When I told my friends and family that I was going to live in the country of Georgia to teach English for four months, I was sent off with many well-wishes and expectations: primarily, that I would “shine my light” in the foreign land. Truth be told, I had been […]
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Death in a time of Facebook
It’s 2:45 p.m. In 10 minutes I will resume my day, but for now I have a few moments of quiet. I pick up my mostly empty mug and scroll through my Facebook news feed. Then I see a news article that stops my breath. “Victim in fatal crash identified as head […]
Why Donald Miller’s ‘Life Plan’ is disappointing
At first I was intrigued and hopeful about ‘Creating Your Life Plan.’ But after reading this “prescription,” I found myself a little disappointed.
My twin brother has Asberger’s
When I tell people I have a twin brother, they inevitably respond with one of two questions. 1. Does he look like you? Or 2. Are you two close? Number one is easy to answer: no. I’m a girl so we’re not identical, and besides brown hair we really don’t […]
Road raging instant karma
There’s a new viral video going around posted by “Florida Driver” where a man in an oversized truck tailgates a woman on the highway. This is what is written in the video description: “This pathetic excuse for a human being tailgated me for about three minutes. After about a minute, […]
World Vision’s week of wreckage
Just two days after World Vision U.S. announced the organization would now consider hiring Christians in same-sex marriages, the decision has been revoked. On Monday, Christianity Today published an exclusive interview with World Vision U.S. president Richard Sterns. In the article, Sterns said the decision to employ individuals in homosexual […]



