Does “X” Matter? I had a conversation with a friend, and I said, “X doesn’t really matter. It’s not a…
Spring 2022
I did not realize that about a year-and-a-half has passed since my last post. Maybe I will post more this…
Until You are Tried in It Personally
The following statement by Abraham Lincoln greatly expresses my current thoughts on the removal of Confederate monuments and the renaming…
Reading The Diary of Anne Frank: Would I Have the Courage?
When I read literature about the Holocaust, American slavery, and Civil Rights, I am always amazed by the bravery with…
What to Read? What Not to Read?
This long-ish post essentially covers my reading adventures and my thoughts about said adventures. Feel free to skim my ramblings. …
Reading Adventures
I’m starting a full-time Ph.D. program in the fall. For the first time since I took the GRE, began the…
George Floyd
When I learned a man named George Floyd died during an encounter with the police, I must confess that I…
Will You Accept or Reject Christ?
On Saturday, I read Matthew 26 and Matthew 27, and what stood out to me most in these chapters were…
The Sunflower Diaries: The Hope in Chaos
Sometimes, when I am staring out the living room window and hear the birds sing happily from the swampy area…
The Sunflower Diaries: Rest
I did not expect the COVID-19 crisis to become a time of rest, but it has. Sometimes, I feel guilty…
In Rachel's Words 