The Sravasti Abbeycommunity in Newport is now home to five officialbhikshunis, or ordained nuns. Ven. Chonyi and Ven. Jigme recently returned from Taiwan, where they participated in theInternational Triple Platform Full Ordination training and ceremony, making them the fourth and fifth bhikshunis at the abbey. According to the monastic ethical …
Read More »Namaste' readers! I am most happy to be here, sharing my experience and words with you all. I wanted to begin by giving a description of what the word meditation means to me. That way we won't have to debate over this definition and we all will know I am …
Read More »By KEVIN ECKSTROM Religion News Service 2011 was supposed to be the year the world ended. Twice. But after evangelist Harold Camping’s doomsday predictions failed to materialize, all eyes are now on 2012 when, according to an ancient Mayan calendar, we need to once again prepare for the end of …
Read More »Welcome back! I hope the previous posts have helped clear some misconceptions about immigration policy in the United States. Today we are looking at answer to some common Biblical questions about immigration. What does the Bible say regarding the way that we think about immigration issues? …
Read More »By Blogger Dr. Karin Heller Karin, I’m terrified that something bad is going to happen to my children. I know that most parents have this feeling too, and feeltheneed to try to protect their children, but I also know that many things are out of my control and that I …
Read More »By TRACY SIMMONS SpokaneFAVS.com Christmas and Hanukkah are upon us, and that means worship services, pageants and concerts abound. Below is a list of Spokane area events. CHRISTMAS HAPPENINGS All Saints Lutheran Church, Candlelight Service, Saturday, 5 p.m. All Nations Christian Center, Christmas Eve Service, Saturday, 7 p.m. Chattaroy Community …
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