There are many different opinions regarding the idea that the United States is a Christian nation. After reading the Church book, however, I believe it is obvious that our co...
Beauty, a term once revered in ancient days as the pinnacle of physical attributes embodied in worldly entities, has seemingly in this day lost much of its meaning. Phrases l...
A consistent theme of mine is how critically important it is for us to have a foundational understanding about what Christianity is about. Most of us who have been in the chur...
"The purpose of developing a Christian view of the world is not merely to evaluate and judge the world, but to change it," (Boa, 2004). Having a Christian worldview is hard...
I suppose one could say there are two sides to every coin. The coin being myself, I know that this statement is true. Although I am a person of many differe...
I have of late noticed that people constantly missinterperate religion, for instance, I had a friend of mine tell me how in christianity, satan was one of the many victims, th...
Introduction
Whenever we come across a word that is unfamiliar or obscure to our understanding , the first questions we tend to ask are: What is its meaning? How is it s...
It is true that the study of the devil or evil in general as a
part of the world has intrigued
man for centuries. This is mostly because it is something people don't ha...
Nikki Gamez
March 29, 2005
Paidiea Capstone: East Meets West
A Different Foreigner
We have talked about the typical foreigner: Someone living in a country other than...
Charles B. Elliott II
ENG 113 – Freshman Rhetoric
Prof. Tammy Looman
23 April 2007
A Game Plan for Planting New Churches
“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee,...
Persuasive Essay #1
A Guard on Religious Freedom
In the eyes of our founding fathers, few things seemed as important as the separation of church and state. The first ame...
Somewhere in the sixth century BCE Buddhism was born, born from a single man Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha. After gaining his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha d...
Is there a relationship between humanism and Calvinism, and if so how did the movements influence each other during the years of the Reformation? This is the question that au...
When thinking about major centers of philosophical thought, most people automatically think about the great Western thinkers thinking about men from Pythagoras, Socrates, and...
A LEADER AND HIS CONGREGATION There is an expanding church in Pine Hill that I attend each week. This church is filled with many great spiritual people who are like family in...
When you live your life based on sentiments, trying not to hurt everyone's feelings or doing things just because it feels good to do it, you'll get nowhere twice as fast. Do...
An Ethnography of Modern Witches
The growing practice of Neo-Paganism in America has caused many to turn their heads. The misunderstanding of the religion has caused m...
Jackson, Ross
2/14/2001
Religion 152
A Lost Word
One word in the English language above all others throughout the history has caused more controversy, both in terms...
Everyone always looks at the Bible as a loving book. It is considered God's Word. It helps us live a better life and serves as a guidebook showing us how to live on the righ...
Meaningful Image
For my meaningful image, I chose the plague on the firstborn from Exodus 11-12.
Exodus 11-12 describes the plague on the firstborn which the lord casts...
Just go through this to find out the happiness in life . . . It’s a great collection from someone really great . . .
May be God wants us to meet a fe...
Growing up on the small island of New Providence life was a bit more than a walk on the beach but rather trying to make both ends meet. Although it was rough, mommy tried her...
A Mother’s Love
Matthew 20:20-20:23
INTRODUCTION: Mothers are teachers. Mothers are disciplinarians. Mothers are cleaning ladies. Some mothers are gardeners & mowers of...
