«Ватанатро дӯст дор, лекин ҳақиқатро фаромӯш накун.»
Ҳошим Гадо
Oh, to remember truth and beauty…
[Read more…] about Reminisces: The Tajikistan I Knew and MissExamining Marriage, History and Culture
«Ватанатро дӯст дор, лекин ҳақиқатро фаромӯш накун.»
Ҳошим Гадо
Oh, to remember truth and beauty…
[Read more…] about Reminisces: The Tajikistan I Knew and MissLast winter, a Persian couple invited me to join them for their choir practice at Prestonwood Baptist outside of Dallas, Texas. I thought, Oh my but left with an Oh-wow-feeling! I felt like I just came out of couple counseling
[Read more…] about Couple Counsel in the Middle of Choir PracticeMany mistakenly state that Zoroastrianism influenced Judaism, but I propose that the written scriptures influenced those who heard or read about God’s presence as a fire. The Jewish influence on others cannot be ignored.
[Read more…] about The Jewish Influence on Fire WorshipIs absolute divine truth less than relative truth?
[Read more…] about The Costliness of TruthThe Colonial Press published The World’s Greatest Classics in 1900. Unfortunately, the book series only had 1,000 sets published for universities, and my copy of the Persian Shah Nameh was marked #81 of the set. I obtained this copy of the Persian classics in a random meeting.
[Read more…] about Cutting the Shah NamehI will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the Lord – Ez. 16:62
The Bible gives snapshots of how we should define marriage. God’s relational covenant with his people traces how the Bible defines a covenant marriage. Isaiah 55:3 states, “Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.” A divinely witnessed promise of love summarizes the covenant way in salvation, this divine-human relationship re-echos in marriage.
[Read more…] about A Snapshot in Defining a Covenant Marriage