A Kindred Spirit

Tyler is someone that I love. He has only been my friend for a small amount of time, but I know for certain he will be a lifelong friend. I love him because of his appreciation for me, his abounding love for everyone he comes into contact with, and his mind. Although it may sound odd, his mind works in parallel to mine in terms of how we process information and emotion. We are Fives on the Enneagram, both very analytical and perceptive people who have a lust for knowledge and an appreciation for…

Over many of the miracles that Jesus performs throughout His ministry on earth, I consider the miracles of Jesus walks on water as one of the "coolest" miracles that reveal the significance meaning of who Jesus is. This miracles recorded in three of the Gospels (Mat 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56: John 6:16-21) and it was this miracle that, more than any other, "convinced Jesus's disciples that He was indded the Son of God. We could see that in the expression of the disciples in Matthew 14:32-33. In…

The Key issues that faced Willow Creek church in the beginning Was to be the kind of church that God wanted them to be. And to find out why people did not attend church The key issues troubling the founder of Willow Creek Community Church before they started was to know why people were not interested in attending church? Moreover, the people, in general, gave five main reasons for not attending church. 1. Churches asked for funds, yet they could not see anything personally important that…

titled "I am the vine; you are the branches" from John 14:16-15:15. Jesus the son manifested the God the Father through his whole life, and he especially manifested his love on the cross. However, he promised the disciples the coming of the Holy Spirit forever within them and the Father and the Son dwelling within them. But,…

Curiosity got the better of me so I researched the origin of the 12-Step Program. The story was interesting and enlightening. If you do not know the story, I highly recommend you take 10 minutes to indulge. Fascinating! Not only do the 12-steps apply to the recovering client, but to all people everywhere. Looking at Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves, may be a daunting task. It's quite a challenge to examine ourselves- our strengths, our character defects,…

one essence. The Trinity is the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit. The Son essence of God was incarnated into man and lived among us for about 33 years. The Incarnation of the Son as human had very interesting characteristics, because when the Son came into the world as man, He did it in a very unique way. He did not just show up out of nowhere, or descend from heaven on clouds made of gold, but instead He was conceived through the Holy Spirit, born to Mary. He was fully human, grew up as any…

Published article-reading and analysis Nupur James Pastoral Counselling in the Ethnic Church Context PAST 0653 Instructor: Dr. Vincent Poon Date: February 9th, 2016 Christian counseling is when a pastor counsel using the methods of psychology through the viewpoint of the Bible. Christian counselling have mostly been emphasized in the context of counselling in—church and parachurch settings, the inspirations or objectives of counselling being the aspects of—change,…

“The gifts of the Spirit are all prophetic, wisdom, revelation guidance, and oracular speech (including tongues)” Turner said that a Christian obtains those gifts even when they do not belong to a Pentecostal charismatic group. In addition, God is giving them direction to his children through prophecy. Turner talked about First Century Judaism,…

What is worldview? It is important to understand the meaning of an important word before writing an entire paper about your own beliefs and worldview. If you're going to confess your worldview to a person, they must first know what your understanding of that word is. It is the buildup of one's believes, an interpretation of a person's reality and one's culture. Each section plays a significant role in a person’s framework, it molds person's behavioral pattern good or bad, knowledge understanding…

In the book of John, the author identifies Jesus as being the word. In translating the term word to the Greek term of Logos, it can be understood as anything from a divine utterance to the principle of cosmic reason that orders and governs the universe (Harris, 2014). Traditionally, the term Logos is a philosophical term and divine concept. During John’s existence, the term Logos was a Stoic term similar to divine intelligence that created and sustained the universe. However, the author of John…