Also, despite the many glowing freedoms of Spartan women compared to women in other provinces, the state still preferred male babies in order to create a large and powerful military force. So women took pride in the warrior sons they birthed and raised. Having a son who died valiantly in b...
Jesus gave his life for those who make up the church body. Christ is the head of women, too, and not as a secondary head, sharing headship with husbands. Paul said “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging ...
One supervisor who was also a preacher (as they all were) threw his hand up high in the air and said: “Thank God for Jesus!” That is when I learned the true meaning of Christmas. The Jewish people looked for a Messiah like King David. A powerful leader who would take down their ...
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. / So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the ...
And who last hung round the cross of Jesus on the mountain of Golgotha? Who first visited the sepulchre early in the morning on the first day of the week, carrying sweet spices to embalm his precious body, not knowing that it was incorruptible and could not be holden by the bands of de...
She was among the group of women who bravely remained at the foot of the cross (John 19:25), and one of those who came to the empty tomb early that morning and found that Christ was risen (John 20:1). John 20:10-18 then tells us that after the resurrection, Jesus appeared to ...
“As women who make and keep covenants with God, we share spiritual bonds that help us meet the challenges of our day and prepare us for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. And keeping those covenants allows us to be women of influence who can draw others to the Savior” (Jean B. Bingh...
The following collection of 25 top cities in Spain comes to you in part from my own experience, but mostly from contributions made by travel bloggers who have visited Spain and fallen in love with the country. Here, then, is a look at the best cities in Spain from their respective points...
Ancient depictions Artwork on the walls of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Akhenaten who ruled from 1351 to 1334 B.C., depicts two of his daughters, naked, with bald heads. Head shaving as well as natural baldness was common among the ancient Egyptians, including women. ...