Politics, Religion

There is literally nothing good I can say about this. According to recent news coverage, the United States military has openly admitted to errantly targeting and killing 10 civilians in an August 29th Kabul drone strike attack, 7 of them children. According to General Frank MacKenzie, the car targeted in the attack was believed to …

I thought it would be good to spend some time reading and writing about scripture. I’d love to connect with you, as a reader, and hear your thoughts. What stands out to you in this passage? Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to …

This letter is written in response to the recent reports that Joe Biden is facing protesters at the doors of his own church, with some efforts being made to try to prevent him from partaking in communion, over his political stance on the issue of abortion. Dear members and leaders of St. Joseph on the …

I originally wrote this post on March 22, 2021. It has taken me some time to clearly envision the purpose of my writing, which is why I’m posting it now. My heart broke when I read about the shooting that happened this past Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia, which resulted in the death of eight people, …

So I’ve read quite a bit of commentary on this one. Everyone is pointing a finger in one direction or another. Who is responsible? Is President Biden responsible for the messy exit? Or is the Afghan government responsible? Biden trusted Afghan’s leaders when they asked him not to begin an evacuation prior to the US …

SO I went to two colleges. The first one, Oberlin College, is considered one of the most liberal colleges in the United States. I absolutely loved it! In fact, though I later switched to a private Christian college, Pepperdine, I found the Christian community at the more-secular school to be much more vibrant and authentic …

The recent events in Afghanistan have been heartbreaking, to say the least. With the Taliban takeover, basic human rights and assurance of safety is at risk. People are currently dying in stampedes as they attempt to reach the airport to escape. I’ve been on the lookout this week for ways to help, and thought I’d …

Hi. I hope you’re doing ok. As you know, I’ve been going back and forth about the purpose of this blog, blah blah blah. Essentially, the crux of it is this: I’m deciding how authentic to be. So I’m going to go ahead and go with being authentic. I am a female, I am feminine, …

One thing that has been bothering me a lot has been the claim that there is a clear political affiliation that Christians should have- that God has a political party, and that religion and politics are synonymous. I want to share a challenge to that view. No political party is perfect, because we, as humans, …