it is about whether we can counteract our thoughts. Thoughts can be classified into three types: good, bad, and neutral. Practice is about transforming bad thoughts into good ones and transforming good thoughts into unconditioned wisdom. This...
The Lords Prayer Biblical scholars disagree about Jesus' meaning in the Lord's Prayer. Some view it as "existential," referring to man's present experience on earth, while others interpret it as "eschatological," referring to the coming Kingdom of God. The prayer itself lends to both interpr...
When Jesus was asked about His return, the first sign of many He referred to in all three chapters was religious deception. Many times He warned about religious deception and being led astray in this age, as if it would be worse than at any time in the history of the Church. In other...
“No, TikTok is no bird, but I bet there are TikTok’s about parrots talking.” Danny stunned his new disciples as he found a video of someone who trained his cockatiel to swear for a treat. His blonde-haired bowl cut, blue-eyed audience was more amazed about a creature they had neve...
When it became obvious that the Montanist doctrine was an attack on orthodox Christianity, the bishops of Asia Minor gathered in synods and finally excommunicated the Montanists, probably about the year 177. Montanism then became a separate sect with its seat of government at Pepuza. It maint...
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” There is nothing secret about total ...
Then Gampopa goes on to talk more about the term “uncontrived.” As above, it is spontaneous and natural, and thus “ordinary mind,” i.e., a mind that is left just as it is, without “making” it virtuous or clear. If one would do something like that with the mind (i.e., ...
People have the right to decent work, just wages, safe working conditions, and to participate in decisions about their work. There is value in all work. Our work in school and at home is a way to participate in God's work of creation. It is a way to use our talents and abilities ...
Wesley also influenced other key figures in the abolitionist movement, like George Whitefield, who helped spark discussions about slavery across the Atlantic. John Wesley supported women in leadership roles in Methodism. In 1761, he allowed Sarah Crosby to preach when she faced a large crowd in he...
know this, you also know that when once the lie about Mrs. Eddy and the authorship of Science and Health was destroyed, it was equally impossible for that lie to return. As Science and Health declares, “Neither disease itself, sin nor fear has the power to cause disease or a relapse....