Life is difficult, unfairly so. So many times, we all feel cheated. Even when it appears we’ve done the right thing, it’s as if the world itself is fighting against us. As Christians, we should expect this, for we live in the same world that took the greatest man to Read more
This year we’re collaborating with writers across the Augustine Collective, a network of student-led Christian journals, to bring you a series of short devotional articles during this season of Lent, the 40-day period prior to Easter. Find this series also published by Cornell’s Claritas and UC Berkeley’s TAUG. Our first Read more
Though He slay me, yet I will trust in Him. [1] This is one of the most well-known verses from the book of Job, which tells the story of a man who is blameless and God-fearing, yet nonetheless endures intense suffering. Though it’s nestled within a much longer complaint to Read more
This year we’re collaborating with writers across the Augustine Collective, a network of student-led Christian journals, to bring you a series of short devotional articles during this season of Lent, the 40-day period prior to Easter. Find this series also published by UC Berkeley’s TAUG and Cornell’s Claritas. As Lent Read more
This year we’re collaborating with writers across the Augustine Collective, a network of student-led Christian journals, to bring you a series of short devotional articles during this season of Lent, the 40-day period prior to Easter. Find this series also published by UC Berkeley’s TAUG and Cornell’s Claritas. I am Read more
During the Lenten season, as we inch closer to Holy Week, I look forward to resetting my music taste, reflecting on timely hymns and new songs — replacing the old wine skins of bad habits into fresh ones that remind me of God’s goodness (Luke 5:37-39). A recurring hymn I Read more
We reject God. All the time. The unchanging, infinitely-loving God, majestic and Most High, watching us as we go about our lives with a lack of care for the One who sacrificed Himself for us. Yet we were not the first. Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Read more
“I failed.” “I was wrong.” “That’s my fault.” Few sentences are harder to say. Sometimes the embarrassment of failure runs so deep that I can trace the very stages of grief within myself: denial, anger, bargaining, depression… and maybe, finally, acceptance. Basketball gives me frequent practice. I drive to the Read more
When Thou saidst, “Seek ye My face,” my heart said unto Thee, “Thy face, Lord, will I seek.” – Psalm 27:7-9 In an empty chapel, I sit before Thee The Beloved and the Lover Meeting You face to face, on my knees Before You and no other I come humbled Read more
As a soon-to-be grad, there are many questions I have about what comes after graduation in May, including, what will I do, and where will I go? In thinking about my future, I have sought advice from different people, including my peers, my parents, and alumni. While it is wise Read more