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Politics Isn't Really My Thing.

Politics Isn't Really My Thing.

“Politics isn’t really my thing.” I’ve heard this said by those in our generation more times than I can count. Most recently, I heard it when I was out to lunch with some friends and it wasn’t in response to some political conversation. A new friend asked me what I did for work, and I said, “I help young professionals and college students get ready to vote.” The response was a quiet comment, but it simply and succinctly sums up what I believe is the overall feeling in our gen

Americans Views on Moral Issues

Americans Views on Moral Issues

When one looks at America today, it appears drastically different than it was even ten years ago. There have been incredible improvements in technology, increases in terrorism, economic rises and falls, and even surprising political triumphs followed by sudden changes of fortune. However, it is not just the American government or international relations that have changed but the American people themselves. People’s morals are changing which has caused immense cultural shifts

Technology: Amoral or Nefarious?

Technology: Amoral or Nefarious?

My father always jokes with me about technology surpassing human ability; “Soon we won't carry a cell phone at all, we’ll just have chips implanted in our brains. A cyborg generation!” I would chuckle at his dad-jokes and roll my eyes. I’ve dabbled in science fiction books like Cinder, which features a Cinderella-esque character who’s half computer. Not my cup of tea, and certainly far from generational reality. Cell phones weren’t a large part of our family environment till

5 Ways to Courageous Community

5 Ways to Courageous Community

How do we engage in community? [if !supportLists]1. [endif]Remember- Who you are. When I graduated from Biola University, our commencement speaker opened with the story of Mufasa coming to Simba in the clouds. Simba had forgotten that he was King, and in doing so lost himself. When he faced who he was and accepted his burden to rule, he was able to return and win back the pridelands. It's easy to get lost in our social media profiles and forget that we are heirs to the th

8 REASONS I WILL VOTE THIS ELECTION

8 REASONS I WILL VOTE THIS ELECTION

1. I believe to whom much is given... I had nothing to do with the fact that I live in this incredible free country where I choose where to live, what to study and what to do with my life. It's all possible because of a simple but profound idea, "we the people" which is my privilege to vote. Surely I can do more for my country, but I can do no less than vote. 2. No vote - no complaints. If I don't care enough to take my opinions and my values to the voting booth to do what

Voting Strategically

Voting Strategically

"Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace." (Luke 14:31-32) In the above passage, Jesus is talking about the cost of being one of his followers. In doing so, he paints an illustration of a king going to war. Jesus appeals to comm

What Can You Do to Change Your World

What Can You Do to Change Your World

You are a millennial. You believe that Jesus is God incarnate. You have grown up going to church. You have grown up around politically active people, from the left or right or maybe from both sides. Like your fellow millennials, you want to change the world. We are a generation that is passionate about changing the world. We are joiners. We are people of great compassion, who want to help others. We believe in doing things that are bigger than us. Maybe you are like I was: un

Courageous Community

Courageous Community

"Life is to be entered upon with courage.” - Alexis de Tocqueville Community. What is it? It’s our neighborhood, family, church, and friends. The people we talk too. Community is people that shape our mind and heart. Millennials are the first generation that have the ability to communicate with thousands of people on a daily basis. That means our community has the potential to become incredibly vast. And yet, based on the media, it could be said that Millennials are the most

Should Christians Worry About Politics?

Should Christians Worry About Politics?

"Don't worry about politics," they say, "the whole world is going down-hill and Jesus is coming back soon." I grew up in a dispensational, premillenial, pretribulation-rapture church. Those arcane terms just mean (for our purposes here) that my church teaches this world is going down hill, and will continue until Jesus returns and makes everything new. I am not writing this to start a debate on eschatology (the study of end times) or to even talk about which view I take. Inst

Are you alive? Then you have rights.

Are you alive? Then you have rights.

“I know my rights!!!” Let’s start with a blank canvas and talk about your rights. Are you alive? Then you have a right to keep living. To live you must eat. To eat you must produce. When you produce you obtain a property right in result of your labor. Liberty – freedom from incarceration – stems from both our right to live and our need to produce. A life incarcerated by the state (jail) is no life at all. Also, we cannot produce if our movements are restricted. These – life,

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University Elections Based On Race?

University Elections Based On Race?

The Cornell University Student Assembly (SA) has proposed that student government elections be based entirely on race. They feel minority groups are underrepresented in their student government. And let me say – this isn’t a University that hasn’t already spent a considerable amount of energy making sure minority groups have a seat at the table. Photo: Kelly Yang, Sun News The Student Assembly already has special liaison positions for – – Minority students – Inter

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Saturday I Did Something I had Never Done Before

Saturday I Did Something I had Never Done Before

Last Saturday I did something I had never done before. I went to my county’s Republican delegate convention at 7:45AM – yes on a Saturday it was that crazy. (My boyfriend also came with me winning major points because it was his birthday.) What I learned was simple – Republicans repel millennials. Here are 3 ways they do it so effectively. Ignore All Newcomers Under 50 years old. We made our way through the crowd of hundreds of people trying to find the right registration tab

U.S. College Student Sentenced in North Korea

U.S. College Student Sentenced in North Korea

We don’t fully understand in America what it would be like to live under an oppressive government. This is a sobering reminder. Otto Warmbier is a 21 year old college student attending the University of Virginia. He was visiting North Korea with a tourism agency when he was arrested for removing a political propaganda banner from a hotel. He pleaded for mercy and forgiveness but North Korea proceeded to sentence him to 15 years of hard labor for his crime against the state. T

Today I’m Apathetic.

Today I’m Apathetic.

Today I’m apathetic. I’ve always been the one to speak to those who were apathetic – millennials who were uninvolved, didn’t care or didn’t think their vote or opinion made a difference. Older generations scoff at millennials. They Question our attentiveness and wisdom. I’ve always said we don’t like politics because we’re tired of the bickering and the division. But I’ve always encouraged millennials to get involved and help affect change. But I think I was wrong. You see s

Is Minimum Wage Increasing in Your State?

Is Minimum Wage Increasing in Your State?

Check out these new minimum wages, effective January 1, 2016. Um, $10 per hour is now minimum wage in California? Five years ago, it was $8. Nursing graduates from private universities in California are being offered rates as low as $14 / hour. So what are we doing? Elevating the lower class to even out the odds? Why go into debt for a college degree and even grad school when the government is upping minimum wage to make it not even worth going the extra effort? What the gove

No Freedom of Speech in School

No Freedom of Speech in School

No free speech in the classroom? The first amendment “prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech.” So here’s the question – do we lose all of our rights of free speech and exercise of religion the moment we step on government property? Out of fear of offending – we now restrict free speech. Imposing religion is absolutely wrong – but seriously – we’re not seeking to be Englan

Students Choose a President Based on Gender?

Students Choose a President Based on Gender?

Students on the University of Washington’s campus were asked why they support Hillary Clinton for president. The answers are funny because well – they all give the same answer. But more than that…the answers are frightening. As a woman I can tell you we never want to be degraded down to our sex. We never want to be chosen just because we are female. Instead, the women I know what to be chosen because they are smart, talented, hard working, accomplished and have a proven

The Power of Repetition

The Power of Repetition

When people are afraid to speak the truth, the world suffers. We have examples of this throughout history, some so familiar that they are in danger of becoming canonical. We’ve all read about the horrors of Nazi Germany, the mass killings in Mao’s China, and the list goes on. But hindsight is always 20-20 and the present moment blurs an eye towards critical observation. Mix that with a generation hellbent on being unobtrusive and liked, along with a pinch of vitriol towards d

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