Jesus Reflection

Hostilities (7:10–13). “However, after his brothers had left for the Feast, he went also, not publicly,

“It’s my turn now!” he exclaims, his eyes lighting up like a child. This time, Jesus takes more of the ingredients and pours them all into the bowl. “When you look in the mirror, you don’t realize how beautiful you are; when you participate in the rope courses at camp, you don’t realize how brave you are; when you tend to someone’s physical wounds, you don’t realize how caring you are…. and those are just some of many.” He looks back at me, his eyes filled with one emotion: pride. For me.

In chapter four from Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul Stuart Brown explains parenthood is child's play. Parenthood should not be seen as a job but as a chance to partake in play. Brown states that when adults are presented the idea of play they never think about how they could implement play into their own lifes. However, they think about how they should implement play to better interact with their children. Also brown acknowledges that play a is act that humans participate in since the moment they are a baby in their mothers womb.

In When We Fight, We Win by Greg Jobin-Leeds it says that “comparison can block compassion both for others and for ourselves.” I agree with such statement; I think that listening is a skill you learn throughout time. One can pretend to listen without really getting anything out of the conversation that one is having with that other person. In the Compassionate Listening workshop, I got to do it with Rachel Kurland and I sit and listened to her talking about the moment her friend treason her. I tried to understand her plight, why would she not cut that friendship off, I understood she loved her friend, however, I could not resist bringing my biases to our conversation. I asked myself, why is Rachel, such a good, loving, and smart person,

In the book by Christopher J.H. Wright, Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament, the author argues the very existence of Jesus Christ in the New Testament is portrayed within the Old Testament. Wright writes, “the deeper you go into understanding the Old Testament, the closer you will come to the heart of Jesus” (ix). Wright explains many Christians love Jesus, but do not know much about the Scriptures that He read. This is the author’s intention of the book, bringing the readers to a deep understanding of the Old Testament and gaining a greater understanding of Jesus. The purpose of this review is to summarize and critique Wright’s work along with presenting the strengths and weaknesses of the book.

American society produces new temptations every day and it is easy to fall into what could be harmful to a relationship with God. It becomes difficult to live a Christian life when the culture in which one lives is full of needs, desires, and ideas that are so contrary to what the Bible teaches. During the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, he also went through a few temptations at the hand of the devil. He endured these temptations and persevered righteously in spite of them. A few lessons can be learned by how Jesus handled these temptations.

In the book The Jesus I Never Knew, Phillip Yancey presents an image of Jesus that contradicts the image of the Son of God society has established. As children, a majority of conventional Christians are subjected to a warm, soft-spoken, calm, levelheaded Jesus. Yancey argues against this common interpretation of Jesus, opting for a different, more realistic approach to Him. In contrast to the accepted portrayal, he stresses to the reader that Jesus was not always calm and accepting, and although he was the Son of God, he was still a human. As a human, Jesus was not without strong emotions of both love and anger. In the book of Mathew, it is written, “Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned

Reflection is a major factor in "developing self-awareness" to improve services provided to everyone around me, this is to develop my own understanding in realising the good and bad made previously. Moving forward with a better understanding, as well as rectifying the mistake whilst recognizing the good points, (Horton-Deutsch and Sherwood, 2008).

Jesus wasn’t your typical Joe, who worked from 9 AM to 5 PM with a wonderful wife and two kids, nor did he have a quaint house in the suburbs. No, instead He went against the grain and rocked the boat of every person He had encountered while He walked on the earth. He was the one who would hang out with all of the losers, the trouble makers, and the misfits of society, something that society would point the middle finger at. During the duration of Jesus’ ministry, there were three types of responses that He got from people: antagonistic, confused, and believed. Ironically, there seems to be a common pattern between people groups and their responses. Usually, the Pharisees, Priests, and the people on the Sanhedrin Council tended to be antagonistic,

Jesus' chose a time near the start of the Passover as he knew that the 12 disciples would understand what his action of his sacrifice and that it would be just like the sacrifice of the lamb.

The coaching staff at Godby was extremely flexable anytime I had school work or an exam to study for they would allow me to either leave practice early or work on my assignments during practice as long as I have completed my daily task. The coaching staff was also very patient with me which was something I felt was important. They understood that I was new to their football system so they worked with me as I tried to learn the teams procedures, different plays and even getting to know the players better. They were also very mannarable when it came to me being the only women working around the program.

It is very important to consider the time and setting this scripture was written about. This passage was written about Jesus and his parents, along with many other Jewish people going to the feast of Passover in Jerusalem (in 12 A.D.). Passover is a very important religious festival and holiday for all Jewish people, because it is celebrated to commemorate the freedom given by God from Egyptian

In our society today, it can be hard to fully understand and relate to biblical texts written in a seemingly different world. With stories of great joys and sorrows, I found that although the world we live in today is different, the messages are still highly relevant. As long as humans are still imperfect and desired filled beings, we will need the wisdom of these biblical texts to guide us. As the stories of overcoming hardships and suffering made an impression on me, the stories of love and acceptance filled me with great emotion. There are many differences that seem to separate Christians today, whether in arguments such as interpretations or certain beliefs. This has only divided an undivided religion. I found comfort and strength from texts about love and a calling for Christians to come together despite differences. In this, I found a deeper connection to myself and others.

First, this paper will explore the differences and similarities between the financial statements that are required by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). Secondly, it will provide the needed information to transition the financial statements of Amazon.com Incorporated to the IFRS from its current reporting standards as outlined by the U.S. GAAP. Thirdly, it will provide an in depth analysis of the changes that will be made to the financial statements. Finally, it will outline the visual differences between the U.S. GAAP and the IFRS balance sheet financial statement.

Proverbs 25:2 says, “It is God 's privilege to conceal things and the king 's privilege to discover them.” So, I would like to propose that Christians should read the Old Testament to discover the story and character of God that is concealed within the pages of the Old Testament stories. By taking a little time to understand the context of the stories in the Old Testament readers can see the faithfulness, loving nature, and kindness of God. Most times people are dissuaded from reading the Old Testament books because they assume God is mean and harsh within those pages, but that simply isn’t the truth. God is revealed in every story in the Bible – Old Testament and New Testament.