Getting Involved in Others’ Quarrels
As a woman, when I hear people arguing I feel compelled to do something. It must be in us as we are helpers by creation!
Christian Retreat Ideas – The Finishing TouchThis article discusses many Christian retreat ideas that ensure a favorable experience. Suggestions are given in choosing a theme and ways to incorporate that theme.
As I entered yet another church on Sunday, I caught myself asking the same question. Why am I here?
Thoughts Shared With a Young Explorer (Part 2)To continue the dialogue with my young friend from my last article (as I mentioned in the previous post our young explorer is LDS so some of his questions, and my answers, have a connotation oriented to that faith). The answers are general, however.
Asking For HelpThrough prayer love is received and through miracles love is expressed. Prayer is the greatest gift with which God blessed his Son at his creation.
Open Letter to LifeWhat makes us the way that we are, and how do we grow and change. This is a poetic look at the impact of life and experiences on each of us.
Rather than focus on our ultimate destiny, leaving this world behind, our culture has chosen to replace a morbid fascination with death with a morbid fascination with rigidity and changelessness. Our obsession with youth and nostalgia for an imagined halcyon age in times gone by permeates not only our decision-making processes, but also the meaning we give to the world.
New Age Spirituality – Reflections on Awakening and PoliticsAs I have searched for my personal meaning of life, I have done a great deal of meditation. There are times I feel an energy within me that wants to express itself in words. I either write out these words on the computer or speak them into a digital recorder. This is what, in the New Age spirituality, we call channeling. Below are a few paragraphs from the ideas which came to me during a period of channeling.
From Meditation – An Analogy of Oneness and the Importance of the MassesPeople who meditate often have thoughts and ideas that come to them that seem to come from outside themselves. This happens to me frequently. I either write these words down or speak them into a tape recorder. What’s fascinating to me that the “tone” or sentence structure is different than I would use in my everyday speech. What follows is an edited version of what came to me one night.
Cyprian of Carthage – On Patience – The Virtue Above All OthersRecalling my days in seminary and the fun times had, including those whopping breaks where table tennis was the staple, I also remember an intriguing study on Cyprian of Carthage–the Early Church Father. I did a study on his work called, On Patience, and I found it fascinating.
King David of Israel – The Man Whom I Envy MostIn this article, I will share to you my hidden envious to a particular person. Yes, I really envy to this man…and I will tell you why.
When we speak effectively, destinies changes. Moses’ destiny changed after this encounter with God as God taught him what to say and helped him to speak. As we embark on another journey of life this week, let us watch our words everywhere we find ourselves.
