The search for happiness is basic to human life. The greatest tragedy that befalls people is when they give up on that search. Maybe you know someone who has given up on being happy, or perhaps you feel that way yourself. The irony is that we are created for happiness, so life can’t really work […]
Everyone has heard the phrase that hindsight is 20/20. How many times have you thought “I wish I’d known then, what I know now.” I know I have said that! The Turning Point of History This week’s video of the Lasting Imprint series “The Turning Point of History” begs that exact question. What if people […]
Everyone longs for true love, but we often don’t recognise how much we are loved already. Does a child feel how much their parents love them? Children don’t have the capacity to fully comprehend their parents hearts, and can often misunderstand their parents actions. We are like this in relation to God, not fully comprehending […]
All of us have something we have been blessed with to contribute to this world. When we use our gifts, we find personal fulfillment. Our life takes on greater meaning and we naturally experience our value and place in the universe. Lasting Imprint, session 8 This episode of Lasting Imprint looks at the difference one […]
We can gain many insights from the Bible and other sacred texts. The Bible and Divine Principle are books that describe the totality of all relationships: our relationship with God, God’s relationship with us, our relationship with each other. They also contain discussion of what relationships are like in an ideal sense, why relationships don’t […]
How do you reconcile the idea of a loving God with the reality of the suffering we see in the world today? The Divine Principle provides insight into the biblical account of Adam and Eve. What do you think is the real meaning of that story? Lasting Imprint Session 6 – Human Contradiction The Divine […]
As we begin the new year, we need to think about how we will shape 2017. That’s a big statement that recognizes we are the main actor in our lives. That we have the awe-inspiring power to give creatively. Each life is full of unknown possibility, and we are the ones to determine our future. […]
What is the purpose of life? What is my value and how do I fit into the bigger scheme of things? People have been searching for the answers to questions like these throughout history. Why We Feel Value From Relationships In this 4th section of the Lasting Imprint video series we see how the patterns of […]
As we stand on the cusp of 2017, I imagine everyone would like to know what will happen in the coming year. What kind of President will Trump make? What will happen to Syria? What impact will global warming have? Or, on a more personal level, what will happen in my life? Will I be […]
Session 3 of the Lasting Imprint video series Everywhere in nature we see patterns of opposites such as masculinity and femininity, internal and external, light and dark, right and left and so on. There are many other patterns as well, allowing all things to exist in harmonious relationship. Does this indicate intelligent design, or did […]
