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...
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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: 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 to walk humbly with your God," Micah 6:8. What does it mean to act justly?...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Anger
As humans, we are often faced with unfavorable circumstances--financial trouble, the mishandling of valuables, injury and the like--that expose our inner feeling of anger. Experiencing this anger,...
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 along with instructions never to open it. Naturally being extremely curious,...
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...
Day 62 Faith Journey
Teacher Sam Meyers speaks about his personal faith journey in chapel. Photo by Maddie Binning.
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:...
Day 42 Genuine Conversation
The Rev. Dan Bergstrom and bible teacher Dr. Jeffery Crafton make a presentation in chapel about genuine conversation....
The Bible and the big screen
How should we view and understand movies with religious themes? By Taylor Bye.
Examining the anatomy of faith
Thinking, feeling, doing: how do you experience spirituality? The search for wholeness may be private or public The...
Orthodox Christmas
Does the Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas the same way as you do? The priest chants loudly as he rings the bells....
Political lectures from the pulpit
Pulpit politicking raises the question of ethics In 2009, the International Revenue Service investigated James...