A daily train ride supplies insight into the nature of prayer: the power is always present if we are willing to stay connected. This awareness of God's omnipresence is the grand thing David celebrates. Jesus reminds us of it as His parting gift before ascending to the Father.

It is not a simple process because before one can cross, unknown dangers may have to be faced and terrifying battles fought. This is what Jacob discovered. To cross over into Canaan was not just a matter of crossing a stream, because in the darkness a strange and mysterious presence arises. Ancient tales had it that rivers had spirits which had to be defeated before the river could be crossed.

There are three laws of the Magi and this is the short version of one of them.

Your attitude makes you or breaks you. Discover how to put on the attitude that will help you get ahead in life.

Rabbi Kushner could not comprehend how a loving, supposedly merciful and compassionate and just God, could allow such a tragedy to befall him and his loved ones. After all, he considered himself a God-fearing, obedient man who was living a more religiously committed life than most people. So how could a God of justice permit so great an injustice?

when life isn’t fair, disappoints arise and things don’t seem to make any sense remember Jesus is our comforter

A question I ask myself is, ”Why do I even think I need to understand God’s ways?” Do we think our ways are better? Sure we do at times. Do we need to think about how we are going to get down that river the most effective way on that tube?

Vanity - it’s easy to mask, easy to forget, and easy to justify. We hide it behind dignity and poise. The sins connected to this weakness aren't quite as severe as those associated with pride, gluttony, and lust. But it can eventually lead up to some serious problems. And it can keep us from becoming an instrument of Christ...

Where do you look for an experience of the Divine? Religion? Your inner guides? Your higher self? Do you know that the experience of the Divine is not only inside you, it is you? In this article I lead you on a short journey that helps you begin reawaken this divine being that is you...

And then we ask ourselves upon what principles are we allotted our looks. What is it that makes us ugly or attractive or “plain?” What is it that gives us a musical ear or an artistic eye; an affectionate disposition or an uncontrollable temper, a talent for mathematics or skills of language?

There are always three voices in every ones head at any given time; God's voice, the devil's voice, and the voice of our own flesh. So, how are we to be sure to hear from God with all the noise going on?

A healthy spirituality can be one of the most effective tools at our disposal for managing stress. However, for reasons as individual as they themselves are, many people feel leery of anything to do with the spiritual. This article draws the all-important distinction between spirituality and religion, and explores how spirituality can reduce stress levels.

God has written into divine providence a kind of payday-someday theology.

Why do bad things happen to good people? Surely this is a question all of us ask from time to time. Some of Jesus’ listeners asked Him the same question.

The inescapable fact of the matter is that by ourselves, we cannot do what is right. We just do not make the grade. Knowing the rules whether they are golden or silver, do not make us able to obey them. We keep on falling into a trap called sin.

There must be balance to have both physical and spiritual fitness.

Walls as a blockade seem to be an integral part of our society. Almost from the beginning of man’s pilgrimage here on earth, there have been walls which have bound and imprisoned mankind.

Archangel Gabriel is considered the holy messenger of God. She is most famous for the Annunciation, when she told the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to the Messiah. You can work with Gabriel to gain inspiration, reconciliation, and hope.

I know eyebrows are probably raising about now, but let me tell you this works! How does God know what we want or need if we don't get specific and let Him know?

How to achieve your goals by sending your desires out into the universe. This simple four-step process can turn you into a magnet that attracts whatever it is you desire.

Learn how to recognize the type of stress you have and reduce negative stress. Start living a happier life today and stop worrying about the wrong things.

Everybody knows what job stress is....or do they? This articles breaks down the types of stress that can be experienced in the workplace into 4 distinct categories. This classification can help you to determine what might be causing you most stress at work and how to defuse it.

Many things in life are aggravating. In fact, one could argue that life itself is aggravating. However, for the purposes of this discussion, let's deal with aggravation as a cost of doing something. We'll measure it via AI = Aggravation Index.