Great Spirit

You might think ghosts aren’t real. Well, that’s only because you can’t see them. 9-year-old Dennis can. In Pleasing The Ghost by Sharon Creech, Dennis has had multiple encounters with ghosts. Sometimes strangers and sometimes relatives. They usually leave at some point, but one doesn’t. Dennis’s uncle- Uncle Arvie. Uncle Arvie knows there will be some struggles along the way that only a living person could get through. This makes me think that the allegory of this story is that with the help of…

In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the protagonist, Hamlet, faces the trauma of the death of his father, who was the previous king of Denmark. After his father’s passing, Hamlet is challenged by having to deal with the new marriage between his mother Gertrude and his uncle Claudius, new knowledge that his uncle could have murdered his father, the responsibility of the avenging his father's death, his own self destructive suicidal thoughts, and the possibility of his own damnation. The…

The ghost is coming to the realization that he is no longer a person. He is now a ghost and wants the audience to know the truth of how he’s been murdered. He’s in disbelief, while sleeping in his own orchard his brother poured poison in his ear killing him to take his place and take his wife. He is shocked and wants to let everyone know exactly how horrible his life has been ended at the hands of one who is supposed to love him his family. He starts to come to the conclusion that he wants…

Jolene Prince is a pipe carrier for a sweat lodge, she helps run the ceremonies for a sweat lodge. The ceremonies of the sweat lodge include rites of preparation, prayer, and purification. Many Aboriginal people claim it as an important spiritual tradition, widely shared and important for their aboriginal identity. The sweat lodge plays a very significant role in the lives of Aboriginal communities in their efforts to bring about personal and social healing, having participants emerge from the…

In this Woodblock portrait, Hokusai has combined the faces of two demons. One demon is named Hannya, and the second is Yamanba. Hannya’s face comes from a mask used in Noh theatre and Japanese plays. The Hannya mask is supposed to portray souls of women who have become demons due to obsessive jealousy. The demon is said to be dangerous, but also tormented, which shows the complexity of human emotions. The second demon, Yamanba, is believed to eat infants brought to the mountains. In this…

Francis Chan once wrote, “The Spirit will lead you to the way of the cross, as He led Jesus to the cross, and that is definitely not a safe, pretty, or comfortable place to be.” Rees Howells continually experienced this throughout his life. Rees, who is known for his life of intercession, grew up in Brynamman, Wales, and later moved to America to pursue wealth. While in America, he gave his life to Jesus. When he returned home to Wales, he started to work as a coal miner. The Welsh Revival…

scriptures speak of G-d’s great wisdom and omnipotence that no man can fathom. The shear height and glory of His majesty surpasses anything the mind of man could ever conceive. Countless philosophers have grasped the perception but not the actual person of G-d. Man, born with fleshly, sinful natures, could never in his fallen state hope to know G-d. Even the Scriptures pose questions concerning whether or not a man can truly know his Creator. Only with the Holy Spirit as our teacher and…

Doctrine and Covenants it reads; “And ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gospel, two by two, in my name, lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, declaring my word like unto angels of God.”6 Just as with other teachers, missionaries are to “go forth in the power of [the] Spirit.” Without that Spirit, how would they go forth? Surely as men, and not messengers of God. The Holy Spirit is what distinguishes a man speaking of worldly philosophies and a…

to form a union with God, one only needs invite the Holy Spirit into their hearts in the form of baptism. After that is complete, God promises his children protection from evil, and a place in paradise with him when we die and move on (McAllister). While many may view baptism as a form of possession, others like Anna Diehl believe the Holy Spirit is more of a “key” more so than an actual example of possession. She argues that the Holy Spirit is similar to that of a boarding pass, one cannot get…

MY WORST ENEMY IS ME Introduction: There is an old familiar song that often pops up in my mind as I go about my daily activities. It does not matter what is going on in my life or what mood I am in, it always seems to have a special meaning to suit the occasion. It encourages me; it comforts me; and on this occasion, it inspired me to share a message with others. The song is, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, written by Joseph M. Scriven. The first verse of the song reads thusly: What a…