God the Father

beginning is the term used to describe the moment when God inaugurated the start of everything. It was the moment time began. Ancient Hebrews used the word beginning to describe their term first fruits. Creation is God’s gift to Himself. Have you stopped to consider that when God created the earth that was the absolute beginning; if the term beginning is used in the Bible then isn’t it obviously that it could only mean there…

not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city” that God threatens to kill everyone that does not listen to the disciples and take their word. People who argue with this take this whole verse out of context. To argue a case against something, one must present documentation to support the evidence that…

Accordingly, in the Prologue of Sayings of the Desert Fathers the writer makes the following observation of the Egyptian monks, "they do not busy themselves with any earthly matter or take account of anything that belongs to this transient world…scattered in the desert waiting for Christ-like loyal sons watching for their father, or like an army expecting its emperor…There is only the expectation of the coming of Christ...” While this may be an idyllic interpretation by the author of the…

According to those stories, Zeus and Poseidon are two bother considered as Greek god. However, even though Zeus and Poseidon are brothers and both are considered as Greek god according to Ancient Greek mythology, the two differ enormously in how they were threat at birth, their power works, and in how they react with people around them. Even though Zeus and Poseidon are brothers and that both are considered Greek god according to Ancient Greek mythology, the two differ in how they were threat…

The Bible calls Jesus the Son of God, Lord, Master, Son of David, and King of the Jews. While Octavian has the titles Julius Caesar, Imperator Divi Filius which means son of the divine. In the Roman times the Roman people thought of Octavian as a God. In the biblical times many people thought of Jesus as a God. These titles make both Jesus and Octavian sound like similar deities. There are, however great differences. In the Bible and the Aeneid prophecies were regarded as truth. These…

The scene from the film On the Waterfront takes place inside the cargo hold of a cargo ship. A ship un-loader named Kayo Dugan has just been murdered and Father Barry has been called to say a prayer for Kayo. The scene is rich in the elements of Mise-en-scéne. From the costumes worn by the priest to the suits worn by the union leaders, we see a stark representation of the difference between good and evil. The location of the three different segregated groups is also significant in delivering the…

The concept of suffering is a persistent motif in Albert Camus's novel, The Plague. Camus explores this notion through two different characters, Father Paneloux, a devout Jesuit priest, and Jean Tarrou, a visitor to the town of Oran who is deeply philosophical and thoughtful regarding the workings of the world. While the subject of piety and sainthood swirl around these characters, the way these two men struggle with suffering is very telling. Indeed, while both men suffer and die, Camus…

Weisel. Elie and his father were put into a concentration camp after they were split up from his mother and sister who they never saw again. Little did Elie know he was about to go through so much pain and suffering that he would eventually lose his faith that was once so strong. Because of the suffering and dehumanization he was faced with at prison camps during the holocaust, Elie Weisel’s religious beliefs began to change and he eventually completely lost his faith in God; many other Jews…

What were Father Le Jeune’s impressions and assessment of Native American religion? Father Le Jeune thought that the Native American religion was actually nothing like what he thought a true religion was. He noticed that they wouldn’t pray to a god and wouldn’t even say “god” or “bless you”. Instead of praying to a god, he found them praying for food, animals, and for survival. After seeing Native American religion, Father Le Jeune thought that their religion isn’t serious at all and that it is…

between the eldest daughter and her dad. She had become very angry at him for falling in love with another woman, in what she thought was much too soon to have a new relationship. As I mediated the conversation between father and daughter, and prayed for them all the spirit of God used his word to break down walls of division that were beginning to grow between…