It Is Well with My Soul

Soul Making Book Review We were assigned to read the introduction and chapters one, two, five, six, eight, and nine of Soul Making: The Desert Way of Knowing. Throughout the book you see Alan Jones personality, knowledge, and passion for his beliefs. He speaks about finding one’s soul through psychoanalysis and the way of the Desert. He has a fascinating style of writing and every sentence holds truth for the reader. He covers a great amount of information in a short 209 pages. Alan Jones,…

(Ephesians 1:3) The scripture mentioned above accurately articulate my sentiment perfectly. On Saturday I started my day early where I retreated at the back of my house to spend time alone in worship, thanksgiving, prayer, and fasting. Due to the fact that I have always dread being at remote places alone. Nonetheless, the thought that came to mind was what if I took a day out of my busy schedule to spend with the Lord, what would happen? Well in answering that question I realized that I was…

entire book. My goal with this section is to hit on Plato’s big ideas so that a beginning student can have a good grasp of what Plato was all about, see how his philosophy continues to influence Western culture today, and, hopefully, be inspired to dig deeper into his work. The Tripartite Nature of the Soul Because so much of Plato’s philosophy grows out of his view of the nature of the human soul, let’s start off by unpacking his thoughts in that realm. Plato believed that the human soul was…

"When I first went to college, some upperclassmen took me aside and asked me if I wanted to graduate. I said, 'Well, yes, of course, I do! ' Then they asked me what kind of grades I wanted to get. I said that I wanted to do very well. 'Then, you will have to learn to love studying, ' they said." "College is full of distractions, worries and problems. There 's always trouble but if you love studying then you will find a way to do what you need to do anyway, no matter what happens. If you don…

spirit, Nature) as functions of humans. For example Eating, Drinking, Growing etc. The Three category is the animal and it is called soul .The fourth and final category is the rational animal which commands. The Animal qualities are seen as impulses or desires that function due to the rational and commanding. For us today these Stoic monistic concepts of the human soul have serious problems for us. For us the sense of impressions are due to the spirit quality of the rational animal, commanding…

this wood of wilderness, savage, and stubborn / (the thought of it brings back all my old fears) / a bitter place! Death could scarce be bitter” (1.1-6) In these very first lines of Inferno from the Divine Comedy by Dante, there is a foreshadowing of another dark wood to come ahead. When Dante and Virgil reach the second ring of the seventh circle of hell. They are met with the Woods of Suicides, where the souls that denied their bodies by committing suicide, and are now trees and bushes that…

Aptly titled, Confessions of St. Augustine, is a purging of Augustine’s mind and soul to God. He is alternately pouring out his sins of flesh and mind while praising God for allowing him to do so as well as atone for the sins of his youth. Frequently he relates tales of when he found himself compelled to sin and how, having found the err in his ways, he has turned his life to the study and worship of God through the Catholic church. Explanation, though not justification, comes in how he…

My Struggle, My Purpose Initially, I was going to stop on my way home, but I passed this store conveniently on my way into work and it was an impulse decision to pull in, almost as if I didn’t have control as I put on my left blinker. “I’ll take the test when I get home”, I thought to myself while leaving the Walgreens parking lot. The amount of days that had passed hadn’t really registered as I was too busy in thought with my recent promotion. The elderly lady behind the counter wished me luck…

It’s not Collet, my girlfriend. The voice is too deep. “What do you mean she won’t wake up? Please, please save my little girl.” It’s my mum. The despair in her voice is heart breaking, more heart breaking than discovering I’m dying. I don’t feel like I’m dying. I’m not in any pain. Is this what dying’s like? I want nothing more than to reach out to my mum, to tell her I’m still here and that I love her, but I’m still in this dark void. Maybe they’re right. Maybe I won’t survive this. Why…

by many as just a rapper who can sing. However, the release of his 2016 album, “Awaken, My Love!” has reframed him as a singer who can rap. By waiting almost three entire years, he is able to strike his fans with something they did not expect and successfully did so by dropping a rap-free soul album. Many fans across the world are not happy with Glover’s transition from the rap and hip-hop world into the soul and R&B world in which this album embodies.…