Lord's Resistance Army

Rosary beads are a private rite of devotion used in order to bring comfort to those who use it and deepen their connection with God. For centuries Rosary Beads have been used in the Catholic religion. Rosary Beads were first used in the year 1214 when Saint Dominic the founder of the Order of the preachers, fell into a coma (Marshall, 2011). St Dominic experienced an apparition of Mary whilst in the coma and who presented him with the Rosary to help in his quest to convert the Albigensian Cathar…

into joining the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) the leader of the guerilla war group moved into remote regions in the DRC and parts of Sudan . In 2004, groups in 22 countries used children in “armed hostilities,” and the governments of 17 countries used children or backed militia groups using children in armed conflict. In 2013, the UN launched an effort to end child soldiers by 2016. Back in 2004 there was an estimated 17,000 child soldiers in government forces and allied armies. Eleven years…

1. Chittister writes that "Benedictine spirituality is about listening to four realities: the Gospels, the Rule, one another, and the world." Why do you think that Chittister believes that listening to all four of these is important? How would you finish the following sentence: "I believe that being a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ requires a willingness to listen to ______________." a. It is important to listen to them all because, we read the scriptures “faithfully” but we fail to apply…

Prayers and Answers My sisters and I had just finished unloading the garbage out of the back of the pickup and it was time to drive back to the house to fill it up again. I had backed up just a little too far this time and the pickup was sitting on a steep slope. At eleven years old, I was not strong enough to hold the brake and push in the clutch to start the engine. As I struggled to hold them both and turn the key, the pickup rolled backward and up over the top of some straw bales we had…

Theological Definition: Prayer Prayer is a privilege and an obligation of Christian where we communicate with God. It is how we convey our confession (1 John 1:9), requests (1 Tim. 2:1-3), intercessions (James 5:5), thanksgiving (Phil. 4:6), etc., to our holy God. We are commanded to pray (1 Thess. 5:17). The principle of pray is, prayer is our lifeline for victory, every person’s journey in prayer is as unique as they are, prayer begins with the voice of God. And He is waiting for your voice,…

Opening Prayer: Lord, we give you praise and thanks for this day, for your accompaniment throughout it as we encountered graces and trials, both beckoning us to draw us closer. We ask that you send your Holy Spirit down upon me as an instrument of your love and Word. May you reveal the hunger within each of us and satisfy it. As we pray together, "Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. And bless the cook!"…

A Call to Prayer What are some reasons we pray? Today we are going to discuss our call to pray. Praying is something that we all need to do more of. How we spend our time is an indicator of what we see as valuable. If we put private time into prayer, we are saying to God that we think our relationship with God is important. As a church we need to be people who pray privately, but we also need to pray together. Matthew 18:20 says, “Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am with them. There…

service of the word is the spoken word. This is an important part of the worship experience. This was also derived from the Jewish structure of worship. The history of the service of the word occurred when Israel wondered, “How could they sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” The synagogue provided a safe haven for the people of God to assemble and relish in worship and the spoken word. The Jews began to put together all of the things that the Lord had done for them. They taught on the…

In the book Joy Unspeakable, Walter Brueggemann notes, lament is the language of prayer in the mouth of people who believes that God will answer, hear, and respond. Prayer has a power if we pray and believe it, we can receive any good thing through Christ. We see in the Biblical story that Isaac prayed to God for his wife, because she was barren; and the lord granted his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived. We also witness the power of prayer in the Bible, when Elijah prayed for no rain, and…

heart I knew something was missing. I had no comprehension on who Jesus was and had no personal relationship with Him. I was empty inside and I was lost. I had lost all faith in God after numerous deployments to the Middle East as a Medic in the Army. I drank continuously to numb my physical and mental pain. I was medically retired from being injured down range after 10 years of service. I had a beautiful wife and five wonderful children.…