One of the most touching stories in New Testament scripture is the gripping drama of two sisters and a brother; Mary, Martha and Lazarus. It illustrates how two sisters dealt with grief following the death of their brother. This story is so filled with meaning that John devotes an entire chapter to it.

At times when we think honestly, if we stop deceiving ourselves, we are forced to admit that life per se can become an unmitigated horror. Not only are we threatened by wars, financial shifts and joblessness, the calamities of nature and narcissistic manipulators, the very earth itself treats us with supreme indifference. The beautiful and productive world we inhabit slowly but surely converts every plant that sprouts a stalk and each creature that draws a breath into fertilizer to feed yet another doomed generation.

Love can build a bridge Between your heart an mine Love can build a bridge Don't you think it's time? Don't you think it's time?

Even as I started dating a Chinese girl, I knew I was embarking on a remarkable adventure. I just had no idea where and how far the adventure would take me. The more events unfolded, the more I realized that my view of the world and how I lived in it were being profoundly and permanently altered... If the problem with marrying a gentile was that my religion prohibited intermarriage, why should that bother me? Perhaps not everything in Judaism made sense, and as an intelligent and thinking individual I could take from my heritage what I felt was meaningful and disregard the rest...

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More than physical freedom human beings need psychological freedom. While physical freedom is not in our hands, psychological freedom is. This article discusses how to attain true freedom.

Many of our great religions hold that numbers contain hidden meanings that in turn hold the mysteries of the universe and God within them. Ancient Hebrew mystics referred to this as Gematria. Numbers are also given corresponding associations to various deities, colours, plants, gemstones, and superstitions. Here are a brief list of associated correspondences and lore for the numbers 1 through 13.

Although usually unexpected and emotionally painful one day you may be faced with leaving your spiritual family. This can be one of the most challenging times of your life as well as one of the least understood. Facing this issue with courage and compassion can be one of the toughest, and most rewarding, things you can do.

Is spirituality always about the happy and good and the light? Or does spirituality have a dark side?

Are you easily swayed by others' feelings and opinions? Do you find that when you are around someone who is upset or negative, that suddenly you are too? Learn how you can prevent this from occurring, and feel calm and centered even when those around you are depressed, angry, or overwhelmed.

Do you get anxious about the festivities happening around your household during Easter? Are you overwhelmed juggling all your preparations? Well, you are not alone. Millions of Americans are faced with this same challenge every Easter.

We are more stressed, and leading less contented lives than ever before in modern history, and here’s the top 7 Greatest Stress-creating behaviors. Find the ones that apply to you and get to eliminating them, because these you can control!

Saratoga Springs spas offer the perfect opportunity to take some time out of the day and just focus on your well being.

6 ways you can relieve stress in your life and work towards a stress free day!

Feeling run down? Energy sapped? You need to spend some time at one of the many Augusta spas to get recharged.

Stress affects health in several ways and unfortunately not one of them affects health in a good way. Here is a look at the various adverse ways that stress affects your health.

No matter what's going on in your life there are a few things that you could be doing to enjoy more happiness, health and well-being right now! These strategies are simple, effective and proven to work by thousands of people just like you.

One small and simple technique that we use everyday will help you quickly relieve stress.

Many years ago, children from birth to four or five years of age exercised natural preschool stress relief. Training in preschool stress relief was both unknown and unnecessary.

With one third of sickness absence due to stress, it's estimated that stress, depression and anxiety are now the biggest cause of sickness in the UK. Stress also has a significant effect on productivity of businesses. It can cause not only sickness absence, but also high labour turnover, lost productivity and increased costs for recruitment. Most people confess that they feel stress on the job and many of those say that they need help in learning how to manage stress.

Sometimes we need assurance that, despite appearances, all is well. When you find yourself stressing out about things that seem beyond your control, use this phrase and reconnect yourself with the truth.