Monotheism

“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” (Ralph Ellison) Many people struggle to find their way in their lives. In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe writes about how Nwoye finds his way in life by converting to Christianity. On his journey to finding his way, he goes through some identity changes. Achebe writes about Nwoye’s identity shift when he converts religions. Because of this, he becomes an independent and strong man. Due to the introduction of Western ideas, Nwoye relinquishes his…

There has always been two driving forces in our culture, doubt and faith. The novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, tackles the ceaseless debate if doubt can exist alongside faith, to convey this message Irving implores two diverse characters. Owen Meany, an extremely faithful follower of Christ, and Johnny Wheelwright who is doubtful of the supernatural forces that Owen believes. However, both characters have transgressions against established systems in society. While faith and…

Yahweh is the God of people who practice Judaism and people who practice one of the many Christian religions. Zeus is the king of the gods in Greek Mythology. There are many things that make Yahweh and Zeus very different including how they interact with humans, nature, and themselves. First, Yahweh and Zeus act very differently to humans. Yahweh remains very calm when talking to humans. Zeus, on the other hand, has a very short temper when it come humans. Zeus was even known to throw bolts of…

Gods at War, by Kyle Idleman. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 239 pages. Reviewed by Josiah R. Boyle This book was chosen for review because my Biblical worldview teacher Mr. Brackney assigned it to my class to read this book and to write a critical book review on it. Kyle Idleman is the teaching pastor of Southeast Christian Church and has written various other books. The thesis of this book is that the first of the Ten Commandments which is Thou shalt have no other gods before me is the most…

King David understood the value of regular and faithful prayer to God. He realized that practicing this would keep his relationship with his Heavenly Father strong. New Testament believers have been afforded the luxury of being able to live according to Jesus’ example. Unlike King David of the Old Testament, New Testament believers have encouragement from both fellow believers in Christ and from Christ himself. The apostles showed in the book of Acts that they felt a healthy prayer life would…

As a hospital chaplain, I occasionally led the weekly group meetings about spirituality on the Psych Unit. One week, a resident named Dee joined us. Dee shared that she did not believe there could possibly be a God because if God was real, then she would never have felt as lonely as she did at the deepest point in her depression. While in that room, surrounded by people like Dee who chose to share their faith journey and support one another, I bore witness to God’s presence in Dee’s life.…

Book Review for Hawkins & Clinton 's The New Christian Counselor The book, The New Christian Counselor: A Fresh and Biblical and Transformational Approach, was authored by Dr. Ron Hawkins and Dr. Tim Clinton. The book is an excellent guide for Christian Counselor 's seeking to integrate the bible and psychology, and to help clients through a Christian transformational approach to counseling. Summary There are numerous important concepts in The New Christian Counselor book. The first important…

Part One There are many differences between the American and Japanese culture. One must never assume that any one culture is the same, even if the two culture appear similar on the surface. American and Japanese cultures appear similar on the surface. But if one looks any deeper than surface level, it is very easy to see that the two cultures are as different as any two cultures can be. In this section three key differences will be discussed between American and Japanese culture. The author…

I was never like this. My views on life, or what I see when I look around me. It was never like this. I am who i am because of the trials and tribulations i believe i was meant to undergo. When i thought i was by myself, i felt as though i was suffocating with no one to pull me up from what i thought i would never recover from. when i was younger i was never religious. i was raised in a christian home, but i never acquired the true faith or beliefs that my parents had. I always felt as though i…

Important figures of world religions are the premise of faith and belief that are practised today. Studying these individuals allow society to recognize the similarities and differences among their peers. Islam and Judaism have similar influential figures that have varying roles which make them unique. The religion of Islam is said to be created by Muhammad, who contributed his visions to create a popular religion still used today. Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism, made a covenant with God…