Author: Randolph Watkins
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Savior as Defined by Isaiah The Coming King
In the Book of Isaiah, God describes His plan for a Savior/Redeemer/Christ for His people and indeed for all people. The Gospel according to Isaiah is the foundation the Jews had at the time when Jesus was ministering to the Apostles and when He was crucified. Just as today we struggle with the concept of…
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Phenomenological Research Methods
Husserl’s phenomenological method has caused a conversation of how empirical data can come to be. As Husserl believed phenomenology could lead to empirical data claiming understanding (Englander, 2012) Husserl’s work in phenomenology has not ceased by those who’ve followed after him. As a result, several variations of phenomenological research methods have emerged. Of those, two…
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God’s Common Grace
God’s common grace is manifested in many ways, some of them are simple while others we probably do not realize. God is a sovereign God, He is fully in control and has authority over everything that takes place.
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Ethical Influences and Influencers
The legal landscape is complicated and constantly changing within the United States of America and within each state for many fields including psychology, counseling, and advertising. With a complex and changing set of regulation, regulatory boards, requirements, and maintenance of licensure a challenge is presented to psychologists to stay current with regulations and the effects…
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The Unconscious Mind and Self-Development
Freud felt the existence of the unconscious had to be indirectly proven (Feist et al., 2013). Freud was correct, almost 100-years later psychology has not directly proven the unconscious mind’s existence. Dreams have become the proof the unconscious exists and effects the conscious.
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The Purpose of Man
The ultimate purpose of man is a controversial issue and one that some have chosen to take their own opinion rather then what God has said through Scripture. Some have said man’s purpose is to give God something to do. Others say man is here to enjoy creation. While others say man has been…
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Incarnation, Deity, and Humanity – Salvation and Service
This paper will address three characteristics about Jesus Christ and how they are applicable to our lives and ministries. These three things are the incarnation, the deity, and the humanity of Jesus. They are important parts of our faith but all too often we forget how they apply to us and that their truth…
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A Christian Worldview and Research
Since the enlightenment there has been a transition in science promoting the idea there is no place for Christianity within scientific research. The secular humanistic movement has attempted to convince scientists and onlookers, science is pure while Christianity is bias with a belief in a non-scientific God. To claim its purity researchers have established the…
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Are Shopping Malls Dead?
In the past decade much has changed in consumer sales. Consumers were initially slow to adopt online shopping. At first likely due to the cost of shipping, return fees, not being able to try the item before buying, and the delay in satisfaction of having the product in hand (Liu et al., 2011). To be…
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Key Persons in the History of Operational Management
In the history of operational management, some of the key persons who have contributed to the philosophies and methods of operations management are; Smith, Babbage, Whitney, Gantt, Gilbreth, Taylor, Ford, Sorcensens.