As we look towards year-end, we need to be careful not to approach the coming year with spite and careless disregard for how far we have come. We need to approach the end of the year with immense gratitude. Gratitude not just for the things we have achieved, but for the things that can be. We are not just thankful for what is, but also for what can be. Grateful for the future. We are thankful for the hope it brings and the suffering it may offer. One may say, “What do you mea

What is the purpose of this life of faith, Lord? What gain is there in worshipping You? We face family struggles, life-threatening issues, and goals that seem forever unmet. Our hope feels distant, like a flame flickering in the wind. Yet, in the midst of all this, You ask us to worship You — to remain faithful even when life seems unbearably hard. We are torn between two worlds: the first, to trust that You truly care for us — a trust that demands self-denial and surrenderin

“The rain, a blessing to the farmer but a curse to the builder, what then shall God do when the farmer prays for rain and the builder for a bright day” Life is a journey filled with events, goals, dreams, and pain. We are birthed into this very distasteful world with one sure destination, Death. Death provides the value we call life, but then can something be valuable yet hurtful and full of suffering? why do we celebrate the birthing of a child knowing that life isn’t a joyf

“ It came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and slew him.“ The story of Cain and Abel is archetypal to our current society. Abel offers a far greater and better sacrifice than his brother Cain. God honors the offering of Abel while rejecting that of Cain, then Cain kills his brother out of spite, jealousy, and envy. Spite, jealousy, and envy, this trio-nemesis brings out the most malevolence in any man, woman, or child. The story

Life is beautiful, or at least I thought so. Maybe there is some truth to this overtly optimistic statement. It gives hope to the dying soul, it placates the troubled mind, and it assures light at the end of the tunnel for the lost traveler. These words encourage the crestfallen face of the defeated and build patience in those tired of waiting. But is life really beautiful? What exactly is beauty? Is it the cars, the high-paying jobs, the parties, or the decadence promoted by

Love, what a strange concept! What a feeling! What a drug! Oh, love, how much are you worth? Who guards your gates? How thick are your walls? How high are your walls? What dwells within your court? I have traveled far and wide, my journey long, arduous, and tiring. I have sold all I had for this odyssey, conquered highway robbers, journeyed through the thickest. forests, and swum through the boundless depths of the oceans. Oh, love, I am fatigued. Please open up your gates. M

“ Sometimes you must hurt in order to know, fail in order to grow, lose in order to gain because life’s greatest lessons are learned through pain.” — Pain (Nagato) Hope and expectation are predicated on the fact that we have paid our due diligence today to secure the freedoms of tomorrow. “the light at the end of tunnel” is an ideology that if we go through darkness, the end result will always be light. A better tomorrow lays its foundation on the idea that today isn’t as we

“God is dead. God remains dead, and we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers.” -Fredrich Nietzsche Nietzsche declares the death of God in late 1800, the last years of the 19th century. His quote is a prophecy fulfilled during the horrors of the 20th century. The phrase ” The Death Of God” is more profound than its literal meaning; if God is indeed dead, who killed him? According to Nietzsche, we did. But how did we kill what was or is