"When I can place what's truly inside, directly onto a page, that's something I can hold onto. I can breathe. I think that's clarity.
It's that perfect moment where the snow covers the tree and blankets the lawn, but leaves the road clear. "
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I've been thinking a lot about Jesus Christ and the Gospel. The fact is the spirit converts. And knowing that is true, why is there such a focus on apologetics and rhetoric when we talk about sharing our faith? Why do we have to debate if we are just sharing the fruits of the spirit in our lives?
My firmest literary conviction. The Chronicles of Narnia should be read in publication order.
The moment any attempt to share the gospel becomes compulsive or coercive the plot has been lost. Second, if our attempts to share the good news are equal to our good works to fellow men and our personal morality the plot is also lost.
You know what's truly frightening? You can't impeach stephen miller.
"Once art is out there, it leaves your control. It's no longer only yours. Mine.
And maybe that's the scariest part.Β "
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"I've said before that I feel like I am chasing racing thoughts. That I must catch them in literal or virtual ink. Set to pages. It makes the line between essay and fiction perilously close at times. Leaving the poetry in between."
"What are you looking for in a piece of art?"
"The inspiration is linked of course between the creation of art and the experience of it."
Day 2 of the year. And the first submission in the 2026 race to 100 rejections is in. A short story contest. At least 99 more submissions to go.
Thoughts are fickle things. They often change. They rarely truly persist as a constant. There's too many variables. Cognitive and behavioral changes are difficult to quantify, especially deficits."
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We are restricting veterans to 12-24 mental health sessions at the same time we are cutting open positions. Make it make sense. Call your congressmen, call your Senators. This can't stand.
Slightly less hot take. Officers shouldn't be either. The majority of the faces we see should be from enlisted service members. Proportionally at least.οΏΌ
Hot take. Special Operators shouldn't be the primary face of veterans. Their experience in service and after is vastly different from and not representative of the average service member.οΏΌ
I wish and pray all were so lucky. wittcase.blogspot.com/2025/12/what...
All I care about is enough security for my family to be healthy and safe. So they can grow. Learn.
I'm lucky to have that in my life along with the career that brings purpose.
I get to work to do it unto the least of these, then come home so that I may have joy.
Destruction or debasement of holy texts and places of worship should be confronted. We either actively support freedom of worship or we're opposing it.
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"That can cause long-term emotional stress and cognitive challenges. This can include a lot of things. Shame at perpetration. Guilt at surviving. Anger at being on the sidelines. A loss of trust in oneself. All of the above are signs of moral injury."
This was more stream of consciousness than usual.
"Often public service requires actions that require compromise with our values. Actions that are at odds with faith and practice."
"How did the ancient church handle this? Debates. Then a vote. Then a declaration of what was doctrine and what was heresy.
It still happens today. And it's not new."
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And what's saddest is the people that live closest to me, who used to attend church with me, probably will never see this.οΏΌ
I don't feel welcome because my closest friends in the church have left. I don't feel like I can make connections. I don't want my children to feel left out.οΏΌ
I don't feel welcome because I don't identify with 70% of the church members politically. I don't feel welcome because I've typically been on the lower income bracket of a congregation.
I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints who doesn't feel welcome at church. I don't feel welcome as veteran who can't connect to the brethren my age in priesthood. I don't feel welcome because my wife works due to disability from my military service.
There are spiritual experiences I can not deny experiencing. Moments that will stay with me forever. They haven't led to a surety of knowledge. Just hope. A desire to do the right thing. Some conviction to help those around me.
Maybe that is all Faith is.
I've got holy envy for people who have an absolute surety of knowledge regarding their faith and religious convictions. I'm not there. I don't think I ever have been.
The more senses a hobby occupies the better. And do things you're bad it. That's ok. Do it bad and eventually you'll do it good.
This is my feeble (if long-winded) attempt at bridge building and understanding.οΏΌ
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I hate his stance on LGBTQ issues. But he stood up and said racism is real in conference, a month later said black lives matter, then a conference later said you can be a good standing member in any political party. So I have mixed emotions and limited optimism.
