Singles are everywhere. They work with you, they sit next to you in church, they come to your house for small group meetings, you hang out with them for lunch… are their lives meaningless because they just haven’t found that special someone yet? Are they incomplete people until the Lord provides them a spouse? What… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
—Originally published in The Wake Weekly, 17 November 2011— Those who know me know that I can’t get through a conversation without quoting the Bible, author C.S. Lewis or songwriter Andrew Peterson. Peterson has quickly become my favorite musician. I have actually often likened him to C.S. Lewis in that his writing style provides imagery… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
—Originally published in The Wake Weekly, 3 November 2011— This time of year, people’s eyes are a little less open, the days are shorter and coffee usage escalates. Going to work or school becomes a chore, and many travel to and from obligations in the dark. And grumble. In times like these, when the unemployment… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
—Originally published in The Wake Weekly, 6 October 2011— I heard that a lot when I was little. My mom and her friends (and even my dad) would sometimes jokingly exclaim, “It’s all about me!” They knew, however, that it wasn’t true. They all had jobs, spouses, and children to boot. My pastor has been… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
—Originally published in The Wake Weekly, 15 September 2011— I love friends. In fact, today I was just discussing with someone at work about how I talk on the phone instead of taking cigarette breaks — because I prefer people to nicotine. OK, maybe that’s a little weird. One of the stories I found in… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
—Originally published in The Wake Weekly, 25 August 2011— My mother was in the hospital recently for what some people wanted to tell me was a routine surgery, or not a big deal. I feel like any surgery performed on my mom is a big deal. She’s my mom. Fortunately, though the surgery has left her… [Read more…]
July 16, 2011
Close to my heart, and definitely ingrained in my memory, the principles of art are an often forgotten and seldom practiced rule for creativity. My mom, one of my few creative heros, practices it regularly in the way she cooks and gardens. There’s always something new happening in her kitchen and in her yard. One… [Read more…]
June 7, 2011
Moments like this, where I’m finally posting my MA project, an endeavor representing three years of my life, feel oddly underwhelming. Though I still agree with nearly all of what is written below, I am convinced that it could have been better. I am not important now that I have a master’s degree, and what… [Read more…]
December 4, 2011
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