From the category archives:
It’s been 20 months since I heard the news. It was early one weekday morning in July 2008, and I had just finished a spin class at Capital Athletic Club. Unlike most other days, I had few minutes to watch TV in the Jacuzzi before getting ready for work. That morning CNN was reporting on [...]
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One of my favorite classes at Westmont was Rhetoric, a two semester course covering the five canons. I’m just going to be honest when I say–I don’t remember as much of the course as I wish. But, every once in awhile, something will trigger a memory that seems to float out from somewhere deep inside [...]
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“11 o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week … And the Sunday school is still the most segregated school.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1963 It’s been over 45 years since King’s statement challenging Christians to think about diversity in our churches. This article in Time magazine, Religion and Race: Can [...]
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I gave a persuasive speech once at Westmont called “Why you should give blood.” It wasn’t a great speech, which is why I didn’t make it past the second round. But, I still hold true to my argument that giving blood is something more people should do. I gave blood today. I feel like such [...]
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This week, President Obama will arrive in Asia. His trip includes a stop in China. Would you consider praying that he’d make time to discuss an important issue with the Chinese government? The issue is forced abortion- and it’s a serious problem for more than just the innocent babies killed each year. This article describes [...]
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