Fourteen Holy Helpers

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”(Matthew 5:9) In simpler terms, those who make peace will be known as God’s children. This is the seventh Beatitude that Jesus preached in His Sermon on the Mount. A Beatitude is a characteristic in which we can learn from. Most people strive to become peacemakers or help contribute to world peace in some significant way. To help people succeed in becoming peacemakers, God has given us peace through Him. The Bible provides a…

Oscar Romero’s experience of “Metanoia”, or conversion was brought on by a few key events. Romero became an advocate of the people who used peaceful protests and his words in order to speak out against the injustices that were prevalent in his country. Oscar Romero was like Jesus Christ in a wide array of ways. Romero’s change in attitude is a perfect example of how people can turn their life around, and better the lives of others. Oscar Romero was very conservative when it came to dealing…

concealed feelings and emotions of mankind have spilled the beans of the tenets, the ethos and the spirit of their religion. Parsi writers, especially, with their proud feeling for their tiny community have very enthusiastically brought into light the sacraments and the ethos of the religion in their works. Writers as Keki.N.Daruwala, Rohinton mistry, Wapsi Sidhwa, Nergis Dalal, have corroborated the real spirit of Parsis. Not only the rituals, traditions, customs of Parsi but also the aura, the…

QUESTION 1. What does salvation mean? How does the death and resurrection of Christ save us from our sins? Are Christians the only persons who can experience salvation? Can animals and other living things in God’s creation be saved? Question 1A: What does salvation mean? Salvation is defined as rescue from mortal peril, deliverance from sin and death, and the gift of fulfilled life in communion with God. In classical Protestantism, salvation is forgiveness of sins and rescues from the…

A metaphor is again used in these lines to helper the reader to gain deeper knowledge on what the house of the Lord is. If this verse is studied in slight depth it is easy to make sense of the metaphor that is used. The use of the line “and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” is meant…

Thomas’ primary purpose for writing the Two Lives of St Francis was to lay out a hierarchical model of responses to a saint. Throughout these excerpts, Thomas described the responses of people from different roles and social classes to Francis. His description of certain actions created a model for the ideal interactions with a saint. The most important parts of this model were laid out in Thomas’ descriptions of Francis’ interactions with church officials, varying social classes of laypeople,…

“… Dreams are the language of God. When he speaks our language, I can interpret what he has said. But if he speaks in the language of the soul, it is only you who can understand,” wrote Paulo Coelho. Omens are events that hold great prophetic power, and in the case of Santiago, can change one’s life. Fatima, Santiago’s sheep, and Urim and Thummim are omens and are symbols that project the story of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho forward by shaping a theme of “some risks are worth taking”. In the…

The author of The Life You’ve Always Wanted: The Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People is John Ortberg. Zondervan published it in 2002. Ortberg encourages a deeper relationship with the Lord that affects our entire being. God’s power can bring transformation to our lives in a great way. The thirteen chapters of this book examines the how and why of transformation. This book is about spiritual growth. In the first part of the book, Ortberg made a case against just living for eternity. He…

In James Bryan Smiths, The Good and Beautiful Community. There is a large amount of content on narrative in our Spiritual Formation. To summarise Smith’s content he addresses and contrasts the false narratives experienced in the world’s community, with the true narratives experienced in God’s community and they allow us to live in authentic relationship with Christ and each other. I will be personally reflecting on the two aspects of community that I felt were most encouraging to me. The first…

O Praise The Name (Anastasis) Hillsong Worship The christian song called ‘O Praise The Name (Anastasis)’ written by Benjamin Hastings, Dean usher and Marty Sampson explore fundamental concepts about Jesus Christ. These concepts include who he is, his nature, work and role within Christianity. ‘O Praise The Name (Anastasis)’ is essentially a story telling song about Jesus’ human life, death and his resurrection. The song ‘O Praise The Name (Anastasis)’ places great emphasis on Jesus’ identity…