The New Colossus

1 Brienna Wells. Session 1. Journal Colorado Christian University Session 1 2 Brienna Wells. Session 1. Journal. My dreams of being successful as a student at Colorado Christian University, the challenges that I expect to embrace as well as accomplishments I would like to achieve by faithfully staying focused and determined along the way, and how seriously my personal beliefs about what makes a good Christian changed over time due to extraordinary moments my life has walked me through, making…

just merely effected by them as they are by reflective Christians. These subcultures can be threatened by the reflective Christian because they do not like or agree with different ideas. With everything that they know and that they have been taught, new and opposing ideas are a threat to their everyday lives and thoughts, and there is no room for questioning or changes. Taylor points out, that being a reflective Christian does not make you so different from other followers, just because you…

Liberal humanism is the first in the way of organized and structured analysis founded as an official school of thought. Colleges, which at the time of the creation of liberal humanism were mainly religious institutions, were the first places the ten commandments of liberal humanism were set in stone. In order to use liberal humanism, you must first omit all prior understanding and future predictions of the universe. There is nothing except the text you are attempting to analyze. While this…

The philosophies of Hegel and Kierkegaard differed in many ways, as Kierkegaard's is often seen as largely a response to or critique of Hegel's. They disagreed on the role of the individual vs. that of society, what comprises truth, and the place of Christianity in history. However, they also complemented each other in subtle ways, as well. Perhaps their single greatest disagreement lay in the debate of the importance of the individual and society. Hegel zoomed out as much as possible, trying…

Anahis Figueroa Both My Home and My Happy Place It was a bright, sunny day in Chicago. The temperature was perfect. It wasn’t too hot but hot enough that it wasn’t overwhelming. I turned my attention to Lake Michigan. I looked at the water glistening and the waves moving forward in unison. And that's when I noticed that I was blanking out. As I continued drowning in my own thoughts, I stopped when I heard my sister’s voice say, “Come on we’re leaving.” As she was dragging me along I notice my…

Utu Maori responses in the early historical period were committed by well-established customs and practises. Some of the most important concepts and values were of Mana, Tapu and Utu. They were causes of both order and difference in Maori society. (New Zealand History, 2012). They were forces at work and in daily routines. Maori Values are resources, areas, places and everything that is important and valued by Maori people. This essay will be explaining the value of Utu and how it relates to…

Vaca came across North America is that Cabot found it by accident and it wasn’t a dangerous exploration, it was simply a new discovery; now, as…

In the section titled “The Heart of the Method: Topic and Theme” found in chapter six of Effective Bible Teaching by Wilhoit and Ryken, the authors argue for a unity of the theme of the message with a focus on the larger idea. They present the concept of a theme (thesis) which is the general overall idea of a biblical passage. They explain the need for the creation of a topic (subject) to describe what the passage covers. Then is the discovery of what the author intends to assert about the…

of the old world, a place where they consider God to be present, in order to negate the immorality and greed in their current world, a place where they believe God has vacated and allowed cannibals to rule. Yet, even while he has only lived in this new world, the boy…

The book, Psalms of Faith by Ray C. Stedman is about one man’s interpretation of the book of Psalms and how one can gain insight into daily living from the book itself. The themes of each chapter come from certain Psalms, such as, A Song of Foundations, which covers Psalm one, or How to Handle a Bad Conscience, which is on Psalm 51. Each one of the Psalms has its own unique meaning and personal application on how one should apply themselves in certain situations. The book of Psalms itself was…