This Saturday, the Ichthus will be having its first big event! Presenting: BEYOND The Creation vs. Evolution Debate A talk by Professor Denis Lamoureux followed by a Q&A session. SATURDAY, OCT 23 at 7 PM in EMERSON 210 Sponsored by the Harvard Ichthus, Harvard College Faith and Action, and Harvard College Alpha Omega Abstract: Are
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Our favorite books are generally not the ones that we disagree with strongly, and neither are they the books which simply reiterate everything that already know. Our favorite books are the ones that put to words the ideas that have been floating in the back of the our mind for months or years or decades,
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What a relief, to know that I do not have to have my whole future mapped out but instead am required to quietly and steadfastly depend on God. The ambiguity of my life on earth takes on new meaning as I understand that I am running a different sort of race than the world expects me to. Instead of looking within myself into what appears to be a muddle of ugly contradictions and faults for assurance, I know that I am to look to God. Instead of a blank canvas, calling me to paint my own destiny, I am meant to be a mirror reflecting Christ. Paul reminds us of this beautiful calling in his letter to the church in Ephesus and to all believers everywhere: “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God”. Ephesians 5:1-2 (NIV)
The Rule of Benedict can seem very alien to us twenty-first-century Christians. It is probably the most famous set of guidelines for the founding of monasteries, and thousands of Christians have lived by it during the last fifteen hundred years; but who becomes a monk any more? There are other ways of devoting our lives
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Well, here we are, at the beginning of another school year. For some of you reading this blog, it is your first fall at Harvard, and you are filled with excitement looking at the seemingly endless possibilities stretching before you. For others of you (like myself), it is your last fall at Harvard, and sleep
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One of my favorite quotes from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: “We begin to notice, besides our particular sinful acts, our sinfulness; begin to be alarmed not only about what we do, but about what we are. This may sound rather difficult, so I will try to make it clear from my own case. When
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I started to believe that the firm logic of utilitarianism was the antithesis of a passionate love for God.
