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Religion
28th August 2007
Rabbi Zusya said, “In the world to come I will not be asked, ‘Why were you not Moses?’ I will be asked, ‘Why were you not Zusya?’” The problem is how to be the person we were meant to be.
When we consider creativity we are considering the m...
28th August 2007
Inexperience, shallowness, evasiveness and outright lying are all part of lesser politics but “flip flopping” stands out as the most obvious and the most hated of ulterior motives in a political wannabe and more so in a presidential candidate. Essenti...
28th August 2007
A woman goes to her doctor for a mammogram. The test reveals a cancerous tumour but her doctor decides not to tell her. Two weeks ago 71 year old tenor Luciano Pavorotti was recording an album of religious songs when he went to the hospital with a fever. ...
28th August 2007
CNN’s choice of Christiane Amanpour to present these controversial issues was a wise choice because of her experience and her obvious ability to ask meaningful questions with skill and excellent timing.
A critique of all three segments would be impos...
28th August 2007
Grabbing the Tail of a Dream
I believe that there is a life dream each of us has, especially ones that started when we were kids. Some of us wanted to be an astronaut; some wanted to fly like a bird. Others dreamed about baseball as a profession.
S...
26th August 2007
Happiness without a cause - this is who you are; this "you" of you; the seer, the one looking out through your eyes; the motion of aliveness that is flowing through your eyes.
This happiness of the "you" of you is causeless - it simply bubbles forth ou...
24th August 2007
Does a weak mind attack others’ faults? Yes.
Our minds are the battlefield. They are the places where our battles are won or lost. If we can take control of them, we will take control of our lives. Our minds are the key to victory.
They are the ...
24th August 2007
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
-John 3:16
This past Friday, I watched the move The Lake House on DVD. It was a romantic love story w...
24th August 2007
"What is the connection between God and man? If God is unseen, how can a connection be established between man and something unseen? How can man see the connection? Is the one who sees the connection a man, and is one who does not see the connection al...
24th August 2007
A man asked a Sufi, “People talk about male and female, but what is the essential difference between the two?”
The Sufi replied, “O man, both are formed of the five elements. The concept of male and female applies to the body. The Artist who c...
22nd August 2007
The Plight of the Christians in the Middle East
Today, there are 30 million Christians who live in countries whose majority are Muslims. Some 15 million Christians live in Indonesia; somewhere between 6 and 12 million live in Egypt; 3 million in Paki...
22nd August 2007
I personally do not do affirmations-for a well disciplined mind, affirmations are the slow way to get what you desire. I am not saying I have this kind of mind. On the contrary, I am a slow thinker, my mind wonders, and I need time to think out of the box...
22nd August 2007
A mind informed mindbody unravelling of its mind informancy is an early phase of what happens after you have learnt to find this "you" that you truly are and have learnt to stop at and as this one - the seer that is flowing through the eyes of this mindbo...
22nd August 2007
Learning to take time and sit quietly at the feet of the Lord has been quite a challenge for me, as it is for most Christians. The rewards, however, have been great, and keep me endeavoring to grow in this discipline.
The Inspirational Devotions found...
21st August 2007
One of Eminem's popular rap lyrics really hit the spot. That rap song frankly posed the question:
“Will the real Christians please stand up?”
Day after day, people go into their usual routine without finding that “certain something” tha...
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