The Restorers

1. Changing Water to Wine - John 2:1-11 a. What does this story say about people? The story of Jesus turning water into wine tells of a traditional wedding and the preparations made for celebrating the betrothal of a man and woman. Moreover, it illustrates that the people then, like the people now, attend weddings and marriages for enjoyment purposes. For many people, life is all about enjoying oneself and while merriment is taking place, noting else matters. Therefore, once the wine runs out,

Stiva gives Dolly as she confronts him with the evidence of his philandering‹he is made to seem constitutionally incapable of an appropriate response. In an irony almost too glaring to call irony, Anna enters on to this scene in the role of restorer of her brother's familial harmony. Before she is off the train from Moscow though, before her name even appears in the text, the seduction has begun. From the moment Vronsky sets eyes on her, the narrator makes it abundantly clear that the attraction

own weaknesses when it comes to sticking to God’s truth about how we should act in a relationship. Now that I have messed up, I can learn from my failures. Unfortunately I think my heart is stuck with permanent damage from these mistakes. God is a restorer, and I am hoping that He can work in my heart to fix past hurts. I think my biggest boundary I would put up right away is communication over the phone. Especially in this day that we live in. There just seem to be so many more opportunities to make

“1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. 2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says the

Mountains, rivers, glaciers, pastures, forests, ruins, and cliffs; areas filled with the lush foliage, echoing calls of various fauna, and the roars and mumbles of moving aquatic bodies. These solitary locales were the haunts of Romantic writers and their imaginations, and still offer refuge for modern writers. These unrefined places are often referenced, revered, and hailed by authors as the center of mental and bodily wellness. Nature as a common theme has been depicted in various ways, with writers

Naturalism and Christianity This essay will compare Christianity and the Naturalism worldviews. Christianity is man’s desire to live according to the principles outlined in the Bible. Naturalism on the other hand is rooted in man’s will being the sole purpose of their existence. Both have had long term effects on the world in which we live. They both illustrate the way man treats one another. The question that is asked in both cases is what this relationship means; how it affects the believer

Judaism and Christianity Jesus is the fulfillment of Judaic prophecies; he is the new Moses imparting the new Law of Love. Mark Perhaps John-Mark, missionary helper of Paul/Peter A suffering Christian community, perhaps in Rome Jesus is the Suffering Servant Messiah; imitate Jesus' fidelity by not losing heart; the way to glory is through the cross Luke Gentile companion of Paul; a doctor; also wrote Acts A Gentile-Christian church, perhaps in southern Greece Jesus' salvationis open to

Over the course of the last few months, there has been a great deal taught on the three key questions. For each of the religions we’ve spoken of, there is a very detailed and specific path of answering these questions for each of the Eastern and Western traditions. We looked into Hinduism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Of these, there are only four that actually recognize a God. In Hinduism, the one is Brahman. For Judaism it is Yahweh, Christians look to God

The Roman Empire was once an empire that nobody could contend with once they had taken out the Carthaginians. It was a place of virtue, art, culture, and money. There was nobody better than Rome in the world. But eventually they were doing nothing at all, they weren’t conquering, culture wasn’t thriving, virtues were lost, politics were unstable, and the empire was split into two: the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. The Western Roman Empire suffered the biggest part of this blow before eventually

This paper will compare Christianity and the Naturalism worldviews. Christianity is man’s desire to live according to the principles outlined in the Bible. Naturalism on the other hand is rooted in man’s will being the sole purpose of their existence. Both have had long term effects on the world in which we live. They both illustrate the way man treats one another. The question that is asked in both cases is what this relationship means; how it affects the believer, and does it change the way