The Word The Northern Gate opens to glorious light. We turn to see, as plants bend to the beam, To all the glowing day: there is no night. And gone with the night is error’s mortal dream. . A force unknown has pulled ironbound thought Till the heat of the light melted resistance’ strong hold. …
One of the defects of human nature is to look down on others so that we feel better about ourselves. The treatment of females in Africa, the Mideast, and Asia is obviously deplorable. But do Western men, at least in part, look down upon the developing nations’ treatment of women so as to justify their …
How Prophecy Works In Christianity, the sphere is often used to symbolize eternity because there are an infinite number of circles on its surface and because each of these circles has no beginning and no end, indicating the timelessness of the Eternal NOW. In the Bible one reads: Perhaps the relationship between eternity and this Ecclesiastes’ now might be symbolized …
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 …