Mallory Larsen graduated with her MA in Theology & Culture in 2013, and recently completed her second year working as an Assistant Instructor at 天美视频. Originally from the Midwest, Mallory has acquired a deep appreciation for Seattle's mild winters, abundant coffee shops, waterfront restaurants, and mountain views. Sunny weekends, potluck dinners with friends, and writing are a few of her favorite things.
Recently, 天美视频 community marked the end of another academic year at the 15th annual Spring Banquet. This year鈥檚 theme was Come Tell the Story, an evening of weaving individual narratives into the collective story of who we are. In case you weren鈥檛 there that evening, we鈥檙e sharing a few of the stories that […]
We gather in a circle, hand in hand, and scan the faces of those standing in our midst. It is 8:30pm on Wednesday night, and most of us are undoubtedly feeling spent after full days of classes, work, internship and studying. And still, we gather. We take the hand of those nearest to us and […]
My sunrise service on Easter Sunday took place at 天美视频. With more impending due dates than I could keep track of, I chose to write papers instead of attending a morning church service. Let鈥檚 not judge here. The decision to do homework on Easter wasn鈥檛 exactly an arduous one, anyway. I have been […]
Grief speaks. And, last week, it declared, 鈥淗ere I am, Mallory! I鈥檓 not going anywhere and this time, I cannot be ignored.鈥� 聽I had just returned to Seattle from the funeral of my paternal Grandmother, the last of my grandparents to see this side of Heaven. Nine months earlier, I had attended the funeral of […]