I want to start off with this Bible scripture: James 1:22-25 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, an ...

If you haven't heard about the Oneness Blessing or Deeksha, you have now, and there will be more to come. I received a book by author Arjuna Ardagh, in the mail a couple of weeks ago from the Oneness University called Awakening into Oneness, published by Sounds True. I am just over 200 b ...

This message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God's mercy. Even before her de ...

Unconditional love, what is it How does it operate Can a Christian operate in unconditional love To get the answer to these questions, I want us to really get a picture in our heart of Father God and His unconditional love for us. We see Father God and His unconditional love in this B ...

If God be for us who can be against us (Romans 8:31). No matter who you are, where you are, or what dangers surround you, you have the greatest possible power for protection when you are aware of the loving presence of God. God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, tha ...

Earn money so you can be generous to the work of the Lord and to the poor. And earn money so you can be generous with your loved ones. Living a simple life doesnt mean being stingy! Mary, the sister of Martha, anointed Jesus with expensive ointment worth 300 days wages. Now thats extrava ...

Whenever good or bad fortune strikes, most of us spend some time pondering why it happened. We do this because the conditioned mind reasons there must be some meaning to it, just as it seeks to find meaning behind all of life's events. The mind always looks for meaning in everything. In ...

Vision Media Productions has been awarded a Bronze Telly for work on its latest production, Message to the Seven Church . Earlier this year, the documentary also won an "Award of Excellence" at the 2007 Videographer Awards. The award-winning Message to the Seven Church by Vision Media Pr ...

Here I am at 37 years of age starting my life over again. After my divorce, I was left me in a world of debt. The divorce officially ended in 2002, but it took three years until I realized that I could no longer manage the debt. In 2005, I filed chapter 7. It was a hard decision for me ...

It is not the events of life, but the meaning that we attach to these events, that brings either pleasure or suffering. And that meaning is driven by our deepest fears and desires. We suffer whenever life seems to be in conflict with these desires. How do we turn this around If we want t ...

What is the "Law of Reciprocity" I have just read a book called The 10 Keys to Create Wealth to fulfill your lifes purposes. I paid special attention to the chapter talking about The Law of Reciprocity. I kept thinking; what does that mean It is simply this: If you want to prosper in ...

As a Christian hypnotherapist I believe it is important to know that Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state, commonly experienced on a daily basis when we lose awareness of surrounding distractions. We all enter the hypnotic state just before we fall asleep at night, and again just befo ...

It was many years ago. The boy was not more than ten years old as he stood beside the man that early morning. They were both standing on the shore of the Atlantic looking east toward the rising sun. The chill morning air caused a slight shiver to run through the boy. The man, seeming to ...

Recently a friend of mine submitted an article to me she wrote about helping out in nature. After reading the article I was so excited about how well it was done and the message it conveyed, that I was inspired to write an article about her. I immediately published her article to my dire ...

Today is Lord Nrisimha's appearance. I appeal to Krishna in that form to eradicate the anarthas in my heart so that I can perform pure devotional service. Those anarthas are our real enemies, not external personalities who are themselves suffering under the law of the material energy. Pr ...

At the northwestern tip of India is located The Golden Temple, or Harimandir Sahib, the most significant historical center on earth to the 20 million Sikhs worldwide. Here people from all walks of life are invited to join in listening to the hymns and teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib a ...

Even those who have never read the Bible will recognize it. Revered by the occult and feared by the superstitious, its a number forever linked with infamy. It is the number six hundred sixty-six. For over two millennia, this number has been used as a proxy for Satan himself. Its been the ...

Did you know: Who was it that taught you to love or hate your children Who was it that taught you to love or hate your spouse,your parents, your relatives,your neighbours, and all the other people in this world Who was it that taught you to love or hate your own self Ask yourself these ...

Its not a new question, of course. Those believing in God want an answer that supports rather than dissolves their faith. Atheists offer this conundrum as an evidence that the god their philosophical opponents postulate cannot exist. In their minds, an all-powerful God who is good would ...

Something that we all come to recognize at some point is that experience is a very powerful teacher. The things that we have heard and seen may touch our lives, but our experiences, which combine hearing, seeing, and feeling, have a much deeper impact on us. My wife is sometimes amazed, ...