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Do you ever notice how religious types are so unmotivated? All of that “restriction” takes its toll on you. We have been so scared for so long that once we try to be good, we are scared that we are going to go the wrong way. I’m here to say we have to trust [...]

The majority of thinking people surely agree that we need a profound transformation to liberate us from chaos, immorality, violence,  and corruption. But, with few exceptions, the general tendency until now has been to look first at the problems we see outside of ourselves; we want to “see the straw in the other’s eye” (Matthew [...]

Many Americans have felt in their conscience a desire to change this country and this world. Sure, we can say we know many good people; we have good friends and family. What we need to ask ourselves is how we can achieve true love to challenge ourselves, our inner core, to expand our love for [...]

Education today is focused on creating a winner-take-all society where those who finish first are rewarded with a monopoly on happiness. That is not the right way to educate children. Education must be a means for creating a world where all humanity can live well together. The philosophies and methods of education that have dominated [...]

During the thirty years of his life, because Jesus displayed patience centering on God’s will even when he was in an unbearable environment, because he could abide by the will of God and persist even when Satan could endure no longer, Jesus was lifted up as the symbol of patience and became the hero who [...]

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When does freedom get to be an oppressor? When does the unquenchable desire to do anything and everything we desire become a hindrance? Can it be that the freedom that we’re all longing for is not to be found in doing everything we want at all times just exactly how only we want to do it [...]

The humanities – which includes subjects such as literature, history, and philosophy – is vital to our self-understanding.  The cultural education provided by the fields of literature and history enables us to reflect on our past and live fully in the present, providing us with the insight to judge between good and bad and preparing [...]

When you go to bed, lie down with a beautiful mind. Remove all ugliness from it. In the morning when you wake, come before the deep bosom of God, and then, when you go out to work, you will embark from the throne of God. The spirit world is always around you, listening and attentive. [...]

Who knows how long he or she will live? Maybe tomorrow you will die, at a mere 25 or 30 years of age. Do you have some guarantee from God as to how long you will live? No one has such a guarantee.
A wise person thinks like this: “I have only a short time to [...]

Recently, in Maine, voters voted on proposition 1. The proposition stated: “Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?” The majority of the voters voted yes, and with that Maine repealed their law which would have allowed same-sex [...]

Today I want to share my thoughts about selfless giving. It’s good to be a giver in life- it beats the heck of being a taker!
The old saying goes, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” A simple act of selfless giving… a giving that has no strings attached.
Now doesn’t that [...]

When you work, you must love that business, love the products you work with, and, of course, love the people. Always give honor to the other people. God created us, but we are also shaping ourselves and restoring our original value. Return a portion of what you earn to God as a tithe.
When you [...]

The keyword for life is respect:
Respect all things as holy things.
Respect all men as holy men.
Respect yourself as a holy person.
Respect your mind as holy.
Respect your body as holy.
Pay deep respect to all people, no matter what kind of person they may be. As a child, be respectful towards an elderly person. Think over your [...]

In life most people have goals, things they would like to accomplish or see made real. During the process of realizing these goals, people have to face reality. They have to face all the variables and unexpected turns that life gives, ideally, overcoming all obstacles accomplishing their aim. So what does confidence or faith have [...]

We each have concepts we’ve formed over some situation, memory, or experience on an individual level which influence our behavior and views about others. On top of that we have our family history, culture, and national concepts that are collectively embedded in us. These shape our personalities, decisions, and opinions on life in general. We [...]

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Richard Wiseman, professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, tracked 5,000 people who made goals and New Year’s Resolutions. 9 out of 10 failed to meet their goals! Are you one of them? To make success more likely:
Break your resolution into a series of small steps; tell your family and friends about your resolution, [...]

We’re finding volcanoes erupting under the ocean, taking vacations to the moon, and discovering new dinosaur species every day. Scientists have even found a way to turn deadly, toxic waste into oil and glass. But are our priorities in line? Is it imperative to spend our energy on energy? It seems that we are so concerned with [...]