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1. Strengthens identity Recalling past experiences reinforces our sense of who we are and how we’ve grown through the year. 2. Strengthens relationships Sharing memories with others helps to builds connection, empathy, and mutual understanding. 3. Encourages goal-setting Reviewing the past year clarifies personal priorities and guides our decision-making for the future. 4. Boosts mood …
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Throughout Christian history, mystics have been recognised as “great souls”: women and men whose lives display an unusual depth of prayer, moral seriousness, spiritual authority, and love for God and neighbour. Here are twenty of them. Who else, in your opinion, should make the list? Augustine of Hippo Gregory of Nyssa Evagrius Ponticus Macrina the …
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Below is a list of resources for the study of aphorisms in biblical texts. If you know of others, I would appreciate hearing about them. Allison, Dale C., “A plea for thoroughgoing eschatology,” Journal of Biblical Literature 113 (4), 1994, 651-668. Allison, Dale C., Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010), ch. 4. Aune, David …
First lines from novels can be evocative, illuminative, intriguing, tantalising. They may provide clues to the plot or symbolism of a novel. They frequently display aspects of the distinctive voice or style of the novelist. Above all, first lines or first sentences of a novel are memorable, instantly drawing attention to the work of art …
First lines from novels can be evocative, illuminative, intriguing, tantalising. They may provide clues to the plot or symbolism of a novel. They frequently display aspects of the distinctive voice or style of the novelist. Above all, first lines or first sentences of a novel are memorable, instantly drawing attention to the work of art …
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