...From Kindergarten until eighth grade, I had always attended a Christian school. I loved being in the atmosphere of God-loving people. Every Friday we had a chapel service with worship and a sermon. It was such an incredible experience to see the passion the students had for learning about God and wanting to live by His word. Unfortunately, my circumstances changed once I entered high school. I left Christian school and went to my local public school. Public school was entirely different. I missed having daily Bible classes incorporated into the curriculum. Science classes were now filled with the idea of evolution and theories other than the creation of the world through God. As my high school years progressed, I found that my purpose in life...
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...praise for doing well academically, but what I did not like was that I didn’t even think carefully about how many classes can I take also what can I get help with since there are so many resources there yet I saw an unhealthy pattern throughout my semesters here. Never did I know I was anxious some days it is manageable and other days my anxiety felt like an emotional explosion, but when my feelings of feeling alone and how no one cares about me got out of hand, it was to the point where I did not want to go classes anymore,it felt like a routine that was really boring me, so I ended up getting help and seeking a counselor but it didn’t look like she could help me here since she isn’t a Christian counselor and I needed that connection to be able to get over my anxiety, I reached out to a Christian counselor instead. Knowing that my anxiety is an issue, I met with my doctor and she helped me realize that yes, my concern is real and...
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...past few years that has led me to this decision to apply to Colorado Christian. Almost 3 years ago I gave myself to Christ whole-heartedly. I had always been raised Christian, but as I got older I started to question a lot of what I was being told to believe. See I’ve never been the type of person that blindly follows and abides by all rules, just because they are there. I constantly question those beliefs and look for rational explanations to events that occurred. However, on the day I became a Christian there was no other way to explain the way I was feeling after that service, except that God was there. That Wednesday night I happened to get off work early and there happened to be a service that night. I walked in to church that night wondering why...
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...McNeill.Session1.Journal Throughout my life, I have experienced my fair share of ups and downs, but I've always had goals to either join the military or go back to school to further my education. Honestly the military thing was something I felt in my much earlier days, but school has always been a desire of mines. Unfortunately, in one of my life's experiences, because I was a single parent of three, I found myself not having the time to actively be involved with furthering my education. Fortunately, now that all of my children are adults, with families of their own, I find myself having a lot more time and opportunities to pursue my life goals. Joining Colorado Christian University I feel is a step towards greatness in my life. Don't...
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...An event that speaks to why I am entering into Colorado Christian University to complete my Bachelors in Psychology for Counseling is my own journey with personal mental health. My journey has taken me down some dark roads, but eventually brought me back to the light. I am seeking a career in Psychology to help others in their own personal journey as a counselor. I past is what drives me to accomplish my goals and attending a Christian College will help me stay focused on my calling from God. The event that started my turning point happened 2007 when I moved home after giving birth to my youngest son. Six weeks after moving home my grandmother became ill and my father was witnessing possessions being sold to pay for his mother’s care and preparing for her...
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...There was no singular event that occurred in my life that I can say will influence my academic work or goals at Colorado Christian University. Rather, what I have experienced as an Emergency Medical Technician will enable and guide me to fulfill my goals at CCU. While studying to become an EMT, I heard many instructors warn us that if we proceed in the field, we would develop a morbid sense of humor and a desensitization towards our patients. I didn’t believe this would prove true to me. I was a caring, compassionate person, who wanted to be a Pediatric Registered Nurse. After working in the field for only about a month, I had a patient die on my gurney. Being left to grieve on my own, an empathy switch flipped off in me and what I once thought would never happen, did, in fact, happen....
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...The Christian Story and Our Stories: Narrative Pedagogy in Congregation Life In the feature article " The Christian Story and Our Stories: Narrative Pedagogy in Congregation Life" the author, Benjamin D. Espinoza, explains the educational strategy of narrative pedagogy, its characteristics and creative ways to apply it effectively in religious and secular ambits in our life. First, narrative pedagogy is an approach to teaching that involve our life stories through creative ways and another life stories (in the Christian ambit biblical stories) to form and renovate our life from the past through the present to the future. The purpose of explain the theological truths through stories is to develop a clearer understanding of the ideas, avoiding...
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...eight different chapters that deal with the complicated relationship between Christians, Converso’s, and the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula. The plan of forced conversions in 1391 was indeed successful, but nobody was prepared for the aftermath of what transpired. How to deal with the massive influx of converts into Christianity was an enormous problem, and the question of identity became the central area of concern. As one will see, religious incentive was the dominant motivator for forcible conversion that ultimately led to the problematic question of identity amongst the...
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...Through narrative therapy a counselor can help clients gain access to preferred story lines about their lives and identities taking the place of previous negative and self-defeating narratives that destroy the self. Presented in this paper, is an overview of the Narrative therapy and the Social Construction Model and several facets of this approach including poststrucuralism, deconstructionism, self-narratives, cultural narratives, therapeutic conversations, ceremonies, letters and leagues. A personal integration of faith in this family counseling approach is presented and discussed also in this paper. NARUMI AMADOR’S FAMILY CONSELING APPROACH Introduction Narrative therapy is found under the Social Construction Model. Using the Narrative approach, the therapist will not be the central figure in the therapeutic process, instead he will be influential to the client, helping him/her internalize and create new stories within themselves to draw new and healthier assumptions about who they are. This process enables clients to distract from focusing on the negative narratives which defined their past, redefining their lives into future positive stories. Narrative therapists define the problem as the problem instead of defining the client as the problem. The therapy process begins redefining the problem, externalizing it and getting it out in the open. The narrative therapist uses the questioning technique and creates alternative narratives to connect...
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... There are two forms of Christianity represented in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and each are described and function differently throughout the text. Based on Douglass’ personal recollections and thoughts in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, there are both real and false versions of religion and generally, the real or “true” form of Christianity is practiced by himself as well as some whites who are opposed to slavery. The false form of religion, or what the author explained in one of the important quotes in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, “the hypocritical Christianity of this land” (95) is practiced by whites, most notably Mr. Covey, and is a complete bastardization of the true ideals behind genuine Christian thought. Through his discussions of religion that are interspersed throughout The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the reader gets the sense that slavery and true Christianity are opposing forces and one cannot be present while the other exists. Not only is the simultaneous existence of the true version Christianity with slavery impossible, it appears that even if real Christianity does exist in a pure form, the introduction of slavery corrupts it inevitably and completely. As thisthesis statement for The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass suggests, it is for these reasons, Douglass juxtaposes both forms of Christianity...
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...Whale Rider Themes In the film the Whale Rider, the once complimentary narratives that governed the Maori culture: Gender, Identity, and Traditions are competing against one another. The fundamental elements of these narrative has stayed unchanged; However, some characters are interpreting these liturgies to their own personal narratives, causing conflict within the Maori Culture. Synopsis of film During a time of modernization, poverty, and the decentralization of the role the Maori culture play in the people lives, one local leader (Koro) looked upon Hope in a form of a prophet. According to the Maori's traditions, the ancient ancestor Paikea descendants: the eldest son are the rightful tribe leader and will centralize the community again...
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...In an attempt at analyzing born-again Christians, Harding focuses on the usage of religious rhetoric in the conversions of fundamentalist American Baptists. Harding analyzes a non-socialized link to converted adults, which is distinctly different than that of children. Harding emphasizes on the conversion process and the persuasive and interpersonal language that convinces susceptible people to convert. However, it is debatable if Harding was objective in her analysis. Her use of religious language, the structure of the essay, and the definitional usage of “disbelief” in comparison to “belief”, discredits Harding’s analysis. In order to be converted as a born-again Christian as an adult who wasn’t initially socialized into Baptist Christianity,...
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...Maninder Singh Prof. Cushner AMS-1A S21 02/05/2015 Journey of Mrs. Rowlandson in captivity by Indians (1675) In the narrative “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson,” Mary Rowlandson discusses how her personal life was like in captivity in 1682. Rowlandson wrote this after the attack in Lancaster, Massachusetts when she was held prisoner by Native Americans during King Philip War for 11 weeks in early 1675. Her narrative consists of repeating words such as “food” and “remove” to indicate how it all lead to Rowlandson’s depression and anger. Throughout Rowlandson’s journey with Native Americans, she observes her understanding regarding God and the bible. She also connects her capture to religious purposes that...
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...Family Counseling Approach: Narrative Lisa R. Murray Liberty University Online Abstract Narrative therapy is a therapeutic approach that is used alone or in conjunction with other methods of therapy. This particular method of therapy is used in family therapy to help clients focus on gaining access to preferred story lines in reference to their lives and identities the family dynamics that may affect them. The preferred story line will replace the place of the previous negative and self-defeating narratives about themselves. Helping clients within a family counseling to begin to become the author of their own story is important in many cases to overcoming multigenerational affects. Narrative therapy aids in this process. This comprehensive evaluation of narrative therapy within the structure of family therapy and the integration of faith will be constructed in the following pages. Keywords: self-defeating, Narrative therapy, multigenerational, therapeutic Introduction Narrative therapy is considered apart of the Social Construction Model. This particular type of therapy, the counselor or therapist is not a dominant entity or focal point of the process. Instead the therapist is seen as an influential individual to the client. The counselor will aid the client with the process of internalization and the creation of new stories or narratives within themselves that help them to draw new assumptions about themselves. This is done through the process of the client...
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...JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE of Boring, M. Eugene “Matthew’s Narrative Christology: Three Stories.” Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 64 no 4 (October 2010): 356-67. THEO 510 LUO (Fall 2013) Survey of Theology Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Jermaine L. Andrews (ID# 26089173) August 31, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Brief Summary 1 Critical Interaction 2 Conclusion 3 End Notes 4 Bibliography 5 Introduction M. Eugene Boring is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Brite Divinity School. In this article, his target audience is the Christian community and his goal is to discuss Matthew’s Christology as theocentric, presenting God’s manifested presence in the life of Jesus. Boring goes on to show how Matthew’s Christology is expressed in a narrative of three stories. He says that this can be appreciated and appropriated better in the context of narratives in which contemporary interpreters are embedded.1 He does not subscribe to a particular story, but believes that the ecclesiology, eschatology, and ethics of Jesus are intertwined. They cannot be separated or summarized. For that reason, we are introduced to and come to know Jesus as Emmanuel, God-with-us. Brief Summary Boring begins this article by talking about Jesus and how he was sent by God as the promised Messiah. He mentions how Matthew uses three stories that bridges the gap between interpreters’...
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