Ironically, Jackson’s death pushed the death of Neda, the Iranian “martyr” whose name literally means “the voice,” out of the news. MJ’s was not Neda’s voice of protest; it was a voice of amazing grace, high and sweet from childhood until death, a voice that has both seduced...
Jackson is a boy's name. The origin of the name Jackson is English. The meaning of the name Jackson is Son Of Jack.
No album, movie, or book should ever have to live up to the expectations attached to the label “biggest selling of all time.” Luckily for Michael Jackson’sThriller, that moment has passed and it’s just a matter of time before the same is true for James Cameron’sTitanic(the Bible,...
singing or acting. As a Jehovah’s Witness, Michael believes in an impending holocaust, which will be followed by the second coming of Christ. Religion is a large part of his life, requiring intense Bible study and thrice-weekly meetings at a nearby Kingdom Hall. He has never ...
The word lottery comes from the Dutch word lot, meaning “fate” or “luck.” It is believed that lotteries were first introduced to Europe in the 16th century. The early lotteries were organized to raise money for specific purposes such as building churches and public buildings. Later, they...
"My meaning is perfectly clear. When we defeat General Burnside at Fredericksburg he will retreat across the river over his bridge or bridges and we shall not be able to get at him. We will win a great victory, but we will not gather the fruits of it, because of our inability to reac...
Jackson’s host was Shmuley Boteach, better known as “The Kosher Sex Rabbi,” a man who believed every question you ever had about making love to your spouse could be answered in the Bible, or actually from the Rabbinic Talmud. Boteach’s “Kosher Sex” book — a mixture of Talmudic ...
Rick: Welcome to Buddha at the Gas Pump. My name is Rick Archer. Buddha at the Gas Pump is an ongoing series of conversations with spiritually awakening people. We’ve done nearly 700 of them now and if this is new to you and you’d like to check out previous ones, go to batgap....
Singing a song, citing a Bible verse Father's confused, mother despair Brother's in curse What about all I've seen? You know the lie, you keep it low What about heart? That’s all I’ve known Those abortion papers Signed in your name against the words of God ...
Jesus uses the same statement here about identity that he did when he spoke with Moses: “I AM”. To the Pharisees, this claim directly tied Jesus to the name that YHWH used, an unthinkable thing to do. It links Jesus to the unspeakable name of God. And why on earth did God call ...