On whether the city of Portland, OR can be considered safe.
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September 2025 | Spanish Progress Report
Without conferences or conventions or family reunions to contend with, September's already looking so much better than last month! Let's look at the numbers...
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August 2025 | Spanish Progress Report
This felt, overall, like a very strong start to me. Building habits with ADHD has always been extra difficult, so the fact that I was able to listen to at least some Spanish every day and not fall off the wagon as soon as my perfect streak broke was really…
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Otra vez: How and Why I’m Picking Spanish Back Up in 2025
With current events being what they are, both Austin and I have been searching for tangible ways to actually get on the ground and help people. Over the last year, we've gotten increasingly involved with multiple local organizations in and around our community of Portland, Oregon - and at many…
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a return to space
I want to finish my initial series very badly, especially now with over 4 years of hindsight and clearer perspective—but I'd also like to get back to writing more generally, and I've allowed my anxiety about getting those last couple of posts "right" to stretch into a long, long hiatus…
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Best Blended Butternut Squash Soup | Recipe
I love blended butternut squash soup, but learned recently that most of my friends do not—because I served them this one, and they all said, “I don’t normally like butternut squash things, but this is amazing!“ I’ve been asked to send them the recipe, and because I deviated enough from…
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Potato Chickpea Masala | Recipe
This recipe is a hearty Indian-inspired vegan curry with potatoes, chickpeas, and a creamy tomato base, full of flavor and a family favorite!
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Testimony III | Prepared to Give an Answer
I came out of that summer with a sense of freedom I hadn’t experienced before. It was no longer a deterrent to me if a question I asked made me feel a little uncomfortable—I knew I could engage with it, because at the end of the day, truth was truth,…
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Sola Scriptura | Prepared to Give an Answer
The question demanded to be asked: How can you claim your only authority is Scripture while you’re actively arguing about what Scripture is?
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Testimony II | Prepared to Give an Answer
If liturgical churches just chanted and prayed the same things every week, I was certain I would start tuning it out regardless of whether I meant to or not. I learned, however, that there’s a subtle difference between repetition and rhythm.