On June 20 and 25, our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students will present their Integrative Projects, the culmination of their work here at 天美视频. Until then, we鈥檒l be spotlighting a handful of the presenting students as they reflect on their work鈥攍ike Matthew Rock鈥檚 recent reflections on his […]
Later this month, our graduating Master of Divinity and MA in Theology & Culture students will present their Integrative Projects, the culmination of their work here at 天美视频. Until then, we鈥檒l be spotlighting a handful of the presenting students as they reflect on their work. Here, Matthew Rock writes about his project, Know […]
We may be on the other side of Lent now, but it is worth remembering that the practices of prayer, silence, and reflection are constant, year-long pursuits. Here, Kate Rae Davis, a writer and Master of Divinity student, reflects on the rhythm聽of noonday prayer at 天美视频. Visitors to 天美视频 are often […]
As we conclude the Lenten journey toward Easter Sunday, Sacred Space brings us a final reflection鈥攆rom second-year MA in Counseling Psychology student Melissa Yakey鈥攐n the mystery and wonder of this season. You can read previous posts about Lent here. For as long as I can remember, there has been something anticlimactic about Easter. Though we […]
Tomorrow begins the Easter Triduum of Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday鈥攖he culmination of Holy Week and the 40-day journey through Lent. Here, Tanya Lee Hodel, a second-year Master of Divinity student, writes about the painful process of learning to slow down and feel the mystery and glory of the moments between death and […]
As we near the final two weeks of Lent, Sacred Space continues to lead us in a series of reflections about this season. Here, first-year Master of Divinity student Alex Mrakovich writes about the empty promise of busyness and the challenge of resting in the wilderness and waiting for resurrection. I鈥檝e always felt the pressure […]
Today on the Stories blog, Carrie Cates, a second-year Master of Divinity student, joins the ongoing conversation about life as an artist at 天美视频. Here Carrie reflects on worrying about Art, dry-bone valleys, and the animating inspiration of the breath of God. In case you missed them, check out previous entries from Kelly […]
As we continue journeying through Lent, Sacred Space is offering resources, prayers, and reflections to help guide us as a community through this season of lament and repentance. Here, first year Master of Divinity student Drew Dixon offers an overview of Lent, the reasons we observe it, and the resources that are available to help […]
In a sea of many who believe themselves the few with 鈥渆ars to hear,鈥� do we really have the chutzpah to respond to our calling? One day, still too young to walk, my parents carried me through a parking lot. Nearby, a stranger remotely locked his car. This man 鈥渂eeped鈥� his car with his keychain […]
Photo © 2014 Caleb Dodson. Several years ago, I stumbled upon simple but profound text, Listening to the Heartbeat of God. It was a book that resonated deep within my own soul as it eloquently reminded me of the heart of God beating in each and everyone of us 鈥� inviting me to look and […]
He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them鈥攈e remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the […]
When I try to speak about this last year, my third in 天美视频鈥檚 MDiv program, it starts out like a joke: 鈥淎 Lutheran, an Episcopalian, a Presbyterian, a Quaker, a Mennonite, a Church of Christ鈥r, a Reformed Protestant, a Baptist, a Disciple of Christ, and a Free Churcher walk into a bar.鈥� Except […]