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C S Lewis on Athanasius
http://www.worldinvisible.com/library/athanasius/incarnation/incarnation.p.htm Athanasius stood for the Trinitarian doctrine, “whole and undefiled,” when it looked as if all the civilised world was slipping back from Christianity into the religion of Arius – into one of those “sensible” synthetic religions which are so strongly recommended to-day and which, then as now, included among their devotees many highly cultivated […]
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From a netfriend: A couple of additional notes: 1. As bishop of Alexandria he had (and his successors still have) the titles Pope and Patriarch, and “Pope” as a title was given to the bishops of Alexandria before it was given to those of Rome. The Present Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa […]
Simon Of Cyrene, Cross-bearer
SIMON OF CYRENE, CROSS-BEARER (12 MAY NT) As Jesus was carrying his cross out of Jerusalem to the place of execution, a man named Simon of Cyrene was coming in (M 27:32; P 15:21; L 23:26), and the soldiers compelled him to carry the cross of Jesus. (The word ANGAREUO (Greek Gamma Gamma corresponds to […]
St. Pachomius of Tabenna
May 9th – St. Pachomius of Tabenna, Abbot (RM) (Also known as Pachome) Born in the Upper Theba ®d near Esneh, Egypt, c. 290-292; died at Tabennisi, Egypt, on May 15, c. 346-348; feast day in the East is May 15. “It is very much better for you to be one among a crowd of a […]
Archbishop Peter Akinola
The Strength of a Lion By RICK WARREN Nigerian Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola captured headlines last year for leading the worldwide revolt of evangelical Anglicans against the ordination of gay bishops in the U.S. by the Episcopal Church. But to caricature his ministry with that one issue would severely underestimate his importance. Akinola personifies the […]
‘Atheist’ Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin supported Church says colleague
20 April 2006 Jonathan Luxmoore Warsaw (ENI). The world’s first person in space, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, publicly advocated rebuilding Moscow’s destroyed Christ the Saviour basilica despite being depicted as a committed atheist by the Soviet regime, a former friend has revealed. “Like every Russian, Gagarin was baptised – and, as far as I know, […]
Remembering William Sloane Coffin
Sightings 4/17/06 Remembering William Sloane Coffin — Martin E. Marty Where are the Bill Coffins of today? That question comes up in most reflective comments on the death of William Sloane Coffin, Jr., the most celebrated and charismatic liberal Protestant preacher of the last half-century. Not long ago we responded to major secular figures who […]
Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur
Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur | Book Review Reviewed by Thomas Scarborough Amy Carmichael is regarded as one of the great missionaries of the early 20th Century. She served as a Christian missionary to India from 1895 until her death in 1951, aged 83. She was severely injured in a fall in 1931 — yet she […]
Famous Satirists
From Wikipedia … ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DESIDERIUS ERASMUS ROTERODAMUS Erasmus’ best-known work was The Praise of Folly, (Greek: Moriae Encomium) a satirical attack on the traditions of the Catholic Church and popular superstitions, written in 1509 and published in 1511 and dedicated to his friend Sir Thomas More. * [Read his works at http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/e#a3026 ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRANCOIS […]
M Scott Peck
M Scott Peck Pop psychiatrist who ignored his bestselling advice on adultery Christopher Reed Wednesday October 5, 2005 The Guardian Psychiatrist M Scott Peck, who has died aged 69, made millions with his first book by advocating self-discipline, restraint, and responsibility – all qualities he openly acknowledged were notably lacking in himself. The Road Less […]
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