For instance, Thomas Jefferson is now widely known to have had children by one of his slaves, who by definition was in no position to consent to their relationship. Anderson’s idea that the church can now present itself as a beacon of light, hope and redemption to those recovering from s...
say, “No, we should not read the film as allegory.” But this is a late and much over-simplified definition of the word “allegory” which I believe does serious disservice to both story and symbol. In earlier allegories such as Edmund Spenser’sThe Fairie Queene(or later ones, such as...
A definition of Gospel Soundtracks, Christian Accompaniment Tracks, what they are and how to use them. Gospel & Christian Split Tracks Using the special Split Tracks format of Gospel Soundtracks and Christian Accompaniment Tracks - A practical guide for using Split Tracks ...
My personal definition of Animism is: “Animism believes that everything that exists is both alive and sacred, with all things being interconnected and related: that the earth, along with each animal, plant, inert object and natural phenomena are persons (or potentially so); a community of cre...
One of the classes you study in school is History. The definition of history is: “The study of past events, particularly in human affairs. Also the whole series of past events connected with someone or something.” How do we learn and change and grow if we don’t know what happened in...
Nagasawa points out that Endo supports the definition of faith provided by the French author Georges Bernanos which is that faith is ninety percent doubt and ten percent hope. Faith, according to Endo, is not total confidence-indeed, far from it-but it includes a small piece of hope which ...
Integrity is a key component in the definition of servant and ethical leadership, and honesty, authenticity, sincerity, respect and righteousness are major virtues and descriptors that make up this leadership integrity. Many leadership studies indicate that the lack of integrity from a leader, as ...
• HORMONES GALORE: Puberty isn’t just tough on them—it’s tough on everyone. If your once-happy child now has the emotional range of a moody TV drama character, you can thank their hormones for that. • BRAIN UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Did you know that the teenage brain is still develop...
“Father Stu” or “Father Tim”… But actually, the original notion of priesthood had nothing to do the Catholic church. The Biblical definition of priest is far more universal than any denominational function, and the application of that function may just strike closer to home than you think...
I needed to have a simple working definition that could cover all the bases. So, here is a definition I part borrowed and retooled:Worship is not a program but an invitation for people to participate in the truth of Jesus; and we celebrate His story in a variety of forms and activities...