694 articles related to "religion"

Why Do We Pray?

One of the most confusing aspects of Christianity to believers and non-believers alike is the issue of prayer. It can seem like an almost mundane ritual. After all, when you pray you are just telling things to an omniscient being who knows what you w...

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10 Days, 10 Ways to Return to Your Best Self: A T'shuvah Guide for the High Holidays

As Jews around the world attend services on Erev Rosh Hashanah, the evening before the first full day of the Jewish New Year, the period most commonly known as the High Holy Days or High Holidays begins. These 10 days lead right up to Yom Kippur, the...

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How to Know If You Are Meditating Correctly

I often tell people that meditation is both the easiest and most difficult spiritual practice to master. It is easy in that any one can learn the techniques to meditate. There are also many tools available that will guide your through a meditation se...

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How Do I Worship God?

Each week people of faith enter churches and houses of God to worship and learn more about Him through the scriptures and messages presented by their pastors or spiritual teachers. During most services, believers will sing songs, clap their hands, an...

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Tongues, Part 2

If Paul's use of tongues does not mean glossolalia in the contemporary or Delphic sense, what does it mean? The Greek word simply means tongue, the instrument of speech. And by implication and common use at the time it was written, it referred t...

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Enduring Hardships with God"s Love

Life can be filled with many difficulties and hardships. We may face sickness, financial troubles, heartbreak, and other challenges that can make life seem unbearable. However, as believers, we have the comfort of knowing that we are never alone. God...

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"Mind" and "Moral" Dimensions of The Human

(If you wish to more benefit from this article please read first our "Correct Understanding the Human" titled article.) I had talked about five dimensions of the human existence at my previous article. There are "Subtance dimension", "Physiologycal...

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Moses

Since then, no prophet has risen in Iraesl like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. Dt. 24:10 During a time when the Israelites were slaves in the land of Egypt, a new king began to fear the increase of the Israelites' numbers. In an attemp...

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Speaking Prophesy

Those gathered for worship with the Corinthians were a diverse bunch. Corinth was one of the largest and most corrupt cities in the Roman Empire. Five times as large as Athens at the time, Corinth was also a port city full of international travelers....

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Bonus Rounds and Treasures

Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, Utah, best known as Jeopardy's winningest contestant ever, became known this week for apparently biting the hand that has fed him very, very well. Personal comments on his website this past ...

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