This Land Is Your Land

you ever heard someone say this? B. It is commonly thought that God causes humans to suffer. C. The Bible, however, gives us reasons to believe otherwise. 2. Nestled within the book of Ruth is the story of Naomi, a story which illustrates what really causes suffering. A. After leaving Judah for Moab, Naomi’s husband and two sons died there. B. When Naomi returned to Judah 10 years later, she felt that God had troubled her. 3. In this lesson, we aim to expose this story and see what truly…

Jonah for the way God manipulates the wind, the sea, the whale, the sun, and even the worms! For those that want to point out the debilitating effects of disobedience and its consequential effects toward depression, then Jonah is a good case study. This man begs God to take his life three times in the short narrative. What makes a man more concerned with the fear of living over the doom of dying? For those that want to use the book of Jonah to springboard their theological position on the…

Americans living throughout the twentieth century. In fact, August Wilson uses The piano Lesson to uncover the hardships Boy Willie and his family face focusing on a time when his family was held captive as slaves to a chance to own his own piece of land. The Piano Lesson demonstrates the importance of family heirlooms and how no amount of money could ever replace the sentimental value they hold. Berniece and Boy Willie battle over whether the piano should be sold to help re-write the family…

Throughout this semester, many important topics have been covered. Each of these topics are crucial to a believer's faith, however there are some that stand out in my mind as being most important. All of these topics I had somewhat of an understanding before taking the class, but I have grown in my knowledge and would consider them to be the most important things I have further learned through this course. The topics are: God’s chief end is to glorify Himself, God is faithful, and…

Wilson uses The Piano Lesson to illustrate the hardships of two siblings involving conflicts, symbolism, religion, and folklore. Boy Willie focuses mainly on the time at which his family was held captive as slaves to a chance to buy his own piece of land. The Piano Lesson demonstrates the importance of family heirlooms and how no amount of money could ever replace the sentimental value of they hold. Berniece and Boy Willie constantly argue as to whether the piano should be sold to help re-write…

” In this story, a fifteen-year-old girl named Connie who, like every teenage girl, loves spending weekend nights in town and attention from the opposite sex. However, her innocence and vulnerability eventually lead her into the trap of a rapist and murderer named Arnold Friend. While most dark stories rely mainly on setting and circumstance to entice and shock its readers, Joyce Carol Oates relied on symbolism to give this story its eerie tone. The three main symbols in “Where Are You…

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thorns to tell us that they are a danger. The air is arid, with not a hint of moisture, weaving and scratching my pharynx. There is emptiness in the desert, it is full of lifeless and fearful snakes in desire to hiss, slither, and warn you a farewell to your own proceedings. However, I was wrong. Taking the clean air for granted, I did not feel the beauty of the wind blowing and interweaving through my hair. I overlooked at the beauty of the plants and animals trying to adapt to the changes we…

white rabbit to wait up, but the white rabbit keeps running. When Dorothy and Toto saw the hole the white rabbit went through Dorothy took a peek. When Dorothy and Toto were taking a peek they lost their balance and fell into the rabbit hole. When they land on the ground Toto starts barking loud. Quiet Toto we do not want wake anything up or bring something to us. Dorothy said. I wonder if we are in Oz? Dorothy asks. Dorothy looks around and finds many doors. All the doors were locked and…

Discerning a call from God is a difficult thing. A call may start as a small nudge or as a persistent feeling in the back of one’s mind. This feeling might become strong, passionate or even overwhelming, but a person cannot live by feelings alone. People live by their feelings much of the time. We are emotional beings but feelings are not a reliable indicator of our path. A person living by feelings alone is like a boat on the water without a rudder or a compass. That boat has no ability to be…