Paul Blogpost

God worked through Paul and his ministry in many ways. One of these ways is by making him have dual-citizenship(Roman & Jew). This allowed him to get perks from both the Romans and the Jews. One of these perks included getting the best of Romans, making easier to send the Word of God to the Romans. Another way that God worked in Paul is making him a Pharisee. Even though he didn’t know that this would help him, it did because he now knew the scripture of the Bible very well and it was easier for him to share scripture with people. I think one way that God has worked in my life is by having me be a good listener. I’ve been told that I am good at just listening to peoples thoughts which can help in many ways. I also don’t judge a lot of people’s interests or choices. I think this can help people come to me to talk about things.

Bible Project Reflection

For the Christian persecution project in Bible, our group studied China. We found out a lot of interesting and important things about what Christians have to go through. In China, at least 13 Christians die in a single day. It is probably even more, since China is very strict on what people figure out about it. China has also been putting cameras in peoples houses. This makes it harder for Christians to worship in their houses. Also, in only 3 years, China has risen 26 spots on the World Watch List for Christian persecution. Something about out project that I thought was cool is our form. I think it is cool to see what other people think of these problems.

Stephen Reflection

I did a fake newspaper article regarding the events of the stoning. I liked the fake people I interviewed. It shows a few different views from some people. If I was there I would probably feel pressured by the people around me. Knowing that even though its wrong, its still hard to be against a large amount of people. I would be mad if they put their clothes there because if you are going to be there at least suck it up. I think the Christian were encouraged by knowing the life of their religion was on the line. Even though there was sacrifices, it paid off.

Stoning of Stephen Project Reflection

I did a fake newspaper article for the project. It talked about the event that happened when Stephen was stoned. I think that one of my favorite things about making the project was having some people interviewed and saying what they saw. It can help show you the different thought and angles of what people had seen and their own actions as well. I think that if I was watching this I would feel a lot of pressure from peers. Knowing that everyone else was doing that it would make me want to do that as well. Even if I did think that what the people were doing is wrong. I would feel a very strange doing that. But I would feel kind of mad at him for covering up that they all did that. I mean, if I stoned someone, I would at least take it even if it meant that I was made fun of. I think that they kept their faith because they knew that if they wanted to keep the Word of God alive, they would have to work for it. Even if it was hard ans there was a lot of sacrifices, it is what they needed to do if they wanted to keep their religion alive.

Beginning Of The Year Reflections

Something I enjoyed this year is probably just being able to go to school again. Its nice to see everyone again and return back to normal learning. Something I’ve been learning in class is how to manage my stuff a little better. We have some more homework this year compared to previous years; so it’s pretty good practice of how I can manage and keep track of my things. Something i’m excited this for this year is being leaders. It will be pretty exciting to be able to control some more things and show examples, even through some of the pressure.

Summer

I went to a lot of state parks and other campgrounds this summer. It was a lot of fun and you could kind of forget about things. One of the most adventurous trips was when it was raining almost the whole time we were there(Sorry I kind of forgot a lot of the names of them). It was REALLY raining hard and it was hard to sleep even because of how loud the rain was. Another trip I liked was to Potato Creek Indiana. My brother was not there because he was at camp and the sites were nice and grassy. We also had a lot of shade and space and it felt really relaxing. The final trip I liked was to another place that was pretty hilly. It was fun to ride your bike over the hills and we also went to this really sketchy Dairy Queen. It was so old and there was some weird people there… Overall it was a fun trip though.

Blog Reflection 05/22/2020

 

PART I

If I could freeze one moment, it would probably be when I went to go camping on the straights in the UP. There was this on specific hike I went on, and it just went up, up, up, and up. Until finally you saw a nice flat rock. With out thinking you sat down. THen you realize there is a clearing in front of you, and you are parallel with the bridge.

PART II

Right now, Godś presence is comforting. You know he is there saying, itś going to be okay! Because thatś how we are going to get through this is all. And find the clearing.

Blogs O’ Plenty

What did you learn or think about the most this week from our theme “Psalms teach us to say, “Forgive me, Lord”. Was there a phrase from a Psalm that stood out? When did you stop this week to ask God for forgiveness?

I stopped to ask God for forgiveness in S.S. when we had to write a letter. I wrote it to my past self to stop laughing about what is going on. It made me think, that is something I need to ask forgiveness about. The thing I learned the most I think was that we should be listening more often. And that we should be asking for forgiveness more often.

With forgiveness comes repentance. To “repent” literally means to change directions. After we ask forgiveness, receiving God’s grace can cause us to want to act differently than before–to repent. Tell a story about a time when you acted differently after asking for forgiveness. OR tell about something that you would like to do differently in order to better reflect God’s love. What happened? How did you feel?

One time that I asked for forgiveness was after a summer camp I went too. It was very meaningful and I learned a lot about God that year. Ever since I’ve been trying to have deeper prayers and more conversations with God. It makes me feel more involved with God. And I feel more like I am part of his family.

Tell a story about something creative that you did this week. What happened? Who was a part of making it happen?

This week I started to work on my art project thing. It was actually kind of fun and I like it. Something else I did was draw some sketches. And yes, I am terrible at drawing but I do like to doodle. And drawing and doodling are two different things.

Blog Reflection #?

Beginning on choosing the theme for next year was tough and a little stressful. You know that this is going to guide the whole year next year, and you don’t really mess it up. I did hear God talk to me sometimes through some of the verses I was trying to find when I was looking for some verses in my Bible.

I guess I’m not really ‘outstanding’ at anything, but I am decent at I believe more things than usual. I’m sort of smart, I kind of know how to work computers, my running pace is a bit above average, and I’m ok at listening and explaining things to people. So, I probably could find something to help with.

All of the songs were blocked. But I did find another song called ‘Breakthrough’ by one of the same artists. It stuck out to me because it talks about how wild God’s love for us is. Not sure really why that line stuck out to me, but it did. I feel like if signifiyes how much God actually loves us, even if we don’t feel very loved at a time.

Stories That Give Us Hope

A story that I feel like gives me hope during this time is the parting of the Red Sea. Its actually kind of a metaphor from this story that sticks out to me. When the Israelites were escaping, it seemed like that sea went on forever. But when Moses split the sea, the terror was over, and they safely walked over. I see this as what it is like during this time. Sometimes, the sea might look like it is going on forever. But, if we have hope and courage, eventually the sea will part. And we will walk safely across.