According to the National Institute of Health, twenty percent of adults in the United States experienced mental illness in 2019.1 Suicide was the second highest cause of death for individuals aged 10 to 34,2 and out of every age group, mental illnesses were most prevalent among young adults aged 18 to 25, accounting for 29% […]
Student Stories: Solitude during the Pandemic
Joyce Huang (‘24) Before the pandemic, my faith was mostly based on what other people told me. I didn’t really read my Bible or do research online, I just assumed that what people told me was right. Then when everything shut down and in-person church activities stopped happening, I wasn’t able to see people as […]
Portraits from the Past
Introduction “It is not good that the man should be alone.”1 These are among the first words in the entire Bible; it is on this basis that God created Eve – so that man would not live alone, but that he might be fruitful and multiply, creating society. But the past year has seen an […]
Post-Election 2020: Where do we go from here?
The general sentiment on this college campus after Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election has been one of relief and celebration. Soon after major news networks called the election, dance parties and fireworks lit up parts of the city, and yet, on the steps of the Tennessee State Capitol, over a hundred Trump supporters […]
Is God Silent on the Suffering of COVID-19?
Within the Christian tradition, the believer’s petition to God captures a promise: Ask, and it will be given to you. This pattern of call-and-response reverberates across Scripture, one of the basest chords upon which the entire harmony between God and man is built. The enslaved in Egypt, the blind man in the temple, the disciples […]
Are Churches Essential? Weighing Public Health vs. Religious Concerns
Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, many church leaders have disagreed with governing authorities and health advisors about mandated lockdown procedures. More than a few pastors have been arrested for resisting lockdown, and many health experts and officials have opposed initiatives to reopen churches. What’s the problem? Numerous church leaders have disagreed with each other and with civic […]