Category Archives: Faith & Spirituality

Lent, Luther, and a Whole Lot of Confusion

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

I was a freshman in college.  And, in order to attempt making small talk, I’d just asked a Protestant student from one of my English classes—whose favorite topic was talking about his church—if he was doing anything for Ash Wednesday.  … Continue reading →

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The Cow that Ate Baby Jesus

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

As Nate looked down at the toy bovine towering over the manger panic suddenly shot through his whole body like a bold of electricity. He dropped the dairy cow as if he was holding a smoking gun. “Uh, Teacher?” he asked in a shaky voice. “Was .. uh … baby Jesus eaten by a … uh … cow?” Continue reading →

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What a Dying Man Taught Me

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

“I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck,” Mitch Albom confesses in his book Tuesdays with Morrie, “and I never even realized I was doing it” (Albom 33).  Like many young Americans Mitch had dreamed of freedom, adventure, traveling, … Continue reading →

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Eve to the Rescue: Why “Helper” Doesn’t Mean Subordinate

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Copyright 2011 Kelsey Hough.  All rights reserved. “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him. Genesis 2:18 (NIV)” The reference to Eve in Genesis as a “helper” is one of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dating Jesus

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

A couple of pages into Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl and I was already in love with Susan Campbell’s witty, raw, and often wry writing voice.  The style of this book really intrigues me—creative nonfiction, … Continue reading →

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