Charlotte Spiritual Growth Examiner

Protect the young

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:46:44 -0700

Friends and supporters show their emotion while attending a memorial service in Beason, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. A couple and three of their children were found brutally slain inside their home in this tiny central Illinois farming community, ...

Out of work on Labor Day

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:23:35 -0700

Maureen Sanders looks for postings at the Employment Connection Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, in Parma, Ohio. Sanders, currently unemployed, is a recent graduate and is looking for a job as a dental assistant. New jobless claims fell slightly last week ...

Soul Journey - A Holistic Bookstore in the Heart of Cashiers

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:37:53 -0700

Meditation Room - Soul Journey (photo by JRobin Whitley © 2009)Nestled in a corner in Cashiers, NC is the kind of place we all hope to find or create in our daily lives, Soul Journey Bookstore. In the spiritual journey, a soul journey is a journ...

Health care reform as spiritual growth - Part II The Body

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:42:46 -0700

Women wearing traditional Uzbek costumes dance during an official celebration to mark Independence Day in Tashkent, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who was Uzbekistan's Soviet-era Communist Party boss, has ruled the nation of 26...

Health care reform as spiritual growth - Part I The Spirit

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:54 -0700

Supporters for and against health care reform rally at a town hall style meeting on health care reform hosted by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., at South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Ch...

Words are shadows.

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:32:13 -0700

There is a need to write

something;

say something to touch

your heart,

kiss your soul.

Words are limited

shadows of the real.

Open doors, open hearts is the message from the ELCA

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:22:14 -0700

Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson speaks at a news conference Monday Aug. 17, 2009 during the Evangelical Lutheran in America (ELCA) convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center. More than 1,000 members of the ELCA voted this week on whether to lift a...

How spirit differs from religion - Part II

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:35:46 -0700

March 16, 1986 file (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File) The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4In an article by Parveen Chopra describing Zen Buddh...

How spirit differs from religion - Part I

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:29:47 -0700

A dove is often seen as a symbol of Spirit. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill sets free a dove during his visit to Simferopol, Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, Friday, July 31, 2009. (AP Photo)The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Al...

Focusing on Daniel Radcliffe's atheism misses the point of Harry Potter.

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:02:03 -0700

Actor Daniel Radcliffe in New York, on Thursday, July 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)There are many people who have claimed that the Harry Potter books and movies made from J.K. Rowling's series Harry Potter are anti-Christian and promoote evil. No...

Spiritual growth 101: What is the purpose of retreat?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:05:43 -0700

Quince Bloom in Window by JRobin Whitley ©2009"If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial.If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked.If you want to become full,let yourself be empty. If you want to be reborn, let you...

Going green as an exercise in spiritual growth.

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:46:17 -0700

Balsam Mountain Range, NC ©2009, JRobin Whitley.Camp Mundo Vista is a church camp for girls in the Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina. The Uwharrie Mountains are not as high as some would think due to the age of the mountains, in fact, many p...

Around the world are cries of distress.

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:11:23 -0700

Afghan women are being transported on the back of taxi car in Jalalabad, provincial capital of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) The first thing in the inbox today was a link to Brave New ...

From rural settings to the big city, freedom rings.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:25:05 -0700

Old Jackson County Courthouse, Sylva, NC ©2008, by JRobin WhitleyIndependence and freedom call to individuals round the world. Americans however, are some of the most fortunate people because we are in a country where we are not only free to emb...

Michael Jackson's children betrayed by the mother who bore them.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:57:19 -0700

Debra Salazar, 6, of Los Angeles,Wednesday, July 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) June 28th The Huffington Post reports on Debbie Rowe, biological mother of Michael Jackson's children, tells "...how, despite Jackson's death, she does not WANT cu...

Madoff pays for his mistakes and vengeance takes its due.

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:14:44 -0700

Presence ©2009 by JRobin WhitleyMadoff has brought the term Ponzi scheme into the forefront of our news. The term was coined in 1910 after Charles Ponzi and in the simplest terms, it's a scam where people are promised a high rate of return on i...

Michael Jackson's desire to be ordinary says keep the faith

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:13:02 -0700

Ordinary Life © 2009 by JRobin WhitleyMichael Jackson is known for many things, but no one usually associates him with faith or belief. One of the most moving articles in the flurry of media attention on the loss of the star is written by Deepak...

White Rabbit missed the meaning of spiritual time

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:02:01 -0700

Dragonfly Clock by JRobin Whitley The White Rabbit is a character in Alice in Wonderland's famous tale. His infamous words, "I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!" have ...

In listening to animals, Dr. Grandin shows us a way to listen to God

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:11:38 -0700

"Cope Creek Barn" © 2009 by JRobin WhitleyDr. Temple Grandin is autistic. That's the first important thing to know. The second important thing of course, is an understanding of Autism. From the National Institute of Neurological Disor...

Top 10 ways to be a dad

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:17:42 -0700

"Dad and his cars" by JRobin Whitley 20091. A dad shows up. Not just at the conception and birth of a child, but he shows up at home, at work and at events that matter.2. A real dad may not be good at saying the words "I love you"...