I take the MCAT on Saturday. Seven hours and thirty minutes of an exam, the culmination not only of nearly five months of studying six days a week but also three years of undergraduate science classes. All to produce a three-digit score that could bend the trajectory of where I could go to medical school, …
Several days ago I took a walk by the brook on my neighbor’s farm, relishing spring’s increasing warmth and the sound of wind stirring up still-naked trees. Two weeks ago that wind was biting; now it is pleasant. As I walked, the cacophony of moving branches produced an ongoing rush of noise in the distance, …
A few days ago I listened to a great talk on mental health and the Gospel in which the speaker, a former minister at my college fellowship, drew attention to the fact that negative emotions like depression and anxiety often spring from a perception of the world as a place of scarcity. We are told …
It always astounds me how God works through the confluence of many seemingly-disconnected influences to bring truths to the eyes of our hearts: lessons which crystalize over time as the Spirit draws connections between the Word, conversations with others, wisdom from books or talks, and those precious moments when His still, small voice cuts through …
Photo credit: Alex Edelmen / Getty images, via Slate Since Common Ground’s conception, Molly, Leah, and I have been very careful to avoid making assertions that might offend the political sensibilities of readers or obscure the message of the Gospel. We’ve done so because we hope this blog is a beacon of truth — truth …
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