Pastoral

I have worked in a pastoral role and I was directly responsible for overcoming barriers to child’s learning potential. While this role has given me a vast amount of experience, it could easily be my biggest weakness. My primary experience is with small groups of children, and…

Dei Filius, the council affirmed the validity of the Revelation, the connection between faith and reason, and the Church’s spiritual authority in matters related to the faith. A short excerpt from a translation of Cardinal Henry Edward Manning’s pastoral letter ‘The Vatican Council and It’s…

Greek mythology offers insight into human behavior and life lessons, such as the one in … In the tale of The Odyssey the characters, Argos and Odysseus are telling the story of a dog and his master. It also tells the vulnerability of a young animal without supervision of its owner. Much to Odysseus’ surprise, he left Argos without thinking what would happen to him in his absence. The unfortunate life that Argos lived without the presence of Odysseus was almost unbearable. Argos being deprived…

Going all the way back to the Reformation in England, the roots of Southern Baptist were born. John Smyth was a strong promoter of adult baptism and started to baptize others and even re-baptized himself. In 1638, Thomas Helwys and John Smyth established 50 Baptist churches in England. When 1638 came around, Roger Williams fled to America and started the First Baptist Church in Providence, Rhode Island. Southern Baptism was introduced in 1830 when there was tension in the Baptist church and it…

In today’s society, there are many people who avoid eating certain kinds of food. Some are based on health issues and some are due to their religious beliefs. The chapter focuses on why did pigs became taboo in Islamic religion and it also mentions some animals that are forbidden in Leviticus. The focus of this essay is to learn how animal taboo started, why did pigs became taboo and who have taboos against eating camels. When the pleistocene megafauna was destroyed, people started…

Regardless of your standing in society, people struggle with who they are. Movies, music, and media only make things harder for these individuals, typically because of stereotypes. I will provide several instances where stereotypes are expressed in unneeded areas at an early age. One major instance that I feel is completely unnecessary is the “Song of the Roustabouts” from Dumbo. This portion of the movie depicts black figures “slaving” by hammering tent stakes during a storm at night. The…

You’ve probably seen some of these paintings before. They’re detailed, realistic and idealized portrayals of the American wilderness that are not only an excellent look into 1850s America but a useful tool for interpreting contemporary culture. The Hudson River school is an art movement that emerged in the mid 19th century. It is named for its origin in the Hudson River Valley area of New York but it quickly built a presence across all of New England. The location of the movement is central to…

Increase doctrinal leverage for impending work within the lay-helping ministry. For many years, a churchgoer has depended solely on the pastoral staff to help satisfy the spiritual needs within the church. Today, it has become apparent that there is a vast need within the lay-helping missions. The role of a lay counselor is not always easy, but its main aspect is to assist church leaders in encouraging and teaching people how to edify their relationship with God. Some churches simply choose…

During the 600 C.E. to 1450 C.E., various changes and continuities have occurred both in the Indian Ocean as well as the Silk Roads due to the contacts between Africa, The Middle East and Asia. These routes were not only known for trade and commerce itself, but were also used for the spread of culture, religion, technology and political structures. This has led to the influence of cultural diffusion. Throughout the beginning of these time periods or 600 C.E., the Indian Ocean and Silk Roads…

Cultural geography’s philosophy is the belief that humans are not merely products of their surrounding environments but, rather that nature provides possibilities and humans would use them according to their traditions, culture and stage of development. This paper explores the cultural geography view of Sauer (1925) in conjunction with articles of Kniffen (1935), Trewartha (1932), Brown (1933) and MacDougal (1912) to explain the relationship between humans and their environment with approach…