BrauchTalk

It seems like every tv show has a guy and a girl dating on it and their relationship is “perfect”. One of them will find out that they got accepted into a really good school across the country. It is a classic relationship tester and makes for a few drawn out episodes detailing the struggle.

I didn’t go to a college across the country. My college was 170 miles away. I had been going to school for a year before B and I started to date. It was a classic scene. We both were in la la land and life was so good. I could do no wrong and neither could B. We were in “love” right away! I would stay at her parent’s house till the wee hours in the morning talking and enjoying each others company and then I would go home and get up early for work. I was never run down. This went on for weeks and it even seemed like months. We learned a lot from each other and life was good.

Then there was a date on the calendar that B was scared of and sad about. It was they day that I had planned on moving back up to college for my sophomore year. That was one tough day. We had only been dating for about a month, but we had really grown to know and enjoy each other company. We had prayed together the night before I was to leave and said our good byes. Continue reading ‘How A Long Distance Relationship Made us Stronger’

Anatomy class was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Not only did I learn the intricate details of how the body works, but also a couple of life lessons that really opened my eyes and changed the way I think. In Part One of “What a Dead Man Taught Me”, I explained the first lesson I learned: how fragile the human body really is. But the next realization I came to in lab one day was one that is enough to infuriate any Christian. I’m here to tell you that the lie of evolution is slowly working its way into the minds of so-called Christians.

I’ll give you a little background before I go into the whole story. At the beginning of the semester, I buddied up with another Biomed major who I’d seen in several of my previous classes. We were chatting one day and getting to know each other. Somehow we got on the topic of church. She asked what church I went to. I told her an A/G church. She labeled herself as a “moderate” Lutheran. I wasn’t really sure what she meant, but by the conversation we had, I felt as if she at least had a good understanding and belief in God, which is a relief to see in the science department. However, the truth about her faith was soon to come out. Continue reading ‘What a Dead Man Taught Me: Part Two- Evolution in the Church’

B and I drove to an informational meeting at The University of Phoenix. I have been looking heavily at getting my Masters Degree for the last 2 or so years. I looked around locally and there wasn’t too much to choose from. I had been reading and hearing about the University of Phoenix for some time. I also had been getting information from Cappella University. The University of Phoenix is for full time working adults who want to keep working full time and earn a degree at the same time. B and I were really impressed with the U of Phoenix.

I was glad that I brought B with me to see the informational meeting. It really inspired her to want me to go for it. I think she even said when we were walking to the car that she wanted to get her Masters degree just because of the meeting and how the degree is earned. The U of Phoenix pioneered online education even before there was the World Wide Web. I love innovation! It would have been hard to go to that meeting by myself and then come home and try to sell it to B if it was what I wanted to do. Continue reading ‘Relationships and Technology Management’