% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who meditate… Share Save Image Sample sizes and margins of error vary from ...

Christians don’t need mysticism or quiet emptiness for the illumination that comes through repetition. When you think about the practice of meditation, what image comes to mind? Like many, you may ...

Note what Koppel then said about television and our ability to concentrate: “Look at MTV or Good Morning America and watch the images and ideas flash past in a blur of impressionistic appetizers. No, ...

The oil-on-canvas painting, done around 1655 by Dutch artist Jan Vermeer, is of a reflective Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, sitting mesmerized while listening to the words of Jesus. The scene ...

Here are a few suggestions for studying, especially if you have never done it before and don’t know how to get started. I focus here on the Bible because I know it the best. 1. Avoid the temptation to ...

I go on about context from time to time. With good reason. “It shall greatly help ye to understand the scriptures if thou mark not only what is spoken or written, but of whom and to whom, with what ...

Frequency of meditation among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by religious group % of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but ...