Lessons Learned Last August saw the beginning of the fulfillment of a four-year dream. That dream was to attend Biola University, a Christian college in southern California. On the road there, at times that dream seemed unattainable, and at times nothing more than a foolish fantasy, but in the end, it became reality. It was …
In my science class, we were learning about the movement of tectonic plates, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and how rocks are formed. In one class, I was overwhelmed at God’s power to do these things so easily, creativity to make the world in this way, and love to build the world so carefully for us to live …
Fear: “a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined” (Dictionary.com). Fear is one of the strongest emotions. The strength of fear fuels the horror genre of film and literature in this present time when entertainment thrives off of the emotional. Most people will probably remember the …
Dear readers, I find myself in a new situation–not that that occurs so infrequently; new situations happen all the time. The difference is that in this situation, you can help me! I am considering submitting a story to my school’s Creative Arts Journal. As I have never submitted a story to a school journal–or …
Here I venture to tell a story that takes place in this world. It’s been a while, since for the past four years all my thought has been wrapped up in my own story world. Hopefully it’s not too bad :) __________________________________________________________________________ Something startles me awake. I grab my alarm clock to see what time …
There is a reoccurring pattern in my life. Over and over, I discover myself in a deep hole of some habitual sin or another. I become convicted of disrespecting my parents, treating my sister terribly, worrying, procrastinating (aka not honoring God in my work), holding anger against specific people, etc. Each time I am convicted …
Today’s blog is a continuation of yesterday’s post, the second and final part. See the previous post for background. When I ended yesterday, we had established that we, Christians, are part of God’s redemptive work in creation as we follow Jesus’ example. This is how we do that in terms of our relationships with people: …
This post is inspired by a couple of my current classes and a conversation with my wonderful sister. I decided to do a split post for this; the first half you have here today; look for the second half tomorrow. The issue is the way people are treated by other people, and the way human …
This is a short story I wrote for an English class a few years ago. Hope you enjoy it :) _______________________________________________________________ “Gentlemen,” Mark Carlisle, his new acquaintance, said, “allow me to introduce Mr. Zachery Taylor. He is recently arrived here at Harvard. Mr. Taylor,” turning to Zach, he gestured widely around the room, “my friends …
As long as I can remember, it has been one of my biggest dreams to become a published author, to write my stories and have people read them and love them. It may be surprising, then, that one teensy little aspect of being a published author escaped my awareness until recently: Real people will read …