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Category Archives: Religion
Secrets of a Divine Life: Lessons I’ve Learned from Jesus, the Buddha, Lao-Tzu and Other Spiritual Masters
I’m putting the skeletal framework together for a new book on the things I’ve learned from Jesus, the Buddha, Lao-Tzu and other spiritual masters. I’d love your comments and suggestions. Read and tell me what you think. Be assured I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening, Buddha, Christian, Dr Steve McSwain, ego, enlightenment, Faith, Happiness, Inner Peace, Jesus, Religion, Spirituality, Steve McSwain, steve-mcswain, The Awakened Life, The Enoch Factor, Uncategorized
Tagged Awakening, buddha, christianity, Christians, divine life, enlightenment, Happiness, Jesus, lao tzu, secrets, spiritual masters, The Buddha
Evangelical Leaders Gloomy Over Losing Influence in America
According to the most recent report of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 82 percent of all Evangelical leaders believe that they are losing influence in the United States. Really? Like this is surprising? It is only surprising to … Continue reading
Posted in Billy Graham, Christian, christian fundamentalists, Christianity, Christians, Church in crisis, Critics, Dr Steve McSwain, Evangelical leaders, fundamentalism, Jesus, Muslims, Religion, Steve McSwain, steve-mcswain
Tagged Billy Graham, Christian Coalition, Christian Ministers, Christian People, christianity, Church Growth Conferences, Declining Influence Of The Church, Evangelical Christians, Evangelical Leaders, Jesus, Moral Majority, Pew Forum On Religion And Public Life, Religion And Politics, Religion News
How to Know God
“I want to know the mind of God,” said Einstein. Me, too. But, for much of my adult life, knowing God, knowing mind, or feeling connected to something grander than myself escaped me, eluded, even evaded me. Then, one day, … Continue reading
Wisdom from the Spiritual Traditions: The Real Meaning of the Law of Attraction
Mohandas Gandhi said, “I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist, and Confucian.” I grew up in a very conservative Christian environment. But, if you regularly read my articles, you know I have moved beyond many of those early … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening, Buddha, Christianity, Christians, Enoch, Law of Attraction, Religion, Spirituality, The Enoch Factor
Tagged buddhist, Christian, eckhart tolle, gandhi, hindu, jew, Law of Attraction, muslim, steve mcswain, stevemcswain, work out your own salvation
Perspectives of a Former Fundamentalist Christian
As I indicated in part one of this three-part post, “As a Fundamentalist Christian, This I Was Taught to Believe,” the word “belief” seems too rigid to me. On the afternoon of my spiritual awakening, which I describe in detail … Continue reading
As a Fundamentalist Christian, This I Was Taught to Believe
What follows is a collection of some of the stuff I was taught to believe. If you were raised in a similar fundamentalist Christian environment, you will readily recognize the worldview. If you were not, well, perhaps this will help … Continue reading
Part Two: The Supreme Purpose in All Religions (and Their Shared Failure)
While all religions share the same essential purpose, they also seem to share the same essential problem. Though they start out right they soon end up obsessed with matters of lesser importance. Observe: Instead of a bridge to God, religion … Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Religion vs Spirituality, The Enoch Factor
Tagged Supreme Purpose in all Religions
The Supreme Purpose in All Religions (and, Their Shared Failure) Part One of Three-Part Series
I once read of a rabbi who corrected a young, arrogant student named Jacob who loved to make fun of Christians. He regarded Christians as ignorant and ill-informed and Christianity as an absurd religion. One day, the rabbi took Jacob … Continue reading
Posted in Buddha, Christianity, Christians, Islam, Jesus, Religion
What’s really marginalizing religion? The Pope wants religion to be legitimate. How the church successfully marginalized itself
Recently, the Pope visited England. While addressing parliamentarians and other dignitaries at the Palace of Westminster, he denounced what he described as the “increasing marginalization of religion, particularly Christianity.” Continue reading
What Elizabeth Gilbert, Jesus, and the Buddha can teach you about prayer
She says it’s her favorite book ever. And, lately, all my wife talks about is seeing the movie version of Eat, Pray, Love, starring Julia Roberts. So, I finally decided to check it out for myself. Continue reading
