Today I want to introduce an academic approach to the importance of religious belief systems. So first let’s start with an interesting question. We'll be discussing Pascal's Wager, Jordan Peterson's ideas from Maps of Meaning, and the famous child development psychologist Jean Piaget. 

Q: Can one be certain that God exists or doesn’t exist? How much are you willing to gamble on it?

Even though games may seem like a meaningless waste of time, I have since found them to be an amazing tool for managing relationships and introducing people to deeply meaningful subjects. Today I want to introduce you to the world of designer board games.

Samson is one of the legendary strongmen of history and for those of you who have learned about parables and revelations of nature from Bible Study, I think you’ll recognize a great example of how God used a parable to foreshadow the tragedy that would eventually consume Samson’s life. Listen to the story from Judges chapter 14 for yourself and see if you can recognize it.

Have you ever noticed the similarities between murder mystery plots and every Harry Potter plot? How can we make what we have to say more beautiful, majestic, and mysterious? 

Today I would like to ask the question, “Why Art?” And more specifically, "Why Draw?" I have been teaching art classes for seven years. I love to draw. But what purpose does it serve? Why should anyone take up a pencil and try to render the world?