June 6 Father's Day is coming soon. Jesus is the perfect role model of a father. He could give us, His children, everything our hearts desire. But He doesn't. He knows the weakness of our hearts. Instead he gives us everything His heart desires for us. He teaches us how to be patient, how to be ...
ISU Novel Comparison: Zorba the Greek and The Pearl The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast two novels, Kazantakis, Zorba the Greek and Steinbeck's, The Pearl. The author uses the protagonist in each novel to discuss the role of power in peoples lives. The two characters are each very...
Faith Faith, according to Hebrews 11:1, is being sure of what we hope for and what we do not see. (New International Version Teen Study Bible) In modern times, faith has been weakened in meaning so that some people use it to mean self-confidence. But in the Bible, true faith is confidence in Go...
Religion is the most significant influence in the life of most Africans; yet, its key principles are too often unfamiliar to foreigners (Awolalu, 1976). This leads to considerable misunderstanding of the African worldview and beliefs. As religion is part of life for most African's, it cannot be stud...
Six days shall thou labor, and do all your work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God: in it you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger that is within your gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it." ...
"There remained only a shape that looked at me. A dark flame had entered my soul and devoured it". To what extent would you argue that Elie is destroyed by the experiences he recounts in Night? Before the Germans arrive at Sighet, night time is for Elie a time of spiritual and physical renewal. It is a time of studying religious texts, of prayer, and of restful sleep. ...
Hidden Knowledge As readers of a story, we are granted a kind of insight and a perspective over many issues that the characters within the text lack. With the knowledge that is withheld from the characters, we readers are therefore able to evaluate and formulate conclusions about c...
