For those in InterVarsity Trojan Christian Fellowship, you know that we have an unspoken policy known colloquially as “TCF time.” Put simply, this is the fact that TCF events always start 15 minutes late. Last weekend, I went on TCF’s annual Men’s Retreat. For those wondering why we have a Men’s Retreat, the answer I’m…Continue Reading…
I randomly found a Google Video called “How do we know that Christians are delusional?” The user who created and uploaded the video claims that Christians are exactly like Mormons and Muslims, and that the basis of Christianity is a fairytale. It was interesting, but nothing new. He also has a website called WhyWontGodHealAmputees.com, which…Continue Reading…
Everyone wants to be great, I’m sure. But the extent of this actually varies tremendously from person-to-person. When seen from a wider perspective, all of life seems meaningless. We will all die, and in a few hundred years’ time (with a few exceptions), be completely forgotten. There’s no escaping it. I was reading 1 Kings…Continue Reading…
Should we follow King David’s example in 2 Samuel 12:15-23?  15 After Nathan returned to his home, the Lord sent a deadly illness to the child of David and Uriah’s wife. 16 David begged God to spare the child. He went without food and lay all night on the bare ground. 17 The elders of…Continue Reading…
It’s mildly distressing that I read the Bible much more closely when I’m doing it for a class than when I’m reading it for myself. Maybe I’m seeing new insights because I’m reading a different translation, so the same worn-out stories don’t look the same anymore. But I’m really being struck by what I’m reading…Continue Reading…
Did you know there are 27 million slaves in the world? This week, InterVarsity Bruin Christian Fellowship (IVBCF) had an event called “No Ordinary People.” It was about human trafficking, and today I went to the last session. Yes, I actually went out to UCLA on the other side of town. My friend Jacky gave…Continue Reading…