For the Pursuit of the Better
The month of June has become what is probably the most controversial 30 days in our calendar year after society adopted it as “Pride Month.” Now, I understand that members of the LGBTQ+ community have had a terrible history of persecution and harassment, and by no means is that ok. …
I don’t know about you, but I have struggled a lot with wishing for the past. I often catch myself thinking about mistakes that I made or opportunities that I missed and wondering what life would be like if things had happened differently. Would I be better off now? Would …
Governor DeSantis is at it again after singing into law HB 1423 which prohibits the admittance of children into adult live performances. To me, this seems like common sense. Admitting children into performances meant for adults sounds like something only a groomer or child predator would do. The fact that …
One time, during my devotions, I was writing down some notes from a passage of scripture in Deuteronomy (see my post about it here). I was feeling very inspired by the word, so after I finished, I sat down at my desk to write a post about the time that …
I have recently found myself reading through the Old Testament as I discovered that I do not know much scripture from that area of the Bible. I am currently working through Deuteronomy, and the Lord gave me a special word from my reading that I wanted to share. Deuteronomy mostly …
In my Media and Culture class that I am taking this semester, we are discussing the history and impact of the film industry on the world. During one particular lesson, my professor discussed what the USSR was doing with movies when film began to reach its “Golden Age”. Below is …
On February 4th at 9 p.m., 50 train cars containing vinyl chloride were derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Officials later intentionally detonated the cars in order to conduct a “controlled” release of the dangerous gasses within the cars before “changing conditions” would cause them to explode. Let me restate that, …
Prompt: You are blindfolded and being led through some woods. Describe what you can hear, smell, feel and taste. I feel the uneven dirt beneath my feet as I trudge along the forest path, my weight causing the fallen leaves to release a symphony of crackles and crunches with every …
Now that Donald Trump has officially declared his candidacy for the 2024 presidential run, so many of my fellow Republicans have expressed their discontentedness. Some say that he’s too old, others say that he is washed up, and more claim that he sows too much division in the country, thus …
A train bounded down the tracks, its passengers swaying back and forth in sync as they traveled. A young boy sat between his mother and father, vigorously scribbling with a pencil across the pad of paper that lay in his lap. To break up the monotony of the train ride, …