Signature Styles

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It's possible for others to write our spiritual and life biographies, but no one can write our spiritual and life AUTOBIOGRAPHIES.  No one can journey our signature styles nor can we journey the signature styles of others. 

Our signature styles are uniquely our own.  Embrace that awareness.

Learn from and teach others, but remain mindful not to "forge" or attempt to copy signatures.

Meditation Benefits

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The subject report from NBC Nightly News shares about the benefits of meditation in schools.
 
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/meditation-curbs-violence-san-francisco-schools-n277131

Great Earthquake

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The following was brought to my attention tonight, via a YouTube video.

How likely is it that scribes or whoever recorded -- would FAIL to mention -- in the Bible -- A GREAT EARTHQUAKE relative to what happened.

Matthew is the ONLY gospel that mentions the GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
All of the gospels, though, mention the "first day of the week." 

You mean to tell me that they record the "first day of the week" but THREE gospels don't MENTION a GREAT EARTHQUAKE?  That's NO MINOR DETAIL.

CAPS MINE

"Matthew 28:1-2 - KJV

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a GREAT EARTHQUAKE: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it."

"Mark 16:1-2 - KJV

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun."

"Luke 24:1 - KJV

Now upon the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them."

"John 20:1 - KJV

The FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre."

Really, They Lived THAT Long?

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The Bible mentions folks living until ages such as:

eight hundred years -- Genesis 5:4 - KJV
nine hundred and thirty years -- Genesis 5:5
eight hundred and seven years -- Genesis 5:7
etc.

REALLY? They lived THAT long?  I HIGHLY doubt it.

What?! Atheists/Agnostics Preaching the Gospel

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It really came as a surprise to me to read the content in the subject article.

Here's the link:

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/atheist-ministers-leading-faithful/story?id=12004359

EXCELLENT YouTube Video Series

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I do NOT embrace ANY labels . . . or attach ANY labels, brands, sects, religions to myself. What I do is purpose, in earnest,
to steadfastly flow in LOVE AND TRUTH.

So for the record, I'm NOT a Muslim, Hebrew Israelite, Mormon, Christian, atheist, agnostic, etc. Rather I am LOVE AND TRUTH -- to the extent that I presently know how -- while continuing to live, learn and IDEALLY -- to amend, as deemed necessary.

Yesterday, I began watching a YouTube series that is done in brief segments (all less than 20 minutes).

For those inclined to learn . . . I HIGHLY recommend listening to the
series IN ITS ENTIRETY. Yes, ALL of it. I LEARNED a lot from the
subject series that is INDEED beneficial.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0C3C1D163BE880A

Red Text in Bibles

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I wonder who wrote the words shown in red text in some Bibles attributed to Jesus, as if verbatim -- word for word -- though those subject words in red were written MANY years AFTER Jesus walked the earth in the flesh.

The red words in text are LENGTHY, -- in FOUR gospels, and a bit in Acts.  It's NOT possible to quote someone VERBATIM -- word for word -- at such LENGTHS -- ESPECIALLY MANY YEARS later . . . which is when those red words were written.

Inspiration doesn't MEAN necessarily VERBATIM -- WORD FOR WORD,

When Jesus was on the mount of transfiguration -- the Bible DOES NOT mention any scribes being there.

Who took NOTES when Jesus was described as being alone -- YET His very verbatim words were recorded in the Bible as to WHAT HE UTTERED when He was ALONE, according to scripture?

It's NOT possible for HUMAN, FLAWED SPECIMENS to quote -- at that length -- verbatim -- word for word -- MANY years later -- AFTER Jesus walked the earth in the flesh.

Who "recorded" when Jesus was ALONE with -- the Bible says "the devil"? It was expressed that it was JESUS and the devil -- period.  Yet, the words THOSE TWO UTTERED -- verbatim -- word for word -- were "recorded" in the Bible.

I don't, however, agree relative to Jesus and the LENGTHY red text in some Bibles attributed -- as verbatim -- word for word -- expressions UTTERED by Jesus - EVEN WHEN HE WAS ALONE . . . with NO ONE present to SCRIBE.

That doesn't effectively explain when no scribes were present -- and when Jesus was ALONE -- with the Bible says -- "the devil -- and how those words were "recorded" in the Bible as being expressed by Jesus and the devil -- if only THOSE TWO were present for that subject encounter.

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More reasons why I AND OTHERS -- REASONABLY -- don’t believe that the Bible content is ENTIRELY accurate and WHOLLY true.