Biblical Integration Melletta Spinner INFT 101-B68 LUO 10/07/2013 Biblical Integration Proverbs 16:16-17 says‚ “How much better to get wisdom than gold‚ to get insight rather than silver! The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives. The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty‚ Proverbs 21:5. These verses personally touch my heart because they reflect living a life of wisdom‚ integrity‚ and diligence. ‘How much
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have a proverb they use. The two speeches are different in the way that Martin Luther King talks about the black people rights and Obama Barack talks about the war in Afghanistan‚ the global warming and the financial crisis. The change they want to see in the American society is different. Martin Luther wants to see black and white people together as one. Obama wants to see all people believe in good things‚ treat each other in a good way‚ and believe that dreams can come true. The proverbs they
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This proverb has great significance in every day life. It means as the action is‚ so is the result. A good action has a good result‚ and an evil action has a bad result. A result is the natural fruit of man’s action. Happiness or misery in life depends upon the deeds of man and neither any accident‚ nor a mischance is responsible for our troubles. Grapes cannot be gathered from thorny bushes. If you sow wheat‚ what harvest you can expect. It is thus the man who is responsible for his failure. In
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is different‚ it is important to determine a plan of action in order for an online learner to succeed to his or her full potential. “Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. (Proverb 9:9)” This proverb relates to the article and course material in that online courses only provide a sense of direction for a student and what the student does with that direction will determine their
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when you are wrong‚ no one forgets. — Irish proverb The only thing we have to fear on this planet is man. — Carl Jung
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2012 Sermon on Greed There is a time in everyone’s life where a person has caught themselves thinking of all the things they would do with money if they had more of it. If a person isn’t careful this thought can easily consume their every desire. Proverbs 28:25 says‚ “A greedy man stirs up strife‚ but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.” Greed is an addiction‚ it explains where the common saying arose‚ “greed is the root of all evil.” The consumption of greed does not lead to good things
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In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe literary devices reveals the Igbo tradition and the challenges of continuing the tradition using symbolism‚ proverbs‚ details‚ and dialogue. Achebe in the text provides goes into detail on how the Igbo people get together in an “ummna” or clan to celebrate their tradition. The text also indicates that the younger generation will not understand the tradition; hence‚ when one of the oldest members shared how he “fear for you young people because you do not understand
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This is an oft-repeated proverb. Like all proverbs. It too aims at keeping people away from mistakes‚ and their consequent results. More often than not they come to our help when we do not know what to do. This one is a sort of spear against the devil of carelessness. Literally‚ it means‚ when a garment has just started wearing out‚ if we stitch it at that very time‚ it may last well‚ for some time. But on the contrary‚ if we avoid stitching at that time‚ then‚ after a few days‚ the whole dress
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All of us have told a lie at sometime in our lives. Many people lie daily‚ some to the point that they don’t even realize their fibbing. To make matters more complicated we often can’t even agree on what a lie is. If a child asks you if the picture he drew is pretty‚ and it isn’t‚ what do you say then? What about when Aunt Hilda asks you what you think of her new hairdo? The Bible tells us to speak the truth in love‚ but doing so is a learned skill. You can tell Aunt Hilda‚ “That purple
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Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe 1. Note how Achebe immediately establishes his perspective from inside Umuofia (which is Ibo for “people of the forest”)in the first sentence. The wider world consists of the group of nine related villages which comprise Umuofia and certain other villages like Mbaino. What are Okonkwo’s main characteristics as he is depicted in the first few chapters? List as many as you can‚ being as specific as possible. What were the characteristics of his father which
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