Tag archive: college
Title Track: Thanks, Postman
I find myself in a bit of a pickle. See, it’s the middle of the semester: the time everyone just wants to give up and quit, letting grades slip and procrastination kick in. It’s almost spring break – one more… continue reading »
Title Track: The Unlikely Disciple
The end of last year, my sister Sam visited Indiana Wesleyan from Purdue. After she spent my last points at Wildcat and we settled down in the back corner of McConn, I began tutoring her in Photoshop. (Sam is not… continue reading »
A cynic’s take on Summit Week
Life has been going well. My work load has lessened; my classes still interest me. Ironically enough, I feel it’s as good of time as any to write about cynicism. Maybe I won’t have to label this blog with “rant”… continue reading »
Stereotyping!
I’ve been extremely cynical these past few days (thanks a bunch, Summit!), so I thought I’d channel that angst into … uh … stereotyping people. Okay, I explained that poorly. I just think in charts. (Remember that episode of How… continue reading »
To tell a better story
I finished Don Miller’s “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years” a few days ago; it made me want to marry him even more. The book was very moody. It had the structure of “Blue Like Jazz” (more like a… continue reading »
That was his total reaction.
I’ve felt very odd this week. I’ve had a lot of frustrations, most of which came from a single person, one who I vow to hate as to avoid any feelings of sadness or loneliness. Perhaps this is why I… continue reading »
oh mediocre
My Facebook status the other day was: “You know your life is uneventful when your dreams involve finishing homework (on time) and attending class (again, on time and fully clothed).” And it’s true. The past few weeks I’ve been dreaming… continue reading »
The Mirror
Hello, friends. I wanted to start this blog with a forward to stop those who might criticize the following. This isn’t for you; this is a testimony to who God’s shaped me into and a testimony to who I am… continue reading »
disillusioned
A few months ago I thought it’d be really cool to be disillusioned with the world. I wanted to be like a post-WWI expatriate or like Franny Glass from Salinger’s novel. I pictured myself in a bar drinking a Shirley… continue reading »
First things first
First thing’s first. Indiana Wesleyan’s “Verse of the Year” is Matthew 6:33: “Seek first His Kingdom and His Righteousness and all these things will be given to you.” On our first chapel, Umfundisi talked about how we need to get… continue reading »