Well readers, I am a woman of my word, and given that the Fall semester of seminary school officially starts this week, and the abortion debate will probably dominate the news cycle until midterms, it is almost time that I share the research paper I wrote last semester on the biblical perspective on human dignity.ContinueContinue reading “On Human Dignity and the Sanctity of Life: Part 1”
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What I Would Tell the Teenage Girl Who Wrote a Letter to President Bush
This past year, Mom deep-cleaned the basement, put in new flooring (by herself), donated/threw away things we no longer used and reorganized special items we wanted to keep. One day several months ago, shortly after this massive undertaking was complete, I had just finished walking on the treadmill one Tuesday evening when I grabbed myContinueContinue reading “What I Would Tell the Teenage Girl Who Wrote a Letter to President Bush”
I need My Rumspringa (Part 2)
I was on track to set out on my Rumspringa August 29, 2008 when my parents helped me move into the college dorm. I gave Disability Services the textbooks I needed months in advance, and after three weeks of guide dog training, Gilbert and I could expertly navigate the routes to the dining room andContinueContinue reading “I need My Rumspringa (Part 2)”
I Need my Rumspringa (Part 1)
Hello readers. I hope you are all enjoying summer. For the most part, I am, but I have to confess I have been a little irritable lately. Part of this I think is due to the heat and humidity. Perhaps because of climate change, it seems like heat and humidity gets to me, even inContinueContinue reading “I Need my Rumspringa (Part 1)”
Reflecting on the Gun Violence Epidemic (Part 2)
Even if sensible gun regulations are implemented, I have heard multiple experts say it will be awhile before we notice a reduction in violent crime because there are so many guns in circulation, but even if we could hypothetically pull all guns out of circulation today, someone intent on killing people could find another way.ContinueContinue reading “Reflecting on the Gun Violence Epidemic (Part 2)”
Reflecting on the Gun Violence Epidemic (Part 1)
Hello readers. I am sorry it has been so long since my last post. I really hoped to write something at least once a week now that I am on summer vacation, but somehow–I am still not entirely sure how–I irritated my sciatic nerve, and was in so much pain for a couple weeks, andContinueContinue reading “Reflecting on the Gun Violence Epidemic (Part 1)”
Another Successful Semester of Seminary School
Well readers, as usual, the semester kept me so busy that I wasn’t able to write here. But overall, it was a successful semester. This past Monday was my first full day of summer vacation! My Systematic Theology professor gave us until this upcoming Saturday to submit the final research paper, but I was soContinueContinue reading “Another Successful Semester of Seminary School”
This Christmas in COVID History
Well readers, I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope December 25 was just a day of rest from the routine of life. As usual, school kept me too busy to write, but it was a successful and mostly enjoyable learning experience. IContinueContinue reading “This Christmas in COVID History”
Announcing my Second Book
Well readers, it has been an eventful two months since my last post. The day after this post, my parents and I went to Indiana to celebrate my maternal grandma’s 90th birthday. Unfortunately, it couldn’t be the birthday everyone hoped for. My sister, knowing how much Granny loves Elvis, hired an Elvis impersonator to comeContinueContinue reading “Announcing my Second Book”
Hindsight is 2020, Insight is 2021
In February 2020, I started working on a blog post sharing my thoughts on the 2020 presidential campaign. But then the pandemic hit, and I could not find the inspiration to return to this subject. It almost felt like it was written by someone else in another shallow world. But I just finished a reallyContinueContinue reading “Hindsight is 2020, Insight is 2021”
Gilbert and Me 