myTakes: Religion & Spirituality

They did a survey of people who got accepted into Ivy League schools like Dartmouth or Harvard but chose to go to regular schools instead Some of these people wanted to live near their home to take care of brothers and...

Why did Eve desire the forbidden apple? It’s because it was forbidden Humans are always seeking the things they do not have instead of appreciating the things they do Why are female children with absentee fathers more...

In this Parable The first person fails to find the Joy of God’s kingdom because the abandon their pursuit of God The second person fails to find the worship of God’s kingdom because they abandon their pursuit of justice...

Amos is written for those who are vocationally poor and Peter the apostle represents those who have given their Vocational life to God Joel is written for those who are financially poor and Andrew represents those who...

Mature Christians are not stingy because they understand that God will reward them for their generosity In Luke it says a good measure pressed down and shaken together will be poured down overflowing into your lap The...

Jesus says when you give alms that are within you to the poor that all will be clean for you This means your heart and soul and spirit and mind and body and past deeds will be thoroughly cleaned out and you will have no...

In the bible God promises to drive out these seven nations if you study and reflect and pursue His commandments Lets have a hypothesis about what they could mean 1. The Hittite sons of terror are a symbol for those who...

At school girls would not let me join their prayer group cause I seemed lazy and they would yell at me and hang up on me when I called them on the phone But the reason I was lazy was cause I suffered burn out from having...

If you keep these laws you will prosper physically and socially and materially and spiritually and morally 12th Law - Do not be unwise 11th Law - Do not be self-indulgent 10th Law - Do not be controlling 9th Law - Do not...

I come from a very successful extended family full of rich people with above average income and high i.q. And education And all of my dads friends are equally rich and educated except for maybe 0.5% of his friends And all...

I had an anxiety disorder when I was young and when I was 20 after 11 years of difficulty I entered a covenant of peace with God and became a relaxed person who trusted in God and never doubted that God existed And as I...

1. Don’t be judgmental (Sirius) 2. Don’t be pretentious (Orion’s 3 Bears) 3. Don’t be treacherous (Sagittarius) 4. Don’t be mocking (Scorpio) 5. Don’t be manipulative (Libra) 6. Don’t be abusive (Virgo) 7. Don’t be...

To me the things in the bible that sound like nonsense are allegories and symbols and examples of greater truths They are not to be taken literally As an example - When Jacob says the eyes of Judah are darker than wine -...

Jesus said anybody who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed So what is this light? Light can mean many things from forgiveness to healing to revelation But in...

Jesus was repetitively adamant about how important words were in determining your spiritual position in the kingdom of God The words of the Syrian Phoenician woman altered Jesus treatment towards her daughter and made him...

These are the 13 laws of prosperity and they correspond with 13 prophetic books in scripture: 12 minor prophets and 1 messianic prophetic book: HERE THEY ARE: 1. Feed the hungry // Malachi in the bible 2. Cleanse the...

This is why darkness is not always a symbol for wrong doing - it is often a symbol for healthy forms of hostility and aggression - the same aggression that makes you punch any adult who tries to hurt your child He ended...

If you’ve been following my MyTakes you will know I have given multiple meanings for Salt in scripture such as Work / Humility / Wisdom / Accountability I’ve also give multiple meanings for light such as Acceptance /...

The bible says 1. Blessed is the one who rejects the advice of the violent 2. And does not share the lifestyle of the wrong doer 3. And does not isolate himself like the willfully ignorant 4. But his joy is on the...