The Crescent and the Cross The sands of time have covered the Word of God. With swords forged as a Crescent, as a Cross, With “love your enemies” having been trod, They saved the human gold from defiled dross. . Despite the love in Bibles and the Qur’an How had men shared that sacred gift
To think that the past does not influence the present is to live in the Adamic mist with its confusing consequences. Collect all the ancient superstitions and fears pertaining to blood and the woman’s menstruation, all the Aristotelian notions, prejudices, and arrogance about women and the influences of those on Christianity, all the general arrogance
Another major discovery during the studying of the book of Daniel for over 50 years is that it must be analyzed as a whole in order to more clearly see specific parts of God’s plan that Daniel did not directly point out. Here are three examples. First, after determining when the 2520-year span is to
The Harp ******* The flowing fingers of Mind sweep across The strings, zipping the Spirit’s songs serene. I feel like Saul when David played; but toss The javelin? Can music make me clean? . Can envy override the harmony Of Soul’s meek message music blends in heart? If truly blended, lost is jealousy; Its nothingness
Say that two football teams arrive at the Super Bowl rated with an equal chance of winning. Although equal, the two come with different strengths and different weaknesses, with their various ups and downs during the season. Likewise, men and women come into the gender super bowl with their different strengths and their different weaknesses.
Two Calculated Spans From the time of Babylonia to the present is about 2500 years. Consequently, I was amazed when the prophet indicated in Daniel 4 that the timeline of 4 world empires would be 2,520 years! This would be a punishment period (also noted in Leviticus 26) because the Hebrews had not been obeying
The Radiant Reality of Soul ******* As sitting on a throne, the Sun looked perched Upon a mountain, ready with its rays To shine upon the valley all about – To chase away the darkness in the trees, . To bring to light the individual leaves. Then like a king who rises to his feet,
Championing Womanhood Through a Higher Concept of God ******* Chapter 1 Patriarchic Superstitions Versus the Matriarchic Goddess How did ancient Patriarchal and Matriarchical societies influence our thought today? Chapter 2 God’s Gender in the Old Testament and the Image and Likeness How does the understanding of God as both Mother and Father influence our thoughts
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part X ******* Question: What effect has preconceived human ideas had on accepting new ideas or information that may be in conflict with the preconceived ones? Answer: The inertia resisting changes to preconceived/old thoughts can often stymie or at least interfere with new ideas, or the acceptance of new
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part IX ******* Question: Could masculine-dominated ideas in religious denominations deny and hide the feminine element in Scriptural prophecy of the Second Advent? ******* Answer: Jeremiah referred to “the Branch of righteousness” at the Second Coming as “she” (33:15). In Chapter 4 of Micah, that prophet introduced the Daughter
Famous Women in History ******* Maya Angelou was a writer and civil rights activist whose memoirs, most notably “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” broke new ground in reflecting the lived experience of many Black people. “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how
Riding the Waves from Soul ******* The organ blows its breath into the pipes, Sweeping about vitality and life, Pounding the heart of Soul through Easter’s stripes, Calling the Bride, immortal Truth’s pure wife. . The Lamb and Bride step from the music’s waves – Immortal oneness, harmony, pure peace. Penned notes transformed by Spirit,
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part VIII ******* Question: Can the kingdom of heaven be manifested here on earth? If so, what implications follow concerning the requirements for resurrection also needed to enter the kingdom of heaven? Answer: In Jesus’ day, people looked for a manifestation of the kingdom of God or heaven here
Famous Women in History ******* Simone de Beauvoir was a French existentialist philosopher and writer whose work had a profound and lasting influence on feminist theory. “Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.”
Personal Growth ******* The Eagle’s Sheltering Wing ******* An eagle soared far overhead And down he through the trees with speed now dived. And in and out he flew, an arrowhead With beauty, swiftness, and might, who’s ne’er deprived. . Then slowly he circled me with those spread wings Majestically covering the sky – With
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part VII ******* Question: What is meant where the writer of Daniel penned just before presenting his last four prophecies pertaining to the Second Advent: “And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life…” Daniel 12:2? Answer Continues: Returning to
Famous Women in History ******* Eleanor Roosevelt served as the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. As a political figure, diplomat, and pacifist, she has long been heralded for her work in furthering human rights. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Personal Growth ******* Mt. Katahdin ******* On July the fourth, as America is waking, Apollo strikes Katahdin’s helmet first. A ranger climbs the mount as day is breaking And poised like Liberty thrusts our flag into burst. . In time, across the summit, blackened clouds And blasting flashes trumpet Python’s heirs: The sons of the
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part VI ******* Question: What is meant where the writer of Daniel penned just before presenting his last four prophecies pertaining to the Second Advent: “And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life…” Daniel 12:2? Answer: By examining what
Famous Women in History ******* Rosa Parks was a prominent activist in the civil rights movement, whose name became synonymous with resistance to segregation after she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger. “People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I
Personal Growth ******* Banner of Science ******* Out of the west, an angel thought has come To slice the darkness with its flaming sword. The forces of evil, facing delirium, Thrust the thoughts of sin to counter the Lord. . But armed with Love, the angel’s legends still stand And fight, as one, Revelation’s great
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part V ******* Question: Consider Daniel’s prophecy in his Chapter 7 where the Stone cut out of the mountain without hands falls and crushes the feet of the giant image representing the four world temporal powers, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. After the smiting Stone falls, “one like the
Famous Women in History ******* Amelia Earhart was an aviation pioneer whose many records included becoming the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You
Personal Reflections ******* America Lands on the Moon ******* The streets of Paris flashed with lines Of television sets, So all could hear the astronauts Descend to moon on jets. . The commentators spoke in French And NASA, the English tongue. We crowded underneath a set To grasp what NASA sung.
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part IV ******* Question: Consider Daniel’s prophecy in his Chapter 7 where the Stone cut out of the mountain without hands falls and crushes the feet of the giant image representing the four world temporal powers, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. After the smiting Stone falls, “one like the
Famous Women in History ******* Ada Lovelace used her “poetical science” to help Charles Babbage with his Analytical Engine (one of the first computers), and as such is often cited as the world’s first computer programmer. ******* “The more I study, the more insatiable do I feel my genius for it to be.”
Personal Reflections ******* Youthful Ventures ******* Her draped, dark profile mimicked the Matterhorn, As my wife gazed into its strength and power, The sky, the beauty, slowly dimming till morn. We woke to reddish glow on yonder tower. . Next year, the Jackson Hole’s sharp Teton peaks Would shred Wyoming’s sky with strips of clouds.
THE TIME OF THE END QUESTIONS, Part III ******* Question: Why might some have rewritten the history concerning the reason the Phocas column was erected in the ruins of the Roman Forum in A.D. 608? ******* Answer: As explained in detail in Chapter XII of this book, the Emperor Phocas made a decree in A.D.
Famous Women in History ******* Virginia Woolf was one of the most important authors of the 20th century. A pioneer of modernist literature, she and her work inspired such renowned writers as Margaret Atwood and Toni Morrison. ******* “Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that
Personal Reflections ******* Hillsides of Scotland ******* The verdant-brown, unevenly checkered hills Of Scotland roll and twist through mist and rain. A blurry pond expands from storm-made rills, And flowers outside my pattered windowpane, . Thus sitting close upon the sill in streaks, Are blushing colors blending with the rues. But when the showers cease