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Category Archives: Religion vs Spirituality
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
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
Eat, Pray, Love Many Gods: Why Elizabeth Gilbert’s book inspired so many to find God off the beaten path
It made little sense to me why my wife would hide Eat, Pray, Love in the nightstand beside our bed. So, when I decided to see what all the fuss was about, I reasoned, “No need to buy a copy since there’s a perfectly good one in the nightstand beside our bed.” Continue reading
Finding God after Leaving Religion
Thirty-four million Americans have given up on organized religion, according to the most recent American Religious Identification Survey. Yet, for many of these dropouts – from churches, from synagogues, temples and so on – spirituality is still a vital part of their lives. Continue reading
"God Has No Religion!"
Christian Theologian Agrees with Gandhi’s statement that “God has no religion!” in groundbreaking new book, The Enoch Factor: Sacred Art of Knowing God. Continue reading
Posted in Religion vs Spirituality
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