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- Where’s Moshe? - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergIn December 1974 the Austrian economist Friedrich August von Hayek received one of the first Nobel Prizes in economics. Hayek titled his speech “The Pretence of Knowledge.” Concluding his speech, he warned, “If man is not to do more harm than good in his efforts to improve the social order, he ...
Views: 669(2 votes) - Are There Two A.A.'s? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Are There Two A.A.’s? Dick B. © 2010 Anonymous. All rights reserved Present-day AAs—members of the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous—certainly can’t be divided into two A.A.’s or ten A.A.’s. At least not the AAs that I met in April of 1986 when I entered the rooms. Nor the AAs I have ...
Views: 1660(3 votes) - You Can Talk the Talk, But Can You Walk the Walk? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThere are two faces of religion; that which we profess, and that which we project. Our professed religion follows our scriptures and our beliefs and are what we declare to be our truths, our ideals. It's the talk we talk. Our projection of our religion is how we act, what we say, how we say it, ...
Views: 1103(5 votes) - The Chills-Religious Responses - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Don WadingtonDid you ever get a "good" chill(s) energy surge most usually through music which shot through the top of your head down through your body? Most people have. Recently I wrote about my initial questions to people as to what did they thought it was? While I believe the chills phenomenon is ...
Views: 6019(5 votes) - The Study Partner - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergI recently took out a sefer – holy book – that I studied in the summer of 1980 in order to certify as a Shochet – a ritual slaughterer. I was surprised to find that it was a far more enjoyable study and challenge than the first time. The book is highly technical and my chavrusa, or study ...
Views: 635(1 vote) - FatherGod's Power - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Rev. Terry Moore, Ph.D.Our Loving Heavenly FatherGod’s Power is within us HIS Children and is thus always available for us to use at all times to bless our families and all of mankind. Please read the following scriptures to confirm this for yourself. Matthew 28: 18-20] 18And Jesus came and spake unto them, ...
Views: 2113(8 votes) - Astrology and Christianity - Posing Thoughts for the 21st Century - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Christofer FrenchThe Syncretistic Formalizing of Current Beliefs And I Wanted to be So Revolutionary - So many religions are born in the white hot fire of social conflict and change, and then the little begiinning religion has to go through centuries of development. The human consciousness has to grow ...
Views: 1411(1 vote) - Michael Belk: Profile of an Award-Winning Christian Photographer - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from Henry LongmanBy his own account, Michael Belk has lived a blessed life. As a worldly fashion photographer, he has been one of the best. His work has appeared in Vogue, Elle, GQ and Vanity Fair. And his clients have been a constellation unto themselves: Nautica, J.Crew, Polo and Christian Dior - to namedrop a ...
Views: 2320(1 vote) - How to Recognize a Saint if You Meet One On the Street - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockSaints have fourteen unforgettable characteristics that distinguish them, and when even just one of these traits are observed in someone, that observation prompts us to exclaim, "He/She is a saint!" As we read about these fourteen traits, we might think that we can become saintly too by ...
Views: 1927(3 votes) - ***Skeptics are Fanatics in Reverse--The Theology of Disbelief - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Emily Erickson-SandstromSkeptics are Fanatics in Reverse—The Theology of Disbelief Lately I have been encountering self-professed skeptics. Their writing reminds me of the hot prose of fanatics, which got me onto this train of thought. Then I think 'There is more to it.' I invite someone trained in theology to ...
Views: 3423(5 votes) - The Problem That All Religion, Psychology and Spirituality Are Trying To Solve - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from William CottringerThe Problem That All Religion, Psychology and Spirituality Are Trying To Solve By Bill Cottringer “Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality.” ~Kahlil Gabran. There is a very large “elephant metaphor” in life’s ...
Views: 1431(1 vote) - Hail To The King! From The Diary of A Former Slave VII - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergI once watched a drunken man running down the street in the rain, weaving from one side to the other. When I asked him what he was doing, he responded, “I’m running through the raindrops!” I’m not drunk. I’m not even running. I can walk, even stand between the hailstones. They just won’t fall ...
Views: 646 - Let Go and Let God - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2010 from Cheryl SmithLet Go and Let God Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling ...
Views: 4774(3 votes) - Job Descriptions - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergThe Sages teach us that the Egyptians gave everyone jobs at which they were not skilled in order to increase their frustration and prevent them from having any sense of accomplishment. How did the Sages know? The Foundation Stone™ did some serious research on this issue and found an ...
Views: 684(2 votes) - 5 Tips to Handle Conflict - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Rhonda NeelyDo you find yourself arguing more and more? Would you like to turn your arguing into communicating? Here are 5 tips to help you out. 1. First and foremost, build your relationship with God. When your relationship with God is strong, very little can cause conflict in your life. 2. ...
Views: 1451(2 votes) - Buddhism for business - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Nazeera KhanBuddhism, with its practical focus on happiness and communal harmony in this lifetime, has a great deal to offer today's business world, which is often full of confusion and difficulty. My own contemporary definition of Buddhist practice, built on a study seeking to find common threads in 2,600 ...
Views: 2503(3 votes) - “I Think Syndrome” - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2012 from Salim Boss“But what human judgment outweighs the commandments of God on the scales of opinion? What “person of God” would ever say, “Well, yeah, God forbids it, but I think it’s okay?”[1] ~ Dr. Laurence B. Brown, MD Author of The Eighth Scroll, MisGod’ed, God’ed, and Bearing True Witness You can’t ...
Views: 1034(3 votes) - Why You Need to Get Saved Immediately - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Philip Jones2 Outstanding Reasons Why You Need to Get Saved Immediately 1. If you're not saved now, you need to get saved immediately? Maybe this scripture in Revelation 20:15 will put the fear of God in you to get saved immediately: "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into ...
Views: 1185(1 vote) - Advanced Psychic Development Training Tips - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Nikkita ChanRead every psychic book you can get your hands on. This will not necessarily teach you how to develop your psychic gifts but will open your mind to the possibility of powers you as yet have not even been aware of as possible. When your mind can conceive a possibility it is much more open to ...
Views: 784(1 vote) - How to Prepare For Your Psychic Reading - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Nikkita ChanYou can improve the accuracy of your psychic reading by taking the following steps. Other than prescription medication avoid all alcohol and drugs on the day of your reading and ideally the night before. The reason for this is simple, the purer your energy is the easier it is for a psychic ...
Views: 721(1 vote) - Fifty Gates - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergI turned 50 years old last night, the fourth night of Chanukah. Debbie had presented me with a list of extravagant gluten-free desserts and offered to make the one of my choice. Having difficulty with decisions regarding Debbie’s treats, I told her that for such an important birthday, it ...
Views: 883(2 votes) - Temptations - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergWhich temptation was more challenging? Was it Potiphar’s wife or, perhaps it was the temptation to ask Pharaoh’s wine steward to help him get out of jail? All I know is that I would not want to be challenged by either, although I suspect that we constantly face them in different ...
Views: 785(1 vote) - Religion and Law Of Attraction - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Chris ConnellI agree that Law of Attraction can be applied within any religion, as it points to a universal truth that all the primary spiritual teachers have been pointing to since the dawn of man's ability to wonder about such things. At the same time, I think that exactly BECAUSE it is a universal ...
Views: 1507(4 votes) - Living On The Edge - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergStanding on the corner of 95th and Broadway, I had a perfect opportunity to observe peoples’ faces. I love the fact that New York provides a glimpse of people from all over the world. I tried counting how many different countries were represented by the people climbing up from the subway, when I ...
Views: 820(1 vote) - Do Opinions of Others Drive Your Life ? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Stephen MonahanOpinions of others or self; Which matters more to you ? Self or Wealth; Which is more precious ? He who is attached to things will suffer much. He who holds on will experience heavy losses. A contented person is never disappointed. He who knows when to stop will stay forever safe. ...
Views: 1472(4 votes) - For the Love of God - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from Heinrich MullerWhen reading the newspapers or articles in magazines the level of lawlessness, unethical behaviour, violence, abuse of children and women, drug and alcohol abuse and the overall moral collapse in the world is appalling. Combined with the global warming issue and the abuse of all of the earth's ...
Views: 909(3 votes) - Bible Salvation - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2009 from Bill NaugleBible salvation is the only kind of real salvation. There is no other way to be saved from eternal condemnation other then the way God tells us in the bible. You must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ according to what the scriptures say in order to be saved! Praying the traditional sinners ...
Views: 1325(3 votes) - What the Movie 2012 and the Rapture Have In Common? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Dr. Steve McSwain,Recently, my wife and I saw the movie 2012. It reminded me of the doomsday nonsense that fundamentalist Christians (and I was once one of them) have been saying about the RAPTURE – the return of Jesus to catch-up all his followers into the clouds and whisk them away to a kind of benign judgment ...
Views: 1545(4 votes) - A Heaven of Perpetual Virgins, Sex and God. - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from David SamuelIn the pursuit of truth and the hopeful clarification of the escalating lunacy that is pervading our world at present, cultivating a religious war of truly disastrous proportions, I offer you a touch of reality. It is unlikely that many people other than Moslems will read the Koran. It is ...
Views: 2768(2 votes) - Silent Prayer: Part 2 - What Silent Prayer Is, and Isn't - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWhen we think about prayer, what comes to mind is some kind of request or solicitation of God . Maybe we are ill and ask to get better, or ask forgiveness, or maybe a little help with the lottery. These are the kinds of prayers that we mostly engage in. We might also repeat a mantra, for ...
Views: 2891(2 votes) - Apples and Oranges: The Comparison Game - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Rabbi Simcha Weinberg“Why can’t you be like other kids who behave perfectly?” is a refrain I often hear parents complaining to their children. Yes, there were and are certainly moments when I wish my children were as “perfect” as other kids, but those moments are rare. I am more than happy for my kids to be ...
Views: 898(3 votes) - Why Doesn't God Come Down and Just Say Hello? - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWell. Why doesn't he, or she? I guess that's the first problem, one of gender. The Bible is gender blind, I mean Adam has all of his ribs but somehow his wife was created out of one of them instead of out of the earth from which Adam was created. And another question, If Adam and Eve had three ...
Views: 1522(1 vote) - What Are Some Key Similarities Between Christianity And Islam? - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Craig LockWhat Are Some Key Similarities Between Christianity And Islam? Shared by: Craig Lock Category (key words): religion, faith, beliefs, peace, spiritual, spiritual unity Web Sites: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig and http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/craig_lock.htm Other Articles are ...
Views: 2162(3 votes) - Jagdish Tytler:Sardar Surender Singh's Confession - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from ravi vermaSardar Surender Singh, son of Sardar Ajit Singh, was the Granthi of the Gurudwara Pul Bangash at the time of the Anti-Sikh Riots of 1984. He was a religious Priest, and was present in the Gurudwara (Temple) Pul Bangash on 1/11/1984, He was asked by certain people to stake a claim for the losses ...
Views: 1475(2 votes) - THE ONENESS AND ALSO SEPARATE NATURE OF GAYATRI AND SAVITRI - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaThe Puranas or Indain Mythology while describing the process of world creation says that a lotus emerged from Lord Vishnu’s navel. Brahma the creator sat on this lotus. God told Brahma in a celestial voice: I have created you for world creation. In order to become capable of doing, so perform ...
Views: 1751(3 votes) - The Security of The Succah - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergThe twelve-hour drive from Toronto for our annual Succot visit with my grandparents left me bruised, battered, and drained by all the fights my sister began with me. (I, of course, never started a fight.) We arrived in 1968, post riots Baltimore. Although I did not see burned out cars on my ...
Views: 756(1 vote) - How to Photograph Your Earth Future - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Philip JonesHow to photograph your earth future? You are constantly having photographs taken of your future on earth throughout your lifetime. These are not ordinary snapshots taken by conventional cameras. These are highly classified photographs taken by very sensitive cameras, people. That's right, these ...
Views: 1216(1 vote) - Do You Know Our Greatest Hope? How You Can be a Part of the Eternal Hope - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionI want you to picture a paradise filled with happy people who do not have a care in the world, for they do not need to toil under the hot sun for life's necessities. They have nothing to fear; no doors need to be locked, no children will be abducted, and no parent will pass away, leaving their ...
Views: 2971(5 votes) - Out of Orthodoxy - Why This Former Orthodox Rabbi Will Officiate at Interfaith Marriages - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from David GruberMany might ask, even accuse, how can I, a rabbi, who once was Orthodox, who served an Orthodox congregation, and at the helm of Orthodox educational institutions, be willing, nay eager, to help interfaith couples and (co)officiate at their weddings? Let me open with a family story. I ...
Views: 1021 - Timeless: Precious Moments - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergThe Chafetz Chaim had an interesting approach to the Talmudic statement that “Whoever forgets the Torah he has studied has forfeit part of his eternal life.” (Chapters of Our Fathers 3:8) It is commonly understood to refer to someone who does not constantly review what he has learned. The ...
Views: 690 - ASTROLOGY - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Parveen JunejaAstrology is a study of belief and tradition, which is used in determining and predicting future and present life. In the opinion if many scientists astrology is considered to be a mere superstition. According to the astrologers, movement of celestial body directly or indirectly effects earth ...
Views: 979 - Free Baby Names according to astrology - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Parveen JunejaEvery baby is the most important for each and every parent. After its birth the first thing that comes into the minds of parents is to assign a lovely and a meaningful name to the apple of their eye. They want a unique, sweet sounding and an extremely appealing name for their child. Our effort ...
Views: 3929(2 votes) - What Step are You On? Evolution of Religion - Six Steps - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThese six major steps weave in and around each other, and there are many others, all revealing a transition between materiality consciousness and heightened consciousness, or between an outward emphasis (thinking, remembering, body and mind), and an inward emphasis (the replacing of thought and ...
Views: 1545(1 vote) - Muhammad and Islam (from 'The Story of God' by Dr Robert Winston) - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some More Information on Major Religions of the World: Muhammad and Islam (from 'The Story of God') Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): religion, religions, Islam, Muhammad, Robert Winston, religious tolerance, faith, beliefs, spirituality Web site: ...
Views: 1900 - Why People Reject the Lord Jesus Christ - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2013 from Philip JonesWhy do people reject the Lord Jesus Christ? People might feel they know the reason why people reject the Lord Jesus Christ, but their reason would probably be wrong. The real reason they have rejected the Son of God is stated in the Bible in 2 Corinthians 4:3,4. It says they have been blinded to ...
Views: 1916 - Importance of astrology in Life - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Parveen JunejaIn spite of the fact that Science has developed by leaps and bounds and technology drives our lives to a great extent, astrology still remains an essential part of our lives. Astrology is a science which has had its dominance since centuries and its importance in the lives has not decreased at ...
Views: 2889(2 votes) - How To Hear God's Voice - That Still Small Voice - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Robert PedersenHearing God's voice is the desire of many - but few seem to feel that it's their personal experience. Why is God's voice so difficult to hear? Or is it? There are some verses in 1 Kings 19 - I encourage you to read the entire chapter to get a feel for the context - but I'll paste in a ...
Views: 6465(2 votes) - Many over the years have asked what’s behind this fascination I have with anagrams. Asking...Why? “I say your Life is your File. - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2013 from Ronald WoodsMany over the years have asked what’s behind this fascination I have with anagrams. Asking...Why? “I say your Life is your File.” I guess I have a lot of reasons that I first made that statement and I could go, on and on pontificating, on man’s true purpose of this life, which we lead here on ...
Views: 1603(2 votes) - How Do You Access the Power of Christ? Online Ministry Reveals the Secret! - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Paul RakowiczRead the Bible. That’s it? That’s it! Read the Bible. . . But reading the Bible is hard! And I don’t know where to start! Sometimes I just don’t get what it’s saying! I don’t have the time! I’m afraid! What if I do it wrong! Ugh! Have no fear. Today, right now, you can join the ...
Views: 1658(3 votes) - *** Metaphysics: A New Religion? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Christine BreeseDid you know that Metaphysics is considered a “new emerging religion” by the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) of the United States? Representatives of the IRS explain that they do not determine what a religion is or is not. As long as no crime is being committed, all religions are considered valid ...
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