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Tagged: Feast of Weeks

Wear Red: The Color of Pentecost
Posted on Saturday, May 26th, 2012 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: Feast of the Harvest, Feast of Weeks, Feasts of Israel, Pentecost

A typical Western image of the Pentecost. Duccio di Buoninsegna (1308) Tempera on wood (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Fifty days after Easter comes the feast of Pentecost . For the Hebrews, this is the Feast of Weeks or the Feast of the Harvest. Although Israelites planted both wheat and barley at the same time, barley matured more quickly, and the Israelites reaped …[ read more ]

Are you a peacemaker or a troublemaker?

by Carol McClain Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Matt, 5:9 Christian: are you a peacemaker or a troublemaker? Non-Christian: are you blaming the Christian for your lack of faith? Look at the checklists below and see how you need to adjust your attitudes. [caption id="attachment_2656" align="aligncenter" width="300"] We are the salt and the light? Do we act like it?[/caption] When reading the Beatitudes, do not think you have to be a good-works-doer to become a child of God. Ask yourself these question--if the answer to ALL is yes--you're a child… ...[ full story ]

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