by Thomas Leake | Oct 25, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
Roadblock #8: The Fear Factor TYPICAL WORDING: “The topic of religion and faith is unsettling and sometimes creepy. I like to avoid thinking about things like death, ghosts, spirits, or the next life.” PROBLEM: Talk of God, Karma, Nirvana, altered states of...
by Thomas Leake | Nov 5, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
In our previous posts we have attempted to show that faith can be immensely beneficial for your journey of life. Indeed faith is intended to be central to your well-being not something peripheral or inconsequential. Because of faith’s incredible potential for...
by Thomas Leake | Nov 5, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
Guiding Principle #1: Consistency Common Sense Wisdom = Trust those who have a consistent message and don’t contradict themselves. Distrust those who talk out of two sides of their mouth and expect you to believe their duplicitous message. Life Illustration = If a...
by Thomas Leake | Nov 6, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
Guiding Principle #2: – Comprehensiveness Common Sense Statement: Trust those who know their subject well and answer your important questions thoroughly. Distrust those who claim to be experts/guides but cannot provide answers to your basic questions and who...
by Thomas Leake | Nov 10, 2015 | Faith For Life's Journey
Guiding Principle #4: Commonality Commonsense Statement: Trust those educational principles, precepts, or truths which are transferable from one life or cultural situation to another. Distrust supposed wisdom or life views which only work in certain settings but fail...
