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At my school, the drop out rate for medical school students is under 2% while the drop out for theology students is over 40%. This begs the question of why theology has such a high drop out rate and my theory is that...

The gospel of Jesus clearly shows that God was often different from mainstream religious culture and that those who gave in too often to their religious culture ended up rejecting God and I know of examples in my own life...

The bible teaches that when you try to treat people fairly, that God takes care of your interests and when you are consistent in your devotion to God, God guards your character. In the last two years since getting laid...

Why are people so obsessed with selfish animals? Be it expensive retrievers? ' Unconditional love' from dogs is a very misleading concept, only fools believe. You give it food, shelter, toys, entertainment, time and...

To me humility is about putting God’s interests and the interests of others above your own interests and desires while arrogance is about putting your own interests and desires above those of others or of God.

Years ago I developed a health issue that set me back very farther than I should have been in life but I worked extremely hard to improve my health and in 2015, God began to heal me, but it’s not all bliss. I ended up...

The following list is of NINE things a woman couldn’t do in 1971 – yes the date is correct 1971. You can thank RBG. In 1971 a woman could not: 1. Get a Credit Card in her own name – it wasn’t until 1974 that a law forced...

There was a psychologist named Maslow who invented a pyramid called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In this pyramid, Maslow argues that human beings are interested in the physical components of their life when those things...

I have a lot of superficial people and dishonest people in my family and they are all single. One made over 2 million a year and graduated top of her class from an Ivy League school and it took her 9 years to find a...

Matt. 5 Verses 11 to 12 Says [11] Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. [12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your...

In the bible the Israelites are forced to journey through the wilderness for long periods before reaching the promised land and in the same way, I find God sometimes forced us into our own wilderness where we are...

So, after I last visited my family ( How telling my parents about my 6mo boyfriend went (they hate him for religious reasons) ), some time had passed and I figured that I had to visit them again for my family's sake....