Recent Comments
Tag Archives: Nativity
The Spiritual Journey of Lent for Christians Reaches the City Gates of Jerusalem on “Palm” Sunday.
If you are an observant Christian, faithful reader, you are well aware that today, April 17, 2011, is Palm Sunday and the first day of Holy Week for this year. The sacred season of penance and preparation that Christians have … Continue reading
Posted in God, faith, theology, religion, the Bible, what and why we believe as we do, history and heritage, Months and seasons of the year
Tagged 2011, accounts of Jesus' life and ministry, actual events of Jesus' life, ancient Greek, angels appearing, Anno Domini, April, authorized, authortative, believer, canonical, Christ the King, Christian tradition, Christianity, Christians, Christmas, Day of Resurrection, disciples and followers of Jesus, donkey on Palm Sunday, Early Church, Earth, Easter, Eastern Orthodox Christians, faith traditions, fig, Gospel According to John, gospels, heavenly chorus, historians, Holy City, holy days, Holy Scripture, Holy Week, innkeeper, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus' Birth, Johannine materials, kingly entry into Jerusalem, Lent, Luke, major Chritian event, manger, Mark, Matthew, mustard, Nativity, New Testament, olive, palm fronds, Palm Sunday, palm trees, Passion Week, penance, practicing Christian, preparation, prepare the way, public ministry of Jesus, religious rituals, religious significance, religious traditions, sacred season, scholars, scriptural references, shepherds keeping watch, spiritual journey, spreading garments on the road, stable, synoptic gospels, Triumphal Entry, Triumphal Entry Sunday, twleve major feast days of the year, Word of God, Year of the Lord
13 Comments
Syncretism, Absorption, The Curious Dynamics of “Christianizing”…and the Arrival of February
I have shared in the recent past, patient reader, that my doctoral studies were specifically in the realm of “theology” – from ancient Greek, meaning literally “a study/word about God.” Theology asks, among other things, what do we mean by … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2011, 700 BC, absorption, absorption of religions, accommodative, all gods and religions, ancient faiths and philosophies, ancient Greek, Anglo-Saxon, August, belief in God, birth of Jesus of Nazareth, Bronx, Caesar Augustus, Celts, Christian, Christian Church, Christian history, Christianity, Christianizing, Christmas, classic definition, classical names, classical world, cold and snowy, curiosity, curious dynamics, dangerous, Day of Resurrection, dead of winter, December, different and opposing parties or religions, Druids, dualistic, early Christianity, Easter, faith seeking understanding, Februa, Februarius, February, festival of purification, form a confederation, form a union, full moon, gnostic terms and concepts, gnosticism, God, Gospel According to John, Ground Hog Day, harmonize, hindsight, historical research, I John, I wonder, II John, III John, institutions, January, Janus, Jewish-Christian, Johannine letters, John the Apostle, Julius Caesar, July, Latin, life or death struggle, Luke 2, major religions, make it Christian, make room for, millennium, mistletoe, months of the year, more the merrier, mystical, Nativity, New Testament, November, October, Oestre, Old English, out of place, pagan belief, pagan goddess, pantheon, religious tradition, revelation, rodent, Roman culture, Roman Empire, Roman god of transitions and gateways, sacred oak, Saturnalia, secret knowledge, see his shadow, September, sinful world, snow moon, solstice festival, soul of the oak, spring festival, springtime, stamp out, study of God, sun moving back toward northern sky, symbol of new life in Christ, syncretism, take it over, the Birth, the Christ, the Lord, the masses, theology, Tree of Life, twelve apostles, Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve months, twelve tribes of Israel, United States, whatever suits your fancy, when Jesus was born, wicked amount of snow, winning the battle, winter solstice
2 Comments
The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 