Having caring parents that supported each other and did not bicker all the time. Having a work at a jewelry shop at the young age of 13 and being abused
Trinity Lutheran Church. Any day, any activity. I am a participant, a student, a leader, a pioneer. Sunday mornings are spent either worshipping with my family in Centennial Hall, a large gymnasium used for our contemporary services, or with other high schoolers, learning about life values and their connection to our faith. During this time, I listen.
I live with a family that never soughed to gain any other knowledge rather than whoever got to them first. In some cases, my family members never had a college graduate until my mother got her degree even in her late 40s. I used to be the person that was in the cave and just followed everyone’s lead until I discovered new music that no one ever heard when I was the age of 15. I was more expressive and thought differently than my peers because of my fascination with fantasy movies, horror movies that my mother allowed me to watch, and my wild imagination due to the video games I played. At a young age I was more fluent in fiction than most of my other classmates and I was able to have adult conversations with my uncles before any of my cousins did.
Part One – Christian Worldview In today’s world it is easy to become enchanted by worldly things. The deceptions that Christian’s allow themselves to believe (i.e. just this once, it’s not going to hurt anyone, I can handle it, I can stop whenever I want, etc.) come directly from Satan. There was a time when hearing a curse word or seeing too much flesh in a movie would be embarrassing; now it appears to be the norm and most Christians do not even bat an eye at such things any more.
My parents were avid church goers, me and my brother were both altar boys, and we had the priest over for dinner every other week. Everything was peaceful until I began thinking for myself. I forced myself to question everything that I had been taught. Not necessarily to move away from the only god that I knew, but to question why I believed him in the first place. I began asking questions at youth group, and started find logic gaps in what I was being taught.
From as early as I could remember I noticed I was not like the others kids. I had an interest for things most kids would not be interested in. I liked interacting with people, knowing about people and their life stories; I wanted to help in anyway that I could when I would hear everyone’s problems. I thought outside the box throughout my whole childhood and I wanted to make the most out of my knowledge. I told myself that I was going to dedicate my life to helping my community.
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less” – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Three years ago, I didn’t want to change the world: I wanted to be rich. Avarice and selfishness motivated me to succeed, and I was flippant in how I lived my life. I was not happy, but I didn’t care. I found my self-worth in what I could achieve, and whom I could impress. Later, I would find myself extricated from this material rut through a relationship with Christ – not a Christian religion.
I was brought up in a very humble, family-oriented home. My parents never
Growing up, I was able to experience all the activities that I wanted to participate in, no matter the sign-up cost or equipment. My parents gifted me a car for my sixteenth birthday. My mother has been able to take us on elaborate vacations to Europe and Central America, where we stay in five-star hotels and receive private tours of the ancient cities. Although I have been fortunate enough to grow up in an upper class family, my parents have always taught me to care for
LeeAndré K Coltrane Spiritual Autobiography December, 31 2015 As a small child being raised by a single mother I was exposed to things that still trouble me today. To be exposed to the domestic violence of a parent can bring about post traumatic stress disorder. What does a child do to see his mother being repeatedly hit on helpless? What can a child physically do to stop a grown man who is much bigger and stronger than them?
I believe in Bethel because being in attendance there influences a person’s life in positive ways. For the adult student it is enjoyable, it enhanced confidence, and provides happiness that leads to a better quality of life in addition to rejuvenating personal development. Life experiences are critical to learning Bethel allows individuals the chance to gain new skills and expand their knowledge. It took a long time before I made up my mind to seek a higher education. I was afraid of the commitment and intimidated by everything relating to the provisions of education.
“Ok, you wait here,” I told Hailey. I hurriedly climbed the stairs to grab my coat so I could walk her to school. Hailey can never run up the stairs. Everyone of them is different height from the last, making it impossible to properly judge how high to lift your foot. Either the stair is too high and she stumbles forward with her foot falling beneath where she was expecting it to stop, or she kicks the step lip with her socked foot.
I am not an atheist. I am a Christian. In order to be a Christian you must have faith. I based my belief on the King James Bible. I do not believe that God is panentheism.
Moment of Epiphany Epiphany is the feeling of realization of a major life-changing event. The day I woke up for my very first day of work was when I realized that I was becoming young adult. I 've never had a job before, not even babysitting, like every teen girl does. I was completely new to the work force. I had no idea what I was doing
Growing up Christianity had always been part of my life and there was no question about it. My family was christian and the culture that my parents grew up in was heavily religious. However, I personally never had a true connection to Christ at a young age. To me church was the place I went to answer questions in Sunday School and win prizes for it, and that was how I saw it for a long time. It was hard for me to see it has more than that and from the outside I may have looked like the kid had a true connection with Christ by the way I talked in front of the church when my class presented, or the fact that I was able to answer most if not all the questions correctly.
