HeyJaredThe Compass
Part blog, part manifesto, the Compass charts a teenage writer's pursuit of truth, goodness & beauty at the intersection of conservative theology and politics.
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A Year in The Presence of God (opens the original)
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I struggled a lot, trying to figure out how to write this. I didn’t want a paper addressing “lessons learned”, and I didn’t want an article just rehashing what I already said on the topic last year. Charlie’s death goes so much deeper than just politics that I also had no desire for a political manifesto. Much larger forces are at work in the anniversary of his death.In the end, I decided on the kind of eulogy I think Charlie would have wanted, had he been present. Not one glorifying him, but on
You Already Know God Exists (opens the original)
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I wrote this paper for my college-level Essentials of Philosophy course at The Master’s University. The assignment was to choose and defend a particular apologetic approach. Drop a comment below with your thoughts!Leave a comment<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3ZLD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-m
I'm a Christian MAGA Conservative (ASK ME ANYTHING) (opens the original)
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The Four Words Tucker Carlson Wouldn't Say (opens the original)
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Note: This is by no means an exhaustive criticism of the Tucker Carlson-Hunter Biden interview. I wrote this from my memory of the episode, and I recognize there are many things I probably missed or didn’t have the time to write here. I recommend you listen to the full episode and form your own opinion on it.I would love to hear your thoughts down in the comments! Leave a commentCan I confess something? <
A Republic, If You Can Keep It (opens the original)
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Two hundred and fifty years ago, the country known as America was nothing more than an inkling of an idea in a hot room, defended by men who knew the penalty for defending it was death. Today, she is the oldest, strongest, and greatest continuous republic on the face of the earth. And I am told, by nearly everyone my age, that she is the worst thing that ever happened to it.I’m here to tell you the opposite, and I’m going to tell you why.I’m seventeen years old, and I love my country. I love her
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