Doretha Goodman Interview

Growing up in a Quaker home with supportive parents encouraged Paul from an early age to challenge others’ beliefs when they differed from her own. An emphasis was also placed on acting with integrity. Paul never hesitated to do so and she

Nettie Fowler was born in 1835, the youngest of three children. Her father was a merchant in New York. After he died, her mother ran the business until her own death a few years later. Nettie was sent to live with her uncle and grandmother who were both devout Methodists and philanthropists in their community. These early tragedies and relationship with her grandparent’s religion and philanthropy shaped Nettie’s beliefs. Raised as an active member of the Methodist church, she felt her responsibility was to be a servant of God and give back to her community.

This quote shows the dismal side of not believing in God and his supreme power and authority. If you were to doubt him whom would you go to for salvation once he gave up on you?

Bre’s mother had been looking for a new church to go to for a while. And thanks to her new job at the Holyoke Soldier’s Home as well as her ability (unlike her daughter’s inability) to socialize, Bre’s mother made a new friend who introduced her to one of the Pentecostal Assembly of God churches. The church offered services on both Wednesdays and Sundays, so it was expected of both Bre and her brother to take up

James’ mother respected Reverends who grew up in the South in the old days. She says they used to know how to fire up a church the old-fashioned way. She didn’t like to hear sermon’s that involved politics, bad mouthing, and negativity. Ruth praised Reverends who were able to bring together a church with “real talk of God and genuine concern for their parishioners.” This style of preaching was similar to that of her “home” church, New Brown Memorial.

"God has revealed so much to me in these 3 days. So many great points I jotted down from sermons and messages and even songs that touched my heart. The sermons opened my heart. God has been seeking me my whole life, but daily things distracted me. But I've learned that no job or duty is more important than serving God."

A year later she was able to move to the U.S. Just before her and her family were about to leave her grandfather tells her “America is a Christian country. People will expect you to become a Christian. Your mother and I want you to know that, if you decide to become a Christian, you will still be our daughter and we will still love you.” While in the U.S. she began to attend Sunday school and was learning about Jesus. Soon after she met a girl named Joy Clark and became close friends with her.

Grandmother was a devout Christian, church advisor, and bible reader -- daily. Often during the night when she would awaken -- she read her Bible which she kept at her bedside. Community Counselor -- The community solved problems as "Miss Elvira" thought it best to solve them…an unofficial "Lawmaker" of the community.

With the introduction of her mother, Robinson describes her endearingly as a tall, beautifully long-haired and lighter-skinned woman. She also describes her as a loving person who “taught [them] how to love” and that “having childrens meant so much to [her] (Robinson, Buss, 35).” From this brief portion of her introduction, it can be seen that Freeman was a mother that her children could not only look up to and follow but that they must have also loved very much in return. This love that she had for others was despite the fact that she grew up never knowing where she truly came from herself or the kind of true love that a family can provide. In addition to her loving side, Freeman is also described as a very hard-working woman. Buss’s description is given in the introduction, “Mary sees her mother, perhaps with a

As a Church of Christ member, Hannah goes to church every Sunday and Wednesday. Hannah’s church does not listen to music to worship, they sing hymns instead. She loves to sing and has a wonderful voice. Hannah loves inviting people to come visit her church with her. She goes to a church camp every summer; the following year she hopes to be a spiritual leader at camp so she can bring others to Christ.

There was nothing that necessarily surprised me, but I will say this interview made me think about a lot of things within my own life. Specifically, the fact that Dr. Wydra did not plan on becoming a psychologist, that life just kind of took her there along with the fact that she stressed making sure that my own mental health always be taken care of and that even when you get B’s in subjects you will still be successful. Like I stated earlier within this paper, I believe people assume college graduates should have their whole lives figured out by the time they walk across the stage, and that is almost impossible. Maria’s story just shows that life can be incredibly unexpected and that regardless of what you end up in, you can be successful.

Out of the depths of pain and sorrow, the believer's heart cries out: "I trust in you, O Lord: 'I say, you are my God."' (Psalms

“‘Faith! Faith!’ cried the husband. ‘Look up to Heaven, and resist the Wicked One!’” (Hawthorne 1297) These were the words expressed by Young Goodman Brown during the evil baptisms. Whether Goodman Brown was speaking to himself or his pleasant wife Faith, it is easily seen that there is a definite need of Faith and God to be saved from the “Wicked One”.

Born on May 31, 1935, in Portal, Georgia, Mr. C. was the eldest child of three. His father was a Pentecostal pastor and his mother a seamstress and a housekeeper. The family came from strong agricultural roots, owning 160 acres of farmland, passed down from Mr. C.’s grandfather. Every morning, Mr. C. and his younger brother and sister got up “early, early” to work the fields before school. The family farmed peanuts, cotton, corn, and sugar cane and raised livestock and swine. As the pastor’s family, going to church on Sundays was absolutely mandatory.

“You and I arrive at similar dramatic moments in our journeys of faith, don’t we? They occur when we must trust God without the benefit of knowing all the details. The journey is the thing! God uses it to challenge us . . . to rely on Him, unconditionally.”