Archive for June, 2009

SEERS of the Cosmos see the universe as a perfect whole, and not as an imperfect jumble of parts. The Great Teachers are men of abiding joy and heavenly peace. The blind captive of unholy desire may cry: " Ah ! Love, could you and I with Him conspire To grasp this sorry scheme of things entire, Would we not shatter it to bits, and then Remould ... Full story

  Each day you have the opportunity to make changes to your life. Why is it if you do 100 good things, it seems that everyone in your life will only see that one bad thing? Your family, teachers, bosses, coworkers, and friends do it to you everyday. Do you need to criticize yourself? Start thinking in a positive way.  Each day you ... Full story

WHEN in their ignorance men would destroy themselves, its everlasting arms are thrown about them in loving, albeit sometimes painful, protection. Every pain we suffer brings us nearer to the knowledge of the Divine Wisdom. Every blessedness we enjoy speaks to us of the perfection of the Great Law, and of the fullness of bliss that shall be man’s when he has come to his ... Full story

What you think about creates your life. The thoughts in your mind create your reality. This is your vision. How you see yourself, and your life. You must realize that this is the key to your entire life. This is your truth. You are conditioned from birth by your parents, culture, friends, school, work, television, radio, books, movies, church, and every other sensory perception ... Full story

“We had grown big enough to become a society within a society. If we had wanted to just do the traditional things to accommodate growth (i.e. be in perennial building campaigns, keep motivating people to live as much of their lives at the church building as possible), then we could probably have kept growing. But growing what? Another megachurch? “We would be promoting the unspoken ... Full story

It's all about where the glory lands. When I am rolling smoothly through my life, others are likely to think that I might have had something to do with any blessing I leave in my wake. But when I am struggling, when I am weak, it doesn't happen that way. My weakness serves to bring glory to God in two ways that I can ... Full story

WHEN a man exchanges coppers for silver, and silver for gold, he does not thereby give up the use of money ; he exchanges a heavy mass for one that is lighter and smaller but more valuable. So when a man exchanges hurry for deliberation, and deliberation for calmness, he does not give up effort, he merely exchanges a diffusive and more or less ineffective ... Full story

PRESSING forward persistently along a given way is sure to lead to a destination that is definitely associated with that way. Frequent going aside, or turning back, will render effort fruitless ; no destination will he reached ; success will remain afar off. Effort, and the more effort, and then effort again, is the keynote of success. As the simple old saying has it: " If at ... Full story

SUCCESS is rooted in a subtle mental brooding along a given line. It subsists in an individual characteristic, or combination of characteristics, and not in a particular circumstance, or set of circumstances. The circumstances appear, it is true, and form part of the success, but these would be useless without the mind that can penetrate and utilise them. At the root of every success there is ... Full story

IT will be seen that the first step in the discipline of the mind is the over-coming of indolence. This is the easiest step, and until it is perfectly accomplished the other steps cannot be taken. The clinging to indolence constitutes a complete barrier to the Path of Truth. Indolence consists in giving the body more ease and sleep than it requires, in procrastinating, and ... Full story

"The difficulty is that we have turned Jesus' set of guidelines for prayer into a prayer itself, made it into a rote prayer, and robbed it of it's power." Full story

"It may be difficult to imagine that this is a blessing, but it is. To know the Father's heart that intimately is to know love so furious that all else melts away in it's heat." Full story

  A Man's Guide to Father's Day Moth · er's Day (mutherz day) n. A day devoted to honoring moms. Fath · er's Day (fätherz day) n. A day to beat up men for not doing a better job! Guess what? Not this ... Full story

....Friends, if you are reading this, it is no doubt in part because you are seeking something you don't yet have. You're trying to discover a way to lay claim to the desires of your heart. You are, in some way, hungry, thirsty.... Full story

We’re all asking the same question: “How can I survive the current crisis?”        In this highly practical book, Patrick Morley helps you understand what ... Full story

View this Bible Study that is currently playing or ON-DEMAND. How to Survive the Economic Meltdown Patrick Morley Before You Push the Panic Button, Consider This Luke 15:11-32 1. How is the economic meltdown affecting you? 2. Which did you most need to hear about today—the power of God, the love of God, or the purpose of God, and why?  3. Who is someone you know who is hurting, and how might ... Full story

View this Bible Study that is currently playing or ON-DEMAND. The One Year Bible Study Paul and Barnabas: Men on a Mission Acts 13-14 Weekly Readings: June 17-23 The Big Idea: Grow UP Show UP Speak Up Clean Up Questions 1.In your work, do you find it difficult to stay on mission and on message, and why or why not? What happens when you do? ….when you don’t? 2.Paul and Barnabas were able ... Full story

Eureka! After years of wondering what my life is about, I have discovered the answer has always been right in front of me. I have searched the ends of the Earth. I have experienced so much. All of those problems, all of those worries, what was I thinking? I have been trying to reinvent the wheel. Maybe that is it, I was not thinking. All the ... Full story

Today is a day of contemplation. Relax and enjoy your surroundings. Take in all the good in your life. No matter how bad life seems, look around to find one special area in your life. Maybe it is your wife, your children, the place you live, or even the blue sky. Start with one thing each day and honor it. Maybe everything is going too ... Full story

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 NIV Full story

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Matthew 6:9-13 ... Full story

“Do you know anyone who has ever won the rat race?” Patrick Morley asks you to look within yourself. For within you are the answers. Each chapter examines one of the 24 problems that men face. The problems are discussed with their applications in our society while using the Bible for ... Full story