Apr 29

Chris & Phyllis

By Jana Gaskin (SC ‘25) Silence settled between them. As the quiet unfurled across the porch, a sense of comfort began to grow. That was new, Chris noted. There was usually a need to speak, to constantly stack sentences on top of each other in an attempt to squeeze out…

Christianity

10 min read

Apr 22

A Curious Game

By Alan Guo (PO ‘23) “… And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.” —…

Christian

7 min read

Apr 15

“In Sickness and in Health”: How the Black Church is Reinforcing Public Health

by Courtney Hooks (CMC ‘23) When it comes to people of faith, healthcare providers, churches, and individuals have to work collaboratively to provide holistic care to the individual. The Black church has been a trusted source of community engagement for the Black community, a group whose health has been marginalized…

Christian

7 min read

“In Sickness and in Health”: How the Black Church is Reinforcing Public Health

Apr 1

Marvelous Melancholy: A Portrait of a Christian Existentialist

By Eliana Meza-Ehlert (PZ ’25) If Christ is to come and dwell in me, it will have to be in the manner described in the heading the almanac assigns to the Gospel reading for today: Christ comes in through closed doors. The only Christ Søren knew was the God his…

Christian

7 min read

Mar 25

What does the Potter do with Broken Pieces?

by Serena Lin (PO ‘25) But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8)

Christianity

1 min read

What does the Potter do with Broken Pieces?

by Serena Lin (PO ‘25)

But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. (Isaiah 64:8)

Mar 4

Why I Became an Antidisestablishmentarianist

By Daniel Branstetter (PO ‘24) If American Christians wish their faith to remain strong in their country, they would be wise to keep it clear of partisan politics. American Christianity is in the midst of an especially turbulent period in its long history. Once taboo, it is now common for…

Christianity

7 min read

Why I Became an Antidisestablishmentarianist

Feb 25

“It’s Going to be Biblical,” QAnon, or, a Christian reckoning

by Nina Howe-Goldstein (SC ‘25) It’s tempting to take on a removed, outsider view of conspiracy theories — they can be too outlandish for our worldview to countenance. To ignore Q, though, is to ignore not only its proliferation but the societal structures and stressors that led us to this…

Christianity

6 min read

“It’s Going to be Biblical,” QAnon, or, a Christian reckoning

Dec 17, 2021

Making Space for Body Neutrality

By Courtney Hooks (CMC ‘23) While body positivity aims to create unconditional love and acceptance of our bodies, it fails to address the deeper issue. Body positivity itself can only exist within the context of body objectification, in which our bodies define who we are. Many people grapple with body…

Christian

5 min read

Dec 3, 2021

Finding Women of Valor: Rachel Held Evans’s A Year of Biblical Womanhood

By Nina Howe-Goldstein (SC ‘25) The premise was simple: Evans would spend a year taking “biblical womanhood” literally, while simultaneously researching existing scholarship and meeting women from other (often more traditional) faith backgrounds. Some commandments she would undertake for the entire year — like taking on all cooking and housekeeping…

Christian

6 min read

Finding Women of Valor: Rachel Held Evans’s A Year of Biblical Womanhood

Nov 19, 2021

Mind the Gap: Order and Disorder Between the Wisdom Books and the Pauline Epistles

By Daniel Branstetter (PO ‘24) While God is as absolute, sovereign, and just as Proverbs proclaims, we still live in a world as confusing as that of Ecclesiastes. …

Christianity

6 min read

Mind the Gap: Order and Disorder Between the Wisdom Books and the Pauline Epistles

Chris & Phyllis

A Curious Game

“In Sickness and in Health”: How the Black Church is Reinforcing Public Health

Marvelous Melancholy: A Portrait of a Christian Existentialist

What does the Potter do with Broken Pieces?

What does the Potter do with Broken Pieces?

Why I Became an Antidisestablishmentarianist

“It’s Going to be Biblical,” QAnon, or, a Christian reckoning

Making Space for Body Neutrality

Finding Women of Valor: Rachel Held Evans’s A Year of Biblical Womanhood

Mind the Gap: Order and Disorder Between the Wisdom Books and the Pauline Epistles

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