I believe that the teachings in this book are brilliant. The way that Jesus answers the question to Pharisees about taxes was so smart. He answered the question honestly and without offense. I believe that the teaching about loving others as you would want to be loved is one of the most important lessons taught. [...]
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Gospel of Thomas
Essay for the Master of the Gospel of Thomas Course Reverend Sharon J. Mayer Reverend Raymond Thompson used personal touches and interests to enhance the study of The Gospel of Thomas. His insightful studies of the course information make for interesting reading and leads one to further study of the subject matter. The course is [...]
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Handfasting Ritual with Six Cords Know now before you go further, that since your lives have crossed in this life you have formed ties between each other. As you seek to enter this state of matrimony you should strive to make real, the ideals which give meaning to both this ceremony and the institution of [...]
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CHANGES AT THE UNIVERSAL LIFE CHURCH ULC – Universal Life Church & Online Seminary This is an important announcement regarding some changes that have been happening at the Universal Life Church. For additional, independent verification of what’s going on, click Monastery. As some of you are aware, the ulc.org site has changed hands. Due to [...]
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Biblical EgyptologyColin Burgess The Book of Exodus is crucial to Jewish and Christian self-understanding. It narrates the two primary acts or plans of salvation.: the exodus from Egypt and the revelation at Sinai. These events echo throughout the Hebrew Scriptures and stand at the center of OT faith. For Christians, they find their climax in [...]
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By Devon AdamsLighting Candles of Joy or SorrowUniversal Life Church For the lighting of the candles of joys and sorrows, it goes as such – Take the lighting candle“I am lighting a candle of joy/sorrow for __________”Light the candle at the end of the entire lighting, the congregation affirms by the sharing of peace, with [...]
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Student: Rev. Linda FrancisClass: Masters of Shamanism (For 60hrs for Doctor’s Degree) Final Essay by Rev. Linda Francis In addition to needing six more hours to finish up the 60 hrs for my Doctors Degree I selected this class because of an experience that I had about eight years ago when I hosted an American Indian Storytelling event and a stranger [...]
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1. Describe someone you know who has the Divine Mark. What set them apart?I have met such people, one was a cousin, cousin to my mother actually, who was a priest and that was the first person I ever was drawn to in memory. Another person was a spiritual guide at a point in my [...]
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Lesson 9; Questions for the Heart and Mind; Given what we know of the historical Mary Magdalene, what role do you think she played in the ministry of Jesus? I think Mary played an important supportive role in the ministry of Jesus, emotionally, financially and in service. Mary was chosen by Jesus to [...]
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Final Essay Defining Spirituality I’ll start by saying how much I learned in this course. I really enjoyed the history lesson going back to ancient Greece where western thought is believed to have originated. This course was also designed to teach ministers how to minister to scientificfically minded people, which is good information all ministers [...]
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