There are many things in life that clamour for our attention. Many of these things are completely useless and only eat up our valuable time. If we're not careful these things will drag us down and lessen our quality of life. We have to be very careful what we subject ourselves to becaus ...

"Let us make man in our image." Such a Scripture does not support the trinity, but it does support the plain truth that the Word was God and the Word was with God, two Beings with the one sacred name of God/Elohim (John 1:1-2). "In the Beginning was the WORD (Logos/Spokesman/Revelatory T ...

Why do some churches have old time hymns and others have several guitars, drums and other types of instruments that weren't in churches twenty plus years ago Are we getting away from what a Christian church should be, and forming something else that maybe isn't acceptable to God today ...

While updating some changes to my web site this week, I was also able to enjoy an update on the changes in the life of a business associate's young son. At fourteen months old there are many firsts in his life, all witnessed with joy and enthusiasm by his parents. The first steps came ...

On a recent business trip to Florida, my jet propulsion experience began with a 3:00 AM wake up call to make a 6:35 AM flight. Knowing the challenge that early rising would be on a cold January morning, my clothing for the next day was laid out and ready for me to slip on without a thou ...

What is the loop of Creation How is there something from nothing In spite of the fact that it is impossible to prove that anything exists beyond ones perception since any such proof would involve ones perception (I observed it, I heard it, I thought about it, I calculated it, and etc.) ...

During my frequent business trips to Manila in the early nineties, El Shaddai stickers on cars and taxis intrigued me. A taxi driver explained, This sticker was placed by the taxis owner. This may be a Middle East organization. That was my first encounter with the group. Months later, ...

To flee or submit What I am about to say may not seem very nice, but please bear with me. How many of you know those certain people that seem to drain all of the emotional energy out of you. The type that whenever you see them, you feel the need to flee or submit to an emotional drain ...

I believe that I can hold conversations with God. In my dreams, he hears my prayers. His sweet words, they answer my questions. I asked God why he allowed terrible things like natural disasters to kill so many innocent people He answered me as follows. Because you do not understand, I ...

We all know that athletes need endurance training for physical stamina and mental toughness. When game time arrives, he or she will be ready to do battle and will have a greater chance at victory. If the athlete does not go through the necessary preparedness, he or she may not ev ...

Have you become addicted to Dancing With The Stars If so, you are in good company because there seem to be a whole lot of us watching. If not, let me share with you the premise of this highly-rated television program. In this second season, ten celebrities are each paired with a profes ...

Ghandi and Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated peaceful nonviolence to change ailing social systems. They and their followers were able to successfully change the social conditions of their times. Recently, a lawyer in China named Gao Shizheng has called for symbolic ongoing hunger strike ...

Just about everyone these days has heard about ' demon possession ', it was made a household name by the 1973 movie ' The Exorcist ', and again it has become popular after the 2005 movie ' The Exorcism Of Emily Rose '. To myself and thousands of others, we have known and believed in demo ...

Spirit has many descriptive names in New Thought. Divine Mind, First Cause, God, Universal Intelligence. Universal Intelligence is the everywhere-present all-knowingness of Spirit. Universal Intelligence knows all things and everything because it knows only itself, which is everything. ...

Three views about when the removal of believers takes place are held by most Christians throughout the world. Those who think we are taken at the beginning of the great tribulation are pre-tribulationists. Those who think the snatching away takes place in the middle of the great tribulat ...

Our church has an organized basketball program managed and coached by Doug White (not to be confused by our pastor who also has the same name). Recently, I asked Doug why he was so passionate about the sport of basketball, and what does basketball have to do with Christianity. I thought ...

We all know that athletes need endurance training for physical stamina and mental toughness. When game time arrives, he or she will be ready to do battle and will have a greater chance at victory. If the athlete does not go through the necessary preparedness, he or she may not even be al ...

There is no shortage of advice-givers in todays society. Actually, it seems no matter where you turn, you hear someone giving advice or counsel on one issue or another. Frequently its hard to try and avoid those wanting to give advice. To prove my point, simply express to others a dil ...

The rapture of the Christian is a well known matter among believers around the world. It is sometimes referred to as the catching away. Jesus spoke of it in Matthew 24:37-42 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before th ...

In a community we are affected by the words and actions of each other. Witnessing any act of kindness makes us feel good inside, and when we are having a less than desirable time, a kind word or gesture carries us through the rough spot. Sometimes, kindness from others is so effective ...