Rama Ramanathan

Why did Jesus enact the miracle of 5 loaves and 2 fish?

Why did Jesus enact the miracle of 5 loaves and 2 fish? There are four authorized accounts of the life of Jesus. Called “gospels,” they are named after their authors: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. All of them report Jesus’ miracle of “feeding the 5,000 (men).”[1] The gospel reading for this Sunday is Matthew’s account …

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How did Luther design the first protestant church building?

Yesterday, we visited Hartenfels Castle in Torgau. It is now used by the government as an administrative building. It used to be the seat of “Elector John Frederick the Magnanimous.” In the 16th century, a church was built in it – designed intentionally to be “evangelical,” the watch-word of the Reformation. The design has a …

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