Articles related to "Prophets"



Thomas S. Monson: 16th LDS President
The Mormon church is always led by a president who is ordained as prophet, seer, and revelator. Monson is the latest in the line of 16 prophets since Joseph Smith.
• thomas s. monson • prophet • seer • revelator • mormon prophet

Isaiah the Major Prophet
Isaiah was one of the best known prophets in the Old Testament. Teach your preschoolers about him through fun games and activities.
• isaiah • book of isaiah • preschool sunday school lesson • bible lesson • bible crafts

Christian Divination in the 21st Century: Prophets, prompters and the Spirit Speaking to the Church
Guidance, prompting, faith and trust … all expressing the living mystical aspect to Christianity that touches far more accurately on living spiritually than all the preaching, doctrine and conformity to some orthodoxy combined.
• the lord • guidance • prompting • faith • trust

Hanging on the Law and the Prophets: Jesus Restored Sanctity to the Scriptures
The centuries-old controversy over the role of scripture, the letter of the Law and the spirit of the Law, were clarified by Jesus in one bold and powerful response in which he brought forth the context in which scriptures are applied.
• hanging on the law and the prophets: • jesus restored sanctity to the scriptures • controversy • the role of scripture • the letter of the law

Prophets for the End of Time
Review of the Fantasy novel <I>Prophets for the End of Time</I>, by Marcos Donnelly.
• fantasy • genre • novel • author • marcos donnelly

The Importance of African Prophets
Prophets were important figures in African History. Women were able to access power as and through prophets; Africans gathered around prophetic figures in their attempts to resist colonial rule; and prophets were important sources of social, political, and personal identity in societies throughout East Africa.
• religion • african prophets • east africa • secular vs. sacred • kinjikitile

"A Prophet Before Her Time:" Beatrice Potter Webb, Part III
Part III of three-part series on Beatrice Potter Webb, Britain's greatest political theorist of the 20th Century!!
• beatrice potter webb • royal commission for the relieving of distress and • poor laws • britain • 1909-1945

"A Prophet Before Her Time:" Beatrice Potter Webb, Part I
Part I of three-part series on Beatrice Potter Webb, Britain's greatest political theorist of the 20th Century!!
• beatrice potter webb • poor law commission • poor laws • britain • social reform

"A Prophet Before Her Time:" Beatrice Potter Webb, Part II
Part II of three-part series on Beatrice Potter Webb, Britain's greatest political theorist of the 20th Century!!
• beatrice potter webb • royal commission for the relieving of distress and • poor laws • britain • 1905-09

A Farmer - not a Prophet
A look at some personal reasons for gardening. And perhaps a little humor...
• gardening • appalachia • farming • biblical quotes • spiritual

Advent Candles: Advent 1
The Advent season means the burning of the traditional Advent candles. This Advent season I will feature each candle each week and explain our salvation with these mini lights.
• hope • prophets • candles • advent • salvation

Joseph Smith, Prophet of God
Each one of us is entitled to receive our own witness and testimony that Joseph Smith was, and is, a prophet of God.
• joseph smith • prophet • testimony • witness • holy ghost

Luther's Tragic Mistake: Part Nine
Luther concludes the portion of his treatise dealing with circumcision.
• circumcision • jews • belief • prophets • martyrs

That Jesus Christ Was Born a Jew: Part 2, Treatment of Jews
Luther in this installment relates the treatment of the Jews by the Church and the honored status God gave the Jews in history.
• luther • jews • prophets • law • scriptures

The poet as prophet, part I
Anyone who sees a flower or sunset can describe its beauty. The task of the nature poet is to relate what he or she perceives to broad human experience, and in language that can be understood universally.
• nature • poet • berry • dillard • whitman

The poet as prophet, part II
The best nature poetry is neither overly sentimental nor coldly scientific. It reflects knowledge of both the Earth and the human condition.
• poet • poetry • revelation • naturalist • ecologist

The Sleeping Prophet (Updated August 3, 1999)
Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet, gave thousands of readings, most dealing with the health of those who sought him out. But he also prophesied much about the coming millenium.
• cayce • edgar cayce • phrophecy • sleeping prophet • virginia beach

The Visionary Prophet
Very few details of Ezekiel's life are known . . .
• ezekiel • priest • prophet • apocalptic

"Maji-Maji" -- A Narrative Poem
This poem describes how traditional religion influenced the methods of war that Tanzanians used to resist colonial rule in 1905-1907.
• prophet • tanzania • tanganyika • colonial • rebellion

Anger - An Islamic Perspective
Anger is the most common 'ailment' faced by the young and old alike. Most of the pain we cause each other has its root in anger. From road rage killings to loud mouth teens, rebellion and injustice all track back to people expressing anger at the wrong time for the wrong reason and in the wrong way.
• anger • islam • prophet • rage • ali

Clinton Sends Ramadan Greetings
This article is about Ramadan and how the Clinton Administration is the first administration to welcome Ramadan among America's religious holidays.
• ramadan • clinton administration • president clinton • islam • muslim

Fatimah "Az-Zahraa": A Very Special Daughter
This article is about the daughter of prophet Muhammed (pbuh), her special relationship with her father, and the marked contrast it bears to the feelings about daughters in the pre-Islamic era among Arabs.
• fatimah • fatima • prophet muhammed • muslim • islam

GOD-COLOURED LENSES - A personal account
No major facts, nothing historical ... just a simple story of the day I learnt how to see God.
• islam • allah • love • seeing • faith

Joseph Smith's Assassination
The events that took place after the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor led to the assassination of Joseph Smith by an angry mob.
• mormon • prophet • joseph smith • assassination • jail

Joseph Smith's Gold Digging Trial
In 1826, the founder of the Mormon church would be tried for being an impostor over a gold digging agreement signed with a Pennsylvania farmer.
• joseph smith gold digging trial • mormon prophet • gold digging trial court records • mormon church • joseph smith trial

Khadija: 'Al-Tahira'
This is an article about Khadija, wife of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Find out more about this remarkable woman known as 'Al-Tahira' -- the pure one.
• khadija • prophet muhammad (pbuh) • women • muslim • islam

Selective Islam in Pakistan
A look at Islam from the point of view of a celebrity. His journey to self discovery in a country that claims Islam, shows the difference between what is commonly portrayed as Islam and what the followers of the religion see it as.
• islam • selective • religion • faith • prophet

Somewhere Under the Waves
The fabled lost continent of Atlantis. Did it really exist? This ismy theory. I let my imagination run wild on this one. It reads like Science Fiction. But is it? Remember, I may have Atlantean roots.
• atlantis • bermuda • bermuda triangle • greece • gypsies

The Blessed Date Palm
This article is about the date palm, it's history, religious significance, and health benefits.
• date • date palm • islam • arabia • middle east

The Nauvoo Expositor Newspaper
The Nauvoo Expositor only published one issue. It attempted to expose the secret polygamous practices of early church leaders.
• nauvoo expositor • mormon • smith • prophet • printing

Whose Leaves Do Not Wither
In Jewish literature and Scripture, a leaf is a metaphor for life's delicacy and constancy. . .
• olive • tree • leaves • metaphor • life

Women in Islam
This article is addressed to all women (although men are welcome and encouraged to read it too!) Many at times, Muslim women are veiwed as the most downtrodden members of the Islamic society. This month's article, takes a look at what Islam has to say for itself on this matter.
• islam • muslim • shia • women • oppressed

Twenty-first Century Predictions
What’s in store for mankind as we move into a new age?
• predict • prediction • predictions • prognosticators • cayce

Ginsberg and Dylan, Seekers
In Bob Dylan's 1978 film "Renaldo and Clara", Allen Ginsberg portrays a religious father figure. The real-life links between the two were more intriguing.
• bob dylan • allen ginsberg • "i'm not there" • beat poetry • howl

Devil on the Cross
Written on toilet paper while its author was detained in prison, Devil on the Cross is a searing indictment of Kenyan politics and society.
• devil on the cross • ngugi wa thiong'o • african literature • kenyan literature • ngugi's devil on the cross

6. The Old Testament--Prophecy and Authorship
A look at the authorship of the Old Testament in general as well as looking at how the New Testament writers viewed the authorship of the Old Testament Scriptures.
• old • new • testament • lutheran • prophets

Biblemania - Depression, Madness, and Dysfunction
The author's look at the Bible's common themes of depression, madness, and dysfunction, and what they mean in terms of the big picture.
• bible • depression • madness • dysfunction • genesis

The Cattle Killings
The cattle killings of South Africa, inspired by a teenage prophetess in the 19th century, led to mass starvation of the Xhosa peoples. But do these cattle killings require a gendered explanation? And how does that change our interpretation?
• cattle killings • xhosa • nongqawuse • prophets • africa

The Lutheran Legacy: Restoring Music to the Laity
A beginning look at the Lutheran heritage of music as part of worship as well as teaching tool. This article looks at the roots of Lutheran musical heritage, namely songs in the Scriptures themselves. This Christian heritage binds Lutherans to the one, holy, Christian, and apostolic Church (the Invisible Church)--made up of Christians of all ages, times, races, nations, and tribes.
• lutheran • music • hymns • psalms • martin

The Ninth Article of Faith
The Ninth Article of Faith describes our belief in the revealed word of God.
• revelation • prophecy • prophets • adam • moses

The Sixth Article of Faith
The Sixth Article of Faith explains our belief that the Church today is organized in the same way as was organized by the Savior during his earthly ministry.
• church organization • primitive church • apostles • prophets • pastors

A Bent Rib?
Did you ever hear that women in Islam are regarded as bent ribs? Read this article to learn the explanation for this comparison and why it is not an insult but a great compliment to women.
• islam • women • woman • muslim • muslims

A Chair for Elijah
A Messianic Passover Seder waits for Elijah.
• elijah • oldtestament • bible • virginia • marin

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was the first ever fantasy novel to win the Hugo Award, this most inherently science-fictional of awards.
• j.k.rowling • harry potter • the goblet of fire • rita skeeter • daily prophet

Indiana Byways
Hoosier Hannah describes the the early history of Indiana and the territory governorship and the struggle to wrest the lands from the Native Americans.
• indiana • hoosier • hannah • tecumseh • prophet

Khalil Gibran Academy in NYC
The Arabic-themed public school is creating controversy before it even opens. Many are concerned about what will be taught in the classrooms.
• khalil gibran • debbie almontaser • september 11 • the prophet • arabic academy

Religion
Religion plays an important role in lives of inhabitants of this land. With Islam being the official religion people tend to strictly follow its teachings.
• islam • pakistan • qibla • mecca • makkah

Rushdie Knighthood Insults Islam
Iran has recently accused the British government of insulting Islam by awarding a knighthood to Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
• salman rushdie • death • muslim • islam • insult

The Real Meaning of an Ulema
Ulemas are traditionally known as Islamic scholars. By definition, however, they are people of knowledge - even if their ambits include secular issues.
• islamic scholar • islamic jurisprudence • islam and secular issues • prophet muhammad and the shura • scholars and education

The Valley of Dry Bones
God transports the prophet Ezekiel to the Valley of Dry Bones, and relates to him the following parable...
• ezekiel • prophet • valley • bones • god


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