Beautiful Scars

My toe nail is black. Yes, literally, black. It happened five months ago now playing an alumni basketball game with my old high school team. I’m happy I at least injured it athletically and not by stubbing it on a stair. But, over the past several months, while I’ve been waiting for my toe to [...]

Hanging On

I think that one of the most poignant scenes in the Lord of the Rings occurs at the end of the Return of the King. The ring has finally been cast into the sea of lava in Mount Doom and Frodo dangles over the lava at the edge of the cliff, clinging with all his [...]

How’s Life?

As I sat in a corner booth of my college’s dining hall, hunched over a 2-inch binder full of Supreme Court cases to memorize, I glanced up to see a friend of mine slip into the booth across from me. “How’s life treating you?” she asked as she sat down. How was I supposed to [...]

God and Disney World: Just Believe!

As my family passed by Cinderella’s Palace, the centerpiece of the Magic Kingdom Disney park, a crowd started to gather, music began to blare from the speakers, and Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald Duck, and Goofy all popped out of the castle. Little kids excitedly waved and adults knowingly smiled as the “real live” princesses and [...]

Of Change, Saviors, and Political Elections

It’s all over the news. The Republican party has swept through the nation, taking many many of the seats held by Democrats back in Washington.  The phrase “Change in Washington” keeps getting thrown around as the newly-elected Republicans vow to repeal healthcare and to fix the economy.  Sound familiar?  Didn’t someone else promise change just [...]

God Never Crashes (Computers Do)

About a week ago, I returned to my dorm room after spending the weekend at home with my family.  I had enjoyed my time with them, but of course, I hadn’t worked on any school.  After grabbing a couple of textbooks off my desk, I flipped open my laptop in order to get some of [...]

Leaving…But Not Alone

This has been an emotional weekend for me.  The week has finally arrived: I’m leaving for college.  All weekend, I’ve been thinking about the “lasts.”  The last time that I have devotions with my family at night.  My last family dinner.  My last Sunday at church.  Of course, they’re not really lasts.  I’ll be home for [...]

A Good God

Imagine this: a god who picks favorites, who delights in being “mysterious,” who one minute might be blessing you and another minute striking you with lightning, a god who holds grudges, or a god who simply doesn’t care about you at all – doesn’t even look your way. What a hopeless and frightening picture that [...]