I find the word “solemn” interesting as it refers to the kind of rest God required. The word comes from the Latin word “sollemis,” which means formal or ceremonial, and “a serious, or formal in manner, behavior or expression, a solemn moment or occasion.” This rest wasn’t a t...
Psychology Strange fruit| Lessons from the Cross PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE Sukey Fontelieu SinesAudreyThis thesis reviews C.G. Jung's psychological understanding of the Christian myth, and explores the theory that the crucifixion event is a symbol for the process of individuation. This theoretical ...
Sunday School teachers are always on the lookout for great kids Bible lessons that are easy to teach and captivate their children’s imagination! In this article, we’ve assembled ten must-have Sunday School lessons from the Old and New Testaments. With each Sunday School lesson, you’ll find...
Main Theme:there are beautiful truths to be garnered from the realization that God’s love for us is a deeply emotional love, but always with the caveat that though God’s love (emotional or otherwise) is perfect, it should not be thought of as identical to emotions as humans experience ...
But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)” –Ephesians 2:3-5 Life has a certain un-doing about it ...
Through this program, children will understand the importance of spiritual worship and why God deserves praise. The curriculum includes powerful lessons on various topics, including God’s work, obeying God, God’s power, and even hints about Jesus’ crucifixion in the Old Testament. 🎉 52-...
Free E-mail Bible StudyApostle Peter: Disciple Lessons from the Rock There is an early church tradition that Peter insisted upon being crucified head downward, because he did not feel worthy to be crucified in the same way as was his Lord. Shown above is a detail from the 'Crucifixion of...
When he voluntarily stepped down after his second term as president, a dumbfounded King George III proclaimed him “the greatest character of the age.” Historian Matthew Spaldingcallshim “the man who would not be king” and notes that “no one walked away from power with more dignity.” ...
The answer lies in how we view change itself. Too often, we approach discipleship as behavior management or knowledge transfer. While those things have their place, true change doesn’t happen from the outside in—it happens from the inside out. ...
It was in the spring of 1953 when I first realized that I could fly. It had been coming on by degrees—first in dreams, where I would hold my arms straight out, crucifixion style, and then pump them straight up and down until I rose from the ground to float through the air, feet ...