Category: Personal

  • NWSL Playoff Predictions

    We’re just over a month away from the last regular season games of the NWSL season. Insert all the crying GIFs. To commemorate, I thought I’d make predictions for the last games to come up with who I think the final four will be, and who will ultimately win those games. I also have predictions…

  • An Open Letter to the President

    Dear Mr. President, The first and only other time I have written a President of the United States was in December of 2013, after a shooting occurred at one of three high schools in my district. Many of my friends at the time were in the building. I wrote an impassioned plea to then-president Obama…

  • World Cup 2019 and NWSL in Review

    Women’s football fans, we had an electric world cup to be thankful for this year. Sad it’s over and all your favorite players will have to wait four years before being on your TV again? Not so fast. Find out what club teams all your favorite players are on at the end of this post.…

  • Land of the Free

    Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com Happy Independence Day to all those in America who are free. And I don’t mean those who are metaphorically free, entering us all into a debate about privilege and rights, those who are more free than others (although we certainly could have that discussion), I mean those who are not…

  • NWSL Debrief: April

    The NWSL is offically back in action! And what an explosive two week start the season has had. Fans missing the action in the off season have had plenty to welcome them back into the thick of it. In this post, we’ll do a brief assessment of each team as we begin to head into…

  • Weeks from the Pitch

    Bryce discusses the upcoming NWSL season

  • The Wrap: February ’19

    Things have been busy. Finishing up school (t-minus gulp 12 days) has led to a whole bunch of cliff-jumping and mostly coming out unscathed. A few exciting updates are in the works but hopefully my impending free time will led to more content. For now, jump in and explore the original Coates and a couple of high…

  • Letters to Self

    In an AP Language & Composition class, a sixteen year old sits huddled at a desk, green pen and lined paper in hand. That morning, a teacher who cares about more than report cards and curriculum drops off five-year old letters in the mailbox. It’s a project she has them do, her students, to engage…

  • #TTWBATS EP Review

    The boys behind Tenth Avenue North have been busy. In May, lifelong drummer Jason Jamison stepped down to pursue a career with the band’s ministry partner Compassion International. In June, frontman Mike Donehey announced the band had launched a record label called ReMade Records (no doubt a nod to their song You Are More off their…

  • Couch Churches: Confronting Trauma, Friendship, and Tomorrow

    Part Three: The Couch My thoughts drift again to communion, and then to worship, the kind that brings you to your knees and throws your arms in the air without prompting. The kind of worship that leads you to speak in tongues. The kind that makes a fool out of you. The kind of childhood.…