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The Builder's Manifesto

Denzel Rigaud

Lynn University · Class of ’27 · Hometown: Virginia · Age 22 · Built within 5 months

The Question That Started It All

I started asking myself a hard question: at what age does faith start to disappear? Why do so many of us, who grew up with God in our households, who went to church every Sunday, grow up to side-eye religion?

I grew up in a household of four women: my mom, her wife, and my two sisters. Even as a young, carnal boy just trying to navigate the world, I spent my life listening deeply to the stories of dozens of women, the pillow talks made it all make sense. I was deep in my carnal season, but even then I was paying attention, and every woman carried the same wound. Catholic, Mormon, or strict Christian homes: religion never felt like love to them. It felt like a chore. They were forced to listen to pastors who had absolutely no connection to a kid's real life. Instead of experiencing the joy of God, the routine was so deeply dreadful that their only goal was to escape the second they got older.

The Void and The Noise

When you run away from a forced foundation, the void gets filled by the other force. We let social media, toxic music, and outside voices teach our generation fear, shame, unworthiness, depression, and anxiety. We fall under SIN. We watch young women lose sight of their true strength, charity, and purity, while boys get stuck playing Peter Pan, completely avoiding the responsibility of becoming men. To the point where, when they finally hear God's voice, they get skittish. They become afraid of the one thing trying to save them.

Instead of turning to the source that created love and marriage, we see people chasing temporary pleasures. We see a generation raised in the church turning to worship Money over God, status, and fleeting validation, allowing the pursuit of the wrong things to slowly destroy them. And I'm no hypocrite saying this; I lived that very life in my teens, so I see both sides, like a channel.

What I’m really getting at is this: even when parents try their best to guide their kids, what they pass down is often shaped by their own unhealed places: Unresolved guilt, insecurities, strongholds, baggage parents never worked through create weak-minded children who shield their vulnerabilities behind a Jezebel spirit. Because fathers aren't teaching their sons how to treat a lady or showing their daughters what a real man is, you have women looking for love in all the wrong places — seeking comfort in multiple men just to fill that void. Then, when she realizes the void is still there, she hardens her heart. None of that makes them bad parents; it makes them human. You can’t blame them, since we all know the system controlled them. But it’s exactly why you still need the space to find your own understanding of God, on your own terms. You need your own personal time, away from their baggage, so you can genuinely grow into the loving, kind person you want to be. The kind of light this world actually needs.

My Breaking Point

I ask myself these questions because I lived it. I live in Miami, for crying out loud; I am surrounded by it every single daaaaay. uuugh. I was carnal. I drifted. Honestly, looking at the life I used to live, the things I've seen, and the ways I've been betrayed, manipulated, poison, and secretly cheated on… I should be the last person to have any faith left.

But I'm from Virginia, and Virginia is for lovers, I guess that's why I didn't give up. When you have zero hope in humanity, zero hope in love, and you hit rock bottom, you realize the truth. But for the ones who have fallen deeper into the noise, for the ones who drink, do drugs it's infinitely harder. I see it everywhere I go.

Why I Built MyBibleLens

Ultimately, it's a space for a mother or father to pull up a prayer they wrote years ago, side-by-side with the picture of how God actually answered it. It's built to forge a deeper family connection. For a pastor to show more. A kid shouldn't have to hit rock bottom just to find God. We can't keep throwing our children into a pew, letting someone preach over their heads, and expecting them to stay rooted. Kids read between the lines. They need living testimonies from their own parents. They need visuals, photos, collages, and authentic, joyful experiences with faith.

And after everything, here's the answer to my hard question: faith starts to disappear at whatever age the fun stops. Think about it: nobody runs away from the place where they laughed, played, created, and felt loved. A kid who has fun with God at a young age never forgets Him. That joy becomes the foundation, so when the noise comes, and it will come, they already know where home is. They won't remember God as a chore. They'll remember Him as the best part of growing up. That's why every inch of MyBibleLens is built around play: the games, the canvas, the collages, the glow. Not to water faith down, but to plant it deep, the joyful way it was always meant to feel.

It's for the kids. It's for the families raising them. It's for the ones who fell deep into the noise and need a way back. It's about making faith visual, authentic, fun, and real, so that knowing God is never a dreadful chore, but an exciting experience that truly heals: one heart, one family, so we can put the Country back into one nation under God.

@smiledenzel

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My plan with all the money?

I'm blessed to say I built all of this by myself. I asked for help at one point, got it, and then later ripped out the entire codebase because I knew God wanted better. Doing it this way means I retain 100% of the profit.

My upbringing taught me a lot. From being homeless, hustling, and hacking just to make a difference in my life, I know exactly what my generation is going through. But to summarize it simply: I don't put money over God. I can't bear to look at the younger generation and withhold what I desperately needed as a kid.

I refuse to turn my back on the kid I once was who just needed a little help. That's why, as MyBibleLens grows, my ultimate vision is to direct a meaningful share of our profits straight into community giveback.

  • Donations to churches
  • Free Bible giveaways
  • Free iPad giveaways
  • Free journal giveaways
  • Scholarships for teens
  • Coding & tech bootcamp support
  • Calisthenics & workout parks…so gym can be free outside in the beautiful sun
  • Supporting local farmers
  • Grassland
  • And much, much more…
  • Just you watch!
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"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."

— Mark 10:45

The Team

Founder & Lead Architect

Denzel Rigaud