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

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.

Having worked in hospice setting for a number of years and being at the bedside of those who only had a few months and then days left to live, I have come to believe that if we knew definitely that our time was limited, we would look at the world with different eyes. We would suddenly begin to see things more clearly.

Paul and Silas were escorted to the lowered dungeon, uncomfortable, in chains, mistreated, hurting and still probably bleeding from the beatings. One would expect them to be belligerent, angry, complaining but instead we find them singing and rejoicing. At midnight when it would seem they would have been trying to rest and soothe themselves, they prayed and sang praises to God.

Leading reinforcements and positive thinking trails to a future of accomplishment and abundance may be difficult for the average person, but those steeped in an experience of hard work, goal setting, achievement and courage find the relief of having faith and knowing abundance is a gift. What grand gift have you received willingly? Try this one on for size. I bet it fits!

A study of the use of group prayer was been shown to reduce the crime rate in Washington DC by 25%, Here I report on how the use of a new process can effect such group healing quickly and easily without such a sustained and energy intensive approach.

Who would have thought that a plant could be a witness to a crime – and even testify against the perpetrator? Well, it is true! In the early 1970’s experiments were done on ordinary houseplants, by researchers who connected a polygraph machine to a plant.

The spiritually dead church. In my life, as a minister's son, I have seen many spiritually dead churches. There is no love, or working of the spirit. Some churches, have become a haven, for social gatherings, gossip meetings, and condemnation.

Learning how to be content in any circumstance necessitates that you begin by making the decision to take life where you find it and work with it.

Life is full of ups and downs, trials, and tribulations. They are called the storms of life. Whether it’s losing a job, the end of relationship, death, divorce, financial problems, sickness, homelessness, peer pressure, etc…. everyone is going to have some type of storm that they must deal with.

We Can All Enjoy Financial Freedom, Happiness, Joy, And Abundance If We Just Follow Our Best Internal Spiritual Guide!

This week you may get knocked down off your feet. It may take you a while to get on sure footing and it may take strength of the heart to move forward. But keep the initiative, spring forward and live the life God has always wanted for you.

Failing at something and getting back up is much less painful than to look back and regret not doing something (or doing something) and not being able to go back and change the outcome.

A Brief Study of the story of the Wise Men as related in Matthew 2:1-12

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. --JOHN 1:14 For thirty-three years Jesus felt everything you and I have ever felt. To think of Jesus in such a light is—well, it seems almost irreverent, doesn’t it? It’s not something we like to do; it’s uncomfortable. It is much easier to keep the humanity out of the incarnation. There is something about keeping Him divine that keeps Him distant, packed, predictable. But don’t do it. For heaven’s sake, don’t. Let Him be as human as He intended to be. Let Him into the mire and muck of our world. For only if we let Him in can He pull us out. Listen to Him.

Making a connection between spiritual phenomena and science is a crucial step to our understanding of who we are as human beings. In this article I discuss a new concept which holds sigificant promise in our ability to not only heal ourselves of our ailments but also reconnect us to our Divine Selves.

What could be a scary thought for some? How bout' this--The thought that as a Christian you can do whatever you want......scary?

The Angelic realms have been very active throughout the human experience. They—as brilliant aspects of our Source—have been offered as protectors and teachers for every one of us. They seem to be even more active now as we search for connection with our true selves, and our true home. Experience the Angelic Realms through the included meditation.

Over the past five years, many people have been committed to mental institutions, tortured, detained, imprisoned, and even killed, simply for refusing to give up this practice...

The problems associated with stress and anxiety continue to run rampant. Crime, alcoholism, suicide, obesity, heart disease, drug abuse -- the list goes on and on -- can at least to some extent be traced back to the effects of stress and anxiety on individuals and communities. Unless we begin to tame the stress and anxiety beasts that exist in our own lives we cannot hope to begin to control the larger societal issues that these two killer syndromes enflame.

No matter how relaxed, positive and alert you may feel at the start of your day, the tide can swiftly turn without you even realizing it. All of a sudden you feel tense and can only think about one thing—the one thing that makes you even more tense! There is a way you can switch to a relaxed, positive and creative state of mind. It's radical because it's the last thing you want to do when you feel tense. But, if you can do it, it works!

Music can be beneficial to people suffering from depression, anxiety and insomnia. It has also been proved to have a positive effect on people who are seriously ill in hospital. The positive healing effects of music have been linked back to ancient times. In Greece, Apollo was God of both Medicine and Music. Ancient Greeks believed that music and medicine worked hand in hand to heal the soul...

Do you get the Sunday blues, thinking about the weekend being over?