“ Priest, Pedro Maria suggested building a Christian monument on Mount Corcovado in the 1850s in honor of Princess Isabel, princess of Brazil and the daughter of Emperor Pedro II, however the project died due to lack of support. In 1889 Spain became a republic,...
Here are five places where Jesus performed his miracles. Sea of Galilee And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he...
In the second act of the musical Chicago, Amos Hart sings “Mr. Cellophane Man.” as he laments his being invisible to the world. According to his song, being the poor, undereducated, and the neglected husband of Roxie Hart made him a nonperson in the eyes...
When T. S. Eliot wrote The Waste Land in 1922 he was a self-proclaimed atheist. Some six years later, he described himself as an adherent to anglo-catholic Christianity and thus wrote the Four Quartets. As is possible to postulate, some scholars believe that there is...
Preparation of the Passover meal: The time to prepare to celebrate the Passover meal arrived and in Luke 22: 10-12 we find Jesus instructing His disciples to prepare for the Passover meal which would become known throughout the Christian churches as The Last Supper (the...
Mappae mundi, an imaginative form of world map created in the Middle Ages, attempted to form a visual encyclopedia of world knowledge based on varied and sometimes conflicting sources. Mapmakers used information from the Bible, Greek and Roman historians and geographers, and myth to create...
In 2013, I decided to participate in the Ignation exercises, also known as the 19th Annotation. Despite what it may sound like, it had nothing to with pilates, cross fit or yoga. Instead, for thirty weeks, I was guided through a series of daily prayer...
Christianity today has over 2.1 billion adherents throughout the world and is well established as the universal, monotheistic religious belief system that has developed since the life, death and resurrection (around 32 AD) of Jesus Christ. However, as Jesus was a Jew, the beginnings of...
On the morning of December 16th, the church doors were opened at nine a.m. to welcome the parents and other family members of our thirty plus pre-school students. For just over an hour, all were regaled with the songs and poems of our three and...
Today we stand on the precipice of a new year. And that in many ways is very exciting! It’s a clean slate with new possibilities and potential growth. But we are also filled with the reality that upon reviewing our previous year, things perhaps did...
Definition Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes; specifically: refusal to bear arms on moral or religious grounds. Therefore, we can further describe Jesus pacifism as he who taught peace, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, non-retaliation and love of enemies,...
A gentleman once contacted our offices at Apologetics Press, questioning whether Jesus had the same body after His resurrection as He did before being raised from the grave. According to this man, Jesus “appeared to people he knew but nobody recognized him…. It’s as though...
A Michigan teenager, Hunter Gandee, is a famous high school wrestler who has a robust figure and strong determination. However, he is more well-known for always having his sick brother on his back. Hunter Gandee’s younger brother, Braden Gandee, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at...
Jesus does not completely prohibit us to have an opinion about other people but ultimately God alone is the absolute judge. In this passage Jesus is referring to certain hypocritical circumstances, in which we should not judge or blame others because we do not know...
The theme of our Easter journey together has been about challenge. On Palm Sunday we were challenged to acknowledge the darkness within as we became the crowd and shouted to crucify Jesus. On Maundy Thursday, we were challenged, along with Peter, to allow Christ to...
Composition-wise, Marconi’s work is one that is very well organized and planned to evoke emotions from its viewers. There is not one boring aspect of the painting that makes it less visually appealing. Moreover, the way the figures are positioned makes good sense for a...
Christ the Redeemer is located in the Tijuca National Forest, at the top of the Corcovado Mountain in Brazil. It is considered an icon of Rio de Janeiro. In 1850, the idea of building a religious monument was first suggested by a Catholic Priest and...
Saint Paul’s entire life can be explained in terms of one experience—his meeting with Jesus on the road to Damascus. In an instant, he saw that all the zeal of his dynamic personality was being wasted, and his life changed at that very moment. Perhaps...
The atonement of Christ according to this Moral Influence theory is that Jesus Christ came and died in order to bring about a positive change to humanity. This moral change comes through the teachings of Jesus alongside His example and actions. This is the belief...
