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written off and on over the years, I have been more committed to writing in the last year. I believe writing Christian fiction is the best way to tell the stories God has laid on my heart. While I pray God would use these stories to reach the unsaved, I believe my primary audience is the young adult Christian reader. I desire to share stories of encouragement that will reinforce Christian…

in 21st century Christian culture. On the contrary. Family Christian, LLC, the largest Christian retailer in the world, sells over 500 books on the topic of Christian sexuality. Within the category of biblical sexuality, three main subcategories can be identified: (1) extramarital sex and sex within marriage, (2) homosexuality, and (3) one’s internal sexual struggles. Within the New Testament, words attributed to Jesus and Paul comprise the vast majority of evidence for Christians remarking on…

Biographical Christian Cannabich, who was the son of the flautist and composer Friedrich Cannabich was born in Mannheim in 1731. A pupil of Johann Stamitz, Christian Cannabich entered the Mannheim court orchestra as a 'scholar' at the age of 12 (1744) and in 1746 he was formerly chosen as a violinist. The Elector Carl Theodor contracted him an electoral salary to study in Italy and in the fall of 1750, he then started a course of training with Jommelli in Rome where he endured until 1753. He…

interesting especially Judo-Christians and Islam, they have many codes and laws. A code is a systematic collection of laws or regulations. A conduct is the manner in which a person behaves, especially an a particular occasion. If religions or cultures did not have codes or laws what would it be? Therefore without the rules or something to follow by, religion and culture will be empty. The ten commandments and the five pillars of islam have some similarities and differences. Judo-Christians and…

Christian worldview also known as a Biblical worldview is defined as “the framework of ideas and beliefs through which a Christian individual, group or culture interprets the world and interacts with it. Values, answers to ethical questions: "What should we do?" In this context, "What would Jesus do?"” (12/8/2015, Wikipedia.org). The definition of a worldview varies but can basically be broken down by dissecting the word itself. An individual’s views and values of the world around them is…

There are several great men who were instrumental in the development of the early Christian church, Ignatius pastor of the church at Antioch, and Origen the great teacher to name a couple. However, from a place of political power, none were more influential than Constantine, the Emperor of Rome. In this paper I will discuss a few highlights from the life of this gallant leader. Reading from the textbook has provided great insight into the life of Constantine. Early on in his life it is…

There is nothing more important in the life of a Christian than sharing his or her faith in Jesus Christ. This is what the Christian life is about. God created us to glorify Him. The meaning of life is to honor, obey, and glorify God. As we focus on God, and glorify Him, our joy will be made complete. As John Piper famously says, “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” Not only were we created to give God the glory He rightly deserves, but we were saved to live for His…

I have called this second Christian view, the Christian Optimist. I found this to be an apt term as the tenets of this view always believes that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world. That is, the human is able to overpower brokenness. Human will not be perfect, but will continue to move towards God; and for this reason, compassion must be shown to all humans. Less than a year ago, the tattered body of Kurdi, a Syrian migrant washed up on the shore of a Turkish beach. The world…

Writing Assignment #13 1) Discuss and evaluate the etiology ideology of Christian faith-healers. What are their goals? Are they similar to the healing principles of shamanism? Why or why not? Christian faith-healers, believe they are truly doing the work of God and Jesus. That through them they have been given the power to heal other. They only ask for donations from those that believe they have been or will be healed. These people are wanting so badly to be healed, they will give any amount…

Those practicing the Christian Religion of living through the beliefs and patterns of practice of the Christian Worldview (DelMonico, TRS100, Week 11a/11b, Slide 1) wish to lead moral lives. A variety of factors go into the moral decision making, such as, one’s values, character, ethics, and morality. These factor are focused solely around the idea of what is right or wrong, one’s perception of the situation, and what they chose to accept as correct. Christians have resources at their disposal…