Summary: There's just something about the old days. No, not those old days. The old old days. The days way back before your grandparents were born; the days where black people were slaves and women wore corsets and didn't go to school. There's something about those days that makes them so easy to either romanticize or ridicule, … Continue reading You’re Being Really Extra (Exodus 25)
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So You Think You Can Serve? (Exodus 24)
Summary: Number 27 on the list of Things People On Reality TV Say Way Too Much is "They just have that star quality". Or "they just have it". It's wonderful because it's specific enough to make the speaker sound like they really know what they're talking about yet vague enough to mean nothing whatsoever. It's a … Continue reading So You Think You Can Serve? (Exodus 24)
We Can Never Be Together (Exodus 20)
Summary: Who's your celebrity crush? When I was younger, I had a lot of them. Corbin Bleu, James McAvoy, Trevor Noah - the list of celebrities who put hearts in my eyes at one point or another goes on and on. I would google my celebrity crush, watch their interviews, and ogle at their pictures. … Continue reading We Can Never Be Together (Exodus 20)
Cycles…Cycles (Exodus 8)
Summary: What's your worst habit? What's the worst habit your loved one has, the one that irritates you so much that you contemplate murder? How likely is it that either you or they will change your ways? If you answered not likely, then congratulations, you are like most people in the world - you just … Continue reading Cycles…Cycles (Exodus 8)
A House Divided? (Exodus 7)
Summary: Are you dreading anything right now? Is there something coming up that you know you have to finish or deal with, yet at the same time, you know you're going to hate it? It's kind of the worst feeling: expecting the worst and with no options but to painfully push forward. Perhaps Moses and … Continue reading A House Divided? (Exodus 7)
When God Fails (Exodus 5)
Summary: There is no one more confident than me on Day 1 of a fresh attempt at weight loss. I feel so good about myself, so hopeful about the future you would think that I had already lost the weight. I make plans and write down rules and set up reward systems, yet nine times … Continue reading When God Fails (Exodus 5)