Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount – Matthew 5 Verse 11

PURPOSE is the meaning of life; there is no meaning without a purpose. With a purpose anything may be endured. But without purpose nothing is reasonably achieved or even bearable.

Satan’s Greatest Temptation

Satan’s greatest temptation is to try and get us to question our identity. Satan came at Adam with that and he came at Jesus with it too.

What Is Your URGENT Dream Today?

It is now approximately 52 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s famous I Have A Dream speech in Washington, D.C.

A New Personality in the Fifth Dimension

The most important feature of personality is the free will. A person with a personality of fourth dimension conflicts with many people on some occasions with his will because the wishes that a person sets out for his nafs are generally composed of the things others don’t want for their nafs. But the mature person in the fifth dimension doesn’t have such “ego” problems because he gave up his will voluntarily and became subject to Allah’s will. His nafs is now purified from human attributes most of which are composed of animal and instinctive desires and reshaped with morality that Allah (swt) ordered by passing through Allah’s training.

Object Lesson – Stretched by God

There is going to be a tug-of-war in our spiritual life because God is always in the process of transforming us. Change causes tension and we are stretched. This week’s lesson uses rubber bands for games and as an object lesson on the topic of being stretched by God.

Jesus’ Sermon On the Mount – Matthew 5 Verse 8

BLESSEDNESS of heart translates into purity of thought. And those who think well tend most to know how God thinks – they ‘see’ God. Those who knew Jesus knew truth. They saw the truth in him. This was because their hearts had been purified by the repentance from their sins. Those who claimed faith in Christ because of the Father’s gift of grace learned that, in Jesus, was God.

Is Contemporary Mindfulness a Fad?

Mindfulness is going mainstream and this article explores the discussion on a BBC Radio 4 documentary, “Mindfulness: Panacea or Fad,” broadcast in Jan 2015. There are criticisms of secular mindfulness by some Buddhists. This article counters criticism from Buddhist teacher Christopher Titmuss.

A Christmas Prayer

Every year as Christmas approaches my heart is warmed by the outpouring of generosity and kindness I see around me. My prayer is for more!

Isaiah 46 – The LORD Will Carry You and Save You

God carries us from birth to our deaths. We are carried through every struggle. Until the day we meet him face-to-face we are carried.

Spiritual Insight Is a Connection to God That Saves Lives And Heals

Commissioned to destroy the wall of deceit that has grown up in the name of religion the Spirit has a lot in store for its people. We are at the time of the end and the inheritance will be given out to those who have passed the test and grown strong in spiritual power.

Discipleship’s Most Fundamental Challenge

The hardest thing of all and the greatest challenge of life is the maintenance of our relationships. But these are just as rewarding per the effort we are prepared to put in. Simple answer is, the more we apply faith to love people, the more we are all blessed. But it is also very messy at times. Much forgiveness is required.

Being of True Human Value

How can we know we are of true human value? When we are of value to others, notwithstanding the fact that, in God, we are wholly valuable despite what or what we don’t do, God helps us feel of true human value.