On the death of a classmate I haven’t seen since 2008
He was born five months before me and now he is dead.
Tag: friend
Salvation Looks Like Dancing
A meditation on holiness, cancer, Nazis, and dancing.
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The Optimist’s Suicide
What do you do when you don’t want to end your life, just a part of it?
Men, Masculinity, and Meekness
Is gentleness the opposite of strength, or her twin sister?
The Epidemic of Male Loneliness
Our culture subliminally tells men that they need family and a job…but friends? Why do close male friends seem so WEIRD to us today?
What I Learned From a Party in Chicago
I didn’t know what to expect. I knew these people were not Christians, and I knew they would at least be drinking, if not wildly drunk…
The God Who Aches With Us
Maybe it’s not wrong to feel all those emotions; maybe they were put there for a reason.
Virginity Doesn’t Make You A Better Christian
Your sexual status may not be as important as you think.
Dear Internet,
Teenage girls once donned their crush’s letter jacket or filled notebooks with his name. Today they just send nudes.
The Unbearable Lightness of Pornography
Every relationship is essentially an experiment in how real, raw and honest you can be in front of this other person.