Dan King of BibleDude.net is Hopeful Spirit's special Guest Blogger on the Horizon this week. Dan works in young adult ministry in addition to managing BibleDude.net, an online Bible study resource. In this article, he describes his experience of being baptized.

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Need a break from the stress of all the holiday shopping, crowds, cooking, etc.? Try a bit of chocolate meditation (or any other food that you like) and you can watch the stress disappear (or at least lessen). I personally like the the chocolate version. Off to go find some chocolate, so I can practice doing this again. What are you waiti

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Have you ever looked at super creative or innovative people, and felt they are special beings blessed with gifts? Have you felt that you are not as fortunate? I used to feel this way. I have since learned that creativity is more about psychology than intellect, and there are no secrets to being creative. Actually, there is no such thing as “b

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Have you ever wanted to make your meditation more effective? This article gives three important tips to getting the most our of meditation. Here is a clip from the article:

How long at a time should you meditate? The more you meditate the more benefit you will receive, but you should not push or strain yourself. Start with a modest time–f

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Hopeful Spirit shares her review of Max Lucado's latest book, "3:16 The Message of Hope." Lucado dissects the most famous Bible verse -- and most important -- word by word, examining the meaning of each and giving practical, real-life examples. His writing style is folksy, relaxed, nonconfrontational and Hopeful Spirit explains why this

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I'm documenting my journey into the world of astral travel, my diary/journal that I'm making public. I also hope it gives someone that is thinking about try astral travel better insight on what it is like. I hope everyone reads this plus the many more post to come in the future as I will be posting them everyday to log my pro

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Lots of people ask me how to meditate. They fear that they are not doing it right, nothing is happening or are being too controlling and can’t allow themselves to just ‘let go’. The most important thing to remember about meditation is that it is ‘your’ meditation and you cannot ever do it wrong. The second most important thing

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Great article about simple ways in which you can find your inner peace :)

From the article:

"Don’t you find life to always be filled with stress? Doesn’t it seem like there is always something that happens which encompasses our entire attention, and thus drain our positive energy? As our society grows more and more compl

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We’ve all done this; I know I have, though I like to believe I am now beyond this: We hold onto the anger and hurts of the past. People tell me all the time about a family member or a friend who betrayed them who they will never talk to again. People scrunch up their hands and faces as they explain their troubles from the past.

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George Washington spoke more truly than he knew when he stated that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. For those who seek the ultimate liberation, constant awareness is a prime necessity. On the other hand, “Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless [heedless] lives.”

It is astounding to see how feckless most “spiritual” people

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If you are going through a rut and want quick and efficient methods to help you climb out of it, this is the article you need to read!

From the article:

"Being stuck in a “rut” is definitely not one of life’s best experiences. We can end up feeling a range of emotions such as helplessness, lack of self confidence, lazine

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We all know that stress is bad for us, but do you know it can be deadly? If not treated, chronic stress is a precursor to hypertension and heart disease. The 'fight or flight' reaction is still with us. Unable to do either, we need to learn a way to deal with the stress this causes. Medications can mask our reactions, but a b

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As awareness increases unexpected things tend to pop up to the surface from the unconscious mind to the conscious mind, as I discovered at the food mall. My realization wasn't the result of some magic connection, but a series of threads that drew together in a pattern in a single moment. What I discovered and what I learn from

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When I looked at how big a job it would be to stop and delete all the unwanted files on my desktop at work, I realized that a similar thing occurs in life. We save all these files which in the end serve no useful purpose, or in many ways come back and drag us out of the present just when we least expected it. I suggest five way

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