Prophet in Greek means, “to speak on the behalf of another” and in Hebrew it means “one who is called”. In other words a prophet is a person that is called by God and speaks on his behalf. Some tasks that prophets perform are predicting the future, advising leaders, enacting change, performing symbolic acts, and [...]

Week 11
Comments Thanks Phi Linh Ho for your recommendations. If this project is to get started, I guess it will have to start away from campus and maybe form into a club as you suggested. But I had thought of that too. I have talked with friends on and off campus and [...]

From what sort of background did biblical prophets come? What role did they play in addition to predicting the future? Who were the 8th century BCE prophets and what was their message? How did the message change in the 6th century? Who is your favorite biblical prophet and why? Do any of the readings from [...]

Israel wanted a monarchy to be like other nations. Samuel warned the people that if they get a monarchy their sons and daughters would be taken for war and they would have to pay taxes. The United Kingdom divided into two Monarchies because of Solomon mischievous doings. The two kingdoms are Israel as the [...]

My comments to people that responded to my project was I apologize for not making any updates on my project. It is a lot of work, trying to make people see things your way and trying to make a significant difference in a place. I honestly do not have time to blog but I did [...]

I commented on these people:
1. Elaina Leonard
2. Thinh Nguyen
3.Tara McFadden
4.Elaina Leonard
5. Rhonda Nguyen
6. M Rogers
7. Randy Colvin
8. Italia Riley
9. Steven Johnson
10. The last person did not leave a name but this is what he/she wrote.
330 words by
I spoke to my friend Matthias last week and he told me about a sister of a friend of [...]

Our world is transforming and it seems as if it is not for the better. The poorer is getting poorer and I just want to change things. I think that if the program could become effective maybe with a partnership with the boys and girls clubs of American. I could get off my feet with [...]

The qualifications for being a biblical prophet were pretty basic. All they had to do was breathe. They could be young, old, rich, poor, male, female, tall, short, fat, skinny, etc., etc., etc.; basically, whatever. They were a diverse group of people chosen by God to deliver His diverse messages. Prophets [...]

In this week’s blog we were supposed to send letters concerning our semester project to important authorities and government officials. I decided to send letters to President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Louisiana United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, New Orleans Public Schools - Orleans Parish [...]

Things are going great with my project. I was able to get my letters out successfully. I have been contacted by the University of San Francisco’s Recycling coordinator. They are willing to help us out here at Xavier with establishing a successful recycling program. I have not been contacted by anyone [...]

The Kingdom of God would be what we like to call heaven I suspose. It is the place where we go when we die to be with God. Here all types of things about this place in church and form various people. They say things like the streets are paved in gold, [...]

I am responding to the comments that my fellow classmates have left on my blog. The following response goes to the following people:
Alona Williams: I am glad that you think that my project is a good way of helping people out. I was planning on going to soup kitchens, but one day [...]

So far my project is still being evaluated and it is going through its stages of trying to be approved of. My project is in its planning stages. So far I didn’t have any responses from the dean and the administrative offices. I have talked with lots of people about my project [...]

The book of Ecclesiastes is about the meaning of life and finding the meaning of life. In the book the writer, qoheleth, or preacher is trying to find the meaning of life throw different aspects of such as wisdom, over endulgence, money, building, and love. He [...]

The book of Ecclesiastes is about the meaning of life and finding the meaning of life. In the book the writer, qoheleth, or preacher is trying to find the meaning of life throw different aspects of such as wisdom, over endulgence, money, building, and love. He is unsucessful and does not find the [...]

Many of the phophets in biblical times were average everyday people who were chosen by God to be his messengers. Many times they were even reluctant and did not want to take on the task, thinking that they would be hated, outcast, or even killed. They did not have any special skills really [...]

I made comments on:
Mong Truc Hoang
Phi Linh Ho
Corey Bozeman
Erica Johnson
Kourtnie Moore
ShaQuanda Sanders
Larry Tero
Lisa Binder
Kevin Chambliss
Nina Vo
Kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom or place where people who have belief of carrying out the will of God in a spiritual way. Kingdom of God can be also called Kingdom of Heaven within the Synoptic Gospels. Kingdom [...]

The Kingdom of God, also referred to in Scripture as The
Kingdom of Heaven, is an everlasting kingdom which spans
the mighty universe. Currently invisible to the human eye
and unheard of by the vast majority of human beings, the
Kingdom of God is, nevertheless, more real and abiding
than all the earthly kingdoms and [...]

The Beatitudes give a great idea what Jesus is all about. They give a teaching towards the heart. They were first written in Greek originally meaning “blessings”and then were translated into English meaning “possessing inward happiness.” There are different accounts of the Beatitudes, in which Jesus spoke. One is in Matthew 5 [...]

To Alona Williams: Thank you for your support and encouragement. I do not know if there is any other activities on campus, but I will check for any. I am glad that you agree with me about the dangerous areas. I just did not feel comfortable going there. I still have a [...]