Abrahams

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A Great Partner for a Great Endeavor

Abraham acts as if he alone is God's chosen, but Sarah tells him otherwise, and God agrees with her.

Related Topics: Faiths, Judaism, God, Sarah, weeks portion, Abrahams, Isaacs, Birth, angels tidings, Covenant, defining feature, Ishmael

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'We Can Create Our Own Abraham'

Author Bruce Feiler argues that an understanding of Abraham can help heal the divisions between his many descendants.

Related Topics: Faiths, Religion, Abrahams, Story, Monotheistic Religions, Biblical Stories, Bible, dangerous situations, Conversation, core values, Walking

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Hospitality: Welcoming the Stranger

A minister reflects on an image of the angels who visited Abraham and Sarah.

Related Topics: Faiths, stranger, spiritual bond, Hospitality, miraculous pronouncement, Sarah, Abrahams, Angels, economic class, invitation, like minded people

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'Dear Bill, Can I Trust Your Angel Knowledge?'

Our columnnist responds to a reader's curiosity about his expertise.

Related Topics: Angel, Angel Faqs, Angel Questions, Angels, William Webber, Angel Museum, Collecting Angels, Angel Figurines, Angel, God, angel collection, holy angels, collection, personal angel collection, Bible, black angel figurine, angel collectors, Knowledge

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The Meaning of Being Chosen

Related Topics: Faiths, Judaism, chosenness, Jews, choosing people, moral tone, representative group, World, human beings, unimaginable disadvantages, History

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Meeting the Angel of Death

Is a special angel assigned to take people to heaven or hell?

Related Topics: Inspiration, Angels, Angel, gold lights, Death, eye doctor, television series, terminal breast cancer, Light, tiny gold lights, gold lights move, Television

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What Do Angels Look Like?

Forget ideas of glittery angels with wings; real angels are anything but...

Related Topics: Inspiration, Angels, Angel, human form, Angelic Presence, Form, ordinary people, angels eyes, Bible, warrior angels, angels ministry, Spirit Beings

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John Lennon: A New Jesus?

Only after the Beatles started experimenting with drugs did they begin to talk openly about belief in God.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Music, Beatles, Drugs, thy, thy name, didnt, flaming pie, god, paraphrased memory verses, Jesus Christ, Interviews

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Pastor of His People

In this excerpt from "Gilead," John Ames explains his worries over a sermon he gave based on the story of Hagar and Ishmael.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Books, Child, Paralysis, parents love, Sleep, Mind, children falls, Father, times people, Sermon, wilderness

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Angels: A 'Truth of Faith'

'From infancy to death humans are surrounded by their watchful care and intercession,' says the Catechism.

Related Topics: Inspiration, Angels, Angel, watchful care, Life, spiritual creatures angels, God, Birth, visible creatures, Praise, glory bears witness, Intercession