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A New Religion for The Technological Age

When recently I read a book titled "What We Believe But Cannot Prove", edited by John Brockman, I realised that so much of what we "believe" is based on nonsense, fiction, suspect 'scientific fact', and good old wishful thinking. At the end...

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Forty Days of Fear and Failure

Copyright 2006 Rob Marshall In his book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill says, "One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat." He goes on to tell the story of R. U. Darby who stopped ...

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Dealing With Unhappiness

There are many reasons why one could struggle with being unhappy. A disappointing event; an unmet need; a thwarted goal; a traumatic past; a current betrayal or injury... all of these could precipitate unhappiness, if not down right depression. To ...

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Saint Catherine Of Siena Goes To Avignon, France

Catherine wrote many letters to the Pope, pleading the case of Florence. It was always as if she were writing to an old friend, very personally, very lovingly, or as to a father, calling him "Babbo Mio," (my daddy), never intimidated yet respectful o...

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Spirit Beings Are Communicating With World Leaders - And it Isn't Good, Pt 1 of 4

According to the Bible we are not alone. The Bible talks about "principalities and powers" in the spiritual realm. It also warns us to stay away from them. Yet the spirits are talking and world leaders are listening and it isn't good. The End...

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Washing the Dead, Fighting Beasts

"Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead?" (1 Corinthians 15:29). This verse is a stickler in that it is not easy to determine what Paul was talking about. It helps to keep in mind that the context of the verse is Paul&...

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Resurrection Crux

Paul knew that God's grace toward him had not been in vain because Paul was also aware of the extent of his own effort, his work, his struggle. To say that a thing is not in vain means that it is useful and productive. Paul had a particularly pr...

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God's Abundant Blessings: 5 Steps To Enjoying More Of Them

God loves us and wants to bless us abundantly, but we often choose to suffer instead of enjoying His blessings. We live in a sinful world and suffering is a part of life. But that doesn't mean that God wants our lives to be full of pain and cons...

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Sheikh Mansour Is Not To Be Feared

The sheikh, a moderate Shia and Australia's leading English-speaking Islamic cleric, has been pivotal in containing extremism in this country. He preaches love, tolerance and respect for different races and religions, and has worked for many yea...

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Understanding The Term Church

The term church was first used by Christ during the time when he declared that He will build the church as it was written on the book of Matthew 16:18. Definitely, the Apostles who heard it from Christ knew what it means, because they didn't que...

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