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"And I beheld, and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven,
saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth....
[Apocalypse (Revelation) 8:13]
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

God Shows Forth His Power and His Mercy

God Shows Forth His Power and His Mercy 

With all of the justifiable attention being paid to the catastrophic destruction that has been wrought by Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean, where it has destroyed ninety percent of the buildings on the island of Barbuda and wreaked great damage upon the island of Antigua (which was part of the itinerary of the MS Oslofjord during a Christmas cruise we took between December 18, 1964, and January 5, 1965), as it makes its approach to Florida’s Gulf Coast in but a few hours of this article’s posting, we should be reminded of the fact that it was only two weeks ago now that the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area was getting pounded by Tropical Storm Harvey’s relentless rainfall.

Friday, December 30, 2016

The Monarchy’s Symbols of Power

The Monarchy’s Symbols of Power
Medieval monarchs are remembered as powerful rulers, with a tyrannical control of land, nobles, and riches. They were strong figures, in control of their realm and their lives. However, medieval rulers also existed in a daily display of that power and authority. Even if a king was born into his position, he still needed to maintain that standing among his nobility and his royal peers and that maintenance was through the use of certain symbols and objects.