Essays on Glorifying

Mathews 6:9-13 reveals a considerable Christian belief anchored on the foundation of prayers. This reinforces the grace of prayers as a sufficient framework of guiding the Christian way of life. It from this principle that Mathews 6:9-13 underscores the need for acknowledging the presence of God and the inherent connection and fellowship of Christians through prayers. The petitions envisioned in this passage focuses on the attention of worshipers on God as well as entrusting God with the provision of the needs of Christians. Evidently, prayer is the fundamental experience, practice and ritual in the Christian life. This is the indispensable aspect ...

Grudem’s “Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teachings on the Moral Goodness of Business” gives a balanced view of how individuals are blinded to the way individuals abuse businesses and the way individuals have grown to idolize success, money and as a result, these individuals have lost sight of the fact that for every action, one must put God at the forefront of one’s life. In fact, Grudem believes that many individuals have lost sight of the fact that businesses are solely God’s belongings and not mankind’s. Wayne Grudem is an authority on the ...

Saint Basil the Great was bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia when he fought against the Arians despite grievous threats from the Arian king Valens. He has reformed so thoroughly the clergy in his diocese that other bishops sought his help in assisting them in their dioceses. His greatest achievement though was the establishment of a vast hospital and work house outside the city of Caesarea, which came to be known as the “New Town,” and later renamed Basileiad after his death (Laux, 1930). In the sermon, “Prayer must come first” (Everitt et al., 1985) he explored prayer and service through ...

Summary and critical review of ‘To His Excellency General Washington’

Introduction I do not think Phillis Wheatley should have written a letter to George Washington praising him for fighting for America’s freedom. I believe she should have addressed the fact the she was brought to America from Africa as a slave. She should have written about the freedom for the African’s that were enslaved for hundreds of years, instead of worrying about George Washington’s fight for America’s freedom. In the following analysis of the letter of introduction, and the subsequent poem, Phillis Wheatley comes across as a poet who was out of touch with her roots and ...

The Psychological Effects of Rap Music: The Negative Outweighing the Positive

Violence among modern day youth, males in particular, is often attributed to the influence of hip hop or rap music. Studies have shown that rap music, lyrics and videos promote violence, sex, and materialism. However, there is also some research that shows that rap music, especially gangsta rap, drive a positive reaction such as facing oppression, community unity and attaining respect, an idea found to be promoted as much as violence . Hence, it can be said that, the nature and content of rap music has changed in step with the evolution of the African American society. As such, there is a ...

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Media like television, movies, newspapers, magazines and videogames have a great influence on modern lives but more so on the younger generation. Teenagers today are surrounded by all forms of media and much of their time is spent on them. According to the University of Illinois’ journal, The Gateway, teenagers can spend anything between 6 to 8 hours in a day on the use of media. Majority of this time is spent viewing television, about 2 to 4 hours in a day (if time watching MTV is not counted). Television is meant to be a great source of entertainment. It brings you a host ...