Category: Faith
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Afraid to Make Rules and Do Right
I had planned to post the first full day of my Hawaiian excursion travelogue but on Sunday I got an email from the organizers of a local 10k, usually held in the spring but postponed to this upcoming Monday, Labor Day. I skimmed the email before I drove to church and immediately knew that I…
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Returning to Church
On March 15, 2020, I had no idea that I would not attend church in person for another 16 months. July 25, 2021 marked the first time I sat beside Mom in the auditorium since the pandemic began. At first, I knew I made the right decision to stick with the live stream after my…
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Single Issue Politics – pro-life > anti-abortion
During every election season pollsters seek to discover the issues driving voters’ candidate selection. What issues do people feel most passionate about and base their votes upon. For so many in certain political circles within which I grew up firmly ensconced, the straw to potentially break the camel’s back is abortion. Many choose their candidate…
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Planning Through a Pandemic
Many weeks ago I wrote a post about how plans have changed and would probably change even more as the crisis continued. We have reached a point now where many experts predict an extension to this new normal of social distancing. This means that we now have to start planning in this time period because…
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Media Paradigms
Just like I described last week, I grew up fully immersed in the belief that certain news sources exhibited prejudicial, liberal bias. Other sources told the truth and only those beleaguered few told the truth. In high school, I avidly consumed news from two primary sources, World Magazine and Fox news. Upon graduation, my great-uncle…
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Christianity and Constitutional Rights
On Monday, April 6, South Carolina governor Henry McMaster finally issued a stay-at-home order, the 43rd state governor in the United States to do so. Immediately, my Facebook feed filled with cries of government overreach and fear. While I expected to hear that from some, many others surprised and dismayed me. For many recent years,…
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Full but not Overwhelmed
I knew that once school started, I would have a lot on my plate. I had normal everyday school obligations plus the ones I have taken on voluntarily. Last week and the week before I had something right after school every day which meant that I did not get home until after six. The work…
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Laid Low
Over my thirty-four years on this earth, God has blessed me with relatively good health and kept me from significant injury. Thus, when minor illnesses or injuries arise, I tend not to handle them well. Each time a setback comes my way, God has used it to teach me and has improved my response. This…
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Cynicism and Prayer for the Persecuted Church
Sunday, November 4th, was the International Day of Prayer for the persecuted church. Each time this day comes around in the year, Christians rally to the cause like moths to a flame. The church responds in a similar way when talking about abortion or prayer in schools. In response I fell cynical and conflicted about…
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The Kids Are Not Alright
TIME magazine recently placed the image of a crying Hispanic toddler in front of the image of the President looking down at her. The caption states “Welcome to America.” While this particular child did not suffer the traumatizing fate of separation from her parents and transportation hundreds or thousands of miles away, her image has…