Beans. Rice. God.

Have you ever seen the world through a new pair of eyes? That’s what it feels like just happened to me. I’m 21 years old and I just found out I needed glasses. After waiting patiently all week for them to arrive, I finally received my first pair yesterday. It was amazing. I could see crystal clear! All textures and lines were perfectly crisp. The beauty and detail of the world seemed to jumped right out a me.
Even though I could see well enough to get by before, I couldn’t perceive the intricate beauty of the world around me … Read the rest

I want to kill myself. Let me rephrase that: I want to kill myself right now! You’re probably thinking that I must be either highly depressed or crazy. But I’m not. Nonetheless, I want to kill myself right now! Read this post to find out why.

Who am I? Am I essentially the sum of my talents? Am I the hobbies I enjoy? Am I a magician, actor, or singer? And what is my purpose in life? Does God call people to own a successful business, be a magician or actor? As a Christian, is my essence and purpose to be one of these things for the glory of God?

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In 1 John 4:8 a very remarkable statement is made. “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.“ Did you catch that? John the Apostle said, “God is love.” Later in the same section, John tells us the same thing, “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” Twice in the same passage John tells us “God is love.” Not simply God loves or God is loving, but God is love! This puts us in a … Read the rest

“Of all the billions of people who have ever lived, will only a select number “make it to a better place and every single other person suffer in torment and punishment forever? …Can God do this, or even allow this, and still claim to be a loving God?” asks Rob Bell. Is this true? Can God be loving and all powerful if people are suffering?