And while I disagree with him on a range of issues, atheist philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche may have given one of the better unintentional warnings, “if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Author Archives: Sloan Stephenson
Having The Best 20-21 School Year
Part of having the best possible school year will depend on the mindset you bring to the table.
Journalism is Dead, and We Killed Her.
We have suffocated journalism because we didn’t always like what she had to say. Truth is uncomfortable that way.
Precious in His Sight
I am disappointed in the lack of response from the church as a whole, myself included. My hope is this would encourage each of us to take seriously the ministry of reconciliation given to all believers.
“Thoughts & Prayers”
I’ll just say from the beginning, I’m tired. To step in time and time again into the news story of another mass shooting. Hearing the names of victims. Learning of another location that should be a safe place, has its innocence taken. Places like a school, a movie theater, a concert, a bar, a groceryContinue reading ““Thoughts & Prayers””
The Unplanned Triumph
In its opening weekend, the Pro-Life film, Unplanned, hit theaters and rose to number four in the box office. Ashley Bratcher stars as Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director who resigned from her job and shifted her ethical position, becoming an Pro-Life activist after she observed an abortion in the procedure room. ThisContinue reading “The Unplanned Triumph”
Society & The Squad
This past weekend, the latest summer blockbuster Suicide Squad premiered. Full of DC Comics villains and some of the world’s greatest heroes, it took to the big screen to tell a story common for most films of the superhero movie genre, with a slight twist. In Suicide Squad, the villains are the protagonists of the film. NowContinue reading “Society & The Squad”
6.12.16
June 12, 2016. It is now the date of the largest mass shooting in the history of the United States of America. Early Sunday morning, a young man by the name of Omar Mateen entered a local Orlando nightclub, and proceeded to open fire. After an exchange with police, Mateen was dead. But he wasn’tContinue reading “6.12.16”
50 Years Later…
On April 2, 1966 Charles and Claudia Weathers were married. Who is Charles and Claudia Weathers you may ask? They are two people I get the joy to call my grandparents. To this day they are still one of my favorite examples of marriage, in being a couple that puts three things first: God, familyContinue reading “50 Years Later…”
The Day Between
Saturday. In a majority of people’s lives this is a day of relaxation, projects around the house, or weekend getaways. In the aspect of Easter weekend however, this is the day that stood still in time. We mourn on Good Friday, and celebrate the joys that come in the morning of Easter, but Saturday? SaturdayContinue reading “The Day Between”
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