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I’ve discovered the solution to America’s oil dependency. Bring back the dinosaurs! Fuel efficiency would be a thing of the past—literally. You can’t have fossil fuels with no fossils. Not to mention, it would give a whole different meaning to road rage if your ride was a raptor.
Clearly Michael Crichton wasn’t thinking big enough. A theme park? Get real. What we need today are alternate forms of transportation. Forget the free downtown trolley—nothing could be...
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A fascination with dead things usually comes with a bit of a social stigma, but you...
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I was about four when we discovered my aversion to water.
During swim lessons, my mother...
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When I read the Old Testament, it never fails to amaze me how many times the Israelites could forget their God. Engrained in their society were rituals and holidays that were meant to remind people of how the Lord saves and provides. But time and time again, it is recorded:...
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Sometimes I wonder if I’ve grown out of some elementary school stages. Like, in situations where I know I need to pay attention, if I sit in the back of the room, I usually wind up getting myself into trouble.
Case in point: A few days...
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Looks like the war on apathy isn’t going so well. They’ve pulled out the big guns this...
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Last winter, during the last Christmas break of my college career, I was at a conference with my church. We did a lot of singing, and there’s one song about how Jesus’ love takes my breath away. I thought to myself, “Gee, Lord, I don’t really know what that’s like....
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Why Des Moines?
I get asked that one a lot. People think I’m nuts because, after moving here from Colorado for school, I decided to actually stay. “But—the mountains!” people exclaim. Yes, they are very, very beautiful. But that’s part of the problem. Everyone has a vacation...
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