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SWITCHING CHANNELS by Michael Levy Copyright April 2000
We get a gift of a brand new Magical TV which has unlimited access to all the beautiful channels. When we tune in to any one of the millions of stations we become embraced ...
Views: 840 - York Provides a Rollicking Welcome to the Newest Church of Scientology in the United Kingdom - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2007 from Linda WielandThere was dancing in the street when the Jive Aces, with their hallmark jive music and contagious sense of humor, got everyone into the "swing" of it at the grand opening of the new Church of Scientology Mission of York in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, life in the UK can fall quite short ...
Views: 1449(1 vote) - How To Feed The Hungry HeartSubmitted on Jun 07, 2007 from Brenda ShoshannaMost of us live our lives hungry, hungry for love, attention, praise, success. But no matter how much we take in, it’s hard to be satisfied and feel full. We may get what we need momentarily, but then before long we’re craving more. It is easy to spend each day waiting for tomorrow when we ...
Views: 4201 - Sharing Some More Information on Major Religions of the World: Islam and Muhammed - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2007 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some More Information on Major Religions of the World: Islam and Muhammed Submitter: Craig Lock Line Space: 65 characters Category (key words): religion, religions, Islam, Muhammad, religious tolerance, faith, beliefs, spirituality, what Muslims believe. Publishing ...
Views: 620 - How You Can Know The Bible Is True (Part 1) - by Since the Bible is the Word of God, you would expect to find within its sacred writings references to that fact. You will not be disappointed, for the Bible plainly teaches that its words are the inspired words of God.
The Testimony of the Old Testament
The Old Testament alludes many times ...
Views: 1458 - What To Pray For - by Friday, September 14, 2001
I was watching many people on television today as they observed a few moments of silence to honor the victims of last Tuesday's tragedy. Situated far away from those people as I am (I live in Italy, near the birthplace of Saint Francis of Assisi), I joined them in ...
Views: 787 - Creation and the Origin of Man (A Biblical Perspective) - by CREATION
The Origins of Man
Excerpts from the book, The First Law of Creation- Violated
The names "God" and "Jesus" are mere references in the Greek language to "a deity", and not the Personal names of Our Heavenly Father and His Son.
The original archaic Hebrew name of The Creator is YAOHU UL ...
Views: 5989 - Top 10 Reasons to Identify Your Values - by Living your life "in integrity" means that your words match your actions which match your beliefs. When you are living your life in harmony with your values, you naturally have more energy. Clarifying what really matters to you, knowing what you stand for, will set you free to live life to its ...
Views: 887 - Faith... - by Faith is unquestioning belief, especially in God.
Faith is something one must have to survive. Even if you cannot see it coming or happening with the natural eye, Faith, will allow you to know it is coming, it can be seen with the spiritual eye.
Have Faith in God. Have Faith in yourself. ...
Views: 667 - BASIC BELIEFS OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE LESSON OF LIFE - by Submitted on May 24, 2007 from Robert Najemy1. We are totally responsible for the reality we experience. 2. We are immortal, inherently divine beings in a process of evolution. 3. This evolution and our emotional and spiritual maturation occur through a learning process stimulated and sometimes forced upon us by life's events and ...
Views: 915 - What to do when you realize you've been going in the wrong direction - by With age comes wisdom and so as we mature and begin to look back on our lives, we see that every juncture was an opportunity to choose an outcome. The choices that we made culminate into the life we are presently living. For better or worse, with intention, or not we were at the helm when the ...
Views: 887 - What Is Applied Faith? - by One of the principles of success is Applied Faith. What does that mean to you? The American Heritage Dictionary defines Faith as "1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, an idea, or a thing. 2. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. The ...
Views: 7102 - Life in Living Color - by If you’re like most people seldom does life kick on all cylinders all the time. You might just chalk it up “that’s the way life goes.” But what if there was a planned, intentional, systematic approach to a more balanced life? What if this plan was easy to understand and incorporate into your ...
Views: 969 - The Key to Remembering God - by We should do the Work of making the right inner effort to remember ourselves and our God always. Our universe is created for just this purpose, and we for it.
With this in mind, allow me to anticipate what you may be thinking, for when reminded in this fashion we often say, “but I do remember ...
Views: 1155 - But I Don't Have Any Experience - by So often we hold off living God’s purpose for our life. We know exactly what we should be doing with our life but feel we are not qualified to do it because we do not have any experience.
After graduating from high school or college, or after we start to learn about ourselves and discover our ...
Views: 911 - I Can Do All Things Through Christ, Who Strengthens Me - by It is so hard to change old habits.
Year after year, you find yourself stuck in a job which you pretty much hate.
You are barely making enough money to make ends meet.
You often feel quite disappointed in yourself. To put it bluntly, you simply are not happy with what you do to make a ...
Views: 1538 - WHY DOES GOD LET BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE? - by One of the most often-quoted difficulties people encounter when approaching Unification, or even Recognition, is "How can I believe in, or trust, a God who lets bad things happen to good people?" This question is phrased in all sorts of ways appropriate to the evidence-for-doubt that people ...
Views: 2712 - DIVINE GUIDANCE - by In this short essay, we'll stick close to the tradition of Religious Science and if what we say fails to address your own particular experience of divine guidance, bear in mind Jesus' words, "It is done unto you as you believe."
We believe in the essential unity of everything. There is one ...
Views: 1023 - Cause for Alarm!! - by The headline reads: "Other churches have defects, Catholics say." A news report from "The Times News Service." London.
Quote: The Church of England and all other Protestant churches are not "proper" churches because they suffer from "defects", according to the Roman Catholic Church.
In a ...
Views: 1047 - Knock, knock ... - by My mother had a little throw-away line she would add to any statement that had to do with the future - holidays, babies on the way, money expected - that kind of thing. She'd say, "If it's meant to be." My dear mother died aged only 40, so perhaps she felt something the rest of us did not.
As ...
Views: 807 - Seeds To Success - by Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. ~David Frost
You are the little packet that holds the seeds to succeed! Finding those seeds in your self is the key to your success. Your seeds of desire, ambition, self-esteem, and ...
Views: 1116 - Make Your Now A Wow! - by "Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you die you will have made a difference." -- Mark Victor Hansen
So famously said by the well known Mark Victor Hansen from Chicken ...
Views: 1013 - Raise Your Standards - by You can get there from here, but first you gotta? Raise your standards.
I know at some point you had big dreams. You felt and believed that you were going to change the world in some significant way. Make things better, safer for our kids. Something.
You knew deep down that you had a special ...
Views: 1051 - Suffering for Christs Sake - by “For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.” (1 Peter 2:19)
The Divine voice of an unseen face has helped to guide many of my ancestors through the perilous oppressions they have faced.
If a man’s success is determined by the impediments ...
Views: 815 - Our Unity is A Scientific Reality - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2007 from Robert NajemyFor many centuries spiritual leaders have taught us that we are one family and that the solution to all of our problems is to live in unity, peace, love and cooperation. Christ gave special emphasis to these values and encouraged his followers to think of God as their mutual Father and all ...
Views: 742 - Thoughts That Keep Us from Hearing God's Voice - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2007 from DavidPaul DoyleAlthough I can remember talking to God as a child, when I was an adult and thought about talking to God, what came to mind was: "Who are you to think that you can talk to God?" There are lots of thoughts that arise within us when we think about hearing God's Voice: "Talking to ...
Views: 1055 - Jesus Says, "Weep Not" - by In the 7th chapter of the book of Luke, scriptures tell us about an incident in which Jesus entered a town. There He found a widow crying over the death of her only child, her son. Moved by compassion, He touched the open coffin (an act which was not acceptable in those days because it was ...
Views: 1187 - Can Any Good Thing Come from Nazareth? - by He was born in Bethlehem. However, because of the politics of that day, His father, Joseph moved the family from Bethlehem to Egypt and finally into a peaceful area called Galillee, in the town called Nazareth. Nazareth was located between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean Sea. Jesus grew ...
Views: 6623 - Why Me Lords? Thanks! - by Be careful what you ask for. You just might get it!
As long as I can remember I wanted two things: to become the vice president of a company (I am not sure why I didn't wish for anything higher?) and to own and operate my own business. I had no specific order of events in mind, but those were ...
Views: 931 - TOUCHING PART TWO - by There are many ways you can "touch" somebody. How does your "touching" others affect you?
In my April 2001 article, entitled "Touching Part l," I referred to someone who was able to help her mother achieve a partial recovery from a very severe Alzheimer's condition. She did this mainly by ...
Views: 920 - The Management Of Life - Six steps to success - by 1) Identify what will give you fulfillment in life, so you know what to guide your life towards.
2) Evaluate how well you are getting this at present - the starting point on your journey.
3) Set objectives which support you in being fulfilled today, and which motivate and focus you towards ...
Views: 923 - WHO IS JESUS - by Who Is Jesus - This is for All the Victims of the Recent Tradegy.
In Genesis, He is God the Creator.
In Exodus, He is the Redeemer.
In Leviticus, He is your sanctification.
In Numbers, He is your guide.
In Deuteronomy, He is your teacher.
In Joshua, He is the mighty conqueror.
In Judges, He ...
Views: 999 - Lessons in Pain - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2007 from Craig HarperSome of our best lessons come out of painful experiences. Most of my significant life lessons have been painful and have often had something to do with people that I trusted, respected and (stupidly) expected more of. Darn those expectations!!! Over the years I have had people whom I loved, ...
Views: 747 - To Witness God as Life - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Michael BlitchteinOne afternoon our friend, my wife, and I went to see a musical performance in Melbourne . On arrival there, we asked two ladies where the entry was and we went towards it. Walking down from an asphalt slope, we suddenly heard an alarming noise behind us. When we turned around, we noticed that ...
Views: 1683(1 vote) - Seeing the Buddha - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2007 from Michael KewleySeeing the Buddha He who sees me, sees the Dhamma, He who sees the Dhamma, sees me. Vakkali Sutta This short, but beautiful verse expresses completely our spiritual journey, and the goal of that journey, to be ...
Views: 1371 - Should Christians Use the Law of Attraction? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2007 from Mike MartinezThousands of emails poured into Oprah Winfrey's website after the February 8th show featuring "The Secret" and the law of attraction. Many wondered whether it was right for a person to use the law of attraction to direct their lives. Many Christians asked if it was a sin to use this law. The ...
Views: 948 - An End to Shame: Journey of the Soul - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2007 from Julie RedstoneThe presence of shame is a reflection of one thing more than any other – the loss of connection with the deeper layers of self so that one's self-perception becomes based on something less real rather than on something that is more real. Shame is an expression of disconnection from the ...
Views: 898 - Where is God in the Law of Attraction? - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2007 from Lisa HoppThe DVD titled "The Secret" teaches the law of attraction to the masses in a simpler and glossier way. It uses marketing tools, quotes taken out of context and sound bytes that open it to misunderstood interpretation and criticism. Sometimes lost in the hype is the true understanding of where ...
Views: 5170 - Ordinary Life - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2007 from Michael KewleyOrdinary Life A monk went to Joshu and said “I have just entered your monastery, please teach me.” Joshu asked, “Have you eaten your porridge?” The monk said, “Yes master, I have.” Joshu replied, “Then wash your bowl.” (Zen Koan) It is a ...
Views: 1127 - Fulfilling God's Purpose - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2007 from Mark BakerWe all have a purpose and a destiny upon our lives whether we know it or not. Truly our purpose is to fulfill the will of God upon our lives, but in order to do that we have to know what the will of God is and then begin to walk in it. Generally we all have a purpose to fulfill here on the ...
Views: 3636 - The Road to Death Goes through Tolerance - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2007 from Bette DowdellTolerance. It’s a good thing, a socially desirable thing, isn’t it? What could possibly be wrong with tolerance? I’m so glad you asked. Here’s what’s wrong: The magnificently sold idea of tolerance is, in fact, destroying our highest and best values in life. ...
Views: 1219 - The Sabbath as a divine means for man's proper spiritual improvement - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2007 from Adar AvrahamThe Sabbath as a divine means for man's proper spiritual improvement It may be said that the essence of the Sabbath is the most significant and valuable gift which man received from his God. In the following lines, we will clarify and prove all we want to know about this wondrous and important ...
Views: 839 - Promises to God - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2007 from Bruce BoydIf there is any practice common to all those with even the faintest belief in God, it is probably making promises to God during times of fear and suffering. The saying "there are no atheists in a foxhole" is well-known and probably quite true. Think about it for a minute. If you ask someone if ...
Views: 4940 - The Kabbalah of "The Secret" - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2007 from Shifra HendrieOver the past several months, a new movie called “The Secret” has been generating growing attention and excitement across America and beyond. If you haven’t heard about it yet, chances are you will. It’s a phenomenon. According to the film’s producers, an eclectic group of visionaries, authors, ...
Views: 2267 - The Greatest love and Self Image - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2007 from James BecherThe Greatest Love and Self-image. By James M. Becher 1,105 words The Greek language had three words for “Love” First there was "eros," from which we get "erotic." This was, of course a purely selfish love. Then there was "Phileo" (Philadelphia), or "brotherly love" This is the love of ...
Views: 843 - What is Manifesting? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2007 from Joann AngThe word “manifesting” means to make something tangible or readily perceived by the senses especially by sight (this is according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary). The word can be applied in many ways depending on the context. For our purpose, manifesting can be applied because we want to ...
Views: 3304 - The Truth - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2007 from Mark BakerJohn 1:14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. W.E. Vines Bible Dictionary says this "truth," is used (a) objectively, signifying "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the ...
Views: 1573 - The Part The Guru Left Out - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2007 from Neil FellowesIn this article I'm going to lay things on the line concerning a couple of phrases you may have heard being banded around spirituality circles. I'm doing this because I think we all owe it to ourselves to develop a fuller relationship with certain areas of our lives. Through the experience of ...
Views: 852 - Overcoming the Dark Place - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2006 from David BushNo matter how upbeat we try to be, we all have had a dark place or two to overcome in our lives. Some have problems so big that it may be beyond comprehension to others as to how they will ever be able to handle it. But no matter what size problem or circumstance you are dealing with, it’s big ...
Views: 1557 - Why Karma Does NOT Exist - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2006 from JK EllisThere is nothing so interesting as toppling icons and the windmill I want to tilt at today is Karma. Karma is the "cosmic dope slap" born of the belief that all of the universe is cause and effect. Another factor that influences people to believe in Karma is they find it almost impossible to ...
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