Keep Calm And Write On

In a world where terrorists strike every week, and Christianity is more and more being mocked and disdained, Facebook Theologians have long, drawn out discussions on whether a Christian should smoke, drink, and watch certain movies and tv shows. For a people who continually tout that "It's not a religion, it's a relationship," We sure seem pretty obsessed with what we can and can't do, and who disagrees with us. For your reading pleasure, I submit the entire fifth chapter of Galatians: "Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, [ a ] and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 2  Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3  And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 4  You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 5  For we through the Spirit eagerl...

"Yesterday’s a closing door. You don’t live there anymore. Say goodbye to where you've been, and tell your heart to beat again." - Danny Gokey, "Tell your heart to beat again." I fell in love with this song three months ago, when I was in a car accident and was wrestling with anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares and other effects of this thing that had smacked me in the face halfway right before finals. When my world was a jumble of visits with specialists, and talking with my counselor, and trying desperately to pass my science class, when reading for more than ten minutes gave me splitting headaches and I couldn’t focus worth anything, when I felt broken and desperately wanted to be whole, music is what spoke to me the most. I've always been a big reader. For the first time since I was four years old, reading was no longer an option. So I listened to things I couldn’t focus on with my eyes. Music, audio books, episodes of Friends through my Bluetoo...