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Category Archives: Faith
Baptism
Water is a symbol of cleansing and purifying. In Christian baptism, water is used to signify a cleansing from sin. Also, in some denominations, it is a sign of the newness of life for a believer. The use of water … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Bapism, Belief, Bible, Church, Eternal Life, Faith, God, Grace, Milestones, New Covenant, Parenting, Priorities, Providence, Religion, Spirituality, Symbols
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The Shepherd
In the movie “Rome Adventure” the character played by Troy Donahue explains to the character played by Suzanne Pleshette, that the reason churches used art in the past was that most people could not read. Art was a a means … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Art, Atonement, Belief, Bible, Christ, Darkness, Depression, Despair, doubt, Eternal Life, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Feelings, Guidance, Letting Go, Loss, Perspective, Priorities, Providence, Quiet Time, Rejection, Religion, Restoration
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Bread Used in Worship
According to Wikipedia “Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures’ diet. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Atonement, Bible, Christ, Church, Communion, Crucifixion, Culture, diet, Eternal Life, Faith, God, Grace, Healing, Heavenly Father, Holy Week, Jesus, love, Maundy Thursday, Messiah, Miracles, New Covenant, Praise, Prayer, Religion, Religious Heritage, Restoration, Sacrificial Lamb, Scripture, Sin, Spiritual, Symbols, Thankfulness
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Anchor Symbol
According to Apple’s Dictionary, an anchor “is a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom.. It can also be “a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Atonement, Belief, Bible, Christ, Church, Crucifixion, Death, doubt, Eternal Life, Eternity, Faith, Focus, Forgiveness, God, Good Friday, Grace, Heaven, Heavenly Father, Jesus, Meditation, Memory, Messiah, New Covenant, Religion, Religious Heritage, Repentance, Salvation, Suffering, Trials, Uncategorized, Word of God, Worry
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Guest Blog-Dave Reichert, retired Senior Systems Engineer and Technical Writer, Hughes Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Corp
A long time friend recently shared the article I’m including below. I wanted to pass it along. As we approach this Easter Sunday, it’s easy to simplify the holiday with colored eggs, candy and family dinners. Perhaps we overlook Good … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Adversity, Appreciation, Atonement, Belief, Bible, Bravery, Christ, Commitment, Crucifixion, Death, Easter, Eternal Life, Eternity, Evil, Faith, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Grace, Grief, Holy Week, Jesus, Messiah, New Covenant, Obedience, Passion, Reconciliation, Religion, Repentance, Sacrificial Lamb, Sin, Suffering, Worship
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The Cup or Chalice
According to the dictionary, a chalice is a large cup from which a person will usually drink wine. In the Catholic Mass, a chalice or cup is the container for the consecrated wine. In “Symbols: Signposts of Devotion” by Ratha … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Adversity, Atonement, Belief, Bible, Christ, Communion, Crucifixion, Death, Faith, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus, love, Maundy Thursday, Messiah, New Covenant, Passion, Passover, Repentance, Sacrificial Lamb, Salvation, Sin
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Candles
Candles, which play an important role in this story, are important symbols to many religions, but our story centers on a Catholic altar boy who is mesmerized by the beauty of the candles, the aroma when extinguished and how the … Continue reading
Posted in Appearance, Belief, Bible, Christ, Church, Faith, God, Heaven, Inspiration, Religion, Spiritual, Symbols, Uncategorized
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What Now? (Moses’ Monologue)
What do I do now? Pharaoh surely will find out what I’ve done. If these two people heard about or maybe saw what I did the other day, word will get back to Thutmose. Maybe he already knows I killed … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Bible, Conflict, doubt, Faith, Family, Fear, Murder, Principles, Providence, Questioning, Trials
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It Was Only a Bite
Imagine you have travelled back to the first pages of the Bible and you hear the thoughts and see the actions of the first creatures….Adam and Eve What am I going to do? The woman offers me a beautiful thing … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Disobedience, Faith, Famous People, Feelings, relationships
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True and Lasting Confidence
I have been taking my time browsing through John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion enjoying some of the words he uses to explain a Christian’s faith. Book 1, Chapter 14, Paragraph 22 In the creation of the world, and all … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptability, Adversity, Aging, Balance, Bible, Faith, Feelings
Tagged Creation, Trust
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Rich Rockwood, Christian Author 