Dear Covenant Community,
In recent weeks there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the kneeling of the basketball players during the national anthem.
Read moreTat Too, Brute
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.
Read moreHey, You Can Be Closed With Me
Everyone appreciates an acquaintance recounting a period of struggle they are exiting (or even in the midst of) with painful detail and hopeful motifs of gospel redemption.
Read moreTaking a Stand
Dear men’s and women’s basketball team,
I'm still cheering for you. ...But more than being fellow athletes, you are primarily my brothers and sisters in Christ. Therefore, I am appealing for not only you, but also the overall community, to please hear me out.
Read morePlease Drink Responsibly
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.
Read moreMake the Great Hall Great Again
Let’s make the Great Hall great again! Yes, lest we forget, there was a golden age for this medieval gem; let’s free it from the bonds of commercial money-grubbing malice.
Read moreGrace for Your Brokenness
I came to Covenant three months ago knowing that the students here weren't free of the troubles and sins that plague other colleges, but that didn’t ease the heart-wrenching sadness that followed the list of specifics that Chaplain Lowe gave us during Orientation.
Read moreI Do Have a Voice, and It Does Matter
For so long, Asian-Americans have often been portrayed as the “model minority.” I’m sure you have heard some of the stereotypes regarding Asian-Americans.
Read moreBe Gentle
I’m grateful for those who are understanding of me when I’m not feeling my best. However, what many of us forget is that we’re still liable for our actions, even when we aren’t in the best of moods.
Read moreConsider Reading a Novel
I learned to competently read when I was five years old, and I was immediately drawn to novels.
Read moreBecause I Volun-Told You So
There is not a specific day that Covenant College should reach out; there is not a specific moment that we should gather and love on our city. Rather, don’t wait for anyone else, but go out and find a way to become involved.
Read moreInteracting With Those Who Are Different
The things Christian culture embraces are mostly free of vulgarity, darkness, and sex. This is not the rest of the world’s experience, or our experience, so why are we shocked when art has these qualities?
Read moreTo Clarify: I Don't Smoke
Contract’s restriction of smoking exists under the pretense that it protects student health. However, it goes beyond simply establishing a smoke-free campus—an idea with which I have no problems.
Read moreResponse to Childhood Contextualization
I have a fear of biblical illiteracy. The reason I have a fear of biblical illiteracy is because I myself was biblically illiterate and simultaneously a Christian. It’s a dangerous combination: loving something without actually knowing what that something really is.
Read moreWho Are You Voting For?
I don’t care.
But I do care about one very important detail: that you vote for Congressional, state and local candidates.
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