Ilse Aichinger was an Austrian poet and prose writer whose work, often surreal and presented in the form of parables, reflects her preoccupation with the Nazi persecution of the Jews during World War II. Aichinger’s education was interrupted by World Wa
This parable illustrates the grander story of the Bible. God gives Adam and Eve a perfect home. Adam and Eve decide to take what God gave them and try to find fulfillment outside of God’s will (Genesis 3). This action separates them from the Father. We ought not look down on them,...
29. December 2024BobMarriageComments (0) Today my wife and I celebrate our 40th anniversary, which is no small feat by any stretch of the imagination. Together she and I have faced more than our share of triumphs and tragedies, prosperity and poverty, happiness and heartbreak. This year we...
August 2024, God healed my mom and saved her life. September 2024, after 2 years of marriage God blessed us with a baby who will get to meet both their grandparents. We thank God for ending a year that started off with sorrow to joy. There is nothing that God cannot do, just keep ...
Prior to our marriage when my husband and I were engaged, I had mentioned that I was going to a local store to pick up an outfit that I had put on layaway. When I arrived at the store to pay off the outfit and pick it up, I discovered that my fiance had paid off the item for...
I do not have to turn on the radio to find discouragement in marriage. Statistics on single women, on child bearing age not to mention medical reports are fear’s best friend. In this life you choose what you will feed, your faith or your fears, whichever one you decide to feed will ...
Ruhiyyih (meaning "spiritual") is a name given to her by Shoghi Effendi on their marriage. Khanum is a Persian title meaning "lady", "Madame", or "Mrs". The title Amatu'l-Bahá (meaning "Maidservant of Bahá") was used by the Guardian in a cable to a conference in Chicago in...
"There were endless festivities upon occasion of the marriage; and my grandfather did not go to one of them in his dressing-gown. The gentle sweetness of his wife melted every heart into love and sympathy. He was much older than she, without doubt. But age, as he used to say with a...
1). Different new religious denominations challenged the roles of priests; however, one can find verses from the Bible supporting the significance of the hierarchy, e.g. “And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make ...