Tag: Christianity
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Move Fear! Get Out the Way!
A Ludacris account of how I moved to Nashville last week. I’ve recently learned that there are no big decisions or actions. There are just small choices which amass to undeniable results, sometimes for the good and other times for the not so good. As Aristotle said, “”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then,…
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Walk It Like I Talk It
“Walk it like I talk it (ayy) Walk it like I talk it (woo) Walk it, walk it like I talk it (yeah)” – Migos The title of the post was going to be, “Just Say It,” In reference to the ballad by Tory Lanez, but since Culture II just dropped and the YRN Trio…
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Good Days//Bad Daze
TBH- I think I’m a friendly person. I love people, I’m approachable and I live to hear a good story. And for the Hilldale Senior Class of 2014, Kalen Russell was voted Most Spirited Despite my better qualities and good intentions, I have my vices, my worries and my weaknesses. Sometimes I’m dazed by bad…
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Taking the Lead
Question: Kalen, how are you going to be a leader of our time/. Answer: By taking risks. The social norm is conformity, isolation, apathy, and self-promotion. Those are things that divide society, promote prejudice and stratification. In a world that celebrates only looking out for yourself and living in fear of others, I want to care…
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The Restrictions of Religion
I hail from Muskogee, Oklahoma- the county seat with a population of around 30,000 kind, traditional and somewhat conformist individuals. I had 114 in my graduating class. Of these 114 people there was little religious/ spiritual variety. Last weekend in a conversation with my mom, we discussed how most students and staff from my high…
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