“There’s not a place where I’ll go You’ve not already stood.” —Sunday Sermonette because I’m Struggling

This isn’t a sermon, really. It just sounded like a fun title. You know. Double S. Anyway. I am struggling, though. And I’m gonna talk about God—talk about how He comforts me despite the way things are going now. (I feel like I should mention in case anyone is new, if you’re not a Christian, …

“I will mourn you.” — a letter left unread

You will never read this letter. You will go about your days and weeks thinking about tuition rates, your dangerously dwindling enrollment, and your desperate bids to keep your establishment afloat. You will not think of me. You will not miss me. You will not mourn over the meaning of my loss to your school, if indeed you recognize it all all. But I... I will mourn you.

If Your Brother Sins Against You: Processing my Reactions to Covid Response, Racism, Economic Inequality, etc.

When I ask myself, “What would Jesus do?” the answer isn’t, “Let people fend for themselves and on your own part do the same.” So, what am I to do?

Loving Your Neighbor –Posting the Backlog of Drafts, pt 2

This is the second installment of "Posting the Backlog of my Drafts." Because I have like 67 drafts, and that's not okay, friends. So, everything that can be published is going to be published, with pictures added no less, insecurity be danged. #ChristianPrivilege is trending right now (A/N: when I wrote this forever ago) on …

“It’s about carrying on when all you want to do is quit.”

To preface this in case I have new readers, I’ve struggled with anxiety and OCD all of my life. I’m also a Christian, and there is this stigma about mental health in some Christian circles that I feel can be pretty powerful. Last night, par the course for my demons, I was /convinced/ that I …

“Praise You in this Storm” by Casting Crowns

I wanted to share this with you today because I needed it, and maybe you needed it, too. ❤ "I was sure by now, God you would have reached down And wiped our tears away, Stepped in and saved the day. But once again, I say amen That it's still raining As the thunder rolls …

Deus ex Machina and Original Sin: a “Code: Realize ~ Guardian of Rebirth” Otome Review

"This is a sad story--- a story about a man who came to be consumed by fate." ... "You will lead the people from God's cradle to the expanse of world knowledge." ... "God is going to consume me." ... [Please note that this review will be spoiler-free until a specified point (character route commentary), at which …