For thousands of years religions worldwide have used the discipline of spiritual fasting as a means to pound on the doors of heaven for breakthrough. The concept is that fasting weakens the body and allows the spirit to become more awake and in control-therefore allowing it to receive God's power and direction.

Flesh Domination

Overall, spiritual fasting centers on putting aside the domination of the flesh in favor of the spirit which, in essence, is the true...

Perhaps you're a Christian with questions about the nature of God, or having a crisis of faith due to a tragedy in your life. Or perhaps you're not a Christian, and want to know how we can believe in a loving God with all the suffering and evil happening in the world around us. Agnostic, atheist, or a believer in God, we all have these questions run through our mind on occasion. Even those of us who believe with our whole heart in a loving, powerful God.

The strongest...

In Christian belief, more specifically Catholic traditions; Easter is the season to rejoice and celebrate the resurrection of our Saviour Jesus Christ, this season is highly symbolic because without resurrection the entire Christian faith would be thrown into question, this is why the resurrection is highly regarded across many countries.

The reasons to celebrate such occasion are many but the way it is celebrated varies according to individual beliefs, some will celebrate it...

The Bible's first story of man tells us that man was created from the dust of the earth, (Genesis 4:2). Then, God created woman from the rib of man, (Genesis 4:18). Woman was not created from man's arms to be held in bondage. She was not created from his back to never be seen or heard. Nor was woman created from his feet to be stepped on. She was created from a rib on his side, to signify that they should walk side by side through life together. A man's side is under his the arm to...

Two months prior to 2006 Gita Jayanti festival, I requested inmates, who regularly write to me, to write down a few lines about how they received the 1st copy of Bhagavad Gita As It Is and what they learned from the Gita and what are their favorite verses. I have tried to keep the inmates responses as it is in order to keep the originality of the text. The following is a compilation of inmate's quotes:

Supreme Knowledge: I got Bhagavad Gita As It is from the Vedic resources....

Before dealing with the topic of the "Nose" in Quran versus Bible versus sciences, it is mandatory to remember that the total words in the Bible are 788,280 while the total words in the Quran are 77,473. It follows that, the Bible is more than 10 times the Quran word-wise.
The Nose is mentioned 19 times in the Bible and only once in the Quran, i.e. the Bible mentions the Nose 19 times more than the Quran
In other words, the Bible has the potential of more than 10...

This thought may have crossed your mind at some period in life, "If God is good, why does He allow bad things to happen?" Since the beginning of the human race, daily living has always involved adversity. Although life tribulations can be tough, knowing the Lord's intention for them can bring comfort and hope. God's messages found in biblical verses make it known that suffering has purpose. The Wonderful Counselor is molding His children to be like Him.

Romans 8:28-29...

A shofar is a natural instrument made from a ram's horn (ashkenazi shofar) or an African antelope yemenite shofar). In ancient times, it was blown during religious ceremonies as well as a signal for battle. Today, shofars are blown during the high holiday services, during Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur. Sometimes educators will bring a shofar into school to teach on the ancient traditions, and increasingly more and more Christians are using shofars during their worship...

The Jesse Tree and Advent wreath are two very common items Christians have used to mark four week period before Christmas called Advent or the six period that was known as Celtic Advent. In the modern time Advent has become a great way to stay focused on Christ and helping families overcome the commercial hurdles that Christmas represent.

The Jesse Tree is an older customer that was the precursor to the Christmas tree. It includes the creating of ornaments that represent...

Teen age adolescents are starry eyed and impressionable. Love is what makes their world go round. Apart from academics and sports, teenagers in today's times are hooked on to dating, candy floss romance, puppy love, wooing sweethearts, swooning over high school heartthrobs, courting their respective crushes etc.

An entertaining and exciting glimpse into the romantic future of teenagers can be offered by teenage love horoscopes. Adult horoscopes are focused on marriage,...