The news of Osama bin Laden's death was greeted here at Harvard with shouts of, "USA! USA!", joyous screams, waving of flags, and wielding of Fourth of July sparklers. People gathered around their televisions and computers to hear President Obama's obituary of sorts for one of the world's most hated
05.3.2011| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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This morning, my friend A. (name will be withheld) died after a long battle with leukemia. I will always remember her for her bright spirit and her love of the harp. (She was really sweet and always came up to say ,"Hi!" whenever I or the other harpists played at a school function). I can't recall a
04.12.2011| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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I've done a review of this book in the past for the Ichthus, but my experience with UnChristian certainly didn't end there. Every once in a while I still refer to the Afterword, in which pastors and leaders in the Christian community were invited to pen their vision of what they would like Christian
04.5.2011| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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Now that we've hit midterms here at Harvard, I know I'm in need of a little optimism. It seems like the papers just keep piling up, and that all the work I put into them is for naught. It can often be difficult to focus on the long-term rewards when the present is difficult, and Ecclesiastes 3 is a
03.29.2011| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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I'm an East Asian Studies major, and Christianity comes up often in reference to China. In fact, it's a topic that we're covering this week in class. While the first thing that comes to mind is oppression of Christians in modern China, what I will be talking about here is an account from the 16th ce
03.22.2011| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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On the tails of the feasting of Fat Tuesday comes Ash Wednesday and, therefore, the beginning of Lent. While many may be familiar with the name, there are certainly more than a few people out there who have no idea what the name means. As a prelude to our upcoming issue on Easter, I thought it might
03.9.2011| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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For as long as I can remember, my mom has told me to look at a Psalm at every important event in my life. Her method is one of non-method: simply open to approximately the center of the Bible and read the entire chapter for the first Psalm you see, then mark it so you remember why you read it. Conse
03.3.2011| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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