ADELE BUTLER – Women of Spirit: Keep The Faith
DESPAIR surrendered to FAITH – Madison Ellis
DESPAIR surrendered to FAITH.... Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at the church, the Pastor and his eleven year old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel Tracts. This particular Sunday afternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside, as well as pouring rain. The boy bundled up in his warmest and driest clothes and said, 'OK, dad, I'm ready.' His Pastor dad asked, 'Ready for … [Read more...]
INSPIRATIONAL PHOTO – There are many Paths TO the Same Garden.
There are many paths to God, choose the path that's right for you. Proverbs - Today in Proverbs 20 verse 24 : “A person's steps are directed by the LORD, 'How' then can anyone understand his own way?” This is a powerful Proverb for us to consider. Do you believe that your steps are directed by God? I think so often we want to be in control of our own steps. And when we really try to take control of our own steps is when we so often stumble. . . It is so powerful for us to realize … [Read more...]
INSPIRATIONAL PHOTO – Awakening
It is very difficult for a WO-man who returns home after having traversed the entire city to remember in detail all of HER/his thoughts, ideas, incidents, things, etc. Upon trying to recall, SHE/he will discover huge gaps in HER/his memory, which correspond precisely to the most profound states of sleep. To be conscious of oneself is something very difficult; but, one can attain that state by learning to live alert and vigilant from moment to moment. - Samael Aun Weor Related: … [Read more...]
Taryn Galewind: The Healing Power of Prayer
The Healing Power of Prayer Max Michael Wehrle was born with a gaping hole in his lung. Yet the congregation of his grandmother’s church swears the hole closed without surgery when they prayed devoutly for little Max. Brenda Wickes was confined to a wheel chair, unable to walk without extreme pain. A friend asked her to pray and to make a visit to a church healing. Now, Brenda insists on walking 10,000 steps every day. She says that prayer healed her. Stories like this abound in … [Read more...]
Spirituality – The Growth of Wicca
The Growth of Wicca In 1990, the American Religious Survey found 8,000 people who identified themselves as Wiccans. In 2001, that number was 134,000, an incredible growth! Wicca is currently the largest non-Christian faith practiced by members of the U.S. Air Force. An independent group places the worldwide number of Wiccans at 1,000,000. How did Wicca (“wick-uh”) become the fastest growing religion in the world, even though Wiccans don’t proselytize? There are two answers. The … [Read more...]
Alchemy: Where Science and Spirituality Meet, ‘Is there an overlap?’
Where Science and Spirituality Meet... 'Is there an overlap between science and spirituality?' While these two fields have traditionally been seen to be at odds, the more realistic question is, what are the periods of time in which they did NOT overlap? Science, of course, is a field of study that originally emerged out of alchemy and magic. Previous to the Enlightenment, the two were not separate. Many of the people who organized the scientific revolution in human knowledge … [Read more...]
Rev. Nina Roe – Mercury Retrograde Holiday Inspirations
A Celebration of Women celebrates Rev. Nina, as her message reminds us of this famous quote: “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” ~ Elizabeth Kubler Ross Darkness abounds... and it is good! On Friday, December 10th, Mercury went retrograde and will be through the end of this month. While some … [Read more...]