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I am proud to be a Virginian. Virginia is incredibly beautiful. I have visited Ireland, Israel, northern Minnesota, Montana, Mexico, and Arizona. To this day I have yet to find a place more beautiful than the Shenandoah valley. Virginia has a rich history. The first college in America, William and Mary, was established in Williamsburg.
Existentialism—and philosophy in general—is simultaneously enticing and frustrating to me. I should be more clear. The discussion of philosophy; writing about it; thinking about it; answering questions; asking questions; considering ontology, epistemology, axiology, etc: these things keep me up at night in more ways than one. Sometimes I lie awake mulling over how I would
Here’s an interesting thought. What if I don’t love myself? What if I don’t value myself as a person, but instead only see myself as a tool to help people I love? I’m not sure if that makes sense or if that’s true. It’s just a thought. I tend to ignore my own needs. I
Let me preface this entry; I feel it deserves some explanation. Since September, I have been dramatically and regularly encountering God in ways I never have before. The Lord has been rapidly changing my heart. I am not alone in this, either. Many of my friends who participated in a bible study I helped lead
Israel Israel Israel. What is there to say about you? Stream of consciousness, here we go. Really, I don’t know why it’s so hard for me to vocalize anything about my trip to Israel. Honestly, I guess I was underwhelmed. Yeah, being where Jesus lived and walked and preached was sweet. But it wasn’t nearly
It is an incredible thing when parents begin to confide in their children. Previously, I’ve noted how discomfiting it can be to realize parents are as perplexed and improvisational in life as any other human on the face of the earth. Children often grow up believing their moms and dads are infallible and know exactly
Well that was interesting. A group of street preachers came to CNU today. Apparently they had been preaching since 11, although I only hear of their presence until just before noon. Nico called me while I was watching a youtube video. Instantly I closed my laptop, grabbed my wallet and sunglasses, and ran to the
This is a speech I wrote a week or so before my high school’s baccalaureate. I was asked to say a few words in reflection of my four years at Oakton High School. Unfortunately, I never delivered this speech for several reasons. Anyway, here it is in its entirety. I still believe it to be
Today is my last day in Minnesota this year. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time. Though this vacation can easily end up being more stressful than simply staying at home, I’ve managed to achieve some degree of relaxation. Part of that is definitely from my readiness to be done with Nashville. I’ve also felt my time
Class today was surprisingly fulfilling. I thought for sure that ‘Search for Beauty’ was going to be the class I’d drop, but now I seriously doubt that. Dr. Redick came out swinging as soon as the clock hit 4:00. I barely had time to pull out a pen before he told the class to write
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