It started a year and a half ago in a salon, staring up into a petite Asian woman's face. She had just finished using a piece of cloth to rip scalding wax off my face when I had an epiphany. My face stung, my eyes watered and it occurred to me that I didn't really care what my eyebrows looked like. Everyone else has to look at them a lot more ... [Read More…]
On the road, again
Everybody needs to hit the road. I don't mean that in a rude way, but more as a matter-of-fact. Being from California, one of the states that's too close to fly but still wretched by car, I've been on my fair share of road trips. Even before I got to ACU and my parents told me they could rarely fly me home, I drove around several states almost ... [Read More…]
The athletes of Team B-I-B-L-E
I've felt cheated while watching the 2014 Sochi Games. I don't remember "Olympic athlete" offered as an option on Career Day. In turn, I sit couch-sprawled and bitter at dreams never to be. But in my brooding, I've thought of athletes who will also go unglorified. With the lack of electric transportation and digital eases, I have to believe the ... [Read More…]
Rediscovering child-like faith
Most people experience some kind of faith crisis in college. Our childhood beliefs are shaken when we are confronted with the brokenness of the world. Here at ACU, we are also faced with the apparent contradictions of the Bible and the fact that many of our churches are built on a delicate structure of cultural assumptions. Everything we thought we ... [Read More…]
Media portrays what love is not
Of all the television programs currently airing, The Bachelor is one of the most unnerving. The pseudo-reality dating show features a single man and the 20 or more female contestants chosen to be his love interests. The show includes group dates, one-on-one dates, overnight dates and a whole lot of pointless drama. The Bachelor is airing its ... [Read More…]
CVS is close, but no cigar
Last week, CVS Caremark announced it will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products in its stores by October. The chain estimates it will lose more than $2 billion in revenue from tobacco users annually. That's a huge loss for the sake of keeping people healthy. But according to CVS CEO Larry Merlo, the monetary loss does not mean it ... [Read More…]
‘The Lego Movie’ is worth the hype
I was already giddy to see The Lego Movie, but even I didn't expect it to get a 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. I had to see it right away, and found that it was a well-deserved score. With witty humor and colorful visuals, it will entertain, and will not disappoint, especially if you played with Legos when you were younger (then again, who has ... [Read More…]
If the Bible went to high school
In the beginning, was the Word of God. And it was good. But not quite good enough, because ever since, we humans have been embellishing, rewriting and chopping up its contents. The result has given way to more than 50 different English versions. Each bears distinguishing hallmarks, each aiding a different sort of Holy reader, each resembling a ... [Read More…]
Praying for the Super Bowl
On Sunday 111.5 million of us gathered together to witness miracles. We partook of the game day snacks. Some even tithed $2000 and made the pilgrimage to be there in person. And 33 percent of football fans prayed to God to help their team win, according to a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute. This bothers me. The ... [Read More…]
The 10 best modes of transportation
I've traveled a lot during my life, so I've gotten to use many different methods to get from place to place. I've experienced cars, planes, trains, buses, boats, bicycles, horses, taxies, subways, a gondola and even a helicopter. Each of these forms has provided its own unique adventure, some good and some bad. Yet even with all these ... [Read More…]
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