Anna's Ideas

In the beginning, God created a perfect world. He then created humans in His image to have a perfect relationship with Him. After came the fall, where our perfect relationship became broken because of the sinful choices man had made. We became separated from God. The Lord promised a New Kingdom to his people, which includes all the nations, for the first kingdom was lost. He chose to create a Holy Nation through Abraham, which became Israel. The Israelites came to live in the Promised Land and live under the law and king, which God gave them. God then sent prophets to tell all that there was a Son of God who would take the form of man to live the life we should have lived and die the death we should have died. Jesus Christ came and fulfilled those prophecies, living a life of service and miracles, proving His position as the Son of God. He then died a sacrificial death so that whoever believes in Him can be reconciled with God and live an eternal life with Him in heaven. He came back t

"To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord , that He may be glorified." Isaiah 61:3 Recently, I came across a TED talk video that discussed four different lessons of creativity: letting go, paying attention to the world around us, embracing challenges, embracing loss. I was challenged to decide which of these four lessons was most meaningful to me. After much thought, I finally came to a conclusion. Although each message is important, it is the last item in this list that most resonates with me. In that video, Joel Meyerowitz talks about photographing the World Trade Center after 9/11, and he realized that that record would be erased unless we made a point for it not to be. I think we all need to remember that, right now especially, time may heal all wounds, but it also erases them. It can be