Every Christmas the Yuletide card portrays a silver star in a navy blue sky and every year the same heavenly object sparkles from the top of the decorated evergreen. At season's end the three wise men and their fellow shepherds gather at a hastily set up manger for the familiar nativity scene. Though it shimmers on the greeting card and its brilliance lights up the tannebaum, it wasn't a star that erupted into a supernova on that dark Judean night. The star that shone so brightly two thousand years ago was wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.

Anger. Is it a normal human emotion? Is it helping to protect you from being a victim? Is it giving you a feeling of power? Is it something you feel you can't live without? Is it helping you to survive? Well think again! In truth, it's actually killing you! If you want to be free of it and live a joyful life, read on.

At times when we think honestly, if we stop deceiving ourselves, we are forced to admit that life per se can become an unmitigated horror. Not only are we threatened by wars, financial shifts and joblessness, the calamities of nature and narcissistic manipulators, the very earth itself treats us with supreme indifference. The beautiful and productive world we inhabit slowly but surely converts every plant that sprouts a stalk and each creature that draws a breath into fertilizer to feed yet another doomed generation.

Being content whether have plenty or little as long as we rest in the arms of the One who provides it all for us.

I recently just had 4 new tires put on my mini van but soon afterwards, I noticed the front passenger tire kept losing air. Each time air was added to it, it would soon leak out again. This was a call for action, time to take it back to the garage and let them tell me what I didn't want to hear. I had run over a tiny nail somewhere and now my tire was no longer good as new. But, after a small plug was inserted it is now back to it's original state, holding air and just like new again. I realized this is alot like our Christian walk. Is yours leaking?

It was in the middle of the night and the boat was being tossed in the wind. The crew was stressed...

To a shaman a kachina isn't really a doll or a child's toy. Also, it isn't a collector's piece of art or a decoration. However, it is often used that way, and that's ok too. There is a place for that approach in our lives. They do make a powerful addition to any home's decor, and make a great conversation piece.

This week you may get knocked down off your feet. It may take you a while to get on sure footing and it may take strength of the heart to move forward. But keep the initiative, spring forward and live the life God has always wanted for you.

About a special man....

In life, sooner or later, we come to the midnight hour. The hour comes when all is black, when myriad shapes seem to haunt our paths, when the very blackness appalls and our hearts cry out in utter despair.

If we are honest with ourselves, we would have to admit that the reason we have difficulty forgiving others is because we sincerely believe we are justified in our withholding forgiveness.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. --HEBREWS 4:15 He was the kind of fellow you’d invite to watch the Rams-Giants game at your house. He’d wrestle on the floor with your kids, doze on your couch, and cook steaks on your grill. He’d laugh at your jokes and tell a few of His own. And when you spoke, He’d listen to you as if He had all the time in eternity. And one thing’s for sure, you’d invite Him back...

Signs of, and ways of overcoming burnout, whatever the cause.

Understanding humanity's relationship in time and space is crucial in understanding his relationship to that which created him. This awareness leads us to enlightenment and the knowingness that we are part of a process and not separate from it. We are one with all that is, and the process cannot work without us.

Rose Ann Schwab, a world renowned professional clairvoyant psychic medium, speaks to Angels First Stop about how to communicate with Angels.

Angels are making their presence felt everywhere. Once I started opening myself up to the draw of the angelic realms little reminders began catching my eye every day. What is an Angel? Read more about popular angel definitions, Lila* Stars personal angelic beliefs and angel perceptions by the human brain.

Many people have a longing for a slower, perhaps fuller life and are beginning to look inside themselves to find out what they truly desire. Learning to pause periodically during the day to re-group and replenish our energy can be a helpful first step, and can make an enormous difference in our hectic lives.

If you don't watch what you say when you talk to yourself, you could be talking yourself out of success. Here are a couple of simple strategies, you can use to make sure you are saying the right things when you talk to yourself.

Test Your Emotional Mastery with These Simple Questions. Shortcut Your Self Improvement. Stop Wasting Time with Deep Introspection and Instantly Reveal Where You Are At.

The benefits of exercise and fitness to your general state of health is well know but the benefits of exercise in combating stress, and the reasons for these benefits, are certainly not as well understood.