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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
10/12 (1773): America's first insane asylum opens.
12/24 (1952): First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.
1/1 (1987): The Isleta Pueblo tribe elect Verna Williamson to be their first female governor.
7/4 (1997): NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
10/31 (1822): Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.
7/4 (2008): A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
6/6 (1844): The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.
9/11 (1789): Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
9/11 (1758): Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
10/12 (1279): The Nichiren Shōshū branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.
2/14 (1804): Karađorđe leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.
4/22 (1500): Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
11/1 (1570): The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast.
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain
"Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise." - Sigmund Freud
"When things go wrong, don't go with them." - Elvis Presley
"Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end." - John Lennon
"Freedom lies in being bold." - Robert Frost
"Stay away from people who makes you feel like you are wasting their time." - Paulo Coelho
"Don't want anything. Then you get everything." - Seungsahn
"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?" - Lao Tzu
"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out." - Unknown
"I can live without money, but I cannot live without love." - Judy Garland