My motivation

There are two major motivations or reasons for why I do what I do. First is the concept of honoring through work. I believe that it is possible to honor people through the work that we do. I do not mean just myself, but those who ask work of me or who come in contact with work I do. People are deserving of respect and honor and I have found that one of the ways I give that best is through dedicated hard work for them.

Second, I believe that people are amazing and incredibly important. I strive to be alongside people as they are going through their toughest moments and celebrating their greatest victories. If I have to go through a couple "hoops" to get the credentials to have a position that allows me to work with people, whether they be soldiers or students, then I will do what I have to do.

My latest accomplishments

I was recently asked to be a research assistant for a professor who is publishing a book in the next year. I spend a lot of time researching Christian traditions of understanding "holiness" and how different traditions have responded to the theory of evolution. 

Next big goal

As my time as an undergraduate student ends, I am looking heavily into graduate studies. Currently I am considering the pursuit of a Master of Divinity degree at Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky with the end goal of Army Chaplaincy and future teaching at the collegiate level. So for now, I need to finish strong and get accepted into some masters programs.

Why is choosing your own path important?

Choosing your own path is invaluable. It is important for the simpliest of beliefs as well as the furthering of anything. With any belief, if it is not a self chosen path that has wrestled with doubt and hard questions but has simply received the popular belief of the social context, then that belief is not very deep. Further, a corporation or business that does not choose its own path will not stand out among its competition. As a consumer, I am more likely to support a business that is creating their own path than one that has only reproduced what has come before them. Lastly, society does not grow if people are not choosing their own path. It is the outlier and few individuals that arise to shape the course of history and improved society.

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