Mama’s Boy
To my sweet Mama, It’s been four years since we last shared a Mother’s Day together in person. This time four years ago you were in the middle of a rigorous...
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Keep Singing
My freshman year of college was filled with icebreakers. You know the ones–those obnoxious little games meant to help a group of nervous underclassmen become a...
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A Jesus-y Serenade
There’s lots to this story, most of which is better told in person so I can add appropriate dramatic emphasis. This story includes: the retelling of the classic...
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Showering Music: Carola
In the spring of 2006, while studying in Denmark, I was introduced to the Eurovison Song Contest. Eurovision, for those of us less familiar, is a continent-wide song...
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Creative Extremists
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the American Negro....
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Showering Music: Saint-Saëns
I often listen to music during my morning shower. Sometimes its Top 40, sometimes it’s Dolly Parton or Crystal Gale, sometimes it’s seasonal. If it’s...
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The Way I See It
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