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am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me.” (Exodus 20:5) God desires us to be totally devoted to him alone. The one large area that I need to surrender to Christ is my call to the ministry, God has not illuminated my path forward so I do not know where I go. I apperceive that I will not like it. However, God has revealed to numerous events in my life and how they all converge on this road. It leaves…

she took her last few breaths before leaving this world and saying goodbye. Even though she had cancer, Laura did not let this stop her from living her life to the fullest. Laura was an overcomer against cancer because of her strong faith in Jesus Christ. My Aunt Laura left a legacy to the world by her indelible saying: no matter how hard times may be, “Never, Never, Never give up!” Laura Jensen was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in 2010. When my family heard about the news, we were all…

Varner talks about how most Jewish people overlook this part, because they only are interested in their own glory instead of the glory of Christ. He then addresses what a Messiah is, one who delivers a group, which in the old testament meant that the Messiah would deliver them away from evil and into good. This concept in itself is great, in fact it 's necessary, however what the Jews failed…

lessons learned in class are having a tremendous impact on my development as a Christian; specifically the reflective exercises. Most interesting is the working knowledge of “Godly Wisdom.” I work daily to demonstrate my love and relationship with Christ to everyone, I especially reach out to those who try and prosecute me. My Christian life style and beliefs are best revealed by living by the word, and abiding by it. Sharing the word with others and developing my calling, something I enjoy…

“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” (Ralph Ellison) Many people struggle to find their way in their lives. In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe writes about how Nwoye finds his way in life by converting to Christianity. On his journey to finding his way, he goes through some identity changes. Achebe writes about Nwoye’s identity shift when he converts religions. Because of this, he becomes an independent and strong man. Due to the introduction of Western ideas, Nwoye relinquishes his…

the seed of woman. Beside this verse, there are many scriptures such as Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6-7 clearly give an idea of the person of Christ coming as a prophecy who will redeem the world. Therefore, the Old Testament describes the image of God as a promise and prophecy of Jesus. When it comes about the New Testament, the contexts witness that Jesus Christ indeed came to people being a person. In this case, “Christology from above” approach will be used as a theological way. Firstly, when…

his readers could learn about God through his works and that he could glorify God through this. Lewis even went so far as to say, “The church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs” (Wood, 2003, 318). He continues by saying that if the church does not create “little Christs” then they are wasting their time and effort. Lewis displays his Christian symbolism in a straightforward manner, while Tolkien buries his messages in the text. Although Tolkien…

Walking to a Different Beat Using musical words as his medium, Lecrae Moore is an artist with a message about Jesus. As Lecrae (as he’s known in the music industry) draws from his own experiences, he shares how he was able to turn from a difficult path in life. Moore went from a low place, to the top of the music charts. In Lecrae’s words, “They ask me how I’m doing. I say better than I deserve” (azquotes.com). Through everything, Lecrae praised God and showed the world his passion for God.…

The novel “Lord of the flies” presents its readers with an outraging, thrilling, and unpredictable story about a plane containing a group of schoolboys from Britain crashing on a deserted island. Keep in mind that the story was taken in a time of war, which explains the reason why the plane was shot out of the sky and crashed land. The schoolboys had no existing supervision for them leaving their lives in the hands of each other. In trying to support each other in the fight of survival, they…

In Amy Frykholm’s Julian of Norwich, we get her interpretation backed up with what is known by her already known about Julian in a simple read with high definition. Amy Frykholm is a writer on religion, culture and spirituality for The Christian Century and other publications, which puts this biography right in her wheelhouse. Frykholm’s is the author of three books in the field of religion and culture, ranging in subject matter from the end times to medieval mysticism to contemporary sexuality,…