S. Renee Smith and William J. Smith, Sr. invite readers into a devotional memoir about faith, resilience, divine ...

In the rush of daily life, we sometimes forget that God has given us all, each one, talents, gifts, and abilities. Some have received a larger portion than others, but all have received. Many times we ...

I have often seen people on the spiritual path who think they can have their feet in two boats, who think they can combine a worldly life and a spiritual life and do well at both. Ramakrishna used the ...

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This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. In the classic Broadway production Raisin in the Sun, an African-American mother struggles to keep two adult children on ...

In the Middle Ages, Catholic theology concentrated mostly on Christ’s passion. At the side of the Man of Sorrows, however, was the Sorrowful Mother, sharing his suffering. John 19:25 says, “Near the ...

Devotion to Lord Narayana is the only means to liberation. But to reach Him, we should be free from anyataa gnana and vipareetha gnana, Gomatam Sampathkumarachariar said in a discourse. We need the ...

If you look at yourself as a machine, you have brains, you have body, you have everything. What you call as ‘Grace’ is the lubrication. Without the lubrication you have a great engine but you get ...

God, the Supreme Being, is bound by none and therefore is called “Swatantran”, the completely independent one. Yet, by His own free will, He submits Himself to the devotion of His devotees and at ...