April Showers…

It's the end of March already, friends. How is this possible? Time is rather unfathomable. Anyhow, this is the first of a series of monthly "Cobbled Bridge" posts! No worries, I'll explain. These will bridge the gap nicely between the present month and the month soon to come! In this case, it's April that's very …

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Devotion

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "devotion"? For me, it's dedicating a significant or at least consistent amount of my time to something. You might think of devotionals, journaling, or Bible times at breakfast with the family. Whatever it is, something comes to mind. This is the last …

Everything Counts

My parents give each of my siblings and me a new devotional every Christmas. It's a tradition I love, and this is one of my favorites. Everything Counts by Steven L. Case was revised in 2015, an adaptation for teens of the widely known book, My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers. Providing 365 …

Loving Intolerance

Tolerance is a term frequently used in today's culture. If one accepts another's beliefs and choices that they wouldn't necessarily choose for themselves, then they are considered tolerant, accepting, and loving. Society says that if you don't accept one's beliefs and opinions, then you must not be a very caring person. Tolerance is a massive …

The Avengers

The Avengers was released in the summer of 2012 and quickly became a widely popular movie all around the world. It was one of the biggest movie crossovers that the world had seen at that time, bringing major characters together from three different franchises into one epic movie. IntroWhen Loki comes to Earth to wage …

Respect

Let me know if you haven't seen this stereotype in a movie or tv show before: there's a teen in a family that's consistently rebellious and disrespectful to his parents and other figures of authority in their life. The truth is, the stereotype is found almost everywhere. The world has an expectation that all teens …

A Self Critique

Hello! My name is... Well nevermind about that for now. All you really need to know for the moment is that I am an extraordinarily powerful entity. I hold sway over people from all over the world, from leading government officials to your neighbor three houses down. It's possible that you have even met me …

Forza Horizon 3

Forza Horizon 3 is the third video game in the Forza Horizon series for Xbox One. The open-world racing game was released in 2016, with two game expansions following shortly afterwards. It's one of my favorite games and I'm excited to snapshot it! Note: As far as video game snapshots go, I'll primarily snapshot the …

Sacrificial Love

There's a kind of love that never leaves. A love that never wavers in commitment, no matter how challenging circumstances get. Love that knows when to confront and when to comfort. Love isn't turning a blind eye to the problems that others have: it's loving them despite the fact that we're imperfect people that make …

Captain America: The First Avenger

This is the second snapshot in the "Under the Lamppost" series, with the first being "More than a Book." While that one was unique, this will, at the moment, be the typical format for this series. There should be new uploaded snapshots just about every week of various movies, books, tv shows, albums, and other …