The Church Has Failed at Proper Representation and We Desperately Need to Work on It.
I went to church for the first time yesterday—the first time in a few years, anyway.
Yes, in the midst of everything going on, I snuck in the back row of a church (with my mask on the whole time because reasons [there’s a parallel there]). It’s been probably close to two years or so since I’ve been to a church for a non-Christmas/Easter/whatever service, and it’s my first time going to church since moving back to my home city.
I went to a church that some friends of mine go to, a church I had never been to before…
And Honestly, We Need to Do It More Often.
Like many folx, I grew up in church. After my parents’ divorce, my mom and I started going to this church just around the corner from where we lived, and at the time it was a church of about 1,000/1,100 or so (compared to the roughly 5,000 or more people that attend now). I grew up going with my mom to the “home group” she was invited into — basically a small group/bible study and we rotated around whose house we met at from time to time. Except we never hosted because I grew up in a tiny apartment, but…
Pokémon’s Subtle Social Commentary on Masculinity
Pokemon’s sixth generation of games introduced the first new Pokémon type since Generation II: Fairy.
Headlined with a new Eeveelution in Sylveon, the Fairy type welcomed older Pokémon to its ranks in Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Gardevoir, and more while also introducing trainers to new Fairy Pokémon in the newly introduced Kalos region. Since then, Generations VII and VIII have expanded that list to include 59 Pokémon including Mega evolutions and regional forms, one of the rarest types amongst the 18 types of Pokémon.
One of the notable type-advantages that Fairy has in battle is being 2x effective—or “super effective”—against Dragon; one…
And why we need to talk about it more.
When I graduated college, I — like many other college graduates — had one thing on my mind: finding a full-time job.
For most of us, that’s usually part of a career choice as well; something that will set us on a “path for success” (or something like that). Something associated with our degrees that we earned, and more importantly will hopefully help us to live more than just paycheck-to-paycheck.
Like most others, I indeed settled into a full-time job and that ever-wonderful full-time paycheck and — more importantly —sweet, sweet health insurance. …
Zach Muller
A late 20s millennial who probably should’ve been kicked out of Bible college. Ohio is home. Coffee keeps me going. Sizable nerd. More sizable sports fan.
