I walked through the front doors, not really sure what I was going to find. I had a feeling it would be similar to what I have seen before, but this w...
Growing up, I was surrounded by people who participated in Ash Wednesday and Lent. While I observed from a distance, I never really understood why any...
As I sat in my new room, looking at my new surroundings, thinking about my new friends and all the "newness" that was happening in my life, I began to...
The presence of God filled the room as the guitar was strummed and the hands of a talented young woman played the keys on the keyboard. It was a small...
There is this saying in the church, something I have heard all my life. "You have to shut the world out," I would hear over and over. And, while I kno...
I am sitting on the couch at war. A battle within is taking place, and since I have not grown the courage to say anything, I sit in silence. I'm suppo...
I’m looking at him like he is crazy. Honestly, I hardly know him so he might be crazy, but I am in a foreign country with him, and several other...
I climb into the jeepny and sit down quickly. I dig into my backpack, rummaging around looking for my wallet. I finally find it nestled in that one co...
She wasn't supposed to be here. None of them belonged here. Darkness lives here, thrives here, but light shone from them all. They were beautiful, eve...
Bar hopping has become one of my favorite activities. I mean it. I have come to really look forward to the opportunity to go out and spend time in bar...
