Philadelphia Religion & Spirituality Examiners
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Death comes to each at the appointed time. Not too soon, nor too late for those who wait. While Dylan Thomas stated “do not go gently into that...
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Anna Schmidt is the award-winning author of over twenty works of historical and contemporary fiction. Seaside Cinderella was a finalist...
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The other loyal angel specificly named in scripture is the Archangel Gabriel. While he is not generally seen as the warrior Michael is, his name translates into God is my strength,...
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Recently, I wrote about the biblical admonition to ‘remember.’ Today, I want to look about the ‘folly of...
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A recent news article on a study involving sex toys appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer and is making the rounds of blogs...
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Increasing numbers of people no longer adhere to the beliefs they grew up with, but conversions range in cultural continuity on a continuum from mildly, to moderately, to radically...
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A problem with much of American Christianity today is that people lack an understanding of the seriousness of sin and the Person of Jesus...
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Does the question have a purpose? How does it help the Sangha? The question of whether Buddhism is a religion has caused a lot of in-fighting amongst Western Buddhists of late....
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"America, love it or leave it" was the motto of a very popular Bumper Sticker back in the Viet Nam War era. The basic meaning...
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Throughout last year's presidential race, "hope and change" was a nearly constant mantra. Many people seemed entranced by the promises, each one instilling his personal...
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