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Bill (J.W.) Matthews
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Goodness is its own reward
“Good for Nothing”Do good for nothing, expect no reward.Act good for nothing, plan no refund.Give good for nothing, require no gratuity.See good for nothing, imagine no vision.Live good for nothing, predict no gift.Feel good for nothing, foresee no comfort.Trust good for nothing, look for no prize.Praise good for nothing, make no demand.Be good for nothing, request no return.God is good; creation is good; We’re God’s image – good!Poetic reflection, Rev.Bill Matthews, 100209See More
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Mike Ghouse commented on Bill (J.W.) Matthews's blog post Prayer for Holocaust and Genocide Remembrance"Thanks Bill,
this will be incorporated into the report on the III Annual Reflection on Holocaust and Genocides and would be published at www.HolocaustandGenocides.com and www.FoundationforPluralism.com
Mike Ghouse"
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Mike Ghouse commented on Bill (J.W.) Matthews's blog post Good for Nothing"Thanks Bill for sharing thes valueable thoughts."
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- Religion / Faith
- United Methodist Christian Interfaith
- I have attended the Parliament of Religions:
- Melbourne 2009
- Local Religious Community / Interfaith Affiliation:
- Thanks-Giving Square, Interfaith Council, United Methodist Church
- Website:
- http://thanksgiving.org
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- networking, interreligious exploration
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- Common values of gratitude, compassion, inner peace
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- Working towards understanding, acceptance
- About Me:
- Retired (!) United Methodist Clergy, served internationally, ecumenical projects.
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Goodness is its own reward
Posted on February 9, 2010 at 4:59pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
“Good for Nothing”
Do good for nothing, expect no reward.
Act good for nothing, plan no refund.
Give good for nothing, require no gratuity.See good for nothing, imagine no vision.
Live good for nothing, predict no gift.
Feel good for nothing, foresee no comfort.
Trust good for nothing, look for no prize.
Praise good for nothing, make… Continue
Good for Nothing
Posted on February 7, 2010 at 4:31pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Devotion for Lent 2010, by Rev. Bill Matthews for University Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas, and PeaceNext
Read Deuteronomy 8:12-17
Here’s good news: you are “Good for Nothing.”
Usually we connect this phrase with a ne’er-do-well, someone or something that’s useless.
But with a little twist, the phrase illustrates how we stand before God – we’re each good for nothing. The scripture registers how God has liberated the children of Israel, has fed them and enriched… Continue
Read Deuteronomy 8:12-17
Here’s good news: you are “Good for Nothing.”
Usually we connect this phrase with a ne’er-do-well, someone or something that’s useless.
But with a little twist, the phrase illustrates how we stand before God – we’re each good for nothing. The scripture registers how God has liberated the children of Israel, has fed them and enriched… Continue
Prayer for Holocaust and Genocide Remembrance
Posted on February 7, 2010 at 4:26pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
We give you grateful thanks, O Holy God, for blessings beyond measure.
“How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
And you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
In your light we see light.” [Psalm 36:7-9]
Forgive us for the darkness of our sinful suspicions and venomous fears, and convert them into faithful… Continue
“How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
And you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
In your light we see light.” [Psalm 36:7-9]
Forgive us for the darkness of our sinful suspicions and venomous fears, and convert them into faithful… Continue
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- At 5:12pm on August 12, 2010,
engin aksu said… - IF WE BELİEVE İN GOD WE ARE BROTHERS
My name is called as Engin AKSU. I am the writer myself and living in the city Kütahya in Türkiye. Also I work as a Turkish teacher in my own country. "Divine Brotherhood" was published by Red Lead Press in 2007 and it is open to sales in Amazon.com now.
The events in the book take place in London İn England. The Preface of the book has been written by Hasan KUŞÇUOĞLU.
Galip Hasan KUŞÇUOĞLU focusses on Love, Peace and Brotherhood for a new start in the life and a new way to live in his books and sayings in the web-site www.galibi.com .
Can you share your thoughts with us by looking into www.galibi.com or searching on him in the frame of Religions' Diologue.
I would be pleased to see your own ideas and thoughts in the most possible time.
I would be pleased to see your own ideas and thoughts as soon as possible, so that we would like to pray for you to go to heaven
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