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Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Tuesday, 24th June 2008 @ 5:44 PM

As a Christian author, I get asked for my take on relationships quite a bit. My take on relationships is the same on everything else... "Step out to find out." Like Forrest Gump's momma always used to say, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get." I think the bottom line to anything is... is there peace? The Bible says, "Let peace be the umpire (rule)." If there's peace, go with it, if there's not, then mov... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 7:35 PM

How does one become a truly successful Christian? Even though people are diverse, the successful ones share some things in common. Here are six common traits that all successful Christian people have in common... 1. Successful people know themselves. They understand their talents and strengths, and they know how to use them to their advantage. 2. Successful people are open to feedback. They learn from the opinions of others. Even the opinions of less successful people. 3. Su... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Quinson Thomas @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 12:06 AM

Help me to communicate with God? Please help me communicate with God much more easily. Help me be able to hear God's voice? These are quesitons that I've asked others in the past as I was trying to get to know God more and more. But when God revealed to me The Truth in His Word, I reached out in faith and today I' hear and communicate with God for just about everything. What's this truth? The Truth is: all those who belong to the Lord, those who have the Spirit of Christ dwel... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By William Nugent @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 2:19 AM

A general consensus has emerged among serious, science oriented UFO researchers that a certain small percentage of UFOs are real and are not figments of anyone's imagination. Furthermore, it is well known that many individuals claim to receive messages from alleged extra-terrestials aboard UFOs. The messages received from UFOs are generally occultic and steer people away from belief in Christian doctrine. Extra-terrestials tend to undermine or attack the Christian faith. Chr... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Friday, 13th June 2008 @ 6:18 PM

Have you gone through book after book, sermon after sermon, or article after article looking for answers that will bring you success for your life, but found yourself only coming up with more questions? Does it seem like the more you study, the more frustrated you become? There's an interested Scripture I would like to direct you to found in Ecclesiastes 1:16-18. This is written by Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived... "I said to myself, "Look, I am better e... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Gary Rohrmayer @ Thursday, 12th June 2008 @ 1:51 PM

It has been said, "Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent, and decoration of those who did nothing." Stages are simply the acknowledgement of certain points of passage that one experiences on his or her journey. Understanding these passages, whether they relate to learning, aging, or grieving, brings us a sense of perspective and provides us insight into how we react while in the mids... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dave Pipitone @ Wednesday, 11th June 2008 @ 2:45 PM

Is unconditional love a part of your daily living? Many relationship experts, marriage counselors, psychologists and therapists agree on one thing. Love offers the most powerful healing force in relationships. However, love is an often misunderstood. Love means many things. Love of friends often means being nice to those who are nice to us. Boyfriends and girlfriends say, "I love you" when they start to get serious with each other. Married love implies a lifelong commitme... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Dan Brown @ Tuesday, 10th June 2008 @ 4:03 AM

I've heard a lot middle class people say, "I can't do this or that financially... I'm poor," and laugh about it as if they're taking some kind of pride in being broke. Do you realize if a person has the mindset of being poor and acts poor, he or she will be poor? Thinking you are poor and acting like you're poor will keep you poor! You will never rise above the way you see yourself. "As a man thinketh, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). If you say y... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Robert Dave Johnston @ Friday, 6th June 2008 @ 2:06 PM

For thousands of years religions worldwide have used the discipline of spiritual fasting as a means to pound on the doors of heaven for breakthrough. The concept is that fasting weakens the body and allows the spirit to become more awake and in control-therefore allowing it to receive God's power and direction. Flesh Domination Overall, spiritual fasting centers on putting aside the domination of the flesh in favor of the spirit which, in essence, is the true source of power ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Beth Guide @ Tuesday, 3rd June 2008 @ 9:39 AM

After a candidate received the Sacrament of Confirmation, and he receives the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Church teaches that these gifts bear fruits, the Fruits of the Spirits. These fruits are Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Generosity, Gentleness, Faithfulness, Modesty, Self-Control and Chastiy. The Fruits of the Spirit is a concept found in Chapter 5 :22 of Galatians and given the name Fruit because it was meant to imply harvest or the result of the Gifts the Holy S... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Beth Guide @ Monday, 2nd June 2008 @ 4:12 PM

One of the major aspects of the Sacrament of Confirmation are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit that are bestowed on the candidate when they are sealed with the Holy Spirit. The candidate when participating in Confirmation accepts that their mission is to be witnesses of Jesus in their families and communities. And, the reception of those gifts helps each candidate succeed on their mission. The gifts are wisdom, understanding, knowledge, fortitude, counsel, piety and fear of the Lord are... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By jon straumfjord @ Thursday, 29th May 2008 @ 11:59 PM

In the book of Revelation, the Apostle John mentions the Seven Spirits of God (Revelation 1:4, 3:1, 4:5, 5:6). For the moment, we will ignore the individual identities of these Seven Spirits, and only consider Their collective unity. In considering the unity of the 7 Spirits of God, we need look no further than the collective symbols of the 7 Spirits: the 7 days of creation (Genesis 1:1-2:3), the rainbow (Genesis 9:13-17), the 7-branched menorah (Exodus 25:31-40), the 7 eyes on the rock (... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Matt Robison @ Thursday, 29th May 2008 @ 11:43 AM

I have been contemplating a question that often seems to divide brethren; 'Is the silence of scripture restrictive or permissive?' You know all the old arguments....'Can we have a basketball court?' Some say 'Yes, the bible doesn't forbid it!' Others say, 'No, the Bible doesn't mention it!' and round and round we go. Two groups, equally sincere, equally interested in following Christ's command to reach the lost, equally desirous to be... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Alisa Clark @ Sunday, 25th May 2008 @ 11:36 AM

I decided to share my life journey in the form of a spiritual autobiography. When I say "spiritual autobiography" I mean that I have shared my spirituality alongside my life. Looking at my life through the lens of spirituality is just one way that I could have expressed my journey. Because my greatest personal preoccupation has long been spirituality, it made sense that I would tell of my journey from this perspective. This way of telling made sense for me. Perhaps it will make sense for... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Alisa Clark @ Saturday, 24th May 2008 @ 5:22 PM

It's easy to think that we have to do something, or experience something, remarkable to have a reason to share the story of our lives. We have a way of believing that our ordinary lives are just that, ordinary. The value in reaching out is missed in our poor estimation of what we have to offer. We wait for something big to happen to us before we recognize the importance of our journey. We don't acknowledge the special gift we have to share. It's the gift of our ordinary lives shar... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Stephen Lawes @ Thursday, 22nd May 2008 @ 10:00 AM

There is nothing quite like reading good books. Perhaps you especially enjoy reading good Christian books. There are certainly some wonderful old classics and very interesting new releases. The Christian community has produced a lot of different authors. With the release of the movie based on C.S. Lewis "Prince Caspian", maybe the idea of reading or re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia popped into your mind. They are such good books. It would be nice to add the ability to engage in ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Mike Fletcher @ Thursday, 22nd May 2008 @ 1:58 AM

With so much conflict in the world today, and the rising food and fuel cost, it is easy to get caught up worrying about the future. It's everywhere you see to remind you. You cannot watch the news or read the paper without being reminded of the war in Iraq, Lebanon, and other crisis's like the recent earthquake in China, and the typhoon that ravaged Myanmar. It is all too easy to become consumed with all of the negativity in the world. If we are not careful we can become paralyz... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Linda Dipman @ Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 6:46 PM

She shouted with absolute conviction each word, "I want to know how my life is going to turn out before it happens! Didn't Christ know that He was destined to be crucified on the cross? Didn't He know everything about His life before it happened." I was shocked over her request wondering just how serious she was about knowing the complete picture of her future. Just thinking about her words was enough to get my mind roaming over my past and pulling out every part of ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Stephen Lawes @ Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 12:14 PM

One of the most significant ministries that can be developed is that of a prayer shield or Pastors Intercessory Team (P.I.T. Crew). This ministry is developed to encourage the congregation to begin to intercede on a daily basis for their pastor and other leaders in the church. C. Peter Wagner speaks of three basic levels of intercessors for leaders: "Level Three intercessors have a distant relationship with the leader. In some cases, these intercessors have never met the person(s) ... more...

Religion and Spirituality » Christianity | By Stephen Lawes @ Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 12:03 PM

The people who constitute the Church are very observant. If the pastors and leaders only give lip service to something as being important and don't actually get involved, the people pick up those cues and act accordingly. For the ministry of prayer to be effective, the leadership has to honor it, endorse it, and participate in it. "A congregation will follow the example of its praying leaders. Leaders strongly committed to prayer will convey more to their congregation about the powe... more...