About Me...what is an 'evangelical-catholic?'

Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
I was born & raised in rural mid-Michigan (M-go blue!). Life & work have taken me to many different places. God has too, as I've come to learn that faith is a pilgrimage. I very much resonate with the label 'EVANGELICAL-CATHOLIC.' I was raised Baptist, but found myself drawn to the Sacraments & Liturgy of the Church. I appreciate very much the words of the Augsburg Confession: "...nothing has been received among us, in doctrine or in ceremonies, that is contrary to Scripture or to the church catholic." Evangelical-catholic is a term of self-designation used by Christians coming from a broad spectrum of theological perspectives and commitments, ranging from Lutherans, Anglicans, and various Evangelicals yearning for greater catholicity .....to faithful Roman Catholics longing for an evangelical renewal of the Church. Perhaps beneath the apparent denominational differences there lies a common...groaning of the Spirit of God, who is seeking to draw the members of Christ’s mystical body into a communal life that is both fully catholic and fully evangelical. One can always hope and pray!

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Simplified timeline, Jeremiah & the fall of Judah

Year BC:......Event:

636.....Josiah becomes king of Judah at age 8. He is remembered as one of Judah’s greatest kings; institutes religious reforms;

623.....Jeremiah begins his prophetic ministry

606.....Death of Josiah. Jehoahaz reigns 3 months, removed from thrown by Egypt (in an attempt to continue being a power broker in the area).

606-598.....Reign of Jehoiakim (brother of Jehoahaz; placed on throne by Egypt)

605.....Nebuchadnezzar becomes king of Babylon

604.....Jehoiakim rebels against Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem, loots the temple and carries off some exiles, including Daniel. This is the first deportation to Babylon

598/7.....Jehoiakim taken captive to Babylon with 3,000 exiles (the prophet Ezekiel is in this group). His 18yr old son Jehoiachin succeeds him (3 months); Babylon invades Judah again, taking entire royal family exile. Jerusalem surrenders.

597.....Nebuchadnezzar places Zedekiah’s (Jehoiachin’s uncle) on the throne.

594.....Anti-Babylonian conspiracy in Judah

589-586.....Siege and fall of Jerusalem; death of Zedekiah. Solomon’s temple destroyed

586.....Gedaliah is appointed governor by Babylon, but he is soon assassinated. Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch are taken—possibly against their will—to Egypt where they live out the rest of their lives.
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