Disclaimer: Of course, this is by no means a sufficient survey of a tradition that spans more than two thousand years; and I, being only a student, humbly present this blurb as an impressionist portrayal of the glimpses I have seen since my infancy. I suspect that something like this has already bee[...]
Archive for the ‘ESSAYS & REPORTING’ Category
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in main story, narrative
A Pilgrimage into the Real World
The sky was already pitch black when the driver told us to get off. “End of the line,” he said. “There’s not really much left past here, so we don’t continue.” My companion Gian Pablo and I plunged into the cold of a southern winter’s night. Our conversation turned from logistics to li[...]
October 31st, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in apologetics
Why?
Why do I believe what I believe? Everyone capable of asking themselves this question must confront the unsettling reality that they already believe something. We hold hundreds, maybe even thousands, of basic beliefs that we’ve accepted without laboriously and consciously questioning their validity[...]
April 22nd, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in apologetics
Colossians 3:16: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. (ESV) This article is my attempt to follow Colossians 3:16 without the singing part. This verse was w[...]
April 22nd, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in main story, narrative
Confessions of a sex-crazed Christian: the non-adventures of a 25-year-old virgin
Sex. I love sex! It’s constantly on my mind. Sex, sex, sex, all day long, baby! Oh yes, you know what I’m talking about. There’s nothing better. Sex is sooo good, I just gotta have it! … I really wish I had it. So there’s my plight, which is the same plight as the vast [...][...]
April 22nd, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in closing remarks
Naming the magazine and a benediction
Believe it or not, developing a name for this magazine was perhaps the hardest part in the process of its creation, although deciding on this beautiful font you’re reading was almost as difficult. Just take a moment to appreciate the smooth serifs showing just the right amount of dignity without a[...]
April 22nd, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in opening remarks
Challenging your beliefs
St. Paul writes in his 1st letter to Corinth, “if only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.” If I am wrong about who Jesus is, I am wrong at the expense of my entire life. If I am right, then I am charged with [...][...]
April 22nd, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in apologetics
Grace Through Faith: Justification As the Means to the Irresistible
Though I should expect nothing from my reader, I would nonetheless like to make one request – please approach my article in good faith, as I am treading novel ground. While not my first attempt at articulating a reasoned theological position within the context of the Reformed Tradition, my analyse[...]
April 22nd, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in apologetics
Why theology?
A professor of a popular class begins the first day of the semester with the “obvious” assertion that the Bible can’t be true or consistent. At the same time, a campus Bible study will pledge their allegiance to the Word of God and its infinite wisdom. What gives? After all, both groups would [...]
April 22nd, 2008 - 11:59 pm § in narrative
Does it make a difference?
As I sat around the coffee table chatting with my cousins on New Years Eve, my aunt walked into the room and announced that, per request of my grandfather, we were going to have a brief life-prep workshop. As you might imagine, the prospect of talking about careers and how to prepare for crazy inter[...]