It is immensely challenging to understand the “problem of pain” within the context of an all-powerful, always-good God. How is it possible for God to allow for the various and continuous human atrocities of war, shootings, poverty, hunger, and mental illness? Just to name a few. Although pain cannot be extracted from the world, its existence within the purposes and plans of a benevolent God can be explained. We’ll provide the basic theological concepts to help shape your prayers and conversations.

Everyone’s spiritual journey and maturation is unique, but also includes quite a few commonalities. As we endeavor to help one another along the path of faith and practice, we’ll cover another the third of nine components of healthy discipleship: the five simple yet powerful phases of helping others find their way back to God: B.L.E.S.S.

Why do we do what we do at Vista? Let’s talk about it, by starting with the in and outs, ups and downs (see what we did there?!) of Baptism.