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A Blog Written To Encourage Young Adults

Heard About Racism?
“Ferguson.” “Thugs.” “White privilege.” “Illegals.” “Baltimore.” “Don’t shoot!” “Black lives matter.” “Charleston.” We have seen the headlines, but what do these words mean to you?

“Yes, I Was Offended”
“He’s only hit me a few times.” She said almost too calmly. That comment stopped me mid-sip in my coffee. When Laura,* 16, first asked

The Lost Art of Asking Questions
These days, I swallow hard as I realize I am closer to my 40s than my 20s, but, as I reflect on that formative decade,

“You are the Light”
A couple weeks ago, I went to hear a band at a small venue here in Colorado Springs with my friend Jackie. She and I

Navigating the Chaos of Unsought Singleness
When I turned 30 and was still single, I got seriously nervous. I was secretly scared and overwhelmingly clueless about how to actually do a

“You Just Need Jesus”
Her words confounded me. They came at a time when, though I was a “good Christian girl,” I found my heart paralyzed. My freshman year
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