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Choosing Temptations Wisely: A Line Between Allowing No Temptation and Allowing All Temptations
(2015)
“Temptation leads to sin; therefore avoid temptation.” This maxim, in whatever form it may appear, has received much more representation than the view offered herein, that temptation cannot always be avoided and sometimes ...
A Key to Mormon Outreach Is Distinguishing Between Mormon Terminology and Biblical Terminology Regarding the Plan of Salvation
(2015)
Talking to your Mormon friends can be confusing as they use the same language that the Bible uses. Since they use the same language that the Bible does, it makes evangelizing them difficult as it seems like both the Christian ...
Caring for Servicemen and Women in the National Guard and Reserves Through the Deployment Process: A Pastoral Guide
(2012)
Nearly 2 million service members have deployed since September 11,
2001. Service members have unique experiences and unique needs. A number of
common struggles have been noted among those who have served in combat
zones. ...
Lent's Forgotten Joy: Contemporary Depiction and Emotionalization of the Passion History Evaluated in Light of a Literary Analysis of the John 19:1-37 Narrative
(2015)
Especially in the past decade with Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ and the tendency to view other passion history videos in congregational settings, American Christianity has seen a rise in the graphic depiction of ...
Unearthing the Flood: Evaluating Geological Flood Theory and Its Use in Christian Lives
(2015)
Due to the work of creation science organizations such as the Answers in Genesis apologetics ministry, the possible geologic effects of the Genesis Flood have once again become a popular topic in both scientific and Christian ...
An Understanding of Past and Present Outreach to the Chinese in North America for a More Effective Outreach in the Future: A Case Study of the Minneapolis / St. Paul Area
(2014)
This paper is a study of past and present outreach efforts to the Chinese in North America for the purpose of developing strategies for more effective outreach in the future. The sole focus of this study is reaching the ...
A Method for Discovering and Applying the Specific Gospel in Your Specific Congregation
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2015-03-11)
Within confessional Lutheran circles, the term “specific law” has a well-understood and
widely-recognized meaning in the field of homiletics. In recent decades, the term “specific
gospel” has grown in popularity. However, ...
The Benefits of Comprehensive Ministry Planning and Its Correlation to Congregational Health
(2015)
A plethora of literature on the market seeks to instruct leaders on how to take their congregation through a ministry planning process. While these resources are conveniently at our finger tips, the research of this thesis ...
Into All Creation: Strategic Partnerships for Gospel Outreach in a Highly Mobile World
(2014)
Our world is changing. It is smaller and more mobile than ever before. People from every part of the globe are immigrating to Canada and the United States. People come for school, work, and to be with family. Some return ...
I Need to Forgive My Impenitent Neighbor
(2013)
The purpose of this thesis is to address the topic of forgiveness. This paper will demonstrate how misconceptions concerning the nature of forgiveness can arise in the secular world today, and even in churches, where many ...