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Gold Within

Posted in Religion, tagged , , , on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem … The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and its height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold. The nave he lined with cypress [...]

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The Gate of Heaven

Posted in Religion, tagged , , , , on October 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, [...]

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Amen!

Posted in Religion, tagged , , on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting!” Then all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the LORD. 1 Chronicles 16.36.
The use of “Amen” as a kind of endorsement or affirmation of what has been said in prayer clearly goes back a long way. This morning’s reading relates to the time [...]

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