Like so much that he wrote, it’s become a beloved verse of American literature, Abraham Lincoln’s letter to the bereaved mother of five sons, killed fighting for the cause of union.

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Why do we long for the whole?  We never find it in this life, yet we don’t stop seeking it.

Art allows us, through the eyes of another, to take another look at the world.  We see a bit deeper, because someone shares a vision with us.

Tim Henderson 39 s Earliest Christianity blog has a notice that NT Wright will be webcast tomorrow at 11 am EST 10 am CST 8 am PST from Wycliffe College Oxford discussing his new two volume book Paul and the Faithfulness of God Since the book is 1 million pages long - oh scratch that 1 700 p

This is the sixth entry in the Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians Bible Junkies Commentary You can find the first entry here nbsp In the first entryI discussed introductory matters such as the origin of the Church in Thessalonica its early history with Paul Silvanus and Timothy and al