Christian Essays

Analysis of “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen “The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen is one of the worlds most cherished fairy tales. Through the years, this story has inspired its fair share of different adaptations and spinoffs, as well as intertwined itself in popular culture. Although it is widely considered a children’s story today, upon close examination, we can find various elements of literary devices and themes, all of which provide the seasoned reader with a deep

Introduction The book of Joel is one of the shortest books in the Old Testament, yet it is has had a widespread impact on Christians and their theology from the time it was written right through history to the people of today. The fact that Joel is labelled as a minor prophet substantially discounts from the great impact that his words have, not only on the New Testament writers, with many of them directly quoting or alluding to his words, but also on the Church today. The book of Joel is widely

discussions of the Little Mermaid, it is questionable whether the ending of the Disney version or the ending of the Hans Christian Andersen version is more motivated toward manipulating children into behaving well. On the one hand, some argue that the Disney version utilizes more of the classic methods of manipulation. On the other hand, some contend that although the Hans Christian Andersen version applies fewer methods, it emphasizes its methods more than the Disney version does. Others even maintain

author Hans Christian Andersen. As this story unfolds the reader see’s many avenues that this multi-faceted story shows, based on imagination and reality. It is easy to get lost and discouraged throughout the short story, but in the end, all is found and made known like looking at one’s self in a mirror, one sees all the imaginary and reality, if only they look hard enough. Now, as fairy tales often begin: Once upon a time in a faraway land, in 1805 a boy by the name of Hans Christian Andersen was

REST OF THE WORLD Consideration: Christians should create a society separate from the rest of the world. Objection 1: In the Bible, God commanded his people to go out and evangelize the rest of the world. Thus, Christians should live in a society with a non-religious population and be part of the world. Objection 2: By living in a separated community, people tend to think they are greater than everyone else, thus losing the virtue of humility. Objection 3: Living in a separate society is unnecessary

On Tuesday, November 26, I critically listened to a sermon at The Word of Faith Christian Church delivered by Pastor Julius Stephens. It was a regular Tuesday bible study with about eight people. Pastor Stephens 's topic for the day was everybody has a purpose. In this paper, I will critique Pastor Stephens 's sermon based on its introduction, body, delivery, conclusion and finally my overall reaction to his speech. The reason for the speaker 's sermon was to ensure his audience realizes their worth

Orthodoxy, Orthopraxy, and Research Researchers face the challenge of integrating elements of orthodox Christian theology and orthopraxy into the theoretical orientation of their research. To maintain the integrity of the study, the research must exhaust ever effort to take themselves out of the research, allowing the research to speak for itself. Biblical exegesis can influences one’s research; a researcher should acknowledge their assumptions, taking steps to mitigate them from the research.

“The Little Mermaid” by Hans Christian Andersen is certainly not a Disney movie. The tale is disturbing the reality that the mermaid and human beings is totally from different world, which the story does not end up with a happy ending. Little Mermaid is not Ariel; instead she sacrifices her freedom, her voice, her family, her body, her identity and even her life to be with the man who does not love her and who treats her as a slave girl. She is not a role model for modern teenagers because she sacrifices

There are some Christians who do know that the Believer has a “sin nature.” Because of that, they use such as an excuse to sin and keep sinning. In other words, they say, “I have a “sin nature,” so I can’t help but sin.” Most fall back on the Verse written by the Apostle Paul, “For that which I do, I allow (understand) not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I” (Rom. 7:15). Such people are guilty of the sin of “antinomianism.” The prefix “anti” comes from a Greek word

On the Sunday, the 20th of September I went to St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church located in 4335 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20011. The church rents out the National Theater for service every Sunday. This church is a non-denominational church and it is not at all traditional. The Pastor is Brandon Samuel, a middle-aged man with a wife and kids. The service was from 10:00 am to about 12:00 pm. I am a Christian so this church experience was not new to me, but it was quite different from