Eternity

Despite a quite universal acceptance of life as precious and worthy of preservation, the debate over human life has raged on for many years and in many situations. Specifically, biblical views on life and the preservation of this gift have brought tension and attacks on the holistic views of Christ followers. Many Christ followers would argue that life comes at conception and this disallows such actions as abortion or negative treatment of a woman 's body especially during the time of pregnancy. I would argue that the life of person does not come at conception ultimately even though it biologically begins but exists in eternity past abiding within God 's plan. John 1:3 states that, "All things were made through him, and without him was not…

word “everything” in 3:11 continues the thought of “everything” in 3:1. The point of 3:11 is that God makes everything, even events that occur through human activity, happen in its proper time. This is similar to Jeremiah’s prayer, “Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.” (Jeremiah 10:23) Yet the tension of this verse is that human don’t always understand God’s purposes. All morally perfect acts must by definition also be timely acts.…

Gregory D: Client shared with the group that he knows Mike S. already and has gotten a job offer at Ametek where he will be machining metal parts starting at 18.00/hour. Ultimately, he would like to get rehired at Deka and mentions that 6/16/18 will be 2 years since he was let go and can then reapply. Beginning with an unclear concept of the difference between Spirituality and Religion, he believes he now understands, but finds spiritual things to be “hokey” and states that perhaps aliens are…

The future is something many of us think about but never never exactly know if it will turn out the way we want it too. People dread on how they think their future selves will turn out, because they want to be a success in their future or to see themselves accomplish a goal. Most individuals do not know how they should look at their future selves. Paul Bloom, the author of “First Person Plural” suggests that people should treat their future selves as someone they do not know yet because they…

Around town I am known as the "Weed Guy." Now I know what some might think, but I am not referring to that type of weed. My business venture involves the removal of unwanted plants that infiltrate gardens not high schools. It all began the summer before my sophomore year in high school. I had run over to my aunt's house with my dog as part of my pre-season Cross Country training. As I completed my post-workout stretch, I listened to my aunt ramble on and on about her overgrown garden and…

Everyman finally acknowledges God and cries out to Him to have mercy upon him. Everyman finally realizes that he cannot escape Death and he is going to leave this world. Yet Death still provides Everyman with an escape. Death hints that Everyman can still be saved regardless of his obsession with earthly things. The author continues to imply that Death can occur anytime when you least expect it. Further implying that Everyman, i.e. everyone on Earth, should be prepared when that time…

Trump and Clinton are bad for America. But even if neither is elected, we will still need Jesus and his Gospel sweeping over us. It's not that I'm against Trump or Clinton. Maybe we could be friends. But I am eager for the integrity and true power of the Church. We don't need them to protect Christianity. That is Jesus' job, and has been for 2000 years. He's good at it. My hope is not in Trump losing but in my low-energy loser Savior who died at the hands of all the top people and then rose up…

No matter what you do, it remains inevitable. In appointment in Samarra, the servant eludes death and in doing so, he hurries directly to it. Likewise, the presumptuous Physician strives to avoid death by supposing that his “relative,” Godfather will not execute him and that Death has the power to light a second candle, giving him a second chance at life, but the results are false and the Physician ends up dead. At the end of the stories, the Physician and the servant were dead, implying that…

aren’t necessary. “Hoping” to form new relationships is in itself evil because the only thing we should be hoping for is God’s forgiveness. Relationships tend to take up much of your time and energy. According to St. Augustine the only thing we should be focusing all our energy on is praying (Augustine, City of God). Hoping for anything that isn’t “God’s salvation” is evil. God is perfect, but humans are imperfect because we are not completely made from good. In other words, we are never…

Cramer, we learned a lot about the view of the future. Our view of the future is important because what we think about the future determines the way we decide to live our lives in the present. One idea about the future that we learned through Dr. Cramer’s teachings and Skye Jethani’s book, “Futureville”, is the myth that is so often taught in Christian society today, that our futures are only important if they are used in ministry. In Futureville, Jethani says, “We have adopted a vision of…