Theophany

PHOTOS: Believers Dive For The Cross In Icy Cold Waters

The Huffington Post | Jahnabi Barooah | Posted 01.20.2012

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Click through the slideshow to see photos of celebrations of Theophany in Eastern Europe Theophany ("divine manifestation"), the Orthodox observa...

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The Radical Welcome of Epiphany

Christopher Cocca | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Cocca

God the Father announces "This is my Son, in whom I am well-pleased" as Christ comes up from the waters of the Jordan. This announcement is neither for the Jewish faithful or righteous Gentile pilgrims only, but for and to the world.

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Why 'Homage'? The Story Of Epiphany

David A. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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David A. Davis

I figured in modern bible translations "homage" was left in the story of the Wise Men because it is such a classic, old, venerated expression ... "they paid him homage". Imagine my surprise when I opened the King James and found no "homage" at all.

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Holy Theophany: The Baptism Of Jesus And The Blessing Of The Waters

Scott Cairns | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Cairns

Today, January 6, Orthodox Christians celebrate another of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian Church -- the Theophany, or, as it is also called, the Epiphany.

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