As a preacher’s kid, I was fed a steady diet of Bible. I understand how biblical narratives are easily buried away in old crypts or put on high, holy pedestals. I want to resurrect and bring down to earth biblical stories about women and present them as moral and spiritual truths that...
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:3,4 SUPPORT ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURESOne...
Welcome We have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the full knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding to lead a life worthy of the Lord, f
7 Chinese American Christian Women of New England transformation and continuity in inter-generational narratives of living in christ erika a. muse Chinese Christians in the United States are a culturally diverse group of people, with many adherents to a variety of denominations and nondenominational,...
21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Jesus Walks on the Water 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on...
freed two hundred Palestinian prisoners. The hostages were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross before meeting Israeli forces who transported them into Israel. “Fifteen months we haven’t stopped crying, but now it’s from happiness,” said an aunt of one of the women....
Professors and pastors have denied that God ordered the conquest of Canaan, tested Abraham in the sacrifice of Isaac or inspired the Apostle Paul when he wrote about the family or roles in the church." 3. The Bible is a truthful book. The BF&M affirms, "All Scripture is totally true...
It also makes a great gift for your pastor or group leader.28 Advent Scriptures: Readings and Resources for the Christmas Season (160 pages) Preface Introduction to Advent First Week of Advent Gabriel's Announcement to Mary (Luke 1:26-38) Blessed Are You Among Women (Luke 1:39-45) ...
Bogomils, Cathars, Lollards and the high social position of women during the middle ages The subject of this study is the special social and cultural status of woman obtained in the milieu of dualistic heresy. The Bogomilisme which appearance was at Xth century in Bulgaria allowed to women to...
(Acts 1:22). But, of course, many went unnamed in the gospel: the 72, some of the women, many of the healed individuals. So, in a way, we might say that Matthias serves as a patron saint for gospel obscurity (Tradition actually identifies Matthias as the patron saint of alcoholics,...