Resurrection of the dead

Although the irony was not lost on you, to have the freedom to grieve over the dead in a room full of nothing but the dead, you remember not the pain which you felt towards your mother’s death, but the death which surrounded you. You career finally took its payment and without the wall which you built that kept you from caring too much, you fell into…

Located in northeastern Africa, Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean on one side, a desert on another, and mountains on a third. This geography let the Egyptians live in relative peace around the River Nile. The Nile is over 4000 miles long and its annual floods fertilized the surrounding valley. The Egyptians gradually learned how to manage and store the water in canals and basins for irrigation, and they used measuring devices called a nilometers to measure the water levels. By implementing…

The world has an instinct to search for a higher power. Some people deny the power, but others embrace it. C.S. Lewis was one of many well known authors that wove his beliefs into his writings. Readers of Lewis’ famous children’s series, The Chronicles of Narnia, can see parallel images of the Christian faith, specifically through the character of Aslan. Aslan is a lion that is known as the creator and savior in the Narnian world, much like Jesus Christ in the Christian faith. Although Lewis’…

A Tale of Two Cities is a book by Charles Dickens. It was written in 1859. Dickens chose to publish the book in separate parts. Those separate parts were all weekly published in his own journal called All The Year Round. It became extremely popular. People read his work and loved it. Every week, they anxiously awaited the next part of his book. Interestingly and very much unlike other famous writers today, he was already a prominent writer. People already adored his work. Therefore, it is no…

Romani and Egyptian culture are much more than what the western general public perceives. Romani culture is more than just being nomads that go wherever they please. They have their own set of values and traditions, just like any other culture, as do the Egyptians. Egyptian culture is very different than Romani culture, yet they are comparable. Their religion, geography, traditions, and some ideologies are extremely different, but some parallels can be drawn from their music and dance. Even…

sun is different from other stars in our system of planets. The argument being that there are no other stars in our solar system. Historically, no other religious leader can compare to the uniqueness of Jesus Christ, since He is the only one who was dead and is now alive. He declares in Revelation 1:17-18 that He is alive for all eternity. Nobody else dares to make such a claim. If it were not true, it would be completely unbelievable. Jesus is indeed unique from all other leaders that ever…

Hulga’s attitude that intelligence and education are incompatible with religious faith, can be said to a common view in people who are highly educated. The Christian faith as well know it, requires a specific belief in concepts such as, “resurrection from the dead.” Things too such as this can be said to be difficult for people of intelligence and education to rationalize. To me it isn’t surprising that Hulga, as a high educated person to hold this view. There is one big…

first priority of every that believes in God's supernatural power. God's glory, which includes showing a pattern of uncommon love toward our neighbors, healing the sick, mending the hearts of those in despair, casting out evil spirits and raising the dead, must become normal occurrences in the earth. All believers must become saints of the supernatural, displaying miracles on a daily…

relationship with God. God sacrificed His only Son to live as a man being both fully human and fully divine to die the death of a criminal on a cross to save humanity from spiritual death and eternal separation from Him. Christ’s resurrection from the dead overcomes even physical death so that humanity may live forever in the Kingdom of God. Luke 10:19 “And He said to them, “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightening. “Behold, I have given you authority to tread on…

In most cases, conflicts need to have a resolution. When it doesn’t, it leaves readers angry, unsatisfied, and frustrated. However, “bow wrapped” endings can be cheesy, boring, and expected and leave readers disinterested after the story is over. Many short stories have a reputation of ending the story without resolve with the purpose of leaving with lingering questions and having readers imagine and think about what could happen next. Endings could be fulfilling without a resolution. I believe…