I knew from the start of my quest that I could not believe in the existence of God just for the sake of it. I needed proper scrutiny from multiple sources. My stringent search for God (which is a lifetime pursuit) has me traveling the Universe for answers and the truth by means of science, philosophy, and the study of diverse cultures and religions.
I am God’s servant, but I am now God’s unshackled servant, given the pass that allows me to roam in all of His glorious universe. NOW I can truly discover what it’s all about, leaving nothing out, sifting through the garbage whilst drinking the champaign.
Wherever you are in this world, whatever your circumstances are, it is your personal philosophy that is most valuable. Put a shitty map in your head and you’ll drive to places you don’t want to be. Put the right map in and you can achieve things undreamed of. Your personal philosophy is everything that makes you who you are.
Sir Don McCullin’s work is so arresting that it falls into the category of “once you see it, you cannot unsee it”.
I passionately believe there are potential “Jedi [sic]” among us, metaphorically speaking. People who are naturally connected to God for inexplicable reasons, meaning it is not manifest because they practice any particular religion.
The reality of it was the brutality of hardships, uncertainty and emotional toil. It still rained on them. It still got cold outside. They still got hungry and infections and all kinds of dangers and ailments. But they kept going anyway.
Have you ever broken someone’s trust? Has your own trust been broken?
So, I thought to myself, is he a genuine spiritual person? Just because he is a Scientologist does that negate his spiritual self? Is he simply misplaced in that religious order? Or worse, is he the enemy?
With shows like the brilliant West World and the new equally brilliant Raised by Wolves, both on HBO MAX here in the states, the topic of what is reality is hotter than ever, reaching mainstream homes. But in our quest to find the answers we must not allow ourselves to be so overloaded and confused with questions that we ignore some of the answers.
The subject of sex, not what sex you are, but the act of sex, is one of the most, if not the most, contentious subjects in Christian Faith and philosophy.
Do You Believe? | Pastor Robert Perez 