When I first came to college, I didn't think I would fit in. My reasoning wasn't dependent upon whether or not I was friendly, but I was worried that others wouldn't be as friendly as I am. I come from the Midwest where people will have conversations with you not because they are trying to make
04.7.2011| The Fish Tank | Christopher Hopper
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Next week I plan to begin a series of posts on the thorny process of making ethical decisions in the gray areas as a Christian. For now, here's an oldie but a goodie from one of the leading British evangelical pastors and theologians of the 20th century, John Stott: “God must ‘satisfy himself
11.8.2010| The Fish Tank | Nick Nowalk
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Yesterday, I had an unusual encounter with grace. On my way home from a local tae kwon do studio is a Starbucks. It's sort of awkwardly located in the middle of nowhere, just planted next to a highway because someone felt the need to put something other than a gas station at that particular exit.
08.11.2010| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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If there were one single thing that my parents have taught me, it's that gifts and talent are useless if they are kept to yourself. Consequently, service has been a major theme throughout my life; my mom especially has hauled me (and occasionally my harp) all over creation to make sure that we follo
07.28.2010| The Fish Tank | Chelsea Carlson
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When I was about fifteen, I wrote an essay entitled “The gods are unjust” about Oedipus Rex, the ancient play by Sophocles – it is one of the great Greek Tragedies, replete with chorus and tragic hero. It was my first tragedy. Oedipus was condemned by Apollo’s prophecy, related by an oracle,
06.28.2010| The Fish Tank | Judith Huang
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Last week I saw a movie that made me want to change the world. And it was about aliens from outer space. When I rented District 9, I certainly wasn’t expecting to have my heart wrenched around. I was in the mood for fun summer science fiction—a gripping adventure lightly spiced with the myste
06.3.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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I have a confession to make. I am a coward. A bumbling, trembling, miserable coward consumed by fear. I fear facing God. I know that my faith isn't where it needs to be, but I don't know how to get it there. I know that the only way to even start to resolve the problem is a long, deep, inte
06.1.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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