Positive Propaganda Project

For my project I am going to write encouraging and positive things on sticky notes and put them on all the cars at church on Sunday. :)

Myers-Briggs Personality Test

I am 33% extraverted, 25% Sensing, 56% thinking, and 33% judging. This is what I found out about my personality type:

Supervisors are highly social and community-minded, with many rising to positions of responsibility in their school, church, industry, or civic groups. Supervisors are generous with their time and energy, and very often belong to a variety of service clubs, lodges, and associations, supporting them through steady attendance, but also taking an outspoken leadership role. Supervisors like to take charge of groups and are comfortable issuing orders. They are cooperative with their own superiors, and they would like cooperation from the people working under them. Rank, they believe, has its obligations, but it also has its privileges.

Comprising at least ten percent of the population, Supervisors enjoy and are good at making schedules, agendas, inventories, and so on, and they much prefer tried and true ways of doing things over speculation and experimentation. Supervisors keep their feet firmly on the ground and would like those under their supervision to do the same, whether employee, subordinate, spouse, or offspring. Supervisors have no problem evaluating others and tend to judge how a person is doing in terms of his or her compliance with, and respect for, schedules and procedures.


Supervisors are unbelievably hard-working. Even as children they are industrious, and they usually respect their parents as authority figures. In school Supervisors are often model students, dutifully following directions, doing all their homework, doing it thoroughly, and on time. Above all else, they wish to do what they are supposed to do, and they rarely question the teacher's assignments, method of instruction, standards, or authority. And their industry and perseverance only become more important to them as they grow into adulthood and take on the responsibilities of job and family.

Supervisors approach human relations along traditional lines. Marriage and parenthood are sacred to them, and they tend to have a large circle of friends, with many friendships faithfully maintained over the years. Social gatherings and ceremonies have great meaning for them, and they look forward to holiday parties, club dances, weddings, class reunions, awards banquets, and the like. In social situations, Supervisors are friendly and talk easily with others. Though they can seem a bit formal in their manners, Supervisors are pretty easy to get to know. At ease in polite company, they tend not to confuse people by sending double messages or putting on airs-what they seem to be, they are.

For the most part I agree with this description. But while looking at jobs that go with my personality type they were completely opposite of what I want to do and is my dream to do and always has been.

Research Paper 1st 2 Paragraphs

There are many things that have split Christians and denominations over the years because they are so controversial. More specifically, the idea of free will versus predestination. As defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary predestination is "the doctrine that God in consequence of the foreknowledge of all events infallibly guides those who are destined for salvation." Also defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, free will is the "freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior cause or by divine intervention. Romans 8:28 gives a valid argument that we are predestined. "For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers." Whereas, Romans 1:10, "In my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you" talks about will.

This topic of free will versus predestination has been a hot topic in many theological conversations for many years. Did God did humans free will? Are humans predestined by God to either salvation or damnation? If we are predestined to either Heaven or Hell, is Hell fair? Does predestination make God mean? Why doesn't God save everyone" These are just some of the questions people have been arguing and pondering about for a long time. Do they all have a clear answer? Do any of them? Lastly, why wouldn't God make it absolutely clear in the Bible that we were either predestined or given free will?

Test Blog...

This summer I had an opportunity to go to Japan with my handbell choir. One day we took a boat over to an island and this is at the Buddist temple. The second picture is of my best friends and me. We hung out pretty much every day this entire summer and I don't know what I would do without them. :)

Taoism

I learned a lot this last week about Taoism and the beliefs that Taoists have. There are some things I agree with and some things I disagree with. Some of the things I like/ agree with in Taoism the the lack of stress and peace. I don't think people should just go out and get into a fight just because they feel like it or because someone made them mad; its not right. One of the things I don't like/ disagree with in Taoism is the concept of the Yin Yang. I believe as a Christian that there is a distinct line between good and evil. The Yin Yang shows that good and evil mix with each other. There is a little bit of good in evil and a little bit of evil in good. Isaiah 5:20 says, "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." This shows the concept of the mixing of the good and evil in the yin yang does not fit with the Christian view.

Koran

In reading the first book of the Koran I found many things in common between Christianity/the Bible and Islam/theKoran as well as many things that challenged me. For instance many of the stories are similar. Although many things are somewhat similar it is a very hard book to understand and it jumps around quite a bit. It is also based on what one man who had no witnesses said he got from a vision from "God" that he memorized whereas the Bible has many witnesses and is easy to understand. Another thing that challenged me was that Allah doesn't love everyone. Anyone who doens't believe in him is an ememy of Allah. On the other hand we have God who loves believers and nonbelievers and wants everyone to come to Him. Allah has apparently already decided our fate. I learned a lot from reading the Koran and I think it was beneficial to read and get a better understanding of another religion so that we will be more prepared if we have to defend our faith to someone of the Islam religion.

Camelot

Camelot was a pretty good movie. I actually like musicals so it was a pretty good movie once you get past the oldness of it. Some of the universals I found in the movie are: King Arthur is the hero, Lancelot is the sidekick, Guenevere is the madden. Christian themes are forgiveness is important, Love is unconditional, humans are far from perfect, sin is inevitable. Guen's secret love with Lance represents sin. Even thought Guen has a relationship with Lance and is in love with him Arthur still loves Guen and wants to have a relationship with her just like God wants to have a relationship with us even though we reject Him and love other things and other people. Even though Lance stole Guen's heart like the devil or other idols in our lives try to steal our heart Arthur still has hope that she will come back. This movie has many universals and themes that go along with the Bible/Christianity.