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encourage me along the way, offering her love, support, and prayers. My friends, inside and outside of church, are also very helpful with my spiritual support. Some of my friends send me encouraging scriptures and others give me words of encouragement, checking in with me to see if I am doing okay. My friends from church have actually made a GroupMe account where we all can put our prayer request in, which is very helpful, when I need prayers. I am so glad that I met my church friends from the…

words, how can we become a dynamic Catholic in this day and time? In order to become a dynamic Catholic, one must began a daily routine of prayer. This must continue each day; the person must discipline himself or herself. In the long run, the person will begin to recognize the graces that are poured over them. The person will begin to experience the power of prayer. Each individual must learn how to deal with silence, how to be open to God and how to listen to his will. In this day and age,…

In Deuteronomy, the nation of Israel is commanded to teach their children the things that they have been told. Proverbs says, “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it”. In Paul’s letters to Timothy, Paul speaks of a faith that he saw in Timothy’s mother and grandmother, and Paul admires the fact that the faith has been passed down. Throughout scripture, there is an emphasis on passing down truth to a new generation, and each…

us mature and grow into the character of God and helps us develop in our knowledge of living a purposeful life with God. Before reading Foster, I had thoughts of giving up on trying to learn and do some of the things he mentioned. I felt that even school was not an option for me anymore. But as I read through the book readings. I said to myself that this is not hard. Starting with meditation. Reflecting and meditating on God’s word, works and the purpose he has for us is a important ingredient.…

restore but to rebuild it better than it was before. God has shown me that he is enough for me, it doesn’t matter what circumstances I face. Shortly before my husband left I listened to a sermon that talked about God using us wherever we are at. My prayer for months has been “God, I am hurting, tired and worn, but I am here and I know you are faithful; use me where I am that you may be glorified though this trial.” God is faithful, he has used me in ways that I never could have imagined before…

Angels of Peace Through the life we live, many of us have suffered many trials and temptations. I will save you the details of what was going on in our life at this time, but I will say that this was a very powerful moment in our life. For you see, when you are going through somethings, you feel as though you are all alone. And if you do not reach out to friends and family, you are alone. Many times in our life we do not reach out to others to help us because the issues that we are dealing with…

This summer as been a blessing and I want to share part of my journey. I want to start off my thanking my bible study leader, Yoly and Lisa along with everyone else at Appleton Alliance Church. Going back to when I was in middle school and high school I would go to AAC but sadly never considered what I was learning to be meaningful, in one ear and out the other. I was to focused on what time is it, how many more songs are we singing, how much longer until we get home, and so on. I never…

Several juxtapositions dominate the relationship between the traditional academic life and a spiritual life. In a time when traditional Western thought advocates a dualistic approach of either/or, the relationship of spirituality to the academic life of a university could never be more at odds. For many, the potential ambiguity of spirituality undermines the very structure and pursuit of specific truth universities hold dear; however, the study and practice of spirituality encourages academic…

In the New Testament, Jesus made a very bold statement to us. In Mark 11:23 Jesus said: (Mar 11:23) For truly I say to you that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be moved and be cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said shall occur, he shall have whatever he said. This amazing statement still continues to strain our faith to grasp the fullness of what He meant. In June of 1974, a man named Charles Capps was teaching at a faith seminar in…

Describe the stereotypes associated with Native Americans; how do they compare and contrast with stereotypes connected to Jews and Catholic immigrants? How would you explain the five characteristics that best describe Catholicism compared with the four dominated categories of Native American religion? One of the stereotypes associated with the Native Americans is regarding their religion. Native American had their religions regarding their culture but for the Jews and Catholics they did not…