In the Flesh?

The Fly Vile, repulsive, and yet ultimately benign; this is the life of a fly. In the Poem “The Fly” Karl Shapiro defines the operations of a mundane housefly in exorbitant detail. From searching for a mate to burying maggots in the dermis of a corpse to the fly’s demise, Shapiro holds no stray detail of the fly’s being from the reader. Karl Shapiro utilizes imagery and figurative language to express the underlying beauty and repulsion of an otherwise benign fly. First, Shapiro utilizes…

of Christ? Shall I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Of course not! Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, 'The two shall become one flesh' But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him” (1Cor 6:15-17). We are called to this unity of spirit with Christ in the body. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the temple of the human body bears fruit in the man who lives…

detect one drop of blood in 25 gallons of water), and they also have electromagnetic detectors to track down the movement of prey. The great white’s main diet includes sea lions, small toothed whales, seals, sea turtles, and carrion which is putrefying flesh(Merriam-Webster). Although these fish have been portrayed as mindless killing fish, scientists are discovering more and more information to prove this stigma as incorrect. Infact scientists have found that this species of shark is depleting…

search the Bible and ask God, the originator of marriage, what it is about, and how it should go. We'll start in Genesis, chapter 2 verse 24. “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” And so we…

experienced while in the camp embedded the ideal that he was no more than a creature of flesh and bone. Once he came to this realization the other prisoners realized the same. Akiba was not alone when it came to being puzzled with God’s mysterious ways. Many of the Jews believed that it was God’s fault that they were in the situation they were in. When Akiba spoke about suffering hell in his soul and flesh, he felt that all his beliefs were contradicted by the Germans. He began to lose…

The Duke was upset about the penalty, a pound of Antonio 's flesh, but he can’t find any lawful way of freeing Antonio from his bond. Shylock entered the court and the Duke told him that all of the men gathered there expect him to pardon Antonio and forgive the debt. The Duke expected Shylock to forgive Antonio out of mercy, pity, and humanity. He undoubtedly thought Shylock was being cruel after his many recent losses, and that he would eventually forgive Antonio. Out of love, Shylock should…

Life can have meaning when it is lived with God and life without God is vanity. Adam and Eve experienced vanity the moment they stopped believing God. The theology of Genesis 1 is of work which begins with a theology of creation and goes on Genesis 2 where man worked in the garden of Eden. This work brought fulfillment in Genesis 2 and pain in Genesis 3 because God cursed the ground that man works on. Humans males experiences and find their highest us fulfillment in their work (job). Work is…

Marriage is a good thing "He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the Lord" Proverbs 18:22. Aunt Jenifer 's marital life has made me understand that not all glitters are gold. Seeing couples outside their homes does not mean all is well with them. The poem Aunt Jenifer 's Tigers have given me a deeper understanding of how a wedding, which everyone thinks is the best option in life can ruins one’s life and cause them not to be able to function the way they have been created.…

Ahimsa is a spiritual principle emphasized by many saints and masters. It implies love and compassion for all beings and reverence for life itself. The awareness that everyone in creation is inherently divine or in other words the expanded consciousness of all-inclusiveness, can come only through love, compassion and reverence. Acts of violence or himsa, therefore, demonstrate non-alignment with the truth of oneness and absence of a compassionate heart. The immortal Guru Sri Sathya Sai Baba said…

One reformer and who person can change the way we see things in the world. I can tell you that Theodore Beza changed the way we look at the world today. Now many of you are probably thinking ‘I have no idea who this man is.’ Don’t worry I didn’t know who he was either. I hope with this Research paper you will understand who Theodore Beza was and what he did to impact our world today. One Reformer, Theodore Beza, impacted the Protestant Reformation and the current way we live and worship today.…