Christian Autobiography

I was born June 29 2000 to Michael and Shaunette Hurts. My parents. We lived in Virginia at the time. After Virginia my parents were stationed at Kentucky so we went to Kentucky. Lived there for a while in a house till I was 4 years of age. In Kentucky I had my first ever pet. My parents decided to give me a hamster instead of a dog. He was a small brown and white little pet. I was to give him a name so since I was 4 years old I thought dude was an efficient name. So dude was his name. After being in Kentucky for about

I was born in Wellington, Kansas. I do not really remember living in Wellington very much but I think I was only a few years old when we moved to Mulvane and then to Winfield. I lived in Winfield for about seven years, moving around to a few different houses after my parents split up and living with my grandparents from time to time. I have four sisters and one brother. There are my two real sisters: Izabel and Sydni. Then my two; step sisters Ryan and Kayla. I also have my baby brother Hunter.

And how compulsory it is to be on time at our various places of worship.

At the age of nine that is when my life really begin. My Aunt and Uncle, Dave and Betty Callis adopted me. My wonderful new parents. I lived in Georgia and moved here to Tennessee. When I moved here I lost all connection with my mom and some connections with my sisters.

Christianity is the belief in God, Jesus, his son, and the Holy Spirit. Christians believe that God’s son, Jesus, was born from a virgin, died on a cross for the sins of the world and rose again after three days. They believe that God created everything from the water, to the air and sky, to animals, to humans, absolutely everything. Christians also believe in a place after death that reunites God and all his creation.

In order to formulate an appropriate definition and understanding of Christian Spirituality, one must first understand the concept of Spirituality. The term Spirituality is not one that is conventional and unanimously accepted. David B. Perrin, in his book, Studying Christian Spirituality (2007) he describes what “authentic spirituality” is not: the “spiritual life” and “body life” are not detached, and it encompasses all of life’s aspects, for example, the psychological, social and intellectual dimensions, he goes on to say that these dimensions are crucial in understanding spirituality. Perrin also states that some would say that they are “spiritual, but not religious”, therefore it can be said that spirituality is not always associated with

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not." This scripture represents the grace and mercy we all live under as believers. Many times throughout my life, weather looking back or trying to project forward. I realize that it is only by God’s Grace; that I am able to make it. And it is with this mindset, that I have the reasoning to want to attend Colorado Christian Univ. As a soon to be 35 year old man, I have seen a lot of life’s highs and lows. I was raised in a Christian home, by both my Mother and Father. I come from a long line of ministers my father pastored for 25 years in Denver, Co. at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, my brother is currently pastoring in Topeka, Ks. at Antioch Baptist church. So I am used to being

On December 29th, 1999, I was born in New Albany, Mississippi. I have a sister who is two years older than me, and a brother who is three years younger than me. When I was still a baby we moved to Maumelle, Arkansas because my dad got a job at a church there. I loved living there but when I six my siblings and I were told that we were going to move. The church where my dad worked at was closing down because they didn’t have enough money or members to keep it open. We found a new church fairly quickly and have lived here ever since. I was in first grade at the time. I was super excited because I had my own room, I didn’t have to wear uniforms at my new school, and my new house had stairs. For some reason when I was seven I had a major obsession with houses that had stairs. I told my parents that in the new house I wanted stairs and a pool. Sadly I didn’t get the pool and honestly I’m still upset about it.

My faith has been very important to me and my family since my birth. I was baptized at Broad Street United Methodist Church by Rev. Mark Ale on January 17, 1993. The reason my faith has played such a vital role for me is mainly due to my Mom’s United Methodist influence. After my Dad began to live on his own he grew distant and stopped going to Church until he married my Mom, and she told him that a condition of being married to her was that they would go to either her Church or his Church every week. When I stated Kindergarten my parents and I were attending Holy Name Roman Catholic Church each week and decided to raise me as a Catholic, so I was brought into the Catholic Church not missing any sacraments due to my valid United Methodist

The summer before I went into the sixth grade my mom took my two sisters Natalie and Liberty, my brother Derek and I to Chicago for a family trip. We drove for a long 8 hours. My mom picked Chicago because that is where she was born and raised. She also wanted us to know where she lived and know about her childhood. When we arrived in Chicago, the first thing we did was go to the neighborhood my mom lived in with her adopted family and where my grandparents lived. My mom cried a little because it had been so long since she had visited her old house. After that we went and checked into our hotel and went to dinner at a steakhouse. Then once we were done eating we went to a car show.

A successful Christian has a RIGHT CONCEPT. A right concept precedes success in any endeavor. Possibility thinking is necessary for the Christian. He must consider his difficulties, burdens, and problems as stepping stones and opportunities. Think on the things that gives good reports.

I crawled into bed with her one night. Under the blankets and wrapped in her arms, I whispered, “Why did the doctors take your hair away?” To this, my mom softly explained to me the process of chemotherapy. I was four years old at the time, and two years prior to this my mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Having never drank, smoked, or done drugs, her diagnosis came as an incredible shock. She fought it for the next three years of her life, and though I was very little at the time, I have very vivid memories of being with her through this. I remember rubbing her bald head while we watched movies, I remember painting her pictures daily, and most often I remember doing yoga with her on the beach.

The above image is a picture of what my walk with Christ looks like. I grew up in a Christian family, so I was obviously surrounded by God and the church from the very start. I was raised in a Christian home, but just followed through the motions of doing “Christian things” that I thought you were supposed to do. I did not know Him; I just knew about Him. I found myself looking for purpose and meaning in people and also in myself.

Acknowledging my history as a Native American man is critical to my identity. Culture and spirituality have intertwined with history for many members of the Yakama Nation. Through time immemorial, Native Americans connected to spirituality through the earth and they never separated. My autobiography for spiritual purposes begins May 22nd 1982 where I was born into the world half Yakama and half Caucasian.

Christian Tradition course exposed me to the Christian Tradition based on Biblical and church history. The course taught me the differences and similarities of Christian Tradition from other major world religions. I learned about the significance of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Trinity based on the teachings of the Bible. The course also briefly covered 2,000 years of church history but with emphasis on the impact of the Council of Nicea, Council of Chalcedon, and John and Charles Wesley on Christianity. The professor emphasized the importance of the reformation that sparked a revolution in the church.