The New Superintendent

“The well the princes dug, the nobility dug it with a rod.” From the looks of it, this Bible verse seems to have nothing to do with the Dead Sea Scrolls sect. On further examination, this verse characterizes the theology and community life of the Qumran. Through two important Jewish Sectarian works, the Damascus Document and the Rule of the Community, researchers can analyze the complicated and peculiar rules and regulations that held these sects together. The Damascus Document and the Rule of…

Logan Staub Honors English II Period 2 2/21/18 The Mass Killings of Indonesia: Were They Justified? During the late 1940’s to the early 1960’s, Indonesia suffered economic and political turmoil. Indonesia suffered a drastic drop in their exportation, which led to a decline in their economy. Alongside their unstable economy, a political uprising was beginning. Riots and coup attempts spread throughout the country, which intensified when, in 1965, a group of communists known as the 30 September…

Ethan Kolodny Mr. Delear Hist 2301 9/13/2014 Davy Crockett vs Texas Pride After the Great Depression in America, the people were climbing out of the whole that the Great Depression dug into their society. Americans were looking to start new lives, and build a better foundation of America. At this time, he T.v. was becoming incorporated into peoples everyday lives around the world. Disney saw this television boom as an opportunity to create a franchise, using the great American hero Davy…

The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines a virtue as follows: A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows the person not only to perform good acts, but to give the best of himself. The virtuous person tends toward the good with all his sensory and spiritual powers; he pursues the good and chooses it in concrete actions. Following the previous chapter on the seven deadly/capital sins, it seems appropriate that we follow with this chapter on the seven redeeming…

will your heart be.” (Mt. 6: 19-21) What is the treasure that Jesus meant? In the present time, our society is edging God out of the picture not only in societal life but also in people’s personal lives. The temptation of modern women and men is not new, actually, it was the same temptation that the serpent used to trick Eve and Adam. It is the temptation of playing or acting as the God in our lives. We take away God in our lives by putting our trust in our economic and material sufficiency.…

the southwest and the Puritan piety of English settlers in the northeast of America directly influenced their extremely different political and social atmospheres. Spain’s goals centered around proliferation of their religion and their wealth, while New England’s centered around family life. These religious divergences led to more indirect differences between the cultures. The Spanish settlers had two goals in mind: to spread religion and to gain wealth for their homeland. The Spanish religion,…

Introduction. God is the creator of all universes and God’s nature is holy and perfect. Holy means He cannot look upon sin and God hate sin. God is allergic to sin. As the holy creator of all universes, God created man, and because of God is holy, God created man with holiness. But, man fell into sin and disappointing God. Genesis 3:6 explain how the man fell into sin, how Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying God and eat the forbidden fruit. God shows his justice and God punish them and Romans…

The purpose of the synoptic Gospels is to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible. The writers of the Gospels do this by targeting specific audiences in each of their writings and by also presenting a very specific image of who Jesus Christ was. The Gospel of Mark, thought to be the first Gospel written, spreads the message of Jesus by presenting him as a mysterious man. Mark’s intended audience was mainly the Gentile people who would have been hearing about Jesus for…

Sermon Notes Ephesians 4:1-6 (part 2) “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and…

Haven’t we all wondered why it’s so important to be baptised? We often have, the process as baptism is seen to be a process involved in us finding salvation. As I spoke to one of the theology students they each had they personal belief in baptism and why they think people should get baptised. I often was surprised on what some of them said. Some people were so happy to speak about it and others filled with strong serious emotion on this matter. The importance of baptism is often overlooked but…