"Deliberate creation"... it says exactly what it is. You set out to deliberately create your life vs. letting life just happen to you by "default". Most of the time we find ourselves in situations, saying "How did I get here?" I would not have set out to create this for my life...you can not tell me that I have actually chosen to create this mess!" Well, of course, not on purpose anyway.

The Dahomey word for 'spirit' is Voodoo, or Vodou as the Haitians spell it. Vodou is considered to be any spirit that can be found in nature. Voodoo is a derivative of the world's oldest known religions which have existed in Africa since the beginning of human civilization. Some estimate these civilizations and religions to be over 10,000 years old.

Since the year 2002, the movie Time Changer (Five by Two Productions) has been provoking Christians to consider the place of morality without theology. In other words, is it adequate to teach how to act without a basis from Scripture? In the story, seminary professor Russell Carlisle presents a manuscript for approval by the staff. But approval is not unanimous. Dr. Norris Anderson maintains that teaching Christ's standard of living without Christ will never work.

Not long back I had a retired Pastor reprove me very sharply, for making some interesting points while preaching on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. He was very old school, and he referred to 1 Tim 1.4 "nor to be taken up with with myths and never ending genealogies.. "

You have probably come across exotic-sounding terms such as "chakra", "prana", "aura", and "tantra" in your course of reading books on spirituality, sex, and healing in the New Age literature section of the bookstore. But what's the real scoop behind these exotic vocabularies?

The decision between burial and cremation is always a difficult decision. However, it is inevitable to make the decision when our beloved one passes away. Yet, it will be a lot easier if it is pre-planned by the deceased. At the end of the day it will be the decision of the deceased if it is a pre-planned funeral.

Anger arises when our desires, plans, and expectations for control and enjoyment are thwarted, the resentment and frustration expresses itself through harsh words, and ultimately violent actions.

The court cards (Page, Knight, Queen, King) of the tarot suit of Pentacles explained.

Austin Texas has always been a very important city in this great Western State. For one, it is the state capital. For another, it is home to many local attractions and activities, most nature oriented. However, in the past few years, Austin has undertaken a different goal than just being an important Texas city.. These days, the Texas capital has been pushing hard to become an important national city, with a remarkable amount of success. The main target of Austin's outreach is the vacationer. There have been hundreds of new and exciting vacation attractions to open up here in the past few years, with the promise of thousands more to come in the years to come.

Alexander the Great had been taught by Aristotle, who had been convinced on his death bed by Socrates, that a good life well lived earned one an afterlife to look forward to from a loving God, 350 years Before Christ.

Several months ago, I was preparing for a Sunday sermon on thanksgiving. The Lord brought to my attention the Samaritan leper's thanksgiving recorded in Luke 17 verses 11 to 19. This is a very familiar story among Christians. The story goes like this, there were 10 Samaritan lepers who asked Jesus for mercy. Jesus told them to show themselves to the priest. While going there, they found out that they were healed. Sadly, only one of them came back to thank Jesus.

For the fourth year running the Mayor of London will celebrate St George's Day with a series of free events. There is a choice of many events and a whole range of menu to choose from. London is the place to be.