Minnehaha's sacred studies department explores why bad things happen Minnehaha Academy has had a hard three months. The disaster that occurred on August second has shaken our community and will...
Why do tragedies happen?
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Christianity Articles
500 years of reform
Individuals share perspectives on the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century "I think that we would not live in a democracy if not for the Protestant Reformation." History teacher Nathan Johnson...
Three decades of kindness
The noise in the freshman hallway is constant, a steady rhythm of thumping feet and chattering voices. As students make their way past the prayer chapel and a row of lockers, they turn into a...
Faith v.s. arts?
Theater teacher and director Nicholas Freeman rested his chin against his knuckles and gazed across a room of empty chairs. After months of moments like these, Freeman was again thinking of the...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Faith
The blazing Middle East sun scorches the backs of a group of men, huddled along a dusty dirt road. The straps of their sandals are worn and their bodies are weary, but their eyes are alive with...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Temperance
Controlling indulgence over small things can open the door to larger growth, freedom This continues a seven-part reflection on the Virtues and Vices. Temperance, or self-restraint, is the control...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Anger
As humans, we are often faced with unfavorable circumstances--financial trouble, the mishandling of valuables, injury...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Hope
In the well known Greek myth of "Pandora's Box," Pandora, the first woman created by the gods, was given a box by Zeus...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Pride
In Greek mythology, there is a story about an inventor and his son who are imprisoned on the island of Crete, within...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Sloth
Like a parasitical relationship, sloth latches on There's a certain level of relief that comes from putting aside...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Fortitude
Bravery, or fortitude is the feeling that motivates soldiers to rise out of desolate trenches, bystanders to intervene...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Lust
In a society filled with inflated relationships and fictitious desire, a simple gaze awry can kindle a feeling known...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Prudence
"There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence," said Charles Caleb Colton, a well-known English writer and...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Charity
Giving to receive Stephen King is world renowned for his gripping and terrifying novels. He's also famous for an...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Envy
Wanting to want the right things There's an old Russian fable found in Deirdre McCloskey's book, Bourgeois Dignity:...