Hope and Glory

It was a good day for a softball game, maybe a little warm but not too windy. We had traveled all the way to Akron to play one of the best teams in the state. Our hopes were not very high as we readied ourselves for the task we were about to perform. The JV game was skipped due to some missing players on our team, so the Akron JV team just scrimmaged each other. This kind of annoyed us because we just wanted to get the Varsity game over with. Eventually they finished up, and the field was…

Worldview?) In Romans 1-8, Paul walks us through the themes of sinfulness, forgiveness, and freedom. (Tyndale House Publishers, pages 1878-1896) This is a fallen, sinful world, therefore not one human who walks on this earth is free from sin, and our only hope in this world is through our faith in Jesus Christ. The Natural World The natural world was created by God. Genesis 1 gives an account of God creating the heavens and the earth from vast nothingness. He created light, land, water,…

“Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things.… But a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living….Can any one who has escaped such captivity, who has felt the thrill and glory of freedom, be a pessimist?” This is a quote by Helen Keller from her essay on optimism. Helen contracted an unknown illness at 19 months that robbed her of both hearing and sight. For years,…

people and he asked that every one of them participated in the construction of the tent in the service of the Lord. Life is not as easy as just speaking words, people may be effortless toward everything and only a few will like to learn new things. Glory to God that He gave men the ability to reason, to work, and to be successful. “The United Baptist Church”, formally “The First Baptist Church…

economic heap that took place on all major continents. This change was the result of the Age of Exploration--a period of time when European explorers went off to conquer and colonize land outside of their home country in the name of God, gold, and glory. The exertion of power that the Europeans had over the natives eventually led to large trade routes such as the Columbian Exchange, and the Triangular Trade, resulting in the economic growth (or decay) of many of these colonized territories. The…

To him be glory forever. Amen. To put it even more simply, What is our motivation here for our total commitment to Christ? Paul is saying it’s in everything Christ has already done for us. And what else is Paul saying? Well according to John Macarthur, Paul…

them all to hell. He argues that, because of God's power, there is absolutely no escape for the wicked no matter how ,“moral and strict, sober and religious, they may otherwise be,” (line 24). Edwards wants his listeners to understand that the only hope is for them to choose God as their only salvation, if they wish to avoid eternal pain and torment, is to repent for their sinful actions and be converted. Ultimately, Jonathan Edwards tries to paint the most convincing and vivid pictures of the…

societies and cultures the way that they did. When I was young I took a large interest in history even in elementary school I always found the history lessons to be the most interesting part of the day. Even today I strive to learn more about history in hopes that I can eventually make a life for myself that leaves its own mark on history. The only experience that I can recall that I have going…

It is obvious that the first half of the old lion is brilliant and successful.But the rest of its life,the boar,bull bully it,even the donkey bully it.It can’t stand after a reproach.This makes it very collapse. However,we must know,in our life,we will suffer setbacks and even bullied.Maybe,before success;Perhaps after success.In 1832, Lincoln unemployed, it made him very sad, but he determined to be a politician, when state senator. Unfortunately, his campaign failed. In year two, it is…

Discovering self-motivation was my highest score, and I am not entirely surprised by that. I find motivation in every little task with the hope something bigger may come with it. In high school, I would strive to obtain the knowledge while maintaining the highest grades with the end goal of going to college to further my education and earn scholarships to assist the expenses. In athletics…