Psalms

Parents often use religion as a form of support when religiously coping and for other forms of guidance. Some research suggests that some parent often use some religious forms of coping for stresses such as having a special needs child or has chronic illness (Bridges). Some religious communities offer services such as reviewing a situation or conflict such as viewing disabled children as a gift from God and that those children were put on this earth for a purpose and isn't too much to handle at…

The High Cost of Sin David was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22), and one of the most talented characters of the Old Testament. He was not only a king, he was a poet, a musician, a mighty warrior and humble. David was brave enough to kill a lion and a bear, and noble enough that he refused to kill Saul, for he was God’s anointed. (I Samuel 26:23) David was a good man; he was one of God’s favorites; yet, he fell into deep sin and the Bible doesn’t hide the scars on him. “It happened in…

One of the most renowned philosophers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau once asked, “what is the source of our happiness...?”. He believed that the answer was “the simple feeling of existence… [and] as long as this state lasts we are self-sufficient like God” (Critchley 449). The quest for happiness has been the greatest interest of humans since ancient history. However, what is happiness? “The New English Dictionary… offers the famously unhelpful [definition:] ‘state of pleasurable content of mind, which…

Character is considered to be one of the foundational values. Character takes the faith we have defined, and acts on it. Bill Millard defines character to be, “…Life Congruence—the moral and ethical quality of people demonstrated in the actions taken in life consistent with the faith they established for their lives” (53). Essentially, life congruence is living consistently through our actions with what we have established as the mind-set of our lives and of our faith (Millard 51-54). Many…

Many Christians focus majority of studies into the New Testament. New Testament catches many attentions because it describes the birth of the church. As people focus more on the New Testament, Old Testament is shunned away to the degree where most think Old Testament is not important to read. Christians have debated whether Old Testament is needed to be read. Many sound arguments from both sides have been posed over these years. Even so, Old Testament is vital literature needed for Christians.…

The ITALIAN HYMN is a well-known tune among Christians from several denominations since it is part of a variety of protestant hymnals. This particular hymn presents a rich organized musical structure such as a natural melody, a simple rhythm, and a traditional harmony. The melodic lines are marked by ups and downs, which is part of the well balanced structure of the hymn. In addition, the melody of the tune has a sense of purpose from the start, which facilitates congregational singing. All…

The bible says in Psalm 24:1-2, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.” There are a lot of biblical stories and facts which prove how important it is to keep nature safe, preserved, and restored. Nature is one of the most important gift from God. In the book of Genesis, before God even created Adam and Eve, he created the land, the sea, flowers, trees and all other things which relate…

Abortion is the premeditated end of a person pregnancy, which is done during the primary term of pregnancy. The first distinguished portrayal of fetus removal derives from ancient Egyptian medical records which date as far back as three thousand years BCE. The earliest legal outlaw on fetus removal dates from the eleventh century BCE Code of Assura, it constrains capital punishment toward married females who commit abortions without the consent of their spouses. Amid the 1800s, abortion was…

good verse to remember is I Corinthians 4:5 where God examines the intentions behind every action. Ritenbaugh gives a great explanation of how our hearts should be when seeking to motivate others. Ritenbaugh (1999) states, “These two brief verses (Psalms 24:3-4) broadly cover…

Enheduanna was the daughter of Sargon of Akkad, the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire in Ancient Sumeria, approximately 2300 BCE. She is the largely credited as being the world’s first named author; she wrote numerous poems, psalms, and prayers which lay the foundation for later Hebrew psalms and the Homeric Hymns of Ancient Greece. Enheduanna served as High Priestess to the Akkadian Empire, and was charged with the responsibility to maintain the city’s temple complex and suppress uprisings and…