Jesus Reflection

In When We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-Leeds it says that “comparison can block compassion both for others and for ourselves.” I agree with such statement; I think that listening is a skill you learn throughout time. One can pretend to listen without really getting anything out of the conversation that one is having with that other person. In the Compassionate Listening workshop, I got to do it with Rachel Kurland and I sit and listened to her talking about the moment her friend treason her. I tried to understand her plight, why would she not cut that friendship off, I understood she loved her friend, however, I could not resist bringing my biases to our conversation. I asked myself, why is Rachel, such a good, loving, and smart person,

“It’s my turn now!” he exclaims, his eyes lighting up like a child. This time, Jesus takes more of the ingredients and pours them all into the bowl. “When you look in the mirror, you don’t realize how beautiful you are; when you participate in the rope courses at camp, you don’t realize how brave you are; when you tend to someone’s physical wounds, you don’t realize how caring you are…. and those are just some of many.” He looks back at me, his eyes filled with one emotion: pride. For me.

Hostilities (7:10–13). “However, after his brothers had left for the Feast, he went also, not publicly,

Reflection is a major factor in "developing self-awareness" to improve services provided to everyone around me, this is to develop my own understanding in realising the good and bad made previously. Moving forward with a better understanding, as well as rectifying the mistake whilst recognizing the good points, (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood, 2008).

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the contribution of reflective practice for clinical nursing. Reflection has been defined as a way for individuals to “capture their experience, think about it, mull it over and evaluate” (Boud et al 1985: 19)

In the book The Jesus I Never Knew, Phillip Yancey presents an image of Jesus that contradicts the image of the Son of God society has established. As children, a majority of conventional Christians are subjected to a warm, soft-spoken, calm, levelheaded Jesus. Yancey argues against this common interpretation of Jesus, opting for a different, more realistic approach to Him. In contrast to the accepted portrayal, he stresses to the reader that Jesus was not always calm and accepting, and although he was the Son of God, he was still a human. As a human, Jesus was not without strong emotions of both love and anger. In the book of Mathew, it is written, “Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned

American society produces new temptations every day and it is easy to fall into what could be harmful to a relationship with God. It becomes difficult to live a Christian life when the culture in which one lives is full of needs, desires, and ideas that are so contrary to what the Bible teaches. During the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, he also went through a few temptations at the hand of the devil. He endured these temptations and persevered righteously in spite of them. A few lessons can be learned by how Jesus handled these temptations.

“I hated reading Gus the Bus over and over again to you.” This statement came from my mom after my claim that I didn’t remember being read to very much as a child. And though I don’t remember being read to, my mom and dad were influential in the beginning of my literacy. They’ve taught me not to take learning for granted, and have encouraged me to read all of my life. Despite experiencing low points with my interest in literacy throughout my life, there are clear examples of how my interest and reasoning has matured from the beginning of my literacy to the present day.

Jesus as a person is played off of His appearance, people did not hang around Him or feel drawn to Him because of His appearance, He was simply accepting and kind. People were so attracted to the way the He spoke and carried Himself that His appearance did not matter to them. This speaks something of society, that if someone is to carry oneself as a man of dignity and riveting speech, carry themselves full of Christ, appearance does not matter. The mission of Jesus is drawn out as one that is more focused on heart than appearance in this chapter, changing once again what society has drawn

The coaching staff at Godby was extremely flexable anytime I had school work or an exam to study for they would allow me to either leave practice early or work on my assignments during practice as long as I have completed my daily task. The coaching staff was also very patient with me which was something I felt was important. They understood that I was new to their football system so they worked with me as I tried to learn the teams procedures, different plays and even getting to know the players better. They were also very mannarable when it came to me being the only women working around the program.

Jesus' chose a time near the start of the Passover as he knew that the 12 disciples would understand what his action of his sacrifice and that it would be just like the sacrifice of the lamb.

In the book by Christopher J.H. Wright, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, the author argues the very existence of Jesus Christ in the New Testament is portrayed within the Old Testament. Wright writes, “the deeper you go into understanding the Old Testament, the closer you will come to the heart of Jesus” (ix). Wright explains many Christians love Jesus, but do not know much about the Scriptures that He read. This is the author’s intention of the book, bringing the readers to a deep understanding of the Old Testament and gaining a greater understanding of Jesus. The purpose of this review is to summarize and critique Wright’s work along with presenting the strengths and weaknesses of the book.

They are usually the bystanders and the passers-bys, or the curious folk who are intrigued by who Jesus is and what He does. Often times, many of the Jews felt conflicted because of what they had been taught by the Priests and the Pharisees was different than what Jesus had taught. There were moments when they wanted to believe, but at the same time the Jews wanted to believe the Pharisees.

It is very important to consider the time and setting this scripture was written about. This passage was written about Jesus and his parents, along with many other Jewish people going to the feast of Passover in Jerusalem (in 12 A.D.). Passover is a very important religious festival and holiday for all Jewish people, because it is celebrated to commemorate the freedom given by God from Egyptian

In our society today, it can be hard to fully understand and relate to biblical texts written in a seemingly different world. With stories of great joys and sorrows, I found that although the world we live in today is different, the messages are still highly relevant. As long as humans are still imperfect and desired filled beings, we will need the wisdom of these biblical texts to guide us. As the stories of overcoming hardships and suffering made an impression on me, the stories of love and acceptance filled me with great emotion. There are many differences that seem to separate Christians today, whether in arguments such as interpretations or certain beliefs. This has only divided an undivided religion. I found comfort and strength from texts about love and a calling for Christians to come together despite differences. In this, I found a deeper connection to myself and others.