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Category: Reflections on Shalom

  • Reflections on World Politics
  • Reflections on Russia

What An Incredible Creation!

January 9, 2012 Susan Rhea

As we have seen in previous posts, Biblical shalom involves wholeness, delight, and a sense of meaning and purpose for…

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Posted in: Old Testament Foundations, Reflections on Shalom

The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years Part VI: Rebuilding Russia

December 20, 2011 Susan Rhea

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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Christmas Hope

December 19, 2011 Susan Rhea

“Adoration of the ShepherdsG. vanHonthorst, 1622 Professor Lewis Smedes said “Keep hope alive and hope will keep you alive.” Those…

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Posted in: Jesus' Birth & Youth, Old Testament Foundations, Reflections on Shalom

The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years” Part III: The Role of Religious Dissidents

December 15, 2011 Susan Rhea

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR.  On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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Seek the Peace of the City

December 12, 2011 Susan Rhea

Building a Community Garden There are times when I feel like I am in exile in a foreign land, both when…

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Posted in: Old Testament Foundations, Reflections on Shalom

“The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years” Part II: The Loss of Moral Legitimacy

December 8, 2011 Susan Rhea

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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Peace and Justice

December 5, 2011 Susan Rhea

Pastor Tim Keller’s book, Generous Justice: How God’s Grace Makes Us Just, gave me some fresh insights on the topics…

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Posted in: Old Testament Foundations, Reflections on Shalom

“The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years” Part I: The Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of the Collapse

December 1, 2011 Susan Rhea

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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The Apostle Paul’s Practical Advice

November 28, 2011 Susan Rhea

Saint Paul Writing His Epistles,V. de Boulogne c. 1594-1632 As we have noted in recent posts, the Apostle Paul emphasizes…

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

Russia’s Binary Character

November 23, 2011 Susan Rhea

In the introduction to his new survey of Russian history, Professor Geoffrey Hosking describes the geopolitics and the ecology of…

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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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