Acting is easy, but being a Christ follower is hard.  Towards the end of last school year, I was convicted of being an actor, playing the part of the type of person I think I’m supposed to be, and not...

A Question of Identity I’m not sure girls ever outgrow body image issues. I know I certainly haven’t yet. If you’ve ever been a girl, you’re probably familiar with feeling like there’s something wrong with your physical appearance. You’re too...

God Speaks God often speaks to me through literature. I’m an English major and I spend a lot of time reading. The books I read, obviously the ones in my courses at UT, are rarely Christian books. They are neither...

Warning to my reader: this blog post will be an exploration, as I work through my own thoughts and feelings on my longing for heaven. Let me start with a C.S. Lewis quote: “The books or the music in which...

What is Slut Shaming and Why Should We Care About It? Slut shaming refers to making a woman feel guilty or inferior because of her sexuality. This could occur because a woman violates a cultural sexual norm (having sex outside...

A Cold Drink of Water Take a moment and imagine that you’ve just come back from a long run. It’s the middle of August in Austin, Texas. You pushed yourself and ran for a mile longer than you intended. You’re...

In the American church today, we really like addition. We are encouraged to invite our friends to church services, bibles studies, campus ministry meetings, etc. We even hold social events specifically as means to invite our friends into the church....

Introduction to the Selfie For those of you unfamiliar with the concept of a “selfie,” you clearly don’t hang out with many teenage girls. A seflie is a picture you take of yourself on your phone and then text to...

A small pack of monkeys has taken up residence in my mind. Let me be clear here, these new inhabitants are joining the two or three monkeys that live there year round. The regulars generally keep busy swinging about hooting...

Grieving the Church You know that verse that tells us not to grieve the Holy Spirit? Sometimes, I think we need to be be reminded not to grieve Christian community. The notion of “community” is something most Christians are familiar...