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Read more about the article Frank Answers About Beltane Fire and Maypoles

Frank Answers About Beltane Fire and Maypoles

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:April 30, 2023
  • Post category:Beltane/fertility/fire/Green man/May pole

What is Beltane? Do Christians observe it? Some churches are having a fire on the beach at dawn on May 1 Beltane is not a Christian festival. It is rooted…

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Read more about the article Frank Preaches on Water, Wind, Fire and Baptism

Frank Preaches on Water, Wind, Fire and Baptism

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:January 6, 2023
  • Post category:Baptism/fire/water/Wind

Sermon for The Baptism of Our Lord. Based on readings in the Three-year Revised Common Lectionary. Year A: Isaiah 42:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17 Year B: Genesis 1:1-5;…

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Read more about the article Frank Answers About Yoga Fire

Frank Answers About Yoga Fire

  • Post author:Frank Senn
  • Post published:November 1, 2022
  • Post category:Christmas/cosmology/fire/winter/yoga

The winter solstice on December 21 is the darkest time of the year in the northern hemisphere. The months of November, December, and January that surround the solstice can also…

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