Great Spirit

The mass of green rushed towards my face in a fast blur. Spikes of pain racked my body as I fought against the dark spots filling my vision. A blur of jerseys passed in front of my eyes. A maroon one grabbed me and pulled me to my feet. I opened my eyes and it hit me. It was all over. Four years of sweat and pain. Early mornings filled with searing lungs and aching legs. Early bedtimes and healthy foods in attempts to enhance performance. All of it over. Saturday, October 29, 2016. My team and…

What is biblical leadership? What should a biblical leader be like? These are questions any student of God’s Word should ask if they want to discover what the Bible has to say about biblical leadership. This paper will attempt to show from the Bible what biblical leadership ought to look like primarily in a church atmosphere. While doing, so the terms “good shepherd” and “biblical leader” will be used synonymously. But before we define and elaborate on biblical leadership it is important to…

earliest leaders he was a farmer who planned work for the Methodist denomination in 1760 in Maryland and Virginia. Captain Thomas Webb, were greatly instrumental in Methodist denomination early stages in Philadelphia 1767. American Revolution had a great effect on Methodist denomination that is John Wesley's wrote against the revolutionary cause since it did not a good image of Methodism because some of Methodism follower supported independence. Some of the Methodist ministers refused to bear…

Worldview Paper Part I: According to “The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics” the author defines worldview as “the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around them” (Hindson & Caner, 2008). Everyone have a perspective on how they observe the world. My opinion is that worldview is a collection of observations that is commonly used as a way to configure judgement, understanding, knowledge and different findings of truth. Worldview is a set of beliefs that an individual has…

The name “Red Letter Christians” refers specifically to the words of Jesus. His teachings are presented throughout the bible in numerous verses highlighted by red letters, substantially in the New Testament. The “red letters” are emphasizes because these types of Christians believe that the bible can only be understood if it is interpreted through Christ’s perspective. These types of Christians have an elevated look on scripture and feel that the current Christian denominations are rooted in…

Grace vs. Judgment Response This assignment consists of answering the following questions from chapters 12-18.  Chapter 12: What three comments does Packer relate to the Flood of Love? How do you explain the love of God and the fact that God punishes sin? How does Packer define love? The three comments made by Packer relating to the Flood of Love are “First notice the verb shed abroad. It means literally poured (or dumped) out. It suggests a free flow and a large quantity—in fact, an…

In this passage Paul is writing to the church of Corinth ("The Letter of Paul to the Corinthians"). This passage is essentially stating the importance of love in the life of the people of the church. Paul writes that one can have faith, and even knowledge, but without love one is naught. This passage is inside a letter making it an epistle ("The Letter of Paul to the Corinthians"). Being that this is a letter sent to a church, there is an expectation that Paul is responding to something…

In the Western world, due to the power of the church and the holy trinity, three has always meant something beyond the realm of numbers. Shakespeare uses the familiarity of this number, and all the good usually associated with it, to turn it upside down and inside out. How is it that one number can exist with so many different interpretations and understandings? How is it that three simultaneously associates itself with luck and good fortune but also with loss? Shakespeare's Macbeth (1606)…

was there. “An old man in the corner sat silent and listened as long as he could stand it. Then he arose and said things that no person who heard him will ever forget. His face was white with emotion, yet he spoke calmly, deliberately, but with great earnestness and sincerity. He said in substance, ‘I ask you to stop this criticism. You are discussing a matter you know nothing about. Cold historic facts mean nothing here, for they give no proper interpretation of the questions involved.…

obligated to use it in a formal setting and I am not quite sure I am ready to do so. I also understand the essence of Christianity is obeying and worshiping God and helping others. As pointed out in Jesus’ parable, regardless whether our gifts are great or small, we are required to put them to good use. The question then is how do I go about doing…