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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?”
23,986 sermon illustrations through the Eastern Orthodox lens
10/31 (1943): World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
7/4 (1776): American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
2/12 (1947): Christian Dior unveils a "New Look", helping Paris regain its position as the capital of the fashion world.
12/25 (1946): The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.
7/14 (1958): In the 14 July Revolution in Iraq, the monarchy is overthrown by popular forces led by Abd al-Karim Qasim, who becomes the nation's new leader.
7/4 (1837): Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
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7/20 (1738): Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.