The War Prayer

College…. The ultimate freedom from mom and dad, especially when they can be kind of strict about how you behave and what you believe in. High School graduates all over the country leave home to go to college and gain a higher education, but could they be losing their religion because of it? In the article, “Why College Students Are Losing Their Religion,” by Conor Friedersdorf he expresses that it is not the college’s fault, but rather the weak hold that religion has on its people. I agree with…

For example, one can look at Huckleberry Finn’s simplistic explanation of prayer and morality. “And I about made up my mind to pray, and see if I couldn’t try to quit being the kind of a boy I was and be better. So I kneeled down. But the words wouldn’t come. Why wouldn’t they? It warn’t no use to try and hide it from Him. Nor from ME, neither. I knowed very well why they wouldn’t come. It was because my heart warn’t right; it was because I warn’t square; it was because I was playing double. I…

I first began working at my local church garden because I was interested in the gardening itself. The man in charge of it, Mike Knutson, made an announcement at church one Sunday. He said that they were in desperate need of volunteers. I thought it sounded like fun, and I’ve always wanted to learn how to grow my own garden. This seemed like a great learning opportunity, and I wanted to help them out. I thought I’d go for a couple of weeks; however, I’d never thought that I would decide to…

source of life. Summarise your original understanding of the discipline before the course started My understanding of fasting was to give up a necessity, such as food, in order to remind myself to pray and hunger after God. Whether for an answer to a prayer, new vision, understanding or even just desiring to be closer to God. I had the mindset that fasting was mainly a tool to use in times of need. I saw it as more of a corporate activity than a personal one. A Significant Christian…

Cultural engagement to me is going out to your communities and loving on the people. When they need water give them a drink, if they need food give something to eat, and if they need clothes give them something to wear. It is all about what Jesus said in Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.” (NKJV) It is not just presenting the Gospel in word only but living out the Gospel indeed. We need to be light bearers to our neighbors and show them the way of the one true God…

5. “Chapter 4” “One of those spirit babies, alela, as the country people say. My mind, my heart, my soul in the clouds. It took some doing and undoing to bring me down to earth” (Alvarez 44). The asyndeton is in place because Alvarez wanted Patria’s mind, heart and soul to be considered equally to show they are of importance to Patria. Usually when someone thinks of the human bodies upmost importance, it is the heart, but to Patria they are all key parts of her. And because she had her faith…

Jesus’ Disciple, Thomas, who had to ‘see to believe.’ Sure, I prayed regularly. Sometimes those prayers were answered, and other times they were clearly neglected. But when those prayers were answered, did I sincerely accept that it was the work of the almighty God himself? Were divine trials and celestial miracles simply a synthetic artistry created by man to explain a much greater enigma? Answered prayers set into angelic action; that is where the Doubting Thomas came into play. Yes, of course…

Why do people’s stories matter? Why is it important to know people’s stories? People‘s stories matter because their stories tell who they are and what type of person they are, and it tells people how different things can affect one’s story. It is important to know someone’s story because their story can influence people and could give people a different perspective. I am that person who tries their best to work hard in school, to be polite, and to be helpful. I am a nice, helpful, and…

Attending deaf events as a hearing person might be seen as scary or intimidating. Due to the lack of knowledge of the typical hearings person's perspective of the deaf community. I personally did not know what to expect when attending deaf church. I honestly thought it might be a little boring go sit in a room and watch other people sign. But I shortly learn after attending my first event that I was wrong there's much more to the culture of the deaf community. I feared that I would be perceived…

Foster discusses that in prayer people begin to think God’s thoughts after Him, follow His desires, love what He loves, and to will the things He wills (Foster, 1998). Foster discusses real prayer and explains that real prayer does involve a learning process. The first thing Foster points out is that when he was researching prayer in the Bible, Jesus never once mentioned “if it be thy will” when He was praying for others. There…