Tag: spiritual beliefs
member name: Carla G.
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September 16, 2007 11:40 AM EDT --
The next discussion topic for the "Spirituality Explorers" is HELL. Do you believe that Hell is a place in the bowels of the earth where we are sent after death to be punished . . .
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November 17, 2007 04:33 PM EST --
This week, the topic for us "Spirituality Explorers" is GRATITUDE. What are you grateful for this Thanksgiving? I believe that with an "attitude of gratitude" we attract or draw . . .
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November 24, 2007 03:33 PM EST --
The Gospel of Thomas, one of 50 texts from the beginning of the Christian era found near Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt, contains this quote from Jesus: "If you bring forth what is within you, what . . .
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January 12, 2008 01:43 PM EST --
After taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays, I am back with another topic for contemplation and discussion. The Spirituality Explorers' Discussion Topic for this week is:
Why is there . . .
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September 03, 2007 03:55 PM EDT --
The next topic for discussion in the "Spirituality Explorers" group is "Acts of God". You've seen insurance policies that claim no liability for an "act of god." What . . .
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September 20, 2007 09:50 AM EDT --
Ralph Waldo Emerson said this of God’s method of communication—“God Himself does not speak prose, but communicates with us by hints, omens, inferences, and dark resemblances in objects . . .
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December 08, 2007 11:36 AM EST --
What if you were to learn that Jesus did not come from a virgin birth—that Mary conceived him just as most of us were conceived?Would that have any affect on your faith? Would it change the way . . .
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December 15, 2007 01:08 PM EST --
The "Spirituality Explorer's" group discussion topic this week was inspired by recent events in the state of New Jersey. As you may have heard, New Jersey voted to abolish the death . . .
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September 29, 2007 02:10 PM EDT --
A woman in Texas was swept up in a flash flood as she tried to carry her baby to safety. Her baby was torn from her arms and she watched as the child drowned in the swirling waters. Such a memory . . .
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October 06, 2007 06:04 PM EDT --
The discussion topic this week for the "Spirituality Explorers" is "The Secret". When the movie came out, it got a lot of attention. And the book is still on the bestseller list. What . . .
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August 15, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
"Can I be a Christian and still believe in reincarnation?" a woman once asked me. I explained to the woman that up until the Council of Constantinople in A.D. 533, reincarnation was accepted . . .
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January 01, 2007 12:18 PM EST --
My resolution for 2007 is to be more fully and completely ME--my true self and not the person that other's might expect me to be. As a person who has lived life as a perfectionist and people-pleaser, . . .
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August 11, 2007 04:51 PM EDT --
Dear Spirituality Explorers,
I am lobbing out another topic for discussion. The first discussion topic was about God--who and what God is to you? We got some interesting comments on that . . .
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August 23, 2007 01:35 PM EDT --
Angels are mentioned in the religious teachings of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions. Do you believe in angels? Have you ever seen an angel? In your opinion, what is the purpose of angels . . .
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May 06, 2007 11:45 AM EDT --
Last Friday, the House of Representatives passed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. It is designed to protect gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender individuals--as well as individuals with disabilities--from . . .
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October 09, 2007 10:47 AM EDT --
On August 30, 2003, Robert Rogers and his wife and four children were driving from Wichita to their home near Kansas City, Missouri. They had attended a wedding in Wichita and now, with the children (all . . .
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September 09, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
I've always believed that if people of different religions sat down with one another and talked, we would have far less wars and many more friendships. Maybe that's why I enjoyed the book, The . . .
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August 09, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
In the first group that I started-- "Soul Food: Stories of Hope and Inspiration", I wanted to publish pesonal stories that would inspire people who were going through challenges and give them . . .
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April 06, 2007 04:00 PM EDT --
When my first husband asked for a divorce, I felt as if my heart had been stomped on. Feelings of rejection, abandonment, anger, sadness, and confusion were some of the emotions that I experienced. Going . . .
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January 15, 2007 11:48 PM EST --
Even though I was only 13 when I heard Martin Luther King, Jr. speak, his passion and spirit cut through to my heart. It called to me--to an as-yet-undiscovered place in my soul.
The Kansas . . .
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