The majority of the world’s people believe in one God. Christians, Jews, Muslims, many Hindus and Buddhists, and even those without any formal religion all see a single Supreme Being...
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As a little girl I didn’t know much about religion, except that we were Christians and my mother said that God was love and that He loved everyone. When...
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Growing up as the only Jewish girl my age in a small-town in Indiana, I have a lifetime of experience in being the odd-one-out when it comes to Christmas. My...
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It’s the holiday season; Christmas trees laden with beautiful ornaments, streets lined with twinkling lights and the city decorated with color. I am filled with the holiday spirit as different...
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Life resembles a journey—however varied our aspirations may seem, we all seek to find and fulfill some sort of meaning. Along the way we can easily fall into the path...
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I don’t know why it never occurred to me before, but I have a constant, loving companion. He follows me wherever I go, sees all and knows all. Of course,...
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Latino culture is a culture of warmth — of family, food, hard work, and celebration through thick and thin. This culture of connection keeps us going through life’s challenges, especially...
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Meg Wheatley, the organizational behavior specialist, said “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” Consider this, then: when was...
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“I want to meditate,” a friend once said, “but I try and nothing happens. What can I do to make my meditation actually work?” Like any physical or spiritual discipline,...
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And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, “Let...
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I’ve always held a negative impression of fate, and a more positive one of destiny. What’s the distinction, you ask? If both fate and destiny mean that things happen through...
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We humans have a dual nature – we can act more savagely than the most voracious predator, or we can evince a caring, compassionate aspect that goes back more than...
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