onehigherpower.comonehigherpower.comJoin the search for that one, higher power which unites us all. Articles
Praise the Rain
2008-06-10 20:51:00 For me, rain has always carried a special significance. Whether it’s the electrical storms that accompany them in these parts, the sense of helplessness against forces out of human control, the feeling of security hearing the tip-tap-tip-tap of the raindrops on a structure overhead keeping me dry, the feeling of purity when drenched with water ... More About: Rain , Praise
Fading Constitution
2008-06-09 16:41:00 Please read this article. The quote at the end should send shivers down every American’s spine. Here’s an excerpt from Lawrence Taylor’s article: Again, the legal system is not concerned with truth … The legal system is not concerned with justice, either. It is concerned with expediency, not justice. http://www.duiblog.com/2005/05/09/the-dui -exception-to-the-constitution/ More About: Culture , Debate , Constitution
Fight Fire with Fire
2008-06-08 05:07:00 There is an old saying, “Starve a cold, and feed a fever.” This is one of those coloquial phrases that staunch survivalists derived as a method of spreading and retaining doctoral wisdom back in times when doctors were scarce (and when the title of “Doctor” actually had significance). The basic concept is that ... More About: Family , Health , Culture , Faith , Fight
Souls for Sale
2008-06-06 13:40:00 There is a term people use to describe an intangible aspect to life: the “human factor.” This term has come about as numbers become more prevalent, and more relied upon in daily life. In the quest for ambiguous wealth, people in business often refer to this aspect of human existence so as to ... More About: Life , Culture , For Sale , Faith , Sale
Life in the Fast Lane
2008-06-05 14:50:00 About three weeks ago, my wife brought home four small pots of parsley from the garden nursery where she works. Each one was to be discarded as they had become “infested” with caterpillars. These caterpillars were quite small, though voraciously devoured the plants on which they had not elected to be born. ... More About: Family , Life , Lane , Fast
Detection vs. Direction
2008-06-04 06:22:00 In life, many of us end up learning things “the hard way.” This old phrase has been handed down through generations of stubborn-headed, strong-willed children who grow up to be parents who wish a child “just like you” on their own children. In a similar sense, “religion” has become a sort of jaded ... More About: Culture , Faith , Detection , Direction
The Science of Creativity
2008-06-03 04:36:00 Here’s an interesting article… http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-t o-unleash-your-creativity Enjoy. More About: Science , Health , Creativity
Creative Spirit
2008-06-02 16:26:00 We all have a need and desire to create - whether through visual art, mathematics, finance, invention, music… this creativity ingrained in the human spirit drives us through life, on a path of self-evidence and accomplishment. We create in order to leave our mark on the world, no matter how small or how grand. In ... More About: Health , Creative , Culture , Spirit
Govt. to Regulate US Churches
2008-05-30 20:35:00 In the wake of recent political boondoggles brought on by high-profile church leaders such as Barak Obama pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, vocal McCain supporter Rev. John Hagee, and most recently the Rev. Michael Pfleger, the U.S. Senate has enacted* a moratorium on political speech happening within the walls of U.S. churches, citing Separation of Church ... More About: Churches , Govt
Monks Reap 4.5M in Sales
2008-05-30 13:05:00 In case Jesus wasn’t frustrated enough, here is the heartwarming story of six dudes in a remote section of Wisconsin, USA, who are exploiting their affiliation with religion to propel a booming business selling office products. Of course, the media reporting this story takes a friendly stance with these guys because… well, they’re feeding ... More About: Culture , Sales , Monks
Jesus Commented on my Blog!
2008-05-30 04:47:00 Christ has returned! And he left a comment on my blog. UPDATE! Today, 5:23pm: Due to the popularity of His comment, I have removed it from the site and it will be available for auction on eBay soon! It went like this: timjamz, thanks for burning the midnight oil and keeping my teachings in your ... More About: Jesus , Blog
Feed the Beast
2008-05-30 00:07:00 Having had the good fortune of seeing the “justice” system in the United States up close and personal recently, it has become even more evident that such a system does not truly exist. As if laws penned by men were infallible, so the system processes its victims. Like a machine built for the ... More About: Culture , Feed , Beast
Religion in a Post-Modern Era
2008-05-23 11:07:00 Catholic priest sexual abuse. Polygamist church relieved of 440 children. Reverend Wright’s attacks on whites. Reverend Hagee’s attacks on Jews. Reverend Parsley’s attacks on Islam. Islamic attacks on anything “other than.” China’s attacks on Tibetan monks. Is there such a thing as a peaceful religion? Why does it only ... More About: Religion , Life , Culture , Faith , Post
Who Needs Joseph Anyway?
2008-05-21 06:08:00 Considering the dream I mentioned in the last post, my first reaction was to look up the native American folklore for the symbolic meanings of the coyote and the wolf. According to a couple of sites, the coyote represents stealth, mischief, intelligence, joking, and ability to recognize mistakes. The wolf represents loyalty, perseverance, intuition, spirit, ... More About: Family , Life , Faith , Joseph
Where?s Joseph When I Need Him?
2008-05-17 13:38:00 The land around me is empty. It isn’t barren, just colorless and lifeless. I am wandering… searching for something, but I don’t know what. I come to a rickety fence in the middle of an empty grass plain - a large, looming shade oak just behind me on the side of the ... More About: Faith , Joseph
4 Year Old Plays Piano
2008-05-16 15:20:00 The light of the world makes me happy It’s enough for you and me To sing a lovely song You and me together These are the kinds of ad-lib verses my 4-year-old daughter sings when she is caught up in moments of simple existence. She sang this, this morning when I had enough presence of mind to jot ... More About: Family , Life , Marriage , Faith , Piano
No Time for Patience
2008-05-15 19:12:00 Feed the dog, water the lawn, start a load of laundry, get the kid up and dressed, make the coffee, wash the dishes, clean the car out, check the email, get the newspaper, brush teeth, get a shower - all before breakfast. Get to work, check the email, respond to the crisis, load up ... More About: Health , Culture , Time , Patience
Nuke Gay Whales for Jesus ?08
2008-05-14 14:30:00 Peace, Love, Soul, Sex, Cheese, and Rock ‘n Roll - somehow they all come together. In this modern-day cluster of anything-goes, at any time, for any reason, it dawns on me that the ultimate purpose of our cult of culture has turned into nothing. Literally, we engage ourselves in causes, join in pointless ... More About: Jesus , Culture , Funnies , Nuke , Whales
Did Christ Have a Religion?
2008-05-13 06:12:00 I got into a discussion over at USAToday relating to the presidential elections in the US. The question was posed about whether or not folks could or would vote for a “spiritual” but not necessarily “religious” candidate. In the ensuing discussion, I pointed out that, as far as the Bible explains, Christ did ... More About: Religion , Faith , Debate
A Beautiful Gift
2008-05-11 15:28:00 For many, Mother’s Day is a day of mourning and sadness. Whether a beloved mother and friend has passed, or a heart has been broken by unrelenting addictions or other mistakes, for these, Mother’s Day only serves as a reminder of something lost or long buried. For these, a wish for “just another ... More About: Family , Culture , Beautiful , Gift
Long Walks
2008-05-10 17:59:00 Adaptation of a story told to me by C. A. Jones Jr. John was in a hurry to get home. The pointless productivity meeting ran late, until after dark, and he knew his wife would be upset and worried. The kids were probably driving her crazy all evening, adding to the frustration. John ... More About: Long , Walks
WTF is Love Anyway?
2008-05-09 03:32:00 According to the Bible, God is love. According to Paul, love is patient, kind, bearing, believing, enduring; in short, the greatest thing since cuneiform. So, if we take the premise that God is love, and love can be described as Paul did, it is absolutely no wonder at all that people in droves ... More About: Family , Life , Marriage , Culture , Love
Using The S Word - Eight Belles
2008-05-05 16:28:00 There are a couple of ‘S’ words, which few people talk about but have a dramatic impact on our culture, our social structure, entire religions, right down to our own individual lives. We all have a tendency to use these words on a regular basis, and they fly by unnoticed in conversation. Yet, ... More About: Culture , Word , Debate , S word
Destiny vs. Design
2008-05-04 16:26:00 Does Faith Outlaw Free Will? In the human condition, control is a powerful force. Power over external factors is an addiction we all face. It’s the primary reason we seek money, approval, stature… possessing these things gives us a sense of control over our situation - a sense of power which allows us to ... More About: Design , Destiny , Other
Burned Beyond Recognition
2008-05-04 05:23:00 Stronger Than All ?Burned beyond recognition,? is how the trooper described it over the phone. The Arkansas State Patrol had called me, from a list of phone numbers in his cell phone they recovered from the scene. He apparently wasn?t carrying any identification, or they just couldn?t find it in the remains, I don?t ... More About: Family , Life , Marriage , Other , Recognition
Ten-Headed Dragon
2008-05-03 06:05:00 I got involved in a bit of conversation earlier today which started off innocently enough with explaining the basic concepts of how a computer “works.” I described how bits and bytes go from stateful memory like hard drives, through a controller chipset to pass the data to a mainboard chipset, then through dynamic memory ... More About: Life , Culture , Faith , Debate , Dragon
Blood Orchid - Charles Bowden
2008-05-01 04:31:00 I just happened upon this quote on a friend’s blog, which fit so appropriately with my last little post, but in a more poignant and meaningful tone… thought I would share it. We are an exceptional model of the human race. We no longer know how to produce food. We no longer can heal ourselves. We ... More About: Health , Life , Culture , Faith , Blood
Winkytickle - Unit of Measurement
2008-05-01 04:17:00 From an AP article in USA Today In an “unprecedented partnership for American health transformation,” a new poll has been formed - the Gallup-Health ways Well-Being Index. By implementing rigorous scientific methodology of calling 1,000 people per day, seven days per week, this new index sets out to be: the Dow Jones of health, giving a daily ... More About: News , Culture , Funnies , Unit
Religion a Figment of the Imagination
2008-04-28 19:32:00 Maurice Bloch’s Leap of Faith Maurice Bloch, an anthropologist at the London School of Economics takes a leap of faith in his challenge to the anthropologic community’s assertion that religion is a result of a sort of viral social phenomenon fueled by a need for community or “social bonding.” Bloch believes, contrary to this commonly ... More About: News , Religion , Debate , Imagination
Christianity 4.0 - Full Circle
More articles from this author:2008-04-26 23:56:00 Christianity 1.0 - Consider this the days when Christ walked the Earth. His message of peace and equality was a burgeoning breath of fresh air in a society dominated by a kind of secular, ritualized spirituality. Custom was king, but the Light of truth and freedom was fanning a spark of hope into ... More About: Christianity , Life , Culture , Faith , Debate 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
|
 |
|
 |
