Category Archives: spirituality

Revelation: A Divine Document?

Posted on April 18, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Proof: The Number Seven I think by now, readers of my posts have seen that seven is considered a sacred number. Well, Revelation is full of examples of that number in relationship with the symbolic language used by St John … Continue reading →

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Revelation: Seven Churches Equal 7 Eras?

Posted on April 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Letters to the Seven Churches Years ago, I read that each of the seven churches of Asia Minor represented an era of the Christian Church. In other words, Jesus’s message to them, through St John the Divine, was meant to … Continue reading →

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Revelation: Nightmare or Vision?

Posted on April 16, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 On … Continue reading →

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Who is King Arthur, Really?

Posted on April 15, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Once and Future King When T H White captured this legend in print form, the story of King Arthur had been around in written form for nine hundred years. And the oral history may have gone back another six … Continue reading →

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Fulfilling One’s Destiny

Posted on April 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Tearing Down the Temple It’s an ‘inconvenient truth’: Jesus saw his own destruction in terms of the Temple in Jerusalem being torn down. “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it … Continue reading →

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Proverbs 31: Wise Women

Posted on April 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

An Acrostic Poem In the course of writing poetry over the years, I have employed a technique that helps drive the process of creating sonnets, while ‘hiding’ the meaning in plain sight. I write acrostic poems. What I hadn’t realized … Continue reading →

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Hebrew Proverbs: Wisdom Words

Posted on April 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Golden Rule Years ago, I studied Hebrew scripture to see if there were any hidden codes buried beneath the words. This is known as Gematria. Sometimes, the text itself will hint at the number(s) involved. That means the message … Continue reading →

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On the Road (to Emmaus) Again

Posted on April 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17

How Did They Not Recognize Him? In our Faith and Science group, another question has come up which might shed some light on this mystery. In the Garden of Gethsemane, how do the Gospel writers know what Jesus prayed while … Continue reading →

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Beliefs: What Do I Know?

Posted on March 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Question Yesterday, at our Faith and Science group, we got into a discussion about “when do our beliefs turn into certainties?” As always, when we try to approach these things from an intellectual point-of-view, our inquiries fail to reach … Continue reading →

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Good Friday?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by cdsmiller17

It’s that time of year again Rebirth of nature. Spring. Easter. Renewal of life. Resurrection. But, in order for new life to begin, an old life must die. That’s nature’s way. Somewhere along the way, the agony of crucifixion was … Continue reading →

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