A Personal Pastoral Theology I begin with a story about a spiritual journey similar to my own. One day in the South Pacific‚ a navy ship captain saw smoke coming from the hut on an uncharted island. Upon arriving at the shore‚ they were met by a shipwreck survivor. He said‚ “I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been alone on this island for more than five years!” The captain replied‚ “If you’re all alone on the island why do I see three huts?” The survivor said‚ “Oh‚ well I live in
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example of good leadership. The film illustrates that a leader does not have to have a technical leadership position to gain followers‚ and how two leaders who have differing viewpoints on leadership cannot exist in the same space without conflict. Henri Nouwen‚ in his book on leadership “In the Name of Jesus‚” says “power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love…easier to control people than love people.” In “The Last Castle‚” we see the contrast of Irwin’s and Winter’s leadership styles in
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What does hospitality mean to you? As once noted by Henri J.M. Nouwen‚ “Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people‚ but to offer them space where change can take place.” In my opinion‚ hospitality represents kindness in welcoming guests or strangers. It isn’t about judging who is good or who is bad‚ it is about accepting people for who they are and being caring as well as respectful
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sometimes; some people don’t allow themselves to sit in silence or think clearly. “Somewhere we know that without silence‚ words lose their meaning‚ that without listening speaking‚ no longer heals‚ that without distance closeness cannot cure” - Henri Nouwen. Without having those awkward silences‚ that can be funny‚ conversations would be meaningless. Life is full of unexpected silences. It’s not to torture you or make you squirm it’s there for self reflection and building
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p Christian Spirituality Essay Question: 1. How significant is prayer to the Christian life? What lessons can we learn from Jesus’ practice of prayer? In beginning this essay‚ I think it is only sensible to get the the root of the question. To start with‚ what exactly do we mean by “prayer”? The Oxford English Dictionary defines “prayer” as: “1) a request for help or an expression of thanks made to God.”[1] Other dictionary definitions follow the spirit of this definition: “a solemn
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Introduction What is prayer? The dictionary describes Prayer as a spiritual communication with God or an object of worship‚ as in supplication‚ thanksgiving‚ adoration or confession. I love prayer as for me it keeps me in constant connection with God. Summarise your original understanding of the discipline before the course started Before I started this course my understanding of prayer was that prayer is talking with God where you I can praise and thank him‚ ask for guidance‚ and pray for others
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Edited by Sister Caridad Inda and John Eagleson. Maryknoll‚ N.Y.: Orbis Books‚ 1988. Ingersol‚ Stan‚ and Wesley D. Tracy. Here We Stand: Where Nazarenes Fit in the Religious Marketplace. Kansas City‚ MO: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City‚ 1999. Nouwen‚ Henri‚ Donald P. Mcneill‚ and Douglas A. Morrison. Compassion: A Reflection On the Christian Life. New York‚ NY: Doubleday Image‚ 1983. Schmemann‚ Alexander. For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy. Crestwood‚ N.Y.: St. Vladimir ’s Seminary
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only friends and I was grateful for her friendship. We’ve been there for each other through the tears as well as the laughs of life. I can also talk to her about anything. Without my best friends‚ I don’t know where I would be in life.A quote by Henri Nouwen says‚ "When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us‚ we often find that it is those who‚ instead of giving advice‚ solutions‚ or cures‚ have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender
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Philosophy of Christian Leadership Paper I never thought to be a Christian leader. As a matter of fact‚ I am a person who did not know about God for 26 years. I was the center of my life‚ and there was no room for God to enter. Even when I was attending church service‚ I was trying not to be exposed to other church people. In other words‚ I was the kind of person who was afraid to walk into a life of faith. However‚ in the past three years‚ God has changed me in many ways‚ and showed me so many
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Staphylococcus Aureus is a common cause for infections in the community and a major cause in hospital based disease. Up to 40% of the general public thought to be carriers and of hospital staff from 50 – 70%‚ and is associated with a higher risk of infection in the hospital setting. The anterior nares have been shown to be the most frequent site of carriage and are the single site of detection. [1] In certain situations‚ hospital patients and staff may be investigated and screened to identify carriers
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