The hero that I most identify with in Hinson’s Courageous Faith‚ is Gideon.1 I have previously discussed my Army career where I served as a senior leader. I held various leadership positions for 28 of my 31 years of service. Gideon was not a leader‚ in fact‚ he was a frightened farmer who is hiding in a pit trying to remove the wheat from the chaff. 2 I am the opposite of Gideon when it comes to leadership. The Lord had to teach Gideon how to lead‚ or shall I say Gideon had to submit to the Lord
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Joseph McHale February 27‚ 2011 Dr. Mattison TRS 230 Essay Practices‚ “Big Picture Beliefs‚” and Faith a) What is a practice? Give two examples of how dating / sex / romantic love may be “practiced” differently‚ with different rules. Explain how those rules reflect both the different understandings of the practice‚ and different big picture beliefs. Practice is an intentional way to go about an activity and how it reflects their big picture beliefs. Sex has a point – directed
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backslide. Others believe that no matter what they do they cannot lose their salvation; both of these ideas are partially correct. Veriest pieces of old literature talk about the theory of backsliding such as‚ The Bible‚ Westminster Confession of Faith and Pilgrims Progress. Backsliding can be defined in many different ways‚ however the definition most commonly used is “Turning away from God to pursue their desire” (Wikipedia.org). It is important to note that turning away from God is different from
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"Why is faith paradoxical according to Kierkegaard?" In this essay I will be examining Kierkegaard’s ‘Fear and Trembling’. I will aim to show why‚ according to Kierkegaard‚ the book of Genesis story of Abraham and Isaac illustrates the paradoxical nature of faith. I will define particular terms‚ which are key to my understanding of the text. ‘Faith’ for Kierkegaard is a personal and subjective obligation to follow God’s words above all else. This involves making a leap from complying with what would
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Faith Like A River Helen Keller once said‚ “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence”(brainyquotes.com). The level of faith that someone has can really show their true character and personality. This is shown in the story Peace Like A River by Leif Enger. This story is about a small rural family that is placed with an immense burden after the eldest son Davy kills two local boys and escapes prison. The Land family ventures out to find him and
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esteemed teacher of astronomy at Harvard and the University of Arizona until his death in 1983. However‚ despite the fact that he taught astronomy he had an unexplainable hatred for astrology‚ even going so far as to preach on the "evils of astrology for well over four decades. Bok also goes on to imply that people who believe in astrology are weak minded and are just "looking for firm guideposts in the confused world of the present"‚ and even goes on to say that those people take astrology on as a religion
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Faith Has something bad happened to you where you feel like you can’t go on and you have lost all faith? In Night by Elie Wiesel‚ he shows us that faith is a big factor in surviving. During his experience in the concentration camps‚ he loses faith and almost loses his will to go on more than a handful of times. Faith helps you in many ways‚ and helps with everything. Elie has proven that sometimes it’s really hard to not lose faith. Sometimes faith is the only thing we have left to hold on to. Families
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"Could You Live with Less" Stephanie Mills in her essay "Could You Live with Less" states her opinion about technology. According to this author‚ "technology comes at a serious cost to the planet and most of its people" (Mills 2). It is hard to argue with this author about how we can restrict our needs by using less technology. However Mills believes that technology has a more negative then positive influence in our lives. Mills is proud to live simply‚ restricting herself to technology. This
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he loses his faith in religion‚ his individuality‚ and his humanity. Throughout all the crucibles Elie was put through‚ he started to lose faith in his religion. On page 67‚ Elie thinks to himself‚ “Why‚ but why would I bless Him? Every fiber in me rebelled.” At this time‚ Elie was feeling anger towards God for letting the Jews be victims of the Holocaust‚ and he becomes unsure of
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religions. Christianity without the literal‚ physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is merely one religion among many. "And if Christ is not risen‚" said the Apostle Paul‚ "then our preaching is empty and your faith is in vain”. (1 Corinthians 15:14) Furthermore‚ "You are still in your sins!” Paul could not have chosen stronger language. (Mohler) Still‚ the resurrection of Jesus Christ has been under persistent attacks since the Apostolic age. Why? Because it is the central confirmation
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