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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
7/4 (1832): Durham University established by Act of Parliament; the first recognized university to be founded in England since Cambridge over 600 years earlier.
4/1 (1789): In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
5/8 (2019): British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection.
11/1 (1520): The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.
4/9 (1937): The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
11/1 (996): Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German).
7/4 (1778): American Revolutionary War: US forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.
3/15 (1907): The first parliamentary elections of Finland (at the time the Grand Duchy of Finland) are held.
4/1 (1946): The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.
9/2 (1945): World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war.
"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." - Amelia Earhart
"Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other." - Brian Tracy
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." - Lao Tzu
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud