James Pothen
James Pothen

James Pothen works for Live 58, a non-profit focused on ending extreme poverty. When he's not reading or enjoying local coffee you can find him running around the mountains. He blogs about God, life, and culture at cupcake theology. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University and currently resides in Colorado Springs.

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Twenty-Five @ 25

Wisdom from a Quarter-Life Crisis:   People your age will lose babies before birth. You realize what Frodo meant. Teenagers really do make moronic decisions. Grown-ups don’t stop making mistakes, and they don’t necessarily manage them better. A boring life is a choice; adventures are everywhere. The sound of commitment is a hundred little “no’s” […]

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Subtracting from the Noise

A few ways to master the digital hum.

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Project Re-Education

When I went to college I had dreams of emerging with a broad-based liberal arts education – being schooled in the philosophies of Aristotle and Socrates, knowing fun trivia about Charlemagne, and having special insights into Picasso. I saw myself sitting in cafes with friends and waxing philosophical about the Middle East while sipping a […]

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