For guys like me, you haven’t officially entered the real world until you attempt to cook all by yourself. Those last three words change everything. In my specific case, “real life” began the second the fire alarm went off in my apartment. I was cooking chicken one night in a beautiful and heavy cast-iron skillet…
If you’re ever riding the New York subway and the conductor says, “this is the last stop,” it’s probably a good idea to get off. I know it’s not the most intuitive thing in the world, but it’s true nonetheless. I had to learn the hard way. In hindsight, I probably should’ve known that when…
How do you even begin to process the end of a season of life that has meant so much to you? A season of life that has so shaped you. Molded you. Challenged you. How do you just up and move on from something like that? How do you step into a completely new environment,…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the power of questions. I feel like there are so many things we leave on the table when we don’t go out of our way to ask thoughtful, genuine questions. For example, “Are you gonna eat that last cupcake?” Cupcakes are too valuable to be left on tables….
2015 was pretty groovy. Or, as the youths say these days, 2015 was “chill.” But only metaphorically. Have you been outside lately? I can’t remember another December that has been so unchill. I don’t know about you, though. Maybe your 2015 was awesome and as metaphorically chill as mine was. Maybe it was terrible. Maybe…
My friend Nick says that birthdays are way less about you, and more about celebrating the people that have loved, invested, and shaped who you are today. That’s what this post is about. Without these 22 essential people, organizations, and experiences, I would not be the same Caleb writing these words to you today. Not…
I would make a terrible hipster. I find out about things wayyy too long after they become all cool and mainstream. Also I think kale is really hard to eat so I think that automatically disqualifies me from becoming anything of the hipster sort. Take Ben Rector, for example. All throughout college, my friends would…
… I would be lying if I told you it isn’t. As seniors, we’re coming up onto the brink of the unknown. Up until this point in our lives, everything has been somewhat scripted. Go to elementary school, then middle school, then high school, then college. Now what? Many of us have no idea what…
This is a guest post written by my friend and roommate Zach Freshley. He’s a baller at life and a very talented writer. You can read his blog at freshleywritten.wordpress.com and follow him on Twitter at @Z_Fresh7. Enjoy! Imagine you come home from class one day and you see your roommate sitting on the couch. He…
There aren’t many things in life I enjoy doing more than speaking in front of people. Idk why. I just really like it. For whatever reason, I had a lot of opportunities to practice growing up. School presentations, ministry events, public speaking classes, and even competitions have given me outlets to talk about the things…