<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715</id><updated>2011-08-03T12:11:56.425-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Eugene Callender, ThD, J.D.</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>44</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-508674309683176120</id><published>2011-01-13T12:16:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-13T12:16:47.911-08:00</updated><title type='text'>My 85th Birthday</title><content type='html'>Dear Beloved Friend,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On January 21, 2011, God will bless me with my 85th birthday. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since I have been studying meditation, one of the Truths I have learned is that, without God, life is like a school without a teacher; it is like a wire without current passing through it; it is like a body without a soul. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God is in us, around us, and beyond us.   Just as the air is imperceptible in the absence of breezes, so God too can be known only by His manifestations: man and beast, plant and bird, the magnificent creation He has brought into being all around us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is such a good feeling to take time to meditate on these Truths,  and then try to live them  every day of my life.  I don't waste time speculating what might  happen in this New Year, my 85th year. If I obey these teachings, God will cause everything to work absolutely right. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Once you develop Love, there can be no room  for evil qualities like anger or jealousy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please pray for me for another year of service in God's behalf.  I will continue to offer  my prayers for you in my meditations and in my sadhana. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us all pray for the peace and prosperity of the entire world.  Peace can be attained only through practice of these Truths.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember God Loves You. And I Do Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the Week&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Every day is new. Every hour, minute and second is new.  Let's make a commitment to celebrate every joy that God provides for us."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-508674309683176120?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/508674309683176120/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=508674309683176120' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/508674309683176120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/508674309683176120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-85th-birthday.html' title='My 85th Birthday'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-9062761059504586431</id><published>2010-10-21T18:35:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-26T03:38:54.083-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Last Sermon</title><content type='html'>Dear Beloved Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is to inform you that on Sunday, October 31st, I will preach my last sermon as the temporary pulpit supply at the Church of the Master, the Presbyterian Church that I pastored and served for over 50 years.  It’s difficult to think of all the things that have gone through my mind during the last few months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some of you know that from April 5th-July 18th, 2010 I was in the hospital recuperating from a major operation in my hip and a disturbing upset in my stomach.  I returned to Church of the Master in August and it’s been a pleasure to be in the pulpit.  It’s been a wonderful opportunity not only to be God’s servant in the pulpit, but also helping young and old work through personal struggles with the power of the Spirit. God’s spirit has moved from heart to heart and from breast to breast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s been a pleasure growing and loving each one of you and helping you get closer to one another in understanding and mutual appreciation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These four months have been very helpful in my own spiritual development. At one time the doctors told me that they were concerned about my being because my liver was seriously affected by this illness.  I remember many dreams and visions.  It was a tremendous experience because I became much more aware of God’s presence and leadership in my life.  I learned, I changed, and I grew.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now it’s time in my public service and church service to officially retire.  I’ll always feel a part of the congregation and all of the lives of all my friends and partners in my church family, my Siddha Yoga family, and everyone else who has supported me over the years. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know now that everything in life is temporary and not the way its always going to be.  I thank God for I realize God is a river of peace that flows through me.  I thank God that life is good, no matter what is going on.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today I realize and share with you the miracle of life that I am.  And I choose to live my live as that diving expression—fully, freely, and fantastically.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With love, promise, and prayerful concern, from your pastor, friend, and ally in the struggle for Social Justice,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reverend Dr. Eugene S. Callender&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-9062761059504586431?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/9062761059504586431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=9062761059504586431' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/9062761059504586431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/9062761059504586431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-last-sermon.html' title='My Last Sermon'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8826450242633096927</id><published>2010-08-21T10:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-21T10:59:49.575-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Great Grace and Great Power</title><content type='html'>Thank you to everyone for all of your prayers, cards, gifts, and visits while I was recuperating from my recent hip replacement surgery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WVVm9Psx"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to a special audio message from Reverend Callender &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'll be preaching this Sunday, Aug. 22nd, at Church of the Master located in Harlem, NY (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue).  The services begin at 10am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic is: Great Grace and Great Power.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope to see you there! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, God Loves You. And I Love You, Too! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rev. Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the Week&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I shout for joy while I am aware of the love,&lt;br /&gt;the light, and the comforter within who provides me with&lt;br /&gt;great power and much Grace." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8826450242633096927?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8826450242633096927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8826450242633096927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8826450242633096927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8826450242633096927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2010/08/great-grace-and-great-power.html' title='Great Grace and Great Power'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-129546635707485511</id><published>2010-07-08T14:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T14:48:36.798-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HOME AT LAST!</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After four months, Dr. Callender is finally home!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A huge thank you to everyone who sent cards, gifts, and prayers during his recent recovery from hip replacement surgery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next week will be spent getting used to being back in his apartment, but after that, I expect he'll be back to work as usual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at 901-233-0339 or e-mail me at &lt;a href="mailto:info@dreugenecallender.com"&gt;info@dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love &amp; Blessings, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lorena Rostig&lt;br /&gt;for Rev. Callender&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-129546635707485511?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/129546635707485511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=129546635707485511' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/129546635707485511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/129546635707485511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2010/07/home-at-last.html' title='HOME AT LAST!'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-2215221325729590266</id><published>2010-01-21T06:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-21T06:43:28.812-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Speaking to Kids about MLK</title><content type='html'>Hi Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last week I went to New Jersey and spoke with elementary school-aged children about my experiences working with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  What struck me about these children was the depth of their questions and how truly concerned they are about humankind.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you to Kathleen Walker from the New York City Department of Education for setting up this program and to her niece Brittany for inviting me to her school.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To read about this visit, please click on this &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydyddg"&gt;link &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today is my 84th Birthday. Thank you to everyone who has been sending me greetings and well wishes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, God Loves You. And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reverend Dr. Eugene S. Callender&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-2215221325729590266?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/2215221325729590266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=2215221325729590266' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2215221325729590266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2215221325729590266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2010/01/speaking-to-kids-about-mlk.html' title='Speaking to Kids about MLK'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8086614823818785017</id><published>2010-01-13T19:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T19:56:31.812-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, January 17th at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be:&lt;br /&gt;The Dream Deferred:&lt;br /&gt;A Retrospective and Forward Look&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Following the service, there will be a small party in the church fellowship hall celebrating my upcoming 84th birthday. I hope you will be able to join us.  (Please click &lt;a href="http://eugenecallender.com/MLKInvitation300dpi.jpg"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for the invitation.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8086614823818785017?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8086614823818785017/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8086614823818785017' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8086614823818785017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8086614823818785017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2010/01/honoring-dr-martin-luther-king-jr.html' title='Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-5468222030009761683</id><published>2010-01-09T10:41:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-09T10:41:54.575-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Goal of the Christian Life</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, January 10th at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be:&lt;br /&gt;The Christian Goal of Life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read these chapters in the Bible to prepare: &lt;br /&gt;Old Testament: Psalm 100&lt;br /&gt;New Testament Lesson: Phillipians 3:13-14&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SAVE THE DATE: January 17, 2010&lt;br /&gt;I'll be preaching a special service next Sunday at Church of the Master in Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I hope you'll mark your calendars and come and join me for this service.  Click here for all the details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-5468222030009761683?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/5468222030009761683/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=5468222030009761683' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5468222030009761683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5468222030009761683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2010/01/goal-of-christian-life.html' title='The Goal of the Christian Life'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-98492663715504750</id><published>2010-01-07T18:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T20:55:46.321-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Martin Luther King Jr./Birthday Celebration</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FIL08YGAZfI/S0dQp-IeGGI/AAAAAAAAAEc/27UqBHX31kE/s1600-h/MLKInvitation300dpi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FIL08YGAZfI/S0dQp-IeGGI/AAAAAAAAAEc/27UqBHX31kE/s400/MLKInvitation300dpi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424392958174435426" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions,&lt;br /&gt;please call Lorena at 901-233-0339&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-98492663715504750?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/98492663715504750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=98492663715504750' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/98492663715504750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/98492663715504750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2010/01/martin-luther-king-jrbirthday.html' title='Martin Luther King Jr./Birthday Celebration'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FIL08YGAZfI/S0dQp-IeGGI/AAAAAAAAAEc/27UqBHX31kE/s72-c/MLKInvitation300dpi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-7353263826369997048</id><published>2009-12-31T13:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T13:28:20.104-08:00</updated><title type='text'>On Being a Happy New You in the New Year</title><content type='html'>Please join me this Sunday, January 3rd at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be:&lt;br /&gt;On Being a Happy New You in this New Year&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read these chapters in the Bible to prepare: &lt;br /&gt;Old Testament: Psalm 27: 1-7&lt;br /&gt;New Testament Lesson: Galatians 4: 1-7&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/Wy8258H4"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audio cast titled "Go Ahead--Indulge Yourself!  "&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution. We truly need your financial support to keep these ministry going in 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the new year begins, I embody the light-hearted wisdom of Guillermo Mordillo who said, "After God created the world, he made mand and woman. Then, to keep the whole thing from collapsing, He invented humor."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-7353263826369997048?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/7353263826369997048/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=7353263826369997048' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7353263826369997048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7353263826369997048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/12/on-being-happy-new-you-in-new-year.html' title='On Being a Happy New You in the New Year'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-3246569820198368377</id><published>2009-12-24T10:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-24T10:50:47.471-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Merry Christmas 2009</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FIL08YGAZfI/SzO3syim9II/AAAAAAAAADo/TIhK8cbwBS8/s1600-h/IMG_1130.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FIL08YGAZfI/SzO3syim9II/AAAAAAAAADo/TIhK8cbwBS8/s320/IMG_1130.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418876756765897858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My daughter (Rene Callender-Williams) &amp; I at the National Black Theater Awards Banquet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(December 17, 2009)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In your heart--PEACE.&lt;br /&gt;In your home--HAPPINESS.&lt;br /&gt;In the world--LOVE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love and Blessings to All This Blessed Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my Website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my Virtual Ministry:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org"&gt;www.positivelyeugene.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-3246569820198368377?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/3246569820198368377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=3246569820198368377' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3246569820198368377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3246569820198368377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-2009.html' title='Merry Christmas 2009'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FIL08YGAZfI/SzO3syim9II/AAAAAAAAADo/TIhK8cbwBS8/s72-c/IMG_1130.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8876553255877267241</id><published>2009-12-23T22:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T22:35:45.748-08:00</updated><title type='text'>In God's Image</title><content type='html'>Please join me this Sunday, December 20th as I give a Christmas Homily at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be: Not even a Room&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read these chapters in the Bible to prepare: &lt;br /&gt;New Testament Lesson:  Luke 2: 1-7&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;"Let us give thanks for knowing that regardless of how we perceive a power greater than ourselves, it's message is of Love and Peace."&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;HOLIDAY GIFT TO DR. CALLENDER&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to discuss making a financial gift to Dr. Callender this holiday season, please contact Lorena Rostig at info@eugenecallender.com or by phone toll-free 1-888-558-4667.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audio cast titled "In God's Image"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8876553255877267241?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8876553255877267241/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8876553255877267241' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8876553255877267241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8876553255877267241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-gods-image.html' title='In God&apos;s Image'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-7294030485148412210</id><published>2009-12-13T07:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T07:48:58.882-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Living in the Secret Place</title><content type='html'>Please join Dr. Callender this Sunday, December 13th as he will be preaching at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be: Blessed are the Misfits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read these chapters in the Bible to prepare: &lt;br /&gt;Old Testament Lesson: Proverbs 12: 1-3&lt;br /&gt;New Testament Lesson:  Matthew 4: 1-11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends of Reverend Callender,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On December 17th, the National Black Theater will be honoring Dr. Callender at the 2nd Annual Teer Spirit Awards.  If you live in New York City, this event is open to the public. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.nationalblacktheater.org"&gt;www.nationalblacktheater.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations, Reverend Callender!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions about Dr. Callender's schedule, or would like to discuss making a financial gift to him this holiday season, please contact Lorena Rostig at &lt;a href="mailto:info@eugenecallender.com"&gt;info@eugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt; or by phone toll-free 1-888-558-4667.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love &amp; Blessings,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lorena Rostig&lt;br /&gt;for Reverend Dr. Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WVZLjBrs"&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audio cast titled "Living in the Secret Place."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;The Gifts of God&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones, for God is a thousand times more than ready to give them than we are to receive." -Meister Eckhart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-7294030485148412210?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/7294030485148412210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=7294030485148412210' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7294030485148412210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7294030485148412210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/12/living-in-secret-place.html' title='Living in the Secret Place'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8411112295733320855</id><published>2009-12-04T22:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T22:08:40.754-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Best Wishes for the Holidays</title><content type='html'>Please join me this Sunday, December 6th, when I will be preaching at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be: Jesus' Temptations and Ours&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read these chapters in the Bible to prepare: &lt;br /&gt;Old Testament Lesson: Genesis 2:15 - 3:7&lt;br /&gt;New Testament Lesson:  Luke 4:1-13&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;In this season of light and joy and excitement, let us recognize that we are beacons of God's brilliance.  We joyfully shine our light for all to see.  God bless you all this holiday season!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WNfLfRs4/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audio cast titled "Best Wishes for the Holidays."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PLEASE DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;Actress and dancer Eleanor Powell once said, "What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8411112295733320855?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8411112295733320855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8411112295733320855' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8411112295733320855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8411112295733320855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-wishes-for-holidays.html' title='Best Wishes for the Holidays'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-2638130136875252571</id><published>2009-11-27T09:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-27T09:15:23.370-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanksgiving Blessing 2009</title><content type='html'>Please join me this Sunday, November 29th, when I will be preaching at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be: Nobody is a Nobody*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read these chapters in the Bible to prepare: &lt;br /&gt;Old Testament Lesson: Psalm 42:  1-11&lt;br /&gt;New Testament Lesson:  Luke 19: 1-10&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Dr. Callender prepared this sermon initially for St. John Divine Episcopal Church, of New York City, which is the largest Protestant cathedral in the United States.  The original presentation of this sermon was during the Vietnam War. He has since updated this sermon and this presentation represents his basic cardinal belief that "Everybody is a Somebody."&lt;br /&gt;Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I heard from Dean Howards-Thurman about a professor who found himself in a faculty-split over a hard issue involving a colleague.  Eventually, the Trustees became in involved. At last the faculty had to take positions--pro and con. This professor took a positive stand that made him become unpopular with his colleagues, and next fall he was teaching somewhere else.  As Dr. Thurman was telling me this story, he said, "Gene for the first time in my life, I was a man. I could not hedge.  I took sides according to my convicitons. I became a new person, way down deep."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the French artist, Henry Matisse, was a young man, he went through a period where he painted still-lifes in an uninspired and academic style.  He found a dealer who would buy those painting for 400 francs apiece.  Matisse was married and had three children and this kind of work provided a livelihood.  One day came a moment of decision. Matisses says, "I had just finished one of these pictures. It was as good as the previous one.  I knew that on delivery, I would get the money I really needed. There was tempation to deliver it, but I knew that if I yielded, it would be my artistic death.  Looking back, I realize that it required courage to destroy that picture, particularly since the hands of the butcher and the baker were outstretched for the money.  But I did destroy it.  I count my emancipation from that day."  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When a person decides he will not subvert his talents for any foundation grant, or compromise his integrity to keep a job, or play it safe just to stay in the game, there comes a wonderful sense that he stands for something. That he is a somebody, not a nobody.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audio cast titled "Gracious Gratitude."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;We have some lovely thank you gifts for those who contribute.  Your financial gifts are greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;"I give thanks for the realization that I am loved and supported by the universe."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-2638130136875252571?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/2638130136875252571/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=2638130136875252571' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2638130136875252571'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2638130136875252571'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-blessing-2009.html' title='Thanksgiving Blessing 2009'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-1233037420464695849</id><published>2009-11-18T16:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-18T16:35:31.057-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks, but No Thanks!</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, November 22nd, when I will be preaching at Church of the Master at 11am. (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be: Thanks, but No Thanks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please read these chapters in the Bible to prepare: &lt;br /&gt;Philippians 4:  10-20&lt;br /&gt;Psalms:  34:  1-8&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audiocast titled "Thanksgiving."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK&lt;br /&gt;I hearing from you.  If you have a thought or comment about this week's virtual ministry topic, please e-mail me &lt;a href="mailto:info@eugenecallender.com"&gt;info@eugenecallender.com.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene. &lt;br /&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;We have some lovely thank you gifts for those who contribute.  Your financial gifts are greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;"Let us recognize this Thanksgiving that the good that exists in everyone and every place including ourselves. We appreciate that Spirit is expressing itself in great and small ways at all times.  And so we give Thanks."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-1233037420464695849?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/1233037420464695849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=1233037420464695849' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1233037420464695849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1233037420464695849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanks-but-no-thanks.html' title='Thanks, but No Thanks!'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-1964555667515799408</id><published>2009-11-12T13:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T13:37:58.219-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Living in the Absolute</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, November 15th, when I will be the guest minister at Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church. The church is located at 84 Vermilyea Avenue, New York, NY 10034, and the service begins at 11am.  If you have any questions, please call 212-567-0442.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic will be:&lt;br /&gt;Being a Billboard for God&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will return to preaching at Church of the Master on Sunday, November 22nd. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audiocast titled "Living in the Absolute."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK&lt;br /&gt;I love hearing from you.  If you have a thought or comment about this week's virtual ministry topic, please e-mail me at info@eugenecallender.com or visit my blog at &lt;a href="http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com"&gt;www.eugenecallender.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt; to leave your comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;We have some lovely &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;thank you&lt;/a&gt; gifts for those who contribute.  Your financial gifts are greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Volaire, the author and philospher once wrote,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"'Appreciation is a wonderful thing: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.'"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-1964555667515799408?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/1964555667515799408/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=1964555667515799408' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1964555667515799408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1964555667515799408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/11/living-in-absolute.html' title='Living in the Absolute'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8690421699952219652</id><published>2009-11-09T07:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-09T07:13:36.168-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dance to Another Tune</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will NOT be preaching at Church of the Master again until Sunday, November 22nd. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me next Sunday, November 15th, when I will be the guest minister at Mt. Washington Presbyterian Church. The church is located at 84 Vermilyea Avenue, New York, NY 10034, and the service begins at 11am.  If you have any questions, please call 212-567-0442.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audiocast titled "Dance To Another Tune."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd like you to think that our daily lives may sometimes call for more trust than we have on hand in a given moment.  We get to continually plant new seeds of trust in our God-gardens and discover wings of ease for our leap to Faith. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One aspect of trust is like learning to play peek-a-boo with a Divine aspect of God, isn't it?  We get to soak in the lovingness and the goodness of God-presence, just as a baby soaks in the radiant loving eyes and face of an adoring mother. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter what our childhood experiences--our hearts bathe in the radiant love of God.  This ever-growing God-connection builds our trust, our resiliency, and our foundation for be-ing and become-ing in the world.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here &lt;/a&gt;to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;We have some lovely thank you &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;gifts&lt;/a&gt; for those who contribute.  Your financial gifts are greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;"Let us consider what is before us is not in the way--it IS the way. The heart of God opens and embraces all of you and me. And all that is."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dreugenecallender.com"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8690421699952219652?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8690421699952219652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8690421699952219652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8690421699952219652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8690421699952219652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/11/dance-to-another-tune.html' title='Dance to Another Tune'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-566466223877276897</id><published>2009-10-29T08:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-29T08:09:03.310-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God's Emerging Light as Me</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, November 1st at Church of the Master (122nd Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY). The service begins at 11am.  This is Communion Sunday and All Saints Day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic is: &lt;br /&gt;Rethinking and Reliving the Event of the Upper Room&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To prepare for this sermon, please read &lt;br /&gt;Matthew 26: 20-30&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loving greetings to you as we now change our clocks and move into a new season.  There is no doubt that spiritual hunger has escalated, as it tends to do during historically challenging times.  This sermon will help us to think about the real deep meaning of the institution of what we call "The Lords Supper."  The attempt of the sermon is first to look at what is the highest importance that individuals are devoting more time to these days where cultural pressure is so severe.  What really matters?  As we participate in this communion experience, we are in a sacred place hopefully to receive intuitive guidance that makes all of the crooked places straight.  Please remember to take the rest of the world with you, in your heart, holding all beings in the light of their true nature of joy, peace and bliss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this week's virtual ministry audio cast titled "God's Light Emerging as Me."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From this message, we hope to learn how to allow God to express through us, in the most miraculous way!  May we rest in the sweetness of God's enduring love!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;We have some lovely thank you &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;gifts&lt;/a&gt; for those who contribute.  Your financial gifts are greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;"Let us try to remember that we are an essential part of the Allness of God.  We are connected to each other as brothers and sisters.  Together we express the power of WE, and we contribute to the healing of the world."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-566466223877276897?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/566466223877276897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=566466223877276897' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/566466223877276897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/566466223877276897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/10/gods-emerging-light-as-me.html' title='God&apos;s Emerging Light as Me'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-3959796772193875391</id><published>2009-10-23T09:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-23T09:11:58.637-07:00</updated><title type='text'>On Giving Up On People Too Soon</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, October 25th at Church of the Master (122nd Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY). The service begins at 11am.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic is: On Giving Up on People Too Soon&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To prepare for this sermon, please read &lt;br /&gt;Acts 15: 39-40 &amp; 2nd Timothy 4:11&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God and Christ do not give up on us.  Not ever.  The John Mark's of the world are under God's watchful eye.  I want you to know that some of the finest names in the whole religious history have made mistakes.  In recognizing the forgiveness of God and of ourselves, we have the ability to forgive others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click &lt;a href="http://positivelyeugene.org"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audiocast titled "Self Forgiveness." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This message deals with the ultimate test of forgiveness...the ability to forgive ones self. Jesus declared that you don't wait for someone to come to you if they've hurt you, but you go to them first. This begins the process of healing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To really forgive ourselves, we must really look at and search meticulously, at any and all thoughts of destruction that might have us act in a painful way.  Most importantly, we must forgive ourselves. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click &lt;a href="http://www.positivelyeugene.org/OneTimeDonation_Details.html"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;We have some lovely thank you gifts for those who contribute.  Your financial gifts are greatly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;"Today, let us begin the practice of forgiving ourselves for all of our dark thoughts and deeds. This way we begin to know the truth for ourselves and for all of our brothers and sisters."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-3959796772193875391?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/3959796772193875391/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=3959796772193875391' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3959796772193875391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3959796772193875391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/10/on-giving-up-on-people-too-soon.html' title='On Giving Up On People Too Soon'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-4616372706763928064</id><published>2009-10-22T08:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-22T08:58:26.640-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's Be a Billboard for God--Now!</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, October 11th at Church of the Master (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY) at 11:00am for the regular morning worship service. This is Social Justice Sunday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic is: Let's Be A Billboard for God-Now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To prepare for this sermon, please read &lt;br /&gt;Luke 1: 46-55 &amp; Luke 1: 67-79&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VIRTUAL MINISTRY: POSITIVELY EUGENE&lt;br /&gt;Please click here to listen to this weeks virtual ministry audiocast titled "The Great Peace!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DONATE TODAY&lt;br /&gt;If you enjoy receiving these weekly messages, please click here to make a financial contribution to Positively Eugene.  Your donation makes it possible for us to continue sending out these messages to everyone, regardless of their financial circumstances. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THANK YOU&lt;br /&gt;We have some lovely thank you gifts for those who contribute.  (Thank you Annelise Rostig for your help in making these possible.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:&lt;br /&gt;"The world doesn't belong to people who sign up.&lt;br /&gt;The world belongs to people who show up." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions, please contact Lorena Rostig at 901-233-0339, or toll-free at 1-888-558-4667.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-4616372706763928064?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/4616372706763928064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=4616372706763928064' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/4616372706763928064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/4616372706763928064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/10/lets-be-billboard-for-god-now.html' title='Let&apos;s Be a Billboard for God--Now!'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-7676769045461732426</id><published>2009-10-04T11:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-04T11:55:21.026-07:00</updated><title type='text'>One With It</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are you one with?  Are you one with love, abundance, joy and beauty?  Or are you one with fear, lack, limitation? Whatever you align your life with, and become one with, will become your life experience. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are here by Divine decree to manifest your life in all it's glory.  Whatever you declare yourself "One With," will manifest in your life.  If you declare yourself One with God, you set up a vibrational field to become an attractive being for the all good of God.  Watch your mind and see what you are allowing to be one with. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What thoughts are driving your life?  Does your daily mind chatter consist of blame and fear?  Or can you continuously focus your thoughts on creativity and love?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Know that there is only one Mind, one Life, and that we are all connected to that "One" creative intelligence.  Know that your thoughts and beliefs, infused with the one Mind bring into expression that with which you become one with.  You will be setting up a vibrational field that will attract to you, or repel from you, what you are one with. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you step out today and every day, become conscious that you want to be "one with" the divine love and light of life that you are.  And watch as others connect with your vibation and begin to experience and express the light and love that they are too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;Let us say to ourselves each morning, "Today I know that I am 'one with' the divine essence of God. And all that I experience and express is a response to that divine vibration."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;********&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are accepting financial contributions to assist Dr. Callender.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to help us in this effort, we would appreciate it if you would make the checks out to Rev. Eugene S. Callender and send them c/o Lorena Rostig, 1910 Chelsea Park Drive, Germantown, TN, 38139. If you have any questions please call 901-233-0339.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-7676769045461732426?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/7676769045461732426/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=7676769045461732426' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7676769045461732426'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7676769045461732426'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/10/one-with-it.html' title='One With It'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-7691902254274017591</id><published>2009-08-26T11:58:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-26T11:58:23.563-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Finding Fulfillment</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, August 30th, at Church of the Master (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY) at 10:00am for the regular morning worship service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic is: From Torment to Testimony&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will deal with the transformation of the life of a young man who was obviously deeply disturbed. You may want to read the story in the 8th chapter in the book of Luke (in the New Testament), especially the 38th and 39th verses. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finding Fulfillment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of us, on this planet, are continuously seeking a sense of fulfillment. If the attempt to feel fulfilled comes from grasping for things in the external world, disappointment often results. If we feel incomplete within ourselves, no amount of "feeding the empty hole" will fill us enough to experience true "wholeness."  If, on the other hand, we are able to lift ourselves out of the rat race of acquisition and possession, we may choose to stop and enter the inner domain of true bounty.  It is when we are able to tap into the sacred silence that we recognize we are already "perfect, whole, and complete."  Therefore, there is really nothing outside ourselves that we need.  This concept may seem like "airy-fairy" spiritual jargon, but it is actually the truth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we remember that we are already whole, divine beings, we feel imbued with the energy of the cosmos.  From this point of awareness, we know that we are so rich, so loving, and so joyous that we can "give from the overflow" of our own bountiful essence. No longer do we, consciously or unconsciously, resort to stingy behavior; nor do we need to protect ourselves from some perceived threat.  Now, we can know that we are magnificant emanations of spirit, so amazingly abundant in every way, that assisting others is a natural way of being for us.  When we live our lives motivated by "generosity of spirit" we open our hearts to allow our divine gifts to flow freely and easily to help others.  Then we can offer a warm smile or a gentle embrace as a way of giving love in a world that really needs it. What a wonderful way to find our own fulfillment!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;"I freely and easily give from the overflow of my generous spirit and naturally find my own fulfillment."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are accepting financial contributions to assist Dr. Callender.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to help us in this effort, we would appreciate it if you would make the checks out to Rev. Eugene S. Callender and send them c/o Lorena Rostig, 1910 Chelsea Park Drive, Germantown, TN, 38139. If you have any questions please call 901-233-0339.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-7691902254274017591?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/7691902254274017591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=7691902254274017591' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7691902254274017591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7691902254274017591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/08/finding-fulfillment.html' title='Finding Fulfillment'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-4231237345907246417</id><published>2009-08-23T19:44:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-23T19:44:26.199-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Forgiveness</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, August 23rd at Church of the Master (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY) at 10:00am for the regular morning worship service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic is: Loving Your Enemies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please click here to here to listen to a sample of my virtual ministry, Positively Eugene. It is our hope to launch this fully in September.  If you would like to support this effort, please see below how you can make a financial contribution to keep this effort going.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;Let us try to surrender our thoughts, to embrace our heart, and trust the Divine within.  Simply let us trust in God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are accepting financial contributions to assist Dr. Callender.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to help us in this effort, we would appreciate it if you would make the checks out to Rev. Eugene S. Callender and send them c/o Lorena Rostig, 1910 Chelsea Park Drive, Germantown, TN, 38139. If you have any questions please call 901-233-0339.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-4231237345907246417?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/4231237345907246417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=4231237345907246417' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/4231237345907246417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/4231237345907246417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/08/forgiveness.html' title='Forgiveness'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-7254644666761849180</id><published>2009-08-07T06:49:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-07T06:49:37.531-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Spiritual Stimulus Package</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, August 9th at Church of the Master (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY) at 10:00* am for the regular morning worship service.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic is: &lt;br /&gt;An Adventure with the Almighty&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Recently, President Obama has been talking about the stimulus package, economic development, health care and a number of other issues that he raised in his campaign that he'd like to see translated into national policy.  Let me ask you a question, "Have you taken advantage of your spiritual stimulus package?"  As we enter into the last quarter of 2009, now is the ideal time to check in with yourself and introspect on whether you've been open and receptive to all the spiritual stimulus the Spirit freely offers you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you been available to the subtle workings of your inner self?  Open to catching the Spirit's vision for your life, even if it's seemingly the smallest details?   Since there is no big or small in the mind of God, it is up to each of us to deepen our awareness, our self-witnessing skills, so that we can catch even the subtle ways the Spirit is constantly transmitting hints on ways we must refine our consciousness to reflect it's nature within us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As an individual expression of a cosmic good, you are in a constant state of unfolding the divine potential within you.  This unfoldment is further stimulated by your conscious awareness of it, and even more so, by your application of the spiritual tools of meditation, of affirmative prayer, spiritual study, service and fellowship.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each and every day we are provided stimulus to cultivate our consciousness.  Even amidst the crash of breaking worlds--or economic crisis--that which we are within cannot be taken away. The joy, peace, love, intelligence, bliss, creativity--nothing can diminish our Essential Self. Lean into this truth, affirm it, and above all, practice it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Please note summer services hours:&lt;br /&gt;July and August Church services begin at 10:00 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;For your personal contemplation this week, keep reminding yourself that you are sensitized to a revelation, a quickening of your consciousness throughout the day and you hear and respond to the still, small voice saying "I Am your life, your breath, your very essence."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are accepting financial contributions to assist Dr. Callender.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to help us in this effort, we would appreciate it if you would make the checks out to Rev. Eugene S. Callender and send them c/o Lorena Rostig, 1910 Chelsea Park Drive, Germantown, TN, 38139. If you have any questions please call 901-233-0339.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-7254644666761849180?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/7254644666761849180/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=7254644666761849180' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7254644666761849180'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7254644666761849180'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/08/spiritual-stimulus-package.html' title='Spiritual Stimulus Package'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-3476805882794382302</id><published>2009-07-30T10:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-30T10:05:12.578-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Salt of the Earth</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, August 2nd at Church of the Master (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY) at 10:00*am for the regular morning worship service. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd like you to know that Love is a dangerous thing.  It is dangerous because no matter how many times someone hurts you, they cannot stop you from loving them. No matter how many times someone refuses to acknowledge you, they cannot touch the persistent innocence within you that forgives them.  Love is a dangerous thing.  It sees through the subtle subterfuges of hatred and manipulation and strikes a match of transformation.  It strikes a match of ingenuity. It strikes a match of total trust.  It strikes a match that illuminates the unseen presence of God everywhere.  When that tiny flicker of light hits a hurting heart, it reveals the kernel of healing already within.  Love is a dangerous thing. Too bad we don't use it more often.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God Bless You!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Please note summer services hours:&lt;br /&gt;July and August Church services begin at 10:00 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;"Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for the beautiful tribute to Billie Holiday. And thank you to all of those who supported us financially. We'd appreciate your continued interest and support."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to help us in this effort, we would appreciate it if you would make the checks out to Maximum Freedom and send them c/o Lorena Rostig, 1910 Chelsea Park Drive, Germantown, TN, 38139.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your contributions directly assist Dr. Callender.  If you have any questions please call 901-233-0339.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-3476805882794382302?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/3476805882794382302/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=3476805882794382302' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3476805882794382302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3476805882794382302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/07/salt-of-earth.html' title='Salt of the Earth'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-7588426797164112738</id><published>2009-07-24T20:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T20:46:45.337-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tribute to Billie Holiday</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, July 26th at Church of the Master (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY) at 10:00 am.*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a very special service for me and nothing would please me more than to share it with my friends like you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It will be unusual for a Sunday service, but I know it will be received well by those who are present.  The basis for this special service is the fact that on July 17, 1959, I was standing in Billie Holiday's room at Metropolitan Hospital.  She was under police guard as she began her last journey, traveling all alone.  Her death was more than a conclusion of a troubled individual life.  For me, it was the end of something that has not completely returned to American music or American life.  A few days later, I was asked to deliver her eulogy at her funeral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We know that the inevitable face of death makes all lives tragic, but Billie was special to our time, our condescending pity.  The pity is helped into place by how grace, class, sex and politics are used to belittle even those whose lives have been enhanced by superior talent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are hearing so much these days about, and a lot of whining, about how terrible a life Billie Holiday lived, because she was a black woman with a 5th grade education and she was a drug addict.  As a singer, she seemed to enjoy telling the tales of degradation that went with the troubles of race and drugs.  But neither had as much to do with her talent or her artistry as many would like to delude themselves into believing.  Holiday singing is what made her special to herself and special to her listeners who enjoyed treating her like royalty.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Billie Holiday was so unique, in every way, that it is ridiculous to pretend that she can be completely explained by her color, her gender, her sparse education or any of the other definitions or limits that are supposed to tell us what we need to know. There is no better example than her singing--her sound odd, her voice small, her range narrow.  Still, she polished to a charismatic gloss her singular skill at expressing emotions so intimate and so pure that few have the nerve to try to reach them or even reach for them.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Billie Holiday was not a loud singer, and there is no vulgarity in her work. There was nothing cheap or obvious about her art. She brought a harsh and vulnerable dignity to sorrow, but was far from lacking in the charmed delivered by unsentimental joy.  Holiday was a woman who entered her 40's, who knew what had happened to her, what she had to do with it, and audibly revels in how great a gift she had received.  Whatever she might have been any place else, was transcended when the singer took the stage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love you, Billie, deeply.  I miss you, Billie, mightily.  God Bless You Child-You had your own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the service on Sunday, Dwayne Grayman will sing that great piece of Billie's, "God Bless the Child that Got His Own" and maybe a few others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Please note summer services hours:&lt;br /&gt;July and August Church services begin at 10:00 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week: "Love is a dangerous thing.  God's love is unconditional.  I choose to love,  no matter what the circumstance. I choose to love because it is the only thing worth living for."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would be deeply grateful, if those of you who are getting these e-messages, can provide some financial support. If you would like to help us in this effort, we would appreciate it if you would make the checks out to Maximum Freedom, LLC and send them c/o Lorena Rostig, 1910 Chelsea Park Drive, Germantown, TN, 38139. If you have any questions please call &lt;br /&gt;901-233-0339.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-7588426797164112738?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/7588426797164112738/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=7588426797164112738' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7588426797164112738'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7588426797164112738'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/07/tribute-to-billie-holiday.html' title='Tribute to Billie Holiday'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-3120057514187701804</id><published>2009-07-10T20:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T20:49:59.067-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A House of Prayer for All Nations.</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join me this Sunday, July 12th at Church of the Master (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue, Harlem, NY) at 10:00 am.*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The sermon topic this week: A House of Prayer for All Nations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old Testament Verses:&lt;br /&gt;Isaiah 56:1 &amp;2, 5, &amp; 8&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New Testament Verses:&lt;br /&gt;Mark 11:15-19&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For those of you who can't join us this week and for those who don't live in the New York City area, I send you this message:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There are stirrings in all of us, a desire for a greater expression of life.  Let us stay close to the stirring and answer the call the comes from your own heart.  Be willing to be more.  Do not travel far from this stirring for the stirring will take to your next destination.  It will unearth your next creation, and will transform you into all you truly are."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Please note summer services hours:&lt;br /&gt;July and August Church services begin at 10:00 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Jesus Christ does not want God's house to become a house where buying, selling, and concerns for the bottom line get in the way of prayer and worship, which lie at the very heart of faithful worship."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-3120057514187701804?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/3120057514187701804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=3120057514187701804' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3120057514187701804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/3120057514187701804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/07/house-of-prayer-for-all-nations.html' title='A House of Prayer for All Nations.'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-1178318184352891952</id><published>2009-06-06T20:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T20:51:10.597-07:00</updated><title type='text'>God's Ecclectic Taste</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be preaching at Church of the Master this Sunday, June 7th.  The sermon topic will be "God's Ecclectic Taste." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please join us in Harlem at 122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue at 11am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love that Cole Porter tune that says&lt;br /&gt;"Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it." &lt;br /&gt;Let's do it! Let's fall in Love with God and each other!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-1178318184352891952?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/1178318184352891952/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=1178318184352891952' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1178318184352891952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1178318184352891952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/06/gods-ecclectic-taste.html' title='God&apos;s Ecclectic Taste'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-7491886866528452035</id><published>2009-05-21T20:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T20:52:42.066-07:00</updated><title type='text'>When Religion Gets in the Way</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be preaching at Church of the Master this Sunday, May 24th. The sermon topic will be "When Religion Gets in the Way." Please join us in Harlem at 122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue at 11am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we desire only a God experience, Heaven itself will open and pour itself at our feet in the form of every kind of good!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Memorial Day Weekend!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Help us contemplate the fact that we are all loved, protected and Graced by the Power and Love of God"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-7491886866528452035?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/7491886866528452035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=7491886866528452035' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7491886866528452035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/7491886866528452035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/05/when-religion-gets-in-way.html' title='When Religion Gets in the Way'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-5468045148375341797</id><published>2009-05-08T20:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T20:57:13.199-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mothers Day Message</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Mothers Day! To all of the mothers who will be with their families on Sunday...some will be taken to lunch or brunch or dinner and others whose mothers are no longer with us, we send you the blessings of the Lord on this day as we remember the Grace and comfort we receive from our own individual mothers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We think also of the children around the world and in our own country whose mothers have been taken by hunger, war, famine and other negative sources.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's always remember that Mother is the name of God on the lips and in the hearts of all children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Mothers Day to everyone and may we all receive our mothering from the eternal Mother within.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will be preaching at Church of the Master this Sunday, May 10th. The sermon topic will be "Relationships R Us." Please join me in Harlem at 122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue at 11am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You! And I love you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Reverend Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We give thanks for the precious gift of life that we have been given and for the dwelling that we have been given by the eternal mother of us all.  Let us never forget that we are loved, nurtured, and supported in all that we think, say, and do. &lt;br /&gt;HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we begin this day, let us say to ourselves:&lt;br /&gt;"HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to ME. From Me."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-5468045148375341797?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/5468045148375341797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=5468045148375341797' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5468045148375341797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5468045148375341797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/05/mothers-day-message.html' title='Mothers Day Message'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8504304975261240711</id><published>2009-04-15T07:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-16T07:58:22.192-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Siddha Yoga Easter</title><content type='html'>Begin forwarded message:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From: Jose Mestre &lt;jmestrestws@yahoo.com&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Date: April 12, 2009 10:45:48 PM CDT&lt;br /&gt;To: Jose Mestre &lt;jmestrestws@yahoo.com&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Subject: Siddha Yoga Easter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After the Guru Gita at the Manh. ashram a group of us went to see Eugene Callender conduct Easter Services at the Church of The Master, the church Eugene became the preacher at 50 years ago this year. We bathed in the blessed energy of Jesus Christ Ananda which Eugene and the wonderful congregation at Church of the Master did so much to facilitate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was a lot of Shakti as the celebration was full of love and devotion. Eugene gave an amazing sermon that was a beautiful and loving merging of Christianity and Siddha Yoga using the words of Christianity. As always when I've gone there, everyone showered us with the Pure Welcome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I send you some pics of the day. if anyone doen't know how to open a zip file, just download it to your computer, click on it and it will open a folder. The only pics that aren't pretty much self-explanatory are they had 3 troupes of dancers who danced and mimed words to the hymns. They danced with a lot of pizzaz and devotion. One was adults, one was kids and one were seniors. You can see which one the pic is. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other is a pic of James Robinson, the preacher who brought Eugene to the C of M in 1959. Like Eugene, Robinson was a Civil Rights Icon and Eugene became the preacher one year later when Robinson left to do great work in Africa which he did until he passed less than 10 years afterwards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Much love &amp; again Happy Christ has Risen and Lives in all Hearts Day,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jose&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Jose Mestre&lt;br /&gt;Executive Director&lt;br /&gt;Serving Those Who Serve&lt;br /&gt;212-580-8043&lt;br /&gt;www.stws.org&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8504304975261240711?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8504304975261240711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8504304975261240711' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8504304975261240711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8504304975261240711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/04/siddha-yoga-easter.html' title='Siddha Yoga Easter'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8407674690693254545</id><published>2009-04-06T10:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T10:28:11.792-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Palm &amp; Easter Sundays</title><content type='html'>It's nearly Easter and I realize that much time has passed since my last correspondence.  Please know that all has been well here!   I turned 83 in January the day after Barrack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States of America.  I had the privilege of traveling to our nation's capital and sat outside with millions of people as I watched, with my very eyes, a spectacle like none other.  I feel truly blessed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the past few months, we have been working feverishly to launch my virtual ministry called "Positively Eugene."  This will take shape in the form of monthly teleseminars on topics that face our world today (religion, spirituality, education, politics, families, and more) and weekly audio broadcasts.  Please look for more information about this ministry in the coming weeks. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you'll join me at Church of the Master for Palm Sunday on Sunday, April 5th.  The sermon topic "The Lord Hath Need of Him."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Easter Sunday (April 12th), I'll be preaching "The First Word." Church of the Master is located in Harlem, NY (122nd &amp; Morningside Avenue) and the services begin at 11am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope to see you there!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, God Loves You.  And I Love You, Too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eugene Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought for the week...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Every  great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."  -Harriet Tubman (and my momma!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website:&lt;br /&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8407674690693254545?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8407674690693254545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8407674690693254545' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8407674690693254545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8407674690693254545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2009/04/palm-easter-sundays.html' title='Palm &amp; Easter Sundays'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-1801126890632853130</id><published>2008-12-29T15:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-29T15:33:01.887-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Let Your Life Be Filled With Gratitude</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The year is drawing close. Meister Eckhart once said, "If the only prayer you say in your whole life is "thank you" that will be enough.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;This is the time of the year when we find it much easier to say "thank you" than any other time.  This time, when the world is coming into shadow, we say "thank you" and somehow we feel better. The sense of gratitude that we cultivate brings into deeper knowing into the spirit from within.  It allows us to face the darkness of winter and the darkness of our lives, lives that may be broken by the shattering of our dreams and the failing of our faith.  But when we say "thank you" and we become aware of the love of divine spirit we begin to feel that gratitude is heaven itself.  Let our lives be filled with gratitude. The gifts of divine spirit are so wonderful and we know our live is blessed. Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A word of blessing to you...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All around us there are surprises of kindly interference. Thus our hearts are wooed into thanksgiving and praise for what has been given.&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website at www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-1801126890632853130?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/1801126890632853130/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=1801126890632853130' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1801126890632853130'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1801126890632853130'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/12/let-your-life-be-filled-with-gratitude.html' title='Let Your Life Be Filled With Gratitude'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-378115129721741845</id><published>2008-12-29T15:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-29T15:32:19.046-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Joy of Peace Can Be Found Within</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was once a song sung in the doo wop days by the Chilites that went "There will be no peace until God sits at the conference table." Not your God or my God, for God doesn't take sides or play favorites. It's the God of the universe. The created life force that sustains all of us...eastern teachers talk about the inner self.  That is the house that has been made in the image of the creator.  That out of lightness, we call God. That inner house shall never fall.  For the joy of peace can be found within.  The joy of peace can be sustained within and maintained by love. Let us share it with each other.  And if we do that, it will expand and extend its power within us and hopefully in our perception of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A word of blessing to you...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website at www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-378115129721741845?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/378115129721741845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=378115129721741845' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/378115129721741845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/378115129721741845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/12/joy-of-peace-can-be-found-within.html' title='The Joy of Peace Can Be Found Within'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-2244712763693913152</id><published>2008-12-10T13:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-10T13:30:08.732-08:00</updated><title type='text'>See With Your Spiritual Eyes</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each day is a new day where in new and beautiful things are always being created.  There is a gorgeous power in the wonder of creation that is always taking place.  If we can move our eyes from the distractions of so much of the things that complicate our vision, we will see that there are always opportunities.  Just as the sun is always in the eastern sky, so God is always with us.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;How can we take our eyes off the material universe and see the world that God created if we keep our eyes only on the material world?  Perhaps the answer to this question lies in what we are using to see.  If you look only with our physical eyes to see, you will see only that which is physical.  If by prayer and meditation, we can train ourselves to see with our spiritual eyes, we can see beyond the physical and we will actually be seeing with our hearts.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;What God created is good.  And God is good.  All that God has created is good.  The heart of love only sees love.  Begin to see with the heart.  And you can then see the good that God has created.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A word of blessing to you...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us begin each day with this affirmation:&lt;br /&gt;"I will love myself today and partake only in the things of love."&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website at www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-2244712763693913152?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/2244712763693913152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=2244712763693913152' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2244712763693913152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2244712763693913152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/12/see-with-your-spiritual-eyes.html' title='See With Your Spiritual Eyes'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-1176560916368235538</id><published>2008-12-08T09:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-08T09:09:16.728-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Season of Advent</title><content type='html'>Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  For the next few weeks, as a community of spiritual people, we will be   celebrating the liturgical season of advent.  In this season, we hope to   deepen our relationship with God and we hope that we can move our faith   beyond doubt, although it may not move beyond questions.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  God has made us as human beings, complete with puzzles and questions and   pain.  But it is also God who supports and sustains us of the goodness   and the glory and the love of life.  One thing that we do have - it comes   to us very strongly during Advent - that believing in God makes a real   difference in our lives.  And we see that whatever weaknesses we may   have, God's presence is there assuring us of our higher potentials and   possibilities.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;  So let us spend some time over these next 4 weeks thinking about what is   God's purpose for my life and how can I begin to approach accomplishing that   purpose.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Comic Sans MS&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;Reverend Eugene S.   Callender&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 100%;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" tabindex="0" hidefocus="true" datapagesize="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" cols="0" contenteditable="inherit" width="100%"&gt;  &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr style=""&gt;   &lt;td style="padding: 3.75pt;" styleclass="style_MainText"&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;A word of blessing to you...&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;"God will keep   in perfect peace all those who trust in Him, whose thoughts turn often to the   Lord"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;(Isaiah 26:3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;Please visit my   website at &lt;a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001UOmEhAXTkpXR1IV3I06CgzDgCKwwtK5vThjGAmT3E7QQKa5jrZqPqDhDt3dDNq8S0Y3OquI82rFTT-7NUWw2jD_b4zc_wb_qI5C_RLWmI4VIlcK1NwwH0Q==" target="_blank" track="on" linktype="undefined"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Verdana&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: rgb(79, 96, 79);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;/td&gt;  &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-1176560916368235538?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/1176560916368235538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=1176560916368235538' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1176560916368235538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1176560916368235538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/12/season-of-advent.html' title='The Season of Advent'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-6039885254215597699</id><published>2008-10-24T05:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-24T05:53:39.012-07:00</updated><title type='text'>On Being and Behaving as a Neighbor</title><content type='html'>Suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself--free and untrammelled, guiding us with it's force and driving us on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"God plays no favorites and is loving you right where you are!"&lt;br /&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please visit my website at www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-6039885254215597699?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/6039885254215597699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=6039885254215597699' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/6039885254215597699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/6039885254215597699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/10/on-being-and-behaving-as-neighbor.html' title='On Being and Behaving as a Neighbor'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-5738367307530161707</id><published>2008-10-10T01:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:36:04.545-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I See God</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;You may be familiar with the song "I'll Be Seeing You" performed for the first time in 1938 by Billie Holiday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt; that goes "I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have never tired for hearing this old love song.  But now, I embrace it as a love song that I sing to God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I am looking at the moon, and in every day, I see God. And I'll be seeing You.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-family:Comic Sans MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;" &gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                     &lt;table  style="margin-bottom: 10px;font-size:0pt;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" tabindex="0" hidefocus="true" datapage="" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" cols="0" contenteditable="inherit" width="100%"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt; &lt;td   style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79);font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;Think about this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;"Everywhere I am, everywhere I look, I see the face of God looking back at me."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-5738367307530161707?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/5738367307530161707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=5738367307530161707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5738367307530161707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5738367307530161707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-see-god.html' title='I See God'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-2350767624602264182</id><published>2008-10-01T01:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:28:56.904-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dance in the Light</title><content type='html'>&lt;table style="margin-bottom: 10px; width: 425px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" width="436"&gt;&lt;table style="margin-bottom: 10px;font-size:0;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK9" hidefocus="true" tabindex="0" datapage border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" cols="0" contenteditable="inherit" width="100%"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Love does not take time, it takes recognition.  When we open ourselves to the love of God, it is always present.  But we have to make ourselves available to receive the Love that enables us to dance in the Light that we are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Comic Sans MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                     &lt;table style="margin-bottom: 10px;font-size:0;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" tabindex="0" hidefocus="true" datapage border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" cols="0" contenteditable="inherit" width="100%"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;Think about this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;"Spirit moves into loving energy as we allow it to smile through us."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Please visit my website at &lt;a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=biklzrcab.0.0.uj7hhncab.0&amp;amp;ts=S0363&amp;amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fdreugenecallender.com%2F&amp;amp;id=preview" linktype="undefined" target="_blank"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                 &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;tr&gt;                   &lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" valign="top" width="100%"&gt;                                                                  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                 &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;tr&gt;                   &lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" valign="top" width="100%"&gt;                                           &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                 &lt;/tr&gt;                 &lt;tr&gt;                   &lt;td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" valign="top" width="100%"&gt;                                                                  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-2350767624602264182?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/2350767624602264182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=2350767624602264182' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2350767624602264182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/2350767624602264182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/10/dance-in-light.html' title='Dance in the Light'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-9081720215566978652</id><published>2008-08-21T01:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:27:46.274-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Gifts of God</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Here is my wish for you this week:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones, for God is a thousand times more than ready to give them than we are to receive." -Meister Eckhart&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you'll join me this Sunday when I preach at Church of the Master. The message will be "A Message from the Master" and we'll focus on Philippians 3:12-16.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Comic Sans MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                     &lt;table style="margin-bottom: 10px;font-size:0;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" tabindex="0" hidefocus="true" datapage border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" cols="0" contenteditable="inherit" width="100%"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;Think about this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;"Today choose to live your life as a great adventure.  Know that you travel with God and that God guides your every step."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Please visit my website at &lt;a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=x7qypqcab.0.0.uj7hhncab.0&amp;amp;ts=S0363&amp;amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fdreugenecallender.com%2F&amp;amp;id=preview" linktype="undefined" target="_blank"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-9081720215566978652?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/9081720215566978652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=9081720215566978652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/9081720215566978652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/9081720215566978652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/08/gifts-of-god.html' title='The Gifts of God'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-8014286300408700220</id><published>2008-08-16T01:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:25:46.143-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Typo of the Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I had the good fortune this week of being featured on a blog tited "Typo of the Day." The request came through a librarian at the New York State Library who found my picture on &lt;a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=vziebqcab.0.0.uj7hhncab.0&amp;amp;ts=S0363&amp;amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alangompers.com.&amp;amp;id=preview" linktype="link" target="_blank"&gt;www.alangompers.com.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can visit this blog at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=vziebqcab.0.0.uj7hhncab.0&amp;amp;ts=S0363&amp;amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Flibrarytypos.blogspot.com%2F&amp;amp;id=preview" linktype="link" target="_blank"&gt;http://librarytypos.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;(Please scroll down to the entry from Monday, Aug. 11th)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;I am enjoying the process of communicating to you through these newsletters.  Please feel free to forward these on to your friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember...God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: Comic Sans MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;______________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                     &lt;table style="margin-bottom: 10px;font-size:0;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" tabindex="0" hidefocus="true" datapage border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" cols="0" contenteditable="inherit" width="100%"&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt; &lt;td style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;Think about this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;"Tend to your heart well. It is God's garden."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-8014286300408700220?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/8014286300408700220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=8014286300408700220' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8014286300408700220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/8014286300408700220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/08/typo-of-day.html' title='Typo of the Day'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-9014191537512089938</id><published>2008-07-23T01:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:23:23.665-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Soul Food</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Have you fed your soul today?  Have you taken the time to luxuriate in the spirit of love and wholeness? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take time today to feed your soul with the finest soul food available-the manna that is available daily when you go within and sup at the table of the Kingdom of God.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God Loves You and I Love You Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: Comic Sans MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Please visit my website at &lt;a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=vstvspcab.0.0.uj7hhncab.0&amp;amp;ts=S0353&amp;amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fdreugenecallender.com&amp;amp;id=preview" linktype="undefined" target="_blank"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                                                                         &lt;table style="margin-bottom: 10px;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"&gt;                           &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                             &lt;td style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;Think about this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;"Tend to your heart well. It is God's garden."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-9014191537512089938?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/9014191537512089938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=9014191537512089938' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/9014191537512089938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/9014191537512089938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/07/soul-food.html' title='Soul Food'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-1068440991865365922</id><published>2008-07-03T01:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:22:29.967-07:00</updated><title type='text'>July Newsletter</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;As we enter the month that celebrates the freedom of America, I wonder how many of us "let freedom ring" in our own lives.  In truth, most of us vascilate between remembering and forgetting our own egoless nature.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The point is to catch this process as it occurs and practice, practice, practice until we can join the chorus of those who sing "free at last, free at last, free at last."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God Loves You and I Love you Too,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; font-family: Comic Sans MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Please visit my website at &lt;a track="on" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=pubb9ocab.0.0.uj7hhncab.0&amp;amp;ts=S0353&amp;amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fdreugenecallender.com&amp;amp;id=preview" linktype="undefined" target="_blank"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;                                                                         &lt;table style="margin-bottom: 10px;" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK19" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"&gt;                           &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                             &lt;td style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" styleclass="style_MainText" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(79, 96, 79); font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#4f604f;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 0);"&gt;Think about this...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 204);"&gt;"Reach for the best feeling you have,&lt;br /&gt;access it right now."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-1068440991865365922?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/1068440991865365922/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=1068440991865365922' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1068440991865365922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/1068440991865365922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/07/july-newsletter.html' title='July Newsletter'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935238786179765715.post-5900407709329577473</id><published>2008-06-28T01:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-22T01:21:08.963-07:00</updated><title type='text'>June 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd like to invite you to come and hear me preach the following Sundays:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Sunday, June 29, 2008 at 11am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Salem United Methodist Church&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;(2190 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.&lt;br /&gt;at 129th Street) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;212-678-2700 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 11am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Church of the Master&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Confirmation and Baptism Sunday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;(122nd &amp;amp; Morningside Drive)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope to see you there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love and Blessings,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:Comic Sans MS,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;" &gt;Reverend Eugene S. Callender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Please visit my website at &lt;a track="on" href="http://dreugenecallender.com/" linktype="undefined"&gt;www.dreugenecallender.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8935238786179765715-5900407709329577473?l=eugenecallender.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/feeds/5900407709329577473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8935238786179765715&amp;postID=5900407709329577473' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5900407709329577473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8935238786179765715/posts/default/5900407709329577473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://eugenecallender.blogspot.com/2008/10/june-2008.html' title='June 2008'/><author><name>Maximum Freedom LLC</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
