By Karen O’Connor During the 100th anniversary year of the National Park Service (2016) I enjoyed an 18-day road trip visiting some of the national parks in the western states. Not only was the adventure filled with spectacular sights—from Mount Rushmore to Yellowstone, Bryce, Zion, Teton, and the Grand Canyon—but it also inspired me to […]
By Elizabeth Van Liere “Here you go, Sweetheart,” the man said as he opened the City Market door for me. I glared at the football-player-sized man standing there. Unspoken thoughts roiled through my brain. Just a minute, Buster. I’m not your sweetheart. You don’t know me, and for sure I don’t know you. A moment […]
By Macey Phillips “Kids these days are lazy and self-absorbed.” “The millennials don’t know what it means to be polite.” “Get off your phones and get a job!” Millennial has become a dirty word. I hear it all the time, and there is usually a scoff and a scowl attached with it. As a millennial, […]
By Blake Oliver Millennials aren’t deaf to what society says about us. Generations of hardworking Americans call us lazy. Those we want to be close to don’t understand why we’re so connected to our phones. It’s hard to find a niche in the world, but for Christians it’s different right? After all, we have the […]
By Eddie Schmidt Every week after our church service, I talk to parents about all sorts of things such as upcoming events, local happenings, and their particular student. Occasionally a parent will get on a rant about how incredibly different their child’s upbringing is from their own childhood, and they usually end the conversation shaking […]
