The Bible provides several vivid descriptions of Heaven, particularly in the Book of Revelation, although these descriptions are often symbolic and open to interpretation. According to Revelation chapters 21 and 22, Heaven, or the New Jerusalem, is depicted as a stunningly beautiful city coming down...
What does the Bible say about Pagans? Is paganism a religion? What Jewish holidays are celebrated in September? What happens at a Pagan funeral? When does the Pagan lunar calendar begin? Is Palm Sunday a Pagan holiday? How do Pagans worship?
Indeed, in the Revised English Version of the Bible,there are no references to beetles, hornets, cankerworms, or palmerworms. New groups now may be part of the Bible. For exam- ple, maggots likely are part of the Bible. Even the mole cricket may have joined this unique insect collection...
You, you who have devoured the vineyard; the loot wrested from the poor is in your houses.15 What do you mean by crushing my people, and grinding down the faces of the poor? says the Lord, the God of hosts. The Haughty Women of Zion[k] 16 The Lord said: Because the daughters of...
Oath (n.) A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc. Oath (n.) An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the pa...
2 What did three stars on a book mean in the public library in Miller’s youth? (a) Young people weren’t allowed to read them. (b) They were the most popular books in the library. (c) They were intended for children. (d) They were more exciting than one-star books. 3 Why ...
(h/t to my friend Michelle Bartel, who came up with the title) were born. I made twelve, and each was a woman in a Bible story whom I admired or thought a lot about and who represented an issue in the world, the nation, or my life. Creating them helped me get through the ...
It causes stress in your own mind and body as well as in your relationships with friends and family. Cancer treatments can make it hard to do the things you’ve always done as a human being, a parent, or an employee. There’s nothing in your daily existence that cancer doesn’t touch...
There she was— young, beautiful, zipping along PCH in her throaty ’98 Civic, watching the sun sink on a Wednesday evening in September 2009. That’s when Mitrice (pronounced my-TREECE) saw the sign, surrounded by palm trees, its blue cursive letters aglow: Geoffrey’s. Just below Poi...
(or so) with the information I am reading, watching and listening to. If you need a place for reference material, check back regularly. If you need information to fight arguments, check back regularly. I don’t read or watch everything, of course, but this is what ...