Posted by Brother Micheal McBride
I was born and raised Roman Catholic but have always had issues with the beliefs. I was an altar server and completed my sacraments as instructed. To this day I can still remember mass almost word for word, but to me the words ring hollow. There are some good teachings there but I have never b...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
My God, every day I praise you, my voice blending with the prayer of every generation. You are good and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The Lord lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. ...
Posted by Jay Olson
I am a lovely bluebird, nesting in a tree. I’ll spread my wings to take a flight. I’ll head right for the sea. Flying upwards, over clouds, across the land and mountains. I am the water of the streams, The lakes, and seas and fountains. ...
Posted by Patricia Adams
Vanity 1. (n.) The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.2. (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an ex...
Posted by RICK WORTHAM
YES IM A SINNER HE KNOWS ME I HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE HE KNOWS ME IM ASHAMED OF MY SELF HE KNOWS ME I HAVE HURT HIM HE KNOWS ME I HAVE HURT OTHERS HE KNOWS ME I HAVE BEEN HURT HE KNOWS ME IM SORRY HE KNOWS ME I WANT HIS FORGIVENESS HE KNOWS ME I NEED HIM HE KNOWS ME I CANT DO THIS A...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your holy spirit ...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Lord, I thank you for the many times you gave me help, always listening when I called. In my darkest moments, when all seemed to be lost, there you were, at my side. The Lord always listens and has pity; the Lord always comes to our help. Our mourning you change into dancing; you alway...
Posted by Jay Olson
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa , and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle. I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. ...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom should I fear? The Lord is my life's refuge; of whom should I be afraid? One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple...
Posted by Patricia Adams
I've decided to do a "series" of posts on the practical applications of sin. You're probably thinking, What?! Well, most people don't really think of sins as being very serious and a lot of others think that because we "now live under grace" it doesn't matter any more. I don't mean to always come of...
Posted by Mystic Angel
As I began down the path of the Labrynth , I am greeted by a beautiful shining star. It's light shines down upon my dark path and brings with it a message of hope. It lights my path so I may more clearly see and I am filled with the sense that I am not alone. I am guided by a beautiful butterfly. A...
Posted by Jay Olson
My heart by the second, beats faster. The time grows closer with every breath. The "Good Luck!" and "You Go!" Can’t to dispel, my feeling of disaster. I step to the line marked upon the path. All runners, anxious like me. Our palms, they sweat, our hearts beat ...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Lord, as this day ends, soul and body, I am tired. And all I have done: is it worthwhile? I need you, Lord, where can I turn, except to you? O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I busy not myself with great things too sublime for me. Nay rather, I have stilled and quiete...
Posted by Jay Olson
One ship drives east and another drives westWith the selfsame winds that blow.'Tis the set of the sails,And Not the gales,That tell us the way to go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate;As we voyage along through life,'Tis the set of a soulThat decides its goal,And not the calm or the str...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
The Healing Property of Tears New York Times reporter Benedict Carey referred to tears in a piece as “emotional perspiration.” Given that I sweat a lot and hate deodorant, I suppose it makes sense that I weep often. But I’m not going to apologize for that, because aft...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to... Cufflinks and Rings: Bizarre but Lucrative Solution Burial Plot Shortage It's a bizarre but lucrative solution to the growing problem of where to bury the nation's dead. Britain's richest local authority is helping bereaved families to turn the ashes of their loved ...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
Virginians will be able to set up a cremation on their smartphones, thanks to an app from the Cremation Society of Virginia. "They can go through their phone via the app to arrange the cremation," said Sally Briggs, the company's general manager. "Some people don't have computers or might not h...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
The bodies of two men who died on the same day at a Denver hospice were picked up by the wrong funeral homes even though one was white and one black. Robert Mitchell of Denver was cremated as Perry Heath of Aurora, KUSA-TV reported. His ashes, which have been exhumed, were buried at Fort Loga...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
When his beloved dog Xiaoqi died earlier this year, Liu Jiang did not know what to do with the body, so he dug a 50-centimeter grave for his pet beneath a tree in his community. "I couldn't find any better solution for my pet," said the 29-year-old living in the Shijingshan district of the cap...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
Cremations on The Rise Fifty years ago, cremations were almost non-existent in the U.S. "Cremation to most families was something that they just didn't go for. It just wasn't in their tradition. They wanted to keep the person intact. They wanted to bury the person. Some religions frowned on it,"...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
When a body is cremated, if it has any metal parts, like a titanium hip, those metal parts are left behind. For years it was either buried in graves or sent to the dump. But a Dutch company, OrthoMetals, has a business that gathers those materials and processes them for industrial reuse, sending...
Posted by Drs. V Merit, Metaphysician
For 20,000 years, people have been using fire to cremate their loved ones. Now, for the first time, there’s a new way to do cremations and, if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a measure approved by the legislature, it could be available in Illinois by march. A flameless cremation process But, as C...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Father in heaven, I lift my eyes to you and wait for your help. I am your servant, entrusted with your gifts; I am yours alone. I lift my eyes to you who dwell in heaven. Like a faithful servant, I wish to do your bidding. As the eyes of a good servant are on the master, so are our eyes o...
Posted by Major Shane-Antony D'Arcy B.Sc (Hons) Celtic Druid
A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar, 'Twas light years of time since his mission did start, And over a village he halted his craft, And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star... He followed a light and came down to a shed, Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed, A...
Posted by Minister Jorean Washington
When we lose someone and find ourselves in that quiet reflective moment we are reminded of the things that really matter or should have mattered. Stuff that seemed so important yesterday or last week has lost it's importance when you are standing in tha lonely moment realizing that many of your frie...
Posted by Jay Olson
You never can tell what your thought will do In bringing hate or love, For thoughts are things and their airy wings Are swifter than carrier doves. They follow the law of the universe - Each thing must create its kind, And they speed o'er the track to bring back Whatever went out from your ...
Posted by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO
Is there any way to look at the war in Afghanistan as anything but a mounting failure? We have been there for about 10 years and we have learned that the death of each Taliban fighter we battle costs at least $50 million. That's a conservative estimate. It could actually be $100 million. &nbs...
Posted by Listening Heart - Kim
As I sat with my husband today at Daves Beach, my spirit was bathed in a wonderful serenity as my body, mind and soul were fed by the glistening of the sun on the water, and the sounds that the water eminated as it danced itself upon shore ♥ Charlston Heston in the background narrating the ps...
Posted by Tammie, Rev Wonder
What a cool deal. I got to speak today at church, it was a wonderful experience. I did one of my wild empath chronicles, and they really liked it :) I talked a little bit about empathy being a survival skill, the fact that it was genetic and that most are "awakened" through...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose. Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. He guides me in right paths for his name's sake. Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff...
Posted by Rodney Philip Re
As I weep the Lord wipes away the tears from my sorrowful face. Like a sudden wind He lifts me up and qualifies me, a sinner, redeemed a covenant with the faithful.
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Morning O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thristing. I long for you like dry, weary land without water. Give me your strength and your glory. I wish to praise you all my life fill my soul as with a banquet. I cling to you; hold me close in your hands. Psalm 63 ...
Posted by Mike Celtic Warrior O'Brien
It was about 20 yrs ago it was right after my mother had gotten really sick and we had to put her in anursing home cause my father could not take care of her like he wanted. I got angry at God cause my mother was such a good christian woman and why would he allow her to suffer the way he did. ...
Posted by christopher burgess
I have come to realize, through careful mediations and trying to live as stress free as possible. That most people only see, at most 33% of the things that go on around them. I have notice that the more you slow down your personal actions the more you notice that people are ingoring every day common...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Morning Praise the Lord, all you nations, glorify God, all you peoples! For steadfast is God's kindness toward us and the fidelity of the Lord endures forever. . . Psalm 117 Praise the Lord, faraway space, glorify God, every home and family! For God has brought us to the beginning of thi...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Evening My God, every day I praise you, my voice blending with the prayer of every generation. You are good and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The Lord lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who a...
Posted by Jay Olson
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;Weep, and you weep alone.For the sad old earth must borrow it's mirth,But has trouble enough of its own.Sing, and the hills will answer;Sigh, it is lost on the air.The echoes bound to a joyful sound,But shrink from voicing care.Rejoice, and men will seek you;Grie...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your holy spirit ...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Evening Lord, I thank you for the many times you gave me help, always listening when I called. In my darkest moments, when all seemed to be lost, there you were, at my side. The Lord always listens and has pity; the Lord always comes to our help. Our mourning you change into danc...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Morning Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the Lord is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise; Give thanks to him; bless his na...
Posted by Jay Olson
We ran upon a starfish, as pretty as can be. I marveled at its beauty, then tossed it in the sea. Somewhere today that starfish moves, Along the sandy shore. And in our minds, the memory, Remains forevermore. Jay Olson 2010
Posted by Rev. Bear Jones
One Love! One Heart!Let's get together and feel all right.Hear the children cryin' (One Love!);Hear the children cryin' (One Heart!),Sayin': give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right;Sayin': let's get together and feel all right. Wo wo-wo wo-wo! Let them all pass all their dirty ...
Posted by Jay Olson
There will come soft rain and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum-trees in tremulous white; Robins will wear their feathery fire Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire; And...
Posted by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.
"Have faith in God." Mark 11:22 Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well...
Posted by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.
“[Praise to the LORD] LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.” Isaiah 25:1 NIV
Posted by Rachel Gibb
Here is a list of Angel Colors I am collecting from books I read: ColorDescriptionResource White light This invokes the angels around you to surround you without interruption. The angels protect you, and they ensure that you're safe and guarded Incarnated Angels Pink Light Th...
Posted by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.
"Ye must be born again." John 3:7 Regeneration is a subject which lies at the very basis of salvation, and we should be very diligent to take heed that we really are "born again," for there are many who fancy they are, who are not. Be assured that the name of a Christian is not the nature of a ...
Posted by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.
That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly...
Posted by Jay Olson
How small we are! How infinitesimal! God is a billion, And we, a tiny decimal. How small we are! How trivial, how futile. God is the Intellect, And we, but brutal. How small we are! How insignificant, How petty, mean and base. And God, magnificent. &...
Posted by peter thompson
I have been told accounts of situtations that have lead to crimes, committed by parents pushed to the edge by corupt people (rumored private club) in a stste goverment system. The rest I do not know how to word. except to say: some is rumor, some is testomony, everything indiactes the existance of a...
Posted by Rev. Bear Jones
BOB MARLEY"War" Until the philosophy which hold one race superiorAnd anotherInferiorIs finallyAnd permanentlyDiscreditedAnd abandoned -Everywhere is war -Me say war. That until there no longerFirst class and second class citizens of any nationUntil the colour of a man's skinIs of no more signifi...
Posted by Jay Olson
Walking through a field of corn flake. Clicking and kicking while strolling along. Eating some raisons and singing a song. Walking through a field of corn flake. Looking for spoons and sugar lump. Dodging the milk drops that fall by my head. &n...
Posted by Major Shane-Antony D'Arcy B.Sc (Hons) Celtic Druid
Many pagans actively worship Gaia. Beliefs regarding Gaia vary, ranging from the common Wiccan belief that Gaia is the Earth (or in some cases the spiritual embodiment of the earth, or the Goddess of the Earth), to the broader Neopagan belief that Gaia is the goddess of all creation, a Mother Godd...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your holy spirit ...
Posted by Rev. Chris J. Gagne, M.Div./Th.M.
Please begin by reading Psalm 119:129-136. As we enter into the first week of what I am calling “Fireproofing our Relationships”, I want to talk to you about the second most important skill and action involved in successful relationships, friendships, and marriages. That skill i...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Evening Lord, I thank you for the many times you gave me help, always listening when I called. In my darkest moments, when all seemed to be lost, there you were, at my side. The Lord always listens and has pity; the Lord always comes to our help. Our mourning you change into danc...
Posted by Mystic Angel
As I dip into the sacred pools, I wash away all that alianates me from feeling the love of the Divine. I wash away sadness and dispair, you no longer have a home in my heart. I release the one's that bind my soul. You no longer have power over me. From this moment forth, I am free of the chains that...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Morning Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful song. Know that the Lord is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his courts with praise; Give thanks to him; bless his na...
Posted by Daniel Morris
5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth...
Posted by Nikole Schmidt
Sometimes I forget that wasting passion on worry defeats the purpose... Sometimes I forget that I am always surrounded by things and people that love me... Sometimes I remember to turn off my lights, sometimes my lights forget to turn me off Sometimes I forget that my problems are far smaller tha...
Posted by Jay Olson
I’m a very busy man I am. I was on the 6 o’clock news yesterday afternoon. They were asking me a couple of questions about the economy, foreign relations, and things like that. Well, I just had to tell them what I thought. I told them that when I was over in .....
Posted by Jay Olson
Days of my life; floating through space. Memories forgotten, drift past my face. Tomorrows sweet promise, in galaxies near. Todays morning sunrise, sings into my ear. As yesterdays story, drifts and fades from my sight. A new one begins, with the dawns ea...
Posted by Mystic Angel
I am a little tired. We woke up and then fell back alseep.I had kind of a weird dream but I normally do when I fall alseep after it is light outside. The last part of my dream was about moving to Oregon. I was alone again, just the kids and I. My dad was with me. Then I was trying to call my ...
Posted by Jay Olson
The snow melts on the mountain And the water runs down to the spring, And the spring in a turbulent fountain, With a song of youth to sing, Runs down to the riotous river, And the river flows on to the sea, And the water again Goes back in rain To the hills where it used to be. And I wonder if Life'...
Posted by Pastor Celesta Pack
I have studied the Bible for a long time and I will see people spit out scriptures and know exactly what book, Chapter and verse. How do you train yourself to be able to do that?
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Evening Lord, as this day ends, soul and body, I am tired. And all I have done: is it worthwhile? I need you, Lord, where can I turn, except to you? O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty; I busy not myself with great things too sublime for me. Nay rather, I have sti...
Posted by Mystic Angel
I responded to someone's post this morning about being an "expert" in failure. Something happend just a few moments ago that is forcingme to rethink this. The last few years I have learned to accept failure as a part of my life. I chalked it up as part of the "family curse". Amongst others that seem...
Posted by Jay Olson
I am a boy who’s a bit over sixty. I am a man who has seen his own death. My youth was spent in folly. My life is another ones breath. The breath of a brand new morning, And the scent of a blooming flower. I anxiously wait for the morning sun, And fear for the darkening hour. &...
Posted by Garry Sprigg
God created all things, past PRESENT and future through the Holy Spirit. Spirit exists everywhere, in all things cosmic and quantum. Heaven exists within each of us. We can connect Heaven to Earth by our visits to our soul's Sacred Heart. Heaven can merge with God's creations on Earth. We can help t...
Posted by Jay Olson
Marcels Dilemma Time and space walk hand in hand. In search of a staircase to descend. Time is wrapped in glistening gold. Space enshrouded in blue I am told. They're on their way up'.., &nbs...
Posted by Rev. Bear Jones
Sunrise, Sunset I was anchored on the eastern side of the island and I was not supposed to be, but I knew I could circle the southern end of the island and be at the first dive spot by the time passengers were up and had their coffee. If you get stuck with the pre-dawn watch &ndash...
Posted by Rev. Bear Jones
Maube's gift Maube led the way up the trail and I did my best not to slide back down ass-first on my belly – again. The first time had been more than enough. The day had begun with two hours in a rattle-trap machine that did not deserve to be called a truck over rough terrain and b...
Posted by Rev. Bear Jones
Maube's lesson I saw my friend Maube do many magical things without even trying hard. He’d hop off of a trail and back on just as a coconut fell where he would have been. He’d walk in the trees from limb to limb like a frog hopping on lilypads. He just knew somehow. One...
Posted by Rev. Bear Jones
Okay, so Christmas has no great deeper meaning to me since I’m a Pagan and not a Christian, but there's enough little kid inside me to make up for that somewhat. This is especially true if I can do something nice for people. Christmas Eve in Butlertown on the island of Nevis was not g...
Posted by Maria-Catharina Mura
Is there a group that is Christian house church on this site? Or a blog? Just wondering?
Posted by Rev. Bear Jones
360 Degrees Think of a compass dial. It spins on an axis and is graduated in 360 degrees of direction. That means wherever you are, there are 360 directions to turn. Now let's turn that around. Hang an apple from the ceiling. If you approach it from the equator, there are 360 direc...
Posted by peter thompson
The meaning of life is a question of "who am I" and "what am i here for?" With the Answer "To Be", as whom you were in past is not the person you are at present, and the person you are at present will not be the person you are in future, as every new sight, sound, thought, interaction, etc. change...
Posted by Pharoh Ahaya
Greetings of Balance and Harmony friends, Lend an ear to my latest podisode. Topics include, service industry destined to failure and cause bad health, how to take your heart pulse rate, dangerous rituals, Good frequencies vs not-so-good ones and holistic health tips on alleviating snoring...all in...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Evening My God, every day I praise you, my voice blending with the prayer of every generation. You are good and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. The Lord lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who a...
Posted by Jay Olson
All are architects of Fate, Working in these walls of Time; Some with massive deeds and great, Some with ornaments of rhyme. Nothing useless is, or low; Each thing in its place is best; And what seems but idle show Strengthens and supports the rest. For the structure that we raise, Time is with ...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Morning Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your h...
Posted by Jay Olson
Did you tackle that trouble that came your way With a resolute heart and cheerful? Or hide your face from the light of day With a craven soul and fearful? Oh, a trouble's a ton, or a trouble's an ounce, Or a trouble is what you make it, And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts, B...
Posted by Bishop Michael Collins-Windsor, Ph.D.
Today a dear friend who knows me from here in the ULCM informed me on Facebook that, and I quote, "The tone and thrust of your internet persona has significantly darkened from that of the internet persona I first encountered. I believe...that's a correct observation, I dra...
Posted by Jay Olson
by: Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream:-- There spread a cloud of dust along a plain; And underneath the cloud, or in it, raged A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince's banner Wavered, then staggered backwa...
Posted by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer
Morning Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. . . Psalm 146 Praise the Lord, my mind and memory, my thoughts and deeds of this day. I will praise the Lord wherever I go; I will sing praise, for the Lord is good. Pri...
Posted by Rev. Lisa Taylor
I want to thank those that sent prayers and energy during my illness it means the world to me and makes a huge difference in my long recovery ahead of me. I am in absolute awe at the outreach of so many and humbled as well. I would like to that this opportunity to share my story so t...
Posted by Lesly Peterson Patterson
We always look for the best in a mate. It’s our humanistic quest to seek, find, and snag that perfect one. “Till death do we part’ is what we’re hoping for. Quite often, in what we’ll call the ‘pursuit and impression’ stage, we may not actually see the real ...
Posted by Brother Micheal McBride
Where is the soul? Is it attached to the mind or the body as a whole. I mean if you go brain dead, does the soul pass on or is it trapped on this realm. Not able to pass but not able to control its body. I had to face this question as I watched my mom suddenly die and be resusc...
Posted by Jeff Austin
"A New Testament professor is setting the world of Bible scholarship on fire with his claim that newly discovered fragments of early Christian writings could include a first-century version of the Gospel of Mark, from the same century in which Jesus and the apostles lived..." (Cont text at WMD st...
Posted by Jay Olson
The wave of the ocean, the leaf of the wood, In the rhythm of motion proclaim life is good. The stars are all swinging to metres and rhyme, The planets are singing while suns mark the time. The moonbeams and rivers float off in a trance, The Universe quivers - on, on with the dance! Ou...
Posted by Maury Brooks
I am looking to create a discussion about the rules about doing spiritual healing in Europe, especially Germany. I am traveling over there in the next two months to be with a woman I love and need to keep my spiritual healing practice going. Can anyone give me some insights based on your personal ex...
Posted by Jay Olson
A Spot On The Map Everything’s there if you know where it's at. Everything’s there if you know what your looking for. We're all on our own road, That leads to the same place. I could give you directions but you still may get lost. Eve...
Posted by Carol Burney
There are many people in the world who are overcome by a meaninglessness of life. They join organizations, churches, political parties, neighborhood groups, coffee clatches and more and still feel the tug of the inner self to know why they are here and what their purpose could possibly b...
Posted by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO
There is a Planned Parenthood office in my neighborhood, and on most Saturday mornings a small group gathers outside and reads from the Bible and prays loud enough so that those in the passing cars can hear them. They are there not just to spread God's Word, I suspect, but to intimidat...
Posted by Jay Olson
Alone In A Crowded Room One day while watching the wind, Emptiness filled my heart. I laughed at my plight, knowing, It's impossible to fill anything with nothing &nb...
Posted by Gatlianne - New Thought Metaphysician, Yoga Philosopher & Inspirational Writer
The trunk of the great tree is connected To its branches that are connected to its leaves The trunk connects to the roots Who are embedded in the earth that drinks the rain that has fallen from the clouds Who are highlighted by the sun that warmed the wind That rustles through...
Posted by Gatlianne - New Thought Metaphysician, Yoga Philosopher & Inspirational Writer
“The great path has no gates,Thousands of roads enter itwhen one passes throughthis gateless gateHe walks freelybetween heaven and earth"Zen The great path - a one-way street for some and a convolutionof twists and turns for others. Is one better than the other? Isthe straight ahead, do not p...
Posted by Mystic Angel
Today was a pretty nice day. We took a drive to the lake with my parents. It was nice to be near the mountains and away from time. I miss being in nature. Sure, in some areas there is a ton of nature, but something about brown dirt and cactus that seems to make me want to disconnect more. I often fo...
Posted by Pharoh Ahaya
Greetings friends, I invite you all to lend an ear to my latest podisode at my site PharohsHouse.com Just click on the play button to listen. Much appreciation to you. Topics: Smart foods, Not living by bread alone, Cleansing a room with sage, etc, Lead paint controversy, and more in...