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Christian, Get Involved

So are you tired of all the political talk yet? Does it exhaust you to see pundit after pundit talk about the various candidates running for presidential office? As much as I love my work in Public Policy, I will confess that I’m glad to “leave” it eac …

Never Satisfied

Before graduation from the Ohio high school I attended, every senior was required to write a major research paper. I honestly don’t remember what I wrote on, but I remember how I wrote it. I went to the library, found resources and pulled together a pa …

Facebook — Where Everybody Knows Your Opinion

Q: What’s blue and white and gets checked 90 gazillion times a day? A: Facebook! Whenever I am online (which is often due to the fact that I am a seminary student and therefore find the need to procrastinate a lot), I check my Facebook. When I am out a …

Chasing Greatness

It’s increasingly becoming an anthem of the millennial generation: “Let’s do something great for God!” We hear it at conferences. We read it in books. We see it in each other. Everywhere, young people are striving for and accomplishing great things. We …

No Regrets

“Live life with no regrets” used to be a common phrase I couldn’t stand. I felt it suggested that we do not need to claim responsibility for our actions — that one could do anything without having to acknowledge its consequences, and this phrase seemed …

Tina

In my previous blog I mentioned the abundance of blessings I experienced in my previous season on life. Today I would like to highlight one of these blessings: the friendship I had with my dear friend Tina. When I was first moving to Sioux Falls, I pos …

I Surrender … Some?

There are any number of classic old hymns that I can sing with wholehearted gusto and zeal: “Amazing Grace.” “How Great Thou Art.” “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” “Holy, Holy, Holy.” There are some beloved church favorites, however, that I struggle wit …

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