Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
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Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
The world can change so fast. It’s so easy to forget when you’re in the trenches of day-to-day, coffee—>workout—>work—>more work—>tv—>sleep grind that is so easy to get trapped in. And then you wake up one day and the entire world is upside down. via GIPHY I don’t know about you, but my first week ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
Every day I receive a minimum of 30 messages and I do my best to reply to all of them. I believe if someone takes the time to reach out they deserve a response. via GIPHY Despite this lofty goal, I often fail. I am truly sorry if you’ve sent words my way and never ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
My chest clamped shut. My breath echoed into the dark room. My eyes fired tears like a confiscated AK-47. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. I pushed back from the table, running to the other room as if passing through a doorway would send me magically back in time. Not making it to my ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
“You’ve been called a voice of your generation” the podcast interviewer said. “What is your role in shaping faith as we know it in America? “Haha, I’ve been called a lot of things.” I deflect with my signature brand of self-deprecating humor. “I’ve learned over the last few years my role is to cut through ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
I was rushing through a typical, ravenous post-work Target run, mentally justifying spending $10 on Sumo Oranges, when a voice bellowed from beyond banana mountain. “Hey! Are you the suicide guy?!” Abruptly, three trendy teens rounded the citrus display. One of them placed her arm around my waist between a lanky limb and the overfilled ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
There’s a secret I don’t often share in public spaces for one main reason: you never know how people will react. I don’t openly share this part of my life because it’s usually met with squinted eyes and tilted head. Rather than support, I’ve come to expect looks of panic and questioned mental stability. But ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
Can I let you in on a secret? Never in my life have I felt more lost. Never have I been this unsure about what is next. Never have I felt this empty and burned out. This isn’t what I ever imagined my life looking like at 30… and despite many blessings I often feel ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
This article is also featured on Faithit.com. A circle of carpeted chairs. A circle of well-worn Bibles. A circle of men—ages 20-70—proclaiming to be courageous, undying followers of Jesus Christ as represented by their dedication to weekly meetings and shared mowing of the church lawn. I, the token, blue-eyed millennial, was present to soak up ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
There are only three things I have prayed for consistently throughout my tall and sarcastic existence, three things my heart longs for when I stare into the starry galaxies above. When I am most distant from God, it’s not because of the hate or banishment I’ve felt from the church, it’s not because of the ..read more
Recklessly Alive | Positive Christian Blog for College Students
4y ago
This blog post is also featured on ForEveryMom.com. We should probably stop kidding ourselves; Christians aren’t exactly the most celebrated humans on the planet. According to this survey conducted by the Barna group, two-thirds of Millennials believe that American churchgoers are a lot or somewhat hypocritical (66%). Further look into this 2015 survey shows: Only ..read more