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Anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder have been part of Josh’s life since he was 3 or 4 years old. Josh Williams is 39 years old now and he never knew life without any of his issues, it’s just the part of who he is. For many years, especially in adolescence, his life was unbearable. He thought about suicide on a daily basis, injured himself with razors, and even became agoraphobic. But, Josh managed somehow to see bright part of the life. He enjoys in shopping, movies and food.…

It was Sunday morning, and I woke up to the sound of a riotous drum beating. Later, I learned that this was to signify us to go the church, which was held in our town's meeting house. I got to sit on one of the better set of pews, since Laura's family is considered to be wealthy. I was forced to sit on that bench for what felt like forever (but was around 5 hours). When midday came, we gathered together and sat by the warm fire, eating and talking. I even met a young man. He was able to give me…

1) In this Ignatian Guided Meditation I was able to use my imagination in the form of a prayer. During this prayer I was able to listen and reflect on a bible passage, as well as have a one-on-one conversation with Jesus. While listening to the bible passage from the story of Luke 5:17-20, I was able to imagine myself as one of the people in the story. The story was about how Jesus was able to heal people. Jesus is teaching a group of pharisees and teachers of the law when a group of men carry…

“SCHOOL PRAYER UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BAN PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, and SCHOOL PRAYER HELD ILLEGAL.” (The Battle for School Prayer, pg. 77). If the First Amendment came up today, it wouldn’t pass. By today’s standards, the First Amendment would be written very differently. In the 1770’s, God was included in the constitution. If it was written today, God would be excluded from it. Prayer should be allowed in schools because the constitution never intended for prayer to be left out of schools, many…

My cohort and I left for New Orleans a couple of days early due to a booking error, however we had planned on going on an excursion anyway so it worked out just fine. It was amazing to hear the history behind some of the plantations and to walk the same halls that these people walked in 170 plus years ago. The view from Oak Alley was breath taking a symbol that still stands as a testament to the South’s golden age. The trees were planted a 100 years before the land was purchased and a home was…

On Saturday, September 16, my learning community Common Grounds and I went on a trip to Philly; Once we got there, we visited two different types of churches. After we visited the churches we went to Reading Terminal Market for Lunch. We then talked about our day and what we thought about all the stuff that we learned about that day. The first church that the we visited was Old Saint Joe’s Catholic Church. When we first go to the church, our tour guide told us about the history of all the…

There is something paradoxical at play when a room cannot be used in the way it was intended. For example, when a public place is used for private purposes, that is an anomaly. This paper will examine why this is the case based on the purpose, observation, and irony surrounding a certain space. Spring Arbor couples have a strange attraction to a certain couch in the fireside room, causing the whole room to be unavailable while they are in it, disturbing its purpose as a community gathering place…

Johnsy dwelled on the self sacrifice of Behrman, she allowed many tears to trickle out of her teal colored eyes. The question why? kept gyrated inside Johnsy’s head, why would anyone ever sacrifice themselves for her? What has she ever sacrificed for someone else? She felt so worthless the more she pondered that question, she had never examined herself; her life, and for the first time, she did. Nothing Johnsy had accomplished throughout her life had any real significance to herself or others,…

Having prayers in schools has been a subject to discussion as there are some people who think having prayer in schools is against the constitution. As children are too young to distinguish right and wrong, and they have no idea about religion, exposing them to religious matters and prayer is controversial. One of the articles that favors having prayer in schools is “We Need More Prayer” that is written by Armstrong Williams. Also, one of the articles that discusses against having prayer in…

well-being strategy I focused on gratitude. I wasn't surprised that this was one of my best-fitting strategies because I firmly believe in the power of gratitude. In order to make sure I was expressing gratitude every day I decided to make my evening prayers focused on only expressing thanks. This also takes a little from the spirituality activity since I would be focusing my gratefulness on God, even though it wasn't one of my best-fitting strategies (which did surprise me). I had thought of…