A Jacobean three storey school opened by Thomas Guthrie, a 'preacher and philanthropist' whose statue is in Princes Street, and one of the leaders of the 1843 Disruption. The gable to Ramsay Lane has hoodmoulded windows and carries the date 1850.

The door to Ramsay Lane has a sculpted stone in the shape of an open bible over it, with the inscription 'Search the Scriptures', quoted from the Book of John.

There is another shaped gable overlooking the courtyard of the Outlook Tower towards the main street. The ground floor of this building is now used as a shop for the Outlook Tower with a ground floor entrance from the courtyard. [from SCRAN]

Missionary carrying scriptures

For my about-to-turn-8 daughter.

I'm terribly proud of myself - didn't have to buy a thing, and it's so cute!

It's "regular" size (i.e. not compact) and there should be room inside for a little notebook as well. If I did it again I might think about adding a plain, flat pocket on the back as well.

I used the pattern from here:

www.polkadotchair.com/2010/03/tuesday-tutorial-scripture-...

Mormon Family Scriptures

It's not the 19th century anymore, when people put spiritual stuff on tombstones: verses of Scripture, draped urns, angels, praying hands, reflections on the brevity of life. Nowadays, anything goes: '57 Chevies, John Deere combines, electric guitars, sports equipment, your favorite dog breed, undignified slangy expressions, hype instead of humility, you name it. To me, it's kind of like trivializing death. But then, that's just me. Still, there's been a very definite change of attitude. I've been seeing some really silly and inappropriate things on grave markers in recent years, and it seems to be an accelerating trend.

Chemre Gompa.

Another Drug-pa foundation of the mid-17th century is Chemre, north of the Indus in the valley leading to the Chang La also associated with Sengge Namgayal. It was established just after his death in 1644 as a funeral act of merit for him. Perched like so many other Gompas on a little hill down which spill the dwellings of the lamas, it can be approached by a motor able track off the at the top. The old Du-Khang has images of Stag-tsang-ras-pa, the founder, and other important Drug-pa-lawn at fine silver chorten; the parkings include mandals of Kala-Chakra and Akshobya. But the main treasure is an incomplete set of the scriptures - only 29 volumes- the title-pages lettered in solid silver of exquisite craftsmanship, and the text in pure gold. A smaller temple up stairs has intriguing murals from the period of the Gompa's foundation, unfortunately obscured by layers of smoke and grime from the complex is a new Du-Khang, built to house an ancient image of Padmasambhava. The paintings on these walls were completed only in the early 1980s.

“Unto us a child is born; unto us a Son is given.” So much symbolism behind the reality. Born of a Virgin, yet giving us the beauty of the consummation of human love in marriage. Born in Bethlehem, the House of Bread, yet people still don’t know that he is the bread of life. The Lamb of God, visited by ordinary shepherds. Recognized by royalty as the King he was, yet he wore no royal robes. Born in a makeshift home so that we might never be homeless. Taken by his parents to Egypt so that we might live free. Raised by a carpenter though he had framed the world by his word. The Ruler of the world, but desiring to rule in our hearts. Amazing story! Amazing love! Amazing salvation!

-Ravi Zacharias

We found these pages stuffed into cracks in the the face of the mountains, in villages around Skardu (which is in the utmost north of Pakistan)

I'm not sure why the pages were placed there. We hypothesized that it was perhaps a respectful or traditional way of disposing of old or damaged copies of the Quran. In Karachi I know that people often throw them into the sea.

We also hypothesized that it could be a means of making a religious plea, or prayer.

Either could be wrong of course.

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Wenham Massachusetts

Photograph by Kirk Williamson

December 3, 1993

SNHP-097

Citation: The Salem News Historic Photograph Collection,

Salem State University Archives and Special Collections, Salem, Massachusetts

Yeshiva University & The Jewish Publication Society celebrating the publication of a major work of Jewish scholarship by seventy world-renowned scholars, Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture Edited by Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel and Lawrence H. Schiffman.

YU President Richard M. Joel lights the menorah for the 7th night of Chanukah.