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Intrepid or Craven?
“Once to every man and nation, Comes the moment to decide, In the strife of Truth with Falsehood, For the good or evil side… Then it is the brave man chooses, While the coward stands aside.” – James Russell Lowell This has become one of my favorite quotes and also one that I have determined… View Article
The Responsible Redeemed
I was a confused tourist studying the Boston subway map when a friendly individual paused to offer some directions – “Oh, get off here and straight ahead you will see a building that looks like it’s designed by Albert Speer…you do know who Albert Speer is, right?” I nodded because I knew I recognized the… View Article
Prodigal Son Rewritten
“Just come home, Ethan”—four words I never thought I would hear my dad say to my twenty-year-old younger brother. I almost could not even believe it. Come home? Did Dad just forget everything Ethan had put our family through in the past two years? I could not help but wonder. Then the anger set in…. View Article
To Go!
I could not even use the restroom. As the putrid smell filled my nose and numerous insects surrounded me, I thought I was going to throw up. However, this concrete hole in the ground was the only option for me and five of my friends in a rural village just outside of Ciudad Valles, Mexico…. View Article
Music … What’s the “Right” Answer?
Politics … religion … music … These are all discussion topics into which people tread very lightly, knowing their potential as landmines. If your personality is particularly passionate, you understand all the brou-ha-ha. As we venture into a potentially heated debate about music, I would like to offer this disclaimer up front: In offering one… View Article