Faith • Biblical Reflections Loosening Perfectionism’s Grip Rachel Nepomuceno | 4 min read This past holiday season, I had the joy of performing one of life’s most satisfying but irritating tasks: stringing up Christmas lights. The frustration begins right off the bat with figuring out how to untangle them. Then, you need to make sure they all work (because there is always that one broken bulb that ruins the... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Advent Meditations: Joy To The World Becca Hermes | 5 min read Advent. It’s a season of more than just waiting for the Christ child. It is a season of cultivating our longing for his coming. Wait… Cultivating our longing? I generally want to satisfy my longings, not cultivate them! {I begin to feel the deep rumblings of panic in my soul.} If I cultivate a longing,... Continue Reading
Vocation Missio on the Tabernacle: Faithful, Not Successful Eniitan Coker | 4 min read The clock will soon strike “lunchtime” on the final work day of the week. I’m racing to complete as much as I can before the natural tides of distraction come and sweep me away, causing me to shift gears to a newly mandated task. My headphones and fantastically flowing Disney playlist can delay the inevitable... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Love in the Ruins Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read A long-loved love. On Saturday we attended the wedding of young friends, the groom having been my student over the last months. We met a year ago in his final semester at the University of Virginia, and after a lecture he came up to me, asking good questions. The longer we talked, the more intrigued... Continue Reading