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An Open Apology to The Twilight Series

March 21, 2017 Stephen Bankson

Dear Twilight, 

It has taken me a long time to get to this point, and I don’t exactly know how best to say this, so I’ll just cut to the chase. 

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In Volume 64: Issue 4 Tags Twilight, Open Apology, Stephen Bankson, Opinions
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Tat Too, Brute

January 13, 2017 Stephen Bankson

I recently got a “stick and poke” tattoo from my roommate, Greg Van Dyke, and I am super happy with the way it turned out.

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In Volume 63: Issue 7 Tags Stephen Bankson, Tattoos, Opinions, Legend of Zelda
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Please Drink Responsibly

December 7, 2016 Stephen Bankson

As I have gotten older, I have noticed a trend among younger Christians that bothers me. ...What I am talking about is Christians’ affinity for alcohol and more specifically, Christians getting drunk very frequently and not thinking anything of it. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 6 Tags Stephen Bankson, Drinking, Covenant, Contract, Responsibility
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Your RA is Not a Demigod

October 11, 2016 Stephen Bankson

If someone had told me during my freshman year, or even most of my sophomore year, that I was going to be RA of the Catacombs my junior and senior year, I’d probably think they were crazy. 

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In Volume 63: Issue 3 Tags Stephen Bankson, Opinions, RA, Resident Assistant, Covenant
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It's Not About the Money

September 14, 2016 Stephen Bankson

This past summer, I worked as a camp counselor at Ridge Haven in Brevard, NC. This was my first summer working at a camp, so going into the job, I really didn’t know what to expect.

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In Volume 63: Issue 1 Tags Stephen Bankson, Money, Opinions
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What's in a Name?

April 18, 2016 Stephen Bankson

Lately, I have heard more and more Christians carelessly throwing out the phrase “oh my God!” or “good Lord!” or some other variation of God’s name, in moments of frustration or annoyance without any second thought to what they just said.

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In Volume 62: Issue 13 Tags Stephen Bankson, Name, Opinions
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Get off Your PCA High Horse

April 1, 2016 Stephen Bankson

Whatever the reason may be, we can tend to think of our own tradition as the best way to worship God and see other denominations and traditions as sub par.

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In Volume 62: Issue 12 Tags Stephen Bankson, Opinions, PCA
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Why Can't We Just Pay Attention?

February 12, 2016 Stephen Bankson

A warning: reading this article will most likely take you longer than the average attention span of a human.

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In Volume 62: Issue 9 Tags Stephen Bankson, Opinions, Attention
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It's Always "Too Soon"

November 6, 2015 Stephen Bankson

It’s no secret that we as a society are very desensitized to evil in the world. Commonly we ignore it, pretend it isn’t there, accept it, or make light of it.

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In Volume 63: Issue 5 Tags Stephen Bankson, Opinions
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Ain't No Shame in Reading Something "Lame"

September 28, 2015 Stephen Bankson

This past summer, I took a job working with the facilities summer team here at Covenant.

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In Volume 62: Issue 2 Tags Opinions, Stephen Bankson, Reading
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