During one of my last semesters in college, I had the opportunity to work for a Senator in Washington D.C. On one occasion, my wife and I took a trip down to Monticello: the home of Thomas Jefferson. We were a little late getting out the door but made it just in time to catch […]
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Turkey, stuffing, football, family, Black Friday shopping, Cyber Monday deals, and setting up Christmas decorations. These are probably the things that come to mind for most of us when we think about Thanksgiving. Then, when someone asks us about why we celebrate Thanksgiving or about the true meaning of it, we usually say that it’s to
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One of my favorite aspects about the Christopher Nolan masterpiece Interstellar was hearing Michael Caine recite Dylan Thomas’ poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.” There’s just something about his voice that makes the first stanza of the poem stick in my mind. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should
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The title is something that should be obvious, right? But apparently, it is not. Over the past several weeks, as Evan McMullin has gained momentum in Utah, it seems that many people have been there to assert that Utah voters need to “get off their high horse,” to “stop throwing stones,” and that “God can use
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