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Rosa Mystica. A Christmas Ghazal Poem.
Rosa Mystica Rosa Mysticaa fragrant secret upon the mouth of God. Hildegard Von BingenYour praises echoed from her saintly lips. A Rose among thornsHeavenly chants of medieval monks fill the air. Garden of GodYour divine place of sweet refrain; rest … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible Study, Catholic, Christian, Christmas, Es is ein Ros entsprungen, faith, Genealogy, Ghazal, Hebrew Bible, Hildegard Von Bingen, How a Rose E’er Blooming, It is a rose sprung up, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Nativity, New Testament, Old Testament, Poetry, Rosa Mystica, The Bible, Virgin Mary
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The Sacredness of 1 and 2 Maccabees and Importance in Relation to Hanukkah
I wrote this in response to a classmate, in my World Religions course, that was discussing the Maccabean Revolt and 1 and 2 Maccabees. As a Protestant, she was not familiar with the stories found in these books. In her … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Bible Study, Catholic, Chanukah, Christian, Dr. Michael Brown, faith, Festival of LIghts, Hebrew Bible, Jewish, Judaism, Luther, miracles, Mysteries, New Testament, Old Testament, The Bible
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Salvation in Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Monotheism.
Zoroastrianism “may be a minor religion on the world scene today, but it has had a major impact on the world by way of the other monotheisms.” (15) Monotheism: “the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.” (16) My … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocrypha, Arabic Infancy Gospel, Babylon, Bible Study, Book of Ezra, Book of Nehemiah, Catholic, Christian, Christianity, Christimas, Epiphany, faith, God, Gospel of Matthew, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Iran, Islam, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Judaism, Love one another, Magi, Monotheism, New Testament, Old Testament, original sin, Persia, Protoevangelium of James, Religion, Salvation, Syriac Infancy Gospel, The Bible, The First Infancy Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Three Wise Men, Yahweh, Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism
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The Japanese Akkorokamui
The Japanese people “emerge from the aboriginal Ainu people. There are still remnants of the Ainu in northern Japan.” (1) They were hunter-gatherers that worshiped nature and animals, The Ainu were animists and believed that all things are inhabited by spirits known … Continue reading
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Tagged Ainu, Akkorokamui, Ashketanne Mat, Bible Study, Catholic, Christian, faith, folklore, Hebrew Bible, Hokkaido, Japan, Japanese, John Batchelor, kami, kamuy, killer whales, New Testament, Old Testament, orcas, Religion, Repunkamui, Shinto, The Bible, unicorns, Virigin Mary, World Religions, Yaoshikepu, Yushkep Kamuy
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Letter to Philemon
The Epistle of Paul to Philemon = Freedom in Forgiveness Continue reading
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Tagged Apphia, Archippus, Aymer, Batuka, Batukaderiras, Batuque, Bible Study, Cape Vere, Catholic, Christian, Colossae, Creole, Epistle of Philemon, Forgiveness, Freedom, From Slave to Brother, Holy Apostles, Jesus Christ, Letter of Paul to Philemon, Letter to Philemon, Madonna, New Testament, Onesimus, Reconciliation, Roles of Women, Slavery, The Bible, Titus, Women in the Early Christian Church
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The Epistle to Titus
Paul’s Letter to Titus Background information about this epistle: “The Pastoral Epistles (PE) comprise a corpus of pseudepigraphical teachings attributed to the apostle Paul and ostensibly written to his closest followers, Timothy and Titus. These books were likely compiled in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aymer, Bible, Bible Study, Catholic, Celtic Worship, Christian, Epistle to Titus, I Exalt Thee, It is Well With my Soul, Jesus Christ, Julian of Norwich, Letter to Titus, New Testament, Pastoral Epistles, Saint Paul, Slavery, Steph Macleod, Submission, Titus, Women
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Epistle of Jude
Letter of St. Jude Continue reading
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Tagged Apostasy, Archangel Michael, Assumption of Moses, Catholic, Celtic Worship, Christian, Enoch, Epistle of Jude, False Teachers, Fight for the Faith, First Enoch, Jesus Christ, Jude, Letter of Jude, Nephilim, New Testament, O Perfect Father, Steph Macleod
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A Study of the First Epistle of Peter (1 Peter)
A Study of the First Letter of Peter (1 Peter) Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Peter, Agape, Arts and Humanities, Bible Study, Catholic, Christian, faith, First Epistle of Peter, First Letter of Peter, First Peter, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Nephilim, New Testament, Petra, Phillips Seminary, Pilgrims of the Dispersion, Religion, The Bible, The Coloring Song
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An Analysis of Revelation Chapters 2 through 5
Jesus, the Lion and the Lamb Continue reading