Why First Mt. Calvary History is Important
The Bible shows us that history is important. Christianity is a historical faith. God reveals himself in history. The people of God celebrated God's mighty acts of deliverance in the past - like the exodus from Egypt - as an incentive to look to God for salvation in their present and future. An example is Psalm 145, rehearsing God's mighty deeds in the past, as an encouragement to trust God in the future:
One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. . ..
They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of your righteousness. . ..
They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom, and tell of your power, to make known to all people your mighty deeds, and the
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Calvary’s unashamedly celebrate our history and our heritage. Not that we view the hard work of our pioneers then as just another excuse for us to party now. Rather, we celebrate God's goodness to us in our history, to fortify us for the immense challenge of our future. Some theologian once defined tradition as 'the life of the Holy Spirit in the church.' Looking at our history helps us to see what the Holy Spirit has been saying to us and doing among us through the years. We discern in the continuities of our heritage something of God's purpose for us as a church. The Bible tells us that 'Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever' (Hebrews 13:8). It's about some of these continuities - the distinctive characteristics of First Mt. Calvary- Speak today. Today we pay tribute to all who have labored in and for First Mt. Calvary throughout its history. We Are a unique church, combining many elements rarely seen in a single congregation. We are excited at what God is doing among us, calling us to act locally, think globally. So above all, today, we praise God for his steadfast love and mighty deeds. ‘Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory’ (Psalm
“Many historians consider the Battle of King's Mountain on October 7, 1780 to be the turning point in America's War for Independence.” (hankla)
The battle of King’s Mountain is the topic that I have chosen. The battle was between the Patriots and the Loyalists. The Patriot’s militia was called the Green Mountain Boys and the Loyalist’s militia was the Hessians. The war happened in King’s Mountain, South Carolina on October 7, 1780. This battle was a great triumph for the American Patriots. That area was the death of the British militia leader Patrick Ferguson.
Have you heard of The Battle of King’s Mountain? This small battle is considered by many “the turning point in the American Revolution”. This battle has many causes, leaders, events, and effects that make it an important and significant.
The battle of the Plains of Abraham was fought on the 13th of September 1759. It was the result of a three-month British siege of the French North American capital of Quebec City. Although the battle lasted for a short period of time, involved comparatively few troops, and caused few casualties, the effects of the battle were far reaching. The British victory at the battle resulted both in the death of the French general – the Marquis de Montcalm – and the British major general James Wolf. More importantly, the battle resulted in the capture of Quebec, which in turn, led to the capture of the remaining French territories of North America.
Mount St. Helens Location: Washington, United States Latitude: 46.20 N Longitude: 122.18 W height: 2,549 meters or 8,364 feet - 9,677 feet before May 18, 1980 Type: Stratovolcano Number of eruptions in past 200 years: 2-3 Latest Eruptions: Between 1660-1700, around 1800-1802, 1831, 1835, 1842-1844, 1847-1854, 1857, 1980-? Present thermal activity: strong steaming Nickname: Mount Fuji of the West Remarks: continuous intermittent activity since 1980 with occasional eruptions of steam and ash; occasional pyroclastic flows; intermittent dome forming. MSH is considered a young volcano that developed over the last 40,000 years and is one of the most active volcanoes in the Cascade Range. Geologists predicted that the
This paper will examine the British and American Southern Loyalist defeat in the Battle of Kings Mountain and discuss the assumptions the British made including loyalist support, logistic support, and terrain advantage.
Mount St. Helen is a very active volcano classified as a stratovolcano, stratovolcano is basically a tall volcano built up of layer after layer of hard lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash. Mount St. Helens location is in Skamania County in Washington, with coordinates of 46 12'00.17"N122 11'21.13"W. Mount St Helen is famous because of its catastrophic eruption on May eighteenth in nineteen eighty. The eruption measured a five on the volcanic explosivity index. This is an index created by Chris Newell and Steven Self in the year nineteen eighty-two it was designed to try and measure the explosiveness of volcano eruptions to determine the value of the explosivity and qualitative observations ranging from zero to eight, eight being the
On the day of September 11, 1857, an emigrant party camped at Mountain Meadows was brutally killed by the Mormon militia aided by Indians. This essay examines two viewpoints regarding the massacre found in Sally Denton’s “American Massacre” and in “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” by Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley, and Glen M. Turley.
In the 1950s women were expected to be calm and obedient. No one ever believed a “weak” woman could cause any harm. Roald Dahl changes this stereotype in two of his stories. Women are visualized as kind and caring but end up the exact opposite. This is to take notice that the way a person looks should not be the way a person is perceived. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” the wife shows love for her husband and a while later, murders him. She acts innocent in front of the police and they believe her due to her appearance. “The Landlady” is about a woman who invites a man into her home with kindness. Later, she kills and stuffs him. This comes to show that what a woman presents herself as might not be who she really is. Dahl develops the theme of
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as “Cluster’s Last Stand,” which was fought on June 25, 1976 in Montana, U.S. The outcome was indulged for the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne tribes, who presumably will defeat the U.S Army under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and its 7th Calvary. This trounce defeat by the tribes, will consider Indians bloodthirsty by the demise of their enemy. The Indians overwhelmed the 200 men by a cluster of 3,000 men. This insisted the battle was lost by the west, and will always be known as “Cluster’s Last Sand.” A battle that only lasted shortly, and took part of the “Great Sioux War of 1876,” will consider Indians unpredictable in the battle field.
There are many gender roles that are evident in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. At the beginning of chapter five, Scout says “He staked me out, marked as his property, said I was the only girl he would ever love, then he neglected me” (46). Back in the 1930’s, women were seen as objects and not as people. Women were expected to clean the house, cook dinner, and look presentable for their husbands when they came home from work. Also, women were viewed as a threat or harmful to others in society.
If God’s wider presence is real on the earth in cultural artifacts like Calvary, how do we identity or discern it? Put differently, how do we carefully make theological meaning out of Calvary? In Time and Narrative, Paul Ricoeur links Aristotle’s characterization of narrative and suggests three stages of interpretation. He calls them mimesis1 (prefiguration), minesis2 (configuration), and mimesis3 (refiguration). Ricoeur states, “A prefigured time becomes a refigured time through the mediation of a configured time.” Mimesis1 describes that human acting is always already prefigured with certain basic competencies. So for a prefiguration of Calvary, I will talk about
The importance of our world's history is huge, because it teaches us about our past and how we came to be in the world we live in today. History can help you learn about our ancestor’s origins and cultures.
In the Black Hills of South Dakota, there is a monument that is dedicated to four of the most influential figures in American history. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt are names that still to this day trigger thoughts of greatness and awe-inspiring men. All four of these men were presidents of the United States. They each had a signature style or brought a particular ideal the American forefront. George Washington was known as the "father of our country." Thomas Jefferson co-authored the Declaration of Independence. Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation. Theodore Roosevelt fought for the little man, was known for his brashness, and
The Battle of Monte Cassino was one of the most important battles of World War 2. Monte Cassino was effectively blocking the Allies route north to Rome and had to be taken despite the many difficulties of doing so with many numerous mountains surrounding Cassino. The Allies reached the western end of the German Gustav Line in Italy in mid-Jan 1943. The main German positions generally ran along the valleys created by the Rapido River, Liri River and the Garigliano River. German troops established positions on the hill of Monte Cassino, which dominated over the valleys, but they had stayed out of the nearby historical Benedictine monastery per orders of Field Marshal Albert Kesselring. The allies Field Artillery played a very