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Bonheoffer describes as, “the deadly enemy of our Church” (43). Not only did I believe that God gave us “lethal” cheap grace, but I also contemplated…

the prophet Isaiah depicted the climatic period of world history in which the coming Messiah will arrive. In today’s culture this view is again reoriented in that many Christians alone see this passage to be a prophecy of the ministry in which Jesus Christ will walk. When looking into the passage, Christians see the ‘servant’ as Jesus, and his suffering for our sins, and the sacrifice he made for us. However like many passages throughout the bible, the interpretation in which it is understood is…

then one tends to develop bad habits, especially with regards to time management. The opposite is also true however, if one spends their “free time” wisely then good tendencies start to form. Professor Davis seems to agree in his book, In All Things Christ Preeminent, when he says, “…Students spend lots of time on things other than required classes and college-organized group activities. The way students spend the rest of their time shapes their habits of heart and mind…” (78). This Summer, I…

members are thought to be not of the mediate family of Caesar. Paul closes his letter with the use of the word grace, this word grace can only be given to someone that knows Christ. For grace means pleasure, delight, sweetness, favor that which affords joy and the merciful kindness from Christ. This grace the belongs to Christ…

This passage from Mark includes an open acclamation that Jesus is Christ, the first prediction of Jesus’ death, and a reflection of true discipleship. In the opening scene, as Jesus and the disciples are on their way to Caesarea Philippi, the reader sees that even while in route to their destination their work never ends as they grapple with the questions that Jesus asks. It seems that Mark desires to make it clear that in the eyes of Jesus, the disciples are set apart from the masses in the…

Ernest Hemingway, born into a strict Congregationalist home in Oak Park, Illinois, regularly attended services at the First Congregationalist Church. Later in his life, he converted to Catholicism for his second wife, Pauline. Many sources say that although he labeled himself under a religion for the entirety of his life, his writing reveals that he was an atheist in actuality (Kershaw, "Ernest Hemingway’s Religion and Political Views"). Hemingway’s experiences with religion are illustrated in…

The Infant Giant The planes of Djibouti were a mystical land, conquered by the retched King Bob. He was a tall, muscular, red skinned being with the intent of becoming ruler of everything and anything existing. Ruthless and feared by his people, who were receiving the bare minimum to survive, King Bob was plotting to rise a demon army from the pits of dark realm with the help of the demotic gods Kali, Bakasura, and Blank in order to conquer the light realm. There were rumors about the…

been confirmed into law by various acts of Congress and by the States. The legality of Christmas as a federal holiday has never been challenged in any American court. The American tradition has been to observe the religious aspects of Christmas in church or in the home and the secular aspects in various public…

To place Christ as part of the divine with a singular God was to deny the emperor his power and influence. Facing these tidal headwinds coming from the emperor, the promotion of Christology was viewed as useful propaganda by early Christians. It became a useful guide to explain many of the mysteries surrounding the human nature of Jesus, his good deeds, and his subsequent resurrection into Heaven. While trying to convince an audience couched in Greek philosophy, practitioners of Christology…

change now dwells outside the Church. The Church - the radix of human existence - is the first representation of God 's creative act in Jesus Christ. Therefore, Christian worship represents the first social reform. Divine worship prepares individuals and communities for social action. But if the praxis of worship contains cultural bias, ignores the disenfranchised, marginalizes children, shuns contemporary musicians, or denies female pastors, how then can the Church honestly advocate for…