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April 3, 2025 Vol 121

Category: Opinions

Is Theology Useless?

Is Theology Useless?

The website of Solomon’s Porch states: “You will not find statements of what our community believes on this site.  Belief…
Trivializing the Sacrifice

Trivializing the Sacrifice

Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body…
Investing in an Intentional Future

Investing in an Intentional Future

I started the slow arduous ascent (or is it a descent?) along the road towards graduate school last May. Why…
Two Views: Convictions and Compromise

Two Views: Convictions and Compromise

Can a Christian hold convictions strongly, yet at the same time be willing to compromise? First of all, how we…
Two Views: Convictions and Compromise

Two Views: Convictions and Compromise

Can a Christian hold convictions strongly, yet at the same time be willing to compromise? Browsing over the lunches of…
Masculinity and Other Myths

Masculinity and Other Myths

Coming out of a chapel led by a female professor last year I was surprised to overhear a male student…
The Powerful Cycle of Passion and Work

The Powerful Cycle of Passion and Work

Last semester, while sitting in the lobby of the chapel, waiting to pass out Friday papers, the inner doors opened…
Relationships and the All-Sufficiency of Christ

Relationships and the All-Sufficiency of Christ

Lydia Wilson’s article on Christian perspectives towards marriage in the January 24th edition of the Star both encouraged and intrigued…
Pass the Tofu Please

Pass the Tofu Please

I’m a vegetarian and I love to eat. (Seriously, just watch me chow down some of my Cuban mother’s bean…
Awkward Couples Aren’t Your Problem

Awkward Couples Aren’t Your Problem

There are times I sit alone and wonder, like, “Why God… Why would you, like, put these people in my…