The Journal of Theo

I grew up in one of those fundamentalist churches that believes they are changing the world. They held the keys to salvation if you only understood their "truth." For whatever reason, I came to believe that I, myself, was someone who had a mission to dispense my church's truth and save the nation and world. But after I found out about the corruption in the organization, learned about the sins of the founder of the church, and saw firsthand some of the hypocrisies, I lost my faith. After years of searching, I came across the Divine Truth teachings and encountered ideas and principles I couldn't dispute. I learned I still had a "messiah complex." And while it may be loving to want to help people, thinking that you can save them by getting them to follow you for your own power's sake cannot be loving. Truth itself is God's viewpoint on any given matter and it is not up to the individual to amend it. So what do I do with the positive side of my desire to...

Two days ago, I was at the gas station filling up my little car. After the gas nozzle clicked, the screen read "$35." How could it cost so much? The big sign above me said it was $4.50 a gallon. I don't think I've ever seen it that high. I remember around the time of the last Iraq war when the prices were going up. People kept asking whether it would go past $4. To my recollection, it got close but never did. Well, now it finally has. Gas prices going up will mean the prices of all other goods will go up because it costs to deliver those goods and the companies don't want to take the loss. Here again is one of those occasions where bad economic news means some people at the top will do extra well as they anticipate each next hardship and adjust accordingly while people at the bottom will see more difficulty. It's not looking good. But how bad is it really? Most people in America still have cars although they're a bit more beat up. Everyone still has shoes....