[181]While some cultures are quite restrained in their mourning, in the Middle East the norm is loud, unrestrained crying and wailing. Luke's account of the mourning at Jairus' house at the death of his daughter uses an additional word to describe mourning practices,koptō, "to beat one'...
not even if we gnash our teeth, beat our breasts, and utter innumerable calls for succor, no one with the tip of his finger will apply a drop to our burning bodies, but we shall only hear those words which the rich man heard in the parable ‘Between us and you a great gulf has be...
37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he arose, and rebuk...
Tom Bombadil made hisThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerdebut this week, played by character actor Rory Kinnear in a voluminous beard and wig. Known for his role inThe Fellowship of the Ring(notably cut from the Peter Jackson movie), Bombadil is enigmatic yet silly; a mythic figure...
3 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the tem...
1:44Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 1:45Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." ...
To be so close to the heart of the Shepherd that you hear His heartbeat and can conform your life to that rhythm. When you do this, you’ll go into each day knowing you are loved, not looking for ways to earn it. This is freedom.” –Sarah Kroger [A stained glass window in ...
A heartbeat later, Robert reined in hard, severing Allan’s path to the sheriff. Robert didn’t remember grabbing his mace, but the wooden shaft was in his hand, his arm outstretched, the weapon’s spiked head sweeping toward Allan. ...
'I cannot take down messages in the darkness, but they have given me the signal which means "Consent".' 'Come, that is pretty good,' said Peter. 'And now I must be moving. You take a hint from me. When you hear big firing up to the north get ready to beat a quick retreat,...
beat Richard Lugar. 180 leaders met to summon three potential candidates (the already-oft-mentioned state Sen. Mike Delph and state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, but also 2010 IN-02 loser Jackie Walorski) to appear before them so they can unify behind one of them. (The article’s worth ...