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Religion
17th November 2006
Diwali is celebrated all over India and elsewhere in the world where Indians gather together. Traditionally known by its Sanskrit name Deepavali, it actually means "a row of lights". Although predominantly a Hindu festival, it is observed by Sikhs and Jai...
17th November 2006
In simple words, astrology can be defined as a study of stars and planets, their positions and movements in relation to their effect on the lives of human beings. Also it can be said about the astrology that, it is one of the most misunderstood, the diffi...
17th November 2006
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
--Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations, 1948
Is th...
17th November 2006
Although people have often sought the origins of the Gnostics among Jewish history, such a connection cannot be easily established.
Gone are any Gospels that portray a Judean or Galilean setting. Enter speculative philosophy based on dualistic Platonic i...
17th November 2006
The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of the Christian faith. In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, he declares: ?And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.? Two verses later he repeats himself: ?And if Ch...
17th November 2006
?All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.?
?Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations, 1948
Is thi...
17th November 2006
Percy Schmeiser has been growing canola for more than 40 years on his farm in Bruno, Saskatchewan. But six years ago his life got unexpectedly complicated. Pollen from some genetically engineered canola had blown onto his land from neighboring farms. With...
17th November 2006
The average schoolchild in the Western world, at some point in the curriculum, learns about the fall of the Roman Empire. It was a civilization the like of which the world had never seen?of immense power and geographic spread, unconquerable, all-encompass...
17th November 2006
Fingers are not something we devote a lot of time thinking about-but each of us has millions of fingers working for us.
The magic of fingers, yours and mine, is they are the soldiers of creation. I am the master of my own ten fingers and all of yo...
17th November 2006
For anyone who holds that the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was a man-made hoax conspired by a group of disciples should check out what happened to them.
It verifies the truth of the Bible.
For 11 of the 12 apostles, and many thousands o...
17th November 2006
An old woman leaned hard against the railing of the stairs.
Using the sturdy post as a support, she slowly and painfully
came to her knees. She looked at the point where she knelt and a
tear rolled down her cheek.
It had been forty-four years since...
17th November 2006
It's my favorite time of year again. There is a crisp sting to the weather that is invigorating after the heat of summer. Beautiful splashes of fiery reds and oranges appear in the foliage, as the trees prepare for their descent into winter hibernatio...
17th November 2006
How many times do you go through your daily life complaining that something is just not fair?
Once upon a time there was a wealthy manufacturer who needed extra workers. First thing in the morning he called the local Unemployment Office and hired ...
17th November 2006
Have you been surfing the web for prayers, spirituals, and inspirational words and every time you have type in those key words the name Nessabelle's comes up? Even if you typed in the name Nessabelle's itself, you would see hundreds of links and advertise...
17th November 2006
One of the most controversial subjects in relation to the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus, is whether or not there is a Secret Rapture of Christians seven years prior to His return.
We know from Paul's writings that at the last trump, when the trumpet...
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