Unlovable by Emily Watt, Central Maryland Can I get something off my chest? There is someone in my life that I cannot stand. In fact, I can’t ever remember disliking anyone with the same intensity. I am a super senior majoring in Elementary and Special Education. This semester, I took 15 credits in classes along with a 20+ hour-a-week student teaching...
Poorly Played, Or Poorly Tuned?
Poorly Played, Or Poorly Tuned? by Michaella Osborn, Boulder, Colo. Imagine a 14-year-old being told on her birthday that her parents are going to pay for guitar lessons. She is ecstatic! This girl has wanted to learn to play the guitar for what seemed like “forever.” When her dad FINALLY finds a guitar teacher later that year she is even more excited....
Showing Them The Ropes
Showing Them The Ropes By Clinton R. Brown Not long ago, I took my youngest daughter to an indoor rock climbing gym in Rhode Island. Once we were there and geared up, the attendant gave us his standard oration on climbing safety. On the lower walls it was okay to scale the surfaces without a rope (“free-climb”), but for the higher levels it was required...
Good news in a small package
Good news in a small package By Andrew Camenga One unexpected pleasure of taking care of a newborn is experiencing camaraderie with people you’ve never met. When the baby starts to cry, there are knowing smiles, nods of encouragement, and the occasional offer of help. When the baby coos, there are sympathetic “aahs” from the impromptu audience. It seems...
Timing Is Everything
Timing Is Everything By Nick Kersten In 1843, two famous works were penned and published which still have a wide readership: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart. Another publication appeared that year, nearly 170 years ago, which did not have a readership so wide. At General Conference sessions in 1843, two...
Oh, for crying out loud!
Oh, for crying out loud! By Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthle I am far from being a well-studied Bible scholar, but Psalm 139:14 is a verse that I think about quite often. The New International Version reads, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” The New Living Bible states, “Thank you for making...