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3 ways you can respond to world conflict

In 1994, the international community and many Rwandan church leaders knew that genocide was coming. Most remained silent. Within the span of 100 days nearly one million Tutsi Rwandan civilians were killed in a vicious blood bath. More recently, the world watched in horror as thousands of Syrian civilians were slaughtered by […]

Don’t expect marriage to make you happier

For all you singles out there, if you think marriage will solve your problems, and that you’ll finally be complete once you tie the knot, I’m here to say this: think again. I have been married 14 years. And here is my story. I was a miserable single person, and […]

The trouble with “finding yourself”

I graduated college 642 days ago. And for 642 days I have asked myself, “Who am I? Am I doing this right?” In each day since graduation, I have felt — even if it’s just for a brief moment — completely lost. A lot has gone right in these 642 […]

Wednesday Playlist: REPEAT

These songs are the reason iTunes made a repeat button. Coldplay: “Magic” and “Midnight” Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you should be well aware that Coldplay has released not one, but TWO new songs! Both tracks are in anticipation of the May 19th release of their new album, […]

It’s time to stop caring about the Oscars

Once again, the Oscars have come and gone, and the headlines are inundated with articles about “The Biggest Shocks, Snubs, and Surprises” and “Movies the Academy Missed.” I love movies: watching them, talking about them, arguing about them, you name it. So I love the amount of buzz that goes […]