the steps how we encounter God‚ what we know of God‚ and how we love God. The first step of spiritual growth is the experience‚ how we encounter God. It is the starting point when Jesus comes to us and we meet him spiritually. He wants us to discover him. There are many ways for Jesus to come into people’s lives and it may be different for each people. This step is a must as the beginning of our spiritual growth. For me‚ I experienced it when I was in second grade of my Junior High School. This is
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In the year 1137 Abbot Suger of St. Denis‚ France envisioned something different for his church. The churches which had been built with Romanesque architectural style were very difficult to light because of the structure of the churches. The nave walls needed support from without so the windows of the churches had to be eliminated. Suger wanted to rebuild the choir of the abbey church of St. Denis with light that would flood the church as if the light came directly from Heaven‚ so he began painting
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Interpreting the Parables Saint Augustine on “The Good Samaritan Parable” by Due August 2‚ 2009 The early Christian understanding of this allegorical interpretation of the Good Samaritan is clearly depicted in the famous 12th-century cathedral in Chartres‚ France. One of its beautiful stained-glass windows depicts the story of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden at the top of the window and‚ at the bottom of the window‚ the familiar New Testament parable of the Good
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Wellness section. My Spiritual Wellness score was a 41 out of 45. Next‚ my overall total score was a 297‚ which equates to a “Great Score”. Thirdly‚ I had two main areas of strength. The first one is my physical wellness. This is due to the fact that I participate in sports year round. I also go on runs and work out occasionally. I am alcohol and tobacco free and avoid becoming friends with people who partake in these harmful activities. My second area of strength is my spiritual wellness. One cause
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Competency in Spiritual Care One of the fundamental goals as a nurse is to provide holistic care for our patient. This means providing care that considers the‚ “totality of humans by recognizing the interconnectedness of body‚ mind‚ spirit‚ environment‚ society‚ and culture” (Costello‚ Atinaja-Faller‚ & Hedberg‚ 2012). When a nurse or nursing student cares for a patient on a deeper level‚ they provide holistic care in an effective way (Costello et al.‚ 2012). One aspect of holistic care that
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The Spiritual Practice of Lent The course Spiritual Exercises in Religious Traditions discussed the disciplines of a variety of religions based upon various traditions. These disciplines are practiced in forms of prayer‚ meditation‚ and asceticism to achieve a sense of self control. Religions that were analyzed in this course included Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Judaism and Christianity. The motive of this course was to teach students how these religions maintain their discipline through spiritual
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Spiritual Formation Across the Lifespan Virginia White Liberty University PSYC 210 – D05 Abstract One may wonder what spiritual formation is and how it happens. Spiritual formation is the way in which you are formed spiritually by learning about and having faith in God throughout your life. It is important that Spiritual formation occurs throughout the lifespan so that we may develop a deep relationship with Christ. James Fowler has developed 6 stages of faith that appropriately explain
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This religious study will define the influence of St. Augustine on the institutionalization of confession/baptism in the Roman Catholic Church. Augustine’s role in the development of confession is founded on his adaptation of Platonic philosophy into Church doctrine. Plato’s Forms represent the highest “good” in the human soul. Augustine’s perception of the Forms is then integrated into the concept of forgiveness in the teachings of Christ. This new doctrine formed a more tolerant and forgiving
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Berlin Simplice Scripture- Blue 3.13.12 St. Paul Bio In the Acts of apostles‚ Luke’s story tells us about Paul’s missionary. A missionary is a person travels to different communities to Promote Christianity in foreign countries. Paul is from tarsus now a part of modern Turkey. Paul was born as a Roman citizen and was educated in Greek literature. Paul’s travels took to many places which are now modern countries. For example‚ Syria‚ Turkey; Macedonia‚ and Greece. In his Second‚ trip Paul traveled
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Second Assignment - Pols 201 Dear Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis‚ Your last letter has arrived just two days ago‚ since then I have been thinking about your words. I am aware of the importance of your works on the Christian theology and I do respect you by my heart. Yet I write you this letter‚ because I have some doubts about your statements concerning your doctrine of two cities‚ namely civitas dei and civitas terrena. As far as I understand civitas dei is the eternal‚ immutable and transcendental
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