Advent

When I first arrived to the class I was taught the Pentecostal view on Christianity. I didn 't know much about other religions. I was glad to take this course, because I have learned a lot. I have gain wisdom and understanding from God. I learned that we must trust him at all times. This puts our faith in him and shows our love for God. The first thing I learned was the Holy Spirit prayer. The Holy Spirit prayer is a pray that we said in the beginning of each class. As a Pentecostal I was…

The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneer delivers a tale of the history of the telegraph - one of the most essential technological innovation. The book gives a comprehensive view on the developing of the telegraph with its obstacles and successes, and also the story of the scientists who pioneer it. The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneer tells the story of the…

prints…Englishmen and other Europeans sought to exploit the arts in order to reform their societies. In the process the turned the arts into culture, into commodities, and created a central characteristic of modern life.” (Pg 550) This is just an instance of the advent of the American culture that could lend itself to the ability to transfer customs to other countries through the arts. The people of this time could not have thought about the increased popular culture output by the United States…

Before, they had to go to trips just to expose the students to the natives for the whole summer. With the advent of the internet, they can save money and time for the trips since they only have to face the computer to meet the natives. This will also make the status of the school good as it give importance and prestige to language learning. These actually answered…

playing violent video games - merely heightened aggression, such as moving less politely to get on a crowded train, or cutting someone off in traffic; were such a connection to exist the rate of violent crime should logically have skyrocketed since the advent of video games as popular media. There are a number of studies which prove this, for example, Games such as Grand Theft Auto,…

The advent of the industrial revolution affected the average worker in many negative ways, and yet many people either did not realize the horrendous treatment that the workers, mainly child laborers, endured, or chose to turn their nose to the vile treatment in the name of profit and luxury. Factory workers had to endure harsh treatment in their jobs, were forced to live in terrible housing, and many people turned their noses to it all for their own selfish needs. Child laborers in factories…

past when this article was written, the US has developed new agencies for space exploration and has speeded up some of its military rocket development programs. Until the advent of the newly-established National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA), the ARPA bore the burden of the entirety nation’s space program. With this advent, with NASA managing and directing all non-military space projects, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (A.R.P.A) could manage all military projects. The US had…

Sorbon mentions in his Regulations for His College, “No one therefore shall eat meat in the house of Advent, nor on Monday or Tuesday of Lent, nor from Ascension Day to Pentecost”. The rules in Robert de Sorbon’s university most likely mirror the rules in many of the other universities in the High Middle Ages. The inclusion of rules that pertain to religious matters, such as the fasting during Advent and Lent, show that the Catholic Church influenced the student life at universities through the…

"6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them." (Luke 2:6-7 NIV) Since I grew up on Christmas specials, I have a hard time reading this verse without hearing it in the voice of one of the great theologians/philosophers of our time. So without further ado: Good old Linus, still getting it right all these years. Jesus.…

subjects, but I would not be able to have a deeper conversation about any of them. I would be doing both the congregation and myself a disservice. I decided the waiting aspect of verse 3 would be my focus, because it is such an important part of the advent season. Psalm 25:3 said, “Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.”…