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Eastern Orthodox Illustrations
Reading Scripture as a path to Theosis — deification and union with God.
Key question: “How does this passage draw us into the mystery of God and guide us on the path of theosis?”
24,095 sermon illustrations through the Eastern Orthodox lens
On This Day: The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
11/9 (1791): The Dublin Society of United Irishmen is founded.
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On This Day: Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
8/6 (1861): Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
On This Day: The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
10/12 (1849): The city of Manizales, Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
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On This Day: Wagner's Siegfried Idyll is first performed.
12/25 (1870): Wagner's Siegfried Idyll is first performed.
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On This Day: The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
6/6 (1933): The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
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On This Day: The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
12/25 (2021): The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
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On This Day: The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
3/15 (1892): The Lobau bombing is one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).
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On This Day: The first Earth Day is celebrated.
4/22 (1970): The first Earth Day is celebrated.
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On This Day: Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
3/15 (1990): Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
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On This Day: Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
3/15 (1978): Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
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On This Day: Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
5/1 (1894): Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
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On This Day: Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
11/1 (1979): Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.
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On This Day: Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
3/17 (1969): Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
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On This Day: Beginning of the Syrian revolution.
3/15 (2011): Beginning of the Syrian revolution.
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On This Day: The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
11/11 (1839): The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.
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On This Day: Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
8/6 (1538): Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
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On This Day: Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
7/20 (1810): Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain.
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On This Day: Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
12/7 (1787): Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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On This Day: U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
11/9 (2023): U.S. surgeons at NYU Langone Health announce the world's first whole eye transplant.
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