Spiritual gifts

The Concept of Love The term “love” has a wide variety of meanings, each different than the rest. To some, love may simply mean having an attachment or desire to be with another; to others, love may feel like a complete entity that envelops you once you have found “the one.” However, to the Greeks, love could actually be categorized into three different classes: eros, agape, and phileo. These three types, although distinct in what they display, would all come to be adopted into the practice of…

I remember the moment my mom told me we were moving to another town. I was only about 6 or 7 when it happened so I was rather excited when I heard the news. When I heard the news we were moving to Spearfish, South Dakota, which I had never heard of, I was wondering what kind of place it was. I am from the small town of Wall, South Dakota which unless you’re talking about a village, is pretty small. When I heard the news I wondered what kind of place a town called Spearfish might look like.…

worth and strengthens us for this practice. I meditate to calm the mind and integrate the higher aspects of our being and to lower self ego. To keep relationship with God in good working order and life may go smoother because of it. I practice spiritual discipline .Moods swing. Life has rhythm, ups and downs. What at one time seems so totally, deeply true, or is even known to be true, can at other times seem so false…

depend on the spiritual experience of natural world, the interaction and connecting of people are also important. In the prior verse paragraph, the speaker relies heavily on descriptions of nature to complement worship of the natural and particularly reinforces the substantial influence of nature on personal spiritual development. After that, the poem turns to address the importance of Dorothy in his life and highlight a fact: for…

He attacked the Church for its allowance of selling indulgences which contradicted the free gift of grace bestowed by God. Penance could not assure salvation only faith in God. This is much like when Jesus ran out the merchants in the temple of Jerusalem. In John 2:13-17, Jesus makes a whip of cord and drives out all the merchants selling sacrificial…

I found it gratifying to have been amongst, a group of God-fearing, faith-sharing leaders, and panelist who shared their time, gifts, and wonderful insights. I have been holding on to each day, each moment, and every conversation by cherishing them all, and allowing them to shape my very own personal faith-sharing pursuits. I am grateful to God for providing this time for me to…

Unconscionable and Unenforceable After a period of time, Walker has fallen behind on payments and is now in collections, her granddaughter has composed a letter in Walker’s behalf, stating that the entire deal is unconscionable and therefore unenforceable. In contract law an unconscionable contract is one that is unjust or extremely one-sided in favor of the person who has the superior bargaining power. Courts find that unconscionable contracts usually result from the exploitation of consumers…

kingdom, those being the earthly and heavenly dimensions. These two aspects are both created by God and are valued by him as well. He is involved in both of them, but in different ways. In my opinion one obstacle that Christians have to face in their spiritual journey is the thought in the back of doubt of what they believe. There…

compassion and empathy to help others through their own hard times. From Confirmation, we receive the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. These gifts are Wisdom-the gift of learning to value what we believe in through faith, Understanding-the gift of being able to comprehend the true teachings of the Church, Right Judgement-the ability to make right choices while living a Christian lifestyle, Fortitude-the gift of courage brought on by God’s strength in us, Knowledge-the ability to recognise God in…

mystical healing and the discovery at the French Catholic church. Caryll is described as having a mystical gift of visions that gave her strong sensitivity and ability to relate physically with the pains of others (Houselander 2). Carryll could see Christ in other peoples. Besides, she had learned to accept sufferings as having a capacity to make us Christ-like. Elizabeth did not have such gifts like this one, but had developed a strong psychological sense of Christ in every of her trials.…