What did they do or not do that helped or influenced you. Did you stay the same or did you change?
2006-10-30 04:37:15 · 10 answers · asked by 2ndchhapteracts 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
My great-grandfather.
Hard worker, believed in the family unit. He was the centre piece of a huge family.
He taught me a lot about how to live life, not just to live.
2006-10-30 04:41:13 · answer #1 · answered by dyke_in_heat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gospel of Thomas, Joseph Campbell, Origen, St. Francis of Asissi, and St Thomas Aquinas are the readings that most influence my walk and my beliefs. I have changed since I have started my path and I hope that i continue to change and grow in my relationship with divine. As I grow stronger in my faith I hope and pray that there will be an outward change and strength others may see.
2006-10-30 12:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of all the people that have influenced my spiritual life, there are two people who come immediately to mind. Ted Wise and Ray Stedman. Both were pastors at Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California.
Ted especially has an enormous amount of input as he turned out to be my ersatz mentor and counselor as our friendship has progressed over the last 25+ years.
2006-10-30 13:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by Bruce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my Native American Ancestry helped influence my Religious Belief System to a great extent
2006-10-30 13:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hank Lanik, he had a book on Taoism I changed from a christian to a Taoist from a few factors but, picking up the Te of Piglet helped me immensly
2006-10-30 12:40:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
James Michener's book "The Source" made me start thinking about what religion really was which led me to Atheism. I met one shallow person who read the same book and somehow had their deeply held misconceptions (religious beliefs) strengthened, go figure.
2006-10-30 12:48:13 · answer #6 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a who so much as a what. Had a couple experiences I guess you could categorize as metaphysical to lead me to believe there is more than our own plane of existence. I did some investigation on paths similar to my own but really it has been my one discovery, and it has changed and is still changing as I discover new things.
2006-10-30 12:42:47 · answer #7 · answered by Sage Bluestorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom, but the person who taught her she called him 'Guru' she said he changed her life. And when she met him she switched religions. His main focus was on God, I think that's why she changed, I mean all he thought about was God. We believe God sent him and that he is with God now.
2006-10-30 12:46:21 · answer #8 · answered by Kiss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a person, an event...the death of Pope JPII
2006-10-30 12:54:53 · answer #9 · answered by briley4242 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, seriously.
2006-10-30 12:44:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋