Organized Religion
Organized religion simply implies that said religious institution has a predetermined set of rules or guidelines necessary to regulate activities, teachings, and worship within the order or membership. This is the function of Christian denominationalism. Once you are enlightened to truth, the former restrictions you embraced in Christian organized religion are too oppressive to continue to observe.
How to Find Peace – In the Place Between Places Where Peace DwellsWe are like actors who agreed to the roles in a play, the play being our time on earth. What role are you choosing?
Is the Most Powerful Book on Earth the Holy Bible?If the Holy Bible is the most powerful book on earth, why do we have other religions? If this book was as powerful as its follower’s says that it is, why would there be other books from other religions like Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.
Above All Things – The Summum Bonum – The Supreme GoodI’m recalling just now some of the many saving graces that have acted throughout my life, particularly for the 2003/04 period, when life was unusually dark for me. Henry Drummond’s 19th Century The Greatest Thing in the World essay proved one of those saving graces–a tall cedar in the spiritual resurrection of a broken man…
God Speaks on WealthGod has a lot to say when it comes to wealth. All we have to do is have faith and believe in him. God has laid a golden road in front of us to follow.
How to Do the Most Important Things in Life – How to Prosper in Every AreaThere are great benefits in giving to the poor. The bible tells us that he who gives to the poor shall not lack. This article is a bible study on the subject and a description of the author’s experience.
Miracle Or Magic?Miracle is the supernatural intervention of God in the ordinary course of life; it is beyond human calculations, predictions and manipulations. No science of any sort can explain it is God at work, it defiles logic or reasoning, it beats every human imagination. On the other hand, magic is a science of doing supernatural signs to entertain people. Magic employs the use of the mind, hallucinations and illusions, you can study and learn the art of magic, but no man can study and learn the art of performing miracles because it is the direct hand-work of God.
Bruised Reeds and Smoldering WicksWhat do you do when one of your brethren has fallen into sins? Do you write him off or do you help him to be restored? How to you minister to the less fortunate? How to you reach the poor for Christ?
Get Your Eyes Off YourselfWhat you see has a lot to do with what you get in life, and this has a lot to do with your destiny. Seeing is so important that it is impossible to get anything in this life without first seeing it in your mind. This may be a conscious effort or an unconscious effort, but the truth is that nobody gets anything without first seeing it.
Sit and SeeIn 1975, I was given the opportunity through a martial arts instructor to experience meditation for the first time. I remember being asked to imagine that I was a feather in the wind, allowing myself to be carried where the wind would take me. I recall now just how natural it felt to sit in this way, allowing for myself some time away from the TV and other daily activities.
Positive Self Talk For ChristiansIf you truly want to improve your life then you need to break the shackles of the negative self talk that only serves to enslave you in bondage by unleashing the power of positive self talk into your life. You have to start by being aware of the wrong thoughts and making the choice to change things. Once you make the choice you can start changing your life for the better.
Balancing Self For Developing Spiritual SensesLearning to balance your self and decide what is and isn’t you is a process in self-growth. Humans are like seeds and they grow branches, fruits, some parts die.