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The poor in spirit and the Beatitudes
Edebwetagwziyan
I post stuff on this page as to my beliefs about spiritual stuff, much of which has taken me some time to acquire the knowledge of. I am no Spring Chicken by any stretch of the words, I have paid my dues in so many ways as to be still alive at this date. IContinue reading “Edebwetagwziyan”
The Messiah….Ha Mashiach
On Joseph
The Lord Was With Joseph His Master Saw… We are back to Joseph’s saga. “The Lord was with Joseph” – these words are the key to the developing drama that now takes up the thread dropped for a while because of the Judah and Tamar interlude. God’s presence is constantly in the background, both whenContinue reading “On Joseph”
On Prayer in Hebrew, It is the same in Bodewadmimwen
In the English language, prayer is largely defined by the idea of asking. In old English one could say, either to God or to anyone else: “I pray thee to do such and such.” The basic concept here is a heart-felt request. The Jewish concept of prayer, however, is best defined by its Hebrew wordContinue reading “On Prayer in Hebrew, It is the same in Bodewadmimwen”
Being born again….
What did Jesus mean? First of all, this conversation wasn’t in Greek, but rather in Hebrew. Looking at the Hebrew gospels, we find a slightly different meaning. Jesus’ words, “yivvaled ish milma’ǝlah” are often translated as “born again”, however the word ma’alah in Hebrew means “above”. Apparently, Jesus used a well-known Hebrew expression, ‘born fromContinue reading “Being born again….”
Fight the good fight!
Appropriate for today…..
The Seven Grandfather Teachings Bwakawen Wisdom Zagidwen Ndebanawen Love Mnadendemowen Wdetanmowen Respect Akwadewen Wedasewen Bravery Gwekwadzewen Honesty Dbesendamowen Edbesendamowen Humility Debwewin Truth Background According to the aadizookaan Atsokan (traditional story), the teachings were given to the Anishinaabeg early in their history. Seven Grandfathers asked their messenger to take a survey of the human condition. AtContinue reading “Appropriate for today…..”
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