He walks Christians through the steps of becoming a true follower of Jesus Christ, also known as a “disciple.” Within “You Can Make a Difference,” Campolo expresses and describes the need for a group of two or three accountability partners who can encourage one in their walk with Christ and also be a support system. He uses a number of illustrations and stories in order to challenge individuals to live a life in Christ. Campolo splits his book into four parts: 1) Commitment: Getting Beyond Good Intentions, 2) Vocation: Setting a Course and Traveling Light, 3) Dating: Turning Your Love Life over to Jesus, 4) Discipleship: Living the Life to the Nth Degree. In each of these sections, he shares a story pointing back to each of these four ideas in order to challenge individuals in their walks with Christ. In the first part of this book, the emphasis is placed on commitment.
He was constantly trying to prove to himself, God, and the rest of the world that he was not a coward. He did this by not leaving dangerous situations. He feels that trying to prove himself to not be a coward made him become such an overbearing and abusive father, husband, and pastor. In return the children and mother felt embarrassment for having to listen to his jacked up sermons knowing that Congolese people don’t know right from wrong. The mother understood that the Congolese people did have spirituality and they did have a God.
John Proctor fights to keep his good name in the community, Reverend Parris strives to keep his good reputation in Salem, and Reverend Hale regrets his actions and works to correct them. It is obvious that thoughts , words and actions can affect one’s good name, and maintain one’s reputation is a main theme of The Crucible. John and his wife Elizabeth Proctor fight to keep John’s good name in the town of Salem. In act two of the play the Proctors are visited by Reverend Hale who is questioning John and Elizabeth to make sure they are true to the church and do not traffic with the devil. Hale is also at the Proctor household because Elizabeth’s name was mentioned in the court and Hale decided he would notify them and take precautions.
Santiago chooses his Legend and opposes what most people have done; ignore their aspirations. His choice to deny the norm, rebuke his education, disappoint his family, and trust fate proves that he is born to pursue his Personal Legend, thus, initiating the plot. Notably, Santiago is born with an instinctual love for travel and he is naturally curious and passionate in his situations. Santiago’s parents vie for their son to be an educated priest so he can be a source of pride in their village but “ever since he had been a child, he wanted to know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowing God and learning about man’s sins”(Coelho 8). Family honour is important to Santiago’s parents yet he still finds knowledge of the world more essential than the struggle
People know about their culture through families or other significant people. Joaquin says, I must fight and win this struggle for my sons, and they must know from me who I am. In other words, the narrator vows to beat said conflict of prejudice. This shows how determined people from certain backgrounds other people consider inferior but simply shrug off those beliefs by teaching their children about who they are or risk having the culture completely swallowed by another.
His strong beliefs in god made him a person that wanted to apply his knowledge to created solutions and endings to this world of hates between black and white communities in the United States. After he finished college he became a pastor full of passion to fight with courage against the injustice. He created a six point keys that became his Philosophy that helped to encourage everyone to defend their civil rights. The first point talked about nonviolence and manipulation of making believe the other person that he is the one that is in the wrong side, with love and patience this point became very important. Secondly, was formed after Rosa Parks refused to give her sit to a white man giving segregation to Alabama.
At this point Antonio is even more confused; all of this time and hard work he had put into trying to understand God was useless. He had not just literally opened his eyes, but he figuratively as well. Antonio now “see’s” his suspicious of the Lord are confirmed. He did feel disappointment when this occurred because he wanted to dearly to believe in Him to make his mother happy; but now instead of listening to the séances about God and his mother’s strong beliefs in Him, he is taking his own experiences into consideration. While Antonio is running home from his uncle’s farm to warn Ultima of Tenorio’s threats he
Proctors action s reveal his inner strength. For example, when John tears his testimony he is giving his life away. Proctor action’s not common because he is a brave man who cares about his family. In Salem no body else would have dared defy authority because they are afraid to die by the injustices of the town. John Proctor choose to go against the judge s orders for the reputation of his family can be ruin because of his action.
John Blake writes about his interview with pastor, Andy Stanley, in his article “A New Challenge for Andy Stanley.” In the article, Stanley says, “What preachers once taught as biblical truth-slavery is sanctioned by God; women aren’t allowed to preach; gambling and dancing are sins-is now rejected by many churches.” This not only confirms that America’s society does change to accommodate other beliefs, but also that these changes can be good things. The Civil War proves my previous point that these changes don’t always come easily. Today, we are faced with the tension of integrating minority religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism into a Judeo-Christian society due to ignorance and fear of Muslims. We can only speculate what the future holds for these groups and American Society. However, based on what I know of our nation’s history, I expect great things in the end.
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