prophet. The text in (The Essence of the Old Testament: A Survey, pg. 164),” The failures of the judges’ era is illustrated in the rebellious ways of Eli and his sons, which are set in contrast to the successful judgeship of Samuel (1 Samuel 7:3-17 NIV.)”He was used by God because he was obedient when the Lord spoke to him. He led the people to a renewal of covenant at Mizpah, and helped them to claim victory over the Philistines. However when Samuel grew old and appointed his sons, Joel and Abijah
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BIBLE BOOK SUMMARIES INSTRUCTIONS For these assignments, you will write a 150–170 word summary for 5 books from the Old Testament and 5 books from the New Testament. You may select which five books to summarize, but must include at least one book per genre in the following fashion: 1. Old Testament: Must include at least one narrative, law, prophecy, and wisdom book. 2. New Testament: Must include at least one gospel, narrative, epistle, and apocalyptic book. Since a sample of Genesis
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Christ, his kingdom come/coming, his death, burial, and resurrection, and the free forgiveness of sins for those who repent and trust in the person of Jesus Christ. A presentation usually includes helpful elements for the particular audience, such as Old Testament prophecies of the Messiah, or the basics of the nature of God and His benevolent dominion over humanity for those unacquainted with the basics of a biblical worldview (which centers around the worship of the one true God). 9. William Ramsey
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meeting place and again stay for extended periods of time. Quinn has established a more personal relationship with the senior customers. The senior customers a more polite and neat while dining. Quinn has concern that the restaurant will become quote “old people's” restaurant. Quinn is considering bingo games during slow morning hours which is popular among some seniors and could be a further source of revenue. Quinn's current strategy regarding seniors seems to be a good idea in that he is increasing
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Ageism: Old People Can’t Drive In American society, it seems that we treasure youth and either fear or are disappointed to reach old age. Our culture has a big influence on how the elderly are perceived has stereotyped this population, mostly seen through the media. Even in films, TV, books, and magazines old people are often portrayed as frail, weak, klutzy, or indecisive. We should look treat our elderly with respect for the fact that they are more associated with experience, knowledge, and
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birth of a child, we may still experience a strong sense of grief. When I am experiencing I would rather be alone to grieve before seeking out the comfort of others. When my parents divorced when I was two years old I thought it was the end of the world. That was until my eighteen year old brother passed away just eleven days after my twenty first birthday of an overdose to methamphetamine. When my mother called me the day she found out Tyler was gone I shut down. I found myself wanting to be alone
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paper is to explain that spiritual disciplines are trained behaviors that promote spiritual growth to full maturity in Christ which also brings about total transformation. Spiritual disciplines have historical beginnings that were practiced both in the Old Testament and the New Testament that are pattered by Christians today. These disciplines vary and are not just limited to a standardized set of disciplines. Boa (2001) outlined twenty spiritual disciplines such as Solitude and Silence. Prayer, Journaling
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alone. Also, please be careful not to plagiarize. Look up the article or chapter on Amos in (if you need help finding these, ask a librarian!): 1. Dictionary of the Old Testament Prophets (IVP, 2012) 2. Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (Zondervan, 2009). Do not use the older 1975 edition. 3. An Introduction to the Old Testament written by Dillard and Longman. Please use the second edition. (Zondervan, 2006) 4. Your textbook Using the sources above, answer the following questions
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Business Report Ideas 1. Investigate the problem of worker theft and recommend ways to decrease it. 2. Investigate the pros and cons of requiring workers to wear uniforms. 3. Report to your management what other companies are doing to increase ethics awareness among employees and recommend a course of action for your company. 4. Report on current means of reducing shoplifting and recommend which methods your store should institute. 5. Report on the challenges of an aging
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over America. We don’t tell the youth very much, because they “won’t understand”, they’re “too young”. We gawk when elderly people run marathons, or even participate in simple recreational activities such as volleyball or swimming, because they are “old”, and “incapable”. People who are discriminated against, no matter the reason, can be hurt by it. Age discrimination is the same as racial discrimination, or religious discrimination. They can be offended, because it isn’t something they can help
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