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And who is my neighbor?
Posted on August 28, 2008 | 3 CommentsYesterday, a friend of mine with a pretty popular blog asked me to write a guest column. Naturally, I was thrilled. Jenny Simmons, lead singer of Addison Road and fellow Baylor grad, had written a post about the largest illegal immigration raid in history when a robust debate broke out. When she asked me to write a post addressing the question, “What should we as Christians do?” there were 9 comments. Just 24 hours later there were 18. Enter my column, reposted here. -
I spent my 23rd birthday in jail
Posted on August 5, 2008 | 8 CommentsOK. So technically it was the day after my birthday, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it. -
Hug a tree for Jesus
Posted on July 1, 2008 | 4 CommentsWith the election looming and voter turnout up across the board, the youth vote has attracted its fair share of attention. Harvard University’s Institute of Politics reports that for the first time since Richard Nixon was in office, young people are turning out to vote in high numbers. Perhaps more interesting than sheer volume is how we youngsters are voting and why.