Often in our culture today, money takes precedence over relationships. The culture preaches that money will make us happy and that relationships are expendable. This is certainly not the Christian position. Christ tells us that we can serve only one king, either God or Mammon. Further, in the Kingdom of God, persons, like God and […]
What’s Expendable: Finances or Friendship? Read Post »
A lot of what we believe about health and fitness is derived from creative marketing schemes, the influence of lobbyists and distorted information. It is no wonder that there are so many diets that uphold conflicting messages. As consumers, it can be downright confusing trying to figure out which foods to eat when establishing a
Four Food Fallacies Read Post »
1. Winter Break being wasted away. Now that the anticipated week of finals is nigh, it is time to begin thinking about the activities you will partake in during your long awaited vacation. You will spend the first week watching “The Office,” the second week watching Christmas movies (except for Kirk Cameron’s “Saving Materialism Christmas,”
From Allison Cox I found out about the new housekeeping contract on Tuesday the 4th of November, the same day the housekeeping staff and the university’s faculty were told. Prior to this announcement, I had planned a housekeeping appreciation day based on Shane Claiborne’s similar practice in The Irresistible Revolution. My close involvement with the
Letter to the Editor Read Post »
Though still early in his papacy, at least by papal standards, Pope Francis has certainly not been shy about challenging the status quo of the Catholic Church. Many in the media and outside the church have cheered his statements, particularly about being more welcoming to homosexuals and divorcees. Within the Vatican, however, the applause has
Pope Francis Demotes Conservative Cardinal: How the papacy has changed for the better Read Post »
1. Changing weather patterns without my consent. You wake up in your warm bed to your alarm saying, in an all-too-much-like-Willy-Wonka voice, “Good morning, sunshine! The earth says ‘hello’!” As you begin to scramble around getting ready for the day, you look outside to get a visual picture of the weather. ‘It looks fairly reasonable,’
There is a prevailing theme in modern western culture that one needs to consume a lot of protein in order to be healthy. This message persists through commercials, food labels, and fitness “experts,” among other sources. Furthermore, protein is typically associated with animal products alone. Meat and protein are essentially synonymous in our culture. Surrounded
*Trigger warning for suicide, physician-assisted suicide, or death.* [twocol_one]Yes Kit Apostolacus Death is a very sensitive thing—despite us all inevitably experiencing it. I want to be very careful and note that I am not encouraging suicide. My situation is notably different from Brittany Maynard’s, the 29-year-old woman with terminal cancer who made public plans to
The Issue: Should we have the right to die? Read Post »
We tattoo ourselves with Greek phrases, we smatter our Facebook profiles with pictures of us and kids from third-world countries, we swear by organic, fair trade ingredients. We leave churches because the music isn’t authentic enough, beautiful enough, or fulfilling enough. We thrive off of Hillsong’s worship music. We sit in coffee shops with lattes,
Faith Focus: Attractive Christianity Read Post »
1. Not enough community. You are sitting quietly in your room, diligently and enthusiastically attempting a paper, thinking ‘Gee whiz, I really wish somebody would come and bang on my door and invite me to go play video games for the rest of my evening.’ Naturally, you should give up all of your academic obligations
