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…
The Sunflower Diaries: Sunflower Seedlings, Bug Bites, and Allergies
I’ve been spending a lot of time outside, walking and working in the yard, and I have the bug bites,…
The Sunflower Diaries: Uber Productive
Saturday, March 29 was a very productive day. I got up early and fell into my normal routine. I exercised,…
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