Volume 2, Issue 1

2.1 – Spring 2005 – Table of Contents

Welcome to 2.1!

- Opinions –
Things That Count
by Jordan Hylden ‘06
God and the Tsunami
by Megan Buresh ‘08
Why I Go to Church
by Nathan Rosenberg, Jr. ‘05
Jesus in the Real World: Reclaiming What Christian Culture Forgot
by Mark Hill ‘05

– Features -

Looking for Fathers in All the Wrong Places
by Simeon Zahl ‘04
Eyes Wide Open: A Christian Response… more »

Things That Count

My grandmother died today. For you, the reader, it will have been days, weeks, months, perhaps even years since she died, but for me, it was today. I am still sorting it out-I had no intention of writing this piece about her, but somehow, there is nothing else right now that seems worth writing about…. more »

God and the Tsunami

Responding With Hope in the Midst of Destruction.

In the wake of the tsunami that struck Asia on December 26, 2004, images of the resulting destruction have pervaded the media. Tableaus of bodies piled high and of empty beaches where villages once stood have been seared into our minds. The effects of the tsunami continue… more »

Why I Go to Church

My 94-year old grandmother, who is still as sharp as ever, skipped church this past Easter Sunday. When I jokingly scolded her about it, she quickly retorted, “Nathan, I have been going to church every Easter for 94 years. I don’t think God is going to mind if I skip this once.” I think she… more »

Jesus in the Real World

Reclaiming What Christian Culture Forgot.
I hate Christian culture. And I bet deep down you do too. I hate the isolation and hypocrisy. I hate the way that Christians take good secular bands and construct cheap, generic Christian imitations. I hate the frou-frou Christian self-help books at the top of the best-seller lists that claim… more »

Looking for Fathers in All the Wrong Places

The second-best thing about the Christian doctrine of imputed righteousness is that it offers hope for us guys with dating. And let’s face it: we need all the hope we can get. If I am honest, I must admit I devoted the vast majority of my emotional and intellectual energy at Harvard to women: thinking… more »

Eyes Wide Open: A Christian Response to Poverty and Oppression

Lata was fifteen when she was given away for the ostensible purpose of working as a maid in Bombay. Her family was desperately poor and she recalls that “not for one moment did anyone suspect or question what [the buyer] told us.”(1) Her family received about US$360 and was told she would be able to… more »