Forsaken

Glory to God Alone Sermon (Isaiah 42:8 launch verse) - Isaiah 42:8, “I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.” o What do we mean by glorifying God or giving him glory?  Not making him bigger, making him beautiful  It means displaying his bigness, showing his beauty • We are telescopes not microscopes - So the question is why the Sola’s o Why Faith in Christ alone o Why Scripture Alone o Why grace Alone o Why Christ Alone  Answer: So that…

‘Brideshead Revisited’ has been described as being “all about unbearable nostalgia and lost youth and impossible love.” Describing the feelings of unsatisfied characters such as Charles and an accurate depiction of Sebastian, suggesting that their love is unobtainable and “impossible” to achieve. The idea of a “lost youth” possibly brought about by love, depicts the dark side of love, which is often looming yet unstated by the authors. Love, hate, and death all follow closely together,…

The biblical Abraham is a dichotomous figure. His attempt to sacrifice Isaac under God’s command is either lauded as a great act of faith, or the lunacy of a murderer. In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard suggests that it is impossible to justify the actions of Abraham from an ethical point of view. From a religious perspective however, Kierkegaard believes that not only is Abraham justified, his decision is also commendable. This argument is prefaced with Kierkegaard’s characterizations of the…

In numerous novels, authors commonly utilize folktales to connect the reader to the given cultures, allowing the reader insight into a foreign setting. Another way they are used is to educate the reader of a lesson.Even other times, they can used to foreshadow later events. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, is a splendid example of the use of folktales, ascribing the stories a greater meaning than what initially meets the eye. Chinua Achebe sets the novel in the foreign African village of…

they questioned god why such "punishments" were put upon them. In addition, the scene and the message that are established are comparable with the crucifixion of Jesus. When the Jesus was on the cross, he shouted out "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Psalm 22). In contrast, both depictions deliver a feeling of grief for god not saving them and the feeling of betraying for not understanding the rationale behind this. The confusion that is perpetuated in the unknown man's mind can also…

Literacy played a huge role in the life of Frederick Douglass. Being literate was a blessing as well as a curse. In the 1800’s it was extremely unusual for a person of color to be literate, and it was even more uncommon was for a slave to be literate. Keeping the slaves illiterate was done so on purpose. Knowledge was power and the white slave owners did not want to relinquish power of any kind. If a slave could read and write then that would give them sense of humanity which was to be avoid at…

So many questions are asked through people’s lives on their journey to find their purpose. Searching for the meaning or purpose of one’s life can help people open their eyes to the world around them and what effect they have on it. Since this carries such importance in people’s lives, many stories have been written dealing with the journey to find purpose. Two texts that deal with living ones life with meaning and purpose are, Dante’s Inferno and the Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas. Dante’s…

disaster.” The meaning he gives the painting is that when something bad happens you look the other way. He gives an example of an observation from the painting that supports his meaning when he says “…the ploughman may/ have heard the splash, the forsaken cry, / but for him it was not an important failure.” (Auden). Auden noticed that in the painting there is a man near the sea who might or might not have heard the splash and Icarus drowning, but decided to not pay attention. His whole idea of…

All of the island's people were said to have lived together in harmony in the flourishing oceanic, island city Hilaire of Zullen. Hilaire was a beautiful island city, population of 1,046, who's economy thrived off of the many exotic fish delicacies they caught at sea and sold on the main land. Exotic fish caught by the islanders included: the sweet meat of the Yowe sharks, the tartness of the Djarofish, and the coveted sweetness of the Striped Djarofish. Yowe sharks would sell for as low as 20…

apathy as his outstretched hand guided the whipping midnight. The woman coughed amid the thinning air, breath escaping her blue-tinged lips and hanging in a silvery cloud before her. Through her agony, she slid her eyes around this home, this heavens forsaken excuse for a life, and decided that perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to die. With crimson lining the edges of her vision, she stated plainly, "What do you have to live for, coward?"…