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I ask this question because I've been convinced for some time that life isn't really a mishmash of random events, but an always unfolding adventure littered with clues about what should happen next.
Here's a short example.
I finished reading a book on Monday and promptly picked up another. The ... Views: 855
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia holds immense importance for the Muslims. The heart of every Muslim devotee beats with a desire to land their feet on the sacred land of Holy Kaaba, at least once in their lifetime. Every year, millions of Muslims, spend their sleepless nights in the spiritual spree ... Views: 275
Life is the opportunity to speak one great truth in the face of one great lie. It may seem that no one hears it. It may seem that nothing changes. But not to speak – that is the real sin.” — Joan Chittister, Journal, January 23
The Hierarchy of our Church continues to Dismiss Jesus’ own ... Views: 490
From the Bible, we learn all kinds of things about God. What we don’t know about God, however, are things like; what does He do on Sunday afternoons? Since we are created in His likeness, He must like the same things we do. Doesn’t that make sense? So, He must like football games! Go Packers!
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Hajj is the Arabic word of pilgrimage and considered as the fifth pillar of the Islamic religion. Hajj actually refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It is a regarded as a religious duty which every Muslim, who is able-bodied and financially capable, must perform. As Hajj is a ... Views: 1120
Like it or not, they are real and they want to kill you.
They make the evening news from being more and more gruesome and appalling than the week before.
Some say they must do this to get attention, even if it goes against what they believe in.
They are, of course, the Islamic State. ... Views: 1218
Summary: Rome lost supremacy as a New World opened and Protestant America became great. Rome's strategy to recover world dominion is seen in Scripture. It looks like it's working for them.
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In the Holy Roman Empire, Europe's ... Views: 1157
According to the framers of the Constitution one of the original intentions of ordaining that revered document was to insure domestic tranquility. The term was used in the preamble to the Constitution and has never been used to adjudicate any constitutional questions.
In this moment in time, ... Views: 1354
Welcome the Way of the Celts, land of myth and fantasy. Let us discuss a concept that dates back to the earliest times of Pre-Christianity. This was a time when Fairies, Leprechauns and Dragons roamed the Emerald Isle, a time when the interconnectedness of the clans, the land, the world and ... Views: 1267
One day everything belonging to the order of life we know
today will evaporate in the recreative mist of God's grace.
All will be made new.
God will reign with His people and they will share the now
incomprehensible blessings of a new heaven and earth.
Adam, Eve, and Abraham.
Joseph, ... Views: 865
Prayer is the cornerstone of the Christian faith, the communication factor with God that opens us to grace, hope and the very love of God that transforms our lives.
So, when do you pray? Think about that for a moment. Think about when you pray before you start reciting the endless list in ... Views: 898
WHEN IN A TIGHT CORNER PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAP!
BAD FAITH
Queen Shahrazad, exciting storyteller of the epic One Thousand and One Nights, related a series of stories about faith, trust and true friendship and our how our doubts can sour all relations. When lack of trust is stronger than ... Views: 1694
Diwali is a very important Indian festival. It is celebrated across the nation with great fanfare. Also called the “Festival of Lights”, Diwali 2019 is a 5-day celebration. On this occasion, friends and families reunite, light earthen lamps (diyas) in their homes, feast on sweets, exchange ... Views: 668
Millions think that Jesus literally flew up into the sky to God, who was working things like a puppet master from a place somewhere up there called heaven. They get the idea from the Gospel of Luke and its second volume, the Book of Acts. Both are actually one single work in two volumes, which ... Views: 1716
There is no uncertainty and doubt that Salah is the obligatory and fundamental elements of the Islamic faith. This is farz worship and every Muslim offer the Salah regularly five times a day and represent his or her obedience to Allah. That’s why the significance of the Salah can’t be denied in ... Views: 1446
When you receive the Seal you will understand the importance of making sacrifices for God, just like Cain and Abel first offered the sacrifices of thysia to God. And God loved the thysia that Abel offered to Him.
The first sacrifice you will ever make as sealed is receiving the Seal. You ... Views: 943
The Bible says God won’t do anything without revealing it by His prophets and we should understand His prophets in the Bible. Would-be prophets today claim visions or dreams from God, but most of them do not ‘pan out.’
Here’s an explanation of an expected repeat of Bible history, since God ... Views: 874
Seeing that we have the Bible, do we need Christian books as well? Will every Christian not be better off spending more time in the Bible only? Are we wasting our time reading the books of modern Christian authors? Or, should we rather read more of them and encourage others to do the ... Views: 616
What a strange place to build a community! The theme of the fourth book of the Torah is found in its name, Bamidbar, “In The Desert.” Why the desert? Why is the desert so fundamental to all the stories and laws that develop through this book? Were they really considered to be in the desert? Was ... Views: 670
The 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: 5035
One of the most unique weddings I have officiated was Shreeti and Jon's. I co-officiated with Shreeti's family's lay pundit (Hindu priest), Jaysurya ("Jay") Upadhyaya. It was fascinating to see how these two faiths, one Western and one Eastern, came together in one ceremony, and how many ... Views: 835
Observation shows that human creative activity has a physical, a social and a spiritual aspect. (By human creative activity I mean useful and constructive activity by human beings). The physical aspect of our creative activity concerns our activity in relation to the physical universe. The ... Views: 1040
Who am I? I am ME! I’m a human being, a small pebble on an endless shore. At a young age, I remember staring in the bathroom mirror at my reflection, wondering who am I. My thoughts would drift into imagining how huge is the universe. Of course, at that time, I knew nothing about the Book ... Views: 508
Human experience of life indicates that the universe consists of two realms – the realm of the natural world and the supernatural realm.
We are able to identify with and relate to the natural world because we are part of it and are in physical contact with it. Now that scientific ... Views: 1175
The New England Patriots have announced their desire to create a Hall of Fame celebrating their team's players and accomplishments. While eleven former players are considered Hall of Fame members for their contributions to the sport, their "hall" has been six pages in the team's media guide. ... Views: 912
“Who are you?” You might ask. Well, the answer is, “a human being just like I am.” And, we are all connected. How do I know? Well, it’s in the Book of Urantia. The life carriers, messengers from our Divine God, placed life plasma on our planet, Earth, a very, very, very long time ago, as our ... Views: 578
The Catholic Church changed the day. The Catholic Press of Sydney, Australia, is emphatic that Sunday observance is solely of Catholic origin.
Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claims to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles. From beginning to end of Scripture, there is ... Views: 703
To me, God is the Supreme Being, and to say more than that would become complicated and so I refer to him as the Universal Father.
Our Universal Father did not come into my life or my awareness, since I knew from birth I had been reincarnated. I had to go through life again and realized this ... Views: 509
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: 937
Do you really know Jesus? If you really do, then why aren't you teaching others so they can come to know Him also? Do really know Jesus? I will suggest that if you do, then you know His love for you and others. If you really love Jesus, you are going to want others to know about Him the way you ... Views: 393
Article Title: Who was Muhammad (from the Booklet: 'A Brief Illustrated Guide to Islam')?
Author: I.A.Ibrahim (and shared by Craig Lock)
Category (key words): Religion, Islam, Muhammad (Mohammed), religious tolerance, faith, beliefs, peace, spiritual, spiritual unity, unity of religion, ... Views: 669
Islam is the most practiced religion in the world. Muslims are present in almost every region of the world. It is the most asked question by the people that why Allah sent the disaster? So today, I will throw some light on it! Some people have a point of view that they occur accidentally they ... Views: 766
Contrary to what many believe, many atheist - if not most - would never say "God doesn't exist." Unfortunately, many dictionaries also have definitions like "Denial of the existence of God," which is a misrepresentation. In fact, if once you understand what atheism really means, you'll see why ... Views: 618
Thomas Merton, famous Catholic monk belonging to the cloistered Trappist tradition (Order of Cistercians of the strict observance), once said that he wanted, "to become as good a Buddhist as I can."
Before he converted to Catholicism at age twenty-three, he read about Christian mysticism. He ... Views: 740
Religion is an essential part of the framework of our modern lives - whether we are believers of any faith or none. Many people would claim that religions poison groups and individuals against one another as if it were a Them and Us situation.
The history of religions is also the history of ... Views: 2811
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: 2615
Christ's triumphal entry to Jerusalem had been foretold 500 years earlier, riding on a colt, Zechariah 9:9. God's purpose was to call attention to the prophecies concerning the Savior before Friday's crucifixion.
Adventism may be due for a similar bipolar swing from popular now to ridicule ... Views: 918
Reiki
Reiki is a Divine life force energy. Reiki is a universal life force energy, where universal is “RE” and life force energy is “KI”. Reiki is a universal energy. Reiki is a life force energy. Reiki is positive energy.
Reiki is a beautiful science to learn. and at the present time very ... Views: 662
We are part of an evolving reality grounded in a divine harmony that pervades reality and draws everything into patterns of increasing complexity and centeredness.
You and I are bathed in the original mystery of order coming out of chaos.
Our minds, as we try to understand this order, ... Views: 632
It’s so easy for us humans to get bogged down in the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, which are mostly not good stories.
Our mental chatter goes round and round about how inadequate we are, how much we mess up, how we aren’t as good as someone else is, how we ought to be better, ... Views: 1188
Islam is a religion in view of values and tenets that are sited on every Muslim in the world. In any case, a Muslim's appreciation towards Islam, and subsequently one and only Allah, are deficient without the voyage to the Holy city of Makkah. This journey of making a trip to Makkah is known as ... Views: 1031
Chanukah is not a subject found in Torah, the first five books of the Bible, or any other place in the Bible. The holiday of Chanukah memorializes a military victory of a small band of rebels against a large army of Seleucids, based in Syria, who were part of the Greek empire. And they also ... Views: 1427
Yoga and beaches can certainly be one of the most rejuvenating combinations ever. Keeping this in mind, Ujjain Yoga Life Society has come up with of one of the best places for next yoga retreat which is inclusive of a complete yoga teacher's training course certification program. So, pack your ... Views: 796
Purattasi month (mid-Sep to mid-Oct) is a holy month for Tamil people. During this month, many special rituals and festivals take place. Some important events of this month are Mahalaya Amavasya, Purattasi Saturdays, Maavilakku and Navaratri. This month is dedicated to Lord ... Views: 500
Jesus’ message was entirely about the Father and not about himself. He did not make an explicit and overt claim to deity. He did not say in so many words “I am God.” What we do find are His claims to his deity. For example, Jesus said that he would send “his angels” (Matthew 13:41); ... Views: 5841
Since Islam is a matter which is Islam. Since Islam according to some Islamic website has further determined efforts to clean up the answer, but the fact that there is no accurate information on-line. This website is solely to serve the truth.
Islam?
Since Islam is clearly ahead, if we can ... Views: 798
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: 838