“Mental illness is mental cancer,” she proclaimed in the middle of the discussion, “and people suffering with mental problems try to live a normal life but sometimes they just can’t.” Ah, what a Godlike, hopeful perception of life! Or not. Might I just add that she is...
Fortis Students
Good and Bad Ideas
There are many ways people see the world. Some believe that there is a God while others are disgusted by the idea. Some believe that truth is absolute while others think it is determined by the values of many diverse societies. Despite these differences, almost all...
Time, Pressure, and Morals
The struggle against time, against the fear you won’t be able to do all you were destined to do, the struggle to find meaning and value in our lives is a struggle that many young people face. Without a Christian understanding of the soul, of your relationship with...
The Kindling of the Holy Spirit’s Fire
Whenever people say that humans are the virus of the earth, I can’t help but laugh at that statement, because this couldn’t be further from the truth. We are called to bring order, truth, and love into this world, right? To create rather than to destroy, to live a...
America’s Societal Turmoil
As I reflect on the current state of affairs in America, I realize just how warped our society’s relationship with the law has become. When I think about it, I realize most of our nation’s problems, including violent riots, a shutdown economy, and a movement to defund...
When You Sit Down to Eat Your Cake
Why can’t we all just eat our cake in peace? Is it so wrong to enjoy the prospect of eating cake and also devouring it? Apparently so. We have all heard the proverb, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” It means that when you have two opposing objects (e.g. the...
The Six Worldviews
What do you believe? Do you have a worldview? Do you even know what a worldview is? Some people, including many students, may not know the answers to these questions. However, knowing all six of the main worldviews in present-day society can dramatically alter your...
Wake Up America
America desperately needs a great awakening. This reality has been becoming more and more evident to me with each day. Unfortunately, Christians have been silent in America, and the enemy has taken this as an opportunity to take over. Religions such as Secularism,...
To the Church: A Call to Unity
Delusion, degradation, and depravity have continued to envelop our once pure, pious, and prayerfully God-fearing nation. To many, reality has lost its reality; what your senses perceive is all there is or nothing that is, and both absurd claims are now regarded as...
Desiring to Love
Love is the most important virtue in the world. We can understand this from God’s word: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Doesn’t that just amaze you? God sent His...