694 articles related to "religion"

How Christians Influence - and Benefit - Their Country

Many Christians believe their native country is in trouble with the God of the Bible. While many "theologians" have tried to sell the concept of an Old Testament God and a New Testament God, those with a more sound base understand there is but one Go...

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Primary Moments

Tuesday was a big day in United States politics. In case you haven't heard we here in the US are in the process of figuring out who our next president will be. Final elections won't be held until November, but state primaries proceed thro...

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How God Provides Through Unmet Expectations

All of us have expectations in our lives. We expect things will occur according to our preconceived ideas and plans. Sometimes things do not happen as we expect, and our response to those unexpected events can determine whether or not we miss out on ...

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Working With Youth Speakers

I just got off a conference call that led me to get this article out there. The folks that are bringing me in to do a large regional rally (expecting 3000 teens) were suffering form "speaker paranoia". They wanted to make sure I was not going to do s...

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Original Sin

Have you ever wondered why humans are so violent, warmongering and generally unkind? I did. Actually I made a deep study of it. What I discovered was really interesting. I found out that all trauma is caused by a specific incident(s) but then it get...

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Is Suffering Inevitable?

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. 1 Peter 3:17, NAS Suffering. It's not standard daily devotional fare, because let's face it, usually we want to beg...

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Dealing with Betrayal

When someone has betrayed you and has broken a solemn trust, it's very hard to get over. It can also work the other way, how do you get over betraying someone, how do you deal with yourself? Let me start with a confession. There was a time in ...

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Rejoicing In The Moment

This is the day the Lord has made. Let us be glad and rejoice therein. There is no moment like this one; no day like today. Carpe Diem, meaning Harvesting, or Gathering, the Day, has become a household phrase. It is interesting to note that the meani...

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Is Worrying About God's Will Hurting Your Prayers?

Have you ever wondered why your prayers go unanswered? If you're like a lot of people, you've probably spent a lot of time doing some soul searching trying to figure out what's wrong. We keep making our requests to God, but our prayers...

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Man, the Microcosm; Part 2

Another energy-giving of great importance is the acquisition of Self-knowledge, for by such work we will ultimately be in a position to guide others to fulfill their spiritual destinies, and to relieve them from suffering. Man, in our observation, sp...

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