You’re probably sick of hearing about Troy Davis. I am. If you are sick of hearing about it, then there is something wrong with your heart. I know there is something wrong with mine. Somehow I have contracted “justice fatigue.” I’m tired of hearing about injustice. Nevertheless, it is imperative that we continue to fight Continue reading

The following is an excerpt from a paper I wrote for my  Story of Christian Spirituality class. I figured I would share this portion because it informs the way I engage my Faith: Raised in the churches of Christ, I definitely participated in LTC and Bible Bowl. That taught me to value proof-texting and taking Continue reading

This past week has been a whirlwind. I arrived in Abilene on Saturday and have spent every day since catching up with my friends and eating. We have done lots of eating and have had two parties this week. Saturday night Annie and I cooked for about fifteen people, and the house was filled with Continue reading

I leave Sugar Land tomorrow morning. I probably won’t be back until Christmas. I’m headed to Monahans (a tiny town in the middle of West Texas) to visit my grandparents and then I am heading to Abilene. I have spent this summer working for the church I grew up in, dwelling in rich suburban Sugar Continue reading

My friend Morgan, whose blog you can read here, recently wrote a post about what she has learned this summer. Her post has stuck with me over the past few days, and so I decided to do something similar. For some of you, the summer isn’t terribly different from the rest of the year. But, Continue reading

When rolled out next to the wish-dreams we have for the future, our present realities pale in comparison. This is not due to the superiority of future experience, though many of us assume that tomorrow will be better than today. It is due to the superiority of imagined experience over real experience. The present is Continue reading

My brother and grandparents were in town this past weekend to celebrate Independence Day with my parents, my sister, and me. Needless to say, the house was crowded. It was a fun weekend spent playing cards, eating food, and having good conversation. On Sunday my family all went to church together (minus my brother who Continue reading

I often say I am going to do something long before I actually do it. Last September I said that I would like my blog to be a place where I actually explore my thoughts rather than a place where I post the occasional poem or essay. Two reasons: As I near the end of Continue reading