myTakes: Religion & Spirituality

Jesus said that anybody who welcomes a child into their heart, is welcoming Jesus into their heart, and anybody who welcomes Jesus into their heart, welcomes God into their heart. The Mark 9:42 New International Version...

One of the things I learned from the SMART goals is “don’t be a hero by setting yourself to unrealistic goals or targets.” I tried to prove to myself that I was a person of my word and I forced myself to read all these...

One of my favourite songs in university was higher love by Steve W. and I think one major difference between rich churches and poor churches is the emotions they entertain, lower emotional indulgences involve the pursuit...

Jesus talks about the hypocrites who build the tombs of the prophets when it was their fathers that killed them. The way I see that verse is, he is condemning those who practice virtual signalling at the expense of the...

The sheep behaves like a hired nurse or customer service agent, he fulfills his humanitarian duty towards the needy among people and is polite and civil to the jerk that is blowing up his phone and being rude, or the...

I struggled with jealousy for a few years when people achieved many times more than what I had and got attention and respect from all the people who would not give me the time of day and I realized something this week:...

I don’t socialize very often in real life which is one reason I am online almost every day because I don’t have a car and social activities cost money but I never feel lonely for four reasons, one being online adventures,...

For years, I was lonely and even when I was surrounded by a loving church community and endless contact with friends between classes, the hole in my soul would not disappear. I now know, the void was coming from...

My entire life I’ve pursued crazy dreams. In university, when I started third year with a 1.0 cumulative GPA, my goal was to go to Harvard. I ended up taking another 32 half year classes and raising my Cumulative GPA from...

I read an article recently where Warren Buffet says the most important skill to succeeding in life is the ability to say “No,” to things. This week, I returned a library book without reading it, and I’ve never done that...

The bible talks about how wealth is useful but also how wealth will disappear if it is used purely to buy recreation, hobbies, visuals and food, so what is the purpose of life, if it isn’t the pursuit of enjoyment and...

I went to church, bible studies, libraries, school classes and friends houses but over 70% of all the guys who had an interest in me were people I met at work or while travelling to and from work. The other 30% were guys...

During the whole book writing process, I kept feeling trapped, like my knowledge and wisdom was limited by a ceiling I could not move or push past, and this issue had been in my life for years before too, where it was...

You are not given a choice to come into this world. It just happens and you don't get to decide. As a child, you grow up and do what you're told because you want to be good. Having abusive parents, you realize that no...

First off, a definition of the term, a definition that I am willing to concede may not cohere with how others here understand the concept. Faith, to me, is the acknowledgement and acceptance of the reality of our own lack...

In Proverbs 23:5 New International Version, it says “Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” There are different ways to interpret...

I believe if you find a man that is good for you, that there will be no jealousy between you and any jealousy is a sign you have not found the right person. I know woman who endured tremendous jealousy while chasing their...

I have visited a lot of churches in the last 22 years, some Chinese, some Middle Eastern, Some Korean, Some Indian, Some African, Some Filipino, Some Spanish, some had over 4000 members and some had less than 40 members....

Growing up, my life was a living nightmare because of two very abusive parents who endangered my health, life and security and gave me all kinds of emotional scars that would take 30 years to heal. When I was 27 and full...

The bible teaches that undeserved and unwarranted rejection for being a good person is a blessing. Because it leads to rewards by God. And the rewards reside in your character and believing areas at the mental, emotional,...