The Pagan Holiday Imbolc – Celebrating the Promise of Spring
Imbolc is a Pagan holiday that occurs on February 2, the halfway point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. It brings with it the promise of spring as our days become longer and the sun warmer; the winter slowly melting away to bring forth new birth, beginnings and abundance.
No Eye Has Seen, Nor Ear HeardDwight L. Moody once preached a sermon entitled, “Hell,” where he related the illustration of a man many times so close to salvation, yet he died resigned to the fact he was going to hell; that he was beyond saving. Nothing the famous pastor could do would change his mind for accepting Christ. The fear that his peers may have laughed at him for becoming Christian was this man’s perennial stumbling block. He desperately wanted Christ, but the approval of men, more. What has frustrated evangelists the world over is, some can never quite see, nor hear, nor conceive what God has prepared for them – the gift of knowledge of the Spirit of God – A Simple Gift.
The Receptivity of WorshipOur highest calling is the worship of the living God – in Spirit and in truth – such that we might not simply give our Lord blessings of praise and thanksgiving, but that we may receive his abundance of grace, to every walk of life that amounts to our being. Yet, there is much confusion regarding motive for worship; we may desire deeply within us to give back to God, but unless we are prepared to receive, our worship will be pointless. We will have nothing to give if we cannot receive.
More Than Conquerors Through ChristIn a supreme victory the victor gains ground forever indisputable. They have rights permanently fixed. There is peace to the defined requirements of their need. And there is also much safety – the full realisation of hope, notwithstanding any imagined or actual threat. This describes the Kingdom: the kingdom of God.
Encountering GodThat there is a system in place to check, and control, our way in this world, and that no one is beyond such a system, reveals a divine order sacrosanct to life itself. We are here, at this time, in this place, by no accident.
The Nearness of GodCould it be we’re making the search more onerous than it needs to be? Our Lord hides in such a way so as to be found by those who earnestly seek him; he remains hidden to all others.
Wicca and WitchcraftAs previously stated, there is a general misconception regarding Wicca and Witchcraft. Most modern concepts are much more used to the idea that Witchcraft is focused on learning how to be a witch with the more advanced users learning spells for love and other magic spells that are satanic and evil in nature.
Magic Spells – How Do Magic Spells Work?Thanks to various media outlets available to us today such as television, movies, comic books, novels and even children’s books, we are all familiar with the term “Magic”. Magic is simply a means of manipulating aspects of reality by ways that can be considered supernatural, paranormal that cannot be fully explained through logical or scientific means.
Cosmically Alone With GodOne thing that stands between us, as persons, and the truth regarding life is we are cosmically alone in this world and in eternity – alone with God. We came into this world alone and alone we shall leave it – from our Maker we came and to our Maker we will go; into Divine possession again, yet, strangely, we never really left.
Be Careful What You Pray ForDear Lord, I am writing you to thank you for my pain. You see, I now remember way back when I was just a little boy, I sat at the end of my bed and I prayed with hands folded together.
What Is Pegasus Trying to Teach Me About the Meaning of Life?I am often taken by surprise at the unexpected influences on my definition of spirituality. The other morning I woke up to a voice that said Pegasus, loud and clear in my mind. This is not the first time such a voice spoke to me.
How Can Anybody Easily Create Good Karma?Now when discussing the subject of Karma, many people are quite confused and think it is an ambiguous term, which I can understand because it is now used quite liberally in our modern culture. Yet the people using the term really have little idea of what they are talking about. Others think Karma is as simple as “what goes around comes around.”