REPORT: SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES FOR THE CHRISTIAN LIFE BY DONALD S. WHITNEY Submitted to Dr. B. R. Lowman In Partial Completion of Course Requirements For PLED 520 – Spiritual Formation CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 SUMMARY 1 EVALUATION AND CRITIQUE 7 PERSONAL APPLICATION 8 CONCLUSION 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 INTRODUCTION Donald Whitney’s book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian
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Discipline means training of the mind so as to make it accept willingly the control of rules or orders. In short‚ it is spontaneous obedience to superior authority It is a valuable lesson to learn. The great nations of the world attained greatness by subjecting themselves to the most rigorous discipline. The ancient Hindus as well as the ancient Spartans insisted on the need of leading a life of restraint‚ even of self-denial. They knew that without strict control‚ man’s energies often go in waste
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a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized as frequent
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Disaster Management Cycle The disaster cycle or the disaster life cycle consists of the steps that emergency managers take in planning for and responding to disasters. Each step in the disaster cycle correlates to part of the ongoing cycle that is emergency management. This disaster cycle is used throughout the emergency management community‚ from the local to the national and international levels. The disaster management personnel are trained to assist in such happenings. Disasters can be categorized
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Environmental Disaster Who would have known that on April 20th 2010‚ the United States would soon be facing the worst environmental disaster. On that fateful day‚ an offshore oilrig named the “Deepwater Horizon” suffered an explosion. Seventeen people were injured and eleven people died from the accident. The damaged oilrig sank into the Gulf of Mexico the next day‚ and a one-by-five mile oil slick appeared in the ocean. At the time‚ it was unknown whether the oil was from the rig or if the
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Classroom Discipline: Teaching Stability‚ Order‚ Respect and the Value of Law. Effective discipline is a challenge for all educators. “The issue of discipline‚ also referred to as classroom management‚ continues to surface as one of the most challenging problems in education today” (“The Discipline Dilemma: Problems and Promises.”). Research suggests in order to maintain a well-disciplined classroom‚ teachers must establish rules and expectations‚ enforce limits of rules‚ encourage and reinforce
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Paper Disaster Response A disaster brings violence‚ terror‚ and trauma‚ to all who experience its wrath and devastation. Destruction and suffering is the entertainment that disasters provide to its audience‚ through a campaign of psychological and physical damage. According to the fields of disaster psychiatry and disaster psychology‚ a disaster is a major ecological and psychosocial destruction that far exceeds the coping ability of a disaster area ( PTSD & Natural Disaster). There are two
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Hurricane a Natural Ocean Disaster The ocean has been shaping our land as we know it for millions of years. It is a beautiful part of our Earth‚ nonetheless it has the greatest influence on some of the deadliest natural disasters to us and these disasters alter our shorelines and lives as we know it. Hurricanes are among the deadliest natural disasters known‚ those that live near the Gulf or eastern coast know of and prepare for the damages it can cause. Many have heard of the devastation hurricanes
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Disasters have been an integral part of human history right from the dawn of civilization. In the early days‚ individuals and communities would lead the response to disasters. However‚ with the emergence of globalization‚ urbanization‚ large-scale migrations of human population‚ the nature of disasters has increased both in magnitude and complexity. The frequency of disaster may have remained unchanged‚ increasing population densities and urbanization has resulted in greater impact on human lives
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The consequences of the lack of water By J. C. Cardona 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people. UNICEF/WHO 2008. Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation: Special Focus on Sanitation. 3.575 million People die each year from water-related disease.World Health Organization. 2008. Safer Water‚ Better Health: Costs‚ benefits‚ and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through
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