Augustine Confessions

In the beginning he would always pray and believe God was good. As the story goes on and he faces many hardships his beliefs get shaken up, but in the end he emerges with his faith

However, last year I went through a trial in my life where I was ambivalent towards God. I depended on my works for God to be pleased with me and actually love me. I feared His rejection and I became dependent on my self-righteousness. However, God stayed with me and proved His unconditional love over and over. He healed my mind and brought me back into a trusting love relationship with Him.

Now he is out and thanks God everybody that he saved him from going down a rough road. He goes to church everyday and worships and prays everyday. Rehab changed his habit, but God

The gift that Adam offers is simply “being”. Nouwen helps Adam to share his gift by attending to his needs, like getting him dressed, bathing him, telling him stories. Nouwen writes with gratitude about Adam’s gift, “ Out of his broken body and broken mind emerged a most beautiful human being, offering me a greater gift than I would ever offer him” (Nouwen, p.121). Nouwen’s family in the Daybreak community for the handicapped, became his most fulfilling ministry, even though he taught and spoke at Notre Dame, Yale, and Harvard. The experience of living at Daybreak deepened Nouwen’s life in the rich gift of peace by the discipline of knowing

Also he would always be ready to move from one place to another, for places that needed him. This was why Bl.Francis Xavier Seelos was an example to those trying to instruct the ignorant. (Blessed Francis) Bl.Francis Xavier Seelos was a priest who traveled throughout the U.S.A. preaching. He lived out the beatitude,blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven, by never complaining about coming from a poor family. One virtue he lived out was to counsel the doubtful because he was known for his spiritual direction.

Pi believed in Christ so he was promised salvation and he got that salvation. Another thing is that christians believe that Jesus new life after death is a sign of everlasting life for his followers (Christianity). Pi was a strong believer in Christ and Christianity which lead him to surviving what most wouldn 't believe

The best way to be that light is to pray the God through us is glorified. All too often we pray as a selfish child, God give me this or give me that. I have my pastor say that God is not our genie in the sky, but He is our loving and faithful Heavenly Father. In Matthew 7:11 (KJV) “…how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!” God wants to give His children good gifts and He wants them to be mature enough to pray for the glory of the Heavenly Father. God love us with a love so strong that we cannot

How does one live a life as a Christian that honors and glorifies God? The answer is by reflecting Christ’s image by acting as He would in every situation. Because of what Jesus has done for sinners on the cross, they desire to live by His example in order to give Him glory. However, living a Christ-like life can only happen through the work of the Holy Spirit, who comes in to sinner’s hearts when they first put their trust in Jesus and the cross, growing them and making them more like Jesus. Many characters in books, stories, and movies have Christ-like qualities and characteristics, an example of this being Harper Lee’s masterpiece.

After Watergate, the only thing that mattered to Colson was having a right relationship with Christ and ministering the grace he had received to as many people as possible. Psalm 25:4-5 says, “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” Matthew 5:6 says “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied” both of these versus speaks into how Colson thought, felt, and acted. Charles Colson’s life is a powerful testimony to the transforming power of the Gospel. 1 Corinthians 15:47-49 perfectly describes Colson when it says, “One who bore the image of the man of dust became one who bore the image of the man of Heaven.” Colson wrote “The real story was that Christ had reached down to me, even in my disgrace and shame, and revealed Himself as the One who forgives and makes new.

After his education he became a Puritan minister then after he became a church pastor after his grandfather died. Bradstreet and Edwards share the same Puritan faith on how much God is important for them, but the show different styles of write by using unlike word combinations and tone. In Puritan faith God is important to them; however, Bradstreet shows God as a loving, caring and giving type of person while Edwards portrays him as an angry and enraged person. Bradstreet writes about everything that happened to her and how God has cared for her. In