... order to emulate what they view as a "good pastor". Any book about pastoral ministry today will report the current trend toward pragmatism in ministry: If it seems to work, then it must be the right way to do things. Every Christian today has opportunities to view and experience ministry from the most thriving churches in the country through radio, television, videos, and magazines. Great pressure ... has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty" (I Cor. 1:27). Let us carr...

• Word Count: 7573
• Approx Pages: 30
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... and should be the way, the truth and the life. While the Greco-Romano has introduced the political and legal concepts, the City of God has led the world into an unusual angle – morality and ethics. And aside from that, this is an interesting starter for delving into how the concept of Church and the State resulted to countless debates since then and until now. The book has a wide ... -ranging scope; psychology, political thought, Christian-apologetic theory of history, biblical interpretation, and apocalyptic themes. But we will magnify only on these two that ... to purchase ...

• Word Count: 3044
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... themes, stories and/or parables featuring similar characters. However, despite their similarities, they differ in meaning and interpretation. Both are God's Word for Man, but have a different interpretation of accounts. On one hand, the Bible is a historical account of God's plan for humanity.2 Written through the eyes of simple men known as the Apostles, rather then written from the direct figures in the stories.3 On the other hand, the ... Gods messages and warnings that he gives through these figures, of which he has chosen. Among these major figures, and the first key story, that wi...

• Word Count: 2532
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

... upon whose care we depend. ( McGrath 266-267). A similar point is made by 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church, which stresses the way in which parental imagery, particularly that of fatherhood, brings out central themes of the gospel. By calling God "Father-, the language of faith indicates two main things; that God is the first origin of everything snd trsnscendent authority; and that he is at ... be comforted over Jerusalem-. It has been noted(and unfortunately I can't remember the book ) that Jesus frequently balances his male language with the feminine equivalent. The best example...

• Word Count: 3877
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School