In God We Trust

City of God by Saint AUGUSTINE Translated by Marcus DODS, D.D. (Book IV translated by the Rev. George WILSON, Books V & VIII by the Rev. J.J. SMITH) The Modem Library Random House New York 1950 C.S. 202 American University of Beirut 2002-2003 The City of God by Saint AUGUSTINE BOOK I (sack of Rome not to be blamed on Christian prohibition of worship of pagan gods) Preface: explaining his design in undertaking this work THE glorious city of God is my

Mrs Smith : Oh ! It’ll soon be eight o’ clock in the evening. An ordinary English evening, just like other English days. The English clock resound. We could hear thirteen English strikes. Mrs Smith, we could see on her English face, an English big smile. Head a little tilted. Mr Smith, keeps doing his reading, and clicking his tongue. Mrs Smith : Have you seen darling ??!! I’m right again. The Smith were on their English terrace. Mr Smith, English, on his deck chair and his English

je dois y remédier !! "We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lost sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way." ~Gloria Gaither~ "The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us." ~Jean Paul Richter~ "A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile!" "Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life." ~Thomas

Hansel and Gretel Once upon a time a very poor unemployed lived in a tiny apartment in a big city with his two children, Hansel and Gretel. His second wife often ill-treated the children and was forever nagging their father: “There are too many mouths to feed! We must get rid of the two brats”, she declared. And she kept to on trying to persuade her husband to abandon his children in a remote village far of the city. The father didn’t know what to do. Hansel, who, one evening, had overheard his

1890 Introduction : La religion tient une place prépondérante dans le pays, il reste cependant laïc. Ainsi le Président prête serment sur la Bible lors de la cérémonie de l’investiture, les pièces de monnaie et billets de banque sont gravés de « In God We Trust », les prêtres font des professions de foi parfois dans de vastes salles etc. La société américaine, majoritairement protestante, est fondée sur une stricte séparation des Eglises et de l’Etat (selon la Constitution de 1787) ainsi que sur une

Même au niveau politique cela est frappant. La religion en politique est également très importante, avec toutes ces devises prononcé à tout vas même par des hommes politiques, aussi imprimé sur tout dollar américain comme «  in god we trust » ou « god bless you and god bless america ». Avec des photos de chaque président photographié au moment où ils prêtent serment sur la bible, une forte impression religieuse dans la politique. Elle a son empreinte partout. Les élections peuvent également être

life? What really matters to you? What fairy castle do you construct in the clouds? What pipe dreams tantalize or terrify you? Around what do you organize your life? What magnetic north orients your world? (Is. 1:29-30, 50:10-11; Jer. 2:13, 17:13; Matt. 4:4, 5:6; Jn. 4:32-34, 6:25-69) 10. Where do you find refuge, safety, comfort, escape, pleasure, security? (Ps 23, 27, 31, 46) 11. What or who do you trust? (Prov. 3:5, 11:28, 12:15; Ps. 23, 103, 131) 12. Whose performance

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Pilot by Carter Bays & Craig Thomas Writers' 2nd Draft 1-28-05 ACT ONE * * INT. 2029 LIVING ROOM - EVENING * (NARRATOR, DAUGHTER, SON) * A WARM LOOKING COUCH IN A FAMILY ROOM, IN SOME SUBURBAN HOME. * A FIRE CRACKLES IN THE FIREPLACE. TWO TEENAGERS -- A 14-YEAR * OLD SON AND A 16-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER -- SIT ON THE COUCH. THEY * LOOK AT THE CAMERA, AND LISTEN TO THE NARRATOR. * * NARRATOR (O.S.) * * Okay. You guys are old enough. I’m * gonna tell you the story

Jefferson will listen to. Grant says that he can’t prepare Jefferson for a “better world” after death because he doesn’t believe in it. Reverend Ambrose tells him that although he went to college, Grant is far from educated, he knows little about his own people and doesn’t even really know himself. In this extract taken from chapter 27 Reverend Ambrose challenges Grant. Here we see the gulf between the two men: Grant the educated but detached college graduate filled with doubt, and Reverend Ambrose

is a word referring to "making a defense". Apologetics is a general term, signifying a formal defense of any kind. On the other hand, Christian Apologetics is that branch of Christian theology that answers the question "is Christianity believable".  In the past four centuries, all kinds of religious and spiritual beliefs have come under intense attack at the hands of radical philosophers and critics. Of this assault, the Christian faith has received the major portion because of a number of historical