Adam Jacob Learn.

It's interesting, life. It's so vibrant and real one moment, then dashed and confusion swamp it with questions of "why?" Why do murderers kill innocent people? Why do natural disasters wipe-out whole towns and cities? Why do bad things happen to good people? And why does God not intervene? 

These are some heavy questions, right? They are, but they're also real life questions we all ask. There are so many responses to these questions; so many reactions to events or situations that bring on these questions. But in those moments when we find ourselves asking these questions, there don't seem to be a lot of answers. When we are neck deep in the pain and sorrow of tragic events, there may be plenty of right responses, but only one right answer that we so quickly forget, or choose to ignore. 

Josiah Solis had a great response and answer to these very questions. Check this out: http://www.josiahsolis.com/

There are plenty of right responses to events like Adam's passing -- each person grieves differently, and God will help you through that intimately. However, when it comes to finding answers to those hard questions, we turn to the Word, and we must never forget God's selfless love for us. 

I echo Josiah's prayer in closing:"God, may we see Love in the face of tragedy. Not Love as an emotion, but Love as a person. Jesus, show yourself so that at the end of the day when we run out of tears we can hear you say, “I love you.”

Homosexuality. Let's Talk Real.

Our culture is saturated with media and images that scream, “watch ME.” Everyone is griping for everyone else’s attention. As students and teens, there are so many people vying for our attention, it is so easy to be confused on where we stand.  To make matters worse, there are so many complicated topics we are bombarded with every day. However one of the biggest topics we face today is homosexuality. This is one of the biggest and fastest growing topics in our culture, and it’s time we talk about it. It’s time we open up and talk real with each other – there’s no judgment here. This is a place where we encourage you to be real and authentic. We’re here to support, encourage, and help in any way we can.

So what would you do if one of your friends shared privately with you that they were gay or lesbian?

What do you think Culture tells us about homosexuality? 

How do you feel about homosexuality? 

What do you think about homosexual Christians?