It's common to include excerpts from religious texts, like the Bible and the Torah, for religious awedding ceremony. Butsecular weddingscan use nonreligious wedding readings from just about any source for their event. However, if you and your partner are unsure about your options, you're in ...
Now this has nothing to do with faith or religious views. This is about beliefs in the form of habitual thoughts, opinions, and attitudes about the world around you and especially your beliefs about you, your life, your circumstances, your potential, and your future. It’s been said that ...
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and the War in Iraq, religious and political philosopher Hauerwas (my husband’s read some of his other stuff!) published a collection of essays/papers/speeches about the connection between war and American Christianity. But Melissa, you say, this is not yo...
Perhaps the most insidious of all, thought attachment can destroy physical, emotional, psychological, and interpersonal well-being in the blink of an eye. When we attach ourselves to a belief, expectation, preconceived notion, or idea – especially if these are negative or harmful – we in a ...
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A Religious Dip in the Lake A rabbi and a priest went for a walk in the park, and strolled by a large lake. Suddenly the rabbi said: "Let's go in and do some 'baptism', the water looks really clear!" "But we don't have swimsuits" the priest told him. "So what?" replied...
(what he says about Total Depravity is the easiest illustration of this). He’s a layman, he’s allowed (many who read this will be quick to point the same is true of me—and I assure you, I’m just as aware as Lewis was). There’s a part of me that wishes he’d continued ...
forcing us to break free of the 3d matrix structure in which we’ve been living, transcend dogma, and expand our consciousness to include the whole of the manifest and unmanifest. Recognize the common thread that runs through all faiths; the Golden Rule is the same for all religious ...
Deeds WordPress theme is a well-coded theme for religious propagation and fundraising websites. It is packed with cutting-edge responsive features and adjusts smoothly on any device. You get 8 pre-built layout pages to build an amazing church or any non-profit website. ...
Authorities tell us the surviving alleged perpetrator of the Boston Marathon bombing admitted that religious beliefs motivated him and his brother, and that they undertook their attack as a protest against America’s ongoing wars, but such a direct connection to United States foreign policy is not ...