Three-Day Fast Even though I’ve stepped away from organized religion for the foreseeable future, I am still very much in tune with my spiritual life and had a sense to fast as the seasons shifted from Summer to Fall. The Autumnal Equinox occurred on September 22, 2025, which also coincided with the Jewish Holiday of ... read more >
One of my top recommended reads for this year is, The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory—American Evangelicals in an age of Extremism" by Tim Alberta. As the son of an evangelical Christian pastor, Alberta wanted to explore the unholy marriage of American Evangelical Christianity and right-wing politics and how it is leading to division ... read more >
One Bite at a Time I want a different job and environment, but I am focusing on the steps and not the outcome, especially in this terrible job market The job market right now is a dumpster fire. Hiring tends to pick up in the fourth quarter as companies attempt to finalize their headcount and ... read more >
During the 2025 Fall Push, one of the YouTube girlies I follow had us make a list of what makes us feel good. I started reading romance books during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to do so since then. I really enjoy romantic comedies. I am also loving that there are so ... read more >
The first week of the Fall Push is in the books, and it started with a bang. I received confirmation that an era of my life has come to an end. The end of an era: RELEASE ME For about four years, I was heavily involved in ministry at a local church. I even worked ... read more >
I spent this past summer in the doldrums, mourning a life that never was, and all the ways I felt I had wasted time and disappointed myself, ultimately leading to my current state of dissatisfaction and disappointment with my life. Over the Labor Day Weekend, something flipped in my mindset. Yesterday is gone, and I ... read more >
Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul is a “mockumentary” directed by Adamma Ebo, and follows Lee Curtis Childs, a disgraced megachurch pastor, and his wife, Trinitee Childs, as they attempt a comeback after falling from grace due to Lee Curtis’s scandalous behavior. It is not difficult to discern that this movie is based on the ... read more >
Since 2020, every birthday has been mired in disappointment. I am deeply disappointed with how my life has turned out. I am disappointed in myself for squandering so many opportunities and continually settling for what I think is the right thing to do, only to end up with the short stick. The more I think ... read more >
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” - Jesus. (Matthew 6:24) The Righteous Gemstones is a satirical comedy streaming on MAX about the Gemstones, a televangelist family ... read more >
While the rest of the United States was sizzling due to record-setting heatwaves during the summer of 2025, the city of San Francisco seemed confused about what month it was. It resembled January and February more than June and July. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the first two months of “summer” in the ... read more >
