Spirituality

1126. Two Types Of Spirituality ... Faith And Knowledge By Edward Toupin
      The term spirituality is a confusing term. Usually, when one mentions spirituality, the first thought in many people's minds is that of religion. While religion is an aspect of spirituality, spirituality is not an aspect of religion. Spirituality covers other areas of belief as well. Put simply, spirituality is the all-encompassing arena of belief in something greater. This can be a god, oneself as the greater being, or simply, the life-force or essence that surrounds us all. But, society and …



1127. The Spiritually Dead Church By Paul Bradley
      The spiritually dead church. Now, I am not talking about every church. There are alot of good churches out there. I am talking about, the churches who have christians, that gather only for the sole purpose to gossip, gather at social meetings, and feel important.Alot, of churches, have turned into "apostasy" churches. Gathered only, to condemn sinners, and feel as though, they are more important than those they consider unworthy. Jesus Christ, told his followers and servents, "To gather the sh…



1128. I Am Apart of the Universal Life Force By George Lockett
      Speaking in public is challenging for a number of people.Public speaking is said to be one of the biggest challenges in many people’s lives. This is all about perspective and who we think we are?If we think that we are this human body and all out there is different from us, and separate, then this leaves a gap in which fear can creep in.If we feel that we are a part of the universal life force that shines through all of life. Our body is just one aspect of a greater whole and we are part of th…



1129. Niagara Falls
      I grew up in Western New York State, just a few miles from Niagara Falls. Known sometimes as one of 'The Seven Forgotten Natural Wonders of the World,' the falls are a magnificent sight to behold. There was one place on the walkways in the park where you could stand directly over the falls, just inches away, and feel all that incredible energy in the huge thundering torrent of white water. It's something you never forget. Despite living so close to Niagara Falls, I never saw it until I was a you…



1130. Angel Readings-5 Good Reasons to Have More Than One By Catherine Kasper
      You've had a fantastic reading from an Angel Reader you felt comfortable with. You'd like to have another reading and wonder if it's a good idea or how you could bring it about. Here are 5 good reasons to help you decide.1. You got to the end of your session and you still had questions to ask. Your first reading was extremely interesting and highly illuminating. You just didn't have the time to fully discuss all the marvelous things your discussion with the Angels brought to your mind.2. Y…



1131. A Short Journey to Your Divine Self By Nick Arrizza, M.D.
      By invoking an external God to whom we look for help we often lose sight of the fact that we have within us the very power that we seek in such an external force. Now of course I don't just expect you to believe this in the way that religions of the world expect you to believe the converse. Instead I hope to convey here a short but simple exercise that you can do at your leisure to find this very power within yourself. This power emerges from what I call the Divine Self. What is this Self? Wel…



1132. Destroying Strongholds By Bill Bright
      Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, “Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way.” ESTHER 4:15–16, NASBIn this passage, Queen Esther called her people to fast. This act released God’s power into the otherwise hopeless situation and miraculously spared the Jewish people from individual death and racial obliv-ion.We should be equally willing to fast and intercede for t…



1133. White Sun - The Miracle of Jesus Christ By Teow Aun Chew
      As a Taoist in the early part of my life where I grew up near a temple, I witnessed mediums going into trance and performing many kinds of actions. Some performed very scary stances, some in trance helping devotees in trouble and some trying to cure the explained sicknesses. Very often devotees came to ask for lucky numbers. As a Taoist, I always wore a talisman for protection against any evils.In June 1977, while pursuing my professional accountancy course and preparing for two very important…



1134. Do I Really Need to Buy Ritual Tools? By Kestra Imani
      Since this article is written by a shop owner who earns her living (at least in part) selling you ritual tools, you might expect the answer to be "of course! And you should buy the most expensive ritual tools that you can possibly afford. They will make your magick more powerful." But guess what? Kestra tries very hard to give you the honest truth about her views about Wicca, Wiccan practices and ritual tools.So, do you really need to buy ritual tools? "Need" is a very strong word. Of course y…



1135. Understanding the Gospel of Matthew and Why it Matters - Part 7 By Justin Nale
      Matthew 2:19-23 The Return to Nazareth19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to th…



1136. The Problem with Anger By Saundra L. Washington
      As Christians, we know we need God in every aspect of our lives do we not? We need God to work on us because some of us are so spiritually immature that it is hard to distinguish Christians from non-Christians. Thus, God commands us to do certain things for our own sake – not His. God wants to teach us how to move beyond ourselves to others. God knows we cannot make it to His kingdom until we learn how to sacrifice our needs, our wants, and our desires, for the good of someone else. In other w…



1137. Religion or Spirituality By Jackie Wellman
      There is a natural tendency to asociate spirituality with religion, but they are very different. That I did not know before I researched and wrote "Spiritual Clarity." Religion is an organized system of beliefs in and the worship of God or gods. Spirituality is finding your own authentic self. Each individual needs to find their own way to spirituality and if that includes religion, so be it. Some people will be perfectly content to just believe as they are told, others will need more. N…



1138. Stars and Stripes Forever By Vivian Gordon
      True freedom is only attained through grace from God. He unlocks the chains of guilt, sin, idolatry, pride, selfishness and everything else that falls into this fleshy, carnal and earthly realm. These things are all ones that keep us held in bondage perhaps by our own choice or perhaps by someone else's. But, we are prisoners nonetheless until the bailbondsman comes and frees us and His name is Almighty God. We are so fortuneate to be able to freely celebrate that name in this country.…



1139. Fasting By Aruna Ladva
      For millions of people the month of Ramadan, 4th October until 2nd November, marks an annual spiritual event that impressively embraces the entire Muslim family. For the others, it is a time to respect each other's beliefs and take benefit from the deeper meaning behind what each faith and celebration teaches us.The word 'Saum' in Arabic literally means to abstain. In fact every faith advocates a period of fasting in order to attain physical and spiritual purity, representing a cleansing of…



1140. Controlling What YOU Hear By Watching What YOU Say By M. Christopher Wilson, Sr
      If you’re going to listen to anyone you’re going to hear yourself. It does not matter what anyone in the world says about you, it means nothing until you allow it to get into your spirit and you begin to say what is being said to you.Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.The verse says, "Faith comes by hearing". This verse is referring to a person gaining faith in the word of God. But the same is true about anything that you hear. Faith simply comes by …



1141. Magical Thinking By Rodney Robbins
      Is having a magical world view the same as being superstitious? As the author of a young adult novel about a magic teen growing up in modern Salem, I say positively, NO!People who are "superstitious" believe that wishes cause supernatural changes in the real world. "If I just wish hard enough, Little Timmy will ask me to the dance," or "I'm feeling lucky, so I know I'm going to win the lottery tonight." Lots of people think this way. I'm sure we all do it to some extend at times.On the other h…



1142. What is Enlightenment - Meaning Definition and Its relation to Self-Realization By Vijay Kumar
      What is Enlightenment?What do we really mean when we talk of Enlightenment? Is it not the bloom of life for a true seeker of spirituality? The life itself comes to a full circle the moment one reaches the stage of Enlightenment. Seeking Enlightenment in the present age (the metallic age aka Kali Yuga in Hinduism is more of a curiosity than the faint hope of being able to achieve it within the present lifetime.Truly speaking even spiritual stalwarts like Swami Vivekananda, Rabindra Nath Tagore,…



1143. Acceptance, Surrender, and Presence... a Sprituality that Works By Dennis Diehl
      There is a vast difference between being "happy" and finding a genuine inner peace that "passes all understanding" to quote the book. Happiness is often confused for inner peace. The two are not the same. One can be having a miserable experience and still be at the core "at peace." You can be suffering through the loss of a loved one, career, belief or be in a health crisis an still have an inner peace. When you meet these unusual people, you remember them. The bottom line is tied di…



1144. Power of God Makes Life Easier By Georgia Jackson
      When the storms in your life are raging, just believe, "the power of God makes life easier." Additionally, the real key to dealing with problems that challenge us daily while seeking peace, is found in the wisdom of God's Word. He plays a vital role in every aspect of our character, and life's journey requires help that only God can provide.Today, people are exposed to various negative influences, and the ability to remain positive and confident is critical. One solution is to use your faith …



1145. Servants of the Antichrist By Dave McKay
      The "Left Behind" series is inspiring, in that it makes people think about serious, life-and-death situations. Yet it tends to assume that, even in the face of disaster, life for fundamentalist American Christians will center around the same values and goals that have dominated their lives up until now. In other words, people will still go to church on Sundays and work in system jobs the rest of the week, right through the Tribulation and all that comes with it. They will still be load…



1146. "Weather" We Like It or Not By Dennis Diehl
      In the COG's, as with all Christian Fundamentalism, whenever there are major hurricanes, volcanoes, a day of tornadoes, earthquakes, storms, hail, drought, fire and frogs upon the land....it is God trying (does God have to try?) to tell us all something. We don't think that the God that can verbalize.... "I blasted you with blight and mildew [from too much rain]. When your gardens increased, your vineyards, your fig trees, and your olive trees, the locust devoured them; yet you have not return…



1147. Relieve Me of Myself By Kim Bloomer
      "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?" Mark 8: 34-36, NIVThis has been a long arduous summer and yet so fully alive with all the possibilites that God has shown me. I'm fast approaching the nearly finished task of co-authoring a book on natural dog health w…



1148. What Do The Dead Want? By Esmerelda Jones
      As a crystal ball clairvoyant, I have many people asking about the dead --- ghosts, hauntings and menacing tales. Are these spirits vengeful; are they peacefully resting; are they there at all? Where are the words of assurance, and the certainty that… we are forever.True to physical life, ghosts enact their own personality. Often it is a dramatic death --- the whisking into infinity that leaves the spirit shocked, confused and sometimes not comprehending the dimension they are in. Another reas…



1149. Proofs That Man Has A Soul
      One advocate of a variation of Conditional Immortality, arguing that the whole man, including the body, is a soul, has stated: 'When we say that man has a soul we speak the language of Plato_ when we say that man is a soul we speak the language of the Word of God' (Word of Truth, Vol. VI, P. 21). Let us put this statement to the Berean test and see whether it will stand. If the soul is the whole man rather than the tenant of the body, what did Job mean when he said: 'But his flesh upon him shall…



1150. Life-It's Beautiful By Roberta Barnes
      She grazes peacefully in a small open area. The air is crisp with just a slight chill. The beauty of the turning leaves sparking with frost in the early morning sunlight seems to compliment her beauty. Her tawny fur is now turning to a more somber grayish tone winter coat. She gracefully moves as she grazes and gently moves her busy tail allowing tuffs of white fur to peak out from underneath it.Behind a screen of burnt amber, a young buck stands contentedly watching his sleek delicate mate.…



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2. Without Faith, It is Impossible to Please God By Daniel N. Brown
The Bible says, “Without faith, it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He is God, and a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6).Therefore, expectation is the key to receiving from God when you pray. Jesus said in Mark 11:24, “Whatsoever things you desire when you pray, believe you receive them and you shall have them.”Believe you receive when you pray! What good does it do to pray without expecting to receive? You might as well not pray at a…

3. Why The Universe Is User-Friendly After All! By Saleem Rana
"Everything in the universe is a pitcher brimming with wisdom and beauty." -Rumi, 13th Century Sufi Poet and Mystic Is the universe friendly?On the surface this seems an absurd statement.Looking deeper, your response might be to say no after reviewing all the calamities of your own life, the often-vicious response of governments around the world to perceived threats to their power, the narcissistic military and industrial complex that constitutes what we call civilization, the awkward and dysf…

4. Get Off The Freeway By Saundra L. Washington
Have you ever noticed how much our lives resemble a freeway? Once we are on it, we are in constant motion. We must remain alert at all times. We speed up, slow down, and switch lanes. We set our eyes straight ahead, look back from time to time, check our side and rear mirrors periodically, do not make any unexpected turns, and get there before the cars all around us. We cannot brake too soon, accelerate too heavily, or cruise too long. We must always be aware of what is going on around us, les…