i didn't get an answer from god so i didn't get to ask whether i'm a child of god. i think if you really want to believe in god. which i don't so long as a. but if you really really.

address to god. but if you don't want to take the historic approach do you have any other alternatives? i say yes you have the literary alternative which amounts to engaging god of the western scriptures as you may engage zeus in the iliad or odyssey to believe in the mere existence of zeus to take in the seriousness as the most important character in the iliad if there happens to be a worshiper of zeus you don't have to stop being that in order to consider the character in a literary way and that is god the biography didn't want anyone who worshiped god to stop but just as a comparison you can go to the cathedral to worship there on sunday and go back on a weekday to study the stained-glass windows or the buttresses or any other feature of the arch of the building similarly you can read the bible theologically historically religiously one day of the week then approach it artistically on another day of the week and that is what i did. >> you resurrected a term and talk about that methodology can you

george bush was on god's side. it is why together we carefully chose the lessons of this service, which i hope you will take home and read, lessons that speak of the love of god in the comfort of god and the hope of life eternal given to us through his son, jesus christ. martin of tours is the patron saint of this parish. he used his cloak to cover a barely dressed beggar. he did so impulsively, knowing it was the right thing to do. only later did he learn in a jury that his act had clothed christ himself. george and barbara bush witnessed a similar selflessness. as they worshiped together, they never made a show or a fuss of arriving, worshiping or leaving. they loved to spend time with the members you. they had a favorite spot over there. but if someone arrived, and someone had beat them to it, they never created a problem. christmas and easter, crowded days, they often relinquished their seats to a mother with children or a son with elderly parents. cold day, asrly the president came in the back, he was met by a

one god forever and ever, amen. one god forever and ever, amen. let us also pray for all who mourn they may cast their care on god and know the consolation of his love. almighty god, look with pity upon the sorrows of your servant for whom we pray. -- servants for whom we pray. remember them, lord, in mercy, nourish them with patience, comfort them with a sense of your goodness, lift up your countenance upon them and give them peace through jesus christ our lord. amen. please stand. >> i am the resurrection and the life sayeth the lord. he that believeth in me though he were dead yet shall he live. whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. i know that my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. and though this body be destroyed that shall i see god and i shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold and not as a stranger. for none of us liveth to himself and no man dieth to himself, for if we live we live onto the lord, and if we die we die onto the lord. whether we liv

that god was not really god. those for whom the post-1954 pledge as a political predominately patriotic purpose and those like justice reinhardt for whom it has an indisputably religious purpose are all correct. what the ninth circuit court of appeals did in 2010 was codified and legitimized the linkage of american ascendant religiosity, which had been a drumbeat during the cold war. changing the pledge in 1954 was an establishment of authorship of religion because it married religion, being religious, is declared in the pledge to be central to what it means in america and becomes a litmus test for citizenship. the merging of the political and spiritual. the court is saying to be an american, one must be a believer. affirming a religious identity is taken as a sign of being a good american. studies show that large majorities of americans ascend that all good americans have some sort of spiritual life and to be religious is to be un-american. during the debate under god in the first decade of the 20th century, ref

god's therapy. today after 94 years the heavy hand of time has claimed the life of my gamps, but in death as in life, my grandfather has won for he has exchanged his earthly burdens for a heavenly home and is at peace. yes, george herbert walker bush is the most gracious, most decent, most humble man that i will ever know, and it's the honor of a lifetime to share his name. god bless you gampy, until we meet again, maybe out on that rock boat we built together. >>> the first letter of paul to the corinthians. and i will show you a still more excellent way. if i speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels but do not have love, i am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal, and if i have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if i have all faith so as to remove mountains but do not have love, i am nothing. if i give away all of my possessions and if i hand over my body so that i may boast but do not have love, i gain nothing. love is patient. love is kind. love is not envious

proclaim what god wishes to tell people. his they're cold and they were imagined to be all new president always talking guiding advising and judging people and so they became a central theme of the pictorial history that week old western art. christianity became the state religion of the roman empire at a time when it was already beginning to collapse the city of rome the capital was a civilized metropolis of millions whose standards of living and represented the pinnacle of human history. the roman empire has placed themselves on the same level as the gods even today we talk of their buildings and legacies as monumental which also means overwhelming. different baptist because two of the christianity whether it likes it or not is also an add to the roman empire they were temporally contingents the roman empire had a claim to universality to christianity also claims universality and translated it into the commandment to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creation because the condition. of the first images the firs

and god saw the light, that it was good, and god divided the light from the darkness. >> god called the white day in the darkness he called night. in the morning was the first day. god said "let us divide the waters." god made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament, the waters which were above the firmament. and it was so. and god called the firmament heaven. that was the second day. >> god said let the waters be gathered together in one place and let the dry land appear. and it was so. god called the dry land earth. the waters called the sea. god saw it was good. and from the crew of apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a merry christmas, and god bless all of you on the good earth. ♪ [vocalizing] >> long ago, an ancient hebrew poet, contemplating the beginning, said this in words now found in genesis. "in the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth. the earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep. the spirit of god was brooding over the face of the waters and god said, "let there be light." and there was l

changes proclaim what god wishes to tell people. they're cold and they were imagined to be all new president always talking guiding advising and judging people and so they became a central theme of the pictorial history of the week old western art. christianity became the state religion of the roman empire at a time when it was already beginning to collapse the city of rome the capital was a civilized metropolis of millions whose standards of living and ops represented the pinnacle of human history. the roman emperor has placed themselves on the same level as the gods even today we talk of their buildings and legacies as monumental which also means overwhelming. different baptist because two of the christianity whether it likes it or not is also an add to the roman empire they were temporally contingents the roman empire had a claim to universality christianity also claims universality and translated it into the commandment to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creation because . the first images of the first picture ori

god bless you, gampy, until we meet again. maybe on that rock boat we built together >> the first letter of paul. will show you a still mo excellent way. if i speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, i am a noisy gong. if i have prophetic powers and understand all mystend all knowledge and if i have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love i am nothing. if i give away all my on possesand hand over my body so i may ast, but do not have love i gain nothing. love is patient. love is kind. love is not envious or bstful or arrogant or rude. it does not insist on its own wa it is not irritable or resentful. it does not rejoice in wrong doing, but rejoices in t truth. it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. >> love never ends. as for pro at the sis they will come to an end. as for knowledge, it will come rt an end. we know only in when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. when i was a child i spoke like a child, i thought like a child

god of grace and god of glory, god of our weary years, god of our silent tears, on this solemn and sacred occasion and at this holy season, we gather here beneath this sacred dome to remember the life and legacy of your prophet and servant, dr. martin luther king jr. we remember with awe and reverence his courage to face the injustices of racism, of poverty and violence, and how he challenged us to transform this nation into a beloved community where every person is treated with dignity and respect, and where every person has the opportunity to live up to their god-given potential. and yet here we are, o god, 50 years after his apotheosis and the nation seems to have gone backwards. racism has again lifted its serpentine head. violence is everywhere and our leaders still prepare for war. in these challenging and difficult times, we need you, o god, like never before. let your spirit fall on us. let your spirit fall on this land. let your spirit fall on our leaders and bring them to their senses. in these days, people are marching and crying out for social change and accountability. people

god saw it was good. and from the crew of apollo 8, we close with good night, good and godmerry christmas, bless all of you on the good earth. ♪ ago, an ancient hebrew poet contemplating the , said this in words now found in genesis. in the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth. the earth was without form and void and darkness was upon the face of the deep. was brooding god over the face of the waters and god said let there be light. and there was light. be, and we were, and are. later, on four different shores, another poet, a preacher, to be precise, a late preacher in america, 18th century, preached on that first chapter of genesis that our astronauts read from. and that sermon and sermons like it handed down in fields of y put in a finally in i book, poetry from their preaching. thein one of those poems, creation. the old preacher interpreted what genesis was talking about and told the story of creation and said it this way, and god stepped out on space and looked around and said i'm lone

almighty god. in one communion and in fellowship, and the mystical body of our son, christ, our lord. we beseech the come to the church, paradise, and on earth. amen. >> grant all that you have been baptized into christ's death and resurrection may die to sin and rise to new newness of life. we may pass with him to our joyful resurrection. amen. >> grant to us who are still in our pilgrimage, and to walk as yet by faith, that the holy spirit may lead us in holiness and righteousness all our days. amen. >> grant to the faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve thee with a quiet mind. amen. >> grant to all who mourn issuer confidence. all the grease from the, may they have the consolation of our love. amen >> give courage and faith to those who are bereaved, that they might have the strength to meet the days ahead in the comfort of a reasonable and holy hope, in the joyful expectation of eternal life with those they love. amen. >> we pray in the midst of th

this is god as the angel of peace among us a full god it's a different pictorial message from those of antiquity all the buys and time empire . will. around the turn of the millennium the church order as expressed in images went through a profound crisis of increasing worldliness and corruption the authority of the pope and with it the message of salvation through the one church was substantially shaken. the radical return of the liturgy to the original message of salvation took place not initially but in france am in a small chapel near only on the founding motifs of that message of salvation are represented on it's by sand time or sanders. above two small six winged chairs two of the angels dominate the down. they represent the old and the new testament which in the language of the mosaic were delivered by angels to humankind. the suggestion of a hand tells us that they have delivered the scripture upon god's command and that the path to salvation can only lie in following god's will. this new system of christian liturgy and message of salvation comes from cluny abbey founded in one

god and return to their commitment to god. and so in the jeremiaheds the message had been we need to straighten up and start living right and doing what we know god wants us to do. in the 1720s and '30s they tweaked the message just a little bit and they say, we're so far gone that what we need is divine rescue. right? it's not about morality anymore. what we need is a revival created by god through the holy spirit. we need that to change our society. and so i think we can reasonably expect that if pastors are calling on people to pray like this that some people were responding to the pastors calls and praying for revival. so in the 1730s and '40s revival comes in a big way. what you think about that i think has everything to do with what your belief is about prayer, does prayer do anything and this sort of thing. a lot of christians for sure would say, you know, well, people prayed and god responded to their prayers, you know, to a significant extent. it also could be if you were more skeptical you would say, well, look, the

do you believe in god know. that when you look at all the suffering in the world you think if there were a god surely he would do something about it. the rules say you may call home one christmas and one other time during the year. isn't that really tough on you. we thank you for bringing know what to us. is it's nearly seven in the morning not exactly my favorite time of day i mean to young women whose day always starts at six thirty am and ends at ten thirty pm they've come to germany from the u.s. they're missionaries for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints better known as the mormon church. they're spending eighteen months here trying to convert people. and they follow what i think are some pretty strict rules. they're not allowed visitors and definitely not male visitors so there will be chaperones at our meeting as if one should i take my shoes off we also needed to get official approval from the church to make a report on the left is sister baker on the right sister case the two in the middle

my god my god. oh my god. so. it revolted. to me. i think you own us as a one off his voice has a power and a beauty combined and he's so musical and speaks all these languages and he's like he has it all the thing about illness kaufman is that he's a phenomenally intelligent guy he thinks about everything i mean of course he's a good looking very handsome ten are very often if they're fed aki or not so good looking and he has or is it illness has gone through a rough patch i mean there's not been well so there's a lot of expectation and we're all rooting for him you know where he fits in the pantheon of the great tennis certainly he's one for the ages no question. you know sconce is arguably the greatest singer of his generation. at the royal opera house cotton garden he's been tackling one of the most taxing roles in italian opera there. in the final hour before going on stage there was a little piece in his dressing room one thing for fact check no no to a few years to transfer privacy yet it just surprises you it comes right it's

god called the dry land earth. god saw that it was good. good luck and a merry christmas and god bless all of you. all of you on the good earth. narrator: isaac asimov is a professor of biochemistry and a prolific writer of science fiction and a professor of chemistry. he was thinking in terms of an earth to moon trip. as has a special point of view. the feet of apollo 8 has a secured interest to myself because it places me in the unaccustomed position of being over conservative. in 1939, i wrote a story describing in essence this flight. i placed it in 1973. if someone asked me then, do you suppose people will fly around the moon and back by 1973, i would have answered, not really, but it makes a good story. they did it in 1968. i am more happy than i can say. narrator: isaac asimov stands with one foot in the world of science and one in fantasy to take a fictional look at the future. the practical world now includes outer space. a comment from the returning space capsule during a tv transmission starts us off in another direction. >> look

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for the glory of god is its light. and the lamp is the lamb.wi the nation walk by its light and the kings of the eartr will bring tlory into it. its gates will never be shut by day. and there will be no night there. the word of the lord. >> thanks be to god. >> do you remember where you were the summer you left your teenage years behind and turned 20? the colossal mite. bringing new strength and glory to these united states of america. and 50 or 100 years from now ash historians vie accomplishments and context of all who have served as president, i believe it will be said that in the life of this country, the united states, which is, in my judgment, e greatest democratic republican that god has ever placed on the face of this earth. i believe it will be said that no occupant of the oval office was more courageous, more principled, and more honorable than george herbert walker bush. george bush was a man of high accomplishment he also had a delightful sense of humor and was a lot of fun. at his first nato meeting in bru

and i will be their god. and they will be my children. and the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of god is its light and the lamb is the lamb. the nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. its gates will never be shut by day. and there will be no night there. the word of the lord. >> thanks be to god. >> do you remember where you were the summer you left your teenage years behind and turned 20? i was working as a laborer in my hometown in quebec trying to make enough money to get back into law school. it was a tough job, but i was safe and secure and had the added benefit of my mother's home cooking every night. on september 2, 1944 where we heard from jon, 20-year-old lieutenant george bush was preparing to attack japanese war sign installations in the pacific. he was part of the courageous generation of young americans who led the charge against overwhelming odds in the historic and bloody battle for supremacy in the pacific against the colossal military might o

lincoln responded, my concern is not whether god is on our side, but whether we are on god side -- god's side. side. make no mistake. george bush was on god's side. i hope you'll take home the lessonsof this service, that speak of the love of god in the comfort of god and the hope of life eternal given to us through his son, jesus christ. tours is the patron saint of this parish. cover ahis cloak to barely dressed beggar. he did so impulsively, knowing it was the right thing to do. later, did he learn in a dream that it was christ himself. george and barbara bush witnessed a similar selflessness. they never made a show of arriving, worshiping or leaving. they loved to spend time with the members you. they had a favorite spot over there. -- the members here. but if someone arrived, and someone had beat them to it, they never created a problem. christmas and easter, crowded days, they relinquished their seats to a mother with children or a son with elderly parents. one cold day, as the president came in the back, he was met by back, he was met by an usher who did not have an overcoat. aren

to this world that god has given to us. and they matter to god. few people have understood this as well or lived their lives as accordingly as president george .erbert walker bush you hear what i said? lived it. not earned it or strived to achieve it. it was as natural to him as breathing is to each of us. he was a decent man at a godly man. humility, grounded in the desire to serve his god and all god sent his way. how do i know this? because for nearly a dozen years, my wife, laura, our children and i, we have laughed with him, we have fished with him. president bush brought up riding and fidelity. we had that pleasure as well. the secret service was behind us . in full throttle, i saw many of them reaching for what i thought were protective armor. i realized that they were actually crossing themselves. [laughter] we have been blessed to share meals, moments of silence and prayer in times of great strength and weakness. never, not once, that i witness anything but care and concern for those around him. priest,of a pastor, a and a mom, a rabbi, w

, humility, grounded to serve his god and all gods sent his way. how do i know this? because for nearly a dozen years, my wife, laura, and our children and i, we have laughed with him. we have fish ed with him. president bush brought up riding in "fidelity" and we had that pleasure as well, and the secret service was behind us, and he was at full throttle and i saw many of them reaching for what i thought were protective armor, but then i realized following the president, they were actually crossing themselves. we have been blessed to share meals and tears and moments of silence and prayers in great strength and times the of great weakness. never, not once did i witness anything but care and concern for those around him. the job of a pastor or priest, and imam or rabbi for those who served is to look upon them to look to god to do the right thing to serve others and to love. president bush made my job so easy. a lesson from the hebrew scriptures said that god is light, and see through, and it is defined by missions define and missions complete and

the god ruled over delfi for a thousand years. with that political farsightedness at times his priest esses and priests enjoyed more influence than the rulers yet then names remain unknown. one of the last or regular pronouncements from the year three hundred sixty b.c. sounds almost like a statement of abdication. joe's a rule that the place so blessed with the arts lies in ruins for a boss no longer has a roof nor a prophetic laurel the spring that speaks has fallen silent its waters no longer. were. from small town life to touring the world the. milky chances concerts are sell out the vamps. ever since their first smash hit grandma didn't really plan for any of this our life's just not been the same. never. fixed for. us since ational finding a never before seen interview with darva been going on at the founding of israel long thought to be lost it had been languishing in an archive since nine hundred sixty eight the statesman's candid admissions are often surprising but you've had many decisions to make which were unpopular at

, then love god. love your neighbor there's no greater mission on planet earth my hunch is heaven, as perfect as it must be, just got a bit kinder and gentler leaving behind that hole for you and me to fill. preach christ at all times if necessary use words mr. president, mission complete. well done, good and faithful servant. welcome to your eternal home where ceiling and visibility are unlimited. and live goes on forever amen ♪ ♪ ♪ packing up the dreams in the first you ♪ ♪ i can't believe those and the chapter in your life is through ♪ ♪ we'll keep you close as alw s always ♪ ♪ it won't even seem you've gone ♪ ♪ because our hearts will keep the love that keeps us strong ♪ ♪ friends are friends forever i the lord's the lord of them ♪ ♪ and a friend will not say never because the welcome will not end ♪ ♪ though it's hard to let you o go ♪ ♪ that a lifetime is not too long to live as friends ♪ the faith and love is god's gift ♪ ♪ springing from the hope we k

may god bless the memory of george herbert walker bush, and may god comfort his family and friends, and may god continue to bless the united states of america. ♪ beautiful" being " ng o beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain. america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood, ♪ from sea to shining sea. ♪ o beautiful, for heroes proved, in liberating strife, who, more than self, their country loved, and mercy more than life. america, america, may god thy gold refine 'til all success be nobleness, and every gain divine. ♪ ♪ [choir singing hymn] ♪ >> let us pray. eternal father, strong to save, in whom we live and move and have our being, we praise you for your generous providence that provided our nation and world with the gift of your president george herbert walker bush. lord, we are grateful for the to learn you gave us and grow from his integrity, kindness, heroism, courage, excellence, service, intellect, humility, civility and spirituality. well-livedrate this toe, cha

george bush was on god's side. it is why, together, we carefully chose the lessons of this service, which i hope you will take home and read, lessons that bespeak of the love of god in the comfort of god and the hope of life eternal given to us through his son, jesus christ. martin of tours is the patron saint of this parish. he used his cloak to cover a barely dressed beggar. he did so impulsively, knowing it was the right thing to do. only later did he learn in a dream that his act had clothed christ himself. george and barbara bush witnessed a similar selflessness. as they worshiped together, they never made a show or a fuss of arriving, worshiping or leaving. they loved to spend time with the members here. they had a favorite spot over there. but if they arrived, and someone had beat them to it, they never created a problem. christmas and easter, crowded days, they often relinquished their seats to a mother with children or a son with elderly parents. one particularly cold day, as the president came in the back

grounded in a desire to serve his god and all god sent his way. how do i know this? because for nearly a dozen years, my wife, laura, and our children and i, we have laughed with him, we have fished with him. president bush brought up riding and fidelity. the secret service was behind us, he was at full throttle. i saw many of them reaching for what i thought were protective armor, but then i realized as they followed the president, they were actually crossing themselves. we've been blessed to share meals and tears and moments of silence and prayers in times of great strength and times of great weakness. never, not once, did i witness anything but care and concern for those around him. the job of a pastor or priest, iman, a rabbi, when dealing with someone he or she is called to serve, is to call on them, to look to god, to do the right thing, to serve others, and to love. and president bush made my job so easy. the hebrew scriptures remind us that god is light, and the president reflected that light his whole life through. he once said i'm a man who sees life in ter

let us pray with confidence to god the giver of life. that he will raise them to perfection in the company of saints. eleven your servant george sovereign lord chris. from all evil. and set him free from everybody. that he may rest with all your saints in the eternal habitations. where with the father and the holy spirit? you live and reign one god for ever and ever [inaudible] all. let us pray also for all who mourn. the day may cast their care on god. and know the consolation of his love. almighty god look with pity upon the sorrow of your servants for whom we pray. remember them gracious god in mercy. nourish them with patience. comfort them with a sense of your goodness. your countenance upon them. and give them peace. through jesus christ our lord [inaudible] and someone that has the pallbearers carry the caske. in -- to the year cathedral where their service will get under way up very shortly the year bush family members. are following as well former president bush's there as well -- linda most attending of course the service are a

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i didn't get an answer from god. so i didn't get to ask whether i'm a child of god. or. i think if you really want to believe in god. which i don't. but if you really really want to believe and you think someone is actually there listening then for you they are. at least i tried. zero max the christmas on. magical mighty delicate light sculptures made of paper. stylish wrapping the loveliest ways to crack a present. festive spirit a visit to konstanz christmas market. a romance news on the. natural riches precious resources of the summer and a rewarding investment farmland has been called the ethiopian spring go into the country as an abundant supply and leases it to international air griffin joins. the government to export revenues and the corporations high profit margins. but not everyone benefits from the booming business. the selling out of a country dead donkey no hyenas starts december twenty ninth on d w. everyone a welcome to our highlights so i'm your host megan leigh we have put together a very christmassy program for you today here's a look at what's coming up

may god bless the memory of george herbert walker bush, and may god comfort his family and friends, and may god continue to bless the united states of america. ♪ >> o beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain. america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea. o beautiful, for heroes proved, in liberating strife, who, more than self, their country loved, and mercy more than life. america, america, may god thy gold refine 'til all success be nobleness, and every gain divine. ♪ ♪ >> let us pray. eternal father, strong to save, in whom we live and move and have our being, we praise you for your generous providence that provided our nation and world with the gift of your servant, president george herbert walker bush. lord, we are grateful for the privilege you gave us to learn and grow from his integrity, kindness, heroism, courage, excellence, service, intellect, humility, civility and spirituality. as we celebrate this well-lived life, challenge us, o god, to

thank god martin luther king. thank god for winnie mandela. thank god for rove rent aber facty, for the martyrs who paid the price, keep hope alive. keep hope alive. >> keep hope alive. [ applause ] >> justice. on some positions cowardice actions. is it popular? conscience asks the question, is it right? there comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politics nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right. dr. martin luther king jr. remaining awake through a great revolution or as i like to say, the stay woke speech. march 31, 1968. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you, choir! the choir was led by noted conductor and composer dr. rowland carter who a rachled that stirring rendition of "lift every voice." thank you, dr. carter. we will hear from dr. king as an activist from derek johnston president and ceo of the aacp and mark morial, the president and ceo of the national urba

god called it heaven. and the evening and the morning of the second day. >> and god said, let the waters under heaven be gathered together in one place and let the dry land appear, and it was so. god called the dry land earth. and the gathering together of the waters called he sea. god saw that it was good. from the crew, we close with good night, good luck and a merry christmas and god bless all of you. all of you on the good earth. [dramatic music] narrator: isaac asimov is a professor of biochemistry and a prolific writer of science fiction. for many years he was thinking in terms of an earth to moon trip. he has a special point of view. isaac asimov: the feat of apollo 8 has a special interest to myself because it places me in the unaccustomed position of being over conservative. in 1939, i wrote a story describing in essence this flight. i placed it in 1973. if someone asked me then, do you suppose people will fly around the moon and back by 1973, i would have answered, not really, but it makes a good

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god called it heaven and the morning of the second day. >> god said, let the waters be ogether in one place and let the dry land appear and it was so. god called the dry land first. od saw that it was good. good luck and a merry christmas and god bless all of you. all of you on the good earth. burgess meredith: isaac asimov is a prolific writer of science fiction and a professor of chemistry. he was thinking in terms of an earth to move. as has a special point of view. the feet of apollo 8 has a secured interest to myself because it places me in the unaccustomed position of being over conservative. in 1939, i wrote a story describing in essence this light. i placed it in 1973. if someone asked me then, do you suppose people will fly around the moon and back by 1973, i would have answered, not really, but it makes a good story. they did it in 1968. i am more happy than i can say. burgess meredith: isaac asimov stands with one foot in the world of science and one in fantasy to take it that -- a fictional look at the future. the practical world now includes outer space. a comment from th

and god called the dry land and with the waters becoming together, he called them the sea and god saw that it was good. , we the crew on apollo 8 close with good night, good luck, merry host: that is from 50 years ago robert kurson what is the just s benefit the whole world. rocket men, k is darek odyssey of -- the daring of apollo 8 joining us from chicago tha

he believes in these end times, in his own lifetime, god is going to restore the temple. god is going to restore a certain kind of service and kick out foreign rule. >> no, i don't care. >> that, of course, was sedition, it was rebellion, it was absolutely not what any jew should be involved in since the temple is sacrosanct. it's the dwelling place of god. >> if what jesus was saying was able to rally the people around him, that could create the kind of unrest that would be a serious problem for caiaphas. >> caiaphas' whole upbringing taught him that protecting the temple was the most important thing. >> this is the most holy place on earth. and here comes this prophet from where? from nowhere, from galilee trying to disrupt their activities there. >> quite clearly for caiaphas, jesus had to be eliminated. >> but only one man in jerusalem can authorize his execution. and archaeology may have finally found the exact location where pilate put jesus on trial. i am all about living joyfully. the united explorer card hooks me up. getting more for getting away. traveling light

am this is god as the angel of peace among us a full god it's a different pictorial message from those of antiquity all the buys and time empire . all. around the turn of the millennium the church order as expressed in images went through a profound crisis of increasing worldliness and corruption the authority of the pope and with it the message of salvation through the one church was substantially shaken. the radical return of the liturgy to the original message of salvation took place not initially but in france am in a small chapel near only on the founding motifs of that message of salvation are represented on its by centime or sanders. above two small six winged chairs two other angels dominate the done. they represent the old and the new testament which in the language of the mosaic were delivered by angels to humankind. the suggestion of a hand tells us that they have delivered the scripture upon god's command and that the path to salvation can only lie in following god's will. this new system of christian liturgy and message of salvation comes from cluny abbey founded in one ni

god has come now to take him back. we knew one unknown day he would return to his god. now we give him up, we commend him to your loving hands. thank you, for him. god rest his soul. ♪ [singing of "last full measure of devotion ♪ ] ♪ in long and monday norred history of america, there are names that shine like beacons in the night ♪. ♪ the patriots whose vision give us meaning, who kept the lamp of freedom burning bright ♪ ♪ in the long and honored history of america there are those who paid the last and final price ♪ ♪ who were called upon by chance or desperate circumstance, to make the ultimate sacrifice ♪ ♪ a grateful nation bows its head in sorrow ♪ ♪ and in thanks for guarantying our tomorrow ♪ ♪ the last full measure of devotion, that's what they gave to the cause ♪ ♪ the last full measure of devotion, and though they cannot hear our applause ♪ ♪ we honor them forever and keep alive their story, pay tribute to their lives and give them all the glory ♪ ♪ the last full measure of devotion beyond the call of duty were their

many times we go through things and i can't question god and if i question god he's not going to like me. i've noticed in the middle of grief in my congregation and lets them know. it's okay to be angry with god and still love him. it's okay to question him and have faith at the exact same time. it's okay to be mad at god and tell him what you think and he's still going to love you. letting people know that message brings a lot of hope and encouragement because, wow, god can really relate with the situation that i'm in, the real emotions that i have and what i'm feeling. i simply tell our people. if you want a real relationship with god you need to be real with god and that has given people a lot of hope and encouragement and instead of destroying their faith i think it's actually defined their faith. >> of course, your own personal experience you can look at it two ways, half empty or half full. you moved to paradise through months before the fire. my goodness, i'm moving there just before, and you do your job. >> i don't think there is any place i'd rather be serving in the midst of

remember them gracious god in mercy. nourish them with patients and -- patients -- patience and lift your countenance upon them and give them peace through jesus christ our lord. amen. >> [ ♪ ] "my song in the night" [ ♪ ]. [ ♪ ] "lay me low" [ ♪ ]. >> [ bell ringing ] . [ bell ringing ] [ bell ringing ] [ bell ringing ] >> i am the resurrection and i am the life says the lord. whoever has faith in me shall have life even though he dies. everyone who has life has committed himself to me in faith shall not die forever. as for me , i know that my redeemer lives and at the last he will stand upon the earth. after my awaking, he will raise me up and in my body i shall see god. i , myself, shall see and my eyes behold him. who is my friend and not a stranger? when none of us liveth to himself and numb becomes his own master when he dies. for if we have life, we are alive in the lord. if we die, we die in the lord. so then whether we live or die, we are the lord's possession. happy from now on are those who died in the

humility grounded and a desire to serve his god in all god sent his way. how do i know this. because for nearly a dozen years my wife laurie and our children and i we have laughed with him we have fished with him. president bush brought out riding in fidelity we had that pleasure is well the secret service was behind us he was at full throttle assault many of them reaching for what i thought wore protective armor but then i realized as they followed the president they were actually crossing themselves. we've been blessed to share meals and tears and moments of silence and prayers in times of great strength in times of great weakness. never. not once did i witness anything but care and concern for those around him. the job of a pastor a priest him on a rabbi when dealing with someone he or she is called to serve is to call on them to look to god. to do the right thing. to serve others. and to love. and president bush made my job so easy. i wesson from the hebrew scriptures remind us that god is light and the president reflected that why his whole life throu

to god and return to their commitment to god. and so in the jeremiah passage, the message had been we need to straighten up and start living right and doing what we know god wants us to do. in the 1730s and 1740s they tweaked the message a bit and said that we are so far gone that what we need is divine rescue. it is not about morality anymore. what we need is a revival created by god through the holy spirit. we need that to change our society. and so i think we can reasonably expect that of pastors are calling on people to pray like this that some people were responding to the pastors calls and praying for revivals when the 1730s and 40s, the revival comes in a big way. and what you think about that i think has everything to do with what your belief is about prayer and that sort of thing. but a lot of christians, for sure, would say that well, people prayed and god responded to the prayers to a significant extent. and also if you are more skeptical you could say that more they talked about revival the more likely it would happen

. >> your god. >> your country. >> your god. >> your country. >> god. >> country. >> god. >> country. ♪ >> render therefore unto caesar the things which are caesar's and unto god the things that are god's. unto caesar things which are caesar's. unto god, god's. >> from the 1941 film and john mulholland, you mentioned that a short while ago. why is that a significant part of this movie? >> it was important to get, again, propaganda, quote/unquote, to get the message across to americans that it was necessary to understand why it was important to fight, why young men should be thinking seriously about enlisting. it was designed for that. >> gerald york, is there anything in the film that is hollywoodized? >> there's one part my grandmother -- like i said my grandfather had a copy of the movie and we've seen it many times and i've seen it with my grandfather and grandmother. my grandmother lived 20 years past my grandfather and i spent a lot of time with her. every time she saw the movie, there's a couple places in the movie where one, she runs out to the field and gives him a kiss and

george bush was on god's side. it is why, together, we carefully chose the lessons of this service, which i hope you will take home and read, lessons that bespeak of the love of god in the comfort of god and the hope of life eternal given to us through his son, jesus christ. martin of tours is the patron saint of this parish. he used his cloak to cover a barely dressed beggar. he did so impulsively, knowing it was the right thing to do. only later did he learn in a train -- in a dream that his act had clothed christ himself. george and barbara bush witnessed a similar selflessness. as they worshiped together, they never made a show or a fuss of arriving, worshiping or leaving. they loved to spend time with the members here. they had a favorite spot over there. but if they arrived, and someone had beat them to it, they never created a problem. christmas and easter, crowded days, they often relinquished their seats to a mother with children or a son with elderly parents. one particularly cold day, as the president ca

to this world that god has given to us. and they matter to god. few people have understood this as well or lived their lives as accordingly as president george herbert walker bush. you hear what i said? lived it. not earned it or strived to achieve it. it was as natural to him as breathing is to each of us. president bush was a good man, a decent man, a godly man. full of grace, love and the and an absolute necessity to enter the kingdom of god. humility, grounded in the desire to serve his god and all god sent his way. how do i know this? because for nearly a dozen years, my wife, laura, our children and i, we have laughed with him, we have fished with him. president bush brought up riding infidelity. we had that pleasure as well. the secret service was behind us. he was at full throttle. i saw many of them reaching for what i thought were protective armor. i realized as they follow the president they were actually crossing themselves. [laughter] we have been blessed to share meals, moments of silence and prayer in times of great strength and wea

and god saw the light. it was good, and god divided the light from the darkness. astronaut: and god called the light day, the darkness he called night. let it divide the waters from the waters, and god divided the waters. and it was so. [indiscernible] astronaut: and god said let the waters and the heavens begat there'd in one place, and let the dry land appear. and it was so. and god called the dry land ours, and the gathering together of the waters he called seas, and god saw that it was good. and from the crew of apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, merry christmas and god bless all of you, all of you on the good earth. narrator: and now the most critical moment of the journey had arrived, when the team would attempt to restart their engines and rocket back to earth. astor not: houston -- astor n -- : houston, apollo eight. there is an astronaut. triumphant shouts from mission control and christmas day could only mean one thing, the engines were started again and apollo eight was on its way home. ♪ flawless, supremely successful flight, with splashd