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parish or congregation that has between 300 and 600 members, a stake encompasses between five and twelve wards and totals at least...
The concept of Jihad has long been at the forefront of controversy in its indignation toward government and strong-arm tactics. O...
the Netherlands, said: "God the Lord unmistakably instituted the basic rule for the duty of government. Government exists to admin...
Christian princes in Europe to go on a crusade to rescue the Holy Land from the Turks" (The Christian Crusades 1095-1291). This au...
Paul was greatly troubled by the reports of what was going on in Corinth (Berg, 2002). He addressed these issues in his first lett...
say that there are people in "our own nation" who are as ignorant of the Gospel as "South Sea savages," Carey grants the validity...
group. She is a long time friend of Iben, a fact that was not revealed when Iben applied for and got the job with the organization...
covenant and the new way. In Acts, Luke recounts acts of the Spirit. It is believed Luke wrote this to "establish Christianity as...
paganism was not about to go quietly, even though the poet describes the protagonist as a gift that, "God, in His mercy, has sent....
all sorts of unsettling events. This is a fictional account but it brings into play very real issues faced by todays population. ...
2008, p. 394). This led to the consensus that "just one form of religion" had to be imposed on the native inhabitants of diverse l...
realize I must do more than simply trust Bakker. The next section of the questions involves the legalities involving entities suc...
that their greater goal on this earth was to remain dedicated to God in everything they did. Winthrop instructs his listeners to ...
some would believe that Mary and Jesus were married and Jesus traveled to a small village in France carrying Christs child (Jennin...
his victories against large predators to his faith in God. Scholarship points out that many features of this narrative relate to...
vision and they are passionately committed to that vision. The most effective leaders are capable of having others adopt the vis...
the holy apostles; ... 2. to relate the many important events that are said to have occurred in the history of the church; 3. "to ...
was accepted as a method for achieving this goal (Beals, 2002, p. 24). During this era, the majority of women seeking abortions we...
implications about the similarities and differences between religious faiths. The heated debate between the wise men illustrates t...
humility. Meek people tend to be on an even keel, they do not get angry or irritated with others, instead, they have enormous pati...
addressing a culture that is distinct and with its own specific worldviews and orientations (Borthwick, 1999). There are t...
idea of a scientist who believes in God is inconceivable. Science with its rigorous examination of cause and effect, its strict de...
different. Contextual Theology Bergmann reports five models of contextual theology, originally identified by Stephen B. Bevans,...
from a Christian ethics position, I couldnt figure out how business fit into the whole mix. But I was surprised, and pleasa...
would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...
practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...
warm and light the new creation (Awolalu, 1996). Obatala then made human figures from dirt, human figures that were varied and co...
always been a problematic issue. To begin with, context is absolutely critical when one attempts to interpret a passage from the B...
of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...
When we accept His will, we know that we are responsible for our own actions so it begins with a desire for good, to do the right ...