Out Of My Cultural Comfort Zone (MAGL)

The book is divided into seven parts. The book focuses spiritual growth and it is a manual for building a Spirit-filled life in a world where perfection can only be found in God’s loving vision. Ortberg helps us gauge your spiritual health and measure the gap between where you are now and where God intends you to be. As the author emphasizes on

As a Christian counseling, I realize that I am an adjunct, specializing in a practice that is appropriately attached to and derived from the core practice, as it is legally defined (Clinton and Ohlschlager, p133). I also realize that I am more than a counselor; however, I have become a soul-care artisan, a disciple, a mentor, a spiritual director, and a guide into the deeper way of Christ (p132). Therefore, every Christian counseling session, I have encountered, has started with a prayer, to welcome God into the midst, as the Holy Spirit take the lead and guides what is said by me, as the counselor. As a Christian counselor, it is my hope that my knowledge of Spiritual formation reshapes the inner man, by being formed spiritually from the inside out, transforming from a selfish and carnal existence to a holy and joyful one; by one’s faith, as well as, the client’s faith, in God (Clinton and Ohlschlager, p130)

Write an essay in which you explain why marriage is right or wrong for you now or at any time. Or is Brady simply trying to expose the double standard applied to husbands and wives? Write an essay in which you argue that the double standard for husbands and Wives still exists, is disappearing, or has disappeared since Brady's essay was first published. b. Is Brady's view of the typical husband extreme? If you believe it is, write an essay rebutting her views or offering a more balanced view. If you believe Brady's view is accurate, write an essay supporting her opinion by citing examples of husbands you know or about which you have read. Bring in ideas from Deborah Tannen's "Talk in the Intimate Relationship" (chapter 6) to support or illustrate your ideas. c. Write an essay in which you expand upon the notes you made when responding to item b under Engaging the Text.

Arriving at a foreign country at the age of eleven years old was and exiting and yet intimidating experience. High buildings, wide roads, newer and nicer cars on the streets were some of the first things I noticed when I arrived to the city of Los Angeles CA. Living in a country where you were not born in could be difficult some times. Although Spanish is spoken at a grand scale in CA, it was difficult to communicate with and understand the teachers from my classes at the elementary level since all they spoke was English. Los Angeles is a city of great diversity, therefore it is believed to be the perfect place for any person arriving from another country to not feel like a foreign, such believe

Every individual, no matter who they are, will all face challenges that result from their backgrounds and cultures. Born in Calcutta, India and later moving to the United States, Amin Ahmad was an individual who discovered this harsh truth firsthand. In his essay, “I Belong Here,” Ahmad reflects on his experience of being treated differently from those around him based off his cultural background. He analyses the emotional barrier that forms between the journey of immigration and the continuous feeling of inferiority based solely on the desire to belong. The article is written to provide a different point of view; one focused on introducing to the world the challenges and emotions immigrants face after starting the journey towards a new life.

To work effectively in a foreign community, it is crucial that short-term nurses have an understanding of culture, belief system, and their lifestyles. Nurses needs to be culturally competence in order to provide patient centered effective healthcare. Culture competence is the ability of healthcare professionals to understand the social, cultural and linguistic needs of patients in order to provide effective health care (Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, 2004).   A lack of culture competence can lead to poor patient outcome. For example, if a nurse has a poor understanding of a diabetic patient's diet, and food preference, that could inhibit the nurse's ability to educate patient to manage the disease.

When I think of the word “cultural identity”, I think of myself, and what makes up who I am as a person. My cultural identity influences everything about me, from the moment I wake up, to the minute I rest my head on my pillow at night. My culture influences the way I eat, speak, worship, and interact with people. However, I am not only affected by my own culture, but others’ culture as well. I am fortunate to have an extremely rich heritage, and I couldn’t be prouder of my cultural identity.

When an individual comes to faith in Christ he or she is not left alone to battle the struggles of sin, lead people to Jesus, experience heartache and sorrow, find God’s will, or live a life that is pleasing and honoring to the Lord. No, Christians are given an awesome gift that cannot be purchased or earned. Believers are blessed with the gift of a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in John 14:16, “ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.”(ESV) Sadly, many believers do not have a correct understanding of who the Holy Spirit is, or what He does. The purpose of this paper is define the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

BAPS Charities’ 16th Annual Walkathon – Saturday, May 14 beginning at 8 a.m. at Ranchview High School in Irving

Reading this book felt like dipping my tippy toes in different pools of new age and spiritual practices. The Soul Searcher’s Handbook is great for those who find the overabundance of holistic, spiritual, and natural practices out there overwhelming—it introduces you to quite a few without feeling like a tsunami of new age is going to drown you. Included are quizzes that will give you insight on your own flavor of spirituality. That way, you can continue your studies on what you find relevant to your own practice, without wasting time and money on what you find sort of “meh.”

For my second culture immersion project I went to eat at a Mexican restaurant. I went with my group members Ryan, Brian and Brian's girlfriend. I went this pass Tuesday after we had our group meeting. I don’t recall the name of the restaurant but I know it was downtown Appleton near by the Walgreens. . This was good choice for the project because I never have eaten at an actually Mexican restaurant before.

I’d like to state the most obvious observation that I’ve made about spiritual formation; that is that I will always need to be seeking for ways to nurture my personal spirituality throughout my life. I know that to most people this may sound like a “duh” statement, but for me it has truly become a reality and one that I must admit I have been struggling to embrace. I was brought up in a church that, like most traditional churches, stayed happy living in the “comfort zone” of their Christianity. They took everything that the Bible said at face value without digging in to find out why they believed what they believed. I had never been challenged to look deeper into the text. In the past few years I have felt the need to tunnel out of this

Specifically, do what you can. Don’t try to do what you can’t. Do what you know you can do, what you know how to do, what you know to do. When striving to achieve spiritual realization, no one can do more, or less, than they know. Knowledge is the limit. Don’t believe it when they say that the sky’s the limit, or that there are no limits to what you can do. There are limits; and the limits of your knowledge limit what you can do.

(Origin) When thinking about my family and our roots I identify my family’s places or origin as Germany and Ireland. A majority of my family is of German ancestry and the one exception is my grandmother and she is Irish. I identify these too places as where my family came from due to stories that I have hear from family members and to the traits that each member of my family carries. A majority of my family are all blonde hair, with blue or brown eyes which have a lot of similarities to people from Germany. My family as very few of the traits from the Irish side but the only ones the I have been told are that some people in our family freckle a lot

My Rule of Life is going to help and direct me to where I want to grow spiritually. Like a trellis that helps guide plants to grow up in the direction it need to go, I want my Rule of Life to the same. With God’s first two questions to humanity, “Where are you?” and “Where is your brother?” I answered by saying that I do not know. Right now, I am at a time where I feel lost and need some guidance. I grew up in a Catholic household, but I never paid attention during mass. I believed that my background was going to help me but saying that I am a catholic does not mean the same as being a catholic. Ever since then I never started to build my “spiritual trellis” that is going to help me grow and connect with God. Once I went through some of the spiritual practices, it has helped me understand and look at things in a different perspective. I began to build my “spiritual trellis” around margins, non-judging, blessing others, and encouraging others. I have not been doing the practices from my Rule of Life, but I plan to use these practices hopefully every day for the rest of my life. By doing this I would expect myself to have grown and reach the gates to the kingdom.