How Many Times Do We Have To Be Told?
As in many activities, dance is something that must be practiced over and over again. The ballet bar is a perfect example of using repetition to achieve perfection. No matter where in the world a ballet class is being taught, it is taught basically in the same way. A beginning ballet student learns the same steps that the most advanced performer is still doing many years later, every day. Standing at the ballet bar, they hear the same instructions, over and over.
An Introduction to MediumshipMediumship is the art of speaking and communicating to ghosts and spirits. The skilled person who performs the rituals associated with passing messages between spirits and human beings is known as a medium. Mediumship is often related to religion in different countries and even today, the practice is prominent in countries like America, England, Germany and many developed nations. In different cultures mediums are often referred to as chosen people who have a special ability to talk to spirits as if they were talking to normal humans. The medium can also communicate with spirits in a muted tone, entering into a state of trance and silently talking to the spirits.
A History of SpiritualismThe term ‘Spiritualism’, sometimes termed “Spiritism” in Europe and Latin America, has perhaps grayed to mean those who believe in any kind of karmic or cosmic ordering in the world (“I am a very spiritual person”), but its real meaning and roots comes from the belief that the spirits of the dead reside in a spirit world, and can contact us through multiple means. One of the most pronounced of these means is through the use of “mediums” who are able to convene with the dead. The spirit world is then able to impart information about the afterlife, and give insight into situations troubling the living world.
How Does That Happen?Isn’t that silly? What if a baby said, “One time I stood up and then I fell down so now I don’t stand up anymore.” Think about it. Every decision of “I won’t do that again,” was made when you were younger than you are now, and didn’t know as much about anything as you do now. In addition, usually the decision was based on circumstances that are no longer true.
Finding Spirituality – Your Inspired Journey to WholenessMany people have found themselves no longer able to relate to the religion or spiritual orientation of their youth. They then spend the next several years either enjoying a new sense of freedom or looking for their new spiritual home… To help you understand this, I have formulated the: 5 Spiritual Truths to Happiness & Fulfillment…
Taking It on Faith: Sometimes That’s All We’ve Got (And Sometimes It’s All We Need)Whether driven by fear of financial ruin, the demise in one’s health, or simply the realization that life exists only in the present and must be fully realized now; we cannot move to the next stage without leaving something behind. However, when faced with such a dilemma, natural urges drive us to cling tightly to what was, mistakenly believing that to be our life vest instead of the weighty anchor it actually is.
Ravens and Butterflies: Uncertainty and Death to TransformationLast week I wrote about embracing Uncertainty. I’d had several encounters with Ravens, each one reminding me to surrender to not knowing (in fact, the day after I sent out that article last week I was thinking again about Uncertainty and I spied 4 Ravens sitting together)!
Why So Few Miracles In Today’s Churches?For many Evangelical denominations, miracles do not exist at all because according to their leaders, the Bible teaches that all miracles have ceased. They based upon the assumption that God did miracles in the past only for the reason of confirming God’s word. To them, not only miracles have ceased but the spiritual gifts particularly tongues and prophecy have also ceased.
Reclaiming The Seven Mountains With MiraclesIn the 70s, God gave three men a vision about how the Church could reclaim the ‘Seven Mountains”. These three were Loren Cunningham, the founder of YWAM; Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade and Francis Schaeffer, a renowned theologian and founder of L’ Abri. The vision is so capitivating because it basically gives the Church the basic strategy to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). The main idea is “he who takes the Seven Mountain will take the harvest of nations”.
Unbelief Affects MiraclesMany church leaders do not experience miracles in their churches or ministries. They give all kinds of reason except that they lack the faith to believe that today Jesus still does miracles through His Body. This is not only happening today but the lack of faith also affected the ministry of Jesus.
The Energies of October 2010 – Resistance Is FutileAs October begins, our vibrations are rising even higher, vibrating us deep within our cells to release any negativity or fear that is remaining there. We are feeling this a anxiety, panic attacks and stress. We can fight against this release, or we can take a deep breath and allow it to wash over us.
Misconceptions About Modern Miracles From GodThere are some churches that believe miracles have already ceased and therefore they cannot happen today. Through their teachings, essays and books, quite a number of these church leaders have buried divine healings and miracles in the grave of cessation. In spite of many modern evidences of healing miracles they try to justify their belief by rejecting all these as counterfeits.