In troubled times like these how can we be Overcoming Fear with Faith? If it were easy we wouldn’t be asking the question. However, we can begin by understanding just what faith in God really is! Many people come to through the relatively simple step of asking Jesus to forgive their sins. You might object. […]
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The Good Samaritan: This is one of the more challenging parables. It is helpful to k ow the geography. The road in question ran from Jerusalem to Jericho. Many of the religious leaders lived in Jericho. This is why they would both be traveling this way. Going ho e for some time off from their
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After thinking about the religious mode, I decided to think about what gives us Security. i’ll begin thinking about the idea of awareness of our own imperfection as a dichotomy with awareness of a response to hurt. I consider them to be key factors in our overall sense of security. As with the discussion of
Haiku Is not my preferred for. For writing poetry. However, now and then I give it a try. He kissed her forehead She smiled up at her father A soft tear fell down A board is broken A proud moment is complete Time for next challenge There are many words Which ones are more important
This chart of Personality Type Prayers has been around for while. I’d give credit but haven’t seen the author. Like many brief impressions these have a measure of truth but should not be taken as the whole story about any type. MBTI Types Prayers ENTP: Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second
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Foundation of the Religious Mode is the next post in a series. It will be more understandable if you first read the first post. Much of this material is dependent upon Lowen’s discussion of entropy. The next step for Lowen was the levels of conscious outputs he labeled Work, Play, Challenge and Creativity. This is
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My sister the Quilter! A piece of this a fabric square A snip here and a stitch o’re there A bit of luck a lot of skill And patience to keep going ’till The work is done You thought it fun Another quilt By you is built But now another like no other For charity
A lot to be thankful for It’s easy to complain of things From politics to bath tub rings Those taxes as they pile up high The price of gas up to the sky The guy who cut you off today Mosquitos who won’t stay away The weeds that in your garden grow Appointments who forget
This is a poem about Disasters and faith. When the choices in this life come down to choosing not to choose And the troubles that you’re facing guarantee that you will lose When the songs you want to write are simply saying they refuse Then let me tell you brother that it’s time to sing
The Religious Mode is the first of four Christian modes. I developed these following Walter Lowen’s concepts of entropy. The Religious Mode is derived from the dynamic relationship between dependence upon God and independence of self. The Security Mode emerges from the dynamic relationship between awareness of imperfection in self and the response to hurt