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Why are Millennials rejecting religion? Millennials are extremely social people. They know how to network and make friends and professional contacts almost instantly. Most Millennials have an acute awareness about social issues and they know how to galvanize for a cause without effort. Mostly because their understanding of technology is far superior to all the other generations they are the most not interested in religion. What they are most interested in is relationships. If they have a weakness it is they don't like when relationships fall apart. They base their identity and ideologies on consensus and like mindedness. They have an interest in things like mental health and the arts, and other things that stimulate their minds. I don't think that many of them believe they have an immortal soul, because realities that they can't conceptualize becomes their greatest frustrations. The reason why religion and God doesn't appeal to most of them is because they are ratio...

What I really want for Christmas this year. In all honesty I want lots of presents, but I know that sometimes we don't always get what we want in life, so how about I talk about what makes me happy? In my 20's I went through an existential crisis of not knowing what I wanted from life. What I believed would make me happy, I quickly discovered was no longer making me happy anymore. I found God, I was young and I believed my life was heading in the right direction, and it was. What I didn't expect was the challenges that I would have to face, but something had changed in me. The idea of world peace has always been an interest in my consciousness ever since I was a kid, and I believe the bible where it says blessed are the peacemakers. I never liked conflict growing up, and I still don't like it. One of the things I have had to learn as an adult is to grow with conflict, not necessarily live with it or let it shape me, but to grow with it. To me there is a danger when ...

How Christmas has changed for me throughout the Years. In a sense, it's still the same holiday but I think if I am going to talk about how I think it's changed, I really have to talk about how I traditionally celebrated it and how I celebrate it now. Growing up Christmas was always my favourite time of the year, there always used to be sense of goodwill during this time of year. I'm not making this up, but traditionally people used to really lift each other's hearts up during this time of year. I don't think we over celebrated this time of year. When I was in my 20's I didn't really celebrate the way that I used to, I was on a spiritual path and I enjoyed Christmas in a different way. I believed Christ could be found within ourselves and it was our job to worship the Christ that exists in all people. Of course that is a strange way at looking at salvation because obviously not everyone believes in Jesus, so how could he exists in all people? The way th...

What is Compassion? Coming from a biblical worldview I see compassion as an essential in a Christian's life. I have been through some pretty challenging experiences, and I am learning where I should have showed more compassion. Being a fallen human being I tend to want things to go my way, and there has been times in my life when I get frustrated because I feel stuck, not knowing who to trust, or how to solve my own problems. God is showing me that He cares for other people just as much as he cares for myself. When we try really hard to have faith, it can be a frustrating experience. When we sin and we don't know how to stop, it can make us want to give up on life's real pleasures. We desire the temporary pleasure from things that we make the most important things, and those things blind us from discovering who we really are. My greatest desire is happiness and when I feel sad, I feel like my life is disapproving to God. I really want to make God happy, but when I stop ...

My Mental Health Change, and What it means to me. Several months ago I began transitioning out from a mental health program that I had been a part of for more than ten years. I just turned 46, so that would mean that I was in my early 30's when I started the program. I was having difficulty at the time in structuring my days, I was not well enough to work, and I needed outside help to feel like I was a part of my world. In 1999, I was given a mental health diagnosis and since then have been using anything and anybody that is available for help. Growing up before my diagnosis, I had a very strong sense of my physical health and never had any serious mental health problems. When I was 21, I briefly slipped into a very short depression, but was able to come out of it by myself. I then became a born again Christian and things were very happy in my mind, and relatively happy in my life. I never had any other mental health problems until my crisis in 1999. I learned a lot about psy...

Friendship. By Mike Finnerty. It can begin with a whisper, a handshake a hello. It grows into concern for the common good of all involved. It's a warm summer day, It's a hot chocolate on a cold winter day. It's a clean house, a warm blanket a game of chess, It's faith in Love with its Creator. It's a well structured house. It's a hot slice of pizza. It's a drive to the mall. It's confidential It's accountable It's affirming It's forgiving It grows into something with branches. It sees through the hurt, It's comforting It's painful It's consoling, It's considerate It forgets the past. It looks to the future It goes out of its way, It's happiness It's childlike It's recognizable It's true. Friends are indispensable and we can't live without them! This is Mike.