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The Quakers are today almost the only survivors from the many religious groups that sprang up in the religious and social ferment of the English Civil War (1642–1649). They survived and flourished largely through the practical wisdom of a young man whose spiritual experiences and insights launched the movement. His name was George Fox.
The Paschal homily or sermon (also known in Greek as Hieratikon or as the Catechetical Homily) of St. John Chrysostom (died 407) is read aloud at Paschal matins, the service that begins Easter, in Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches. According to the tradition of the Church, no one sits during the reading of the Paschal homily.
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Contemporary Protestant clergy often use the term 'homily' to describe a short sermon, such as one created for a wedding or funeral. [1]In colloquial, non-religious, usage, homily often means a sermon concerning a practical matter, a moralizing lecture or admonition, or an inspirational saying or platitude, but sermon is the more appropriate word in these cases.
Little is known about the origin of the homilies or their intended audience. In the assessment of D. G. Scragg, the manuscript is in origin a collection, put together, perhaps over a period of time, from a number of sources ... the scribes took care to put together a book which followed a preconceived design, following the chronology of the church year, and they perhaps took individual items ...
The edition of the Homilies most widely available today is that edited in 1859 by John Griffiths and originally published by Oxford University Press. An earlier edition published by Oxford in 1822 has been criticised for its heavy editing. [13] A critical edition of the Homilies appeared in 2015, edited by Gerald Bray. [14]
The 2023 Asbury revival was a Christian revival at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. [3] The revival was sparked by students spontaneously staying in Hughes Auditorium following a regularly scheduled chapel service on February 8, 2023.
The church has uploaded videos to its YouTube channel, calling it a "glory cloud". [25] Many, like Gary Hal Graff, [26] feel that the Bethel-produced book The Physics of Heaven is out of line with the teachings of scripture. [26] One Bethel leader (Kris Vallotton) says it is "a foretaste of things to come". [27]