...as well as mento “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). And in 2016 there is more good newsfor women. God israising up a generation that cares passionately about justice. Today, many are striving to end domestic violence, rape, slavery, and human trafficking. Many are working toward providing clean water to deprived communities. More medical teams are treating women who are suffering from female genital cutting,fistula,and lack of care during pregnancy and delivery. Infant and mother mortality rates are dropping. In some countries, the numbers of abortions are drastically declining. Many parents are sending their girls to school, even up to the university level,resulting in fewer child marriages. Let’scontinue to pray andcelebrate God’s love. Let’s also celebrate that people around the world are speakingup and defending women and girls and helping them prosper....
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...Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love ALSO BY ELIZABETH GILBERT Pilgrims Stern Men The Last American Man Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love VIKING Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), Cnr Airborne and Rosedale Roads, Albany, Auckland 1310, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England First published in 2006 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Copyright © Elizabeth Gilbert, 2006 All rights reserved LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Gilbert, Elizabeth, date. Eat, pray, love: one woman’s search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia / Elizabeth Gilbert p. cm. ISBN 0-670-03471-1 1. Gilbert, Elizabeth, date—Travel...
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...Lourdes Perez Professor Falknor English 1301 “Latin Women Pray” Judith Ortiz Cofer is a Puerto Rican author whose work includes a range of literary categories such as poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays and young-adult fiction. She was born on February 24, 1952, moved to Paterson, New Jersey with her family in 1956. There she attended Butler High School. Cofer then attended Augusta College where she received a B.A. in English and later an M.A. in English from Florida, Atlantic University. In the poem, “Latin Women Pray” the author, Judith Ortiz Cofer makes it seem that the women’s prayers are pointless. The women realize that prayer could be pointless, but keeping hope alive (being bilingual) they can find a reason to keep their faith. It signifies the faithfulness and devotion of Latin women in church. In line three, Cofer mentions “They pray in Spanish to an Anglo God with a Jewish heritage.” Meaning that these women have to pray to a God that is not like them. She characterizes the women’s God as a “Great White Father” and not as a Spanish one. It may be a representation of the American culture. They don’t speak the same language, they don’t share the same culture, indicating that the women are worshipping a being unlike themselves. They pray to a God that doesn’t understand what they are saying. Despite those differences the women keep praying to him with hope that someday they might understand each other. “Imperturbable in his marble pedestal looks down...
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...pr Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love ALSO BY ELIZABETH GILBERT Pilgrims Stern Men The Last American Man Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love VIKING Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), Cnr Airborne and Rosedale Roads, Albany, Auckland 1310, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England First published in 2006 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Copyright © Elizabeth Gilbert, 2006 All rights reserved LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Gilbert, Elizabeth, date. Eat, pray, love: one woman’s search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia / Elizabeth Gilbert p. cm. ISBN 0-670-03471-1 1. Gilbert, Elizabeth, date—Travel...
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...Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love ALSO BY ELIZABETH GILBERT Pilgrims Stern Men The Last American Man Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love VIKING Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi – 110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), Cnr Airborne and Rosedale Roads, Albany, Auckland 1310, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England First published in 2006 by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Copyright © Elizabeth Gilbert, 2006 All rights reserved LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING IN PUBLICATION DATA Gilbert, Elizabeth, date. Eat, pray, love: one woman’s search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia / Elizabeth Gilbert p. cm. ISBN 0-670-03471-1 ...
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...The right to pray in school/Schools should be neutral Since the foundation of this country was established, there have been many influxes of different culture beliefs and ethnicity. Since the Engle decision in 1962, (Engel v. Vitale 1962), ones who have been spreading the word of religion for years have not been satisfied with the Supreme Court for “taking God out of the classroom.” In an effort to reverse this trend, those spreading the word of religion have been fighting many years to have prayer/religion placed back into the public school system activities. Not all religious advocates are clear as to what activities they would like to see in the public schools, they are admitting they would like some religion/prayer implemented somewhere. They also began challenging the separation of church and state in hopes of providing students with strong moral and ethical backgrounds. Are the children suffering: Academics/ Sports? Since the banning of prayer in the public schools, children are suffering academically, physically, mentally and spiritually. They are going about their daily lives like nothing has changed. Their morals and values have changed. Public schools in the United States have become liberal and atheistic. Having “Five minute moment of silence” placed back into the public schools system can have a big effect on our children today. So much immorality is allowed in the public school system, but nothing of whole some goodness is allowed. We can have “Sex Education”...
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...PAGDADASAL NG SANTO ROSARYO Sa ngalan ng Ama, at ng Anak, at ng Espiritu Santo. Amen. V. Aba Ginoong Maria, napupuno ka ng grasya, ang Panginoong Diyos ay sumasaiyo. R. Bukod kang pinagpala sa babaeng lahat. At pinagpala naman ang iyong anak na si Hesus. V. Buksan Mo Panginoo, ang aking mga labi. R. At purihin ka ng aking dila. V. Pagsakitan mo Diyos ko ang pag-aampon mo sa kin. R. At iadya mo ko sa mga kaaway. V. Luwalhati sa Ama, sa Anak, at sa Espiritu Santo. R. Kapara ng sa una, gayon din ngayon, at magpakailan pa man, at magpasawalang hanggan. Siya nawa. SUMASAMPALATAYA Sumasampalataya ako sa Diyos Amang makapangyarihan sa lahat na may gawa ng langit at lupa; Sumasampalataya naman ako kay Hesukristo, iisang Anak ng Diyos, Panginoon nating lahat. Nagkatawang-tao sya lalang ng Espiritu Santo. Ipinanganak ni Santa Mariang Birhen. Ipinagpakasakit ni Poncio Pilato. Ipinako sa krus. Namatay. Inilibing. Nanaog sa kinarorooonan ng mga yumao. Nang may ikatlong araw, nabuhay na magmuli. Umakyat sa langit. Naluluklok sa kanan ng Diyos Amang makapangyarihan sa lahat. Doon magmumula’t pariritong huhukom sa nangabubuhay at nangangamatay na tao. Sumasampalataya naman ako sa Diyos na Espirtu Santo, sa banal na simbahang Katolika, sa kasamahan ng mga banal, sa kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan, at sa buhay na walang hanggan. Amen. AMA NAMIN Ama namin, sumasalangit Ka. Sambahin ang ngalan Mo. Mapasa-amin ang kaharian Mo. Sundin ang loob Mo, dito sa lupa para nang...
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...Liberty University Should Christians Pray the Imprecatory Psalms? A research paper submitted to Dr. B. Keith Lester. In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the course OBST 520 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary By Lynchburg, Virginia Friday, July 03, 2015 Contents INTRODUCTION 3 IMPRECATORY PSALMS 3 Context Matters 4 Problematic Solutions 7 Author’s view of Imprecations 9 Should Modern Day Christians Pray Imprecatory Prayers? 10 “Wrong” is not the same as “Sinful” 12 Concluding Thoughts 13 Bibliography iv INTRODUCTION Between the September 11th terrorists, ISIS, and other terror plots and organizations which openly call for the extension of Christians, more Christians than ever are wondering how to properly think about and handle such violent and gruesome persecution. One idea which is regaining traction is imprecatory prayers or “cursing” prayers. These prayers of cursing are found throughout the Bible but the most notable examples are found in Psalms. Christians struggle, however, with whether or not praying these prayers is in keeping with the orthodox teachings of Christ whose teachings involved mercy, grace, and forgiveness. So can and should Christians utilize the imprecatory psalms as part of their regular prayer life or not? This paper will attempt to answer this question by first briefly examining an example of an imprecatory psalm and the context surrounding it and then comparing it to the New Testament teachings...
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...The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states in its first article that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Humans are born with intrinsic natural rights. As further described in Article 28, social and international orders must be enacted so as to allow everyone to utilize their rights; however, there are several occasions where human rights are sacrificed for peace, order, or authority. The book The Journey of Ibn Fattouma by Naguib Mahfouz and the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell illustrate challenges and obstructions in the pursuit of human rights, the two primary ones of which are ignorance among the oppressed and struggles for wealth and power among oppressors. Ordinary people’s ignorance is a major...
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...Have a bright, clever child who doesn’t seem that interested in becoming a lawyer or a Doctor? Are they good with their hands but not interested in plumbing? Are they a whizz on computers but disinterested in an IT career? Are they political, even secretively, yet hate all the major parties? Do you sense that they’re searching for something that can’t be found on EBAy? Does the creative soul in them get turned on by adventure? Well Congratulations because you may have given birth to what their generation will sorely need . . . A Graffiti Artist. In the 1990s Graffiti was still colour on walls to some, and criminal activity to others, but out of this disagreement an unknown artist, and he is still unknown, emerged. His street name, Bansky. One of his first famous quotes that he painted on a wall read: “We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.” — Banksy An Artist with a larrakin heart wrapped around a disgruntled, political soul he once climbed into the penguin enclosure at London Zoo and and painted “We’re bored of fish” in 7-foot-high letters. In August 2005, he painted an image of children digging a hole through the Israeli West Bank barrier. Then, in 2006, he placed up to 500 copies of Paris Hilton‘s debut CD, Paris, in 48 different UK record stores with his own cover art and remixes by Danger Mouse. The Music tracks were given titles such as “Why Am I Famous?”...
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...31 Days of Praying for Your Pastor Brothers, pray for us. (1 Thess 5:25 ESV) “Let the thought sink deep into the heart of every church, that their minister will be such a minister as their prayers make him. … How perilous is the condition of that minister ... whose heart is not encouraged, whose hands are not strengthened, and who is not upheld by the prayers of his people! … “It is at a fearful expense that ministers are ever allowed to enter the pulpit without being preceded, accompanied, and followed by the earnest prayers of the churches. It is no marvel that the pulpit is so powerless, and ministers so often disheartened when there are so few to hold up their hands. … When the churches cease to pray for ministers, ministers will no longer be a blessing to the churches.” Gardiner Spring (1785-1873) There is no greater gift you can give your pastor and the spiritual leaders of your church than to pray for them. Pastors cannot win the battle alone; they need committed intercessors to lift them up in fervent, specific prayer. Imagine how the power of God might be released in our churches if we were to pray faithfully for our pastors. Pastors are human—they face the same challenges that their people do, with some additional ones! They grow tired in ministry, are tempted to sin, and may find it difficult to balance their many roles and responsibilities. They need the encouragement and support of those they lead. Prayer for your pastor is crucial to the spiritual health of...
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...with incorrect motives. Thus, according to Baal apologists, Baal’s priest did not lose because Jehovah is mightier; they lost because they prayed with an incorrect motive. Therefore, Baal did not answer their prayers and allowed Elijah to win. Thus, of the multitude who pray for peace, none ask with the correct motive. Of the few who pray for war, at least one asks with the correct motive. Therefore, as we have war instead of peace. Apparently, a desire for war is the correct motive, while a desire for peace is an incorrect motive. 32. Asking from a Selfish Heart. God does not answer prayers of a prayer who prays from a selfish heart. Thus, according...
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...#1 Prayer Do you love to pray like I love to pray? When I pray I take out the time during many parts of my day to pray to my higher power. Prayer is communication with you and Jesus. In order to develop what prayer really is, you must have a clear definition of god. God is so personal being to us and when we pry we can interact with him. To understand it all I will help you understand what prayer is and what is not prayer. What is Prayer: For me prayer is a most important part of my communication process. When we pray we worship and seeks god attention because we know he is there and he listens to us. It might sound crazy but some people think that you just supposed to pray when you wake up and when you lie down to go to bed. Truth be told, there is no limit on when you can pray to your all mighty savior. I talk to him all the time. When I wake up in the morning I’m praying and thanking the lord that he woke me and my family up to see another day. As I am driving to work and asking him to let me and everybody in the world make it to see another day and to get to their destination safe and sound. When I am working I am praying for my co-workers and patients. I pray all the time because I need my blessings all the time. When you pray it do not always have to be that you are asking god for something. It could be that you want to confess to him of something or just praise him for all that he had done for you. Just think you never have to pray alone. At night you and your family...
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...of help just as you can use different instruments to make different sounds. Diverse prayers can yield different results. The Bible tells us in Thessalonians 5:16 “to pray without ceasing,” As we pray it opens up communication with our father God and strengthens our faith. As Christians we must pray to strengthen our relationship with him not because times are hard or that we are in need of something. Dr. R.T Kendall topic on the Various Kinds of Prayer enlightens people on the vast areas of praying. For instance the prayer of agreement can be used with intercessory prayer with great results. It also gives us insight to the power of prayer. Our heavenly Father values us more than anyone and wants to talk to us. With prayer, we all have equal access and we are all on level ground. What's more, prayer gives you the privilege of access to ultimate power. God can make anything happen. He can heal, solve any problem and change your financial situation and open doors. Cause everything that has happened in your life will work together for good. People must understand what prayer is, and why it is so important, and how you can overcome the obstacles that prevent you from doing it. Make prayer the foundation of your life...you can only benefit from spending more time with God. "I cannot imagine a greater motivation to pray than that God enjoys having me in His presence. He enjoys my company. He delights in listening to me! He doesn't get bored with my repeated requests. He never makes...
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...Earley is a life-transforming book. Earley has written a treatise on prayer that will be a classic for years to come. In this brief critique/review I will give an overview, summary of the chapters, critique, and application. SUMMARY “Leadership is influence…Prayer influences men by influencing God to influence them.” (Earley, x). Wow. What a powerful summary of his own book that Earlely gives us. This book is about influence and how prayer can better enable and position us to be better influences in the world. To lead better, we must pray better. Earley uses “Nine Prayer Disciplines of High-Impact Spiritual Leaders” to serve as the framework of his book. In chapter 1, entitled Value the Power of Prayer, Earley elaborates on the dynamic power that is found in prayer. Earley says, “If you want to maximize your impact, prioritize your prayer life” (Earley, 1). Earley starts off with a startling stat, that “the average pastor prays only seven minutes a day.” (Earley,1). Earley’s main point in this chapter is that a prioritized prayer life leads to a better ministry. Prayer, according to Earley, saves time (p. 6), reaches anywhere, anytime (p. 6), and the determining factor (p.7). Prayer is the difference between a...
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