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Shinto

Learn the basics about Shinto, a prehistoric religious tradition indigenous to Japan with a wordview that has become center to Japanese culture and nation identity.

Related Topics: Shinto, Shintoism, Japan, Japanese, prehistoric religious tradition, kami, Japanese culture, shrine, Japanese imperial lineage, nation identity, Discussion, women shamans, Book Recommendations

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Heaven's High Priestess

A mother recounts how she received angelic help for her baby son from an unlikely source--a Wiccan high priestess.

Related Topics: Angel, Angels, Angel Encounters, Angel Stories, Pagan, Doreen Virtue, Mother, Help, night terrors, Angel, Editors Note, town, Book Contest, baby son, Atheism, yard sale

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Tommys Tangerine Tree

Tommy's Tangerine Tree From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Faith

Related Topics: Inspiration, Chicken Soup For The Soul, tangerine, Tangerine Tree, Chicken Soup, Tree, Inspiration Angels, life everlasting, tommys, sisters home, kitchen window, Miracle

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When we care for the environment, we show our deep respect for the Creator in much the same way we would admire the work of a great artist in a museum. Discover 11 ways that Christians--and everyone else--care for the environment.

Related Topics: Books, Regal Books, World, food chain, carbon emissions, permission, viable optionSome states, exporting products, getting meat protein, Environment

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Business Lessons

Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat

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Remembering the Faith Figures Who Died in 2007

The preachers, spiritual leaders, and artists we bid farewell to this year.

Related Topics: roan, Text, God, Leader, television ministry, Prime Minister, Faith, Israeli territorial concessions, Television, Pakistani prime minister

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Into a Summer Woods

In fairy tales and fables, woods are often depicted as dark and dangerous...but, in reality, woods can help us connect to a greater spiritual world around us.

Related Topics: Angel, Angels, Ptolemy Tompkins, Angels on Earth, Guideposts, Guideposts Magazine, wood, forest, Fairy Tales, countless European churches, countless fairy tales, road, soft forest floor, forest journeys, figure, man casts