There’s something about this guy that makes me feel resentful. He’s handsome. He’s fit. He’s strong. He’s active and wise and seemingly more manly and knowledgeable than I. He’s super smart and has excelled academically. He seemingly has the attention of many females, ones that I like even, and they seem to like him. He […]
Read more "My resentment: There’s something about this guy…"The early half of 2019 was perhaps, genuinely, THE WORST time of my life…so far. You see, during that time, I faced what felt like the total dis-integration, dis-solution and de-construction of my entire being. The foundational beliefs upon which my entire life was built upon, were being shaken. Dismantled. Day after day a little […]
Read more "When Faith Gets Fractured: A personal account of one Christian’s crisis of faith"So It’s like almost 3am and I’m thinking…the past can really hold you back sometimes. We’ve all been through some things in life. We’ve passed through some rough patches. You may even be going through one now. But there are some things that really. They damage us a bit. I won’t go into much personal […]
Read more "Late night thoughts: Writing can help you process"I am a Christian. I believe Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, that He really did live on earth, that He really is alive, that He really is coming back one day too. In efforts to think through my position clearer, I brainstormed some of the reasons for my belief. We are not expected […]
Read more "Why I am a Christian: A cursory examination of my reasons"Ideas. We have them all the time, and it takes just one to completely change your life forever. Ideas are free yet they are the foundation of billion dollar businesses. They lead to amazing inventions and cutting edge technology. They can provide clever solutions to tough problems that have stumped people for years. Everything we […]
Read more "The Gold Mind: Ideas"When I went to University, it was a time of excitement and nervousness and wonder. There was this sense of a new chapter to be started, a new set of experiences to be had. I had left secondary school with uncertain expectations. To be very honest, I didn’t really have expectations, I was going with […]
Read more "Lonely at the University; My experience"Song: Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne, released September 2018 You can check it out here: Video Lyrics General Comments: There is a positive, hopeful feel to the song I enjoy how the rock beat and guitar of the chorus blends with the piano lead Interesting Fact: this song was birthed out […]
Read more "Avril Lavigne’s ‘Head above water’ meets the Bible"[Proverbs 25:26] (ESV) “Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way (yields, falls down and compromises his integrity) before the wicked.” There is always some level of disappointment and sense of loss when we see something that is supposed to be pure and clean become corrupted and […]
Read more "Devotional: Maintaining Integrity"Nb: What I am attempting to do in this blog post is to state my interpretation of a song I heard, specifically the main point of it, give reasons why I interpreted it that way, and provide what I think would be the Christian response/perspective on the issue the song deals with. I realize that […]
Read more "Linkin Park’s ‘Numb’ meets the Bible"
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