Category: Spirituality

I find I have a malady of the mind. Call it regret or a desire for a do-over. Here are the symptoms. I realize that my choices have limited my options and I think, I should have done such and such. If I knew then what I know now, I would have done such and…

“It is easier not to speak a word at all, than not to speak more words than we should.” – Thomas a Kempis I have found this true so often that I think it is something to be aware of. We can get so carried away talking that our talk turns frivolous and even harmful….

A Gnostic Christian approaches Scripture as myths, interprets Scripture allegorically, has mystic secrets reserved for the initiated, aims for salvation through mystical insight (gnosis), is open to new revelations from God, and follow Jesus as the Messiah, God, and Savior. A Christian Mystic may or may not approach Scripture as myths and interprets Scripture allegorically….

“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone” (1 Tim. 2:1). When you are asked to pray for someone, how often do you wonder what to say? If you are asked to lead in prayer, it can be stressful. The usual guidance is to just follow the…

Subject: Therapeutae and Therapeutrides Author: Philo Judaeus Date: 30 CE Editor’s Introduction As is evident from the writings of Seneca, Epictetus and others, philosophy in the West ceased to be purely speculative, and dealt with moral and religious questions. This tendency toward the moral and religious was strengthened by the spread of Jewish and Christian…