Religious practice
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Higher topic: Spiritual and Religious Principles - main topics
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- A series of articles written by John Eagles about the practice of religion. Religion is to be understood here in a general sense of a belief system that aims to reconnect to God. These articles are therefore not confined to one particular religious group.
Articles
- See also: Home Church
- See also: Internal Guidance, section Religious life for internal aspects of religion
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Internal and spiritual aspects of sacred ceremonies 
In our religious life we sometimes go through ceremonies that have deep meaning. Each religion has its own rituals and when we study the sacraments of religions, we realize that there always is this deeper meaning. A problem that often occurs in organized religions is that the ceremonies are performed but not understood deeply. Many believers think that by doing these rituals, they are going to be helped or saved just like that. Oct. 12, 2009 Egypt, the wilderness and Canaan in our own lives 
We all go through stages in our lives that are comparable to the course of the Israelites who after they left slavery in Egypt went through the wilderness to eventually enter the promised land of Canaan. Personally I find the account of this part of the history of the Jewish people one of the most meaningful of the Bible. The deeper we understand this story, the more we can recognize the stages of this course in our own lives. Oct. 16, 2009 What to do when there comes disunity in a heavenly organization? 
There are individuals who have gotten central responsibilities in order to make this a better world. These individuals are the center of faith of families and tribes or organizations with a similar responsibility. Because these central individuals, families and tribes are taking responsibility to solve large and historical problems, they get to deal with evils that have been stored in the spiritual world. Nov. 13, 2009 The essence of witnessing 
As we are called to go out witnessing and spread our faith we wish to make good external results. This is only possible on the basis of a good internal foundation. What is the essence of witnessing? Even from the internal viewpoint, there are more possible explanations. Here i wish to speak about the essence of witnessing with regard to restoration history, that is the restoration of ourselves and the restoration of the original Kingdom of God centered on the Messiah. March 18, 2010 How to study texts in a principled way 
Many of us get to read many texts in the form of books and articles. How can we study this in a principled way, meaning how can we extract truth from it and not be influenced by lies or confused ideas? What i am explaining here does not only apply to reading texts. The same principles apply to hearing lectures or speeches or seeing films or videos. But it is simplest for me to explain the method for written texts. June 15, 2010 Holy Salt and its effects - Español 
Holy Salt is special salt that is used in religious ceremonies in the Unification Church. Here are given three reasons why Holy Salt is effective. March 3, 2012
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