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Today was a historical day. Barack Obama was sworn in as America's first African-American president. However, I don't feel that Barack's identity is his skin color of even where his ancestors are from. I feel blessed to have grown up in an era and part of the country where racism was not okay. I feel blessed to have been raised by parents who are open minded and accepting of all people. It's a powerful thing to think that 60 years ago there are many restaurants that wouldn't even serve Barack Obama for a meal, and now he is serving as our country's 44th president. If times can change that much in 60 years, it excites me think of the next 60.  Something Obama said in his inauguration speech, hit me hard. He said: "We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed o...

In a world so focused on answers and the development of science and technology to give us more certainty and create cures for diseases, have we grown uncomfortable with they mystery of God? Don't get me wrong, I am fascinated by technology and feel blessed to live in a time and place with such advancements made in medicine. I also get frustrated when people ask me questions about my faith in Jesus Christ that I cannot answer. I think I need to be better at saying, "I don't know," and that's ok. I don't know why homosexuality is frowned upon in the bible, yet I believe that it is not always a choice to be gay. I don't know when a conceived child is considered a human being, and I definitely don't feel like I have the authority to make that judgment. I don't know how God feels about war, and if he feels like it is a necessary solution sometimes. I don't know why some people suffer with mental illness and physical illness and some people don't...