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    Infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of John Stanley Gacy and Marion Elaine Robinson. Gacy and his siblings grew up with a drunken father who would beat his children if he believed they had misbehaved in someway. Gacy's father also physically assaulted his mother, the only person that truly showed affection for Gacy. Gacy's sister Karen, when interviewed on Oprah, said that the siblings learned to“toughen up against the beatings”…

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    News headlines have sprung up around the nation this fall with reports of people dressed as clowns scaring and attacking civilians. No matter the crude intent of these actions, the real killer clown has already honked his horn to the world; John Wayne Gacy, also known as, “The Clown Killer”, murdered 33 teenage boys in his Cook County, Illinois home from 1972 to 1978. Luring them into his home with the promise of job opportunities or pornographic pictures, Gacy raped and strangled his victims…

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    John Wayne Gacy was a notorious serial killer known for murdering young men and boys in his own home and then burying them in his crawl space. Gacy was also known for dressing up as a clown to entertain children, an action that would earn him the name of Killer Clown. Gacy wasn’t all bad though. He was good father, did charitable work, and was even involved in politics. However, many say that no amount of good he did could make up for the men and boys he murdered. Despite what Gacy did, he was…

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    Southwest Airlines Co. (SWA), the model for spending upstarts all over the place, has turned into the biggest local carrier in the United States, by number of travelers conveyed. More than 70 million travelers fly SWA every year to around 60 goals around the nation. Travelers have found that Southwest 's absolute bottom valuing makes right around another type of transportation, more in rivalry with the vehicle than different aircrafts. They will spurn in-flight dinners, things exchanges, and…

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    Executive Summary: Theology of the Workplace During Wayne Grudem’s visit to Biola University in California, he spoke on what is perhaps the least discussed topic among Christians; theology in business. In an amiable manner, Wayne began to introduce point after point of support for his main premise, that, “the bible views work in a positive way” (Gruden, 2014). Wayne uses many biblical references to support that, “God views work as the moral good.” (Grudem, 2014). God Commands us to work. Work…

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    “The distortions of something good must not cause us to think that the thing itself is evil” (p. 29, Grudem). This statement was a repetitive theme throughout Wayne Grudem’s book Business for the Glory of God. While many Christians may have a feeling of immorality when involving themselves with business, Grudem routinely explains how the concepts within business like money, profit, competition, etc., are actually innately good and God pleasing. He shows in his book that it is the human heart and…

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    better work and more prominent amount of work with more noteworthy prize. Wayne Grudem states in the book that an advantage of competition is that individuals continue showing signs of improvement at making things, and accordingly the costs of customer products continue falling through the span of decades. This implies that after some time a financially aggressive society will appreciate an inexorably higher standard living. Grudem express competition goads us on to improve, on the grounds that…

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    who wrote against the apostolic ministry in today’s church. The researcher selected two writers (Wayne Grudem and John Stott) believing that they could well represent the view of cessationist, because they have done substantial work concerning such issue. Wayne Grudem and John Stott, who were among evangelical scholars opposed the ministry of apostles in the present-day church. Grudem argued by citing four reasons for ceasing of the ministry of apostles. First, the New Testament…

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    John Calvin was one of the greatest theologians to live. He was most prominent in the “second wave of Protestant Reformation.” Calvin’s doctrine is one of the most-well-considered doctrines that still have an effect on Christianity today. This essay explains John Calvin’s understanding of Scripture; his understanding of Divine and human relationships; his thought about election, providence, how humans know and understand God; and lastly, his understanding of predestination. Calvin had a…

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    Wayne Grudem in his book ‘Business for the glory of God: The Bible’s teaching on the moral goodness of business.’ points out eleven key factors that as a Christian one should take into consideration when starting or running a business. They include ownership, productivity, employment, commercial transactions, profit, money, inequality of possessions, competition, borrowing and lending, attitudes of heart, and effect on world poverty. The main purpose behind writing this book I feel is that…

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