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“You have to distinguish between love and infatuation. That’s difficult because they both involve a throbbing organ.” –Me

And [Jesus] said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables? (Mark 4:13). Though Jesus goes on to explain the parable of the sower, he continues to speak in parables that puzzle his disciples — and us! As much as the Bible explains God’s ways, it also…

What is the Christian belief on reincarnation? Christians do not believe in reincarnation; they believe in the unique existence of every human person. In part, this means that each human being has a particular beginning in space and time. There was a time when each one of us did not exist at all. In other…

Make a conscious effort to support products with the Fair Trade label. Fair trade products are created without child labor, and they ensure fair compensation for all workers. Find out what products carry this label at FairTradeFederation.org.

Your desire for a full and fulfilling life will necessitate your learning that following your desires does not mean following every whim, nor indulging your pleasures to excess, but accepting that life and sacrifice go together. If you want to live debt free, you will have to stop impulsive buying. If you want to go…

In the interests of everyone, the artist has a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are of deities or Buddhas, and they try to send a message of the value of the spiritual. Insight From the Dalai Lama: 2007 Calendar,” Copyright © 2006, Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Beliefnet is pleased to present the first 7 days of devotionals from Max Lucado’s “3:16: The Numbers of Hope” (Thomas Nelson, 2007). This is Day 1 of the week-long devotional. DAY 1: AN EXTRA-ORDINARY NIGHT “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in…

“Savor the moments you have with your children. This time in your life is but a mere blip. You’ll want to look back and say, ‘I loved being a parent’.” –Mimi Doe

Mark 8:27-9:1 27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29 He asked them, “But who do…

[27] And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? [28] And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. [29] And he saith unto them,…

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