Religion | Religion
Feb.22.2013
Isaac is a Hebrew name that originally meant "laughter". Isaac holds a special place in Jewish history, as it is from him that in the Book of Genesis, the "Chosen People" descend. His father and mother were Abraham and Sarah, his wife was Rebecca and his son was Jacob. So, in Jewish history, Isaac...
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Feb.22.2013
The word gospel derives from the Anglo-Saxon words, God, Good, Spell. When someone preaches the gospel it refers to the teachings of Jesus, especially the four books of the New Testament in the bible, the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Suellen Ocean is the author of Secret Genealogy - A How...
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Feb.16.2013
I'm slowly working my way through a collection of short stories and poems edited by Harold Bloom http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20945.Stories_and_Poems_for_Extremely... and read several stories by well-known authors ( http://libradventures.com/1887/horla/ Maupassant, Melville, Wharton,...
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Feb.13.2013
It's difficult when an area is known by many names. The Holy Land, Palestine, Canaan, Israel, Phoenicia, Judah ... someone would have to spend a lot of time studying religious history and biblical geography to understand it completely. It's a lot like Russia, USSR, Ukraine, Soviet Union, etc. Wars...
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Feb.13.2013
Our SUV passed scores of men, women, and children, often colorfully dressed, many barefoot, most carrying heavy burdens on their heads, hiking in the dirt at the edge of the narrow road, on their way to the Full Moon Harvest...
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Feb.12.2013
What an interesting guy Noah was. Yes, yes, who hasn't heard of Noah's Ark and who doesn't wonder how in the world one guy could fit all the earth's species onto one boat?
Noah was 10th down from Adam, the guy who made his famous entrance with Eve, yes that Adam... Adam and Eve. But Noah was...
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Feb.11.2013
There are quite a few Michaels mentioned in the bible but one of the most important was Michael the special guardian of the Hebrews. He was considered an Archangel, which means he was an angel of high rank. Michael argued with Satan over Moses' body and Michael also fought a dragon in heaven. The...
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Feb.08.2013
Why spin tales, why listen to them, enact them on stage, dance them, ritualise them, read them, write them, re-write them? We tell stories to ourselves and each other, to entertain, inspire, amplify events, or in search for meaning.
When it comes to stories, fact-finders...
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Jan.29.2013
In "Talking to the Enemy," social scientist Scott Atran makes an elaborate case for seeking to find common ground with terrorists. His subtitle: "Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)making of Terrorists" tells us, in effect, that humanity is dependent upon faith to generate larger...
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Jan.28.2013
I thought I’d catch up on my book on my way into Manhattan this morning. I got a seat on the train and started to read my book. It’s a wonderful story about an Indian researcher working in a Muslim community where everyone questions his faith. The train was a local and I’d have...
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