It was a story that intrigued me and Mary definitely piqued my interest. So, while walking around the LA County Museum of Art, when I first saw a Baroque painting of Mary, it made me stop in my tracks. My first reaction was awe, at the use of candlelight in the painting and the sharp contrast that it creates. ... The shadows add volume to the objects, and also show the depth of the space in which Mary sits. ... The painting draws the viewer into its intimate setting, but does not disturb the subject, Mary, since she faces away from us, but turning just enough to bring us into the space. ...

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Pulling up to the cathedral, they had blocked off streets in order to extend the parking lot to make enough space for all the cars. ... That Midnight Mass was the most memorable event of my childhood. ... My parents were separated shortly after that Christmas. I lived with my mother for the remainder of my childhood, later I join the military. My grandparents passed away shortly after I joined the military. ...

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I was taught by my parents and my church that God created all things. ... Gravity caused the randomly spaced atoms to be attracted to each other and cause what is called accreting. ... I have had my belief system change so many times because there is always some unanswered question. ... After that things just began to click in my head. ... Today, when the thought of God and science comes up, my heart and mind is at ease. ...

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While at home, I worship as I clean or lay in my bed. ... I don't know if my spiritual background had anything to do with my feelings or the intended architectural design. ... I know that anyone can buy a space however, it seams that they are worthy to be buried there. ... Off to my right was a massive ivory cross. ... That's when I decided to end my visit. ...

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So I'll say my bit about missions and then lets get some money so we can all feel okay. ... Logistics Support A. 2 Timothy 4.13, "When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments."" ... Prayer transcends the dimensions of time and space and ushers us into the very throne room of God, worshiping, petitioning, and interceding in that spiritual realm of the eternal now. ...

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I know God exists and neither no one nor nothing is going to change my faith. ... God erases the infinite regression problem, because he is the ultimate creator: He created space, matter, and time. ... As it is said in the book of Matthew chapter 10 verse 32-33: "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven....

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Jonathan Rosen describes what he calls the "virtual temple" phenomenon when he states, "In many respects, the Rabbis created a virtual Temple after the real one was destroyed the Temple lives and does not live in the mysterious, intermediated space of the Talmud. The creation of that space was one of the tricks of Jewish survival. ...

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Hindus believe in one God, beyond form, space and time and beyond human comprehension. ... In fact, fulfilled prophecy is one of the distinguishing marks of the Bible, authenticating it's claim to be the inspired Word of God For instance, the Old Testament indicated Jesus would be betrayed by someone he trusted, "Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who has shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me" (Psalm 41:9). ...

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There are many parallels between Jesus and Neo (the key character in The Matrix), most of which I will be explaining in my comparison. I will also be explaining the importance of Nebuchadnezzar (the hovercraft ship that belongs to the good guys, but also the ancient king of Babylon) in the space after my comparison. ...

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The above questions became important to me as I began my graduate studies in clinical psychology almost 15 years ago at Wheaton (and remain to this day) and continue as I have pursued formal theological education (MDiv) from Liberty. ... But this is not an exhaustive study due to space limitations (e.g., the doctrine of sanctification is not covered in this paper). ... Gertsner (1982) states, "My choices, as rational person, are always based on various considerations or motives that are before me at the time. Those motives have a certain weight with me, and the motives for or against doing ...

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As noted above, my aim here is rather to explore and defend a third way of understanding the traditional C hristian notion of resurrection, a theory virtually all (but not quite all) of the church Fathers who discussed resurrection held in one form or another.' ...

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The "Christ- in "Christabel- The last decade of the Eighteenth Century was during the time of a great emotional movement in Europe. Several revolutions were taking place from culture to science. Another important revolution was in British literature, known as Romanticism where importance, style, a...

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