North Greenville University has made a great impression on me, with the beautiful campus, the friendly faces, and the great music program, but what I find most significant is the Prayer Chapel. Outwardly, the building is welcoming with The Cross displayed on every side; inwardly, the chapel is comforting. The moment I enter the chapel, the feeling of security embraces me, as if God has wrapped his arms around me.
The outer appearance of the building consists of column archways made of stacked stone that lead into six glass doorways. On each wall is a big red cross with tall windows underneath each side. High peaks on each of the walls add an open concept to the interior of the chapel. The first breathtaking sight inside the chapel is the hanging cross in the center of the beautiful stained glass that illuminates the interior with warm colors. In addition, the second sight is the stone waterfall that flows from the stained glass into a square pool of water in the center of the room. The sound of rushing water inside the chapel soothes me and makes it easier to focus on speaking with God. After the waterfall, the third sight that catches the eye is the prayer benches around the waterfall. A total of six benches,
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It brings believers closer to Christ; without it, Christians would be disconnected from God. The Prayer Chapel promotes much needed prayer in daily life. From the time I have already been at North Greenville University, the Chapel has helped me significantly. Praying in that building is therapy to me. It reduces my anxiety from the stress of college life and allows me to more easily give my burdens to God. Every time that I have used the Prayer Chapel, I come out feeling rejuvenated and peaceful. While inside the chapel, I have a chance to write down prayer requests for others to pray about with me. In doing so, I lighten the burdens on my shoulders because more than one person is sharing my
The supreme court case of Trinity Lutheran Church vs. Comer, is a case in which the supreme court of the United States of America held a Missouri Program that denied funding to religious groups that would be used for profane purposes, that is provided to non-religious groups violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion. “The Trinity Lutheran Church Child Learning Center is a Missouri preschool and daycare center. Originally established as a nonprofit organization, the Center later merged with Trinity Lutheran Church and now operates under its auspices on church property.” The Trinity Lutheran v. Comer case finds that governments can not discriminate against churches that would otherwise qualify for funding just because
Media Specialist: Internship at Grand Avenue Baptist Grand Avenue Baptist Grand Avenue Baptist has been on the corner of Grand Avenue and North 39th street for over eighty years. Since September 9th, 1934, its mission has been to witness to the River Valley that Jesus is the son of God, provide a place for Christians to grow, and serve the community through partnerships and programs. In the decades that have passed since its beginning, the church has grown from a staked down tent and a tiny congregation of a mere five people into one of the staple churches of the Fort Smith area. Grand Avenue now boasts a congregation of several thousand and has a thriving ministry programs for all ages and stages of life including family, singles, and collegiate
The allusion to heaven while still being alive creates a dreamlike mindset for people. It’s something new and mind-blowing. Something no one has ever seen before. The way nature worked with the buildings also impacted visitors. Larson wrote that, “The shared
Colonial Williamsburg shows what life was like for everyone back in colonial times. We can learn a lot from their structures such as the Capitol, the Magazine, and the Governor`s Palace. One of the most important buildings was the Bruton Parish Church. This historical church definitely deserves a commemorative coin because everyone then had to attend service once a month, it still offers service to this day, and it relates to the motto, “That the future may learn from the past.”
The pronounced details represent the mistreatment of Jesus and also relates to the monastery as a place where the sick and diseased are helped and taken care of. Its panels depict The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the martyrdom
J. Matthew Pinson is an Arminian theologian and president of Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville. He wrote remarkable books related to Theology of salvation such as Armenian and Baptist and Four views on Eternal Security. Additionally, Pinson and his contributors wrote Perspectives on Christian Worship: 5 Views where they explore different thoughts on contemporary Christian Worship. This work is an analysis of five styles of worship: liturgical, traditional evangelical, contemporary, blended and emerging. Each style is addressed by influential Evangelical leaders such as Timothy C. J. Quill, Ligon Duncan, Dan Wilt, Michael Lawrence and Mark Dever and Dan Kimball.
Prayer Changes Things "When you get in a spot, you don't seem like you know your way out, when you get confused, if you feel like you can't find the way, if you're feeling like you just ain't got no answers... don't be ashamed to pray and don't ever be too proud to pray because prayer, prayer changes things." - Steve Harvey Steve Harvey said his mother taught him this lesson, and I'm glad to be including it in this list of uplifting quotes because it is a powerful one! Prayer has been shown to help people handle difficult emotions, which means it can help you transcend a negative mood and move into a more positive one. Prayer helps you feel more connected to a higher power. It helps you clear your mind enough to stop focusing on your problems and start hearing or seeing some solutions to them.
Though many associates the design of the chapel to Bruder Klaus’s life of living in a ravine or the oculus resembling the starburst referencing to the saint’s vision of womb, yet, Zumthor’s only vision is that of architecture. Nevertheless, all these interpretations make the piece even more interesting. Zumthor smiles. His sole intention is to create a place of solace, meditation and reflection. Quoting his words, “To me, buildings can have a beautiful silence that I associate with attributes such as composure, self-evidence, durability, presence and integrity, and with warmth and sensuousness as well; a building that is being itself, being a building, not representing anything, just being.”
I can feel the sun blazing against my skin while sitting on the grass of the Alumni Lawn. I can witness lifelong relationships being forged in the Common Center. I can hear the whispering voices of students collaborating and spreading knowledge in the Central Library. I can imagine myself being an active student at Vanderbilt University.
Before I discuss my experience at Grace Lutheran Church I feel it would be beneficial to explain my Church Background, so that you can better understand my outsider view of the Sunday morning worship Service I attended. I have been raised in the Baptist/Southern Baptist church my entire life. My parents are from South Carolina, which is also where I grew up, so our idea of Church has always been a small community with a very relaxed atmosphere. I stopped attending the Baptists church when I was 16. I chose to join Bent-tree Bible Fellowship, a non-denominational church.
The transmutation from the fall semester to the spring, was quite strenuous, no longer was I a part time student. I was taking 16 credits and this meant adjusting to the course load. The first couple of weeks were a hassle and I felt that there were not enough days in the week to complete the assignments. Now, in the mid semester, one of my main priorities was to purchase a planner and a calendar.
Upon entrance to the Ebenezer church, the high-peaked ceilings immediately mesmerized me. The white, peaked ceilings were beautifully decorated in imagery of what appeared to be a flower motif repeated all throughout. The three windows at the top of the sanctuary brought lots of natural light creating a feeling of the presence of God. The architecture of the tall, elaborate stained glass held symbols of the church including the grapevine, wheat, etc. A worker for the National Parks Service told us that the stain glass windows had been donated the after destruction of the building, which is why names appear at bottom of every window.
After the prayer all the church members turn to each other and make an offering of peace to each other as a community to bring everyone together. This is where I had to join in also, all the members reach out to shake hands and exchange a hello or a god bless
As I stepped out of my car, I acknowledge that the church was surrounded by trees, which gave it a calming and peaceful sensation, the building was long with a triangular shaped form, with burgundy bricks surroundings and a bit of white in the front entrance and some at the very top and sides with a dark beige roofing to give the church some color, the windows seemed to be a tinted crystal glass that was designed with blues and a beige color. As I made my way into the church their was an entry room where a man and a women and what seemed to be their two children greeted me and handed me a pamphlet that described what was going to take place in that days Sunday school and mass, then I made my way to another pair of doors where I could hear the choir singing, as I opened the doors the inside of the church was a tan wood looking color all around and had matching tan benches with burgundy red bedding to match the carpet, the thing that stood out most to me when I walked in was the large cross that was in the very front that shined very bright as if the sun was hitting it to give the whole church light, when I looked below the cross, the choir was singing and beside it was a women playing a piano with so much passion and in front of them was a the pastors book stand also a matching tan color with his bible. The people were very kind as I sat down next to a friend that attends that church, they welcomed me with open arms and talked a bit about them self’s and the amount of time
SULTAN QABOOS GRAND MOSQUE General Information: The Sultan Qaboos grand mosque is located in Muscat, Oman, designed by Mohammed Saleh Makiya and Quad Design for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos to be the largest most beautiful mosque in Oman, and to stand out a unique piece of architecture. The mosques can be visited by non-Muslims except on Friday, and it is considered as a contemporary Islamic architecture. Construction: