“Ah! it's a rough job getting to the gods!” he complains to the audience. “My legs are as good as broken through it. And how small you were, to be sure, when seen from heaven! you had all the appearance too of being great rascals; but seen close, you look even worse.” ...
(The Story of Cyprus) but most well-known from Ovid’sMetamorphoses, is deeply tied to the history of the Cult Image. The sculptor Pygmalion crafted the statue of a woman from ivory. He was so taken with his creation that he fell in love with it: he prayed to the gods to make her...
“…let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by this name this man stands here before you in good health. He is the stone which was rejected by you, the build...
who later reappeared as the hero of Tolstoy’snovelResurrection. In “Lyutsern” (1857; “Lucerne”), Tolstoy uses the diary form first to relate an incident, then to reflect on its timeless meaning, and finally to reflect on the process of his own reflections. “Tri smerti” (1859; “...
My first marriage had ended the prior year. My life had dramatically changed and I needed a new template for the rest of my life journey. I decided the Global focus of my life would be as an Advocate for Peace and WorldPeace. I changed my name to John WorldPeace as a commitment to ...
The old superstitions asserted that certain people were specifically ordained by a god, or a group of gods, to rule over others. Various legends tell of supernatural events (the Lady of the Lake, the Sword in the Stone, etc.) that determined who would have the right to rule over other...
In the context of Isaiah, this would remind the Israelites of their unique covenant relationship with Yahweh, contrasting with the surrounding nations' reliance on false gods. For contemporary believers, it underscores the importance of a personal, intimate relationship with God, where He is the ...
One victim of Leukemia from exposure to the atomic bomb named Sadako Sasaki started folding 1000 paper cranes, believing if she did she would get a wish granted by the Gods. After Sadako Sasaki passed away, paper cranes became a symbol of world peace and The Children's Peace Monument was ...
Does Elisha really have any interest in stamping out worship of foreign gods in Israel, as do the zealous Elijah and Jehu? Similarly, is Naaman really espousing an “absolute” monotheistic faith, as some scholars contend? I will then examine the narrator's attitude toward syncretistic ...
19 Responses to “Crushing Peace” Lucis Trust calls forth their Christ to earth to help mankind bring about a world peace. Their Christ is not Jesus, but the return of the spirit of Buddah, Mohammad, and the 12th Imam. Lucifer will indwell the beast from the sea, and the beast from ...