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Theosis, liturgical tradition, patristic theology.
Key question: “How does this reveal the path to union with God?”
16504 illustrations found
On November 26, 1950: Korean War: Communist Chinese troops launch a massive counterattack (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir) against United Nations and South Korean force
On November 25, 1975: Coup of 25 November 1975, a failed military coup d'état by Portuguese far-left activists seeking to hijack the Portuguese transition to democracy to establishment a communist re
On November 26, 1918: The Montenegrin Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon ill
On November 26, 2011: The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about God's creation and human discovery
On November 27, 1830: Saint Catherine Labouré experiences a Marian apparition. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works through the events of history. Con
On November 26, 1942: World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia. This historical
On June 5, 1941: World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration a
On November 27, 1727: The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about the enduring nature of faith through hist
On November 27, 1863: American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio Penitentiary and return safely to the South. This historical event can ser
On November 26, 1986: The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of committing war crimes as a guard at the Nazi Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem. This historical event can serve as a powe
On November 27, 511: King Clovis I dies at Lutetia and is buried in the Abbey of St Genevieve. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact.
On November 27, 1942: World War II: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration abou
On November 27, 1901: The U.S. Army War College is established. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godly leadership and its impact. Consider using it when preachi
On November 26, 2004: The last Poʻouli (Black-faced honeycreeper) dies of avian malaria in the Maui Bird Conservation Center in Olinda, Hawaii, before it could breed, making the species in all probabi
On November 27, 1879: War of the Pacific: Battle of Tarapacá: The confrontation between the Chilean Army and the Peruvian Army takes place in Tarapacá, the Peruvian victory is consummated with the dea
On November 27, 1984: Under the Brussels Agreement signed between the governments of the United Kingdom and Spain, the former agrees to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sove
On November 28, 1470: Champa-Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how G
On November 27, 1944: World War II: RAF Fauld explosion: An explosion at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire kills seventy people. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon
On November 28, 1627: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last naval victory in the Battle of Oliwa. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about h
On April 9, 1947: United Nations Security Council Resolution 22 relating to Corfu Channel incident is adopted. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about how God works th
On November 28, 1862: Notts County F.C. is founded in Nottingham, England, making it the oldest professional Association football club in the world. This historical event can serve as a powerful serm
On November 28, 1899: The Second Boer War: A British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties. This historical
On September 11, 1714: Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of the Principality of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Catalans, the last phase of the W
On February 25, 1843: Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet affair. This historical event can serve as a powerful sermon illustration about godl