My art piece is a collage that compiles several pictures and quotes that represents aspects of the Catholic Social Teachings. The Catholic Social Teachings are essentially all related to the dignity of the human person and are all needed for complete peace and happiness on earth. Some other CSTs include the principle of respect for human life, the principle of family, community and participation, rights and duties, the common good, option for the poor, rights of workers, principle of solidarity,
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The graph illustrates a decrease in Christian groups attendance of almost 8,000 from 2013. Even still, this is potentially due to a change in membership, rather than the success of those attending CF groups. The above trend line takes into account the decline of attendance by creating a relative percentage of CF groups to total attendees. The graph shows that the total number of weekly attendees who went to a Christian formation class increased, on average, by 4.7% every year
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In an E:60 feature presentation called “Catching Kalya”, Tom Rinaldi (2014) expressed what it took for Kayla Montgomery to get the feeling back in her legs after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on October 2010. He stated the following: “For eight agonizing months Kayla lacked all filling in her legs. With the help of medication, slowly, the feeling began to return”. After being treated with the appropriate medication, Kayla picked up running. She felt that she would run as much as she
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Outline the contribution of Paul of Tarsus to the development and expression of Christianity Intro: Paul of Tarsus is a profound figure in Christianity after Jesus. Many of his actions and principle teachings have spread throughout the Mediterranean sea far beyond Antioch and Jerusalem. One of the most prominent contributions was his epistles that contained Christ’s teachings, which becomes an ethical framework for Christianity. The epistles include developing a concept of love as well as clarifying
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make disciples who make disciples (2 Timothy 2:2), and be a Christ-like example to those we disciple (Titus 2:3). If we are called as an individuals and the church to develop disciples that develop disciples: how well are we doing? By observing Christians’ spiritual growth, the growth-stage strategies, and the discipleship process at a local church, perhaps some answers will be found. Discipleship at First Baptist Church (FBC) At FBC the senior pastor defines discipleship as “the process
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Rhetorical Analysis of Sinners in the hands of an angry God Preacher, Jonathan Edwards author of Sinners in the hands of an angry God (1741) reveals that God is approaching mercy on people who sin. He’s trying to convince Puritan congregation that if you sin you will be damned to hell. Edwards develops this claim by clarifying that if the people in this congregation do not follow God’s will they will result in death by being sent to hell. His purpose is to convince Puritans that God is wrathful
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What Does Jesus Say About Homosexuality? Marjorie E. Kummrow Copyright © 2015 by Rev. Marjorie Kummrow, Sweet Manna Ministries. All rights reserved worldwide. No part of this publication may be replicated, redistributed, or given away in any form without the prior written consent of the author/publisher or the terms relayed to you herein, except in the case of brief quotations. Rev. Marjorie Kummrow, Sweet Manna Ministries Glendale, AZ 85308, USA Table of Contents Introduction
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When I was younger, my family didn’t go to church. Sunday mornings were the one day my parents could sleep in and they had conflicting views on religion so it was easier for both my parents if we simply didn’t go. My mother had grown up as a Christian but hadn’t ever been a member of a church. My father, however, was an atheist. He was adamant there was no God. Then, when I was eleven, my whole life changed. My brother and I went to Vacation Bible School with my grandmother. When the end of the week
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The page with Christ washing the feet of his disciples was created in a German monastery near Reichenua at about 1000. Discussing the iconographic meaning of the page with Christ washing the feet of his disciples will require an understanding of the art of the age. Jesus washing the feet of the disciples (John 13:1–17) occurred in the upper room, just prior to the Last Supper and has significance in three ways. For Jesus, it was the display of His humility and His servanthood. For the disciples
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of these were stated to point out that as Christians, part of the calling is “to provide a moral and prophetic voice for the community and for the nation...and protect the weak and the vulnerable” (143). In addition, John and Gordon also clarifies that the calling is not limited, it can go from community all the way to a government level. He gave a couple of example of his own involvement with President Clinton and ways in which he serves as a Christian and as a citizen to better the community he
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