The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Five years, three schools, and thousands in student loans later, I have reached the other side. In April of 2013, dazed, wide-eyed, and relying on Advil Cold and Sinus to keep me functional, I walked the stage of my university graduation in high heels and managed not to fall. Mission […]
At 40, Soo Sen Sun, a Vancouver lab technician with an MSc in Microbiology, has eschewed her two university degrees and her stable science career in favour of returning to school. She’s going to become a recreational therapist. Her story is not uncommon. The workforce is crawling with career-shifting adults […]
Sitting in the car with Dad, listening to the good old classics of the ’70s, like Alice Cooper’s “School’s out,” or The Kinks’ “Lola.” Good times. Phil Keaggy was on his way to becoming one of these rock legends; in fact, his band Glass Harp opened for many of the […]
I am reluctant to share my story. My dilemma: my wife has a disability, and I don’t want to give the impression I’m putting her down. But I also feel like I need to talk about it. It has been a very difficult journey. For both of us. My wife […]
At 23 I am technically a real adult and should, by virtue of that fact, have grown out of the adolescent tendency to need to belong to a clique or group. However, at 23, I also find myself undeniably tethered to a strange identity that has been twisted into a […]
Since “Single and not waiting” was posted, it has been a bit overwhelming. OK, very overwhelming. (I’m a prairie girl whose high school graduating class consisted of 14 people. No joke.) But it has also been exciting and encouraging. Thank you to those who have read and responded with encouragement. […]
