Prayer beads

and leading me down the path of becoming a well-rounded Christian. Another family member that has contributed to the development is my grandmother. My grandmother taught me the importance of prayer and meditation. This is a part of my daily routine and it alleviates stress that I deal with on a daily basis. Prayer allows me to feel relieved while growing a stronger connection to God. My church members are essential in my development of spirituality. Each member supports me and prays for my…

Many times, people have confused juvenile boot camps with therapeutic wilderness programs. In actuality, wilderness therapy takes the approach of developing a relationship with people based on respect and compassion. Nature serves as the teacher. A bootcamp uses physical and psychological aggression, whereas a wilderness therapy program creates circumstances that are more therapeutic. With this type of therapy, you have to endure the hardship of living in the outdoors, and you have to learn…

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”-Mahatma Gandhi. This summer I spent two weeks in Nicaragua on a missions trip. It was the best trip I have ever taken and the most rewarding. I met so many people there who are now my friends. I learned so much about the importance of my life and how much I can do to help. I also learned how important prayer is. I was at…

The video "Hinduism (World Religions: A Whirlwind Tour" was not what I expected. I appreciated Professor LD Russell's attempt to try and get the audience to put themselves in Hindu's shoes. It is easy to think that the Trimurti may not be "good" gods because Shiva is the destroyer but if we really stop to think about it, it is not all that different from our God. However, he was all over the place and it was difficult to follow his train of thought. I attempted to watch the video on four…

For my regions study, I attended a Muslim worship service in Lockport, NY. I attended a Muslim Friday prayer service. It is traditional during these mandatory services for men to attend and although sometimes some men cannot due to work obligations. This service was a less formal since the setting that took place among several university students in a room that off to the side. The Lockport Islamic Community center has been in existence in the Western New York area for more than 50 years. The…

In addition, I took “Apologetics” class on the second semester in this year, and it helped me a lot knowing why Christian is right, why God is right, how we can prove that he exists, and how can we defend our faith. Moreover, I sometimes join in prayer meeting at school on Wednesdays, and it gives me a great motivation to pray and reach out to others. After all of these experience, I decided to follow Jesus forever, so my I am planning to get a baptism on following Thanksgiving…

Scriptures personifies ideal motherhood, her prayer for a son and subsequent psalm of thanksgiving is indeed a splendid model today for a person’s petitions and response. In the Old Testament, Hannah’s prayer is the only prayer from a women. In fact, “until that point men did all liturgical speaking and prayer publicly, for the entire community, making Hannah‘s prayer a revolutionary act.” Therefore, her supplication for a son is an example to all, as a prayer that God answered. Yet, even…

Then, McMinn (2007) acknowledges the spirituality perspective on prayer. The author points out that prayer allow for the capacity to experience God through prayers which is the center of Christian spirituality (McMinn, 2007, p 87). McMinn (2007) makes it clear that people often overemphasize petition prayer and neglects prayer as worship; therefore it is important to remember that prayer is “also an act of worship, a way of celebrating God’s character and gracious provision,” (p 88). The…

there are people. In our homes, on our jobs, in the marketplace, and especially in our churches. Simple acts of courage could be something as simple as praying for others. Prayer for the Christian should be to him/her as natural as breathing. My wife and I take our church roster and lift up the names of our members in prayer. In church, the sharing of our testimonies with each other serves to be encouragement for us which in turn helps us to grow spiritually. When I hear the testimonies of…

Do you think that prayer should be allowed back in school? Prayer in school has a constitutional right under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It's a big deal!! Many school districts think it wouldn’t be a favorable idea because it is too much of a distraction to students and teachers. Also, some may find it offensive that a school would sponsor a religion (Eckholm). If a person wants to practice any type of religion or to be a religious-free person then it should be…