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So, nearly 50 years ago it became clear to me that various ones who claimed to get their teachings from the Bible, really did not (see alsoHope of Salvation: How theContinuingChurch of God Differs from Protestantism). I, by then, was convinced that the Bible as originally inspired (prior...
Rabbi Yanklowitz acknowledges the abrupt ending of the book of Jonah and suggests that, “We might write a fifth chapter entertaining the possibilities: does Jonah die, repent, return to Israel, or move to Nineveh? Does he get on board with God’s message of forgiveness, or is he punished...
I’ll go all crazy on you and also post that passage as worded by Eugene Peterson in his paraphrase of the Bible, The Message: “Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift. Don’t grieve God. Don’t break his...
Baby Boomers want their funeral service to show what was meaningful in their life. They want to be the writer, director & the star.
The phrase “gave up the ghost” is an old English translation of the Greek phrase “paradidōmi to pneuma.” The old English phrase means the moment a person dies as if the soul is released when the body transpires.
Swedenborg surmised that the Bible describes a human’s transformation from a materialistic to a spiritual being, which he calls rebirth or regeneration-similar to Gnostic Apotheosis or alchemical lead-to-gold exotericism. The New Age / Christianity crossover scene went nuts with this. Harshing ...
Understand the truth about heaven and what God has for his followers in the next life Learn from people in the Bible about what crossing the finish line should—and shouldn’t—look like Take care of specifics such as planning your funeral service, determining end-of-life issues, and prepari...
Obit (n.) A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies. Obit (n.) A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death. Obiter (adv.) In passing; incidentally; by the way. Obitual (a.) Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrate...
the staff at the time. That, and the offhand reply to a query on Economics at a library (“It’s at 330” before the member of staff returned to his chat with a colleague) has always stayed with me as a lesson in how important customer service is. After all, I still remember it...