Real Life Issues Category
Journaling… and Singleness
I wrote in my journal today… it’s a black, moleskin journal that a good friend gave me for my 17th birthday almost 2 years ago. I only write in it every now and then - i’ve written in it since August 5, 2005 (the day I got it), and i’ve only filled a mere third [...]
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Published on May 19, 2007 at 8:14 am.
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“I am What I am.”
I found this beautiful quote by C.S. Lewis this morning… for so long now (and I doubt that I will stop this for as long as I live), I have tried to be something that I am not. Have you ever caught yourself beating yourself over the head for giving into temptation? Or sitting depressed [...]
Published on May 16, 2007 at 9:43 am.
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Lost Beyond Words
I was trying to think of a phrase or title that would sum up in a nutshell where I am right now. “Lost beyond words” kept coming back to me… and it seemed to encompass every aspect of what I’m going through in life right now.
God has been teaching me, breaking me, and molding me [...]
Published on Apr 23, 2007 at 5:44 pm.
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“The Road to Emmaus”
Church this morning was really good. I went to Blairsville, GA with a couple of my friends for the day… just to see a new church, have a good home-cooked meal, and see a friend I don’t usually get to see. It was a beautiful day.
We went to a church called Grace Community Presbyterian. It’s [...]
Published on Apr 15, 2007 at 8:51 pm.
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“It’s Common Sense”
President Nielson of Covenant College sent me an interesting article that was written by a “committed homosexual.” It presents a different view of the Equality Ride, particularly in terms of the arrests that were made at Covenant College on April 2.
Four of the Equality Riders that came to Covenant College on Monday, April 2 were indeed [...]
Published on Apr 4, 2007 at 3:50 pm.
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Love but not Affirmation
Today has been a tough and long day. School has been busy, and I have spent hours thinking, praying, and emailing many of you who have commented on my post the “Equality Ride.”
Yesterday morning and afternoon, the Soulforce Equality Riders did indeed come to Covenant College. This is not a news article… I don’t have [...]
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Published on Apr 3, 2007 at 3:27 pm.
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Equality Ride
For the last several weeks and months, the Equality Riders for the Soulforce Equality Ride have been a topic of discussion at Covenant College. The Riders are a group of people who are against discrimination of gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals, and transgender people. Their mission statement as quoted from their website (which can be followed using the [...]
Published on Mar 28, 2007 at 8:42 am.
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Constructive Criticism
One thing I have never understood is destructive criticism. We all know what it is and what it’s like to have it dealt to us. Why do people find benefit in criticizing without offering a solution to a problem or what they think is something that needs to be changed?
The dictionary defines criticism as “the [...]
Published on Feb 23, 2007 at 8:07 am.
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Integrity Above Reputation
Have you ever struggled with your self-esteem? Have you ever had that nagging feeling in you that just kind of tells you that you’re worthless and that you don’t really mean anything to anyone?
I have… I always worried about what people thought of me. I would try to change who I was and the things [...]
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Published on Feb 21, 2007 at 8:16 am.
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The Existence of God
What do you tell your brother when he begins to doubt the existence of God? What do you tell them when they see no reason to believe in the infallibility and truth of the Bible? How do we know that the Bible is God’s Word… or that the God of the Bible is the same [...]
Published on Feb 20, 2007 at 1:50 pm.
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