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Sacred Kaleidoscope
by Alexander Koritz
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The Divine Blueprint: Sacred Geometry and the Spiritual Journey

Not long ago, sacred geometry to me meant psychedelic diagrams hung on the walls of New Age stores...
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Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
by Dave Armstrong
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"Inspired!: 198 Supposed Biblical Contradictions Resolved"

Book by Dave Armstrong (6-3-23), in which he examines 198 examples of alleged biblical...
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The Religious History Nerd
by Barbara O'Brien
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Muslims in Colonial America

Yes, there were Muslims in colonial America. Some of them - not all - were Africans sold into...
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They Didn’t Teach Me That...
by William T. Orr, Jr
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Can You Spot a False Prophet?

I believe we can pose a new and possibly contentious question, open to discussion: Can Paul,...
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In Newest Days
by Matthew S. Dentice
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La Papessa: The Female Pope and the Feminine Face of God

“A prophet foretells the future,” as Marjorie Reeves says. “He can also create it” (135). Her...
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The Word in Evidence and Reviews
by Gil Rosado
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Who Really Needs to Care About The End of the World?

How many times has it happened? You know the formula don’t you? Some event, some act of violence...
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The Postsecular West
by Tom Whittaker
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How the Pilgrims Secularized Thanksgiving

How did Thanksgiving become a non-religious holiday? Find out how mythologizing the Pilgrims...
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Early Christian History Matters, Why?
by Al Baker
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The Women in the Orbit of the Apostle Paul

Who were the women around the Apostle Paul? Was Paul against women? A close look might be...
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The Prodigal Empire
by Brad Thibodeaux
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What To Pray Over Thanksgiving Dinner

American Christianity talks a big game about being thankful, yet we consistently choose things...
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The Spiritual Brewpub
by Michael Camp
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3 Restorative Justice Stories that Will Blow Your Mind

3 restorative justice stories show how people are held accountable for evil thru challenging them...
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Reclaiming the Truth
by Rebecca Wallace Keene
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Judaism Is Less Sexist Than Christianity: 5 Reasons Why

The Law, as Christians, or The Torah, took special care to protect the tribe's women. Therefore,...
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A Pastor’s Musings
by Dorothy Sanders Wells
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The Scars of Conflict...

With holidays - and elections - approaching, we recall that conflict has always been with us. How...
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Marginalia
by Shawn F. Higgins
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The Civic Church

THE CIVIC CHURCH ~ Choral Service, Sunday Evening, April 14, 1907. Carnegie Hall.[1] On April...
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The Crossroads
by Nicholas Gulda
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Catharism, Calvary Chapel, and Catholicism (Some Primary Sources)

The following is meant to be a companion to the previous post “Catharism, Calvary Chapel, and...
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Death and Tea
by Ryvyn
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Liminal Spaces

"Liminal Spaces" is a phrase that elevates the process of making decisions into the sacred...
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