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Looking around the classroom, everyone seems to be in a trance with the light far gone from their eyes. Some students shake from their eighth cup of coffee, some sleep at their desks and everyone whispers prayers for their final grades. The time has arrived. It’s the week before finals, […]
Filing quietly into the service, students entered a sacred space surrounded by images of Christ. and saints while the echoes of chants and clouds of incense hung in the air. Worshippers kissed icons of Christ and received the Eucharist while students observed their reverence and awe through both similar and […]
Although a Google search indicates the endless, ongoing buzz surrounding Brexit, which has survived longer than voting opinions, exit plans and even the leadership of prime ministers, some Americans may beunfamiliar with what Brexit actually is. With Brexit now approaching its third delay in January 2020, the debate between the […]
Female ministry students must confront denominational controversies, criticism for their career plan and lack of diversity on campus as they earn their diploma. These difficulties have especially impacted women of color and women under the age of 35. According to the Association of Theological Schools, female students make up only […]
While students often begin freshman year bright-eyed and ready to grow in their faith, by junior year, many find themselves sitting in the shambles of their former beliefs, according to a new study. The two-part study, published in “Christian Higher Education,” researched the spiritual journeys of 14,000 students at 136 […]
Mental illness is not a sin. It’s a struggle, a really hard and difficult struggle. When I first began writing this piece, I kept coming back to John 9:1-3, a passage I have heard throughout this past year. “As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His […]
The international community stood in solidarity with their Muslim neighbors after 50 individuals were killed in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. On March 14 during Friday prayer services, a 28-year-old man Australian man allegedly opened fire in both the Al Noor mosque and the Linwood Islamic Center, […]
When descriptions include God being involved in the evolutionary process, more Christians are likely to accept the scientific basis for the theory of evolution. The percentage of Americans who “reject evolution and express a creationist view” decreases from 31 to 18 percent when they have the option to choose. “God […]
With the increase in outbreaks of once-eradicated diseases, medical professionals, religious leaders and everyday individuals are examining the validity of religious exemptions to vaccinations. Cases of measles spiked to 71 individuals, including many children under the age of 10, in Washington, making it “the largest measles outbreak in more than […]
Flowers and oil paint were an escape for Grace Bass, and now, they are a culmination of her four years of work in John Brown University’s Visual Arts program. Bass, senior art and illustration major with an emphasis in fine arts, will be opening her senior gallery, ‘The Earth Laughs” […]