psychic divination was, in fact, a spiritual gift from God and that the Bible confirmed this. She then proceeded to tell me how that many Christians had ‘shunned’ her because of her ‘abilities’ and declared that most Christians didn’t really know what prayer was all about anyway or ho...
When they work rituals provide family members with a sensible longing that reinforces family connections, values, and ethnic traditions. When they go bad, family members may feel isolated, lonely, and depressed as though they were in the midst of strangers. (King Solomon indicates that we must...
People generally ritualized burial and commemoration, but gave little attention to the dying. Unlike other rites of passage, few rituals prepared people for death. Familiarity with European Christian traditions may be the source of van Gennep's surprise, for well-developed preliminal rites are one ...
Like many other communities in the country, Christians also not only have other sub-sections on the basis of faith, language, and region, but different marital preferences and traditions as well. However, one thing that is common is their trust in the power of reliable, effect online ...
Christian Doctrine can appear convoluted and ritualistic to a seeker who has experienced the "traditions" of "organized religion." Some Christian churches actually hinder the clear presentation and understanding of Christian doctrine. For the "churched" or "un-churched" seeker, the only valid presen...
Rituals of winter: through the anonymous obscurity of centuries past, pagan and Christian customs blended and blurred to become folk traditions uniquely Swiss. Swiss News spotlights a selection of those taking place around the winter solstice.(CULTURE)...
Today, few records exist to explain these faiths because of their roots in oral tradition and a demise of animistic traditions brought about by the adaptation of a new conviction. The Christian faith spread across the continent stretching across the English Channel into present day Ireland and ...
Faith: The celebration of the birth of Jesus and the Christmas story involving church-based traditions and rituals like Advent candles, the creche and traditional Christmas carols. Magic: The story of Santa Claus, his reindeer and the elves, plus magical Christmas movies and songs. Connection: Th...
Religion is an ephemeral connection between humans and God, a private and direct bond that is, paradoxically, mediated by ancient traditions and group practices in houses of worship. People believed in supernatural beings for about as long as they were human: We can ask a question: can the in...
This fig tree was an image of the Jewish people, and its cursing is an image of the rejection of the Jews. It had leaves and looked as if there were fruit on it (and the Jewish people observed outward religiosity, adhering to rituals and traditions), but there was no fruit on the fi...