Religion

Battle Of Jamal
By Ibrahim Machiwala Lodhi · 15 years ago
"A'isha had long hated Ali, and wished that, when the aged Uthman died, her own kinsman, Zubayr, should become caliph. When Uthman was assassinated, she was not in Medina, having gone to Mecca a few ...
Christian Anointing Oils - Why?
By Clara Huset · 15 years ago
Christian Anointing oils - why? Many people of the Christian church have at one time or another been in a church when the pastor or head of the church called forward people that are ill. ...
The Bible - A Scarlet Thread of Redemption
By Stephen Seabrook · 15 years ago
The Bible is truly a book of redemption, salvation, and deliverance from sin as well as a road to eternal life for mankind. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a book of theology, history, ...
Top Ten Myths about Tarot Cards and Tarot Reading
By Fred Street · 15 years ago
There are a lot of myths and misunderstandings about Tarot cards: where they come from, what the images signify, how they work and whether they work at all. This article hopes to dispel some enduring ...
Jahiliyya
By Ibrahim Machiwala Lodhi · 15 years ago
The word jahiliyya means ignorance, which is taken to refer to the pre-Islamic period. It was the age of tribalism and is reckoned to cover the period of about a century before the advent of ...
Book Review: The Self-Confrontation Manual
By Johnny Kicklighter · 15 years ago
John Broger's "Self-Confrontation" manual is probably the most exhaustive work available today to help the Christian conform their lives to be more like Christ. Even though the book is titled "Self-Confrontation," Broger accurately refers to ...
Shallowness: A Slow Poison
By Johnson Philip · 15 years ago
In the world of instant coffee and instant-anything, Christians often fall into the trap of "instant-decision". Whenever they face a problem or a question, they often fire an instant-answer and then move away: no serious ...
Carnality: Symptoms and Cure
By Johnson Philip · 15 years ago
It is a widely used word! Every Christian at some time or other has used this word -- for other Christians, of course. So much so that this subject has produced more heat than light ...
Marijuana and Religion
By Robert Kane · 15 years ago
If you asked most people to think of a "marijuana religion", they instantly think of Rastafarians and nothing more. But while many religions are as condemnatory of cannabis as they are of any other intoxicant, ...
Don't be like Samson
By Steve Bremner · 15 years ago
I'd like to focus on the anointing, and talk about doing things in ministry with or without God's presence. It's very easy to do things without His presence and be content and satisfied that it ...
Zodiac Symbol Virgo From Vedic Astrology
By Victor Epand · 16 years ago
Many individuals will pick up the newspaper and read their daily horoscope, but few really understand the true meaning being the zodiac symbol they were born under. With Vedic Astrology, the symbols or signs of ...
Hajj in contemporary times
By Rahim Abu Fattah · 15 years ago
The largest concentrations of believers of any faith on earth on the occasion of Hajj provides tremendous opportunity to Muslims to exploit its political, social, ideological, economic and intellectual potentialities along with realizing its religious, ...
Is Taoism a Religion?
By Tekson Teo · 16 years ago
A frequently asked question about Taoism is whether it is a religion. The answer you’d get depends on who you talk to. Taoism has indeed been practiced as a religion. There is a good number ...
How to Use Keyboard Effects in Worship
By Andy Chamberlain · 16 years ago
Hammond organ and lead synth sounds can be highly effective in a worship context, however the use of both of these sounds is heavily dependent on the role of the keyboard player within the band. ...
God's Pharmacy
By Mark Smith · 16 years ago
God first separated the salt water from the fresh water,raised the dry land, and planted a garden making animals and fish all before creating humans. He made all the food we'd need before we were ...
Top Secret Government X File
By Maurice Goulet · 16 years ago
The Philadelphia Experiment, otherwise known as Project Rainbow, has been a subject of long controversy and debate. It was an attempt by the Navy to create a ship that could not be detected by magnetic ...
Happy, Healthy and Alive: Living a Life of Purpose
By Adam Price · 16 years ago
Do you need to be living a life of purpose? Of course you do. When everything in the universe works as a function of action and reaction, you certainly need to know how you can ...
Living Fully & Happily with a Purpose Driven Life
By Adam Price · 16 years ago
The purpose driven life is more than just the famous series of books. It is actually the mission that many of us miss or fail to understand. Many of us view the phrase as something ...
Peel Off the Layers to Get to the Real Man
By Jeff Gustafson · 16 years ago
I remember the first time I met Dean; he had just given a powerful sermon that had hit me between the eyes as if he was talking directly to me. I had just returned to ...
What Seeds Are You Sowing In Your Life
By Ms. Cici · 16 years ago
It is not difficult for many people to understand the concept of sowing seeds. Common garden seeds germinate if given just water and reasonably warm temperatures. Wild species usually have some kind of deeper dormancy ...