“Happiness is the reason I seek God - it feels good, so I keep doing it.
It’s not really about ‘believing’ in God. I have first hand experience with the effects of this power in my life; faith is based on first hand experience. There are things in my life that were impossible to do that […]

As baby, her parents used marijuana to sedate her. Her father was shot during a drug deal. Her mother abandoned her and her sister. As an adult, her infant son endured heart surgery. It would be understandable if LaDonna were upset with God. “But God is good”, asserts the 24-year-old Texan. This is her extraordinary journey, guided by tragedy and faith.

My mother was breastfeeding me, and she was often high or drunk. She didn’t realize until it was almost too late that I had lost a lot of weight and was very ill.

My parents would want to party or do something. And if I started crying and became a nuisance, they would inhale Marijuana and cup their hands around my face and exhale the smoke until I breathed in enough to pass out. You do that long enough to a baby, instead of feeding it, and you will kill it. Not to mention, the brain damage that could cause.

“I know God exists. It’s not a feeling, it’s a knowledge. He instantly healed my body more than once. He healed my son’s heart condition; the doctors were amazed. So I know God.
As a child, I believed in God at the time He healed me of a horrible disease, but I didn’t know God. […]

Surprising aspect of your beliefs? “I practice Buddhism.”
God exists because? “My son is not dead.”
“My son was injured in a motorcycle accident. It was serious, but he is alive. Paralyzed, but alive. I keep hearing, ‘everything happens for a reason’. I am not blaming anyone, but I am tired of hearing, ‘everything […]

Surprising aspect of your beliefs? “I don’t bother to tell most people I don’t believe in God; it does not go over well in Texas.
I’m a scientist. Science requires empirical proof. Belief in a god requires faith  (”life is too complex for there not to be a creator”). With my current understanding of the universe, […]

“I see the wonders and complexities of the universe and know that God exists. I see people totally change for the good and know that God exists. I feel personally connected to God, who is my dearest friend. Initially, I had a spiritual experience that made me come to believe in God. […]