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Warm breaths in dying days, when the light wanes
As dirt turns to stone and paths don habiliments
Of auburn and memories. A mourner’s train
Trails along sylvan halls for she forlorns a love dead. Bent,
Tree’s canopies crumble beneath northern gales and western tear’s
But in waning hours I shall sit in glade and watch in sweet bliss
—I shall hold to the dying warmth and cling to that I hold dear—
The procession, as the sun kisses me one last time
Jackson West and Bronwyn Kickasola’s new song “Home,” which dropped late August, began to take shape last November. West wrote the first verse and chorus in his dorm, then Kickasola added a verse while flying during Thanksgiving break.
Read more“Look at this!” my younger sister showed me excitedly, beaming as she held up a bunch of wilted flowers. I looked. They did not appear special and looked as though they were just plucked from the side of the road. Yet, she saw something captivating in them that I did not. To her, they were something to be delighted by and in awe of.
Read moreLetter-writing is a lovely art that is being lost in today’s culture and world. Society often enjoys quick communication through a screen, but it is a good thing to have the willingness to slow the pace, lean into creativity, and send messages on paper.
Read moreOn the back steps we sat
and ate our pears in the warm wind.
The world was as quiet as
the lawnmower next door and the droning bugs.
Read moreTalking, so much talking, and for what? At what point does action get involved? We were given the tools to help this world and yet we stand around with hands behind our backs. Yelling at one another as the enemy draws near. The Word is our weapon against the forces of darkness.
Read moreCameron James arrived on campus as a transfer this spring, eager to become a part of Covenant’s community. He settled into campus life and classes, and was enjoying a Kilimanjaro-sized pile of popcorn chicken in the Great Hall with his new friends.
Read moreA Morning at Covenant College: The Life of an Average Student comic
Read moreI went to opening night of Covenant’s production of She Loves Me on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 PM.
Read moret was a most glorious evening in early February when the world forgot it was winter for a time and the sun brightly shined. I was sitting on a bench right outside the library on campus, my soul soaking in the light as I read a fascinating short story for my American Literature class, The Yellow Wallpaper. It seemed this moment was part of the canvas of my day which God decided to paint yellow with His reviving light and joy.
Read more“Mary died,” my mom tells me over the phone while I try vainly to be warm. Mom was just telling me about what was going on at home when she said it. At her words, there was a pause on my end. “When did she die?” I think I asked.
Read moreA poem by Sarah Newell
Read moreTechno music is an acquired taste. It took me a long time to be in a place where I could fully appreciate it. My relationship with electronic music started with Avicii way back in my early high school days; from there I got into underground house, then branched out into other genres.
Read morePopcorn Chicken Comic
Read moreOn January 31, 2025, Abel Tesfaye, professionally known as The Weeknd, released his final album under this stage name. Entitled “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” it concludes Abel’s music career under his famous stage name.
Read moreAs you move into a new semester, I encourage you to reflect on last year, with its hardships, hopes, sorrows and joys. Take hold of joy. Grasp tightly the seeds of intentionality and scatter them across your path, impacting the people around you and the places you go. You will soon see these seeds take root and blossom fresh joy for yourself and others to behold.
Read moreThere was a moment a few months ago, as I laid out in the grass soaking up the strangely warm November sun, dreading the cold weather bound for Lookout Mountain, when I saw a lizard sitting on a rock. He sat there frozen in the heat. As I watched him, I felt like I was looking into a mirror, you know, the kind of mirror that gives you scales and a tail. There was something about the sun that made Mr. Lizard and I want to stay immobilized in its rays for hours on end.
Read moreIn a time where freezing, jaw clenching, chill to the bone weather seems to be the norm, we fixate on an increase in temperature, but warmth is so much more than just a number.
Read moreCovenant’s theatre department most recently featured the play “Jane Eyre,” adapted by Anya Klumpenhower ’24 from the book by Charlotte Brontë, from Thursday, Nov. 14 through Saturday, Nov. 16. The play was captivatingly performed, highlighting Jane’s relationship with God. Two capstones were presented in this adaptation: Jessica Seabolt ’25 created the costumes, and Luisa Monteiro-Oliveira ’25 performed the role of Jane. It was directed by Professor Camille Hallstrom.
Read moreI have been writing for a while. I like to tell people there are only three things in my life that have been constant since I began middle school: God, running and writing fantasy.
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