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Eric Bryant is professional musician, published writer and jazz composer who has performed nationally in Texas, California and New Jersey. He has 21 years professional musical experience, and his musical styles include classical, jazz and gospel. He is the

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Business > Starting a Business How to start a business on a low budget: 5 of 21
Yes, you can start your own business!What's even more exciting: You can do it with minimal initial investment.In the past, starting a business involved extraordinary financial risk and little hope of return. Unless you were a Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, or an Astor, and already had a substantial amount of money to invest, you we... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: The armor of God in Paul's Letter to the Ephesians, chapter six: 9 of 27
Christian Morality: The Law of LoveAfter a person becomes a Christian through the "water of rebirth and regeneration," (Titus 3:5) his next question is very naturally how to live the Christian life. We have already alluded to the fact that participation in the Eucharist should become a regular practice in the life of a believ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Is Humanism a religion?: 12 of 24
According to philosophers, a movement or worldview must have certain elements in order to be considered a religion. These elements are:1. Metaphysical beliefs (doctrines concering God, the afterlife, miracles, the supernatural, etc.)2. Writings counted as sacred3. Rituals and practices considered as forms of worship4. A fello... More..
Sciences > Psychology Jungian Psychology: 2 of 4
ArchetypesFor Jung, the archetypes are complexes in the form of "symbolic images" residing in the collective unconscious. (The "collective unconscious" is Jung's formal term for intersubjective, primordial, ancestral elements of the personal unconsciousness common throughout all times and cultures). The archetypes are like ru... More..
Sciences > Psychology Chaos & Ennui: 1 of 1
Chaos and EnnuiWhy do I feel more alive in the midst of a crisis?When my life is full of chaos-disordered and disjointed-most of my energy is devoted to putting life in order. Such chaos engenders the new and the extraordinary-new experiences, extraordinary efforts. It requires resourcefulness and ingenuity, innovativeness. I... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Christian understanding of conversion: 5 of 8
Judas the Betrayer?"Religion is for those who are afraid of going to hell; spirituality is for those who've already been there." -A.A. sayingI just read Elaine Pagels' new book on The Gospel of Judas. It was interesting. It raises questions about the meaning of Jesus' death, resurrection, and the practice of martyrdom. Pagels... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Who is God?: 50 of 73
Demiurgos and IaldabaothGnostic writers, such as Valentinus, believed that the creator of the world in which we live was not identical to the true God who is the All. This world-creator was called the demiurgos-a Greek word meaning "creator". The demiurge was a lesser angelic being, created by the Great Mother God, who, accor... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Can a Christian lose his/her salvation: 33 of 47
Confession and SalvationThe doctrines of confession and salvation can pose a seemingly insurmountable theological problem for many Christians because, taken together, they lead to the paradoxical conclusion that God both pardons sin and punishes it at the same time.Many a sincere Christian has asked, "If Christ's sacrifice sa... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: On love: 926 of 1269
When love is born,Fear dies.When fear dies,Love is born;And you are reborn. More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Judas Iscariot: Good guy vs. bad guy?: 28 of 37
Again, these debate questions are much too simplistic. The answer, in my opinion, is neither - or both (depending on how you look at it).In the "canonical" gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) Judas is clearly portrayed as a "bad guy." However, recent scholarship has uncovered many "non-canonical" gospels which bring Judas'... More..