7 deadly sins through the lens of a photographer
The well-known sins are vanity, greed, envy, anger, lust, sloth, and gluttony. But can we avoid yielding to these temptations?
Sloth. Researches have showed that idlers frequently live longer and work, when they want, better. Many of them even become geniuses.
Why The Secret Won't always Work For Me, Chapter 3
I used to be the most optimistic person you would ever run into a dozen years ago. The Law of Attraction was always working for me, it was a chain reaction of successes. But even back then it was not 100% all the time. I think it is because my intelligence is above average and I tend to analyze... More...
What Exactly is The Secret, Part 2
In my earlier article I stated that the secret all boils down to just one word, communications. By communicating in the right way everything we desire can be achieved. The author, in her book, has told us the secret in a completely unbiased and with no religious toting, how we can achieve the... More...
Hinduism- The Basic Ideas
Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world. Mahabharata was written more than 5000 years back. The Hindus call God as Brahman. Brahman is our soul. Brahman makes the whole world. There is nothing but Brahman in the world according to Hinduism. We do not see our true nature because of... More...
How to Play to Your Strengths
Are you clear on your unique qualities, talents and personal strengths? And what’s more do you centre your life around these gifts? You’re busy, trying to be a good worker, colleague, partner, parent, friend and neighbour; you’ve been brought up with parents and peers ideals,... More...
BLOW WHISTLE, LOSE CAREER
BLOW WHISTLE, LOSE CAREER By William Fisher "I realize this is the end of my Air Force career." With these words, a chaplain at the Air Force Academy, for the first time, went public about a "systemic and pervasive" problem of religious proselytizing at the... More...
The Trouble With Tarot Reading
Anything can be used for divination; coins, tea leaves, cards, the flight of birds, the spilled entrails of captured enemies. The objects used are a focus for the psychic talent of the seer. Or rather a distractor, so that the everyday consciousness is pre-occupied, and something else can... More...
God Answered My Prayer with a Song
I rolled from one pillow to the next, twisting about under a sheet, trying to get comfortable. My ankles swollen and small contractions were coming on like a bad case of hiccups. My due date was five days away and I suffered with nagging heartburn all day. While my physical body was aching, the... More...
Once Saved, Always Saved?
I used to think that once saved, I would always be saved. This in part because of the scripture in Romans 8:38 Where Paul makes the statement: ("For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor... More...
Top Ten Religion Quotations
Review your religious beliefs with these revealing quotations all about religion... "Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit." -- Felix... More...
Confession and Convenience
If there’s one thing that never fails to amaze me over the Catholic controversy, it’s the argument over confession. Perhaps each person has their own theories about why a man should or shouldn’t confess his sins to another man, but the most typical one is that God alone can forgive sins…and that... More...
God formed man from the dust of the earth?
Gen. 2:7 The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. God formed man from the dust of the earth? Should we believe this statement literally or was the author of Genesis speaking... More...
What They Mean By Child Like Faith
Prv:18:2 A Fool Receiveth Not The Words Of Prudence: Unless Thou Say Those Things Which Are In His Heart So what does that say about us? We all like to be told we’re right. We all like to hear how smart we are. We all want confirmation. Most of us hate it when someone points... More...
The Simple Enormity of Catholicism
Why the Catholic Church is the Only Church That Fits God While driving to Mass the other day, a bumper sticker caught my eye. It read, “God is too big to fit into one religion.” As I passed the driver, it occurred to me that this would only be true of a man-made religion. ... More...
The Nature of Prayer
The Nature Of Prayer And How We Use It In our modern world of science, we’re sometimes tempted to think of prayer, petition, and merit as a mathematic equation. “Pray about X for Y number of hours, fasting for W days, and X will be answered.” We’ve come to expect... More...