Many of you are familiar, I'm sure, with the story of my early struggles: the fire in January, 1947, that destroyed everything -- even our precious list of subscribers.

Many Christian denominations have been influenced by Arminian views, notably the Baptists ( See A History of the Baptists Third Edition by Robert G. Torbet ) in the 16th century, the Methodists, the Congregationalists of the early New England colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries and the Universalists and Unitarians in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Many of Alcott's educational principles are still used in classrooms today, including " teach by encouragement ", art education, music education, acting exercises, learning through experience, risk-taking in the classroom, tolerance in schools, physical education / recess, and early childhood education.

Many early investigators proposed a Caucasian ancestry, although recent DNA tests have not shown any genetic similarity with modern Europeans.

Many members of the royal family died in rapid succession in early 1205, including Amalric himself.

Many of Canberra's suburbs are named after former Prime Ministers, famous Australians, early settlers, or use Aboriginal words for their title.

Many retailers open very early ( typically 5 am or even earlier ) and offer doorbuster deals and loss leaders to draw people to their stores.

Many of the early building societies were based in taverns or coffeehouses, which had become the focus for a network of clubs and societies for co-operation and the exchange of ideas among Birmingham's highly active citizenry as part of the movement known as the Midlands Enlightenment.

Many of these materials were initially published in Church periodicals in the early days of church.

Many thinkers point to the concept of citizenship beginning in the early city-states of ancient Greece, although others see it as primarily a modern phenomenon dating back only a few hundred years.

Many early aircraft engines ( and a few in other applications ) had the crankshaft fixed to the airframe and instead the cylinders rotated, known as a rotary engine design.

Many of these early Polish carols were collected in 1838 by Rev.

Many of Jones ' cartoons of the 1930s and early 1940s were lavishly animated, but audiences and fellow Schlesinger staff members found them lacking in genuine humor.

Many early forms of music and dance were created and performed together.

Many thought the incident would end his season early, but Earnhardt refused to give up.

Many early PDP-11 applications were developed using standalone paper-tape utilities.

There are early mystery novels in which a police force attempts to contend with the type of criminal known in the 1920s as a homicidal maniac, such as a few of the early novels of Philip Macdonald and Ellery Queen's Cat of Many Tails.

Many of the early strips were reprints of the Bull Tales cartoons, with some changes to the drawings and plots.

Many years later these alpha versions were sanctioned by id Software because of historical interest ; they reveal how the game progressed from its early design stages.

Many early experiments found that any modification of the apparatus that can determine which slit a particle passes through will reduce the visibility of interference at the screen, thereby illustrating the complementarity principle: that light ( and electrons, etc.

She outlined her family's poverty in her early songs " Coat of Many Colors " and " In the Good Old Days ( When Times Were Bad )".

Many early bassists doubled on both the brass bass and string bass, as the instruments were then often referred to.

Many instances of video or digital playback occurred during the early 2000s and claims to significance for the development of the industry vary.

Many historic bands and early rock music recordings used this configuration, notable users including Ringo Starr in the Beatles, Mitch Mitchell in the Jimi Hendrix Experience, John Barbata in the Turtles and many others.

Many who side with this view disagree that Luke portrays Christianity or the Roman Empire as harmless and thus reject the apologetic view because “ Acts does not present Christians as politically harmless or law abiding for there are a large number of public controversies concerning Christianity, particularly featuring Paul .” For example, to support this view Cassidy references how Paul is accused of going against the Emperor because he is “ saying that there is another king named Jesus .” ( Acts 17: 7 ) Furthermore, there are multiple examples of Paul ’ s preaching causing uprisings in various cities ( Acts 14: 2 ; 14: 19 ; 16: 19-23 ; 17: 5 ; 17: 13-14 ; 19: 28-40 ; 21: 27 ).

Many Christians interpret Boaz and Ruth as typical of Jesus and the Church.

Many of the population of the Western hemisphere could broadly be described as cultural Christians, due to the predominance of the Christian faith in Western culture, as well as widely celebrated religious holidays such as Easter and Christmas.

Many Christians have believed that Jesus ' doctrine of peace speaks only to personal ethics and is distinct from civil government's duty to punish crime.

Many, but not all, Christians believe:

Many Christians do not consider anti-Judaism to be antisemitism.

Many of the debates among Christians have roots in questions about the sources of authority different Christians believe represent God's purest or most definitive message.

Many Christians believe that marriage is defined by the union of a man and a woman, and that any sexual act outside of the marriage relationship is inherently sinful.

Many Jews view Christians as having quite an ambivalent view of the Torah, or Mosaic law: on one hand Christians speak of it as God's absolute word, but on the other, they apply its commandments with a certain selectivity ( compare Biblical law in Christianity ).

Many Protestant Christians claim that the Ten Commandments prohibit abortion under the heading of " Do not murder ".

Many Egyptian Christians went to the desert during the 3rd century, and remained there to pray and work and dedicate their lives to seclusion and worship of God.

Many of those who apply the term " Catholic Church " to all Christians object to the use of the term to designate what they view as only one church within what they understand as the " whole " Catholic Church.

Many of these churches reject the idea that anyone other than the authors of Scripture can directly lead other Christians by original divine authority ; after the New Testament, they assert, the doors of revelation were closed and councils can only give advice or guidance, but have no authority.

The author of the Easton's article concludes, " Many Christians today still find this letter to speak to modern-day problems within church communities.

Many Buryat Mongols also became Christians due to the Russian expansion.

Many Christians who believe in universalism hold panentheistic views of God in conjunction with their belief in apocatastasis, also called universal reconciliation.

Many Presbyterian denominations have found ways of working together with other Reformed denominations and Christians of other traditions, especially in the World Communion of Reformed Churches.

Many Christians call their prophet Jesus of Nazareth the " Prince of Peace ", and see him as a messiah ( savior or deliverer ), the " Christ ", who manifested as the Son of God on Earth to establish God's Kingdom of Peace, wherein persons, societies, and all of Creation are to be healed of evil.

Many of these prophets are also found in the texts of Judaism ( The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings ; collectively known as the Old Testament to Christians ) and Christianity.

Many Christians with Pentecostal or charismatic beliefs believe in the continuation of the gift of prophecy and the continuation of the role of prophet as taught in Ephesians 4.

Many Christians regard Jesus as a divine incarnation.

" Many Christians have objected to my use of this word even when I define it specifically.

Many Christians regard the resurrection of Jesus as the central doctrine in Christianity.