My father and I went fishing and camping this weekend. Really, we just went camping because it would be a stretch to call what we accomplished “fishing.” It was raining the second morning so we got a late start. We ate breakfast and took our time breaking camp. By the time we were done packing…
Month: March 2017
The Apathy of Civilized People
“As we sat by the camp-fire the brightness of the sky brought on a long talk with the Indians about the stars; and their eager, childlike attention was refreshing to see as compared with the decent, deathlike apathy of weary civilized people, in whom natural curiosity has been quenched in toil and care and poor…
An Existential Need for Place
Roots are foundational. In plants, roots initially define their place in the world. Roots supply a majority of the plant’s nutrition. In short, roots are the foundation upon which plants thrive. We all need roots. We are all rooted in a physical location and our feelings toward that location are incredibly important. If I hate…
Short Thought Saturday: Live Peaceably With All
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” – Romans 12:18 This verse came to me on inauguration day this year. I was depressed. I did not like what was happening in America. It was not so much the actual person being inaugurated as it was the extreme polarization of…
Cathartic Expressions
Welcome to my new site! I am publishing this website primarily to have a place to write and share with others. Most of my writing up to this point in life has been for academic purposes with a narrow audience. Now that I am finished with school (for now at least), I want to hone…
In A Far Country 