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How to Include Yourself
Close-knit groups are intimidating. When they’ve known each other for years. When you’re new or temporary or not a Harry Potter fan. When you’re in college but still act like a kid sometimes. We all want to belong–God gave us an inherent need for community. And we...
Lifesaving Community Tips for Your First Year Away from Home
I moved out of my parents’ house almost 11 months ago. My first year away from home has been a whirlwind, but an amazing community helped me through it. These people love me in a way that blows me away. I can’t imagine my life without them. So here are my...
Community or Cult?
Have you ever noticed the similarities between Christianity and cults? Cults are built on a community of people devoted to each other and some leader, religion, or ideal. For the Nazis, Hitler led them towards the ideal of a “pure race.” They died (and killed) for...
Can You Linger?
I'd hit it again. The point where I get scared. The point where I don't want to stay at an event any longer. The point where I want to leave before anything bad happens. Before anything bad happens. It took me months to lay bare the actual thoughts running through my...
The Fae Prince
Be forewarned: I tried a new genre for this story and wrote it in a very short amount of time. If you've never read about Fae before, don't worry. This story is a good introduction. It's also in honor of the writing contest I'm judging. Ready to dig in? They had...
The Secret to Community
In the middle of an argument, I do this and it changes everything. There's a secret to community. It's simple. It's easy. It's effective. You can even multi-task it (although it's better when you give it your whole focus). I use this in arguments with my roommate,...
Is it the end?
My friend Micah asked me to write to a certain topic. I met him at the Young Writers Workshop Conference 2023, and he left a comment on this post saying: “Hey, could you possibly write something about God taking away friendships and having to move on?” So, this one's...