J. Pederson

Aging is a great. One thing, however, that I am still just as incredible at as I was when I was younger, is belting screamo songs out at the top of my lungs. Surprisingly, this year I didn't just listen to new music by old bands I loved when I was younger. I stumbled upon some new ones.

Have you ever looked at a small space and thought to yourself that the large item you want to put there, probably won't fit?

This culture that I grew up in put so much red-tape on every aspect of life outside of the church, that I missed out on a lot of alternative

So when I say that these albums got me through those four years intact, I don't say that lightly. I mean it.

I will trust God, but I cannot trust the people who claim to speak for Him. I will also never do any of those things while wearing a fedora.

The truth hurts. Even under the best circumstances, it's hard to swallow. However, conflict and struggles - even ones that exist deep down.

The world is ending and everybody is going to die. That's what you'd think is happening by everything going on in the news. Our love of...

And we should do these things in the hope that one day we won’t need boxes to store our monsters in, because those monsters will have been r

Then again, art in any form can’t exist without pain, and to incorrectly quote John Green, “Pain demands to be felt.”

Scott Hutchison wasn’t a hero, at least not in the comic book meaning of the word, he was so much more than that to so many people, and he w

Sometimes you have to forget about what other people are expecting and just exist.

To know that you’re not alone can make all the difference in the life of somebody who is struggling.

Sometimes trying your best is all you can do. It’s a lot better than giving up.

Despite the game’s flaws, it’s still a magnificent achievement by Ninja Theory that’s full of terror, mystery and beauty.

Love will happen when it happens, but in the meantime, we need to stop making it so difficult. God’s plans are greater than our rules and ga

I’m certainly not free of my own afflictions. I just know that there’s an infinite possibility for discovery in the search.

Even if you don’t ever write that novel, or go sky diving, or try online dating, knowing that there’s a whole world outside of your head can

They might not open up to you completely, but knowing a support system exists can make all the difference.