Pastor Joel Osteen has blamed the "forces of evil" for a recent shooting at his Lakewood Church.Speaking at the press conference with the police in Houston, Osteen reminded the world that "God is in control," though he didn't explain how God was involved in this case."We have been here 65 years," Os...
Ignoring plans and religions what option do we have in life that isn’t “just roll with it”.
Christianity says that your life is in gods hands, which removes your agency by saying that god chooses whether to make your life better or worse. But your life is not in gods hands, it’s in yours, and you are the one that can answer your own prayers and make your life better.
God is not navigating the long arc of life on earth, we humans are, and we can’t just roll with it, we have to actively participate in its betterment.