Tag: bgsu
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People oppose Christian prayer gathering at the day of prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer. It’s a day set aside to turn to God in prayer. The modern day National Day of Prayer was established by an act of congress in 1952, although similar themed days in American government go back to the 1770s. I came across an article in my former college’s…
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College graduation 10 years later
It’s crazy that I graduated from college a decade ago. I still remember so many events from that time like they were yesterday. I can still see the map of campus in my memory. So much of the person I am today I trace back to my time in college. So many of the friendships…
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Remembrance and reflection: my friend Johnnie
I still remember the first time I ever talked to Johnnie. He was helping plan a philanthropy for his fraternity, and he called me after I had volunteered to do stand up comedy at the event. He was so enthusiastic, that I had a hard time understanding him. Johnnie had never heard my routine before,…
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The perspective tragedy gives on what really matters
It’s so easy to lose perspective. It’s so easy to complain out of habit, to get frustrated when things don’t go perfectly. We have our waiter make a mistake with an order and respond like they’ve committed some type of wartime atrocity. We complain and we get bitter. I think it’s not because the things…
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BGSU tragedy: shared grief I’ve observed from alumni
I was out to dinner with my family this evening. The conversation swirled around various topics, but I was mostly in a different world, thinking of the deaths of three young sorority sisters in Alpha Xi Delta and I struggled to muster up much of an appetite to eat my meal. At a couple points,…
Josh Benner 