Matthew Bomer

When an individual is faced with a situation that threatens his or her safety, it can have lasting impacts on not only the individuaL, but society as a whole because individuals are the crucial building blocks of society. Ultimately, throughout Barbara Fredrickson’s “Love 2.0”, Leslie Bells’s “Hard to Get”, and Beth Loffreda’s “Losing Matt Shepard” individuals are affected by the media and issues regarding safety and comfort. In “Losing Matt Shepard,” Beth Loffreda describes the fear and vulnerability

differently by different religions, scholar’s, and languages. Many theologians have provided different interpretations based off their mentors and time they lived. Using works from the Sacra Pagina Series, Norton Bible scriptures, and excerpts from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and teaching of John Calvin this essay will show the vast differences of interpretations in just one biblical scripture let alone throughout the entire bible and its many interpretations. Luke 13:23-24 reads “Someone asked him, Lord

Robert E. Shore-Goss’s article A Queer Reading of the Emmaus story in Luke 24 describes the queer perspective on the passage in Luke. Robert explains a summary of the passage, and explains why the story may involve a queer couple. After the queer couple is addressed, the topic of queer churches was mentioned as a way to improve the LGBT community’s connection with God. In Luke 24:13-35, the story of the risen Jesus was explained, as was the aftermath of the event. Simply put, after Jesus died and

Matthew 14:22-33 tells the story of Jesus walking on water. After sending the disciples out on a boat while he dismissed the crowds, Jesus went to the mountainside to pray. By the time it was dawn, the boat was far from land and Jesus began to walk on the water towards the boat. The disciples were scared of him being a ghost, so Peter asked that if it was Jesus, that he would allow him to also walk on the water. Peter began to walk, but when he became nervous and lost faith, he started to sink. However

Synoptic Gospels to a Roman audience. The Gospel of Mark contains the least amount of chapters, and was written around 69 or 70 AD. Mark uses traditions handed down by Peter to write his stories. The Gospel of Mark is recognized as a key source for both Matthew and Luke. Marks gospel emphasizes the identify of Jesus Christ. It is a narrative that is artfully constructed to have a powerful effect on the listener. It is written to tell a story that

hostility towards those who do not meet up to their standards, specifically members of the LGBT, Catholics, American soldiers, and Muslims. The church originally received national attention in October, 1998, for picketing the funeral of a man named Matthew Shepard who was beaten and tortured for being gay. Romaine Patterson, a friend of Shepard’s, recalled that she couldn’t take her eyes off of the neon signs that reading, “God Hates Fags”, “Matt in Hell”, and “AIDS Cures Fags”. From there, the church

Each of the four Gospels contains points in ecclesiology. In the Great Commission, Jesus’ last instruction to the Apostles is to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching people (Matthew 28:19-20). For Jesus’ mission to continue and for his Church to grow, discipleship is necessary. Discipleship is a prominent theme in all four Gospels, for purposes of this essay, only the Gospels of John and Luke-Acts will be analyzed. The similarities regarding discipleship in these Gospels include

Throughout the years we wake up in the morning to the spell of mom’s homemade chocolate chip pancakes and walk into the family room to see presents under the tree with our names on them. We gather around the tree and open every gift with our family’s, and celebrate the wonderful holiday we call Christmas. Well last year I did the same tradition I do every year... but this time I thought to myself, why do we get gifts? I decided to inform the world on the history behind the gift giving holiday. Family

spirituality in their work. These works are, Calling of St Matthew by Caravaggio, The Ecstasy of St Theresa by Bernini, and Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci. Specific elements of content where all used throughout these works to display how the religious meaning was presented. Many other works share what they worked have in relation to spiritual meaning, however these works do an extraordinary job of showing it. The Calling of St Matthew was done by Caravaggio from 1599 to1600. The material that

There we sat, trapped between the desolated atmosphere of winter and the layer of snow as it barricades us in; preventing anyone from escaping. The cold wooden walls stained red as blood droppeth from the corpse of a man; once held of high regards. Now, propped against the wall, lifeless. Two additional body lay on the cold kitchen floor. The crackling of the fire boils the tensions between those who were consumed by fear and those who waits for they know death is inevitable. Ll There it is,