Category: Opinion

According to his website, a huge part of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s campaign was focusing on controversies in education surrounding critical race theory. Now that Republicans hold the House and the Governor’s Mansion, they are working hard to ensure those promises are kept. According to WTOP, the Virginia House of Delegates recently voted 50-49 to pass HB787, a ban on teaching […]

I’m not a Republican, Democrat, Conservative, Liberal, or anything along the ideological spectrum, because I don’t conform to mainstream political labels. And you shouldn’t either.  Ideologies are too unstable. Political ideologies have changed in the past. We have seen this with the party switch between Republicans and Democrats. And political ideologies will change again.  Moreover, individuals today have become ideologically […]

We Christians love our denominations. We are proud that we are Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian or whatever denomination we claim. Unfortunately, denominations have become a distraction for the body of Christ. Denominations should serve as a secondary label, not as a primary identity. First, a caveat: there are primary issues and secondary issues in the Bible. Any biblical church should divide […]

Most books that have movie adaptations, I read and watch both — in whichever order. Now, very few of these movies exceeded or at least lived up to the book because we all know that it’s impossible to squeeze hundreds of pages worth of details into a two-hour movie. But there are a few that come close.  “Divergent” is one […]

We live in a society that is constantly changing which requires us to learn to adapt quickly — or get left behind.  Over the last two years, strange deviations from our “normal” lives can be chalked up to a direct cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Working from home has been one of the most significant changes we have seen during […]

The past few weeks have been very eventful to say the least. According to the New York Times,  protests over COVID-19-related mandates sweep nations and according to Market Price, prices continue to rise for Americans. An all too familiar sound is starting to be heard over the horizon. As tensions continue to rise between Russia and Ukraine, the beat of […]

On a warm day in West Berlin, a 6-foot-1-inch man confidently stood addressing the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. On June 12, 1987, thousands gathered to hear this man deliver a speech that left the world in awe of his leadership and public speaking prowess. When the crowd’s applause died down in the middle of […]

One of the most intriguing dynamics of American politics recently is the way a politician might manipulate religion to influence their prominence. This fraudulent portrayal of faith is anti-gospel. Religious citizens (specifically Christians) must know how to see through the veil of politicized religion, and vote accordingly. For news organization The Conversation, Jerome Viala-Gaudefroy contends that the modern era has […]

When I read self-help books, it’s usually because I’m going through a season of life where I need some extra encouragement, as they help me grow as an individual, especially in my spiritual life. Last year I went through a season of heartbreak and heartache. It’s hard being a college student with a full class workload while also dealing with […]

If you ever attend a seminar or take a class on how to survive in college, chances are they mention how to improve and maintain your mental health. While the majority of people will mention things like eating well, exercising and keeping a consistent sleep schedule, I, alongside many experts, would suggest considering music, art or other similar hobbies to […]

The church experience people know today is extremely unlike the experience of years past. While many doctrines and core beliefs in the church have not wavered in centuries, the way in which they are practiced has. In past generations, church was a place you had to attend looking and acting your best, following a set schedule for every service. Today, […]

I’ve always been sentimental. I like for things to last. For my 21st birthday, I made a decision that will last forever – my first tattoo.  Friends warned that having this tattoo, and subsequential tattoos, doesn’t bode well for young professionals entering the workforce.  My two-inch tattoo, an excerpt from a note my child sponsor in the Dominican Republic gave […]

Over the past decade, social media has blown up in popularity as more platforms emerge and people diversify their presence among them. Whether it’s Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok or YouTube, it’s safe to say the average person born after 1990 has more than one of these social media outlets downloaded on their phone.  Although the diversity of social media […]