Childhood is packed with memories of events and activities that have touched their lives. These events have shaped them into the person that they are today. For me, it was attending Vacation Bible School from the time I was in pre-school until I was in the sixth grade. I truly believe that I would b...

People of all ages have read portions of the Bible at some time in their life. It could have been through church Bible study, Sunday morning worship, or for daily meditation. However, a large part of the Bible still remains a mystery for us seeing that we constantly question the Bible along with h...

"The Contribution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Interpretation of the Old Testament" In reviewing the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the study of the Old Testament seems to be almost non-existent. It is not until his time in Tegel Prison, nearly one year prior to his execution, that h...

NEWBERY WINNER BOOK REVIEW Jacob Have I Loved Author - Katherine Paterson Summary: This is a very heartwarming story of thirteen-year-old twins Caroline and Louise Bradshaw who live on Rass Island located on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland in the 1940's during World War II. Louise perceives her...

The concepts of good and evil and other pure opposites have been the main theme in stories all throughout the ages, but known to the human mind is the fact that not everything is black and white, there are grays and colors too. Through the history of written story, one particular sort of tale, a fai...

The Old Testament, no matter what religion, is the same. The Hebrew Bible, among the others, contains texts of violence, and especially the abuse of women, and talks that most people would conclude to be pornographic, and quite horrific. The main discussion of the twenty first century would be t...

Analysis of Origen's Homily I The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines Genesis as The coming into being of something or the origin. Many modern Christians view the first book of the bible, Genesis, as exactly this definition of the cosmos as we know it. However, with t...