2020 might have been a terrible year, but some thought it was the final one In the year 2020 there was a global pandemic, massive racial unrest across the nation, an economic crash, record breaking...
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Why do tragedies happen?
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...
The First Noel
Christmas and its meanings Long ago, a baby was born who would change people's hearts and lives so greatly that 2,000 years later, 30 percent of the world would still believe in him. The day of his...
Pastor Greg Ellis works to integrate faith and academics
Greg Ellis settles into his new role as Minnehaha Chaplain This year, Pastor Greg Ellis is serving as Minnehaha's Upper School Chaplain and isĀ teaching two Bible classes. "I'm teaching the...
Mixing religion, politics with climate science
Katharine Hayhoe explains how political and religious views can shape understanding of climate change and the world "Wildfires, Once Confined to a Season, Burn Earlier and Longer," "Sierra Nevada...
Arbor Research Group meets with Minnehaha
More than a century ago and under the Swedish name of the Rev. Eric August Skogsberg, a distinctively Christian institution was built near the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. For more...
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...
Building community? Get in line
The vice of greed is more than wanting more presents, even budging the lunch line is greed Every year you read the...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Gluttony
Considering the bonds between body, spirit and mind "You just think that because you're a bleeding heart Minnesota...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Temperance
Controlling indulgence over smallĀ things can open the door to larger growth, freedom This continues a seven-part...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Justice
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and...
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...