There’s a note on my phone that is simply 21 tally marks. Twenty-one laps my sister and I walked around the track at a Relay for Life last year. Twenty-one…
It is instilled deep in our bones from an early age that we need certain material goods to survive and achieve happiness. By the power of societal engineering, human beings step…
I had a conversation recently with a woman in her mid-20s who was excited about the idea of self-driving cars. She couldn’t wait to get one, dreaming of the day…
All my life, I’ve wanted to be a part of a demolition crew. Shows on TV always made it seem so empowering. You knock through drywall with a sledgehammer and…
I had the honor of meeting one of my greatest role models this month. Her name is Katie Davis Majors. She moved to Uganda at age 18 to teach kindergarten…
One of my Bible teachers this semester ends several of his lessons with a personal assignment. It’s never graded or anything, but I think it’s more spiritually important than educational.…
Congressional sessions have been less than productive of late. The number of bills passed by Congress has been steadily declining since the 1970s. According to the Govtrack website, the 113th…
For Fall Break, my friend Jacob and I set out on a nostalgic quest to revisit one of the last great heroes of the casual dining industry: Shoney’s. For those…
Whether it’s facing a toddler’s temper tantrums or a teenager’s attitude problems, every parent struggles to find the best way to discipline their children. In the last year or so…
If you visit my neighborhood just about any time of day, there’s a good chance you’ll see them. Walking up one side of the street, and then down the other,…