Church – Washington – Wallace Smith
The Temple of Praise – Washington – Glen Staples
Washington DC Church of Christ – Washington – Doug Arther
Florida
Abundant Life Christian Centre [29] - Margate - Rick W. Thomas
Abundant Living Ministries [30] - Pembroke Pines - Hugh Thomas
Bell Shoals Baptist Church [31] - Brandon - Dr. Forrest Pollock
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale [32] - Fort Lauderdale - Pastor Bob Coy
Carpenter's Home Church - Lakeland
Christ Fellowship [33] - Palm Beach Gardens - Dr. Tom Mullins
Christ Fellowship Miami [34] - Miami - Rick Blackwood
Celebration Church [35] - Jacksonville - Stovall Weems
Christ's Church - Jacksonville - Dennis Bratton
Christian Heritage Church [36] - Tallahassee - Dr. Richard N. Ledford II
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church [37] - Fort Lauderdale - Dr. D. James Kennedy
Discovery Church [38] - Orlando - David Loveless
Faith Christian Center [39] - Jacksonville - Bishop George Davis
First Baptist Church of Jacksonville - Jacksonville - Dr. Mac Brunson
First Baptist of Orlando - Orlando - David Uth
New Destiny Christian Center - Orlando - Dr. Zachary and Pastor Riva Tims
Northland Church [40] - Longwood - Joel Hunter, Senior Pastor
Revealing Truth ministries - Tampa - Pastors Gregory and Deborah Powe
Without Walls Church International - Tampa - Bishop Randy and Pastor Paula White
Georgia
Antioch Baptist Church - Atlanta
Cascade Hills Church [41] - Columbus - Dr. Bill Purvis
Church of the Apostles [42] - Atlanta - Dr. Michael Youssef
Daystar Tabernacle of The Bright Star Church - Douglasville - Apostle Dr. Halton L. "Skip" Horton & Elder Alicia Horton
Faith Christian Center [43] - Smyrna - Keith A. Butler II
First Baptist Church - Atlanta - Charles Stanley
First Baptist Church - Woodstock - Dr. Johnny Hunt
Free Chapel Worship Center - Gainesville - Jentezen Franklin
Mount Pisgah Methodist Church - Alpharetta - Dr. Allen Hunt
Mt. Paran Church of God - Atlanta - Dr. David C. Cooper
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church - Lithonia - Eddie L. Long
North Point Community Church - Alpharetta - Andy Stanley
Perimeter Church - Duluth - Randy Pope
Savannah Christian Church - Savannah
Seacoast Church - Savannah
Victory United Church of Christ - Stone Mountain - Rev. Dr. Kenneth Samuel
World Changers Church International - College Park - Creflo Dollar & Taffi Dollar
Hawaii
Calvary Chapel Honolulu – Honolulu – Bill Stonebraker
First Assembly of God Hawaii – Honolulu – Klayton Ko
King's Cathedral - Maui - James Marocco
Hope Chapel Kapolei – Ewa Beach – John Honold
New Hope Christian Fellowship - Honolulu - Wayne Cordeiro
Cornerstone United Church-Kealakekua, Hawaii-Wryen Kiwaha
Idaho
Real Life Ministries - Post Falls - Pastor Jim Putman - [44] - Attendance: 5000
Illinois
Apostolic Church of God - Chicago - Bishop Arthur M. Brazier - [45]
Apostolic Faith Church - Chicago - Horace Smith - [46]
Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park - Chicago - Bishop William A. Ellis - [47]
Calvary Church - Naperville - Pastor Randal Ross - [48]
Christ Universal Temple - Chicago - Rev. Dr. Johnnie Colemon - [49]
College Church - Wheaton - Pastor Kent Hughes - [50]
Eastview Christian Church - Normal - Gary York - [51]
Harvest Bible Chapel - Rolling Meadows - James MacDonald - [52]
Life Changers International - Hoffman Estates - Pastor Gregory Dickow - [53]
Living Word Christian Center - Chicago - Dr. Bill Winston - [54]
The Moody Church - Chicago - Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer - [55]
Parkview Christian Church - Orland Park - Dr. Tim Harlow - [56]
Salem Baptist Church - Chicago - Rev. Sen. James T. Meeks - [57]
Trinity Lutheran Church - Roselle - LCMS - Pastor Charles Mueller, Jr.
Trinity United Church of Christ - Chicago - Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. - [58]
Willow Creek Community Church - South Barrington - Bill Hybels - [59]
Indiana
Christian Fellowship Church [60] - Evansville - David Niednagel
College Park Church - Indianapolis - No current lead pastor
Crossroads Christian Church [61] - Evansville - No current lead pastor
East 91st Street Christian Church - Indianapolis - Derek Duncan, Senior Pastor
Embassies of Christ Kingdom Ministries - Gary - Pastor Cedric Oliver - [62]
Fairhaven Independent Baptist Church - Chesterton - Roger Voegtlin
Family Christian Center - Munster - Steve Munsey
First Baptist Church - Hammond - Jack Schaap
Grace Community Church [63] - Noblesville
Granger Community Church - Granger - Mark Beeson, Senior Pastor
Highview Baptist Church - Louisville, Kentucky / Sellersburg, Indiana - Kevin Ezell
Indian Creek Christian Church - Indianapolis - Dr. Gary Johnson, Senior Minister
Logan Park Assembly of Christ - Gary - Suff. Bishop George Stearnes
Nappanee Missionary Church - Nappanee - David Engbrecht, Senior Pastor
Northside Christian Church - New Albany, Indiana / Louisville, Kentucky - George Ross
Sherwood Oaks Christian Center - Bloomington - Tom Ellsworth (Senior Minister)
White River Christian Church - Noblesville
Iowa
Cornerstone Church - Ames - Troy Nesbitt
First Assembly of God – Des Moines – Steve Beeman
Lutheran Church of Hope – West Des Moines – Mike Housholder
Nazareth Lutheran Church – Cedar Falls – Homer Larson
Orchard Hill Church - Cedar Falls
Parkview Church – Iowa City – Jeffrey Gilmore
Point of Grace – Des Moines – Jeff Mullen
Third Reformed Lutheran – Pella – Kevin Korver
Valley Church - West Des Moines – Quintin Stieff
Kansas
Central Christian Church - Wichita - Joe Wright
Church of the Resurrection - Leawood - Rev Adam Hamilton
Evangelistic Center Cathedral of Hope International Ministries - Kansas City, Kansas - Bishop Jack & Pastor Carolyn Vaughn
First Family Church - Overland Park - Dr. Jerry Johnston
Greater Pentecostal Temple - Kansas City, Kansas - Marvin Donaldson
Lenexa Christian Center - Lenexa - Pastor Mike Purkey
Kentucky
Beargrass Christian Church - Louisville - Leigh E. Bond[Attendance: 2,100]
Bethlehem Baptist Church - Louisville - David Hughes {Attendance: 2150]
Canaan Christian Church - Louisville - Walter Malone [Attendance: 4,200]
Crossroads Christian Church – Lexington – Glen Scheiders
Evangel World Prayer Center - Louisville - Bob Rogers [Attendance: 4700]
First Church of Christ – Burlington – L D Campbell
Grace Heartland Non-Denominational Church - Elizabethtown
Harvey Browne Presbyterian - Louisville - John Roper [Attendance: 2,200]
Highview Baptist Church - Louisville, Kentucky / Sellersburg, Indiana - Kevin Ezell [Attendance: 3,800]
Hillvue Heights Church - Bowling Green - Steve Ayers
Immanuel Baptist Church - Lexington - Craig Loscalzo
Little Flock Baptist Church - Shepherdsville - Ronald Shafer [Attendance: 2,100]
Living Hope Baptist Church - Bowling Green - Jason Pettus
Northeast Christian Church - Louisville - Bob Cherry [Attendance: 2,700]
Northside Christian Church - New Albany, Indiana / Louisville, Kentucky - George Ross [Attendance: 4,200]
Okolona Christian Church - Louisville - Bill Geiger [Attendance: 3,000]
Owensboro Christian Church - Owensboro - Myke Tampleton
Quest Community Church - Lexington - Pete Hise
Second Presbyterian of Louisville - Louisville - Douglas Slagle [Attendance: 1,900]
Severns Valley Baptist Church - Elizabethtown
Shawnee Baptist Church - Louisville - Lonnie Mattingley [Attendance: 2,400]
Southeast Christian Church - Louisville - Dave Stone [64] [Attendance: 19,100]
Southland Christian Church - Jessamine County (postal address Lexington) - Jon Weece (Attendance: 8,100)
Springdale Christian Church - Louisville - David Butler [Attendance: 2,000]
St. Barnabas Church - Louisville - Wayne Jenkins [Attendance: 3,000]
St. Francis in The Fields Episcopal Church - Louisville - Robin Jennings [Attendance: 2,300]
Saint Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church - Louisville - John Stoltz [Attendance: 2,000]
Saints Margaret and Mary Catholic Church - Louisville - Rev. B.J. Breen [Attendance: 2,050]
St. Paul's United Methodist Church - Louisville - Tom Grieb [Attendance: 2,300]
St. Stephens Baptist Church - Louisville - Kevin Cosby [Attendance: 11,000]
Valley View Community Church - Louisville - Dave Adams [Attendance: 2,500]
Walnut Street Baptist Church - Louisville - Rusty Ellison [Attendance: 3,500]
Westport Road Baptist Church - Louisville - Chip Pendleton[Attendance: 2,000]
Louisiana
Abundant Life Church - Denham Springs - Richard Beatty
Beacon Light Baptist Cathedral - New Orleans - Darryl Brister
Bethany World Prayer Center - Baton Rouge - Larry Stockstill
Broadmoor Baptist Church - Shreveport - Chuck Pourciau
Broadmoor United Methodist Church - Baton Rouge - Cliff Wright, Jr.
Celebration Church - New Orleans - Dennis Watson
Comite Baptist Church - Baton Rouge - Dale Phillips
Family Worship Center - Baton Rouge - Jimmy Swaggart
First Baptist Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge - Burn Page
First Baptist Church of Shreveport - Shreveport - Greg Hunt
Greatest Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church - New Orleans - Paul S. Morton & Debra B. Morton
Greenwell Springs Baptist Church - Greenwell Springs - Dennis Terry
Healing Place Church - Baton Rouge - Dino Rizzo
Hosanna First Assembly - Baton Rouge - Don Williams
Istrouma Baptist Church - Baton Rouge - Stuart Rothberg
Jefferson Baptist Church - Baton Rouge - T.C. French, Jr.
Living Faith Christian Center Baton Rouge - Raymond W. Johnson
The Pentecostals of Alexandria - Alexandria - Anthony Mangun
Maryland
Ark of Safety Christian Church - Fort Washington - Anthony Muse
Covenant Life Church - Gaithersburg - Joshua Harris
Evangel Church - Upper Marlboro
Grace Community Church - Howard County - Mark Norman
Spirit of Faith Christian Center - Temple Hills - Drs. Mike and Delores Freeman
Michigan
Ada Bible Church - Cascade - Jeff Manion [65] [Attendance: 2,300]
Blythefield Hills Baptist Church - Belmont [Attendance: 2,000]
Calvary Church - Grand Rapids [Attendance: 4,500]
Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church [66] - Brighton - Dr. Richard Alberta [Attendance: 2,000]
Daybreak Community Church [67] - Jenison - Wesley Dupin
Fair Haven Ministries - Jenison [Attendance: 2,000]
First Assembly of God - Wyoming [Attendance: 2,100]
Greater Grace Temple [68] - Detroit - Bishop Charles H. Ellis, III [Attendance: 3,500]
Kensington Community Church [69] - Troy - Steve Andrews [Attendance: 7,500]
Kentwood Community Church - Cutlerville [Attendance: 2,450]
Mars Hill Bible Church - Grandville - Rob Bell [Attendance: 10,000]
Mt. Zion Church - Clarkston - Loren Covarrubias [5,000]
NorthRidge Church - Plymouth Township - Brad Powell [Attendance: 7,500]
Perfecting Church [70] - Detroit - Pastor Marvin L. Winans [Attendance: 4,500]
Resurrection Life Church [71] - Wyoming - Pastor Duane Vander Klok [Attendance: 3,000]
Riverview Church [72] - Holt - Pastors Mark Brett, Paul Den Herder, Noel Heikkinen, Dan Price, Steve Sommerlot [Attendance: 2,000]
Second Ebenezer Baptist Church - Detroit - [Attendance: 3,000]
Solomon's Temple Church - Detroit - Bishop William L. Bonner
Sunshine Community Church - Northview [Attendance: 3,800]
The Apostolic Church [73] - Auburn Hills - Steve Warman [Attendance: 3,000]
Triumph Church [74] - Detroit - Solomon Kinloch Jr.
Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church [75] - Northville Township - Rev. Joel Eidsness [Attendance: 3,000]
Word of Faith International Christian Center [76] - Southfield - Bishop Keith A. Butler [Attendance: 12,000]
Minnesota
Bethlehem Baptist Church - Minneapolis - John Piper
Calvary Baptist Church - Roseville - Rich Schoenert - [77]
Crystal Evangelical Free Church - New Hope - Steve Goold - [78]
Eagle Brook Church - White Bear Lake - Bob Merritt - [79]
Igreja Brasileira Seara Minneapolis - Harvest Brazilian Church - Minneapolis,MN - Pr. Mauro Souza - [80]
Living Word Christian Center - Brooklyn Park - Mac Hammond - [81]
Shiloh Temple International Ministries - Minneapolis - Bishop Richard & Pastor Bettye A. Howell - [82]
Wooddale Church - Eden Prairie - Leith Anderson - [83]
Woodland Hills Church - St. Paul - Greg Boyd - [84]
Evergreen Community Church - [[Locations in Bloomington, Lakeville, Minneapolis-Uptown,
South Minneapolis, New Hope]] [www.evergreencc.com]
Grace Church Eden Prairie - Eden Prairie, Minnesota - Daniel Henderson - [www.atgrace.com]
Mississippi
First Presbyterian Church - Jackson - Dr. J. Ligon Duncan [Attendance: 2,650]
Missouri
Beyond The Four Walls Bible Fellowship Church - Kansas City - Pastor Devon and Lady Shaun Taylor
Canaan Worship Center - Kansas City - Pastor Tony D. Cobbins
Concord Fortress of Hope - Kansas City - Pastor Ronald R. Lindsay
First Evangelical Free Church of Saint Louis County - Manchester - Evangelical Free Church of America
Grace Church - Maryland Heights - Ron Tucker
Harvest Church - Kansas City - Dr.Steve Houpe
High Street Baptist Church - Springfield - Eddie Lyons - [85]
James River Assembly of God - Ozark - John Lindell - [86]
Kansas City Baptist Temple - Raytown - Pastor Jeff Adams
Memorial Missionary Baptist Church - Kansas City - Bishop Larry & Pastor Oliva C.Q. Aiken
New Landmark Church - Kansas City - Bishop John L. Brown
New Life In Christ International Ministries - Grandview - Bishop Keith & Pastor Lisa Wesley
Saint Louis Family Church - Chesterfield - Jeff Perry - [87]
Second Baptist Church - Springfield - John Marshall - [88]
Second Missionary Baptist Church - Grandview - Dr. Donald D.Ford
Sheffield Family Life Center - Kansas City - Dr.George Weslake
St. John Lutheran Church LCMS - Ellisville - Pastor Stephen Hower
Victorious Life Church - Kansas City - Bishop Mark C. Tolbert
Word of Life Church - Saint Joseph - Brian Zahnd [89]
Nebraska
King of Kings Lutheran Church - Omaha - Mark Zehnder [Attendance: 2,800]
Trinity Interdenominational Church of Omaha - Omaha - Les Beauchamp [Attendance: 4,000]
Nevada
International Church of Las Vegas or ICLV - Las Vegas - Paul Goulet [Attendance: 4,800]
Central Christian Church [Henderson], Nevada. Jud Wilhite (Attendance: 10,000+)
New Jersey
Bethany United Methodist - Wayne - Paul Dong-Chan Chang [Attendance: Coming Soon]
Calvary Chapel of Old Bridge -- Old Bridge - Lloyd Pulley [Attendance: 5,000]
Christ Church - Montclair - Dr. David Ireland [Attendance: 3,500]
New York
Abyssinian Baptist Church - Harlem (New York City) - Calvin Butts
Brooklyn Tabernacle - New York - Jim Cymbala
Christian Cultural Center - Brooklyn (NYC) - Rev. A.R. Bernard
Greater Refuge Temple - Harlem (NYC) - Bishop William L. Bronner
Queens Presbyterian Church - Queens (NYC) - Young-Choon Chang
Redeemer Presbyterian Church - New York - Timothy J. Keller
Times Square Church - New York - David Wilkerson
World Changers Church New York - Dr. Creflo A. Dollar
North Carolina
Bethel Family Worship Center - Durham - Bishop George Bloomer
Calvary Church - Charlotte - Dr. John H. Munro
Colonial Baptist Church - Cary - Stephen Davey
Glad Tidings Church - Morehead City
Mt. Calvary Word of Faith Church - Raleigh - Pastor Shirley Caesar-Williams
Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, Inc. - Greensboro - George W. Brooks
University Park Baptist Church - Charlotte - Claude R. Alexander, Jr.
Victory Christian Center - Charlotte - Robyn Gool
Word of God Fellowship - Raleigh - Bishop Frank Summerfield
Ohio
Akron Baptist Temple - Akron - Charles Billington [90]
First Christian Church - Canton - John Hampton
Ginghamsburg Church - Tipp City - Pastor Mike Slaughter - [91]
Parkside Church - Chagrin Falls - Alistair Begg
Solid Rock Church - Monroe - Lawrence Bishop & Darlene Bishop
The Chapel - Akron / Green - Pastor Knute Larson
The Word Church - Cleveland - Pastor R.A. Vernon
Vineyard Church of Columbus - Columbus - Rich Nathan
World Harvest Church - Columbus - Rod Parsley
Oklahoma
Altus First Baptist Church - Altus - Jeff Moor [92]
The Church at BattleCreek [93] - Broken Arrow - Dr. Alex Himaya
Church of the Harvest [94] - Oklahoma City - Pastors Kirk and Nancy Pankratz
Church on the Move - Tulsa - Willie George [95]
Life Church [96] - Edmond - Craig Groeschel
Rhema - Broken Arrow - Pastors Kennith and Lynette Hagin Jr.
Victory Christian Center - Tulsa - Billy Joe Daugherty and Sharon Daugherty
Victory Church - Oklahoma City - Mark and Jennifer Crow
Victory Life Church - Durant - Pastors Duane and Sue Sheriff
Oregon
Portland Metro
Beaverton Christian Church - Beaverton - Clark Tanner - 2500 members
Beaverton Foursquare Church - Beaverton - Randy Remington [97] - 6000 members
Cedar Mill Bible Church - Portland
City Bible Church / Bible Temple - Portland - Frank Damazio - 2900 members
East Hill Church - Gresham - Ted Roberts - 5000 members
Evergreen Christian Center - Hillsboro - Edward Stanton - 2200 members
Good Shepherd Community Church - Boring - Stuart Weber - 3500 members
Living Enrichment Center - Wilsonville - Mary Manin Morrissey
New Beginnings Christian Center - Portland - Larry Huch - 3000 members
New Hope Community Church - Portland - Ray Cotton - 2200 members
Rolling Hills Community Church - Tualatin - Dale Ebel - 3300 members
SouthLake Foursquare Church - West Linn - Pastor Kip Jacob
Sunset Presbyterian Church - Portland - Ron Kincaid - 2383 members
Village Baptist Church - Tigard - Nathan Han - 2000 members
Salem Metro
Morning Star Community Church - Salem - Calvary Chapel - Scott Nelson - 2700 members
People's Church - Salem - Assemblies of God - Scott Erickson - 3678 members
Salem Alliance Church - Salem - John Stumbo - 2585 members
Salem Evangelical Church - Salem - Randy Butler
Salem First Church of the Nazarene - Salem - Church of the Nazarene - David Leavenworth
Eugene Metro
Eugene Faith Center - Eugene - Steve Overman - 3000 members
First Baptist Church - Eugene - Kimball Hodge
Medford Metro
Applegate Christian Fellowship - Jacksonville - Calvary Chapel - John Courson - 3000
Table Rock Fellowship Church - Central Point - 2100 members
Bend Metro
Westside Church - Bend - Ken Johnson - 2040 members
Pennsylvania
Allison Park Church [98] - Allison Park - Jeff Leake
Covenant Church of Pittsburgh [99] - Pittsburgh - Bishop Joseph L. Garlington
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church [100] - Philadelphia - Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller, Senior Pastor [Attendance: 7,500]
North Way Christian Community [101] - Wexford - Dr. Jay Passavant, Senior Pastor [Attendance: 4,000]
Orchard Hill Church [102] - Wexford - Kurt Bjorklund, Senior Pastor
Sharon Baptist Church [103] - Philadelphia - Rev. Keith W. Reed [Attendance: 6,000]
South Hills Bible Chapel [104] - McMurray
Victory Family Church [105] - Cranberry Township - John Nuzzo, Senior Pastor
Puerto Rico
Tabernaculo de Adoracion y Alabanza La Senda Antigua [106] - Toa Alta - Pastor Wanda Rolón [ Largest Church in the caribbean.Has high end PA system with stereophonic sound using Tubosound Speakers (aprox 32 mid/high, 24 subwoofers)]
Fuentes de Agua Viva [107] - Carolina - Pastor Otoniel Font [Prosperity and post rapture Doctrine]
Pabellon de la Victoria [108] - Hormigueros - Bishops Héctor Rafael & Evelyn Pérez [under construction.Expected attendance: 10,000]
Rhode Island
Central Congregational Church - Providence - Rebecca Spencer [Attendance: Coming Soon]
South Carolina
Bible Way Church of Atlas Road - Columbia - Darrell Jackson
Brookwood Community Church - Simpsonville - Perry Duggar
Cathedral of Praise – Charleston – Mike Lewis
First Baptist Church Columbia – Columbia – Wendell Estep
First Baptist Church North Spartanburg – Spartanburg - Michael S. Hamlet
First Baptist Spartanburg – Spartanburg – Don Wilton
Marathon Community Church - Greenville - Eddie Cox
NewSpring Community Church - Anderson - Perry Noble
Northwood Assembly – Charleston - Fred Richard
Parish Church of St. Helena – Beaufort – Jeff Miller
Redemption World Outreach Center – Greenville – Ron Carpenter
Riverland Hills Baptist Church – Columbia – Ed Carney
Seacoast Church - Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Summerville and Mount Pleasant (main campus) - Greg Suratt
Shandon Baptist Church – Columbia – Mark Fisher
Saint Mary’s Church Aiken – Aiken – James Le’Blanc
Saint Peter’s Church – Beaufort - Ronald R. Cellini
St. Phillips Episcopal – Charleston - David A. Williams
South Dakota
South Canyon Baptist Church -- Rapid City - C. Richard Wells
Tennessee
Bellevue Baptist Church - Memphis - Steve Gaines
Celebration Church [109] - Blountville - Dr. Craig Fry
Central Church - Collierville/Memphis - Ernie Frey
Christ Church - Nashville - L.H. Hardwick
Christ United Methodist - Memphis - Dr. Bill Bouknight
First Assembly of God - Memphis
First Baptist Church Collierville [110] - Collierville/Memphis - Dr. Chuck Herring
First Evangelical Church - Memphis
Germantown Baptist Church [111] - Germantown/Memphis
Grace Evangelical Church - Germantown/Memphis - Dr. Jimmy Young
Hope Presbyterian Church - Cordova/Memphis
Mount Zion Baptist Church - Nashville - Joseph Walker III
North Cleveland Church of God [112] - Cleveland - Mitch Maloney
Second Presbyterian Church - Memphis - Dr. Sandy Willson
Temple Baptist Church - Powell - Clarence Sexton
Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ - Memphis - Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson
Two Rivers Baptist Church [113]- Nashville - Jerry Sutton
Victory Church [114]- Nashville - Bishop Kenneth Dupree
World Outreach Church - Murfreesboro - Pastor Allen Jackson
World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church - Memphis - Rev. Alton Williams
[[115]] - Chattanooga - Rev. Terry L. Harris
Christian Gospel Tenple- Cross Plains, Tennessee- Pastor Steven Farmer
Texas
Abundant Living Faith Center - El Paso - Charles Nieman
Alamo City Christian Fellowship - San Antonio - Dr. David Walker
Arlington Christian Church - Arlington - Barry L. Cameron
Cathedral of Hope United Church of Christ - Dallas - Rev. Dr. Jo Hudson & Rev. Michael S. Piazza - [116]
Champion Forest Baptist Church - Houston - Dr. David Fleming
Concordia Lutheran Church - San Antonio - Bill Tucker
Cornerstone Church - San Antonio - John Hagee
Cross Timbers Community Church - Argyle - Toby Slough
Eagle Mountain International Church - Fort Worth - George & Terry Pearsons - [117]
Fellowship Church - Grapevine - Ed Young, Jr.
Fellowship of the Woodlands - The Woodlands - Kerry Shook
First Baptist Dallas - Dallas - Mike Miller
Gateway Church- Southlake - Robert Morris
Grace Community Church - Houston - Steve Riggle
Green Acres Baptist Church - Tyler - Dr. David O. Dykes
Heartland Fellowship Church - Colleyville/Irving - Steve Hill
Highland Park United Methodist Church - Dallas - Mark Craig
Houston's First Baptist - Houston - Gregg Matte
Irving Bible Church - Irving - Andy McQuitty - [118]
Lake Pointe Church - Rockwall - Steve Stroope
Lake Arlington Baptist Church - Arlington, Texas - Dr. David George
Lakewood Church - Houston - Joel Osteen - Attendance: 30,000
Lavon Drive Baptist Church - Garland - Dr. Gary Coleman
Metropolitan Baptist Church - Houston - Dr. Sal Sberna
New Hope Church - Manvel - Tim Liston - Lead Pastor
New Light World outreach And Worship Centers Inc. - Houston - Drs. I. V. & Bridget Hilliard
North Church - Carrollton - Lawrence Kennedy
Oak Hills Church - San Antonio - Max Lucado
Park Cities Baptist Church - Dallas - Miller Cunningham
The Potter's House The Potter's House - Dallas - T. D. Jakes
Power House Christian Center - Katy - G.F. Watkins
Prestonwood Baptist Church - Plano - Jack Graham
The PromiseLand - Austin - Kenneth Phillips
Sagemont Church - Houston - Dr. John D. Morgan
Second Baptist Church - Houston - Ed Young
Shoreline Christian Center - Austin - Pastor Rob Koke
St. Agnes Baptist Church - Houston - Gene Moore
Stonebriar Community Church - [119] - Frisco - Chuck Swindoll
Trinity Fellowship - Amarillo - Jimmy Evans- also see Marriage Today
Trinity Church - Lubbock - Carl Toti
The Village Church - Highland Village - Matt Chandler - [120]
Vino Nuevo de El Paso - El Paso
Watermark Community Church - Dallas - Todd Wagner
The Woodlands United Methodist Church - The Woodlands - Dr. Ed Robb
Utah
Washington Heights Baptist Church – Ogden – Roy Gruber [Attendance: 2,000]
Virginia
Calvary Revival Church - Norfolk - B. Courtney McBath
Faith Landmarks Ministries - Richmond - Randy Gilbert
Immanuel Bible Church - Springfield - Steve Holley
Korean Central Presbyterian Church - Vienna - Chang-Soo Roh
Liberty Baptist Church [121] - Hampton - Danny Forshee
McLean Bible Church - McLean, Virginia - Lon Solomon
Rock Church - Virginia Beach - John and Anne Giminez
Thomas Road Baptist Church - Lynchburg - Jerry Falwell
Wave Church [122] - Virginia Beach - Steve Kelly
Washington
Puget Sound region
Calvary Fellowship [123] - Mountlake Terrace - Wayne Taylor
Cedar Park Assembly of God - Bothell - Joseph Fuiten
Christian Faith Center - Seattle & Everett - Casey Treat
Eastside Foursquare Church [124] - Bothell - Jim Hayford
Life Center [125] - Tacoma - Dean Curry
Mars Hill Church [126] - Seattle - Mark Driscoll
Northwest Foursquare Church [127] - Federal Way - Steve Schell
Overlake Christian Church - Redmond - Rick Kingham
River of Life Fellowship [128] - Kent - Jack Holt
Tacoma First Baptist Church [129] - Tacoma - Chang S. Moon
The City Church [130] - Kirkland/Seattle/Issaquah - Wendell Smith
University Presbyterian Church [131] - Seattle - Earl Palmer
Vancouver
Crossroads Community Church [132] - Vancouver - Bill Ritchie
New Heights Church [133] - Vancouver - Matt Hannon
Tri-Cities
Bethel Church [134] - Richland - Dave Bechtel
Cathedral of Joy [135] - Richland - Dale Caleb White
Wisconsin
Blackhawk Church - Madison - Chris Dolson
Christ the Rock Community Church - Menasha - Bill Lenz
Elmbrook Church - Brookfield - Mel Lawrenz
Hales Corners Lutheran Church - LCMS - Hales Corners
High Point Church - Madison - Bill Mugford
Kenosha First Assembly of God - Kenosha - Dan Remus and Kevin Taylor
Oak Creek Assembly of God - Oak Creek - Jerry Brooks

Every year a list is published of the 50 most Influential Churches in America by Christian Review magazine. ( pastor's survey based ) This years report came out today. It confirms people noticing and talking about NewSpring. We hit the list at number 21. Most of the Churches on the list are in Chicago , Los Angeles , Dallas , Houston , Phoenix , Atlanta , or some huge city. Anderson , SC ???? Awesome!!!

Thank you God for letting me be a part of an amazing, on fire and growing church that love you.

Here is the list :

1 Willow Creek Community Church
South Barrington, Ill.)
Bill Hybels

2 Saddleback
Lake Forest, Calif.
Rick Warren

3 Fellowship Church
Grapevine, Texas
Ed Young

4 North Point Church
Alpharetta, Ga.
Andy Stanley

5 Life Church
Edmond, Okla.
Craig Groeschel

6 Granger Community Church
Granger, Ind.
Mark Beeson

7 Lakewood Church
Houston, Texas
Joel Osteen

8 Mars Hill Church
Seattle, Wash.
Mark Driscoll

9 The Potter's House
Dallas, Texas
T.D. Jakes

10 Seacoast Church
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Greg Surratt

11 Mosaic Church
Los Angeles, Calif.
Erwin McManus

12 Mars Hill Church
Grandville, Mich.
Rob Bell

13 North Coast Church
Vista, Calif.
Larry W. Osborne

14 First Assembly of God
Phoenix, Ariz.
Tommy Barnett

15 United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
Leawood, Kan.
Adam Hamilton

16 Southeast Christian Church
Louisville, Ky.
Dave Stone

17 Brooklyn Tabernacle
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Jim Cymbala

18 Calvary Chapel
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Bob Coy

19 Community Christian Church
Naperville, Ill.
Dave Ferguson

20 New Hope Christian Fellowship
Hilo, Hawaii
Wayne Cordeiro

21 New Spring Church
Anderson, S.C.
Perry Noble

22 Prestonwood Baptist Church
Plano, Texas
Jack Graham

23 Redeemer Presbyterian
New York City, N.Y.
Timothy J. Keller

24 Second Baptist Church
Houston, Texas
Edwin Young

25 Mariners Church
Irvine, Calif.
Kenton Beshore

26 Bayside Church
Granite Bay, Calif.
Ray Johnston

27 Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa
Santa Ana, Calif.
Chuck Smith Sr.

28 Christ Fellowship
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Tom Mullins

29 First Baptist Church
Jacksonville, Fla.
Mac Brunson

30 First Baptist Church
Woodstock, Ga.
Johnny Hunt

31 Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
Menlo Park, Calif
John Ortberg

32 New Life Church
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Ross Parsley – Interim Senior Pastor

33 NorthRidge Church
Plymouth, Mich.
Brad Powell

34 Thomas Road Baptist Church
Lynchburg, Va.
Jerry Falwell / Jonathan Falwell

35 Wooddale Church
Eden Prairie, Minn.
Leith C. Anderson

36 Harvest Christian Fellowship
Riverside, Calif.
Greg Laurie

37 Northland - A Church Distributed
Longwood, Fla.
Joel Hunter

38 Bellevue Baptist Church
Cordova, Tenn.
Steve Gaines

39 National Community Church
Washington D.C.
Mark Batterson

40 Crystal Cathedral
Garden Grove, Calif.
Robert A. Schuller

41 World Changers
College Park, Ga.
Creflo Dollar

42 Fellowship of the Woodlands
The Woodlands, Texas
Kerry Shook

43 Vineyard Community Church
Cincinnati, Ohio
David Workman

44 New Birth Baptist Church
Lithonia, Ga.
Eddie L. Long

45 Oak Hills Church
San Antonio, Texas
Max Lucado *

46 Bethlehem Baptist
Minneapolis, Minn.
John Piper

47 New Light Christian Center Church
Houston, Texas
Ira Hilliard

48 First Baptist Church
Hammond, Ind.
Jack Schaap

49 McLean Bible Church
Vienna, Va.
Lon Solomon

50 LA International Church / Dream Center
Los Angeles, Calif.
Matthew Barnett / Tommy Barnett

Hartwell Lake may reach drought trigger this week

TOCCOA, Ga. — Hydrologists with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District predict that water levels at lakes Hartwell and Thurmond will continue to fall.

Both Hartwell and Thurmond lakes are expected to reach the first drought trigger level later this week, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Billy Birdwell.

Full pool for Hartwell Lake is 660 feet above mean sea level, but Mr. Birdwell says the lake is now about 4 feet below that.

“Hartwell Lake is at 656.2-feet above mean sea level. That’s the surface of the lake. Once it reaches 656 feet, that triggers drought level one, and that triggers it for all of the lake systems, Hartwell, Russell and Lake Thurmond,” he said. “Or if Lake Thurmond reaches 326 feet first, it will trigger drought level one for all three lakes.”

Currently Hartwell Lake averages only 20 percent of normal inflow while Thurmond’s inflow is about 44 percent of normal, he said. Precipitation forecasts show little rain for the region in the coming weeks.

Corps officials urge the public to use extreme caution when boating, swimming, or fishing during the next weeks. As the reservoir levels decline, underwater obstructions will be closer to the surface. This is particularly dangerous for boaters, skiers, and swimmers, they said.

A trigger one drought level also means that the amount of water flowing through the system must be cut back.

Reducing outflow decreases the amount of hydropower that can be generated through the dams while conserving more water in the reservoirs, Mr. Birdwell said.

Music Preview: 'Snakes and Arrows' finds the Canadian trio vital after nearly 40 years Still a Rush

Thursday, June 21, 2007
By Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

As true believers Tony Soprano and Adam Sandler must know, people don't pay much attention these days to a new record by Journey or Styx.



A new breed of rock band emerged in the '70s and still roams the Earth
Most of those bands that emerged in the mid- to late '70s as the pillars of album-oriented rock cling to the work of their past but lost their relevance long ago. Part of the problem was the challenge they created for fans in even keeping track of who was still in the band.

Rush is another story. Although the band has always engendered strong feelings, good and bad, a new Rush album still matters, and you won't find the Canadian trio pairing up with REO Speedwagon or anyone else for a nostalgia trip. It's a full evening of Rush, with two long sets and a focus on new material.

The band's latest record, "Snakes and Arrows," its first in five years, entered the Billboard chart at No. 3 when it was released last month, making it Rush's highest chart debut since "Counterparts" in 1993. Rather than dropping out of sight, it's still holding at around No. 60, and the single "Far Cry" was the most added track on rock radio.

Not only is "Snakes and Arrows" popular, it's good. No, great. Having been at this for nearly 40 years now, Rush remains an instrumental powerhouse, and the record is smartly themed to these times where faith and religion have driven people to war.

Without being too direct or preachy, lyricist Neil Peart addresses such issues as 9/11, the Iraq War, the Patriot Act, Katrina and global warming when he has vocalist Geddy Lee wailing, "It's a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit/It's a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it."

On "The Way the Wind Blows," Alex Lifeson generates a nasty blues riff worthy of Page or Hendrix for Lee to lament, "Now it's come to this/Wide-eyed armies of the faithful/From the Middle East to the Middle West/Pray, and pass the ammunition."




Ultimately, though, "Snakes and Arrows" isn't the message of despair one might find from an Ozzfest band. Rush signs off with "We Hold On," which Peart discusses in the essay on the band's Web site: "If many of the other lyrics illuminate the struggles we all have to face, in love and in life," he writes, "this one shows how we deal with it: We hold on."

"Snakes and Arrows" began to take shape in the winter of 2006 when Lee and Lifeson visited Peart in Quebec with demos they had made in Lee's Toronto studio. They were rough songs made from the lyrics the drummer had sent them.

"It is always a thrill to hear my words sung for the first time, when those dry, printed lines I've labored over finally become charged with life," Peart writes.

"Plus, there's a sense of affirmation in knowing that Geddy found those words worth singing (many are sent; few are chosen)."

While hard-core Rush fans might get impatient through the five-year gaps of new material, Peart notes that it's better that the band work on its own mature time schedule.

"Three decades of working together have given us wells of experience to draw upon, sure, but perhaps more important are the longer intervals between songwriting sessions, when we can let those aquifers fill. In the early years, it was an album every six months, then every year, then every two years, but in the past decade, for one reason and another, it's been five years between projects. And it seems that with more time to learn and grow, we can still surprise ourselves."

Among the nice surprises on "Snakes and Arrows" are the instrumentals that showcase Lifeson's guitar work, particularly "The Main Monkey Business," a propulsive blend of acoustic and crunching electric guitars.

"There's a lot of playing on this record," Lifeson told Billboard. "To me, it's got our whole history in it, somehow. It's got little bits of the way we wrote songs in the past, the kind of chords we might have used, but not in a nostalgic kind of way."

Part of what keeps Rush current is the renewed interest in progressive rock (even Wilco has a prog song on the new record) and the number of bands that grew up on Rush that now reflect that influence, from Tool to Coheed & Cambria to Mastodon.

"We like to feel we're current," Lee told Billboard. "We listen to a lot of younger bands, especially Alex. A lot of those bands cite us as an influence. It's ironic that bands that have been influenced by our playing or our past have some instruction for us, too. They help us grow."

RUSH
Where: Post-Gazette Pavilion.
When: 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Tickets: $25-$81. 412-323-1919.

This is an old a Japanese folk song my sister and I were taught when I was 12. A wonderful lady taught us this song while standing outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.





Kojo Notsuki
Haru kourou no hana
no en Meguru sakazuki
kage sasite Chiyo
no matsugae Wakeideshi
Mukashi no hikari ima izuko
Mukashi no hikari ima izuko

Basically it is about how Once upon a time God sent the light in the sky ( sun ) for a man. To cover the darkness. Then gave us spring flowers to remind us of love.

I don't know why but it popped into my mind today.

don't forget my main Blog is here

Part three

The major smiled when he saw when he saw the flight assignment board. His niece Pam had drawn the most important flight. Everyone knew only the best of the best were chosen for the Chancellor's flight. Even if she was his brothers daughter, he had admit, Pam was the best. She'd come through before when the chips were down. And he knew he'd have to do likewise doing his part tomorrow.

Major Milton Bradley was in the op's center for a briefing that would be starting in a moment. Being in command of the distraction team was a crucial job. The whole team knew if the young lad in Pam's charge was to have even a ghost of a chance, then the first minutes had to go right. And it was up to Milton and his team to see to that. Somehow they had to get Tommy into position where he could do his job. And getting him there had to go un-noticed. He scratched his head, and leaned down to study the plans once more.

Chantal Jolly picked up the phone and dialed. After only two rings a voice answered. It was Mary Jolly, Tommy's mom. “Hey Mar.., “Chantal began. “I wondered if you and Roger would mind if I borrowed Tommy for the night. I have a mission for him tomorrow and I just got back from the store. Picked up a copy of Spiderman 2 1/2 and I know he'd love to see it. “Chantal chose her words carefully. She hated doing this, deceiving Tommy's family in this way. But it was a case of emergency. “We don't want for him to be a bother dear, ' Replied Mary. “Oh no no, I love the company, and besides we want to get an early start before it gets too hot. " Chantal stressed with a smile.

“Well, OK. But you tell him we said to behave him self and to mind you. And tell him to be sure to get home in time for his bath tomorrow night, Church Sunday you know." In Agreement Chantal hung up her phone. She’d done her part and bought them some time. She had provided Tommy with a cover for the first day.

The plane bumped just slightly. Pam quickly looked over to where the boy was still sleeping. She’d had a short nap herself and felt refreshed. He’ll need the rest she thought. And he will be hungry when he wakes. So I’d better get started.

Gil and Dr Fisher went over the plan again with Major Bradley. “Bradley and his team go in first, and then when they have diverted everyone’s attention, Tommy goes over to the elevator. When the doors close he needs to put on the glasses.” Fisher was reviewing step by step. “At the top floor he exits the car and becomes Ken Moore. “ “Because he looks so much like Alexi’s step=son, no one will suspect him, ““He should be able to move about without challenge”, added Gil. “Maybe he can watch some TV or play a video game, whatever, he must act like Ken “What ever he does,” Major Bradley Interrupted, “he has to be inside the main room by 14:55. That’s 2:55pm for Tommy.” “ Yes “, continued Dr Fisher. “The grid will collapse at 3 on the noise.”

“He must be inside before then.” Just as he said that Gil’s com-watch buzzed. It was the communications shack. Chantal confirmed Tommy’s cover. Gil wished could speak to his wife, but her message came through seven layers to protect them. Direct communication to and from area 49 was not allowed for everyone’s safety. “Ok, Once more from the top” R.L. Said.

Slowly Tommy opened his eyes. Where was he? What was that low rumbling noise? Oh yes! It all came back to him in a flash. Wow it seemed to him like a week since he climbed into the box. It was not a dream at all. Tommy’s seat returned upright to the seating position. Once again all by itself. How does it know? Tommy wondered. He was amazed by that. Tommy rubbed his eyes once then peered out of the window. Everywhere outside it was black as the inside of a cave he thought. Except that is for the wisps of orange and white fog or smoke he could see trailing behind them.

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Chapter two

Metroville is a large and very busy place. People who live there were are always rushing about. Town was almost always covered in shadows. Shadows formed by the sun which was mostly blocked from view by the buildings that surrounded every neighborhood. Scarcely a soul ever look at the sky. And that was a shame this day. For had they taken just a moment and peered skyward, they would have seen a magnificent sight. High over head a streak of orange, white light cut across the afternoon sky. At the head of the path was a large glowing ball, which emitted a low rumbling hum. But no one heard, above the noise of a thousand cars, taxi's and trains and the millions of other sounds that make up a large city.

Tommy was still watching from the window, but all he saw was the two toned haze that seemed to surround the plane. Or was it actually a plane, he wondered. Tommy's mind was racing, thoughts flashing around with rhyme or order. Tommy felt so tired, his eyes were getting heavy. He blinked once or twice then surrendered to the urge to close them, just for a moment he thought. Sleep overtook the boy.

From her station in the forward galley, Pam Bradley smiled. Finally he was resting. She was sure, very sure beyond a doubt, that Tommy was the one. She had felt it when she first saw him enter the plane. He was the only person who could stop the chain of events that had begun. Pam quietly closed the drawer and fastened it's latch. It wouldn't do for it to come open during the flight. She smoothed her smock, and headed toward her rest station. It would be a long flight. Walking down the aisle she thought to herself. I am so lucky to have drawn this assignment. Being the flight attendant for the Chancellors private flight was an honor. My mother would be proud she thought. If only she knew.

Gil Jolly looked at his face in the mirror and frowned. It had been a long day and he was tired. Longer since yesterday morning when he'd last shaved. The frown turned to a half smile as he remembered how before all this began, how Chantal would tease him when he returned bearded, dirty and worn from a couple days riding the range. " Get that face clean and smooth, mister, that is if you expect me to kiss you." He missed Chantal so much since he'd been gone. But knew she was doing ok from the reports he received like clockwork. Still he would be glad when this was over and he could return home.

A harsh metallic buzzing snapped him back to the moment. Here at Area 49, there were no phones. At least no phones that outside people could see. And none that could call outside the base. A watch on his arm was his communication device. Gil had found it amusing, when he first came that the "phone" was just like in the Dick Tracy comics he'd read as a child.

" Commander Jolly ", Gil answered. It was a man Gil only knew as Fisher. " The craft has departed Ordinary, the boy is on board" Fisher stated without emotion. " I'll let you know when they are within com-range, Fisher Out! "

As he punched off line with Gil, Doctor R.L. Fisher looked again at the arrival board before him. Seven flights were due in today. Five were research drones, but two of the flights carried people. Flight 49 ALPHA from the south pole, and flight 49 Bravo, the one that carried Tommy. The first manned flight expected to arrive, was the one from the Antarctica. Where the team had been dispatched yesterday to search for the lost PRO-SCAN device that went down with the observation Zeppelin. The wreckage had been located and the device recovered. It was safe and on the way back to the lab, along with the Zeppelin's 'Black Box'.

Challenging as it had been, working like that in sub-artic conditions, the greater risk had been in sending the flight for Tommy. Now that he was safely on board and heading here at this very moment caused Dr Fisher to breath deeply and maybe even relax slightly. Naturally Dr Fisher knew it would be days before he could truly relax. That is if Tommy succeeded and was able to master..... well no need to dwell on that. After all the Cray computer had said Tommy was the only person who had the qualities it would take. He was their one and only chance. If he failed.... best not to think of failure, right?
We are counting on you, the Chancellor is depending on you Tommy. Your fate, the fate of all of us, rests in your young hands son. You must not fail.

Back in Ordinary the afternoon was drawing to a close. In his store Dr Pepper was covering the display cases with cloth. Farmers outside of town were calling the cows, as could be heard from the diner where they were setting the fresh pies out for the evening meals.

No one noticed the house with the hole in the roof. In fact no one could see the house at all. Because ever since the floods back in the 60's the lot at 322 Elmwood had been a vacant lot.

End of chapter two...

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by Pudge May 24th, 2007

Most suburbia towns are normal. They have people who have jobs & families, live in houses, and go about life…normal. That’s how it was in the town of Ordinary until Tommy Jolly had something to do with it…

Young Tommy Jolly was like most boys…adventurous, fun, and wild, but in Ordinary those things don’t fit. So, Tommy needed more and he was constantly searching for it. Then one day it found him! As Tommy was walking down the south side of his street he noticed a box sized hole in the roof of a nearby house. Normally Tommy might see the danger and flee the scene, but not today…Tommy had an appointment with destiny!

Tommy adventurous side took over as he approached the house. He made his way inside and searched fervently for the room that held the secret to this hole in the roof. Finally Tommy made his way up to and inside the attic. Little did he know that what he was about to find in the next few moments would change his life forever!

There it was, sitting perfectly in the middle of this attic was a HUGE box with some sort of cloth attached to it with strings. Tommy assumed this to be one of those contraptions that helped items & people drop from planes slower, but that wasn’t his focus. What caught his attention was the small, old and dramatic looking letter attached to this large box which read:

“Help needed. Come quick. Without your help we will surely perish.

Note: Answering this plea could result in your own demise. Be warned. However, to accept this absurd plea for help simply enter the box through the top.”

That was it…no signature, no further insight…just “help.” After standing inamazement with his mouth wide open for what seemed like hours Tommy quickly jumped at the opportunity. He began to find a way to the top of the box. The warnings hadn’t swayed him one bit! This was his chance for adventure and he wouldn’t miss it for the candy in Dr. Pepper’s Store.

Finally, he reached the top and found a small hole. He lowered himself, feet first into the box and fell further than he thought he should. He couldn’t help but notice that when he landed things were different…the temperature changed, the hole he came in wasn’t there and he heard voices.

He now remembered the warning he had ignored and although he wasn’t sure if he was excited or terrified yet he did know he wasn’t bored anymore. He didn’t understand it, but he knew that somehow, someway he wasn’t in “Ordinary” any more and that everything was about to change…forever!
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Tommy tried to look around him, but there was very little light. He felt cold, yet hot at the same time. Tommy guessed
it was the excitement of facing the unknown adventure he'd found himself in.

Not really knowing what to do he moved toward the voices he heard. In the near total darkness that surrounded him he began to understand that he was not really in a box at all. Tommy's feet felt as if he were walking on something soft. Sand ? No foam rubber. Yes that had to be it. He'd landed in a room or in a field covered in foam rubber. Tommy continued toward the sounds of the people. Yet as he drew closer the sounds began to become cleared. They changed, they were not voices talking as in a conversation, but voices droning on in a mono-tone way. Something like the lady back home in Ordinary who gave the time and temperature over the phone. Except here, there was more than one voice.

Tommy had paused to get his bearings and to think about what he was hearing. When suddenly one voice boomed loudly out of the darkness, covering over the sounds of the others. " Last plane to Area 49 leaving in five minutes..... All Aboard."
Area 49? He wondered. Like most kids in Ordinary, Tommy had heard and often repeated the stories and rumors of the Air
Force secret area 51. The TOP SECRET lab, for alien research. Tommy had never truly believed the stories but had always been interested in them. So what was Area 49? And why or how did he get out of the box. Where was he anyway if not in the box in the attic of the old empty house on the next street back home? Area 49 must be the key to this adventure Tommy reasoned.

He began to hurry a little. Even as he started to run just a bit Tommy noticed the foam rubber had changed to cement. Like sidewalks leading toward the voices. Looking ahead he could make out the shape of something very large and dark. A plane? Yes and a large plane at that. Black as charcoal. Standing there now with the door open and a set of stairs waiting.

There was nobody around so he quietly crept up the steps. As he cautiously climbed the steps he noticed there were first
four. Then a small platform followed by nine more steps. At the top Tommy dropped to his knees. Slowly he peered
inside, hopping no one would see him. It seemed to be a normal plane. Much like the one he and his Aunt Chantal rode last
summer when she took him to Disney World. Only this plane was much larger and for the moment at least seemed empty. Tommy swallowed hard and stood up, looked all around one last time and then carefully stepped inside through the open doorway.

The bright lights made him feel warmer and for some reason safer. As he started down the aisle Tommy felt his courage
growing. Boldly he walked about five rows and turned to the seat. He no more that sat down when a young woman appeared. "Welcome aboard, Sir" She was smiling, " Please fasten your seat belt. " Then she added, " Is there any thing I may get
you... a Coke perhaps." Tommy nodded, and she quickly turned and walked away.

A moment later Tommy was startled by a thump. The lights flickered at the same time. He looked up just as the lady was
closing the door. A few moments passed then he felt the plane move. Tommy once again looked all around, but he saw no one
else on the huge plane. The engines began to really rumble and the nice lady returned with his Coke. " We are next for takeoff, please just sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight."

Tommy suddenly had a thought flash before him, as the plane began to vibrate and shake slightly. How would he ever explain
to his parents.

Then without warning they were in the air. But not after a the rushing down the runway like in his other flight. They seemed to have lifted up. Like a helicopter. Just as soon as they left the ground the lights inside dimmed.

Excited by it all he looked out of the window. He could see the whole town of Ordinary from above. But in town it seemed to the middle of the day. Out of the window on the other side it was still the pitch blackness of midnight

Tommy's seat reclined flat all by it's self. A video screen popped out from over his head, playing a video urging him to
relax. Then a man dressed in a blue jumpsuit came on the screen. " thank you for helping us. The Chancellor will soon
be speaking to you " he said.

Tommy gasped. He recognized the man in the blue clothing. It was Aunt Chantal's husband, Tommy's uncle Gil Jolly. A
rancher. His father's younger brother.

But how could that be? Uncle Gil had vanished years ago. Some people 'round town said, the Aliens got him. But most
people just figured he'd grown tired of his life in Ordinary, and had fled to California or somewhere like that. To start a new life the whispered.

Tommy looked out of the windows again but all he could see now was an orange and white fog. Am I really still in the box, he wondered. Maybe I am still asleep, and this is a dream. Why was Uncle Gil on the video?

What lies ahead?

Well what ever it is, it's an adventure. And it sure beats another lazy afternoon sitting around Ordinary, swatting at
flies.

End of chapter one... to be continued......

You Know You've Had Too Much Coffee When . . .

* You can type sixty words a minute with your feet.
* Instant coffee takes too long.
* You chew on other people's fingernails.
* You answer the door, before people knock.
* You sleep with your eyes open.
* You go to sleep, just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.
* You don't even wait for the water to boil anymore.
* You're the employee of the month at Starbucks - and you don't even work there.
* You help your dog chase its tail.
* You lick your coffeepot clean.
* You go to AA meetings just for the free coffee.
* You're so wired you pick up FM radio.
* You have a picture of your coffee mug, on your coffee mug.

I read today in Christian Review where Judge Roy Moore, Who is well known as the “10 Commandments Judge”, Has

been speaking against judges and others who are trying to rewrite the definition of marriage. Judge Moore believes that marriage is “a Biblical principle and it’s between a man and a woman He adds, “Preachers haven’t done their duty because they just don’t understand it’s not proper to separate God from government or God from law.” Judge Moore believes God is sovereign over government.

We need more Judges like Roy Moore.

I was reading just a few days ago 1 Corinthians 7:1-7 where Paul was writing about marriage. Paul specifically says Man and Woman. Not Man and Man, or Woman and Woman

In 1 Chronicles 6:9 I read that, No one who is unfaithful in marriage or who is immoral, worships idols, or behaves like a homosexual will share in the blessings of God

Oh and as to the being faithful in marriage. A quick search finds where the bible reminds us of that 51 times. Must have been important, huh?

9 Silly things people say

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where do you keep yours yours?

2. People who are willing to get off their backside to search the entire room for the T.V. remote for hours but they refuse to walk to the T.V. and just change the channel manually.

3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Yep that's right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?

4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why in the world would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? They need professional attention.

5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the floor.

6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!' Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.

8. When people say "life is short". Duh ?? Life is the longest thing anyone ever does!! What on the earth can you do that's longer?

9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, Einstein???

This is interesting to me.

A Boston University study notes that about 85 percent of Americans say they are Christian.

Yet, in survey after survey, many people can’t name the four Gospels, or don’t know who delivered the Sermon on the Mount.

The Chairman of the department that did the study, calls the Bible “The Greatest Story Never Read.”

He went on to say, "It’s amazing how few people know the names of the Gospels or that Genesis is the first book of the Bible. What we get is this sort of vague sense that the Bible is against gay marriage. Or the Bible is against stem cell research. These vague pronouncements."

"How can students understand Bach if they don’t know something about Christianity? "

"Or how are they going to understand great Western art if they don’t know something about the Bible?"

"How are they going to understand the speeches of Abraham Lincoln if they don’t know something about the Bible?"

I agree. We stopped teaching the Bible in school, and may churches don't teach it either.

I am glad we do at my church. The Bible is a fantastic work of literature But it is more than that. It is the Word of God. And the worlds best guide to life.

As Perry says often. 'No one ever went wrong following the Bible"

Pastors who have influenced me

• Charles Broadhurst. He was the Pastor at the church in Denver Colorado when I got saved. I wonder if he is still living?

• David Meacham . Brother Dave ( he hated to be called Reverend or Doctor ) was a young preacher at my church in California when I was a teenager. He was the most non-stereotypical preacher you'll ever meet. Brother Dave played Basketball at San Diego State and sometimes dressed in a Trench coat, and Huggiebear type hat complete with feather. ( PiMPS HAT ) He owned a 1942 Packard and we all rode around in it. Brother Dave loved Eric Clapton, and Rock and roll in general. Brother Dave was the first preacher I ever saw in Blue Jeans at church. Not all the time but at youth services anyway. He and I spent so many hours together, and I learned so much from him and had my life shaped by him more than anyone except maybe my DAD. Brother Dave went on to become the head of the Southern Baptist convention in Nevada. Hey he got Kristie and me front row seats with him and his wife on two hours notice for Sigfried and Roy in Vegas. Brother Dave almost became my Brother-in Law right after I got out of school. But God knew we were not ready yet. Brother Dave prayed with me about that for weeks. I am glad the way it turned out however. Sandi later found the person God intended for her ( a preacher ) as did I when I met my beautiful wife Kristie. Dave is a board member at the Baptist Convention and Director of Evangelism and Church Health as well as a Professor of Evangelism at Baptist Theological Seminary. All that education never ruined Dave. He loves Jesus more than any man I know and BTW.... BroDave knows about NewSpring and thinks we are one of the coolest churches in the convention and in the world

• Ron Rustin. Ron was a youth pastor when I was a teen. Ron was also one the finest musicians I ever knew. Ron was a personal friend of Glenn Frye of the Eagles and in fact had played in a group with him early on in his career. Ron was also a pilot. He and I flew so many hours together, while he was training to go to Peru as a missionary. Thanks Ron for those lessons of life.

• Terry Rainey. TJ was pastor at Centerville BC when I first moved to Anderson. He taught me the value of taking notes in church. I faced a few hard days back then but TJ always reminded me God was in charge and love me no matter what. Plus he introduced me to Besto.

• Reverend and Professor John Sweils was a my teacher of several classes in my first two years of college. I learned so much about the Bible from him.

• Wayne Durden. Brother Wayne was never a pastor at a church I attended. But I know and love him as a preacher, and friend. He was for 18 years the pastor at my in-laws church and you'll never find a better man of God. When I took my first flying lesson, brother Wayne gave me $1 dollar and said, he wanted to be the first one to invest in me a plane. I got one. Your ride is waiting. I love you and Diane.
  

• Jerry Chitwood. Jerry Chitwood is former pastor of North Rome Church of God. An early mega type church. Jerry pastored there from three members to near 3,000. Jerry is also Kristie's Uncle. Jerry is currently the head of the State of North, Carolina church of Gods. Jerry love God 24/7.

• Bill Bright. I was a Teenager in California right at the top of the "Jesus Movement". I met Bill Bright who founded Campus Crusade for Christ in the early days of Arrowhead Springs. If you Google Arrowhead Springs or Campus Crusade you'll find an amazing ministry with so much in common with NewSpring 35 years later. God blesses this team.

• Tim Greene. Tim Greene is a singer, studio owner and musician, an award winning song writer and a church pastor. Tim grew-up singing in the Dove Award winning family gospel group the Greenes . Tim now has a small solo career but the group is still going as one o fthe best and most popular in the country. Tim taught me about loving God as well as your fellow man in good times and bad. Tim still a young man has had a long battle with his health, but Tim's faith never waivers and he teaches grace to me daily.

• Perry Noble. Perry is my current pastor. Perry loves Jesus and is one of the best preachers I've ever known. He talks with God daily and most importantly Perry listens. Thank you Jesus for men like Perry. And thank you God for letting me find NewSpring.
  

It's been 40 days since Easter:

After he arose from the grave, Jesus appeared many times before many people. The disciples did not see him rise from the grave, but his resurrection could be proved by so many seeing him alive. After 40 days Jesus and his disciples gathered near Bethany, on the south-eastern slope of The Mount Of Olives. When they got there, they asked Him, "Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" "He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which The Father has fixed by His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth."

Jesus gave them a blessing. And then, while they watched he arose by his own power. The disciples saw him ascend into heaven, giving proof.
And as they just stood there gazing, two angels appeared by them in white robes, and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, Who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw Him go into heaven."

The disciples spent time worshiping Jesus then returned to Jerusalem and were very happy.
Spending their time in the temple, praising God.

Luke 24:50 And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.
Luke 24:51 And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.
Luke 24:52 And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.
Luke 24:53 And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.

From my Friend Tim Greene

Emergency Telephone Numbers
These are more effective than 911. Call when:

You are sad, phone	John 14
You have sinned, phone	Psalm 51
You are facing danger, phone	Psalm 91
People have failed you, phone	Psalm 27
It feels as though God is far from you, phone	Psalm 139
Your faith needs stimulation, phone	Hebrews 11
You are alone and scared, phone	Psalm 23
You are worried, phone	Matthew 8:19–34
You are hurt and critical, phone	1 Corinthians 13
You wonder about Christianity, phone	2 Corinthians 5:15-18
You feel like an outcast, phone	Romans 8:31-39
You are seeking peace, phone	Matthew 11:25-30
It feels as if the world is bigger than God, phone	Psalm 90
You need Christ like insurance, phone	Romans 8:1-30
You are leaving home for a trip, phone	Psalm 121
You are praying for yourself, phone	Psalm 87
You require courage for a task, phone	Joshua 1
Inflation's and investments are hogging your thoughts, phone	Mark 10:17-31
You are depressive, phone	Psalm 27
Your bank account is empty, phone	Psalm 37
You lose faith in mankind, phone	Corinthians 13
It looks like people are unfriendly, phone	John 15
You are losing hope, phone	Psalm 126
You feel the world is small compared to you, phone	Psalm 19
You want to carry fruit, phone	John 15
Paul's secret for happiness, phone	Colossians 3:12-17
With big opportunity/discovery, phone	Isaiah 55
To get along with other people, phone	Romans 12
ALTERNATE NUMBERS
For dealing with fear, call	Psalm 3:47
For security, call	Psalm 121:3
For assurance, call	Mark 8:35
For reassurance, call	Psalm 145:18
All of these numbers may be phoned directly No Operator assistance is necessary All lines to Heaven are available 24 hours a day FEED YOUR FAITH AND DOUBT WILL STARVE TO DEATH

When I started blogging I thought it would be something I would stick to for a few weeks at the most. Now after eight months I find that I love it. Some times I have a lot more to say than comfortably fits into one blog. Or something I read, write, or think just needs expanding. So I am starting this second blog as just that. A supplement to my regular blog. It may stand alone but I will link between the two as needed.

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1972

October
13 Frankfurt, Zoom Club
14 Frankfurt, Zoom Club
15 Frankfurt, Zoom Club
17 Bremen, Beat Club T.V.
29 Redcar, Jazz Club

November
10 Hull, Technical College
11 York, University
13 Guildford, Civic Hall
14 Watford,� Town Hall
16 Derby,� Kinos Hall
18 Exeter, University
19 Torbay, Festival Hall
20 Plymouth, Guildhall
21 Weymouth, Pavillion
24 Colchester, Essex University
25 Oxford, New Theatre
26 Bournemouth, Winter Gardens
27 Malvern,� Winter Gardens
28 Bristol,� Top Rank
29 Cardiff,� Capitol Theatre
30 Preston,� Guildhall

December
1 Glasgow, Greens Playhouse
2� Ebinburgh, Empire
3� Manchester, Hard Rock
4� Sheffield, City Hall
6 Swansea, Top Rank
8� Newcastle, Odeon
9� Liverpool, Empire
10 Birmingham, Town Hall
11 Brighton, Dome
13 London, Rainbow
15 Portsmouth ,Guildhall


1973

February
10 London, UK Marquee
11 London, UK Marquee

March
16 Glasgow,� UK Greens Playhouse
17 Sheffield, UK City Hall
18 London� ,UK Rainbow
19 Birmingham, UK Town Hall
21 Newcastle, UK City Hall
22 Leeds,� UK Town Hall
23 Manchester, UK Free Trade Hall
24 Bournemouth, UK Winter Gardens
25 Bristol,� UK Colston Hall
30 Hanover,� Germany Niedersachsen Halle
31 Amsterdam, Holland Concertgebouw

April
1� Dusseldorf, Germany Rheinhalle
2� Sindlefingen, Germany Austellungshalle
3� Darmstadt, Germany Staatstheatre
5 Reggio Emillio, Italy Palatza Delo Sports
6 Rome,� Italy Palatza Delo Sports
8 Zurich,� Switzerland Volkhaus
9 Paris, France Olympia
18 Warren, Ohio Packard Music Hall
19 Fort� Wayne, Indiana Embassy Theatre
20 Chicago,� Ill. Kinetic Playground
21 Indianapolis, Indiana Coliseum
22 Kansas� City, Kansas Cowtown Ballroom
23 Witchita, Kansas Henry Levitt Arena
24 Oklahoma� City, Okla. State Fairgrounds
27 Philadelphia, Penn. Irvine Auditorium
28 New York, NY Academy Of Music
30 Syracuse, NY State Fair Coliseum

May
2� Pittsburgh, Penn. Alpine Arena
4 Boston,� Mass. Orpheum
5 Montreal,� Quebec Forum
6� Waterbury, Conn. Palace Theatre
8 Detroit, Mich. Masonic Temple
11 Springfield, Illinois Armoury
12 St. Louis, Mississippi Keil Auditorium
13 Toledo, Ohio Club Agora
14 Cleveland, Ohio Club Agora
15 Colombus, Ohio Club Agora
16 London, Ontario Forum
17 Hamilton, Ontario Forum
18 Toronto,� Ontario Massey Hall
19 Sudbury,� Ontario Arena
20 Ottawa, Ontario Civic Theatre
22 Quebec, Quebec Pavillion de la Jeunesse

June
6 Memphis, Tennessee Ellis Auditorium
7 New� Orleans, Louisiana Warehouse
8 Houston, Texas Hofheinz Pavillion
9 Dallas,� Texas Majestic Theatre Centre, 2 Shows *
10 San Antonio, Texas Municipal Auditorium
12 Burbank,� California Midnight Special
14 Phoenix,� Arizona Celebrity Theatre
15 San Diego, California Arena
16 Berkley,� California Community Theatre
17 Long� Beach, California Arena
20 St. Petersburg, Florida Bayfront Centre
21 West� Palm Beach, Florida Auditorium
22 Daytona Beach, Florida Peabody Auditorium
23 Atlanta,� California Richard's Club
25 New York, NY Central Park
29 Asbury� Park, NJ Sunshine Inn
30 Portland, Mayne Exposition Buildings

July
2 Ohio,� Ohio Kent State University

September
19 Quebec, Quebec Capitol Theatre
20 Montreal, Quebec Capitol Theatre
21 Providence, Rhode Island Palace Theatre
22 New York, NY Academy Of Music
23 Boston, Mass. Orpheum
25 Williams� Town, Mass. Coliseum
26 Big Rapids, Mich. Ferris State Co
27 Detroit,� Mich. Masonic Temple
28 Milwaukee, Wisc. Performing Arts Centre
29 Chicago,� Ill. Auditorium Theatre
30 South Bend, Indiana Morris Auditorium

October
1� Kalamazoo, Mich. Ice Arena
4 Houston, Texas Music Hall
5 San� Antonio, Texas Municipal Auditorium
6� Arlington, Texas University Of Texas
7 Baton� Rouge, Louisiana White House Inn
12 San Francisco, California Winterland
13 San Francisco, California Winterland
15 Santa Monica, California Civic Auditorium
23 Glasgow, UK Apollo
24 Liverpool, UK Empire Theatre
25 Leicester, UK University
26 London, UK Rainbow
28 Birmingham, UK Town Hall
29 Bristol,� UK Colston Hall

November
2 Hamburg, Germany Audimax
3� Frankfurt, Germany Jahrhunderhalle
4 Munich,� Germany Circus Kroner
5� Dusseldorf, Germany Rhine Halle
7� Strasbourg, France Palais Des Fetes
8� Saarbruegen, France A.S.T.V. Halle
12 Turin,� Italy Palatza Delo Sport
13 Rome, Italy Palatza Delo Sport
15 Zurich, Switzerland Volkshaus
17 Nancy,� France Parc Des Exposition
18 Lyon, France Palais D'hiver
19 Paris,� France Salle Playel
20 Lille,� France Salle Des Faches
22 Brussels, Belgium Cini Marni
23 Amsterdam, Holland� Concertgebouw
27 Grenodiers, Barcelona, Spain Palas Dela� Sport
28 Grenodiers, Barcelona, Spain Palas Dela� Sport
29 Madrid, Spain Cine Alcala

1974

March
19 Udine,� Italy Palatza Delo Sports
20 Br�scia, Italy Palatza Delo Sports
22 Paris,� France ORTF (T.V).
23 Marseilles, France Salle Vallier
24 Avignon,� France Palais Paul Videl
25 Besancon, France Palais Des Sports
27 Dieburg,� Germany Halle Der Fachschule
29 Heidleberg, Germany Konzerthaus Elzerhof
30 Maynz *
31 Pforzheim, Germany Jahnhalle

April
1 Kassel,� Germany Stadthalle
2� Gottingen, Germany Stadthalle
11 Paintersmill, Ma., Owings Mill
12 Philadelphia, Spectrum
13 Atlanta,� Georgia Civic Auditorium
14 Gainsville Florida, Jai Alai Fronton
17 Nashville Tennesee, Muthers
19 Tampa,� Florida, Curtis Hickson Auditorium
20 Miami,� Florida, Hollywood Sportatorium
23 Boston, Mass, Music Hall
25 Chicaco,� Illinois Auditorium Theatre
26 Detroit Ford Auditorium
28 Columbus, Ohio Veterans Memorial Coliseum
29 Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Stanley Warner� Theatre
30 Akron,� Ohio, Civic Theatre

May
1 New York,� Felt Forum
3 Montreal,� Forum
4 Hamilton,� Ontario, McMasters University
5 Detroit, Ford Auditorium

June
4 San� Antonio, Texas, Muncipal Auditorium
5 Houston, Texas, Hofheinz Pavillion
6 Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County Convention� Centre
7 Oklahoma City, Fairground Arena8 El Paso, Civil Auditorium
9 Phoenix, Arizona, Feyline Fields
13 San Francisco, Cow Palace
15 Salt� Lake City, Terrace Ballroom
16 Denver, Colorado, Coliseum
18 Tucson, Arizona, Community Centre
19 Los Angeles, Shrine Auditorium
22 Milwaukee, Wisc, Performinc Arts Centre
23 Grand Rapids, Michigan, Aquinas College
24 Toronto,� Massey Hall
25 Quebec, Muncipal Community
26 Cape� Cod, Mass., Coliseum
27 Washington D.C., Kennedy Centre
28 Asbtiry Park, N.J, Casino
29 Penn� State University
30 Providence, Rhode Island Palace Theatre

July
1 New York,� Central Park

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with Roxy Music:

_21 -Sep- 1974 Capitol Cardiff Wales
22 -Sep- 1974 Capitol Cardiff Wales
23 -Sep- 1974 Colston Hall Bristol England
24 -Sep- 1974 Colston Hall Bristol England
27 -Sep- 1974 Trentham Gardens Stoke England
28 -Sep- 1974 Odeon Birmingham England
29 -Sep- 1974 Odeon Birmingham England
01 -Oct- 1974 De Montford Hall Leicester England
03 -Oct- 1974 City Hall Sheffield England
05 -Oct- 1974 Rainbow Theatre London England
06 -Oct- 1974 Rainbow Theatre London England
07 -Oct- 1974 Rainbow Theatre London England
13 -Oct- 1974 Winter Gardens Bournemouth England
14 -Oct- 1974 Winter Gardens Bournemouth England
16 -Oct- 1974 Empire Liverpool England
18 -Oct- 1974 Belle Vue Manchester England
19 -Oct- 1974 University Leeds England
21 -Oct- 1974 Odeon Edinburgh Scotland
22 -Oct- 1974 Odeon Edinburgh Scotland
24 -Oct- 1974 Apollo Glasgow Scotland
25 -Oct- 1974 Apollo Glasgow Scotland
27 -Oct- 1974 City Hall Newcastle England
28 -Oct- 1974 City Hall Newcastle England
05 -Nov- 1974 - Berlin W Germany

1975

08 - Feb - 1975 London USA Canada
09 - Feb - 1975 Waterloo Ontario Canada
10 - Feb - 1975 Toronto Ontario Canada
12 - Feb - 1975 Montreal Montreal Canada
13 - Feb - 1975 Quebec City Quebec Canada
15 - Feb - 1975 Philadelpia Philadelphia USA
20 - Feb - 1975 Orpheum Theatre Boston USA
21 - Feb - 1975 New York NYC USA
22 - Feb - 1975 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh USA
23 - Feb - 1975 Chicago Illinois USA
24 - Feb - 1975 Detroit Michigan USA
25 - Feb - 1975 Milwaulkee Milwaukee USA
28 - Feb - 1975 Cleveland Ohio USA
01 - Mar - 1975 Akron Ohio USA
07 - Mar - 1975 Los Angeles California USA
15 - Apr - 1975 Hordern Pavilion Sydney Australia
17 - Apr - 1975 Festival Hall Melbourne Australia
20 - Apr - 1975 Festival Theatre Adelaide Australia
26 - Apr - 1975 Festival Hall Brisbane Australia


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Uriah Heep

Uriah Heep March 1975 - August 1976.

1975/������ D. Kirshner's� Rock Concert (Primadonna / Return to Fantasy) Kansas, USA�������
1975/������ Deurne, Holland������������������������������
1975/05/26 Oslo, Norway, Ekeberg Idrettshall
1975/06/07� Rotterdam, Ahoy Sportpaleis������������������
1975/06/20� Furth, Germany� Grundighalle�����������������
1975/07/31� War Memorial, Buffalo, NY
1975/08/01� Public auditorium, Cleveland, OH
1975/08/02� Convention Center, Louisville, KY
1975/08/03� Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI
1975/08/07� Auditorium, W. Palm Beach, FL
1975/08/08� Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL
1975/08/09� Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL
1975/08/10� Martin Coliseum, Little Rock, AR
1975/08/14� Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1975/08/15� Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA
1975/08/16� Scope, Norfolk, VA
1975/08/17� Capitol Center, Largo, MD
1975/08/21� Municipal Coliseum, Fort Wayne, IN
1975/08/22� Amphitheatre, Chicago
1975/08/23� Sports Center, Minneapolis
1975/08/24� Arena, Milwaukee, WI
1975/08/27� Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO
1975/08/28� Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
1975/08/30� Coliseum, Johnson City, TN
1975/08/31� Omni, Atlanta
1975/09/03� Central Park, NYC�����������������������
1975/09/05� Municipal Auditorium, Utica, NY
1975/09/06� Municipal Auditorium, Bangor, Maine
1975/10���� Heep US Tour resumes�����������
1975/10/01� Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
1975/10/03� Hersch Auditorium, Shreveport, LA
1975/10/04� Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK
1975/10/05� Coliseum, Amarillo, TX
1975/10/09� Civic Center, El Paso, TX
1975/10/10� Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM
1975/10/13� Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT
1975/10/17� Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA
1975/10/18� San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA
1975/10/19� Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
1975/10/24� Selland Auditorium, Fresno, CA
1975/10/25� Winterland, San Francisco, CA
1975/10/26� Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR
1975/10/30� Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR
1975/10/31� Seattle Arena, Seattle, WA
1975/11/01� Agridome, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
1975/11/02� Coliseum, Spokane, WA
1975/11/25� Newcastle City Hall
1975/11/26� Edinburgh Odeon
1975/11/27� Glasgow Apollo Centre
1975/11/30� Stoke Trentham Gardens
1975/12/01� Sheffield City Hall
1975/12/02� Preston Guildhall
1975/12/03� Leicester De Montfort Hall���������������
1975/12/05� Southampton Guamont
1975/12/06� Birmingham Odeon
1975/12/08� Manchester Free Trade Hall
1975/12/09� Liverpool Empire
1975/12/11� Cardiff Capitol
1975/12/12� Bristol Colston Hall
1975/12/13� London Hammersmith Odeon
1975/12/15� Brighton Dome
1976/02/15� Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
1976/02/17� Amsterdam Jaap Edenhal� Holland��������������
1976/03���� US Tour, March
1976/������ Minneapolis,St. Paul -John Wetton got shocked on stage
1976/06/04� Walter-Koebel_Halle, Ruesselheims, Germany
1976/06/05� Sportzentrum Naefels, Linthalle
1976/06/07� Pink Pop Festival, Sittard, (Geleen?), Holland�� Dutch TV������
1976/06/09� Newcastle City Hall, UK
1976/06/10� Ipswich Guamont,� UK
1976/06/12� Wembley Empire Pool, London, UK
1976/06/15� Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
1976/06/16� Sporthalle Am E. Bauer-Stadion, Esslingen, Germany
1976/06/18� Donauhalle, Ulm, Germany
1976/06/19� Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
1976/06/20� Freiheitshalle, Hof, Germany
1976/06/23� Auditorium, Barcelona, Spain
1976/06/24� Real Madrid hall, Madrid, Spain
1976/06/25� Sportspalace, Bilbao, Spain
���
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Bryan Ferry:

19 -Dec- 1974 Bryan Ferry Royal Albert Hall London England With a 50 piece Orchestra J O'B
01 - Dec - 1976 Empire Liverpool England
02 - Dec - 1976 Playhouse Edinburgh Scotland
03 - Dec - 1976 Playhouse Edinburgh Scotland
04 - Dec - 1976 Apollo Glasgow England
05 - Dec - 1976 Apollo Glasgow England
06 - Dec - 1976 City Hall Newcastle England
07 - Dec - 1976 City Hall Newcastle England
08 - Dec - 1976 Palace Manchester England
10 - Dec - 1976 Opera House Blackpool England
11 - Dec - 1976 Coventry Theatre Coventry England
13 - Dec - 1976 Royal Albert Hall London England
14 - Dec - 1976 Odeon Birmingham England
15 - Dec - 1976 Odeon Birmingham England
19 - Dec - 1976 Gaumont Southampton England
20 - Dec - 1976 Winter Gardens Bournemouth England
22 - Dec - 1976 Capitol Cardiff Wales
23 - Dec - 1976 Colston Hall Bristol England

1977

01 - Feb - 1977 Gaumont Southampton England
02 - Feb - 1977 Winter Gardens Bournemouth England
03 - Feb - 1977 De Montford Hall Leicester England
04 - Feb - 1977 ABC Peterborough England
07 - Feb - 1977 Royal Albert Hall London England
08 - Feb - 1977 Royal Albert Hall London England
09 - Feb - 1977 Royal Albert Hall London England
12 - Feb - 1977 Capitol Theatre Cardiff Wales
13 - Feb - 1977 Colston Hall Bristol England
15 - Feb - 1977 Odeon Birmingham England
16 - Feb - 1977 Odeon Birmingham England
17 - Feb - 1977 Opera House Manchester England
19 - Feb - 1977 Grand Theatre Leeds England
20 - Feb - 1977 City Hall Newcastle England
21 - Feb - 1977 City Hall Newcastle England
23 - Feb - 1977 Apollo Glasgow Scotland
24 - Feb - 1977 Apollo Glasgow Scotland
25 - Feb - 1977 Playhouse Edinburgh Scotland
27 - Feb - 1977 Empire Liverpool England
28 - Feb - 1977 City Hall Sheffield England
12 - May - 1977 Festival Hall Brisbane Australia
15 - May - 1977 Hordern Pavilion Sydney Australia
16 - May - 1977 Hordern Pavilion Sydney Australia
19 - May - 1977 Festival Hall Melbourne Australia
20 - May - 1977 Festival Hall Melbourne Australia
25 - May - 1977 Apollo Stadium Adelaide Australia
30 - May - 1977 Entertainment Centre Perth Australia
05 - Jun - 1977 Shinjuku Kouseinenkin-Kaikan Tokyo Japan
06 - Jun - 1977 Kouseinenkin-Kaikan Osaka Japan
09 - Jun - 1977 Sun Plaza Nakano Japan

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Phil Manzanera:
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With UK��


1978



APR-29-Southampton University
APR-30-Pavillion-Hemel Hempstead
MAY-01-Civic Hall-Guildford
MAY-03-Keele University
MAY-04-City Hall-Newcastle
MAY-05-Odeon-Edinburgh
MAY-06-Strathclyde University-Glasgow
MAY-09-Hippodrome-Birmingham
MAY-10-Essex University-Colchester
MAY-12-Lancaster University
MAY-13-Sheffield University
MAY-14-Ardwick Apollo-Manchester
MAY-15-Rainbow-London
JUN-26-El Mocambo-Toronto
JUN-27-El Mocambo-Toronto.
JUL-02- CALDERONE, NY
JUL-04-Morris Stage-MORRISTOWN, NJ
JUL-05- THE LAST CHANCE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
JUL-07-Central Park-New York
JUL-11-Paradise Theater-Boston
JUL-19-Punch & Judy's-Groose Point-MI
JUL-20-Riviera-Chicago-IL
JUL-28-Civic Hall-Santa Monica
AUG-08-Penn's Landing -PHILADELPHIA, PA
OCT-09-West Haven-FL
DEC-06-Orpheum Theater, Boston
SEP-11- CLEVELAND, OHIO
OCT-06- PALLADIUM, NEW YORK CITY, NY
OCT-07- BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
OCT-08- HARD ROCK CAFE, WEST HAVEN, CT.
OCT-08- HARD ROCK CAFE, WEST HAVEN, CT. ( 2nd show?)
DEC-09-Cleveland


1979
FEB- ?-Le Pavilion-Paris
MAR-03-Imperial College-London
MAR-23- PALLADUIM, NYC
MAR-24- SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
APR-03- SAN DIEGO, CA.
MAY-05- CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SANTA MONICA, CA.
MAY-29-30 Nakano-Sunplaza-Tokyo
MAY-31-Kousei-Nenkin Hall-Osaka
JUN-01 Nagoya-Kinroukaikan-Nagoya
JUN-04 Nihon-Seinenkan-Tokyo
JUL- ?-TV Old Grey Whistle Test
OCT-06-Quebec
OCT-11- MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NYC, NY
OCT-16-Spectrum, Philadelphia
OCT-21- BOSTON
NOV-14-Long Beach Arena LONG BEACH, CA.
DEC-01-The Venue, London
DEC-06-Goeta Lijon, Stockholm".
DEC-07-Chateau Neuf, Oslo
DEC-09-Audimax, Hamburg
DEC-11-Kant Kino, Berlin
DEC-12-Wiesbaden Wartberg, Frankfurt
DEC-14-Le Jardin, Paris
DEC-15-Arenberschowburg, Antwerp
DEC-16-Congressgebeau, The Hague (two shows)
DEC-17- NIJMEGEN De VEREENIGING, THE NETHERLANDS (final show )

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Jack knife
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Asia�� ( incomplete )


04-25-82 STANLEY THEATER, PITTSBURGH, PA.��
04-27-82 WOOLSEY HALL, NEW HAVEN, CONN.�
04-28-82 PAINTERS HILL, OWINGS MILL, MD
04-29-82 ORPHEUM THEARTER, BOSTON, MA.
04-30-82 CAPITOL CENTER, PASSAIC, N.J.�
05-01-82 TOWER THEATER, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
05-02-82 PALLADIUM, NYC
05-05-82 ROCHESTER, N.Y.
05-08-82 MASSEY HALL, TORONTO
05-12-82 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
05-13-82 ROYAL OAKS THEATER, DETROIT, MI.
05-14-82 UPTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO, IL.
05-21-82 WARFIELD THEATER, SAN FRANSISCO, CA. ("Actinia")
05-25-82 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
05-28-82 CIVIC AUDITORIUM, SANTA MONICA, CA
06-15-82 DETROIT, MICHIGAN
06-17-82 POPLAR CREEK, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL
06-21-82 PAVILLION, COLUMBIA, MD
10-06-82 VREDENBURG, UTRECHT, HOLLAND
10-07-82 PARIS, FRANCE (�Pas De Deux�)
10-09-82 PHILLIPS-HALLE, DUSELDORF, GERMANY
10-19-82 MILAN, ITALY ("Dreams Again")
10-18-82 BOLOGNA, ITALY
10-27-82 WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK
10-28-82 WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK (Last show of '82 tour)
07-31-83 SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (SPAC), SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
08-05-83 MONTREAL FORUM, QUEBEC, CANADA
08-20-83 TENNIS STADIUM, FOREST HILLS, NY
08-22-83 CENTRUM, WORCESTER, MA.
08-23-83 MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, BUFFALO, NY
08-25-83 MEADOWLANDS, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ
09-04-83 POPLAR CREEK, HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL
09-10-83 PINE KNOB, DETROIT, MICH. (Last show with original Asia)

06-04-86 MARQUEE CLUB, LONDON (Wetton/Palmer)
06-05-86 MARQUEE CLUB, LONDON (Wetton/Palmer)
11-12-89 THE GARAGE, RASTATT, GERMANY (Wetton/Palmer)
11-15-89 LONGHORN, STUTTGART, GERMANY (Wetton/Palmer)
11-26-89 KOLN, GERMANY (Wetton/Palmer)
11-27-89 MUNSTER, GERMANY (Wetton/Palmer)
06-23-90 NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND (�NOW� CD)
09-24-90 ALCHAIC HALL, OSAKA, (WEST) JAPAN
09-28-90 NAKANO SUN PLAZA, TOKYO, JAPAN
09-29-90 NAKANO SUN PLAZA, TOKYO, JAPAN
10-01-90 NAKANO SUN PLAZA, TOKYO, JAPAN ('Dragon Attack 1990')
10-02-90 NAKANO SUN PLAZA, TOKYO, JAPAN
12-10-90 ESSLINGEN, GERMANY)
12-12-90 KOLN, GERMANY

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solo
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Qango
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1994

• 26 Sept. - Quattro - Nagoya, Japan
• 27 Sept. - Archaic Hall - Osaka, Japan
• 29 Sept. - On-Air - Tokyo, Japan
• 30 Sept. - On-Air - Tokyo, Japan
• 01 Oct. - On-Air - Tokyo, Japan

1995

• 4 May - RTL Radio - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 17 May - GLR Radio - London, England
• 19 May - Virgin Radio - London, England
• 24 June - VH-1 - London, England
• 5 Oct. - Birchmere - Alexandra, Va. ( Washington, D.C. )
• 7 Oct. - Nietzche's - Buffalo, N.Y.
• 8 Oct. - Bottom Line - New York, N.Y. (Two Shows)
• 11Oct. - Theater of Living Arts - Philadelphia, Pa.
• 12 Oct. - Auteuil - Quebec City, Canada
• 13 Oct. - SUNY - Canton, N.Y.
• 14 Oct. - Club Soda - Montreal, Canada
• 16 Oct. - Gino - Stockholm, Sweden
• 23 Oct. - Osterpoort - Groningen, Netherlands
• 24 Oct. - Noorderligt - Tilburg, Netherlands
• 25 Oct. - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 27 Oct. - Sportpark - Koblenz, Germany
• 28 Oct. - Stefanhalle - Tubingen, Germany
• 29 Oct. - Music Hall - Koln, Germany
• 30 Oct. - Riem - Munchen, Germany
• 31 Oct. - Garage - Saarbrucken, Germany
• 1 Nov. - Hyde Park - Osnabruck, Germany
• 2 Nov. - Grosse Freiheit - Hamburg, Germany
• 4 Nov. - Anker - Leipzip - Germany
• 5 Nov. - Kulturzentrum - Neuhaus, Germany
• 6 Nov. - Fourm - Nurnberg, Germany
• 8 Nov. - Rockhaus - Vienna, Austria
• 9 Nov. - Spirgarten - Zurich, Switzerland
• 10 Nov. - Music Hall - Geiselwind,
• 11 Nov. - Stadthalle - Haslach,
• 12 Nov. - Arapahoe - Paris, France
• 13 Nov. - Theatre 140 - Brussels, Belgium
• 14 Nov. - Sandweiler - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• 16 Nov. - Downtown - Korbach,
• 17 Nov. - Gross Umstadt Stadthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
• 24 Nov. - Star - Oberhasusen, Germany
• 25 Nov. - Niewe Pul - Uden
• 26 Nov. - Atlantis - Alkmaar,

1996

• 23 Jan. - College - Portsmith, England
• 16 Feb. - Bottom Line - New York, N.Y. ( Two Shows)
• 10 Mar. - Astoria - London,England (for UNICEF)
• 22 Mar. - VH-1 - London, England
• 3 May - Astoria - London, England
• 4 May - Herringthorpe Leasure Center - Rotherham, England
• 30 May - TV - Holland
• 1 June - Festival - Uden, Netherlands
• 29 June - Secret Show - Uden, Netherlands
• 30 June - Parkpop Festival - Den Haag, Netherlands
• 28 Sept. - Festival - Rotherham, England
• 19 Oct. - Broadway Theatre - Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 20 Oct. - Lido - Mar De Plata, Argentina
• 8 Nov. - Brook - Southampton, England
• 15 Nov. - Astoria - London, England
• 16 Nov. - Court Theatre - Tring, England
• 17 Nov. - Robin Hood - Birmingham, England
• 28 Nov. - Harveys - Stockton, England
• 29 Nov. - Cellar - South Shields, England
• 16 Dec. - Koesei Nenkin - Tokyo, Japan
• 17 Dec. - Koesei Nenkin - Tokyo, Japan
• 19 Dec - - Osaka, Japan
• 20 Dec. - - Naygoya, Japan

1997

• 1 Apr. - Noorderligt - Tilburg, Netherlands
• 3 Apr. - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 4 Apr. - Gigant - Apeldoorn, Netherlands
• 5 Apr. - Star - Oberhausen, Germany
• 6 Apr. - Spirit - Verviers, Belgium
• 11 Apr. - Cellar - South Shields, England
• 12 Apr. - Wilbarston Hall - Leicester, England
• 13 Apr. - Robin Hood - Birmingham, England
• 17 Apr. - Centre - Leeds, England
• 19 Apr. - Fairfield Hall - Croydon, England
• 15 May - Radio - Tokyo,Japan
• 17 May - Radio - Kobe, Japan
• 21 May - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, Ca.
• 23 May - Brick By Brick - San Diego, Ca.
• 24 May - Variety Arts Theater, Los Angeles, Ca.
• 25 May - Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, Ca.
• 27 May - Bottom Line - New York, N.Y. (Two Shows)
• 13 June - Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
• 14 June - Absolut Festival - Olching, Germany
• 15 June - Rock Cafe - Munich, Germany
• 17 June - Night Flite - Erding, Germany
• 18 June - Alte Hirzch - Nurnberg, Germany
• 20 June - Ergoldsbach - Landshut, Germany
• 30 Aug. - Amphitheatre - Budapest, Hungary
• 11 Sept. - Afragola Parco - Napoli, Italy
• 12 Sept. - Festival - Roma, Italy
• 1 Oct. - Quattro - Nagoya, Japan
• 2 Oct. - Quattro - Osaka, Japan
• 4 Oct. - Quattro - Tokyo, Japan
• 5 Oct. - Quattro - Tokyo, Japan
• 23 Nov. - Robin Hood - Birmingham, England
• 25 Nov. - Brook - Southampton, England
• 27 Nov. - Empire Theatre - London, England
• 4 Dec. - Cellar - South Shields, England
• 5 Dec. - Wheatsheaf - Stoke-On-Trent, England
• 6 Dec. - Herringthorpe Leasure Center - Rotherham, England
• 7 Dec. - Club - Liscombe Park, England
• 13 Dec. - DeDruppel - Zeist, Holland
• 14 Dec. - Tivoli - Utrecht, Holland

1998

• 18 Jan. - 27 May - Bottom Line - New York, N.Y. (Two Shows)
• ? Mar. - VH-1 - London, England
• 7 May - Spirit - Verviers, Belgium
• 8 May - Kade - Zaandam, Holland
• 9 May - Kasteel - Alphen A.D.Rijn, Holland
• 10 May - Martinihall - Groningen, Holland
• 12 May - Filharmonia - Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 13 May - Sporthalle - Krakow, Poland
• 2 June - Gronalunds Theatre - Stockholm, Sweden
• 5 July - Festival - Milan, Italy
• 26 July - Festival - Whitechurch, UK
• 3 Aug. - Festival - Lokkeren, Belgium
• 11 Sept. - Trade Fair - Rotterdam, Holland
• 12 Sept. - Stoa Theatre - Helsinki, Finland
• 16 Oct. - Musik Cafe - Muhlheim, Germany
• 17 Oct. - Alte Schmeide - Kamp Lintfort,
• 18 Oct. - Bie Bob - Vosselaar, Belgium
• 23 Oct. - Theatre Dunois - Paris, France
• 24 Oct. - Tholonius - Bordaux, France
• 26 Oct. - Amalgame - Yverdon, Switzerland
• 28 Oct. - Rock Cafe - Munich, Germany
• 30 Oct. - Astoria - London, UK
• 20 Nov. - Riddle's - Stoke-On-Trent, UK
• 21 Nov. - Herringthorpe Leasure Center - Rotherham, England
• 22 Nov. - Robin Hood - Birmingham, England
• 26 Nov. - Mean Fiddler - London, England
• 27 Nov. - Pavilion - Bromley, England
• 28 Nov. - Brooke - Southampton, England
• 29 Nov. - The Club - Liscombe Park, England

1999

• 15 Apr. - Huntingdon Hall - Worchester, England
• 16 Apr. - Hare and Hounds - Coventry, England
• 17 Apr. - Wavedon Stables - Milton Keynes, England
• 18 Apr. - Foundry - Birmingham, England
• 22 Apr. - Alexandria t.b.c. - Sunderland, England
• 23 Apr. - Borderline - London, England
• 28 Apr. - Half Time Orange - Leicester, England
• 29 Apr. - Robin Hood -,Dudley England
• 30 Apr. - Fibbers - York, England
• 1 May - Brook - Southampton, England
• 20 May - Festival (televised ) - Budapest, Hungary
• 31 July - Saikai American Festival - Sasebo Base - Nagasaki, Japan
• 1 Aug. - Atsugi Base - Ayase Kanagawa, Japan
• 4 Aug. -Nakano Sun Plaza - Tokyo, Japan
7 Oct.- Cordoba, Argenteina
• 8 Oct.- Bauen Hotel - Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 9 Oct. - Bauen Hotel 2nd show - Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 10 Oct. - Mar del Plata
• 13 Oct. - Comodoro Rivadavia
• 14 Oct. - Rosario, Argentina
• 15 Oct. - San Isidro Argentina
• 16 Oct - Santiago, Chile
• 31 Oct - Travoli - Utrecht, Holland
• 18 Nov - The Robin - Brierly Court, UK
• 19 Nov - Astoria - London, UK

2000

• 2 Feb - QANGO - Dome - Newcastle,UK
• 3 Feb - QANGO - Robin Hood - Birmingham, UK
• 4 Feb - QANGO - Astoria - London, UK
• 5 Feb - QANGO - Brook - Southampton, UK
• 6 Feb - QANGO - Stables - Wavendon, Milton Keynes, UK
• 19 Feb - Milan, Italy
• 4 Mar - Baja Prog Fest - Baja, Mexico
• 26 Apr - QANGO - Leishcomb Park - Bedfordshire,UK
• 27 Apr - QANGO - Robin II - Wolverampton, UK
• 28 Apr - QANGO - Rec. Center - Bridgend, Wales
• 29 Apr - QANGO - Leisure Center - Rotherham, UK
• 30 Apr - QANGO - Royal Court Theatre - Liverpool, UK
• 1 May - QANGO - Ashcroft Theatre - Croydon, UK
• 
  
2 May - QANGO - Brook - Southampton, UK
• 19 May - Astoria 2 - London, UK
• 
  
7 Oct - Teatro Di Marmirolo - Mantova, Italy
• 
  
9 Nov - Borderline - London, England
• 
  
11 Nov - Caracol - Madrid, Spain
• 
  
13 Nov - Luz de Gaz - Barcelona, Spain

2001

• 17 Jan - Lucky & Company - Rijssen, Netherlands
• 
  
18 Jan - Colos-Saal -Aschaffenburg, Germany
• 
  
19 Jan - DeBoerderij - Zoetermear, Netherlands
• 
  
20 Jan - Flanagan's - Brussels, Belgium
• 
  
21 Jan - Plato - Helmond, Netherlands
• 
  
9 Mar - Astor Theatre - Deal, Kent, UK
• 
  
10 Mar - Brook -Southampton, UK
• 
  
16 Mar - Worcester Park - Surrey, UK
• 
  
17 Mar - Herringthorpe Leisure Center - Rotherham, UK
• 
  
18 Mar - Limelight - Crewe, UK
• 
  
21 Mar - Opera House - Newcastle, UK
• 
  
22 Mar - Robin Hood - Brierley Hill, UK
• 
  
24 Mar - Club Riga - Southend-on-Sea, UK
• 
  
29 Mar - Flower Pot - Derby, UK
• 
  
30 Mar - Mean Fiddler ( frm Astoria 2 ) - London, UK
• 
  
6 June - Shibuya - Tokyo, Japan ( on air east )
• 
  
7 June - Shibuya - Tokyo, Japan ( on air east

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This is the Solo tour history of John Wetton .

It is compiled by Charles Cole, with help from John Wetton and Kim Dancha. It is currently maintained by Charles Cole.