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I am a 53 year old male living in Menasha, Wisconsin. I have been writing poetry for many years and have had my works published in various anthologies all across the United States. Currently my latest manuscript is being sent

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Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife Can you get to heaven by being good?: 8 of 108

There are two definitions of the word, good. One of them is man's interpretation and the other is God's interpretation. Man's interpretation of "good" would be like just being a nice person and God's interpretation would be more along the lines of being perfect. When called Good Master by some of the people gathered around H...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Young love: 5 of 65

And I dwell now, upon those things which have passed For what could have beenperhaps should have been You were the sunshine which awakened me each morning And made going to school easier to manage For certainly I would see you there And oh, your smile Your curls, your eyes, the longing presence And just to brush against your...
Arts & Humanities > Making Art Is artistic skill natural or learned?: 6 of 68

To begin to answer this question, what we really need to focus on here is the word, skill. Anything which can be properly called a "skill" has to be learned. How many times have you heard someone say that he/she has learned a new trade? Learned how to ride a bike? Learned how to drive a car? Learned how to use power tools? I...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible: Word of God or work of the devil?: 1 of 9

I find myself, reluctantly, having to agree with at least one other Helium writer who has deemed the question at hand to be outrageous. Even considering the thought that the Bible is a work of the devil is totally and absolutely unacceptable with me! However, for the sake of this article I will attempt to do so. To a pervert...
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God If God created everything, who created God: 6 of 43

I have seen in several of the articles which I have read, that there are those who are saying that this question is ultimately unanswerable. To me that is nothing but a cop-out. Of course the question of who created God has an answer and the answer is that no one created God. The Bible clearly tells us that God is eternal. T...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Will people eventually write their own version of the Bible, in the manner of, say, Wikipedia?: 3 of 18

Will People Eventually Write Their Own Version of the Bible, in the Manner of, Say, Wikipedia? In a sense this sort of thing is already being done. That is, people writing their own version of the Bible. There are several cults, touting their beliefs as religion, which have done exactly that. Without naming names of giving d...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Spiritual: 7 of 33

It tended to really surprise me, when asking around, how many people there are who don't believe that there is a spiritual realm in existence today. As shocking as it may seem, there were quite a few of them who were also professing Christians. I know all to well, the dark side of the spirit realm but when it comes to people...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Why God punishes evil when he has given free will: 12 of 56

I admit that I have never been quite able to understand where people get the idea that a merciful and loving God actually punishes people. God, in sending Jesus to die for our sins, in effect declared mankind worthy of salvation. When we choose to go another way, the way of evil or example, we, in effect, declare ourselves u...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Defining Christian faith: 15 of 69

All through the Bible there are numerous verses which deal with faith. We can find out how to acquire faith, how to operate in faith, how to make faith grow stronger, how to live and walk in faith, etc. but I recently have found that in all of this, I have not answered the question, "What Is Faith?" What I mean is this Exact...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Prophets for profit: 1 of 4

Over the years, I will admit, there have been a multitude of "wolves in sheep's clothing" all of which could fall under the heading of being Prophets for Profit. Indeed, it did feel as though the scams under the guise of being religious people were coming one right after another. In my opinion, the fact that we get taken in ...