Are you ever disappointed by the words you pray? As I prayed aloud in my car recently it suddenly occurred to me that what I was praying was not entirely what I was feeling in my heart. I was perplexed I must say, in that moment. At times words simply don’t cut it.

How to Pray Article Series – Is it OK to Pray For Small Things?

This article is part of an article series that answers your biggest questions about prayer. This part discusses if it is ok to pray for small things.

Heal Ourselves

There are ways to heal ourselves. Some of us need healing in physical areas, some in spiritual, and others have mental illness.

Cosmic Consciousness

In Cosmic Consciousness Jack discusses Walt Whitman, and Jesus and how they both are examples of men who reached a higher level of consciousness. Jack’s friend the black preacher agrees that Truth is found out on the streets and not in books.

Truth, Part 1

Can truth be proven? Is a truth always true? What is truth?

Be-Attitudes – Be the Present

Can you offer the gift of yourself, your presence, in the place of presents? How can you be more present to your family and friends instead of worrying of stuff? How can you just Be?

Spiritual Perfection and the Dark Night

The spiritual journey is just that–a journey to inner enlightenment in the Presence and enjoyment of God–the destination. The journey takes a beginner, and forms him or her through a necessarily long chastening path; a narrow, pain-ridden road where the disciple necessarily scowls.

The Common Use of Our Faith and God’s Gifts For His Glory

Our gifts are designed to bring glory to God. Indeed our entire lives are to be sacrifices of this type of worship. We can see here how very critically important it is that our faith is a “living” faith.

The Christmas Parade

Today was a glorious day at the Christmas parade – small-town America at its best. Surrounded by my five beautiful children and perfect Florida weather, I watched with a child-like thrill as the clearly home-made floats, the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, local school bands, and local celebrities passed by. My children, except for one, would wave and run to retrieve the candy and prizes thrown randomly from the stars of the parade.

Angels From God

Heavenly angels, are often referred to as Guardian Angels, and are mentioned numerous times in the Scriptures. Here we learn that Angels are spiritual beings created by God to watch over the human race, in order to deliver his message, and to guard and protect us from danger. God in His wisdom has given each and every relationship an Angel, The Angel of Love, The Angel of Joy, The Angel of Friendship, The Angel of Hope, and the The Angel of Serenity.

Baptidzo – How is Word Meaning Established?

How is word meaning determined? It is surely a fact that dictionaries and lexicons cite many confusing choices as definitions of Baptidzo, some are acts and others are states, results or conditions. Dip and plunge, for instance, are very diverse acts, not to speak of sprinkle or pour.

Baptidzo – A Point of Grammar

Baptidzo does not convey an act or mode but a condition, a result, a state, or an effect accomplished brought about by any one of several possible acts. We are not saying that Baptidzo, or any other verb, is not an action word. A verb will tend to convey action, but in and of itself this fact does not mean that a particular word conveys a specific mode or kind of action.