When receiving an invitation to a Greek Orthodox wedding, which of the following is correct? A. Guests should avoid wearing black B. Guests are expected to kiss the bride and groom's feet C. The invitation will include a map of local churches D. Guests must bring a bottle of olive oil...
In Rome and other Western locales, they calculated Passover in the year that Jesus died as occurring on March 25. Eastern Christian communities used a Greek calendar that placed the same Passover on April 6. Add nine months, and early Christianity came up with two traditional Christmas dates:...
When did the story of Moses take place? Where does the New Testament start? Where does Jesus appear in the Old Testament? When does the New Testament begin? When was the New Testament assembled? When was the Old Testament canonized?
We did three dives here and each time, it felt like we were immediately dunked into a fish tank (or fish soup, as Dean fondly calls it).Our days took on a consistent routine of waking up at 6:00am to enjoy the sunrise and drink our (French-pressed!) coffee with pre-dive toast. ...
Jacob (Exodus, 937-38) argues that Aaron simply did not have the resolution that Moses did, and wanting to keep peace he gave in to the crowd. He also tries to explain that Aaron was wanting to show their folly through the deed. U. Cassuto also says that Aaron’s request for the ...
I told X since we have zero connection to this JP and he might not even show up, maybe we should consider just finding a Greek Orthodox priest to marry us. X is working on that today. Yikes. The only problem is that Greek Orthodox weddings last like three days. We did get a cake ...
Everyone did the same. The third time he said, “Screw it!” and just kept driving. It was completely quiet for the rest of the evening once we were picked up. Then there is the story of Shalev, a young mother of a toddler and newborn who was driving on the freeway when the ...
Israel Asks for a King - When Samuel was old, he ·made [appointed] his sons judges ·for [over] Israel. His first son was named Joel, and his second
Holy Bible. Instead, those participating in the Eastern Orthodox Church begin the Lenten season (Great Lent) forty days before Palm Sunday, which would be the Monday before Ash Wednesday of the Catholic religion. The actual day of “Ash Wednesday” is not observed in the Eastern Orthodox ...
June 10, 2023 0 PRESCHOOLERS Developmentally, children begin to view God as a “judge” by age seven. Studies show that nurturing the relationship between the preschool child and God; helping them to “fall in love” and introduce lessons and create an environment in which they can truly list...