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During high school, I wrote for two newspapers and my former blog as an opinion columnist. Any of the articles dated before 2017 are all unedited articles from my past publications years ago. Keep in mind that I was a younger writer and that none of the dates or facts have been changed. Any articles dated 2017 are recent :)

My heart is pounding. I’m on my seventh mile. My feet are parting with the ground only to reunite with it in pattern. Over and over and...

I am so proud. I am so competitive. I have to win every game I play, every race I run, every event that even has the smallest component...

Easter of 2006. I remember it vividly. I was scared. I was terrified. I trudged to the front of the sanctuary while hesitantly moving one...

It’s crimson. It’s raw. It’s relentlessly prominent. You wear it on your sleeve and you have no shame about who sees it, even using it as...

I wholeheartedly believe that God never straight-up tells us "no". You probably disagree with me. Let me state my case first. When I was...

So, you’re back to square one. You’re back to picking up the pieces of your heart after already having done so just months before. Maybe...

Your mom walks in and finds you. She shakes you, desperately trying to wake you up. But, you don’t. Her tears are dripping on your face...

Grudges. They are the death of a disheartening amount of broken church-member relationships. Unfortunately, it is all too common for...

Don’t tell me you’ll pray for me. Don't tell me you’ll take time out of your day for me. Don’t get my hopes up that I’m taken care of....

The word “selfish” has a bad connotation, our conditioned minds immediately associate this word with the egotistical beings in society;...

Every time a headlining story erupts over the news stations, I decide if it excites me. I decide if it angers me. When I finally decide...

“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” -Max Lucado Imagine our nation attending the Symphony Orchestra,...