My Favorite Hymn is 'In Christ Alone'

Several years ago, Amy Chua’s book: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has triggered a lively debate about the strict parenting style. In the book, it is mentioned that Chua sets rules and restrictions, such as no sleepovers, practising music instruments every day, etc. As a result, her daughters achieve excellent grades in schools (Goodin ¶2-3). Chua’s parenting style is categorized as authoritarian. In Hong Kong, Chua’s style is popular. Parents put a lot of pressure on their children. Starting from primary level, children are asked to attend extra tutorials. From the parents’ eyes, “Practice makes perfect”. Hence, children will become more competitive. However, westerners oppose her methods. Some believe that giving no freedom to children is not conducive to one’s academic performance.

Change is constant with a society that is always recreating itself. From the Enlightenment period to the Industrial Revolution there is a massive difference when comparing these two societies of their norms and daily life.

In Rig Veda, Hymn is created for worship other gods in heaven by “the fire of the sacrificial alter” (Doniger, 1). In the Hymn, it is indicated that Agni is one of the god whose task is “to carry the burned sacrifice upward to heaven where the other gods would receive it” (1). Hymn to Purusha listed “that the universe, and human society came about as a result of the sacrifice of Purusha” (4). According to Hymn to Purusha, Purusha has many heads, hands and feet. Yet, Purusha is God of eternal life (4). As we see that Purusha became the God of the universe, he controlled life and death on the earth. Everything in the heaven and on earth is created by him and in him (4). This confirms that Purusha created the universe. Some of the parts

The poem I chose to do a close reading essay on was, “Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep” by Mary Elizabeth Frye. “Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004) is an American poet who remains known today for a single poem-a sonnet of just twelve lines-but it may be the most popular poem in the English language. “Do not stand at my grave and weep” is a consoling Holocaust poem and elegy with an interesting genesis, since it was written by a Baltimore housewife who lacked a formal education and had quite never written poetry before, and certainly none of note” (The HyperTexts). The tone of this poem is comforting and helps people find comfort with the view of death. This poem uses a lot of imagery, metaphors, and symbolism. Frye’s, “Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep,” is enlightening people how to handle a death of a loved one while using important parts of the theme such as tone, vocabulary, and overall meaning.

The "problem of the gods" is related to the relationship between gods and humans, or lack thereof. In the first document, "Shamash Hymn," the writer worships the Babylonian sun-god of justice, Shamash. Throughout the hymn, the writer praises the god by speaking of his greatness and how "Among all the Igigi there is none who toils but you, None who is supreme like you in the whole pantheon of gods. " When this hymn was written, the Sumerian economy was flourishing, which helped the people believe in the gods' powers and interest in the wellbeing of mortals. In contradiction to the first document, the "Poem of the Righteous Sufferer," is about a man who's faith in the gods, namely Marduk, the god of prosperity and joy, is diminishing.

The group’s first album, Life, reached Billboard’s chart of top 10 gospel albums including the songs, No Way and Everything. Their next album, Victory Live!, hit the number one spot in the gospel album chart and also number one in the with the song, Victory.

The book Discipleship was wriiten by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and was published in 1937. It was his fourth volume of sixteen and has also been published under the title The Cost of Discipleship. Bonhoeffer was a pastor in Germany that was alter arrested, imprisoned and executed by the Nazis.

Martin Luther, born in 1483, grew up in a devout Roman Catholic household, where the church stood at the center of his world. However, he suffered at the hand of his parents’ harsh criticism. His father had emerged from the feudal system into the new middle class as a successful Coppersmith. His desire was for his son to also climb the social ladder. To assist with his son’s success, Luther’s father was a fierce judge of the character of his son, and often punished him severely for his failures. From these experiences, Luther developed a low self-esteem and fear of failure, which encroached on every aspect of his life, including his theology.

The poem, “Gospel” by Philip Levine gives a vivid description of what the narrator sees around them. The narrator focuses their description on nature. They make many references to types of plants like lupine and thistles. Throughout the poem, nature can be seen as and abstract creature. Nature is giving and lively. The conflict in the poem is between the speaker and nature. The narrator tries to show how nature can give nice outdoor views and how the earth gives people a place to walk on while people give nothing back to nature. Levine’s speaker uses repetition and comparisons to show how nature is constantly pleading for the narrators attention yet they cannot offer anything to the relationship they have with nature. The poem slowly evolves

Faith Ringgold’s God Bless America is an expression of the emotional and physical torment of black Americans prior to and during the Civil Rights Movement. This piece of art movement had a lot of cultural ties to the population during the 1960’s that also can be applied today in the year 2001. Through the description of medium, subject matter, form, and style I will relate this piece of history and the signfigance of what this composition means to me today.

One of the best known of the official military songs is the Marine Corps Hymn. And yet, no one knows who made it or exactly how old it is. Legend has it that it dates back to the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). It wasn’t officially copyrighted until 1917 when W.E. Christian published it in the book “Rhymes of Rookies” (Gutenberg.org). Even though we don’t know its exact origin, we do know what the song stands for and what it means. The hymn praises the idealism of the Marine Corps and also looks back on historic moments Marines have dealt with and overcome.

The need to create distinct human beings affected by culture and society is one of Paule Marshall’s concentrated thrust and perhaps this interest into the interrelationship between character and culture parts from her own background. In this book Paule Marshall focuses on a woman who shares similar aspects of her life, both born in New York, having its roots in the Caribbean and both bringing back to the African past. One as well as the other has struggled as a black woman living in a white society that had weakened her sense of self. The book explores the individual search for identity and also the need for integration within a community.

Worship music what is it really for and is there such of thing as good or bad Worship music. Donald Williams In his Touchstone magazine article, “Durable Hymns,” Williams notes that there have been wars over music almost as long as there’s been a church. Williams says we should study the music of the past to “learn the criteria by which to discern what is worthy in the present.” I agree that we need to look in the past but we need to be careful with that too just like today music written log ago had music that was of poor quality too. One hymn I that stuck with me through my teens is “you are my all in all” by Dennis Jernigan. This song is rooted in biblical truth (You are my strength when I am weak…When I fall down you pick me up), theological

Please spend some time working on this song to make Sunday morning a little easier. This is the only newer song we need to work on. You all did such a great job with Savior this past week. I am so thankful for each of you and your talents!

Our purpose in life is to serve God. Jesus gave us the Great Commission at the end of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Matthew 28: 16-20 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”