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New Year: New Heart
Repentance is essential to inherit heaven. One who does not repent shall perish, said Jesus. One who is in Christ is a new creation.

25 Things About God

Peace In The Midst Of Chaos
We live in a world that is full of chaos. It seems like we just get one problem solved and another one worse than the last one hits us. Our lives are filled with crowded schedules and so many demands on our time that we find it difficult to read the Bible or take time to talk to Jesus.

Suffering
Suffering from the Vipassana Meditation perspective.

Why Does God Allow Suffering?
All the wickedness and sufferings are created as challenges to man to overcome them. All of us perceive, understand and try to solve all these sufferings and wickedness and thus by step-by-step move forward in our march to perfection.

Comforting Thoughts When You Face Obstacles
Our strength and comfort comes from our Lord. He is our strength and refuge. He is a God of sympathy and understanding. He knows our hurt and loneliness. He knows how we feel.

Jerusalem Heads of Churches' Christmas Message 2007
It is important for us to reflect carefully on what the Evangelist is trying to put before us about God's gift to us of Jesus, born in Bethlehem's manger, together with the clear response God asks of each one of us.

Christmas Message-2007: The Message of Love and Peace
It’s nothing but the pure love of God towards the mankind that has made God to send his only begotten son. There is no doubt about that. His decision made into truth around two thousand years ago. This would be the most basic belief which we all learned from the day from which we started hearing about Christianity.

A Blessed Christmas - 2007
The sublime nature of celebrating the Divine Nativity of Christ, our Savior, is related to one's response to the Blessed Child born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago. The response of the innkeeper is relevant in contemporary times; when Joseph and Virgin Mary wanted to find a room where the Heavenly Child could be born. He was not unfriendly, but his inn was packed, his hands were full, his mind was preoccupied.

Nativity of Jesus Christ
The incarnation is not accidental, it was planned and executed for a purpose; the salvation of humanity. The only-begotten Son of God, begotten in eternity of the Father without a mother, was born in the fullness of time of a human Mother without an earthly father.

Finding God
Did you ever try anything for a long time with great effort and with no success? You get psychologically glutted, fed up with trying. And then you quit That is when you really discover how to find God.

Pi-Day Reflections on Einstein and Vedanta
Both the circle and the law of relativity are closely linked to ancient rishis and their wisdom for liberation. The rishis were dedicated people experimenting in various ways to understand the law and attain liberation.

Do You Fast?
According to St. John Chrysostom, fasting is not just forsaking food. It is what you do that counts.

The Meaningful Thanksgiving
Giving thanks is the natural response to some favor received. It is ingratitude to be thankless. Not to give thanks is the sign of pride and ego. If we are thankful to our fellow beings, how much more we should be to our Creator who has blessed us richly in different ways.

Devotional Thought: Tender Mercies of the Lord

Lords Prayer
A Basic principle taught by "Give us this day our daily bread," is the principle of moderation. Follow me carefully through this petition as it is a very important point.

Religion and Spirituality - what differentiates Religion from Spirituality?
Religion is "absolute truth of life" of the physical manifested world. It is Religion and not Spirituality which forms the basis of the present society we live in.

Religion For Non Believers
Religion for me has been a bewildering and reluctant adversary. For the longest time religion meant belief in some strangers prescription for salvation.

God Versus Religion: How to Discern Between God and Religion
"Who created religion, God or man?" This was the question of the night as many people out partying on a Friday night gathered around for a spiritual discussion.

Jain Religion as a World Religion
The picture of Jain religion points automatically reveals its universal acceptability.

Faith That Moves Mountains: First, Forget The Mountain
The first thing it means to me is that I have a very small, limited picture of what faith is able to do. It means that I need to open my eyes to just how big and powerful God is, and that I need to constantly remind myself, "With God, all things are possible."

Faith: Finding Reason in a Chaotic Universe
Faith is simply letting go and trusting that everything has purpose and happens for a reason.

Three Keys to Finding Peace in Turbulent Times
When life sweeps through with the force of a F4 tornado, finding peace often seems impossible. Take heart. It’s not only possible; it’s actually only three steps away.

Attaining Inner Peace
To be at one with God is to be at peace. The child simplicity is the greatest agency in bringing this full and complete realization, the child simplicity that recognizes its true relations with the Father's life.

Why Do We Pray?
Prayer might just be God’s greatest gift to us apart from the fact that we are alive. Having a personal and direct communication straight to our maker is a powerful thing to think about.

Teaching Children To Pray
Discussing spiritual matters with young ones can be a trying task. If you have ever attempted it, you know that their insatiable curiosity will lead them to ask many questions which might end up stumping you.

How To Forgive
It may be hard to see how you're going to get through something and forgive someone for the wrongs he or she has done to you. But this story may help you look back to your life, and see a different perspective on life.

Manufacturer's Recall Notice
An interesting illustration of Sin.

The Six Ghosts of Fear
There are six basic fears with which every human suffers at one time or another. Most people are fortunate if they do not suffer from the entire six.

Do You Operate in Fear or Faith?
The greatest tool the enemy uses against us in life is fear, because fear keeps us from doing many of those things we would like to do in order to make our lives, and the lives of others, more complete and prosperous.

Fear and Faith Cannot Occupy The Same Space
Prayer, in faith, is our greatest protection against all manner of evil that may present itself in any form. Prayer works for those who believe in their salvation in Christ Jesus, walk in the power of God, and call out His name in time of trouble.

Is Prayer Important for the Christian?
When you pray, you are communicating with the Creator of the universe. The Creator sincerely wants to hear and answer your prayers.

The Miracle of Self Forgiveness
The months and years that I have spent forgiving the layers of self-recrimination and loathing I felt for myself have truly unburdened me. Freeing myself from the shackles of that seemingly unforgivable and unforgiving past has truly given me a new life.

Awakening the Creative Intelligence of your Soul Through the Connection with God's Spirit
When I think about “Creative Intelligence” I think of God, the Holy Spirit. God is the definitive, The Great Creator, and the Greatest of all Intelligence. This scripture comes to mind…

Jesus Autobiography
I begin with the presupposition that Jesus understood perfectly and clearly who he was. The context in which we read the words of Christ must change, from a late Twentieth Century, techno-centric, hedonistic, materialistic, democratic state to a matrix of First Century Judaism.

A Love Story
One day, I woke early in the morning to watch the sunrise. As I watched, I praised God for His beautiful work. As I sat there, I felt the Lord's presence with me.

Two Ways of Relating to God
A historical study of religion shows that there are two principal patterns of religious experience. The first is a merging in God as the Source of our Being; the second is an encounter with God as the Totally Other.

Sense and Sensation: The Discovery of the Gospel of Judas
The Gospel of Judas is the latest sensation in some media circles. Judas Iscariot got only thirty pieces of silver for betraying his master, but media people certainly hope to make far more than thirty million for the sensational "revelation" of the Gospel of Judas.

Seven Steps to Helping Others that Jesus Taught

Giving Back to Spirit
How often do you find yourself worrying or obsessing about a problem only to be reminded to give it back to Spirit/God. It's not difficult when we get caught up in everyday life, to take back what we have given to our Higher Power.

Truths Which Aid Forgiveness
Some truths which will help us forgive others are given. (Some of them are based on various spiritual beliefs or Christian concepts which might not be acceptable to you or the subject.)

The Heart to Forgive
It is one thing to “say” that we forgive someone, it is quite another to actually do it. Forgiveness is not a state of mind; it is a state of the heart. Being able to forgive someone from a heart level is not something that comes to us naturally. The challenge that we face is in getting our hearts to a point where we can accomplish this.

Truths For Self-Forgiveness
These truths are there to help us get free from the guilt, shame and doubt of the past, not to give license to do whatever we like in the future.

Tips For A More Effective Prayer Life
How can we make prayer a more active part of our lives? How do we fit such an important practice into our busy schedules? Here are a few simple tips that may help.

God and Your Schedule
I don’t want you to think that you don’t need to be organized or have a schedule. The point is that we need God’s direction. Schedules, agendas and “To Do” lists are just tools to help us be good stewards with our time. Let God decide what tasks are most important.

Why Should I Pray?
We should pray to God for at least two important reasons. First of all, God has instructed us to pray. Second for a purely selfish reason, prayer causes things to happen. Another way of looking at this is "prayer gets results, or cause and effect."

The Power of Affirmative Prayer
When I affirm that I am healthy and whole, I am affirming that I was created by God to be whole and healthy. As I continue using this affirmative prayer, my body responds with the healing it needs.

Praying With Your Teen
Does your teen see you pray? If they don't, how do they know about your relationship with the Lord so they can model it in their own life?

Praying for Your Husband's Day
One of the biggest blessings you can give your husband is to pray for his day.

The Easy Chair method for Prayer and Meditation
If done on a regular basis, the inevitable result or prayer and meditation is a new thought or feeling that helps you improve your life. At the very least, it is a simple relaxation technique that opens your mind to new and better solutions. Multiply these results times 7 days a week, 12 months a year and you can see how daily prayer meditation works.

Using Prayer And Meditation With Color And Light
The Partners Within offers 10 prayer meditations that build partnerships between your human and higher powers. These partnerships use prayer to guide your behavior and thoughts and meditation to nurture your feelings and beliefs.

God is Talking -- Are You Listening? Part 1
I invite you to explore with me some of the common mental roadblocks that I've found can prevent us from getting the most from others. God talks to us in many ways, including using the voice of others, but are we listening? Let's look at some of the mental blocks that may be preventing clear reception.

God is Talking -- Are You Listening? Part 2
Another common mental blocks that can prevent us from receiving God's wisdom that is often available through others is commonly called the Full Cup Syndrome. It's a condition males are particularly prone to but which women are not immune.

God is Talking -- Are You Listening? Part 3
We all have unexamined notions, assumptions and beliefs, some which often masquerade as truth. Those are the ones that can act as a large boulder in our path to getting the most out of life. We bring our bias with us to any new relationship although we often don't notice we're doing this, mainly because we do it so often that our bias is simply part of the "background noise" of our lives.

God is Talking -- Are You Listening? Part 4
When we acknowledge and become responsible for the interference that comes from our mind, our full cups and from being biased, what naturally begins to occur is a new opening for being fully present, aware and available for contribution.

Please Listen
Irrational feelings make sense when we understand what's behind them. Perhaps that's why prayer works - because God seldom speaks in an audible voice, and He doesn't force His way. God listens and lets you work it out with His caring assistance.

Communion with God Adapted from an 1896 Scottish Bible by Allan Thornton

Perceiving the Universal in All
Here is an excellent method of moving into prayer of meditation. It can also be used as a meditation in itself.

Wisdom
Wisdom creates a bright presence in our minds, allowing us to perceive with clarity beyond the veils of illusion. When wisdom is accompanied by Faith they create together trust in our highest truths. We are then able to pass safely through the dark and difficult corners of life feeling inner security and inner peace.

Big God . . . Big Dreams
Have you ever thought about just how big God’s dream for your life really is? Too many times, I think we, as Christians, don’t have a vision. I know that a lot has been said about Proverbs 29:18, which says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” And even some has been said on Habakkuk 2:2, where God speaks to Habakkuk and says, “Write the vision and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.” But I think we need to clarify where the vision comes from.

Many Gods. Conflicting Theories. Who is Right?
How can anyone tell you who God is? How can a church, a religion, or any teacher tell you who or what God is? They can not!. Have they seen him? Have they talked to her? Of course not! Not in the physical sense that so many seem to think that God is in. Our language is not rich enough to put into words the incredible unlimited nature of God.

Live Each Day for God
We are living in an era of threat, surprises, frustrations, disasters, and terrorism. The meaning of life is diminishing; it doesn't look secure any more. There doesn't seem to be any safe place in the world. But life has to proceed until it comes to an end no matter what the circumstances are.

What’s Holding You Back from Abundant Blessings?
Did you know that the blessings you seek could be right under your nose? All that is needed may be a small token sacrifice on your part.

Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters
God takes what we sow and transforms it into abundance. Just as a tiny been seed yields a plant laden with beans, so the Lord takes our efforts and multiplies them in our behalf. We can never be certain when or where or what seeds we sow will yield a harvest.

Building Your Temple: Be Strong and Do It!
Together, we are co-creators with God. When we have a righteous idea or plan that He is in agreement with, nothing is impossible for us. We have access to His grace – His full power to bring everything we need to accomplish our goal.

Building Your House of Faith
The wealth of knowledge, light and truth that God wishes to share with us is endless, but we control the amount of it we receive by our willingness or unwillingness to lay aside our preconceived notions and absorb a little more truth.

Spiritual Politics: Making a Difference in an Indifferent World
We live in troubled times where our peace and safety are often in danger. Most feel helpless and unable to affect the unfolding events in our present world. And yet many are uniting their minds, energy and actions in order to create a peaceful and safe world with dignity for all.

The Hour of God
Only the highest spiritual wisdom and tireless sacred passion for all of life united with pragmatic, radical action on all possible fronts can now help us preserve the planet.

Self, Soul and Parables
We are Spiritual beings first and foremost. And our humanness is but one expression of the Divine that seeks to enlarge Itself through the human journey, to once again assert why we are here – which is simply To Grow!

Discover the 8 steps to a mountain moving faith.
You can transform your life and your future if you will discover and dispatch the power of mountain moving faith to your life or business situation.

A Key Leadership Quality To Help Avoid Spiritual Casualties
Successfully stand against a threefold spiritual attack. A continuous and growing relationship with Christ is the key quality every leader must have to overcome the attacks of the enemy.

Believe The Word The First Time God Speaks
There are times as leaders when circumstances and the things we see and feel are contrary to the word God spoke to our heart. In those times we can choose to accept the word of God by faith, or move based on what we see and experience.

Obedience and Assumptions
What do you do when you respond in obedience to God's directions and things don't work out the way you thought they should?

I Know Who I am
A look at who I am from a Christian perspective.

Guidelines for Pious Living
We all want to do things that would please God. But, we often fail to do that as the worldly thoughts and passions encompass us. As a result, we lose the inner peace and tranquility that is given to those who are in communion with God. Regular practice is needed to keep off the evil and stay in communion with God. Here are some practical suggestions that would help us to reach this goal.

I am Somebody
When you feel dejected, when you suffer from low self esteem, it is good to remember that "God does not make junk; you are precious because you are God's child, made in the image of him." The following poem and prayer summarizes this sentiment very well.

When Least Deserved
God is kind and gentle and full of Grace.

Messiah in the 66 Books of the Bible
The results of research into what is mentioned about Messiah in various parts of the bible.

Key Words of the Bible

Love, Right Out Loud!
Being aware of my feelings opens my heart to a path of reverence, a higher path. Love connects me to myself, to others and to the Deity in ways that the ordinary senses do not.

Success Tip 1- Put God First
God’s purpose and destiny for us is based upon what He spoke into our spirit before we were. His “Kingdom view” of the whole picture of our lives exceeds our finite “earthly view” of the portion we see for ourselves. True success always begins with putting God first. Putting God first includes looking to Him as our source to His resources.

Spiritual Math - A Thousand Blessings
Mercy is more than charity, for it not only gives benefits but it receives and pardons again and again - even the ungrateful.

Okay, Jesus. Let's Go! Staying Responsive To The Desires Of Jesus
Let me venture out and give you a few tips on living what might be termed an "Okay, Jesus. Let's go!" way of life.

Peace on Earth. Good Will Towards Men: A Vedic Perspective
Love of God is one. It does not matter how one develops love of God. Whether one follows Krishna, Christ, Buddha, or Allah if one actually develops pure love for God their life is a perfect success.

The Child Grew-up - A Few Thoughts
What are the factors that affect the growth of a child? According to the author, based on the bible, good parenting is key factor in child's growth. What the children do, good or bad or say, curse or bless when they are grown up is natural reflection of what they learned from the parents.

Inspirational Story - John 3:16

Year End Thanksgiving to God
We have reached the end of the year. It is a time to express our thanks to God for the great things he has done this past year.

Quotable Quotes of Mahatma Gandhi
Here is a collection of some great quotes from Mahatma Gandhi.

New Year - A Time for Retrospection
We all are familiar that every business takes inventory, prepares balance sheet and assesses profit and lose at the end of each fiscal year. They will also rectify pitfalls of the past and to go forward profitably. The same measure is needed in our personal life too.

Rules for Pious Life (Christian Teachings)
Archbishop Platon of Kostroma lived in 19th century Russia. This article codifies the teachings of the Desert Fathers into guidelines we can follow today.

Mysticism is...
A brief definition of mysticism

The Ten Commandments for Children

Are They All Healed When You Pray
Everyone in the healing ministry experiences failure when praying with others for healing. "Failure" in this connection is simply not seeing the healing happen that you prayed for. This article briefly discusses some of the causes and suggests some solutions.

Proper Prayer
You can get closer to God and have better communication with Him if you are earnest and make efforts to so properly. The way we were originally taught.

Healing Promised
God is very pleased when His people consider that there is more to knowing Him. For those who dare take the journey through the refiner's fire, no doubt, God has some special purpose for you.

Why People Are Not Healed - And How To Prevent It
Why are some people not healed when we pray with them? This is one of the most recurrent questions in the Christian healing ministry.

How Healers Can Prevent Healing
We need to do all we can to ensure that healing happens. Always ask "why" when it does not. If there is no obvious reason lodging with the person being prayed with, perhaps there is a fault which lies with us. If we examine ourselves in this way, we may learn something new for next time.

Who Prays When You Pray?
When we pray, who does the praying? Almost any knowledgeable Christian will give the same response to that question. In fact, it is a questions which separates the knowledgeable from the less knowledgeable Christian.

Who Lives Your Life?
The objective is to gradually bring the whole of one's life under the domain of the Spirit. Then he lead our life. We do not lead it ourselves. And it is all the better for that!

A Powerful Lesson on Forgiveness
Forgiveness is not an option for human beings. Forgiveness is essential for our health as individuals and necessary if we are to live together.

Battles of the Mind
If God is truly God and in control of all things, then the battles we face, whatever they be, are really only in the mind.

Adding Meaning to Your Easter Celebration
Here are some ideas for putting the spiritual significance back into your Easter celebration.

Do You Experience God?
We experience God when our deepest intention is to be loving rather than controlling. Inner emptiness is the result of not experiencing God due to controlling behavior.

The Hardest Forgiveness You Will Ever Do
What comes to mind when you read the title of this article? Certain people, circumstances, things and events in the past. That's only half the story.

Patriotism and God
Changing the world begins by, first, changing ourselves. Only then do we have God's promise that He will heal our land, other's land, and the world.

Connecting to the Christ Energy
The following technique can be used as an introduction to prayer or meditation or a meditation in itself.

The Plight of Pew Warmers
Have you ever been frustrated over people who come to church just to warm the pews? It takes the love of Christ to look inside and see their need.

Petitioning for Your Needs
Human beings are blessed with a unique gift: the gift of prayer or petition to the Infinite for our needs. A religious person would call it prayer; others may call it petition or meditation.

A Promise Fulfilled
There's no medical explanation as to how it's possible for her to walk, as surgeries were never done - or bones healed. Today, she is a walking testimony (both spiritually and literally) that you 'can' walk, if you keep your eyes on God.

Celebrate Renewal and Rebirth
The celebration of renewal and rebirth, both of the body and the spirit is a deeply-held Orthodox tradition. All Orthodox faiths bear joyful and solemn witness of the earth's reawakening. And nowhere is the celebration of rebirth more joyous in custom than in the sacrament of baptism.

Where Did the Brain Tumor Go?
The Story of a Miraculous Healing attributed to prayer.

Seek God
When you seek God with your whole heart, once you want Him more than life itself, God will reveal Himself to you in such a supernatural way that you will never be the same again.

I Don't Know How to Pray
During the most desperate moments of my spiritual darkness, my prayers would consistent of begging God for mercy. When I felt that God was not listening I grew angry with him.

Things God Won't Ask
It is funny how our priorities are so different than that of God. For instance, God won't ask what kind of car you drove.
He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.

A Good God
Many of us imagine God as we want Him to be. To our wishes we add expectation. We expect Him to encourage us when we are afraid, to comfort us when we're hurt, to forgive us when we fail, and to give us what we think we need when we think we need it.

God works in mysterious ways
God answers prayers. An inspirational story.

God's Cake
Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation!

The Love Song of Religious Unity
This song calling for religious unity is very powerful and evokes strong emotions to its readers. It is a shame that religious strife, all over the world, has become a never-ending curse, ushering needless misery and sadness.

Morning Praying
A wonderful poem.

The Poison of Resentment
Resentment and blame are poisons to the soul. They are far more harmful to you than to anyone else. Our ego/wounded self believes that if we blame and resent someone, we can somehow have control over that person or over the outcome of things.

Religion and World Violence
To eliminate world violence, we should look at the whole system of the universe and find which is the true religion. Who created religion?

Giving and Receiving
It is the spirit of the gift that makes the real gift, gives color and quality, meaning and value to what is given. A gift in which there is no self-giving is no gift; a gift in which love, care, sacrifice are not wrapped, is a show of gift but is not a gift.

Last Will and Testament
This last will and testament from one of the scholars of Indian Orthodox church provides us with deep insight into many theological questions we face everyday, such as who is God, what is beauty, etc.

Neither Godless nor wordless: Gregorian Thought
A look at the conflict between science, theology and God.

The Crucifixion of Christ
As Seen by Non-Christians

God is Our Refuge --- Psalm 46 - A Meditation
Remember a time in your life when you felt really bad. You were scared, depressed, and hopeless. You felt like you had nobody to help you. Today we are going to read a poem about such a situation.

The Parable of the Twins - The Life After the Birth
Although written from a Christian viewpoint, this story summarizes the anxiety all of us have towards the death and the unknown. We are anxious and fearful because we do not know what happens to us after death. This story will relax and calm you.

Existence of God: Facts and Figures Does god exist?
Believing in the Existence of God is like believing in the existence of a flower. Even though a flower may not be directly visible to us but we can feel its presence by the fragrance it emits... God also exists but we cannot see it due to the limitations.

Sharing What I Read Today
The author shares what he read about truth, sin, death, emancipation, virtue and a host of other interesting subjects.

A Sacrifice of Thanksgiving:
A meditation on Psalm 50

The dishonesty of denying God's existence:
A Meditation on Psalm 53

God, I seek thee earnestly!
A Meditation on Psalm 63

King Solomon's Mind
Pursuing pleasure for pleasure's sake, however, is like chasing after the wind.

Church Service Family Style
How a 3 Year Old Preacher & a Beagle Made Our Sunday Unforgettable.

The Power of Love
There is no doubt in my mind that the quality of love is the #1 quality that God would like to get worked into our souls and personalities.

What Does Trusting God Mean?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had no problems and no uncomfortable situations in life? Someday, when we all get to heaven, that's the way it will be. Until then, the closest thing to heaven is keeping God first in our lives, helping other people, and being in a complete state of trusting God.

This Too Shall Pass
This article is about one of the key concepts of Buddhism, Impermanence. Vipassana meditation as taught by Mr. S N Goenka stresses on the experience of impermanence within our own bodies to attain Nirvana – the state beyond suffering.

God's Love
The greatest power in the world is not the Hydrogen bomb, but it is the redeeming love of God. The Hydrogen bomb may destroy the whole world but only the redeeming love of God can make it anew.

God Does Not Believe In Atheists
When was the last time you seriously considered the diversity of nature? Have you ever questioned the instruction you received in the classroom concerning the world you live in?

Sufism - The Path of Love
Sufism is the Path of Love. God is understood as Universal Love and the aim of Sufism is to unite with the Source of all Being, Universal Love! Love without Philosophy is superstition and Sufism therefore encourages the adventures of the Intellect, the scientific and the philosophical pursuit, Al Marifa !

Marriage and Divorce: An Orthodox Christian Perspective
My humble attempt is to search the biblical perspective on divorce. Divorce discussed in Mathew 19:3-9 is the basis of my discussion. Marriage and divorce are two separate subjects meriting detailed discussions. Chief point of discourse here is divorce; not marriage.

Prayer Remembers the Truth
Prayer is what you do when you’re done struggling with a problem, and you’re ready to call forth its solution. Prayer is not about trying to get God to do something to you or give something to you. It’s about allowing God to do something through you.

Has God Answered Your E-mail?
When you learn to use your imagination to help you build your faith in God, you will be able to receive the words of the Lord. You will be able to call yourself a Person of Faith.

Testimony of an Inn-Keeper
A familiar Christmas Story with a twist.

How "Merry Christmas" is said in the languages of the world

Abandon Religion
It is so commonly believed today that religion is a source of goodness and charity for so many people. It is also believed that to oppose religion is also to oppose the goodness and charity stipulated to be with it.

Oh, Virginia, He’s Real, But Not In The Way You Think
Similarly, when we peel away the magical layers of eastern, Hebrew thought on God, we find he is ‘still real, but not literally magic.’

Glad News, Good news, Christ is born
The greatest wonder ever revealed in heaven or earth was the wonder recorded in the verses before us for consideration.

Christmas Message from the Patriarch of Antioch - 2005

The Meaning that now-a-days Christmas has Forgotten
These are the the traditional symbols of Christmas and their meanings.

Message for the Feast of the Nativity by Pope Shenouda III

Giving Thanks and Spiritual Healing
God calls us not as we should be but as we are. Each of us has our own unique flaws. If we will allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to bring beauty and grace in service of God and humanity. In God's great economy, nothing goes to waste.

Forgiveness
God is powerful to convert even the most sinister plots of the unrighteous for the good of righteous.

You Cannot Reason with God
The Lord will take away all human reasoning. From the human standpoint it may seem impossible, but the Lord wants to show us the distinction between human reasoning and true faith, true saving faith, which is the gift of God.

Universality of Love - Love in All Religions
The idea of the importance of love finds agreement among all of the large, popular religions of the world. Here is a sampling.

Isn't It Strange
We seem to have low priority when it concerns spiritual matters, but high priority for everyday matters.

The Truth about the Da Vinci Code
Through the Da Vinci Code novel, Satan is deploying his favorite cunning device that is instilling confusion and doubt in the minds of the believers. This paper presents a concise "synopsis" of the novel, followed by an outline of the false claims being asserted by the author with a response and refutation to these assertions.

Response to the Da Vinci Code - FACTS
I will try to highlight some of the points tackled in the book and then the errors in it.