• God and Jesus and Me,  Where is God?

    Where is God – Part I

    I don’t honestly believe that I ever really lost him. Rather, I feel that as I have grown older my needs have changed. One of those changes is the need to better understand who God is and how he really works in my life. To take it a step further: the need to understand the truth about God, who he is and how best to connect with him. To understand his truth, Gods truth, not that of some organization that wants me to follow their version of His truth. Don’t get me wrong: I am a church going person who believes in the community and faith building premise of an…

  • North and South Korea

    Never Again..?

    A special U.N. inquiry released a massive report this week detailing specific human rights violations committed by the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), otherwise known as the North Korean Government. These accusations are being directed towards all levels of the government, including that of the “Supreme Leader”, Kim Jong-Un himself. According to this report, these atrocities are being systematically aimed at the citizens of the country, all in an effort to “prop up the state and terrorize the population into submission”. The list of abuses being committed includes murder, torture slavery, sexual violence and mass starvation, as well as other outrages. The nearly 400 page report is filled with…