The relationship between those who have been abused and the church itself are not always what Christ would have them to be.

Every Christmas the Yuletide card portrays a silver star in a navy blue sky and every year the same heavenly object sparkles from the top of the decorated evergreen. At season's end the three wise men and their fellow shepherds gather at a hastily set up manger for the familiar nativity scene. Though it shimmers on the greeting card and its brilliance lights up the tannebaum, it wasn't a star that erupted into a supernova on that dark Judean night. The star that shone so brightly two thousand years ago was wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.

Our True Selves are from Heaven, and they are all equal. Why is there the distinction of good and evil in human character?

Conflict arises solely from the refusal to shift the point from which one views: What you see depends on where your looking from. An interesting exploration of why people perceive so many different versions of truth.

It is important and necessary that we regularly spend time in purposeful self-examination. We need to take the time to examine our rationales, our pretenses, our masquerades, our motives, our justifications, and our reasoning.

I tell you, my friends do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
Luke at 12:4

Angels, those divine beings of love and light, are here at this time in greater numbers than ever, to assist mankind in their evolution.

Make no mistake about it, change is challenging whether it is conscious or unexpected. Viewing adversity as change, not loss or failure, is part of empowered and positive thinking.

I was in the bank's vault. The Brink's armored truck had just delivered several million dollars in small bills. Bags of money waited, stacked in a pile on the small counter. Methodically, I opened each and proofed the total it contained by counting the wads. I then took each wad, removed the wrapper and put the bills through the counting machine. When the machine finished, I hand counted it. The air was filled with the stuffy, musty smell of money.

Believe it or not most astral Attacks are not caused by curses or witchcraft. Half the time astral attacks are not intentional. They take place on the subconscious level and are the result of negative thinking, verbal abuse that goes round and round in the head, stale energy that has been left behind in a place and bungled rituals that may have done by amateurs hoping to create prosperity or love.

Discover These Highly Powerful Tips To Reduce Your Stress

What is the one thing you can do in three minutes to take control when there seems to be none? How can you possibly make decisions when there are so many competing choices? Take a moment in the busy day of a parent. The baby is crying uncontrollably, the phone is ringing, someone is at the door and needs your attention and you have to leave for the pediatrician appointment you NEED to keep. Just the day–to-day challenges of parenting offer stresses that must be juggled. Choices have to be made. How about choosing to take the next moment and take some deep breaths. Just take three deep breaths and you can begin to change your whole perspective.

This lighthearted article points to the value of living in the present moment with zest and enthusiasm as a way to relive stress. The author shares a humorous and poignant story to help you see with eyes of youth and live in the here and now for less stress and more joy.

Everyone I talk to wants to know how to get rid of stress, eliminate it and become stress free. Pick up just about any magazine these days and you will find an article telling you how to get rid of or manage your stress.

Job stress is probably the most common form of stress that people can readily identify but often do nothing about it because they feel it 'comes with the territory' of paid employment. If you have said enough to the stress you are facing at work then this article might help you.

You're at the end of a rope - between a rock and a hard place - on the edge of a cliff - in the middle of a collapsing bridge - and that straw (the one that broke the camel's back) is just about to land on your head. Oh, what will you do - what WILL YOU DO? Freeze-frame those pictures- it's time for a Zen moment.

Mother's day is everyday they say. Yeah, right! It doesn't matter so much what you choose, the important thing to remember is to take some time to pamper yourself. You deserve it.

Wrong people in wrong jobs causes domestic breakdowns, social violence, office politics and personal health breakdown. Business’s that demand high levels of management skill from their best technical or creative people are demanding blood out of a stone and should be held accountable for it.

Do your friends always come to you wanting advice? Do you take over when others are incompetent? Are you doing more of your fair share at work or at home? There are four dysfunctional patterns on the Karpman Drama Triangle and the rescue role is the one with which most women identify. Leaving the rescue role is difficult but your life is worth it.

Oakland is often overshadowed by the city across the bay, but it has much to offer. One such thing is Oakland spas.

Everyone knows that chronic stress is not healthy, but what can a person do about it? This article explains what happens when the body is overstressed, and lists 12 practical solutions for reducing chronic stress.

The job related stress is there and we cannot get rid of it altogether. However, we can minimize it as far as possible by changing our attitude to work and adopting a healthy life style.

Ideas on using embroidery or cross stitching to calm your mind and escape from the tensions of today's busy lifestyles. There are times when the gym circuits, the weights or the running don't take away the stress of meetings, demanding customers or exacting managers. At these times, the rhythms of simple stitching, watching the pattern grow stitch by stitch, works gentle magic on a buzzing mind.