Spirituality

301. My Take On Why Bad Things Happen To Good People By Deanna Mascle
     This is a question that most people grapple with from time to time and it has largely been on my mind this past week.You see one of the best people I know -- my Uncle Carl -- had a very bad accident this week. While working on the wood lot with his son, his hand got caught in a log splitter. In the end the damage was so severe that his left hand had to be amputated.Although no longer a young man, my uncle is very active and enjoys working with his hands. He is right handed but clearly the use …



302. Sing Psalms, Let Joy Resound: A Case For Exclusive Psalmody By Carson C. Day
     Ephesians 4:4-6 indicates that Christians ought to practice one single faith. It reads: "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."The apostolic notion of one, uniform faith clearly does NOT envision the smorgasbord of various worship practices -- from the faithful to the absurd and goofy -- that dots today's religious landscape in the name…



303. An Alternative to A Life of Healing By Aaron Mcnaught
     While I do hope to avoid arguing the merits or validity of seeing ourselves as primarily and essentially wounded and on a lifelong quest for wholeness via healing, I would like to offer another perspective on wholeness that may disagree with and/or upset some. This perspective is pointed at by the Mystical Traditions of the East and West, and one in which we begin with the understanding of our innate and eternal perfection. This view could be summarized as:We are distracted from our always alr…



304. Are You a Microwave or Crock Pot? By Kimberly Chastain
     In our fast paced society we often want everything done quickly or your boss wants it done yesterday. In your spiritual life are you a Microwave or Crock Pot? I think often we want God to answer our prayers in Microwave fashion. I prayed a specific request today and I want it answered today. If our prayers are not answered quickly, we often wonder, “What is God doing?” We also decide to go it on our own and not wait for God’s direction. Often it is difficult to wait on God’s timing.When we are…



305. White Sun - Who Are We? By Teow Aun Chew
     Human beings originally have three forms of existence. The first one in Heaven, the second on Earth and the third in Hell. Hence at any one time our True Selves exist either in Heaven, Earth or Hell. These three existences are similar to water, steam and ice. They are one and the same. On Earth we have forms, that is the human body or any other living beings bodies but in Heaven and Hell, it is formless.There are three natures in a human. The divine, human and animal nature. The divine nature …



306. Americans Need a Savior Not Another Guru By Michael Bresciani
     Mrs. Dixon the famous prognosticator and psychic to the stars talked for several hours as my friend sat in the audience and took notes. Although she didn’t believe that Jeanne Dixon was a legitimate source of prophecy she wasn’t listening as much to her predictions, as she was to her choice of words. She counted the personal pronouns Dixon used like, I, me, and mine. The list of pronouns was in the hundreds. She also listed the times Dixon used words like God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit. …



307. The Ten Commandments Starring Charlton Heston By Dawn Fields
     Last Saturday, the children were down at their grandparent’s house and my husband was out of the house working, and I found myself home alone. This is very unusual for me. A quiet house doesn’t often happen for me, so I savored the favor. It’s a rare treat when I can actually watch television without any interruptions.So, as I relaxed by lying in bed with a bag of microwave popcorn and a bottle of Poland Spring, I clicked through the hundreds of channels that Optimum Cablevision provides. I ca…



308. Hold On! By Dawn Fields
     Job was a spiritual man who loved and obeyed God at all times. Yet, God allowed some really terrible things to happen in Jobs life.Imagine, for a second, if someone came up to you and said, all of your children, and their spouses and children were visiting each other, all in the same house, and the house collapsed and they are all dead. Immediately after this person gives you this horrifying information, another person appears and tells you that all of the money you’ve invested in the stock ma…



309. The Garden of Agony (Part 2) By Saundra L. Washington
     David understood the aguish only those who have chosen to cross the brook Kedron and experienced the Garden of Agony can ever fully know or comprehend. David was a great warrior. As a young shepherd boy, still a child, still wet behind the ears, barely out of puberty, he stood gallantly and fearlessly against the Philistine giant Goliath. When even the most seasoned soldier, veterans in military combat were afraid to stand up against this 9 foot Herculean giant, David with his slingshot in han…



310. Salvation: The Divine Imperative By Saundra L. Washington
     Of the many individuals who were touched through the ministry of Paul while on his second missionary journey, three are specifically mentioned. His first convert was Lydia, a businesswoman; the second was a young lady who had been used and manipulated by her masters so that they could profit financially. But, when she was saved, her masters were offended because their bank account had closed and so they had Paul and Silas taken before the magistrates on false allegations and they were subsequ…



311. Stepping into Soul
     Stepping into Soul In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent earthquake in Pakistan, I have noticed the presence of much higher spiritual energies in my life and in the Earth. The quantum field hums with these high-frequency pitches, which sound like crickets, at first, and during meditation expand into the roaring sound of a waterfall. It is a beautiful sound to me. Sufi and Hindu mystics, as well as Buddhist monks, retreat to woods and caves to …



312. Oh, God. What Do I Do Now? By John Dennison
     Uh, oh. I’m in trouble now. I found God. Now what do I do with Him?It’s not like I can just ask Him to go sit in a corner while I go on about my life. He’s kind of hard to ignore. And while he seems kindly enough, and a whole lot more patient than I am when bumping up against the obstacles in my life, just knowing He’s there makes me squirm.Once I thought it would be cool to know Him. You know, like hanging out together. Maybe even throwing down a couple of cold ones while we shot the bull. In…



313. The Power of God’s Word in Your Prayer Life By Eunice Coughlin
     Prayer. It's the foundation of a Christian mom's life. Why? Because as moms, we are one of the most influential people in our children's lives. (The other, equally influential person is their father, of course.) For good or bad, what we say and do to our children affects their self-esteem, their choice of a future spouse, their occupation, and their positive (or negative) outlook on life.As we pray over our children's lives, we can change their future. We can pronounce blessings on them, bring…



314. To Live is to Hope By Nabeel Tahir
     ’Hope’ the greatest strength and weakness of a human being” said a man dressed in all white. And sitting in a strange room filled with TV-screens to another person who was quite younger than him and dressed in complete black (not to mention he was also wearing black sunglasses although there was no sunlight coming in the room). Well you might have guessed till now I am talking about a scene from a blockbuster movie “THE MATRIX RELOADED”. When Keanu Reeves had to face a difficult situation to…



315. Ask and It Shall Be Given You By Dawn Fields
     This statement sounds incredible. ASK and it shall be given. It sounds amazing, doesn’t it? It sounds almost unbelievable right? Imagine if all you had to do to get anything you wanted out of life is ASK. It sounds a little farfetched doesn’t it?But the Bible tells us to ASK and it shall be given you.No matter how farfetched it may sound, it is so true. If it weren’t true, the Bible wouldn’t say it.If you go to God and ask Him to help you discover His purpose for your life, and if you are trul…



316. When I Looked Into His Eyes By Saundra L. Washington
     I watched from the sidelines as He stood before the practical statesman, Pontius Pilate in judgment of His life. Pilate, though he knew the Man to be an innocent victim of circumstances, nevertheless delivered Him to be crucified.Pilate is to be pitied more than scorned. He was caught between God’s will and man’s will. He was conflicted and could not readily decide between the peace of the city and the peace of his own mind; between condemning an innocent Man and disobliging an angry mob. So, …



317. The Universe Without and Within By George Lockett
     Expanding awareness of who and what we are, look at life from a different perspective.As I sit here I can feel the connection through the top of my head to a greater version of who I am. As I allow my awareness to settle into a meditative state and expand out from my body, it's as though a column of energy or light is coming into my body through the crown chakra. As I become aware of this energy and merge my awareness with it, I feel I can travel within the light and expand my awareness out be…



318. Lectio Divina -- Reading the Bible for Spiritual Growth By Jeremy Hoover
     Lectio divina is a very useful and practical discipline for spiritual growth. Rooted in ancient monasticism, the practice is a fourfold cycle: Reading, Meditation, Prayer, and Contemplation. In fact, the term itself means “sacred reading.”Reading. Lectio divina begins with a “text,” whether that is the Bible, a spiritual classic, something in nature, or even another person. You must “take up and read.” But the reading is not done to acquire knowledge or information, to master the text. R…



319. The Joy of Tantric Massage By David Gideon
     Originating in what is now modern India; Tantra is at least 5000-7000 or more years old, pre-dating and influencing both Hinduism and Buddhism.Many religions believe you can have either physical pleasure or spiritual growth, but not both.Tantra flatly disagrees, believing that physical and sensual pleasure are themselves the key to our spiritual growth; without one, you can’t have the other.Tantrics believe working on our bodies can clear them of accumulated rubbish, enabling healing and re-…



320. The Kabbalah of Transformation: Turning Darkness into Light By Shifra Hendrie
     THE KABBALAH OF PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION: TURNING DARKNESS INTO LIGHT"In the sixth century of the sixth millennium, the gates of supernal [heavenly] wisdom will be opened, as will the wellsprings of earthly wisdom, preparing the world to be elevated in the seventh millennium." The Zohar (a source text of Kabbalah)"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." --Albert EinsteinWho are you? Are you a m…



321. Transmuting The Physical Body Into Energy By Nick Arrizza, M.D.
     Over the last 10 years I have worked with many individuals who have wanted in some way to improve their lives. I have employed a new and unique modality called the Mind Resonance Process(TM) (MRP).In this article I would like to report on some findings which I find quite exciting and I hope will not only inspire you but will give you both a sense of hope and a new awareness of who we really are as Spiritual Beings.Now I have written extensively on MRP so I also refer you to my other articles f…



322. Journey To The Center of The Self-Your Eternal Infinite Being By Susan Lupton
     As we look at the pain in the world around us, we see many things we deeply desire to heal and change. Many of those things seem beyond our ability to influence and change.There is one thing we can change – our relationship to ourselves. We can look deep within, moving closer to the truth of who we are. In doing so, we move beyond the limitations of our personality and the world around us begins to transform. Radiant joy and love emerge and are contagious.Getting to know your Higher Sel…



323. This Instant By Jakub Filipek
     He was searching for the Ineffable and Always Pure. And yet he was lost in doubts. He was longing for Escape and yet he coudn't find it. Somehow he felt the way was there. And still he was depressed, his feeling wasn't confirmed by experience. And then the Call was given him.* * *1 ' Little Holy Instant 'I went to visit Astrid during my chess tournament, taking place close to Groningen. Groningen was the city where Astrid lived then. I was playing in this tournament but I felt lost and hopeles…



324. The Path By Steve Taubman
     In a previous article, I discussed the importance of finding what I called our “essence.”I described it as vital to our emotional and spiritual well-being to reach beyond the ego to a place of stillness and truth deep within our souls. As we embark on that journey, questions arise.What is it that we seek within? How do we seek? What will we find there? Is there a road map? Fortunately, there are several such maps. Every world religion and philosophical ideology provides a path for self-inquir…



325. Windows of the Soul By Robert Baird
     People engaged in kissing experience information and energy transfer, although we usually do it for the ‘buzz’ and don’t get into the science or mystique of it. A judgement is made and processed by the Thalami and brain. The Thalami like the Pineal gland are able to amplify all energy inputs and route them to the appropriate place in the brain. Science is now on the verge of seeing what the Third Eye of the ancients knew. To help set the stage for the proper evaluation of information and event…



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4. The Magic of the Laughing Buddha By Rodney Robbins
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