Author: Lauren

On Idols

                For anyone who didn’t know, a few months ago I moved from Charleston, South Carolina to Yokosuka, Japan. It’s definitely been an interesting transition;...

The Hardships of Heroes

In JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Bilbo, the eponymous hobbit, finds on his front porch a wizard who declares, “I’m looking for someone to share in...

The Power of Fiction

I’ve had a lot of free time lately, and in that time, I’ve done a good bit of reading. When I was little, my reading...

Is Religion Arrogant?

I recently listened to a debate between Christopher Hitchens and John Lennox, a prominent Christian apologist. One of Mr. Hitchen’s arguments went something like this:...

Is Evil Real?

“No one is really evil,” so the argument goes. “Cackling, self-conscious villains only exist in movies. Life is more complicated than that. People act out...

The Past and the Future

Last night, I finished a 350-page history of Japan from the 1500s through 2014. I always find history interesting, and particularly so when I’m living...

Why Do I Believe?

Earlier today, I was watching a debate between Christian and atheist scientists. As the debate drew to a close, I was taken aback when the...

Why is Evil Easy?

Last week, I finally watched the movie Unplanned. It was an excellent film – although very intense; I wouldn’t recommend watching it on a whim....

Winds of Change

A couple of days ago, I spent a good half-hour scrolling through the photos on my phone, which basically tell my life story back to...

Made Perfect

“Count it all joy,” James says, “when you fall into various trials.” This was YouVersion’s verse of the day on the day I left home...
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