William Penn - developing freedom in a new world
William Penn, the visionary who preceded the founding fathers of America.
Where did American ideals of respect for individual liberty and religious freedom first gain legally binding expression? A fair guess would be from the quill pen of William Penn. Having received land in America as payment of a debt by the British crown, William Penn named the land Sylvania. To anchor the title, King Charles renamed it Pennsylvania, or Penn's woods. In an unusual action William Penn then negotiated with the Delaware Indians and purchased the same land from them also. Penn ...

How To Take A Leap Of Faith
Faith Is An Open Hand
While faith means different things to different people. We all like quotes about faith. I discovered while making this lens that quotes specifically about faith are not all that easy to uncover. Which made the project all the more interesting. If you agree, all the better! I used to think I had to follow the precepts of childhood church if I was to call myself religious. Not so. If you are enchanted by insightful, inspirational quotes about faith you probably, like me, have a few religious b...

Have A Faith That Moves Mountains
God Gave Us All A Measure Of Faith -- "according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith
"And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." Matthew 17:20 Even if you have the faith as small as a mustard seed you can move mountains. Nothing shall be impossible to you -- "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philippians 4:13 If you just believe in God our Fath...

Faith and Belief
Difference between Faith and Belief
Faith to a Christian or to a Mohammedan or to a Hindu is nothing but another word for belief, and a belief is never anything but a repressed doubt. Every belief has behind it a doubt. To repress the doubt you believe more and more ... but the doubt goes deeper and deeper into your unconscious. Faith in the world of Gautam Buddha's experience is not belief. It has nothing to do with doctrines and philosophies, theologies, ideologies. It has something to do with trust, something to do with...

What is Word of Faith? Justin Peters Explains in A Call to Discernment
"A Call to Discernment" by Justin Peters
Justin Peters posts a free series of videos on YouTube titled, "A Call to Discernment." Every person should see this. As Christians, we should never forget everything the scriptures say, including that we should... "...mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting." ~ Romans 16:1...

The Suitcase, The Fire and the Earring!
My Own LIfe is a Testimony
Three true stories from my own life. Funny, and yet very thought provoking to see how we learn our life lessons today. God is real, He has a great sense of humor, and He is constantly revealing things to us. My children and I have learned from both great hardships and from day to day life upon this earth. Thought I would share some uplifting and encouraging short stories with you! Photo is a painting I did. Acrylic on stretched canvas.