Josiah Lindstrom
Christ is a Better Ender
How should Christians write about the future that science is creating? Science makes the blind see, the lame walk, and the mute speak....
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Natalie Dalea
Mar 216 min read
Meditations on Annihilation
[Note: This article discusses the film, Annihilation, which has received an R rating from the MPAA for violence, bloody images, language...
Ellie Peters
Mar 1811 min read
“A Longer Ladder Yet to Climb:”Decreating the Self in Dante’s Inferno
“Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” John 12:24 What if the...
Ian Ruohoniemi
Feb 265 min read
Solace in Story
Illness is a part of the common human experience, and one that we all would rather not dwell on. I had the dubious privilege of getting...
Casie Szalapski
Feb 209 min read
There is Grace in the Grotesque:On Reading O’Connor’s Fiction for Sanctification
“You tell a story because a statement would be inadequate.” (Flannery O’Connor, Writing Short Stories) Good literature prods and pinches...
Nikki Yu
Feb 138 min read
Goodnight Moon: Anthem for New Believers?
“Goodnight Moon” released in 1999, granted the band Shivaree the much desired classification of one-hit-wonder. Made popular by its...
David Hendrickson
Jan 288 min read
The Gospel According to George Lucas
I would like to start by assuring any readers that may be wondering, “Is it a good idea to shoehorn pop culture references into a Bible...
Angela Chen
Nov 14, 20234 min read
Beholding and Becoming
Jorge Luis Borges is an Argentine writer who is known for his short stories. His work is philosophical and paradoxical. As a magical...
Ben Dreblow
Mar 23, 20235 min read
The Pain of Forgiveness in Abel Ferrara’s Bad Lieutenant
[Editor’s Note: This analysis of how a Christian message of forgiveness can be found in unlikely places should not be taken as Between...
Emily Schoenbeck
Oct 7, 20224 min read
It's a Devil Eat Devil World
“Everybody wants this. Everybody wants to be us.” - Miranda Priestly, The Devil Wears Prada [Note: This is a review of the film, The...
Emily Schoenbeck
Mar 26, 20224 min read
Hungering for Love
[Note: This is a review of the film, Phantom Thread, and includes spoilers for plot points throughout the film.] Love nourishes. Love...
Emmey Harris
Mar 26, 20226 min read
Faith and Country Music
Songwriter Harlan Howard once described country music as “three chords and the truth.”1 Today, country music is often discounted as...
Josiah Misselt
Oct 7, 20214 min read
An Unexpected Gift
Like many other freshmen last year, I entered my first semester at the University of Minnesota in 2020 with great uncertainty. Online...
Jennifer Carnell
Mar 30, 20216 min read
Finding the Fair in Fairy Tales
Once upon a time, a boar rampaged throughout all the land, destroying crops and killing villagers. The king offered his daughter’s hand...
Mara Whiteaker
Jan 18, 20217 min read
The Sermon is Never Long
Sometimes I keep the sabbath at church, sometimes I keep it at home. And if I’m going to be perfectly honest, sometimes I don’t keep it...
Ashlyn Heise
Jun 1, 20207 min read
Can Billie Eilish help us better understand God and the Church?
By Ashlyn Heise Most likely you have heard of Billie Eilish, if not listened to her music. She has been hailed as the best artist of the...
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Jan 1, 20203 min read
GOOD OMENS: Movie Review
By Justice Sahaydak When an Amazon series about an angel and a demon who team up to prevent the Biblical apocalypse was released, many...
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Apr 30, 20186 min read
Poetry as Liturgy
By Emily Stambau “For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man...
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Feb 1, 20186 min read
An Artist’s Reflections on Community and Hospitality
By Rae Young Food, community, and art are three of my favorite things in the whole world. I am fortunate to live in a community of...
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Apr 30, 20163 min read
REVIEW: CAN WE SEE THROUGH OTHERS’ EYES?
By Jeff Cross Professors within my area of study, Hellenistic Judaism, routinely encourage us to read relevant literature from critical...
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