Jessica Cotton ENGL 102 Discussion Board 1 After listening to and reading lessons 1-3‚ for why Christians need to read secular literature. The point that I agree the most is how electronic media‚ mainly television is not as valuable to learning as studying literature. In lesson 2 it states that when you watch television everything is done for you. You only tap into the emotional side of your brain and you lose your ability think logically‚ because you are living in the present and not thinking
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you are doing what you are doing. In order to keep one’s momentum in life‚ and in order to feel like you have accomplished anything‚ you need to have vision for your life and for your future. My vision for my life and for my future is to become a Christian Counselor. The answer to my “why” is because I want to help the lost and the broken find healing‚ love and acceptance in their Heavenly Father. I believe that true and lasting healing cannot take place without addressing the entire being: body‚ mind
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October 27‚ 2010 Rauschenbusch‚ Walter. A Theology for the Social Gospel. New York: The MacMillan Company‚ 1917. 279 pp. Culturally speaking‚ Walter Rauschenbusch may have been years ahead of his time. From the very first chapter of his most famous work‚ Rauschenbusch’s passion for social justice is quite evident. He certainly had his finger on the pulse of his current generation‚ noting the compelling movement of the college students of his day to social service (3). It could be argued
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05/27/1966 Program: Mater of Divinity I was born into a Muslim family and raised up a nominal Muslim. I grew up believing Christianity is just an alternative religion to Islam. Sometime in 1999‚ in Lagos‚ Nigeria‚ I was invited to a church – Redeem Christian Church Of God - by a female friend. While in the church I heard the gospel preached to me and was deeply moved by the words I heard. I responded to the alter call made by the preacher and was told am now born again. After my initial encounter I
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I turned to my Christian beliefs first. Trusting in Christ while also being open to new teachings and methodology that aligned with my beliefs offered hope. If I were to share each of the things I have found to help me‚ I would have to write a book (maybe someday). Yoga
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the teen began reading it. And it changed his life. He continued to work alongside his father‚ Sheik Hassan Yousef‚ in the West Bank city of al- Ghaniya near Ramallah. However‚ he dared not tell anybody that he had quietly‚ privately embraced the Christian faith and had begun working for Israeli intelligence. He offered to work from within Hamas as an informant‚ tipping off the Israelis when bombings or assassinations were being planned. Yousef said that while some may want to “scare people about
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Brittany Hibbs Dr. Shaffer RELST160 Course Paper 9 December 2013 Myth: Beast of Revelations Several religions have their own beliefs and ideas of how the end of the world will take place. Some may have ideas of fire‚ abduction‚ disappearance‚ or sudden non-existence. Other religions may have the idea of a second coming of Christ‚ or a new beginning and a new start for the human race all together. However‚ in some religions‚ the ideas of how the end of time unravels may be distinct from each
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There cannot be a variety of truths. All aspects of truth must be one‚ consistent with the one God. There is an aspect of faith that needs to judge claims of truth even though this seems opposite to the notion of faith itself. Reflection for a Christian begins with the notion that God is truth. The journey of faith requires reflection before ideas can be transferred from thoughts to belief systems. This paper looks at the need for methodology in theological reflection and how methodology is always
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New Ages “Till death do us part‚” has been sacred words since marriage began. That person you know you are supposed to be with for the rest of your life and love until you go home to God‚ where we are all brothers and sister in Christ. If this is so why are the divorce rates increasing by the numbers? The foundation that is meant to build a household and lifetime of love and glorification to God is now shattered and used as an escape route for a peace of mind. Joseph N. Ducanto‚ author of
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Christian Worldview: Part II Introduction Science was not discovered until the late 1500s when Galileo decided to challenge Aristotle‘s findings. During the Biblical days‚ research design and program evaluation were used by important people; however‚ they did not refer to them by the same names. From Genesis to Revelations‚ there are examples where people used scientific evidence to solve problems and study ideas. In this paper‚ the researcher will demonstrate some of these important people
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