Eulogy for Friend
On November 16th each of the individuals on this altar were to take part in what would have been the most special day in Michael’s life… the day he would have taken Stephanie’s hand in marriage. Instead we stand before you today and attempt to eulogize a great friend and beloved brother.
Though our hearts are filled with much sadness on this day, our message is not one of despair, but one of hope, love, and celebration. Anyone who had the good fortune of spending time with Mike can attest to the wit and good humor, which he embodied. He loved to laugh and more importantly he loved to make others laugh…a job he always seemed to accomplish with ease. He was the type of person who lived his life to the fullest, and took advantage of each and every minute. These were central traits that dominated Mike’s personality. While we mourn the loss of such a great person, we should not lose sight of these ideals which Mike found so important. He would want us to continue living our lives in the same manner he did. He would want us to laugh again. Rather than mourn his death, he would want us to celebrate his life.
In keeping with that spirit, we thought about the many things that Mike did to make us laugh. We remember the time he worked for Menna's meats as a delivery boy. Even while at work he would make us laugh. He would drive by the silver beach parking lot, while we were playing football, in a huge cream colored thunderbird doing his deliveries. As he would pull around the turn we knew it was Mike. As he passed by he would be wearing a huge orange colored crash helmet while giving us the thumbs up, man we would laugh hysterically.
We also remember Mike and his Fantasy Football team. He and Benny would pick the worst team every year. We would all make fun of him for listening to Benny. He would just laugh along with us and watch his team come in last place ….. year after year after year. I’m sure he’s laughing at us now because his team is a contender this year.
We also reflected back to the last week of Mike’s life. It was a typical week for Mike. Tuesday, fantasy football night (which
It was a few days before I left for school and my best friend, Kate, was throwing a good-bye party for our group of friends. I was so excited for this bash seeing that it would be the last time our group would be together for a while. It was a time for all of us to move on and embark upon futures that held so much for all of us, and to say farewell to the people and memories that had shaped us.
In Psychobabble Richard Ganz characterizes modern psychology as ‘psychobabble.’ Dr. Ganz is a Jewish Christian who, prior to his conversion to Christ, earned his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He served in the Clinical Faculty of the Department of Psychiatry at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York and taught at the university there. After he gave his life to Christ, he was fired from his position, because he could not separate his faith from his practice. He earned a Master of Divinity at Westminister Theological Seminary and worked with Dr. Jay Adams at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation.. He has since lectured at major secular universities including Harvard. He is the Senior Pastor of the Ottawa Reformed Presbyterian Church, and the Founder and President of Ottawa Theological Hall, where he is also Professor of Biblical Psychology and Counseling. His other books include: Take Charge of Your Life Before It Takes Charge of You, Twenty Controversies That Almost Killed a Church, The Secret of Self Control, Thou Shalt Not Kill: The Christian case Against Abortion and Free Indeed: Escaping Bondage and Brokenness for Freedom in Christ. Psychobabble develops the biblical counseling theme that pastoral care has been abdicated to secular psychology and the dangers of integrating worldly theories into biblical soul care.
I enjoyed Michael’s stories and wisdom that he shared with the readers. His advice of following your dreams and happiness, accepting your fate, and the importance of learning and being curious is described in the book. His stories are entertaining and keep the reader’s attention. I think his advice can be beneficial for anyone and especially for someone starting a new journey in life. Michael is inspiring in both in how he deals with his disease and his optimism about life. I like that Michael also encourages his readers to face their fears and to follow their dreams and passions. Michael shares this valuable message throughout the book, we all face difficulties that come up in life that are not always expected, but we can play an important role in how we react to
The Great Depression was a time of solitude, isolation, and loneliness. In accordance, 1930s society impacted all of the characters introduced in Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men. The novella was set in Soledad, a town named as a result of its location near Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (the Mission of Our Lady of Solitude). The town’s reference to solitude was portrayed by Steinbeck to present the discrimination of the time period. A few individuals who were effected as a result of discrimination were Candy, Crooks, Lennie, George, and Curley’s wife. Consequently, loneliness was a major outcome of discrimination.
In the novel, “Of Mice and Men,” written by John Steinbeck, two migrant workers are on a journey to fulfill their dream of ‘living on their own land and a shack they can call their own.’ However, the incident involving Candy’s dog indicates that the same will happen to Lennie. The author develops the motif of loneliness through the use of indirect and direct characterization of Curley’s wife, Candy, Crooks, and Lennie.
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These theories, methods, assessments along with the evidence of success in reading at home make it clear that it is extremely important we try our hardest to support literacy in every child. All students can learn. It’s just a matter of making materials interesting and relevant to them, challenging them (but not to hard), and supporting them along the way.
...thing but the continual torrent of concepts across the page. The turgid stream of blood coursing through my veins made of water is magic. The birth canal for original life, the place where land meets water is magic. The potential for life wherever there is water is magic. The feeling of being connected to everything through water is magic. The best memories in life can surface because water is magic. This only ripples the surface for some of the ways water is magic. My ten minutes of water watching brings to me a lifetimes reverie, and it represents one sentence of one page of my thirty-two year tome. The ultimate magic of water is that it is an billion year book, it tells an endless story, and provokes an endless bubbling of insight.
Literacy has a strong impact on ones life’s in many reasons such as it can open doors for an individual to become successful in the world. Literacy is never easy to develop but once it is developed it is something that can never be forgotten. Achieving the quality of literacy can determine your efficiency in life. An individual environment throughout early childhood has an impact on the quality of literacy they develop.
I would like to thank you all for coming to Arlyn's funeral. I am truly touched that you care enough to show your support for us and your respect for Arlyn this way.
Johnson, Eric L. (2007). Christ, The Lord of Psychology. In Daryl H. Stevenson, Brian E. Eck & Peter C. Hill (Eds.). Psychology Christianity Integration: Seminole Works that Shaped the Movement (pp. 42-57). Batavia, IL: Christian Association for Psychological Studies, Inc.
This book provides an educational resource in the understanding relationship between psychology and Christianity. The book incorporates our chosen profession with our faith confession as an integrative approach. The book explains the integration of psychology and Christianity as a journey with multidisciplinary natures. This book emphasizes on several areas, such as historical outlooks on faith and science and the essence of psychology. The associations of psychology and theology are in effect unavoidable due to their common significance in accepting the uncertainty of human behavior and healing human factors. The book also concentrates on general worldviews and essential components of Christian worldviews and our ability to reflect on them, either learned or chosen. The book details specific indications to a perceptive of the nature of knowledge, the character of human beings, the nature of humanity, and the environment of the world. The book contemplates in the pursuit of truth, knowledge, and sympathizing human experience. These pursuits demonstrate assorted methods, including psychological hypothesis and theories, psychological discipline and science, Christian theology, philosophy and viewpoints of life, and religious and spiritual commitment. As explained in the book, the nature of the world, ethics, aesthetics, scientific and Christian compatibility, and existence and praise of God are conceptual integrative implications of Christianity throughout fundamental metaphysics. The book mutually binds psychology, behavioral, social science, and theology in trying too recognize human nature and worldview perspectives. The book conveys an integrative model approach between the relationship of psychology and t...
Each of you here had your own relationship with my Dad, each of you has your own set of memories and your own word picture that describes this man. I don’t presume to know the man that you knew. But I hope that, in this eulogy that I offer, you will recognise some part of the man that we all knew, the man that is no longer amongst us, the man who will never be gone until all of us here have passed.
It was a bright and warm summer morning when I woke from a good night sleep. Nothing prepared me for the dark, gloomy and sad day ahead of me. You see, this was the day that my cousin and childhood best friend passed away in an auto accident.
The theme of loneliness is a dominant theme in john Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men". He shows it in a variety of ways ranging from Crooks not wanting Lennie to leave his room to Curley's loveless marriage, even down to candy and his dog and George and Lennie.