Spiritual Gifts – What Are They?
Spiritual gifts are one of those terms that sound really appealing, because who doesn’t like a gift or a present. The thing about spiritual gifts is that they’re not physical or tangible, and they can in a sense mean what you want them to mean, depending on your sense of God, your sense of what spirit means, and what you understand gifts to mean. The potential problem with the idea of spiritual gifts, is actually in the word potential.
Spiritual Meditation – What Is It?Meditation is one of those terms that for better or worse has pretty much always been associated with different and various forms of Buddhism. Whilst meditation certainly a key part of all Buddhist practice, it doesn’t follow that its the other way round. There are many different ways to meditate, some of the most common being centered around different breathing exercise or awareness exercises, or exercises involving a sense of developing loving kindness or metta as it is known.
Spirituality and Health LinksPeople don’t normally think of health and spirituality going together,which is more to do with a misunderstanding of both terms, rather than a reality of the truth which is that both terms are very much linked to each other. Trying to define the term health is even more difficult than trying to define the term spirituality, but for the purposes of this article, lets say health is really referring to mental health, another taboo, and in particular an individuals mental health in the sense of normal development, ie how a healthy integrated adult would see themselves in terms of…
Spiritual Guidance – What Is ItGuidance of any sort is often part of every day life, and as such can have good and bad effects, can be asked for or unasked for and can have much bigger consequences that is often imagined. The nature of guidance means that people are involved in making decisions, sometimes big, sometimes small that can have a powerful effect on their lives. Sometimes the guidance or advice is about beliefs or what a person should do, or sometimes it’s about specific knowledge or experience.
The Greatest Wealth Secret EverFor years and decades on end, man has always searched for the meaning of life. Unfortunately, for the most part, man has gotten his answers from wrong sources and always ended up with the wrong results. At times, those results seem right initially, but later circumstances and events prove that man had taken a wrong step for which he pays dearly.
Spiritual Books – Which Are the Best Ones?Often when people are looking for some kind of spiritual direction or guidance in their lives, one of the first things they will do is to ask a friend or colleague or a priest thy know if they can recommend a book to them that will help them in their understanding of the path they’re on. Normally this is asked in good faith and on the assumption that the real issue is finding the right book for the that will open a door they need opening.
Gorgeous Illinois and Chicago ChurchesIllinois is the fifth most populous state of the United States of America. It is an important transportation hub and has a broad economic base. Chicago was founded in 1833 and is the largest city of Illinois State.
A Spiritual Life – What Is It?One quite often hears or comes across the phrase a spiritual life, and its virtually always in the context of referring to a ‘good’ life, or the person being a good person, doing good things with their life. Its unfortunate that the term spiritual has come to be associated with good things or people doing good deeds, as opposed to a bad person or people doing bad things. The reason its unfortunate, is because it comes to bethought of in terms of people and actions that are essentially judgmental.
Christ Jesus – Christians – The Importance Of ObedienceThere are many different beliefs concerning religion. Fortunately, we in America have our freedom to worship God Jehovah, according to our heart. Meaning, we can worship the way we feel we should, whether it be our Lord, or to some, Satan. Let us look at the Christian doctrine, as taught through the King James Version Bible.
True Obedience – Priceless in God’s EyesA short article on obedience in a Christian’s life, with a great but simple illustration. Can be used as a pastoral resource or in small group studies.
Doing Our Best For God – What It Really Means To Be a Child of GodDo you know what it means to become a child of God? Does it require you to meet some rules and regulations? What does God want from you in return for His grace and favor? Read on to find out more.
Lord Krishna – Learning From His Divine LifeKrishna is the supreme avatar of Lord MahaVishnu. He is known as paripoorna avatar. Lord Krishna gave advice to Arjun in the battlefield of kurukshetra in the form of verses known as the Bhagavad Gita.