Great Spirit

were not completed or fully elaborated on. His goal, as mentioned above, was for the reader is to rediscover and embrace our common adoptive inheritance laid out in the Nicene faith as we are Christ’s and He is ours. I believe that Leithart has the spirit of this goal present throughout his book, but the presence in his writing again is leaving the reader disappointed in its entirety – essentially wanting more of his words about the life of this man in such a unique time. For most, there is a…

boy holds onto this false sense of hope in his somber world. Hopefulness, a trait that all should strive for in the real world, because in a very opaque world, everyone needs to find some higher being, person, or a passion in life that brings them great joy and comfort in the world as the boy was to the…

in its simplest forms is undeniably complex and beautiful it teaches us about the Creator’s beauty and sovereignty by which he upholds all things as they were from the beginning. Man’s slow crawl in understanding mathematics is a testament to the great wisdom and power it took to create such…

Primarily, a worldview is a collection of beliefs or a narrative which allows someone to derive answers to the five fundamental questions of life. These include discerning our ethical standards, beginning, life objectives, self-value, and future. Moreover, all of our other beliefs flow out of this basic foundation. In its simplest form, a worldview is the compass for the roadmap of life. (Word Count: 62) Secondly, a biblical worldview uses the Bible, God’s written words, to generate answers to…

terminated, a trace of its effect remains in the brain. This trace, in turn, will influence all similar processes that occur in the future. According to this point of view, a process, which is caused by an experience, can occur only once in “pure” form; thereafter, all similar processes interact with the memory trace. The stronger the memory trace, the stronger its influence on the process; therefore, one’s conscious experience will tend to be more in accordance with the trace than with the…

The Divine Dramatist, written by Harry S. Stout contains an overview of the life of George Whitefield and accounts the rise of modern evangelism. The claim that the author makes is that George Whitefield is rightly labeled Anglo-America’s first modern celebrity. Throughout his book, Stout explains how the genius and passion of Whitefield helped the church. Specifically, in the eighteenth century, as there was a growing desire to see the inherited ideas of sermons come alive in ways that would…

There are many different worldviews when it comes to people’s beliefs, specifically religion. According to Waddell, “a worldview is a foundational set of assumptions to which one commits” (Waddell, 2014). These assumptions influence one’s understanding and interpretation of the world. This is prevalent in Christianity. The Christian worldview has its own beliefs in regards to God, humanity, Jesus, and the restoration that require some analysis and self-reflection in order fully understand the…

Dei is broader than evangelism, but it does include evangelism as the vital ingredient. Bosch makes the following statement that outline his approach to evangelism. 1. I perceive mission to be wider than evangelism. 2. Evangelism should therefore not be equated with mission. 3. Evangelism may be viewed as an essential “dimension of the total activity of the church.” 4. Evangelism involves witnessing to what God has done, is doing, and will do. 5. Even so, evangelism does not aim at a response.…

going to take care of putting a roof over our heads or food on our table, we have to work hard in addition to praying. However, it is also important to realize that some people are not able to help themselves, their trials and tribulations are so great that they need help to find a way out of their dark times. It is not our place to judge people, in the New International Version of the Holy Bible, the Book of John, chapter 13, verse 34 states, “ A new command I give you: Love one another. As I…

coming to terms in being a sinner. However, Iñigo’s transformation from a soldier to a pilgrim as depicted in Ignacio de Loyola was not a full change; it was, for the most part, a radical reorientation of his soldier and sinner persona towards his one great master and love—God. Born in a noble family, there was high pressure on Iñigo in continuing the legacy of the Loyolas as part of the chivalry. His father, Don Beltran de Loyola, led him to knighthood by educating him as a soldier since…