Category: Life
Posted on September 5, 2014
Speaking Up, Part 3
“So, you’re an atheist, right? What made you come to that decision?” I asked my archery classmate one day between rounds. She perked up to that question, saying she was excited to meet a young earth creationist. Before …
Posted on August 29, 2014
Speaking Up, Part 2
“Who here likes to think?” asked my chemistry professor in class one morning. As I slowly raised my hand, I came to the horrifying realization that I was the only one in the room raising my hand. “It’s …
Updated on February 17, 2016
Speaking Up, Part 1
You pick a seat in a large room full of strangers. You shuffle through your backpack, check your phone, and try to have a friendly conversation with the people around you as you wait. Finally, a professor walks …
Updated on February 17, 2016
Light Rays to Brighten Days
One day as I was driving down the highway I glanced out a window and saw a stunning scene that took my breath away for a second. Several distinct rays of bright light shone through a tight grouping …
Posted on June 28, 2014
Solving Life’s Problems (Mathematically)
Have you ever had days when you weren’t really sure what you’re going to do with your life . . . or what you are going to do next month? Well, I have too, recently. This is a …
Posted on June 20, 2014
Two Different Realms?, Part 2
Last week I talked about the other young lady I met in the hall while waiting for lab to start. When I asked her about her thoughts on evolution and Christianity she said, “I just think that those …
Posted on June 13, 2014
Two Different Realms?
This month I’ve been taking a summer class at a local university that I’m considering transferring to for the next step of my college education. As a creationist geology student, knowing how strongly the evolution agenda is pushed …
Posted on June 7, 2014
Crossing Paths
Lately, I have been thinking back on some of the people I’ve met over the past few years. Some I met through college and others I encountered on my adventures around the country (like the Kansas dig and Grand Canyon …
Posted on June 2, 2014
Digging in the Dirt, Part 2
Last week, I started talking a little bit about the dig I went on in Kansas recently. The canyons cut through beautiful yellow and gray layers that are considered to be part of the Cretaceous group. The layers …
Posted on May 24, 2014
Digging in the Dirt, Part 1
The cold wind howled furiously around me as I knelt on the barren ground to pick up a sparkling rock that had caught my eye. I turned the rock over in my hand, enamored with its beauty and …
