... they violate the laws of nature. They object to the idea that the supernatural invades the natural. Thomas Merton described the closed system of modern science: "Science can do everything, science must be permitted to ... reported appearances of the Virgin Mary in Lubbock, Texas, August 1988, some women claimed that their silver rosary chains turned to gold. Likewise, who can accept the miracle concerning a medieval martyr whose head was cut off? He supposedly walked to the cathedral ... Our Lord, Appleton, 1870.
... they violate the laws of nature. They object to the idea that the supernatural invades the natural. Thomas Merton described the closed system of modern science: "Science can do everything, science must be permitted to ... reported appearances of the Virgin Mary in Lubbock, Texas, August 1988, some women claimed that their silver rosary chains turned to gold. Likewise, who can accept the miracle concerning a medieval martyr whose head was cut off? He supposedly walked to the cathedral ... Our Lord, Appleton, 1870.
The Israelites were nomads. They lived in tents and when the time came to seek new grazing land they moved herds and houses at the same time. What they did for a living and how they lived were beautifully adapted to each other. After receiving the covenant of the Ten Commandments, Moses set aside one tent where the tribes would meet with God and remember and renew the covenant relationship. This was called the "Tent of Meeting," and it contained the Ark of the Covenant. It was "... a tent of meeting before ...