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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?”
24,059 sermon illustrations through the Eastern Orthodox lens
11/1 (1914): World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
11/1 (1512): The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
1/1 (1902): The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
11/9 (2020): Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: An armistice agreement is signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia.
The bomb was dropped over Semipalatinsk.
1/1 (1860): The first Polish postage stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
The majority of the garrison is massacred the next day.
Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose photo will receive the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography, the last one to be awarded in the category.
11/1 (1956): The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act; Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu from Kerala. Delhi was established as a union territory.
11/1 (1982): Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio; a Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
12/7 (1724): Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.