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In the book “The Lost Letters of Pergamum” by Bruce Longenecker, a fictional character named Antipas is created based on the name found in Revelations. Antipas, a Roman Civic leader living in a world two thousand years ago, gains knowledge about Christianity through Luke’s Gospel writings. Through these writings, he discovers that Jesus is the…

The beatitudes are simple statements yet they impart a profound meaning.  These simple statements serve as a guide to a Christ-like way of life.  They direct as the same time as they teach the way towards righteousness. They communicate the values worthy to a Christian life.  In following such values, a person will not only…

Irony adds an unexpected twist to our daily lives, making them more interesting. This is evident in Langston Hughes’ essay “Salvation,” where he experiences the opposite of what he had anticipated. Hughes, who was twelve years old at the time, accompanied his aunt Reed to church with the sole purpose of finding faith and being…

Gilding portrays how the evil nature of humans prevails without civilization through his characters and biblical illusions. Throughout the entire story, Ralph and Jack are prevalent characters that represent the different individuals in society. When the boys are hunting for the beast, a boar charges Ralph as he is transfixed in a daydream, but “[he]…

 I. IntroductionLike other prophecies of the Old Testament Scripture, Prophet Daniel’s seventy weeks prophecy (which is found in the book of Daniel 9:24-27) has had its fulfilment in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Host of Bible scholars cited three hundred plus realized predictions with such precision that it is now established without any…

The Picture of little T. C. in a Prospect of Flowers depicts several seemingly unrelated events, which are drawn together by an underlying allegory. In the beginning of the poem T. C. , a beautiful young woman, is found at the morning of her life in a bed of flowers. Next T. C. is described…

Once the Brooklyn crisis, the Crown Heights pogrom is behind us, forevermore, it may very well be that the Jews of New York would leave this area for good. The Jews are the most self-respecting people. We submitted to the Nazis for it was the will of God there. We have allowed the blacks of…

            “Absolute Surrender” by Andrew Murray is an amazing piece of religious writing which has been much in demand for more than a whole century and is “a source of much spiritual guidance and insight for the seeking saint”. In this book the author explains to us in a classic devotional style that “carnal Christianity”…

The choice The Raptures of St. Avila that appears here concerns St. Teresa’s visions of Jesus and angels. She describes her visions really carefully in this chapter, stating that at first she was able to see merely the custodies of Jesus, than subsequently his face, and finally his organic structure. She goes into great item…

St. Judith of Kulmsee, also known as St. Judith of Prussia, was born circa 1200 in Thuringia (central Germany). She died on May 12, 1260 at Kulmsee in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Order. Judith imitated the life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, who was the Duchess of Thuringia during her youth. Not much…