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Category: Reflections on Shalom

  • Reflections on World Politics
  • Reflections on Russia

Abraham Lincoln and Tsar Alexander II: Part I

March 22, 2012 Susan Rhea

In the summer of 2008, Marge and I visited the Oshkosh Public Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to see a special…

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Russia and America: Getting Acquainted

March 15, 2012 Susan Rhea

In the early decades following the War of Independence with Great Britain, Americans felt drawn to Russia for numerous reasons.…

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In Deep Water

March 12, 2012 Susan Rhea

Biblical shalom involves wholeness, delight, and a sense of meaning and purpose for all of God’s creation. Shalom is the…

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Early 19th Century Russian-American Relations

March 8, 2012 Susan Rhea

Russia and America: “Two Great Nations” Alexis de Tocqueville In his book, Democracy in America written in 1835, Alexis de…

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Peace and Healthy Bones

March 5, 2012 Susan Rhea

Biblical shalom involves wholeness, delight, and a sense of meaning and purpose for all of God’s creation. Shalom is the…

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John Quincy Adams in Russia: Part III

March 1, 2012 Susan Rhea

Russia Withstands Napoleon’s Attack While America was engaged in another war with the British, Adams was a witness to the…

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Rejoice & Relax!

February 27, 2012 Susan Rhea

Biblical shalom involves wholeness, delight, and a sense of meaning and purpose for all of God’s creation. Shalom is the…

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Posted in: Apostles' Teachings on Shalom, Old Testament Foundations, Reflections on Shalom

John Quincy Adams in Russia: Part II

February 23, 2012 Susan Rhea

Adams’ First Meeting with Alexander I Adams was a brilliant intellectual whose father, John Adams, one of America’s founders, insisted…

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No Reason for Fear

February 20, 2012 Susan Rhea

Biblical shalom involves wholeness, delight, and a sense of meaning and purpose for all of God’s creation. Shalom is the…

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John Quincy Adams in Russia: Part I

February 16, 2012 Susan Rhea

During America’s War of Independence against British colonial rule, efforts were made by Congressional leaders to form alliances with European…

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Reflections on Russia

  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Literature

Reflections on Shalom

  • Old Testament Foundations
  • Jesus’ Palestinian Context
  • Jesus’ Birth & Youth
  • Jesus in Action
  • Jesus’ Teachings
  • Palm Sunday – Golgatha
  • Resurrection – Pentecost
  • Apostles’ Teachings on Shalom
  • Conclusion
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