| Cory Tucholski
God has crafted an interesting life for me to live. My family is Catholic and I was raised in the Church. I attended a Catholic school through junior high. I went to public high school, and it was there that I fell away from Jesus and led a secular lifestyle. I renounced my faith because of science. It was easy to explain the Origin of Life without a Creator being necessary. Or so I thought. I subscribed to the theory that the universe had an inherent order, and I believed that for some, that order was the God I studied in Religion Class. But an infinite God could be all things to all people. For me, it was about spirituality, not Jesus. I thank God that He showed me my error. The personal Creator who I did not believe in anymore watched me and put together a series of events that would lead me back to Him. First, I suffered from Hodgkin's disease and had to undergo weeks of chemotherapy. During this time, my grandpa--a devout Catholic--took me to my sessions. During the chemo, we spoke about matters of faith--angels, demons, and my grandpa's own testimony of Jesus giving him the strength to fight in WWII. "If I didn't have my faith," my grandpa said reverently, "I wouldn't have made it." The fact that I survived this ordeal led me to the conclusion that an intelligence guided this universe. I went to Catholic Churches--the only faith I knew. I considered becoming a deacon and/or joining the Knights of Columbus. But my good intentions never seemed to materialize, and I kept drifting. Then the woman who would one day become my wife showed me a new side to religion. At her church, I saw people there because they wanted to be there, not because they had to be. I saw well-behaved children, a stark contrast to what I used to seeing--kids running amok in my restaurant while parents continued eating and did nothing. Above all, everyone wanted to seek God's will and serve Him. I wanted to be a part of that. My wife asked me one night if I was saved, and I told her I was. This was the best decision that I have ever made. I have no formal religious training or study--yet. My goal is to build this ministry while I am studying theology and apologetics. My higher educations goals are to first complete my bachelor's degree in Computer Science, then enter seminary and recieve a M.Div in pastoral studies. I would also like to earn an M.Th in apologetics and then go on to a doctorate, likely in apologetics. Currently, I study the Bible and apologetics informally. As a ministry I maintain this website and answer questions for seekers at GotQuestions Ministries. |