In the beginning God created, said, made, called, placed, and blessed all He made. And so the heavens and the earth were completed, and...

In tumultuous times, the mission of the media should be to stand as a beacon of understanding, through factual knowledge, as well as an...

Synthetic smoke carried up over a concrete river, walking on the bridge overhead, recalling the taste of speed. Passing boats in passing...

As a nurse, there may be times where I won’t agree with what the patient or healthcare provider thinks is the best treatment. This could...

Inspired by Tylor, Edward Burnett. “Chapter III: Survival in Culture.” In The Origins of Culture, 70–111. Harper & Brothers Publishers,...

Like many other freshmen last year, I entered my first semester at the University of Minnesota in 2020 with great uncertainty. Online...

—fell asleep inside a sunlit room; when I woke, it was too dark to leave. —stood and walked, bleary eyed, felt my hand along the wall for...

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your...

The following reflection is based on an interview given by Mara Whiteaker and Laura Price with Tina Penttila, Marissa Otto, and Lara...

The joy that accompanies my tour of Spring Peeper Meadow is beyond words. Twenty-five years ago, the wetland was completely degraded....

One of the best aspects of graduate school is teaching. The vocation of an educator demands tremendous effort and copious amounts of...

I want to preface this essay about racial justice by stating two things about my identity. First, I am a Christian and second, I am...

Once upon a time, a boar rampaged throughout all the land, destroying crops and killing villagers. The king offered his daughter’s hand...

Human Fraternity, Human Rights, and Neoliberalism among Fratelli Tutti Lord, Father of our human family, you created all human beings...

I remember one afternoon in my sophomore year at the University of Minnesota, rapidly pacing towards Anderson Hall, I stumbled into a man...

This spring I attended a talk by a visiting lecturer, Allison Hobgood, who led a discussion called “Being Smart: Disorientation, Access,...

Gleaning Socio-Theological Wisdom from Durkheimian Functionalism and the New Testament Trope of the Body of Christ Left versus right,...

Before the sun comes up, you can hear the sound of many alarm clocks going off and the distant clatter of boots on the floor as the many...

Sometimes I keep the sabbath at church, sometimes I keep it at home. And if I’m going to be perfectly honest, sometimes I don’t keep it...

Have you ever had an encounter in which you felt close to God? Or a time where you felt an emotion well up with a feeling of connection...