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- What if Everything Really Was Perfect? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2013 from Kumari MullinThis spring I experienced a monumental shift in awareness, and felt immersed in joy much of the time. It was as if a layer of worry and stress just peeled away from my Being, even my skin felt a bit overly tender and new, and worry had nowhere to land. Every time that a stressful thought ...
Views: 1982 - FAITH . . . The Most Powerful Force . . . An Overview - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2013 from E Aquarian~~ FAITH ~~ The Most Powerful Force An Overview By E Aquarian As human beings, most of us have come to realize that there is definitely more going on than meets the eye - on our little planet. Most people will tell you that ...
Views: 1778(1 vote) - 5 Tips to Better Understanding of the Bible - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2013 from Nate AtkinsReading the Bible is a crucial practice for every Christian living in the world today. Reading the Bible and learning from it is what feeds our spirit. It is what keeps us encouraged and keeps us filled with the words of God. The problem is that while the Word of God is filled with a mass ...
Views: 1278(1 vote) - 12 Encouraging Bible Verses About Faith - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2013 from Nate AtkinsFaith is incredibly important to the Christian walk. Aside from the fact that it is our faith in Jesus Christ that saves us from eternal death, it also opens the doors for the gifts of the spirit; healing, miracles, casting out of demons and evil spirits and many more. There are many times in ...
Views: 1857(1 vote) - 5 Powerful Bible Verses about God's Love for Us - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2013 from Nate AtkinsIn a world full of selfishness, violence and self-motivated agendas it can sometimes feel as if the love that humanity once had has become almost non-existent. The main thing we have to remember is that while the world is fallen and full of sin we still have our Heavenly Father watching over ...
Views: 1990(2 votes) - Symptoms of Nearvous Breakdown - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Binod BharatiHuman life has got many different phases that people encounter in their daily lives. These include joyous moments that create good moods and depressed moments that create bad moods. Change in mood affects a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior. Nervous breakdown is a short-span period of ...
Views: 1335(1 vote) - The Return of te Warrior: Life After Death - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2013 from William FetterMy Faith Story Losing a job was only the tip of the iceberg for me. A little over two years ago my life changed on a dime. It was March 2011 and I was enjoying the good life. I had a great management position with the City of Houston, was earning a good income, drove a luxury ...
Views: 2404(1 vote) - Mind is the Greatest Gift of God - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Vinod AnandMind is the Greatest Gift of God [Vinod Anand] Mind is the greatest gift we have. All our activities are controlled by the mind. In the Bhagwad Gita, Krishna says that controlling the mind is more difficult than subduing the wind. The mind is the source of all that is good and bad, ...
Views: 1468 - Faith Grows From The Inside Out - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontFaith Grows From the Inside Out The faith that is valid for you is what only you can feel in your heart and soul. This is your true essence awakening! It is your life long relationship that you authentically create with yourself and your higher power. It grows as you nurture it earnestly and ...
Views: 1384 - Creflo Dollar - Faith vs. Fear - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2013 from Creflo DollarMany people think fear is a normal and acceptable part of life. I've even heard some people say, "There's nothing wrong with having just a little fear." Nothing could be further from the truth. Fear is anything but normal. From a natural perspective, fear is associated with simply being afraid. ...
Views: 3509 - Creflo Dollar - Why Be Righteous? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2013 from Creflo DollarSome people live by the adage: “Anything goes.” And some modernists, because we live in a technological society, have adopted the mind-set that says the Bible is antiquated, behind the times, irrelevant, etc. Not so. Concerning both of these schools of thought, nothing could be farthest from the ...
Views: 1580 - Your Royal Contribution - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Max RyanCongratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! I have to admit that I am a little bit of a royal groupie. So, for me I followed the princes birth, but not as excessively as some people have. I know there are some people that would rather not hear anything at all about the royal family. I ...
Views: 1190(1 vote) - Creflo Dollar - A License to Sin? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Creflo DollarThe word honor means to carry weight, to weigh down, to make heavy. Now, the Bible tells us that God and His Word are one (John 1:1). So, honoring God means that His Word weighs heavy in your life. No matter what anyone else says, or what’s going on around you, nothing will influence you more ...
Views: 1366 - Creflo Dollar - Walking in the Spirit: The Key to Absolute Victory - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Creflo DollarLife is full of twists and turns, and we are constantly faced with decisions that can either move us further into the will of God for our lives or farther away from it. In these last days, it is going to be imperative that we be able to hear God’s voice and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit ...
Views: 3033 - Death of Joy - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2013 from niranjan goruLife teaches us many things. In the process we learn about the things which makes us happy and sad. Our experiences in life makes us think about actual ‘joy’. Many people understand the real happiness when they get old and few understand it very quickly in their life. When they try understanding ...
Views: 1145 - Listening To Holy Quran and Healing of Diseases - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2013 from Hijab Al-FaisalThe Holy Quran that is the religious book of Muslims contains a lot of scientific wonders and description of events that human beings never knew before. Among all these miracles, an important miracle of Holy Quran is the healing powers of this great book. There are numerous verses in Quran that ...
Views: 6697(1 vote) - Don’t Lose Faith when Crap Hit’s the Fan - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2013 from David & Lisa BoyleThere are times when we are at our lowest and become desperately in need of all the right answers. No matter how much we try to think straight, we are become so overwhelmed by our troubles that we allow ourselves to spiral down into negative thinking. We fall into the trap of despair and Lose ...
Views: 1077(3 votes) - Now Is the Time To Get Unstuck - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Cynthia OrtizAre you stuck; unable to move forward in any or all areas of your life? Do you feel weary; your feet heavy as if you are wearing concrete shoes? You walk 100 miles and yet you are still standing where you started. If so, it is time to get unstuck; to take control of your life and your own ...
Views: 1218 - The Birdcage - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from W. HoffmanThe Birdcage I remember in my younger days, it was fashionable for people to own birds such as Parakeets, Song Birds and Canaries. Gentle birds who could be domesticated. These birds through training and experience with man could entertain with songs or repeat human words. Their reward would ...
Views: 1537 - Easy Methods To Prepare Your Daughter For Her First Holy Communion - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Brandy PriceA child's first communion is a noteworthy moment for a lot of Catholic families. Communion often takes place when a child is around seven or eight years old, and it is the first occasion your daughter will be able to partake in the Holy Eucharist sacrament. When preparing for this important ...
Views: 1398 - Is Life Pointless And Futile? Here Is A Possible Point - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2013 from David SamuelMany people get the feeling that everything in life is just an empty waste of time, totally futile. So much of our time spent on empty interactions, work to make money just to pay taxes and survive, etc. is just a waste of time an effort, given the inevitable end. This is a very depressing ...
Views: 9167(2 votes) - Why it is important to embrace life's Spiritual struggles! - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2013 from karen mc dermottWhy it is important to embrace life’s spiritual struggles “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” Fredrick Douglass It is really important to embrace life’s struggles. Just as we embrace the good times we must also learn to embrace and move forward from the tough ...
Views: 1523 - Believing Creates Magical Results - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2014 from Fawn O'ConnorWe’ve all heard the phrase – “I’ll believe it when I see it.” I would like for you to consider another phrase that I learned from Dr. Wayne Dyer,which has become important to me. “I’ll see it when I believe it.” Our belief system controls how we conduct our lives. If we could only understand and ...
Views: 1322(1 vote) - How to live a life of trust. - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2013 from Janet Perez EcklesI hate, hate it when the church service is about to begin, and I need to visit the ladies room. Never fails. Hubby leads his blind wife to the entrance and waits for me. I usually make my way out with no problem. Sometimes I take a while because I chat with friends—girl stuff, you know. And ...
Views: 1227 - What Every Parent Really Ought To Learn About Their Daughter's First Communion Preparation - by Submitted on May 30, 2013 from Dawn VegaA child's first communion is a great moment for most Catholic families. Communion often takes place when a child is around seven or eight years old, and it is the first occasion your daughter will be able to partake in the Holy Eucharist sacrament. To participate, you'll want to purchase the ...
Views: 1064 - Heart Rules Them All... - by Submitted on May 28, 2013 from Jacob GeorgeIntelligence of Heart –III/III HEART RULES… A couple of days ago I had an important official meeting to attend. I had planned very well to reach before time for the said one. But due to some urgent personal requirement I was delayed , but I knew I could be on time if I drove fast. There was ...
Views: 1021 - Mountain Faith - by Submitted on May 25, 2013 from Wendy LockhartTonight during my church midweek service, I read the following quote by Michelangelo on a church brochure: "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." It immediately caught my attention ...
Views: 1058(1 vote) - Farewell to Margaret-a time to reflect - by Submitted on May 18, 2013 from Vincent TreacySadly, my sister Margaret died on Monday 13th May 2013. I didn't want to write this into my blog when it happened but I thought about it and then I felt it was right to put the following. One of the sad facts about life is that from the moment we're born we start a journey towards our death. ...
Views: 1370 - Samhuiin: Invocation Of A Druid Ritual: Fire Festival - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Ian ScottIt's that time of the year again when Witches in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate the first of the winter festivals - Samhuinn. (pronounces sow-in) In the Northern Hemisphere it is Beltaine - both of which are fire festivals. Bonfires were lit on hilltops to celebrate the gathering of the ...
Views: 1870(1 vote) - Have Faith In The New Day - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontHave Faith in the New Day We’ve all had questions to which we’ve all asked for answers! In fact, in many ways one might actually see life itself as a journey of questions and answers; though, of course we know that it is so much more than that! Sometimes an answer we need seems well beyond ...
Views: 1358 - Father, Daughter, and God: A Great Team - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Olga Vladi(New York, NY)—The modern father-daughter relationship as explored through the painful reality of a terminal illness is vividly captured in the new inspirational and spiritual book “A New View of an Old Horizon” by Dena Bedsole. In her book, Ms. Bedsole describes how her life had been pretty ...
Views: 1265(2 votes) - How to keep a pure heart - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2013 from Janet Perez Eckles“Quick, Honey,” I said, “get your shoes in the closet, and make sure the remote controls aren’t all over the place.” The videographer from a local TV network affiliate was about to arrive. And the clips were to be used as part of my intro as I keynoted an event. So I dashed around to and ...
Views: 1421(1 vote) - A Miracle On The Way To Work - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2013 from Brenda StephensFriday, March 9.2012 I was on my way to work. I left home about 7:40am. I take the same route: Morningwood Drive to Cashell Ct, turn right then left on Bowie Mill Road. Turn left at Muncaster Mill Road and then a quick right on Needwood Road. Needwood Road has a small lake and I always take ...
Views: 1351 - Only Believe-Relationship With God - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2013 from Joshua NyamacheThere is no any other path apart from, "Only believe and it will happen." Let's be sincere, there is a difference between knowing God and having a personal relationship with God. Majority of us only know God. We know that God helps us when we are in trouble and that why most of us will only ...
Views: 1114 - Navratri 2013 - Navratri 2013 Dates and History of Navratri - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2013 from Sachin GuptaNavratri festival, dedicated to Goddess Shakti, is the festival of nine divine nights and is considered to be one of the most important festivals in India for Hindus. Goddess Shakti manifests herself in three different dimensions as Goddess Laxmi, Saraswati and Durga. It is celebrated two times ...
Views: 1420(1 vote) - Things Take Time. - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Carly CooperBy nature, people are impatient. Our modern technology and conveniences have just made us want what we want, yesterday! On one had, our impatience is a good thing. It means we believe that what we want is attainable and doable. On the other hand, it can make us question whether we’re on the ...
Views: 1321(2 votes) - Get a pardon and get a different life - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from jade willsmithA lot of people in Canada like to proceed to the America for much better living. Some of them tend not to confront any risk in doing so but people having criminal records underneath their name in Canada are totally dissalowed in The us. Will this imply a charged individual who has accomplished ...
Views: 1231 - Ascension & Leaving The Matrix of Insurance - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2013 from Zarla LeahFirst, let's just start with a review of what the matrix is and why you are still in it. STILL IN THE MATRIX If your outer world isn’t what you’d like it to be, that means you are still in the matrix. The matrix is a set of beliefs that you were taught by your society and outer world ...
Views: 1365 - Constant Change, Faithful Choices - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontLiving in a universe with constant change Faithful Choices Did you ever think that it was your choice to be here on this earth, just as much as it was also mine? It is therefore necessary that each of us must realize that the core values we hold within our heart and soul are ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - WHO OR WHAT TRULY IS GOD ? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2013 from SADIQ CHUKS ORJIHave you ever stopped to ask yourself: How did all living things start to be here on this Earth? Of what exact origin is the Heavens and the Earth and the Sun and the Moon and the Stars? Did Humans and every Earthling thing get here by Sudden, by Creation, or by Evolution? Why do we even ...
Views: 995 - Shivratri 2013- Shivratri Rituals and Maha Shivaratri 2013 Date Information - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Sachin GuptaAccording to the Hindu calendar, Maha Shivratri is observed on the thirteenth and fourteenth day in the Krishna Paksha every year on the month of Phalguna or Maagh. People go to temples and holy shrines to offer prayers and worship Lord Shiva to please him. Mythological Stories behind Maha ...
Views: 1472 - Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains Part 8 - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.This is part 8 of an 8 part blog series titled, “Become the Person Who Can Move Mountains.” This blog is about Faith & Fear. Other blogs in this series are: Self-Esteem, Visualization, Knowledge, Patience, Understanding, Giving Back, and Love. We all possess important qualities within us. ...
Views: 1367(1 vote) - How to stay on the Road to Heaven - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2013 from Yarelis VidalHow can I stay on the road to Heaven? 1: Constant PRAYER!!! I cant begin to tell you how important this is. Prayer is how we communicate with God. During prayer we first want to worship, praise and thank him for all that he is and all that he has done. Then we want to make sure we are not ...
Views: 1127(1 vote) - Oh Jesus What Must I do - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2013 from Yarelis VidalAfter being told that God exists and that Jesus died for your sins, sometimes you may be left with a, "what next?" This article is intended to help people new to Christ and also people who are already devoted Christians to really grasp what that Lord wants from you now that you know the truth. ...
Views: 1428(1 vote) - Bhaja Govindam at the Kumbh - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2013 from Vinod AnandBhaja Govindam at the Kumbh (Vinod Anand) At the Purnakumbh at Prayag, with its millions of pilgrims, Adi Shankara’s Bhaja .Govindam verse 17 suddenly comes to mind: “One may go to the Ganga Sagar on pilgrimage or undertake severe fasts or perform charity (However) all schools of thought ...
Views: 854 - It Is Time for Enlightenment - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Yamaya CruzThe book the “The Power of Now” changed the topography of spiritual pop culture. The “Power of Now” allowed people to coin really cool phrases like, “It is what it is,” and “The only time that we have is now.” You know that a book is a pop culture phenomenon when Wall Street yuppies are ...
Views: 1525(1 vote) - Does the Universe Listen To Us? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2013 from Niki CleggMany years ago when I was young I had no faith in anything or anyone because I felt that what life was throwing at me was not deserved. As I have become more understanding with age I understand that everything happens for a reason. My friends laugh at me because no matter what happens I throw ...
Views: 1368(1 vote) - NOTHING LIKE FAITH IN LIFE - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2013 from Vinod AnandNOTHING LIKE FAITH IN LIFE (Vinod Anand) When an aspirant becomes voluntarily affiliated with a Master, he is said to have become a disciple. Discipleship is one, of the fundamental features which characterize the life of the advanced aspirant, and it does not come into existence through any ...
Views: 718 - God: A 3 Letter Word - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2013 from David DurhamIf I were to say to you "there is a fox sitting in my garden enjoying the morning sun", you would probably know what I mean by the word 'fox'. However, if I were to say to you that "God inspired me this morning". Then we have a very different situation. Would you actually know what I meant by ...
Views: 1286 - Better Life: 5 Books for Love, Career, Peace, Faith and Relationship - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2013 from Kristina MooreIt is a fact that in life we have to address things with great care. May it be love, career, relationship, inner peace and faith. These things make up our being. They keep essence for our existence. We find answers to these things through introspection, friends’ advices and with books. ...
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