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In the Catholic Church, the term now used is not "the kiss of peace", but "the sign of peace" or "the rite of peace". The General Instruction of the Roman Missal states: "There follows the Rite of Peace, by which the Church entreats peace and unity for herself and for the whole human family, and the faithful express to each other their ...
The famous "I Have a Dream" address was delivered in August 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Less well-remembered are the early sermons of that young, 25-year-old pastor who first began preaching at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1954. [3]
The early Christian church believed that Christians should not take up arms in any war, [7] and so struggled attempting to balance the obligation to be a good citizen and the question of whether it was permissible to take up arms to defend one's country. There developed a gap between the reasoning of the moral theorists and the practice of the ...
Rick Warren, who founded Saddleback Church in Orange County, retired Sunday after delivering the same sermon he gave on his first day, called 'The Beginning of a Miracle.'
The custom of genuflecting, as a sign of respect and even of service, arose out of the honor given to medieval kings. In modern times, when the folded flag of a fallen veteran is offered to the family, the presenting officer will go down on his left knee, if the recipient is seated.
The bestowing of peace by Jesus in 14:27 specifically contrasts it with "worldly peace" by stating: [15] "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you." Koestenberger argues that this was likely to contrast the "Heavenly peace" of Jesus with attempts at worldly peace at the time such as the Pax ...
In Lutheran liturgies, the preface has many different translations that can be used in the Divine Service. The following is a common form: [4] Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
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