was a single pastor for many years before marrying! I was the pastor of the church I had been serving for about seven years before I met my wife. It was a revitalization project that God had blessed in so many ways. The Church was healthy and growing‚ so my “work” life was secure. I was praying through whether God was finished with me at this church‚ which would be positive move. We were well adjusted to married life‚ and now fairly adjusted to married life with two young children. As you can
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for poorer‚ in sickness and in health‚ to love‚ honor‚ and cherish"：结婚誓词是婚礼上最重要的部分，发自肺腑的寥寥数语是两人对婚姻和一辈子的坚定承诺。让我们一起来聆听那些洗练而凝重的结婚誓词…… We are gathered here today in the sight of God‚ and in the face of this company‚ to join together (Groom’s Name) and (Bride’s Name) in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate‚ instituted of God‚ since the first man and the first woman walked on the earth. Therefore; it is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly‚ but reverently and soberly. Into this holy estate
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Heavenly Father again and again‚ we might grow tired of waiting. It might begins to feel like our prayers are falling on deaf ears. Tired of waiting for His replies to our prayers‚ tired of waiting for Jesus our Savior to return. These tiredness are for God to test our patience. Patience reveals our faith in God’s timing‚ omnipotence‚ and love. The course of life is not easy. We have to face a lot of struggles in our lives. We have to suffer mental torment and physical agony. As things go the
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Metaphors of the Kingdom of God Christina P. Cuzzort Grand Canyon University BIB123 New Testament History November 11‚ 2009 The article‚ Tame talks about the fresh new metaphor of the Kingdom of God. There are two contemporary metaphors to describe the kingdom of God. It inspired by the camel traveling through the eye of a needle and parable of the yeast in the dough. You could say the kingdom of God is like a women shopping for makeup. She uses the same kind many times before but each
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The humorists “A good god would exclude evil’’ Many philosophers including David Hume took many topics very serious. One of them was god. Could there possibly be a man so powerful and wise‚ but yet unfair enough to create a world so unbalanced‚ and evil? “The human mind is incapable of understanding the nature of god’’ (David Hume) According to Hume the striving for survival; self-deprivation‚ the limited powers of all creatures to confront their problems‚ the laws of nature‚ and the weird
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"The God Stealer" is a short story by Filipino National Artist F. Sionil José. It is José’s most anthologized work of fiction.[1] It is not just a tale about an Ifugao stealing a religious idol‚[2] but also about the friendship that developed between a Filipino and an American‚ a representation of the relationship that developed between the "colonized" and the "colonizer".[1] The story was a first prize winner during the 1959 Palanca awardsin the Philippines.[3] It is included in the book by José
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love in someone’s life as it plays a magnificent role in all things regarding that person. God has created us diligently and therefore he has by default bestowed upon us his greatness – his loving nature. We are born with the ability to receive love‚ reciprocate it and the true deep desire to do both. God made us to love and I mean two things when I say that. Firstly‚ we were made to comprehend the love God has for us. He wants us to feel the love he feels towards each and every one of us which
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This short story‚ by Nadine Gordimer‚ overall‚ speaks on the deep-seethed racial tension that influenced the individuals in this story. In essence it is about a presumably white woman being mugged by an equally presumable black male (Gordimer is from South Africa and frequently wrote about racial tension). The tension in this story is so saturating that it even manages to conquer the language‚ imagery‚ and actions of the two people involved. The first paragraph reads‚ “It was a cool grey morning
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To A God Unknown Essay In the book To A God Unknown (TAGU) by John Steinbeck‚ there is a man named Joseph Wayne who is sent out on a journey with a blessing from his father. While out on his journey he finds a large area of land and he starts to fall in love with it. He then decides to build upon it and starts a ranch there‚ he also finds an oak tree that he builds his house next to and this tree reminds him of his father. After he settles there he invites his brothers to come and stay with
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Rawan Ibrahim Hassan Short Story (1) 2st assignment ‘Roselily ‘ Alice Walker This was an amazing piece of work to read. It is about an African – American woman who has three children and has already giving birth to a fourth one but left him with his dad because he has a good job. She is about to get married to a Muslim man. But she wasn’t sure if she took the right decision. She thought of her past and the future she is going to live and how her life is about to change
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