As COVID-19 has become highly politicized in the United States, I find myself in the middle of a war I never wanted, dreamt, or even imagined. However, as both a Christian and as a Biologist, I find it imperative as God-given conviction and as scientific knowledge to wear a face mask around others in thisContinue reading “Why I wear a face mask – Will you join me?”
Author Archives: Ryan Bowser
Poetry – Alone: I Will Yet Stand
Do you have the courage to stand alone? To stand up for your own convictions even when they match not a single other soul? To say that your relationship with with God is of utmost important Even when those you love would tear you from Him…? Selah What if 1 Corinthians calls for headship andContinue reading “Poetry – Alone: I Will Yet Stand”
Poetry – Fear and Trembling
Shaky knees and wide eyes Black webs Creep all around me, surround me Overwhelm me, run through me Like parasites in my veins. Breathe in the soot and glass fibers My throat and lungs collapse. Where is my hope? Where is my safe place? Where is my solitude? Where is my saving grace? Come toContinue reading “Poetry – Fear and Trembling”
Poetry – Distant Ship on the Horizon
Almost there, But not quite Yet. I’m beseiged by thoughts that are masked as Shame and Regret. Where is my life? Where is my mind? Things once so clear have become but a blur in the wind. My mind turning like a top only once in a while to steady its vision. When will itContinue reading “Poetry – Distant Ship on the Horizon”
May I Introduce Myself
As a Christian, a scientist, an American living in 2020, and a nearly lifelong survivor of depression, I’d like you to clean the slate of what any of your preconceived notions of what these things mean to you and open up to new ideas. A few days ago I suffered through a bout of depressionContinue reading “May I Introduce Myself”