Christ Frees Us From Guilt, Shame, Fear
Jared Maier When I was four years old, ABC Family aired a new claymation film known as “The Miracle Maker.” The film depicts the powerful true story of the life, death and…
Opinions
Mary and Second Person Ethics
Abigail Webb On March 30, Dr. Amy Richards, a professor in Eastern’s philosophy department, gave a lecture on “The Annunciation of Mary and Second Person Ethics.” In this lecture, Richards explained how…
The Bible, It Is What It Is.
John Purring The Bible is without a doubt the most misquoted and misunderstood book ever to be written. Because the Bible simply feels like it’s only a book made up of a…
Scarves- In Memoriam
Danny Pavao In these troubled times, I would like to take a moment out of our busy days to sit down with everyone and discuss something close to my heart: the scarf.…
Irony, Laughter, Sincerity
Madeleine Harris In a recent article entitled “David Foster Wallace Was Right: Irony Is Ruining Our Culture,” written by Matt Ashby and Brendan Carroll, the argument is made that the irony and…
Sometimes, We Get Answers
Lauren Murphy “You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” -Naguib Mahfouz “It’s not that I’m so smart.…
Faith Focus: A Reflection on Lent
Jordan Kolb Before we can discuss the nature of Lent, we must first discuss why it is important that Lent is a season. To say that something is a season is to…
Moonlight and Eastern Solidarity
Anthony Barr One of the most memorable scenes in “Moonlight” features a black man teaching a black boy how to swim. I think the power of the imagery is that it is…
Fixing the Warner Library Door
It’s an atrocity on our campus. Students scream in terror before it. Small children run in fear from it. Professors are generally miffed by it. I am, of course, talking…
Communities As Webs of trust
James K.A. Smith, a professor at Calvin College and esteemed author, recently wrote an editorial piece for his online journal “Comment,” entitled, “Teach Us (How) to Trust: Suspicion and Cynicism…