ON God, A.I., and the Problem of Evil IMBeggar 2024-08-29 | Why did God create a world with so much evil and suffering, and then allow it all to happen? Lets run and AI simulation and find out. This video touches on the problem of evil; judgement; heaven and hell; the fall; who is Jesus; and much more.WE NEED YOUR HELPš: imbeggar.com/take-actionfacebook.com/IMbeggarpaypal: paypal.com/paypalme/imbeggarPatreon: patreon.com/IMBEGGAR?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkJOIN US Discord: discord.com/invite/HszXTw64C7intro 00:00First World 01:47Free World 03:03Intervene on thought 05:50Intervene on Consequence 07:16Absolute Justice 08:51end 10:15Quiz 11:49Why would God create a world with so much evil and suffering and then allow it all to happen?
Prayer life Stink? A short guide on how to talk with God, not to God. IMBeggar 2023-04-03 | Two questions I get the most are, "how to pray?", and, "how do I get closer to God?": The first is the answer to the second, but often our prayer can get a little stale and/or we were never taught how to pray - deeper. This is a short guide of thoughts and techniques that have helped me pray deeper, better, and from the heart.00:00 intro 01:04 What is prayer?01:37 Three ingredients01:53 Presence02:20 Heart03:18 Trust04:52 Prep05:56 How To08:00 Sorry08:58 Others09:49 Myself11:39 Thanks12:02 Conclusion
Self Tune Up IMBeggar 2023-02-22 | I know not all of us Christians observe Lent, but to me, Lent is for everyone. It's How to prepare for Easter. Its not about "giving something up" š, its about severely searching your inner most heart, in the light of truth, taking inventory of what is good and what needs to go, putting to death what needs to be put to death, and rising again, with Him, as a new creation. Peace. š
Christmas can be a hard time for anyone, but a good opportunity to go back to whats important IMBeggar 2022-12-14 | Christmas can be a hard time of year for some of us. Seasonal anxiety, depression, sadness, or just lonely, whatever you want to call it, the season amplifies whatever it is that hurts. But perhaps we can consider it an opportunity. To go deeper, into the real Christmas. Merry Christmas. From IMBeggar.
10 Tips to overcome temptation IMBeggar 2022-10-24 | As long as we live in this world, no one is free from temptation. Here are just 10 tips, that I hope will help us all deal with those annoying temptations. 00:00 Intro01:05 Tip101:51 Tip202:39 Tip303:32 Tip404:16 Tip505:34 Tip606:47 Tip707:31 Tip808:05 Tip908:59 Tip1009:54 Conclusion
Why would God send me to hell? IMBeggar 2022-04-25 | I get asked often, if God loves me, why would he send me (anyone) to hell. Well, he wonāt, hell is our choice, and this often comes from a misunderstanding of Gods mercy.
He is risen. And so can you. Happy Easter to all. IMBeggar 2022-04-17 | Jesus rose from the dead, and so will you. If he wasn't resurrected, our faith is in vain.
Jesus Shakes things up. IMBeggar 2022-04-16 | Jesus Shakes things up. After the crucifixion, before the resurrection. Jesus descends and releases all the souls waiting for his arrival. The gates of heaven are opened.
Jesus is likeā¦ I got this. šŖ. IMBeggar 2022-04-15 | A Good Friday and a happy Easter to all. Peace.
Why does God let bad things happen? (The problem of evil). IMBeggar 2022-03-09 | Why does god allow suffering and pain? Why does God allow evil, war (wwIII anxiety) natural disasters and all the bad things? Why doesn't God intervene? A "How to" get through the problem of evil with a look from the book of Job, to Jesus, to the Brothers Karamazov.www.imbeggar.com #problemofevil #whyGod #catholic #wwIIIanxiety
What is Advent: A slightly different take. IMBeggar 2021-12-08 | Merry Advent and Happy Christmas. What is Advent: A slightly different take, touches a little deeper, more personal, and gives us something to meditate on this advent season. I feel like Advent always gets rushed, buried, stepped on, stepped over, and forgotten in the anticipation (and madness) before Christmas. So my Christmas video this year turned into an Advent video @imbeggar
Stop being nice and find your kindness. (and whatās the difference?) IMBeggar 2021-07-01 | Am I kind or just nice, and what's the difference... How to find your kindness and not be just nice. We each have the incredible power to lift one another with kindness. But unfortunately, we can also bring one another down with our negativity, cynicism and heaviness. Which one we choose is up to us. A quick look at kindness, faith and some tips to help us all become a little more kind. Peace.#imbeggar #kind #bekind
Stop Calling Jesus a good teacher: He was either a Madman, a Conman, or God: you choose. IMBeggar 2021-03-02 | You can say Jesus was many things, but stop saying he was just a good teacher, or a philosopher, or a nice guy. There are only three choices: madman, conman or God. Who is Jesus? A philosopher, a spiritual sage, an all around good guy, a great moral teacher? According to C.S. Lewis, there are only three options, and we have to make our choice: Madman, Conman or God. A beggar's take on Lewis' trilemma argument.#imbeggar #whoisjesus #jesus
Will God Make All My Problems Go Away? (Itās not what you think). IMBeggar 2020-05-13 | Why doesn't God answer my prayers? Why doesn't God help me? I have all these problems, I'm miserable, and I tried God, and I prayed and prayed, but I get no answer, and it makes me angry, and the little faith I may have had, is gone. Will God make my problems go away?Please share with anyone you see fit. And please visit IMbeggar for much more on this, and many other things.
Jesus, where are you (speak to me)? IMBeggar 2020-04-07 | Where are you Jesus? Finding Jesus. Ever wonder, where Jesus is in the midst of our suffering? A message for those of us who are wondering, Jesus, where are you?
its what youre searching for (and may not know it) IMBeggar 2020-02-12 | Itās what Iāve been searching for my whole life and donāt even know it. What are we searching for, whether we know it or not? From the voice of the great orator Fulton Sheen, ("Life is Worth Living"), comes this excerpt about what we are made for, what we are searching for, and the definition of God. This audio is owned by the Fulton Sheen Company. Video by IMbeggar.Full audio at: youtube.com/watch?v=EdewNKSwvkA&t=1340sCurios, check out Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCGSmy2st0rb63fAkoO1aGyw?view_as=subscriber
Finding Identity: A short animated story. IMBeggar 2019-11-13 | Finding Identity: A short animated story about all the things we do, to become someone we are not, while finding out who we are. Feeling comfortable in your own skin? Have you ever wished you were someone else? Have we gone through great lengths to be that other person?
Why doesnt God just show Himself? IMBeggar 2019-09-26 | If there is a God, and God can do anything, then why doesn't He just show Himself, then it would be a whole lot easier to believe... We all might ask this at some point in our lives whether we believe in God or not, so the question is: what would be the best way for God to reveal Himself? ... well, how would you do it?See much more at: imbeggar.com
How to find purpose and meaning (when we get a little lost). IMBeggar 2019-08-08 | I am so miserable and tired of the monotony of life. Join the club. We will all inevitably ask, what is my purpose? What does it all mean? All of us at some point will suffer from the want of meaning or purpose in our lives. Without it, we drift away from ourselves and everyone else, living in a state of anxiety. How do we break out of this anxiety of life? Two steps. Inspired by Bl. Fulton Sheen (The Philosophy of Life). Curious, go to channel: youtube.com/channel/UCGSmy2st0rb63fAkoO1aGyw?view_as=subscriber
Let Go. Let God rebuild you. Into something new. (A meditation). IMBeggar 2019-07-02 | Let Go. Let God rebuild you into a new creation. A meditation. How does I rebuild self, and how does God? Where do I set the bar on becoming a better person and where does He? How much do I really want to change about myself, and how much does God really want to change in me? Inspired by C.S. Lewis, The Divine Builder is a 5 minute animated meditation on rebuilding.
A simple secret to a happy(er) life. IMBeggar 2019-05-13 | A simple secret to a sweet and happy life amidst the stress and anxiety. "One secret to a sweet and happy life, is learning to live by the day.Ā It is the long stretches that tire us.Ā We think of life as a hole, running on for us.Ā We can not carry this load.Ā We can not fight this battle continuously for a half a century.Ā But really, there are no long stretches.Ā Life does not come at us all at one time; it comes only a day at a time.Ā Even tomorrow is never ours until it becomes today. Ā It is a blessed secret this, living by the day.Ā Any one can carry his burden, however heavy, till nightfall.Ā Any one can do her work, however hard, for one day.Ā Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, until the sun goes down.Ā And this is all life ever means to us - just one little day.Ā āDo ... not weaken or distract yourself by looking forward to things you can not see, and can not understandā.Ā God gives us night, to shut down our little days.Ā We can not see beyond."Ā Ā -Fr. Lasance, My Prayer Book, p.51. Ā Ā Much more at www.imbeggar.com
Do God and science contradict each other? IMBeggar 2019-04-16 | Does religion (God) and science contradict one another? Can religion and science coexist? What about evolution, DNA, the big bang theory? For some reason, we have the idea that it has to be either God - OR - science, as if one contradicts the other, as if one disproves the other, as if they are two opposing forces at battle, and only one can win. But if there is a God, and God is truth, then truth could never contradict science, and if anything, science should lead us to God, and never away. imbeggar.com/videos/2019/4/16/god-and-or-vs-science
Why I should care about sin. IMBeggar 2019-02-05 | Before we ask, what is sin, and without talking about heaven and hell, we need to ask, why is sin bad and why should I care. Or in other words: what does sin do to me, my psychology, the way I think, my heart, my relationships, those around me, and my relationship with God. Then we can begin to understand why sin is Godās greatest heartache. CURIOS, go to channel: youtube.com/channel/UCGSmy2st0rb63fAkoO1aGyw?view_as=subscriberNow you may be thinking... Sin is just some tool used by some groups to control people out of fear. Yeah, maybe at some point, 600 years ago. But sin is sin, and the consequences of sin are real, and damaging... God simply wants to protect us from these consequences.
A Jesus Christmas card. IMBeggar 2018-12-18 | Remember Jesus Christ this Christmas. Wishing you, and all those you love, a very warm, peaceful and merry Christmas.More at: youtube.com/channel/UCGSmy2st0rb63fAkoO1aGyw?view_as=subscriberFrom imbeggar.comImage Credit: The Annunciation, Henry Ossawa Tanner, American (active France), 1859 - 1937
What are you doing for Christmas? IMBeggar 2018-11-21 | Want something more for Christmas? Come home for Christmas. From IMbeggar and DeSales Media Group.Merry Christmas and much Peace. Please pass it on.See more at... imbeggar.com
Is religion just something for the weak?! IMBeggar 2018-10-02 | Is religion, Christianity, believing in God just something for the weak? Yeah, so what. My strength is made perfect in Weakness. See much more at... imbeggar.comYeah, so Im weak, who isn't. What are you doing about it? video transcript:a lot of us will say, I donāt believe in God because I think itās just something for the weak. So they can cope with their lives, deal with their problems and makes them feel better about themselvesā¦. to which I say - Yeah. Whats wrong with that. Iāll be the first to admit - I am weak. iām lazy, unmotivated and indifferent, and most of the time, I really just donāt careIm either vain, self-centered - or a narcissist - i donāt know the difference - with a mountain of insecurities, an army of demons, and enough inner knots and confusion to keep me pre-occupied and mildly depressed for the rest of my lifeā¦ The past hurts, the future scares me, and the presentā¦ well I kinda just try to keep the days passing by, remaining as - NUMB and DISTRACTED as possibleDiscipline - weak. Im pretty sure my emotions, my desires and my lusts have way more control over me than I do of them. I struggle to do what I know I should do, I do very easily what I know I probably shouldnāt - and everything else, Iām kinda justā¦ (āmehā) My love? WEAKdoesnāt matter what the relationship is, for me it always comes down to one thing - what am I getting out of it. could I be a better brother, better sister, better parent, better spouse, better friend, better human beingā¦ of course I could but I donāt bc its too hard. and Integrity, dignity, morality, virtue?ā¦ well I know OF those things.but it doesn't matter anyway because I'm usually too WEAK to do the right thingā¦ instead, I just do what I think will get the most people to like me - Sure - I wish everything was perfect, I wish I were perfect, I wish these things didnāt BOTHER ME, and I was immune to it all, but then I suppose that would make me a ROBOT or DEAD - My ego tells me, I donāt want any help, I donāt need any help, iāll figure it out on my own, I certainly donāt need any comfort or consolation - pause - Well thatās just a load of BULLSHIT.And problems, yeah, I got problems - who doesn't. money problems, relationship problems, work problems, future problems, past problems, social problems, family problems, marriage problems, addiction problems, parent problems, kid problems, life problems, and those hidden problems that only I know aboutā¦and thats just the small stuff - what about the really big ones, that come out of no where, that make no sense at allā¦ the ones we fear are gonna bury usā¦ [suicide, depression, addiction, disease, loss]I act like iām strong, I look like iām strong, Iāll pretend iām stronger than you - but thats not strength - and besides, iām getting so sick of the act! So yeah - I admit I am weak, - and I have problems - and I donāt have all the answers, its actually very liberating - And Iād bet that if your honest and not perfect, that you have weaknesses and problems tooā¦ and thatās one of the few things we can all say we have in commonSo the question is, what do we do about it?well thereās this type of copingā¦ the kind where you just grind your teeth and take it. absorbing it all into that, little dark spot (grrrrā¦). ok - thats the worst kind of coping and only leads to - [SNAP]then theres this type of copingā¦ (Drinking, eating, shopping, sex, porn, tech addiction, Binge tv, drugs)These help for a few minutes or a few hoursā¦ but just leads to more problems and more coping. and then thereās this type of coping, or this, or this, or this, or this, or this, or this, or this, (philosophy/self-help/Oprah/ psychology/astronomy/new age) - the kind where we are searching - for answers, for TRUTH, for something to make sense of it all, for a way out, a way throughā¦ for relief, for some kind of peace.
This is how to love. IMBeggar 2018-09-04 | What is love? and How do I know? Where can I learn... What is my love? What is God's Love, and what's the difference? Inspired by the many implications of Jesus' commandment to love one another. What is love? And how do I know. Much more at imbeggar.comIs there one place I can look to know what it is. Watch the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNaLtnrqq9t72JmbINA1DS0QmPecgUpXnVideo Transcript:I love I you.now before you laugh or make fun of me, or just think I'm weird,let me tell you what I mean by that first.I donāt mean it in some fake, warm and fuzzy, sentimental kind of way. And Iām not saying it just to be nice, or to look good, or to get you to like me. What I mean is, at the very least, I only want what is good for you. At the very most, I mean, i'll give myself, my life, in any way I can, for your good.And I donāt care how I feel, or how I look, or what Im getting out of it, or if I feel like it or not.Love doesn't go this way. Only this way. And who are you?Well you could be anyone.my friend, my family, my spouse, person I like. well thats easy, anyone can love the people they like. What about the person I don't like, the person who doesn't like me, the person nobody likes,what about the person I totally disagree with, the person who's completely different from me, there person I want to hate, the person everyone hates, the person who repulses me.DOESN'T matter.Love doesn't pick and choose who to love, just like the sun doesnāt pick and choose who to shine on, it just shines.And what is your good?Well it's all those little things that are gonna help us find the one thing that we all want, that weāre all searching for, happiness.as much as we can find here in this life, but more importantly, the full happiness that we can only find in the next life.and I'll love you no matter what you do, but that doesn't mean Iām going to love everything you do. Love has to be tough, sometimes even fierce.If you do anything that's gonna harm, impede, poison, delay or divert your good, or the good of anyone else's, I have to stand against it, not you.Even if it's awkward, even if it's unpopular, even if it's gonna turn you against me, for a little while. But even when love is tough, Love is always patient. That's why we have a whole lifetime. love is always gentle, kind, tender, loving, never pushy, preachy, pointing fingers, rigid or mean.and I donāt care what youāve done, or how big you've screwed up, or how vast our differences are, or if your life is a giant, global sized disaster. love is bigger than all these things. And I don't care how worthless, or flawed, or unlovable, or insignificant, you think you may be. love breaks through all these. and if you get hurt, which we do, or get into trouble, which we do, or get beat up by the world, which we will. and you're tired, and angry, and bitter, and miserable, and scared, LIKE THE REST OF US, and feel like youāre, drifting all alone in a sea of, sufferingā¦ ill suffer with you. and if we disagree and get into those epic fights, which we will, and even if you betray me, and laugh at me, and make me look stupid, and walk away a thousand times,Ill forgive you, a million times,because nothing that could ever happen in this tiny little universe, could ever be more important to me than you. Not even myself. This is what I mean when I say I love youā¦but this is not my loveā¦my love is weak, and self-centered at best. this is his love. and he said, he commanded, go out there and love one another as I loved you.so I'll say it say again even though I know i'm gonna fail at it a million times today. [I love you]
Is religion just another myth, fairytale, or legend? IMBeggar 2018-08-09 | Is God real? Was Christianity just made up. Or a myth, fairytale or legend invented for control, money, and power? Was the God of Christianity copied from other ancient mythical gods such as Mithras, Horus, and Dionysus? Is there any historical support to this claim? What do the scholars say?When asked, why do you think Christianity was made up? The most common answer given is: for power, control and money. But this cannot be the answer simply because: Itās impossible. Historically, the church had no control, no power, and certainly no money until, at the very earliest, the mid 5th century. Thatās four hundred years (or more) after the death of Christ. Thatās like saying that the United States was "made-up" for the purposes of something that will not occur until another two hundred years, or more, from now. Without a doubt, there were times throughout history where those in the church did abuse her power, (and unfortunately still do) for control and money. And this is gravely wrong. But to say that Christianity itself was invented for this purposeā¦ is not only impossible, but disregards history. Much more at.. imbeggar.com
You were an idea in the mind of God. IMBeggar 2018-07-24 | You were an idea in the mind of God long before the universe existed. Who am I? What is my identity? How do I find my self worth, and where does it come from? Finding my worth in the mind of God. Whether you believe in God or not, just imagine that you were and idea in the mind of God long before the universe ever existed, before time and space, before anything. How would this change how I look at myself. How would this change how I look at others. Curios, go to channel: youtube.com/channel/UCGSmy2st0rb63fAkoO1aGyw?view_as=subscriberSee much more at... imbeggar.com
Whats the best thing I could want? (Serious question) IMBeggar 2018-07-09 | Whatās the best thing I could want: money, pleasure, success, fame, shiny stuff, security, and good things in all the world? How do they compare to... Eternal life... if there is, eternal life. Would you trade one for the other? Forget about if you believe heaven and the afterlife exist or not, just think about the question. Wouldn't it change everything? Much more at.. imbeggar.com
Why do I feel so empty, bored, unfulfilled, like something is missing... IMBeggar 2018-06-04 | Why do I feel so Empty, bored and unfulfilled like something is missing, like I want something more like there's this giant hole inside me. Want to fill the hole? CURIOS? GO TO CHANNEL: youtube.com/channel/UCGSmy2st0rb63fAkoO1aGyw/videos?view_as=subscriberMuch more at: imbeggar.comvideo transcript:Why do I feel so empty? bored, unfulfilled, like something is missing, like I want something more Like theres this giant, bottomless, infinite hole inside me. So I try to fill it with all kinds of JUNK, to make it go away. but these don't work, they give me a quick high, but it doesnāt last, leaving me frustrated, addicted, and wanting moreSo I think, maybe its me - maybe i'm the problem. I need to be bigger, better, smarter, funnier, better looking.So I build myself up, on the outside, into some PERSON that I donāt even know, that donāt even like, and on the inside, I beat myself down, sometimes severely, and I feel more empty. Then I think: Maybe If I get my shit together and have the perfect job, with the perfect life, and the perfect money, and all the perfect shiny things I've ever wanted, that will fill the hole.So I work, and I work, and I work, and I work, But these things never work out the way we want, and now I got to deal with dead dreams and feeling like a failure. And even if they do work out, and I make it to the top and get all the things I always thought would make me happy, when I get there, I look around and I say, now what? Something's still missing. Time passes, the emptiness has been sitting, festering, fermenting, farting, becoming toxic, and it changes me, making me, bitter, critical, and self-centered, and i blame everyone and everything around me for not fulfilling me.and I go from job to job, relationship to relationship, place to place, leaving a real path of, cheeriness along the way. Ultimately, Im tired, I'm done searching, I just donāt care, and I give up trying to solve the mystery of the hole, and just deal with it. I'm perfectly fine going back to stringing together enough distractions and stimulations to get me through, keeping me MODERATELY SATISFIED, until the day I die.Of course, on the outside, no one would ever know, everything appears to be going exactly how I wanted it to go, exactly how I planned it to go. A big success, the perfect facade.But on the inside, I'm all alone, and I groan. Quietly. The truth is, I can have all the pleasure, wealth, success, admiration, and all the good things in all the world, but they're not gonna fill the hole because, they're just not big enough.The hole is bottomless, endless, infinite, these are all limited, ending, finite, and only the infinite can fill the infinite. So what is it? What's big enough? What's bottomless, endless, unlimited, infinite? Why do I feel so empty?because we're made for fullness, and only God is fullness.
