God's purpose for you is not about you, but about bringing him glory and teaching you to depend on him. He wants you to find your refuge in him, not in your abilities, comfort, or temporary happiness. When you surrender to God's purpose, he will fulfill it and bring you to a place of glorification, where you can rest in the rock of ages and find joy in the midst of challenges. [... more]

The relationship between faith and reason is a central theme in the study of theology, with some arguing that faith requires a leap of reason, while others see it as a rational pursuit of truth. The scientific method, which involves both induction and deduction, can be applied to both theology and science, but a crisis exists in theology where people want religion to be irrational, and in science where scientists are poorly trained in deduction, leading to irrational conclusions being drawn from data. [... more]