Category Religion
Take Your Religion and Just Shove It
It has taken me almost 24 years to figure it out, but I’ve finally quit trying to pretend to be a Christian. I’ve spent a lot of Sundays in church, had a lot of conversations with “Christians”, and read a lot of books about God, Jesus and religion. From the outside looking in, it’s wonderful. […]
Bridging That Gap
I found in you what I lost in me. Most of us have felt that void; the hole or chasm where something should be but it’s not. Some people spend a lifetime trying to fill that void by investing in hobbies or friendships. They go from situation to situation, person to person, and thing to […]
Why the Right Thing is Hard
For the longest time I believed that right and wrong was determined by religion, and while my moral compass is guided by my belief in God, recently I have realized that not everyone’s definition of right and wrong is dictated by what God they believe in, if they believe in one. For Christians, it is […]
Have You Ever Been In Love?
Some people don’t use the word enough, others use it too much, and even fewer really understand what it means. When we hear the word love we think of tangible things; what someone does for you, how much money they spend on you, or how much time they spend with you. We like to track […]
Keeping Focus
Growing up in a big family holidays were always crazy. My family never really had any traditions, and the older everyone has gotten the harder it has been to match our schedules up, because of that we have to find other days throughout the year to “make up” holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Despite the […]
Shattered Time
The argument of time has been debated throughout the course of history. Some argue that the world began one billion years ago, while others believe that it was born into existence by a supernatural power roughly six thousand years ago. Time defines who we are. Throughout the course of history it has regulated, dictated, and […]
The Invisible Burden
Some people carry it in their shoulders, you can see it in their posture, how they sit and how they stand. Others carry it in their eyes, fleeting looks and stares that go a thousand miles. We all think we can hide it, bury it so people can’t see it, or avoid it so we don’t […]
Jesse Carr 