704 articles on "religion"

Developing an Effective Mission Statement for your Church Startup

Starting a church is an incredible and rewarding experience, but it can also be a challenging one. There are many decisions to make and one of the most important is developing a mission statement. A mission statement defines the purpose and direction...

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Being a Hindu in the Cardiff, Wales, UK

This is a brief perspective of British Hindus living in Cardiff, Wales. Indian immigration to the UK increased significantly in the 1960s and 1970s mainly doctors immigrating to fill the shortage of doctors. Indians living in Cardiff are the most suc...

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Do You Operate in Fear or Faith?

The greatest tool the enemy uses against us in life is fear, because fear keeps us from doing many of those things we would like to do in order to make our lives, and the lives of others, more complete and prosperous. Since we are born with...

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How Do You Begin Your Praise and Worship Leading

A latest e-mail from a praise and worship leader highlighted the query of how you start your praise and worship leading on any given Sunday in church. Whereas there isn't any one, universally agreed means, there's definitely some factors to...

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The Miraculous Measure in Tides

Tides have such an effect that they can even change living conditions in some regions of the Earth. People, who resume their lives after the withdrawal of tides, arrange their entire lives according to tides. By the Will of Allah, oceans rise up to a...

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Which is the Right Religion?

Observation shows that human creative activity has a physical, a social and a spiritual aspect. (By human creative activity I mean useful and constructive activity by human beings). The physical aspect of our creative activity concerns our activity i...

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The Spanish and German Jews

The Spanish and German Jews are two groups of Jewish people who have a significant impact on the world's history. The Spanish Jews, also known as Sephardic Jews, trace their roots back to the Jewish communities of the Iberian Peninsula, which includ...

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God Pleasers: Choosing Him Over All Else

As human beings, it’s easy to fall into the trap of wanting to please others. We often find our self-worth in what others think of us and their opinions of our actions. But as Christians, our ultimate goal should be to please God above all else. B...

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What is Daniel"s 70 week prophecy?

The prophecy in Daniel 9: 24-27 reads: "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness,...

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Chanting - The Only Means of Deliverance

Krsna-nama-maha-mantrera ei ta svabhava Yei jape, tara krsne upajaye bhava "It is the nature of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra (the great mantra of deliverance) that whoever chants it immediately develops loving ecstasy for krsna." (Chaitanya-caritamrt...

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