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No Turning Back
Posted on July 28, 2009 | 6 CommentsSitting in a house-church in Burshtyn, Ukraine, I heard a familiar song. It was the only one my new friends knew in three languages. First they sang it in Ukrainian, then in Russian, and finally in English. -
Grapes have seeds and other revelations
Posted on April 7, 2009 | 2 CommentsI'm fond of saying that I've learned a lot in my short time in Peace Corps Ukraine. And one of the more tangible things is a proverb: краше пізно ніж ніколі. It means "better late than never." -
Live from Ukraine
Posted on October 18, 2008 | 6 CommentsThere is so much in life you can’t predict, and in the Peace Corps, there is even more. I have been in Ukraine for nearly a month, and I am […] -
Forget the war on drugs. Let’s have a war on corporate greed.
Posted on September 17, 2008 | 3 CommentsWhile it’s against my peace-loving nature, I honestly believe the time has come to go to war. -
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 | 7 CommentsOK. So technically it was the day after my birthday, but that doesn’t have the same ring to it. -
The false hope of the death penalty
Posted on June 26, 2008 | 9 CommentsPop Quiz: What do Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and the United States have in common? -
Better sex education should be a family value
Posted on June 24, 2008 | 5 CommentsDespite the controversy surrounding the 17 pregnant girls at a Massachusetts high school, both sides of the political spectrum agree it’s a tragedy. -
Let's put the next refinery in Crawford…
Posted on June 21, 2008 | 1 CommentPresident Bush has called for more domestic oil exploration, asking congress to allow drilling in the Alaskan Wildlife Preserve and off the coasts. While some, including the president, say this will drive the cost of gas down, it isn’t exactly the golden ticket to the energy crisis. -
The bright side to rising gas prices
Posted on June 11, 2008 | 3 CommentsI’m really not a “the glass is half full” kind of girl. I don’t like to pretend things are great when they aren’t. But there is a bright spot to rising gas prices. Two, actually.