Category archives: Nonfiction
The God of 2009
I’ve come a long way since 2009. Back then I was so full of doubt — good doubt, I still believe, but doubt nonetheless. Because of certain circumstances I let myself believe that God was a rude realist, and not… continue reading »
Dreams, and whatnot
I was watching last season’s finale of Glee, when Shuester goes to Broadway to audition for April’s play. Anyway, I was thinking about his circumstances. He could either sing on Broadway (his dream!) or go back to Lima, Ohio, to… continue reading »
Mammon
“But it is not the rich man only who is under the dominion of things; they too are slaves who, having no money, are unhappy from the lack of it.” – George MacDonald — I wrote this poem after having… continue reading »
Happy Birthday, ADA!
Happy Birthday, Americans with Disabilities Act! Exactly 21 years ago today, you were passed, ensuring no disabled person be discriminated against. So, bring on the cake! Bring on the ice cream! Let’s celebrate! I’ve been an intern with the… continue reading »
A Brennan Manning prayer
Jesus, Son of the living God, anoint us with fire this day. Let your Word not shine in our hearts, but let it burn. Let there be no division, compromise, or holding back. Separate the mystics from the romantics, and… continue reading »
Kidnapped: a Marion College (IWU) newspaper staff play
I went to the genealogy center in the Allen County main library on Tuesday. I was doing research for work … but then I got distracted by very old Marion College yearbooks. My favorite discovery was from the 1932 Marion… continue reading »
Living a better story
For the third time in two years, I read Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. If you remember the last time I blogged about the book, I was leaving for Iraq. I found a story to fight… continue reading »
Missing Suly
I want to cry when I think of this: I preferred to buy groceries in the basement of the mall, Rand Gallery. Sure, there was a market just at the end of our block, but it had less variety. Rand… continue reading »
Happy Mother’s Day, etc. etc.
It isn’t procrastination. I’ve been thinking about this for weeks. I just haven’t had the confidence to sit down and do it. Here’s the thing about making a gift: if you spend too much time working on it, you’ll realize… continue reading »
Life updates, summer 2011
I was going to write about all this Osama bin Laden media, but then I remembered why I don’t write blunt, political posts anymore. I don’t believe in them. I took to heart what Miss Emily Dickinson said: Tell all… continue reading »