Tag: jesus

Examining Controversial Items in the Bible

Jul. 01 Audio 1 comment

Have you ever taken the time to really read the Bible thoroughly?  Not just read a passage here and there but actually read it from cover to cover?  While it is one of the most printed and most influential books of all time, not many people can say that they are familiar with the entire contents of both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Sara Vitale from Spiritual Perspectives Radio and Dawn Katzin, Soulgineering Editor, team up to discuss some of the interesting and often controversial things that they found while conducting a cursory study of the Bible.

Sara and Dawn cover various topics in a fast-paced and respectful discussion that will leave you with more questions than answers.  No matter what your faith and background, you are sure to find something that will intrigue you.

  • What does the Bible truly say about homosexuality?
  • What is the role of women in the Bible?
  • What really happened at Soddom & Gomorrah?
  • What role did Pontius Pilate really play in the crucifixion of Jesus?
  • Were Mary Magdalene and Jesus married?
  • Why do some people use the Bible as a weapon?
  • Why was the Book of Moses not included in most bibles?
  • Where did the wives of Abel and Cain come from?
  • Who were the other gods that God warned Moses about?

 

 

To listen to Sara Vitale and Dawn Katzin discussing the Bible go to Spiritual Perspectives on Blog Talk Radio.

 

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Who’s Better on the Computer: Satan or Jesus?

Jun. 16 Just for Fun 3 comments

Jesus and Satan were having an on‑going argument about who was better on the computer. They had been going at it for days, and frankly God was tired of hearing all the bickering.

Finally fed up, God said, “THAT’S IT!  I have had enough. I am going to set up a test that will run for two hours, and from those results, I will judge who does the better job.”

So Satan and Jesus sat down at the keyboards and typed away.

They moused.

They faxed.

They e‑mailed.

They e‑mailed with attachments.

They downloaded.

They did spreadsheets.

They wrote reports.

They created labels and cards.

They created charts and graphs.

They did some genealogy reports.

They did every job known to man.

Jesus worked with heavenly efficiency and Satan was faster than hell!

Then, ten minutes before their time was up, lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, thunder rolled, rain poured, and, of course, the power went off. Satan stared at his blank screen and screamed every curse word known in the underworld. Jesus just sighed.  Finally the electricity came back on, and each of them restarted their computers.

Satan started searching frantically, screaming: “It’s gone! It’s all GONE! “I lost everything when the power went out!”

Meanwhile, Jesus quietly started printing out all of his files from the past two hours of work.

Satan observed this and became irate. “Wait!” he screamed. “That’s not fair!  “He cheated!” “How come he has all his work, and I don’t have any?”

God just shrugged and said, “Jesus saves.”

 

To read the original joke on Faithwebsites.com click here.

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Quantum Physics and God

May. 30 Audio 2 comments

If you’re your mind isn’t boggled by quantum physics, then you didn’t understand it.

Have you ever wondered how a rational mind can believe in the existence of God?  Have you ever wondered how a spiritual person can believe in science?  Are science and spirituality mutually exclusive?  Or are they two sides of the same coin?

Marilu Diaz, the founder of Soulgineering, attempts to shed light on these questions in an interview with Spiritual Perspective’s Sara Vitale.  Marilu is a student of life’s mysteries and has made it her personal curriculum to study quantum physics, spirituality, philosophy, psychology, religion and life 101. During her interview, Marilu attempts to breakdown some complex theories in Quantum Physics and show the relationship between those studies and religion’s or spirituality’s belief in God and humanity’s interconnectedness.

This hour-long interview covers “The God” particle, interconnectedness or quantum entanglement, the world of possibilities and collapsing them to create your reality, time and the 5th dimension, a little Law of Attraction, and even some talk about Jesus and Mary Magdalene.  Whether you are an agnostic or a fervent believer in God, you will find something in this interview that will call to you.

Does God exist and how do you know?

What kind of god does Marilu believe in?  Quantum Physics states that in order for reality to exist, there has to be an observer that creates that reality, aka The Great Observer.  It is this concept of god that she believes in:

If you’re talking about the God that grants prayers and grants miracles, the God of Moses and Abraham, then no I don’t believe  in that God. If you’re talking about a god that grants order out of chaos, grants sublime organization throughout the universe, I do believe in that god.

What form does that god take?  Is it an old man with a white robe and long beard?  Marilu doesn’t think so.  Her inherent belief is that God = Love:  God is an energy. Like light, you can’t touch it but you can see it everywhere…[In Quantum Physics] everything is united by a field, and that field can be defined as love and that love is God because God=Love. Love is the thing that unites all human beings; it makes the world go round. Love is what unifies the entire universe.

To further clarify how she can believe in the existence of God,  Marilu uses an analogy from the movie “What the Bleep Do We Know”.  The story takes us back to the time of Christopher Columbus and the approach of his three ships to the coasts of the New World.   The story states that  at the time, the natives could not see the ships on the horizon because they had absolutely no concept of a ship’s existence. Until one day when the shaman noticed ripples in the water.  He studied the ripples for days until he opened his mind just enough to be able to see the ships. As Marilu states in the interview, she might not be able to prove to you that God or The Great Observer exists, but she can see the ripples on the horizon that its presence creates.

To listen to the full interview on Spiritual Perspectives click here.

Here are additional resources for those interested in learning more about the topics and studies Marilu talked about:

5th dimension and possibilities, What the Bleep Do We Know http://www.whatthebleep.com/

Dr. Quantum’s two slit experiment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc

Schrodinger’s Cat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrxqTtiWxs4

Books mentioned about Jesus and Mary Magdalene

Holly Blood Holy Grail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holy_Blood_and_the_Holy_Grail

Woman with the Alabaster Jar http://www.margaretstarbird.net/books.html

Kathleen McGowan Series:  http://www.kathleenmcgowan.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=55

Law of Attraction Michael Losier http://www.lawofattractionbook.com/

 

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The Holy Land Experience Theme Park

May. 21 Christianity no comments

For $30 you can travel back in time and experience the Holy Land as Jesus Christ did.  After visiting Mickey in Walt Disney World, Trinity Broadcasting Network invites you to travel back in time 2000 to enjoy the land of the Bible.

The Holy Land Experience brings together the sights and sounds of the world of the Bible in a unique and interactive way unlike anywhere else.

But above all, beyond the fun and excitement, we hope that you will see God and His Word exalted and that you will be encouraged in your search for enduring truth and the ultimate meaning of life.

You’ll be able to learn about the locations that feature in Jesus Christ’s life and be inspired by the musical recounting of the events surrounding his life.   There is even a service you can attend on site courtesy of Acts Fellowship Church. You can partake in the last supper with Jesus Christ and his disciples or experience first century shopping at The Old Scroll Shop.

If you are in the mood to pray and meet other believers, this is the perfect place to be.  In the words of chief of staff Paul Crouch Jr., the park is more of a ministry than a theme park:

“When I went there for the first time about six or seven months ago, I didn’t go there to be entertained and I didn’t see a theme park taking place. I saw people praying for each other, I saw Bible studies going on, I saw teaching going on,” he said. “At the end of the day, I felt like I had gone to church, not just gone to Disneyland.”

 

To learn more about the Holy Land Experience go here.

To watch a Youtube video of the Experience go here.

To learn more about Trinity Broadcasting Network go here.

 

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