though my ancestors arrived in America at various points, ranging from before the Alamo to the turn of the 20th century, they witnessed similar, dynamic events in American history through a different lens, due to their various locations and backgrounds. Focusing on my mother’s (Dana Kubiszyn) side of the family, her
That was until I faced adversity in my life. I turned to my faith in hard times. Religion is a crutch. When you are wounded, you often need a crutch. The crutch symbolizing faith, and the wounded leg embodies the problems we face in life. In my life, I have learned that faith has been side by side with me for my existence and through tough times. Life can get hard, but when you stand by your faith when dodging obstacles it makes it much easier. That is how faith can help overcome obstacles. Looking
Who I am, really makes up my identity. Personal traits make me appear towards the world. My worldview incorporates of different concepts and suppositions. It helps to decode my issues in my life. As I continue to evolve, my identity, status and my worldview shape me. My family and my faith status makes my life worthwhile. It's the love and relationship that keeps me bounded together with my family. Without a family I am absolutely nothing because they have helped me through hard times and supported
experienced it in our families or friend groups. It is inevitable, and it is something we all have to deal with at some point in life. It was everywhere in New Bremen the summer of 1961. One way the Drum family of Ordinary Grace made it through the deaths throughout the summer was by holding on to their faith in God. I, too, have experienced deaths of loved ones, and am able to relate to how the Drum family used their faith to cope with the deaths. One instance Nathan’s faith helped him get over a
What is faith? Faith is the seed that is planted in the heart of man by God. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen “Hebrews 11:1”. Faith is an important element in a Christ life. Faith shapes my life, my mind and heart along with my actions and relationships. And gives my live a meaning. Faith is expectations beyond my many blessings that God has in store for me and unfolds the magnitude of His purpose. It is the substance and the assurance that we
until my junior year of high school when I was at Hume Lake with my youth group that I dedicated my life to being a disciple for Christ. That following summer I went on my first mission trip to Haiti to serve at an orphanage and shortly after returning home I decided to get baptized. My faith was put to the test when my family decided to move from Santa Barbara to Pennsylvania during my senior year. My dad moved there six months early while my mom, my brother and I stayed back and lived in my best
“Civil Peace” is a story of faith. It is a story to which I know that the events and experiences that the main character, Jonathan, experiences can directly relate to my own life, as well as my opinions on my view of the world. “Nothing puzzles God” (Achebe) is what Jonathan says continually throughout the story. This shows his opinions on what has happened in his life so far, and how he feels he should react to what happens. For his great amount of faith is shown throughout the story, and I feel
to have faith in what I could not see. I believed Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy, despite the fact that I had never, even once, laid eyes on them. My family has always consistently attended church, so the idea of believing in a God that cannot be seen with the naked eye was something that I just accepted. As I have grown older, I have realized that there is a whole lot more to faith than just simply stating that something has an existence. A general definition of faith is the
Finally, faith plays a huge role in my family’s health and structure. While my family may not openly relay every mental or physical aspect of their lives, faith is still the backbone that ties everyone together. Through every struggle God has been the center piece of the family. 4 out of 5 of my interviewee’s mentioned that any struggle they ever encountered they always looked to God for support and direction whether that included disease, hard times, or divorce. In Plante and Sherman’s book “Research
Christ fit into the World? Another pile of my life view is how my faith has shaped my world. This pile has been easy to pick out what belong there, yet is confusing with how it fits into the entire puzzle. Even through the confusion, there is a foundation in how I have understood my faith, how I have grown into it, and how it has a hierarchy of my entire worldview. Part of my live view is seeing the world through Christ. Faith is what keeps me grounded in my decisions and helps me focus on how I want