All of the foregoing could be richly footnoted with points from Scripture, the Summa, Denziger, and the Church Fathers. Nonetheless these questions have been discussed in Jewish, Christian and Muslim writings from the medieval period onward. The 900s to 1200s saw some of the most fertile ...
The Wind Is Blowing Away All Reproaches In Our Lives Prayer Points BIBLE TEXT(S): Gen 30:22-24, Zech 3:1-5. INTRODUCTION 2-Timothy_3-16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness Reproac...
beyond just what He does for us. Adoration prayer enriches our understanding of thenames of Godand fosters a deeper relationship with Him. Here are key points about adoration in prayer:
Scripture offers us plenty of incentive to be praying leaders. Jesus, for instance, governed His ministry through prayer. There are about 20 instances in the Gospels during significant points in His ministry when Jesus prayed. If He organized His ministry around prayer, shouldn’t we? Having l...
Thank you for this prayer and scripture references of ingredients. I realized now that the ingredients are key to our food; both Spiritually and Physically. I lacked knowledge of the correct way of praying and believing for many years. However, nevertheless GOD IS FAITHFUL!!!
Pilgrims from outside Mecca assume iḥrām at specified points en route to the city. The principal activities consist of walking seven times around the Kaʿbah, a shrine within the mosque; the kissing and touching of the Black Stone (Ḥajar al-Aswad); and the ascent of and running ...
So I wrote a poem in the style of a rap, which reflects the story of Rodney King, and other stories similar to his and the story St. Stephen. This poem has numerous references to scripture texts, which I have provided here at the end of the poem. ...
Some of the chief points of difference between this and subsequent Prayer Books were the following: Matins and Evensong began with the Lord's Prayer, and ended with the third collect; there were no alternative Psalm-canticles for Benedictus, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis; the Athanasian Creed wa...
Apart from the obvious references to the events at the Jordan, there are echoes of Scripture here (cf. Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Is 61:1-2; Rom 8:15; Eph 1:3. 5-6). According to the illuminating Lewis & Short Dictionary the later Latin adverb sollemniter, from the adjective sollemnis,...
“the repetition of the words, without any physical endeavor… not even movements of the tongue… can be used systematically to achieve an inner transformation… and brings us to stand in God’s presence.” A reviewer of his book notes, “I was fascinated to find points of resonance with ...