Pastor

was not the exception, after the video posted on Facebook by pastor Joshua Feuerstein commenting how Starbucks by launching during Christmas holidays a solid red cup with no design was against Jesus and the Christian faith went viral, many started to criticize and judge Starbucks. The video posted on November 5, 2015 was shared all over social media with the hashtag “Merry Christmas Starbucks” and the reactions were very intense, the pastor did big accusations by saying that “Starbucks hated…

Sabbatical Adventure What is a Sabbatical? It is a planned program of study and retreat to enhance the teaching and ministry skills of a Pastor. In the Anglican denomination, the Pastor and the parish contribute to a continuing education program on a monthly basis. Approximately every three years, a Pastor can apply for these funds and, along with additional contributions of his own, take a leave of absence from the parish that is acceptable to both the Bishop and congregation. In the early…

As he progresses from believing in what has been imposed on him by his family and pastor to running from everything he knew with “friends” he makes, such as CyFy and Cleaver, to returning to what he knows is right in his big rescue, his major role in the story is portraying the message not to just accept the future or choice that is presented…

The most important part of any story is the plot, but what is the most important part of the plot? As shown in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the characters are what drives the plot. Characters can drive the plot in a couple of ways that can be shown with The Scarlet Letter; they can be symbols, they can be used to show aspects of the plot in a more visual and less abstract way, and they will physically move the plot forward. Without the characters there is no plot and so by…

One day, the assistant pastor asked me why I did not attend the Men’s group meetings. I replied, “Because, they are at the pizza place and since I am a bit overweight it is not the place for me to be.” I told him, I would go if it were at the church. He replied, “Well no one…

After the museum and lunch we got back on the bus going to Kirstenbosch Gardens. My pictures do not do it justice for how beautiful the botanical gardens were. We had some free time to explore and went on a long hike. Later we meet the youth group from the Way of Life Church. We walked around and talked about a little bit of everything: school, weather, fashion, television shows and what we like to do in our free time. It was interesting how it seemed the youth from the Way of Life Church knew…

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and beliefs. Whether it is religion or personal preference, people like to have their opinions. People often force their opinion on others and think they should have the same opinions because they think their opinion is “fact.” Some people do not have an open mind to listen to or accept that others can have their own views on things. I had a terrible experience once where a normal jog around the neighbor turned into a heated argument. This story…

I Have a Dream In the year of 1963 on August 28th a pastor name Martin Luther King Jr marched with thousands of people across the city of Washington D.C. Where he arrived at the Lincoln Memorial and gave the greatest speech that went down in history called I Have a Dream. This speech was about how African Americans were not being treated fairly across the United States and that it had to be stopped. Martin Luther King Jr. successfully persuades his audience by using ethos, pathos, and logos by…

“Knowing God” is divided into three sections. The first section covers issues such as why studying the word of God is important, idolatry and how it can affect the knowledge we have of God, the mystery of the Incarnation, and the nature and the importance of the Holy Spirit. It asks questions such, do you know God and what does it mean to know God. The second section list God’s attributes. It touches on God’s unchanging nature, His majesty, wisdom and gift of wisdom, His Word, love, grace,…

This is where I really saw a difference in culture. As the pastor lead a prayer from the stage, a majority of the people in the room began standing up and crying out to God in their own words where they were sitting in the congregation. Now growing up in a United Methodist Church background, and marrying a Southern…