Monthly Archives: January 2020

Nathan Glazer (1923-2016) was an American sociologist and executive editor of The National Interest, New Republic, and The Public Interest. He was an author of many books including the popular We Are All Multiculturalists Now, Beyond the Melting Pot, and The Lonely Crowd.             Throughout his life Nathan resisted fitting into any particular category. AsContinue reading “Nathan Glazier Obituary”

When I was in 2nd Grade I read Chronicles of Narnia. After that, my love for reading exploded and has not slowed down since. I began to cultivate a love of story, meaning, curiosity about the world, beauty, and truth. In college, I became an English Major. In the summer after my junior year ofContinue reading “Autobiographical sketch and personal testimony”

Patricia Stallo was addicted to Heroin for ten years and meth the last year. The Grace House is located in a low-income neighborhood where most of its residents feel comfortable in Waco, Texas. The Grace House was created in 2009 by Antioch Church because Waco’s greatest need was a long-term spiritual recovery home. The GraceContinue reading “Grace House profile”

Kevin walks into the room and surveys the occupants. He approaches each individual and chats with them about their week. He focuses in on the topics they are passionate about. He makes sure one feels comfortable and included. Once he has talked with everyone he begins the life group. His church’s college group has struggledContinue reading “Father Profile”

“What do we do now?,” I asked. “Guess we will have to find another way,” said my dad, as he peered over the edge of the cliff. We stood at the end of a trail on a three-sided cliff surrounded by gullies of snow on each side. Our GPS gave us two possible trails forContinue reading “Why My Dad is My First and Closest Mentor”

Coming to Summit my second year as a staffer instead of a student is a completely new and rewarding experience. I came back to Summit as a staff knowing much more about Summit but was utterly blown away (in a good way) by the completely different experience as a staff member. I’m very grateful thatContinue reading “Summit Ministries Experience”

I remember when I was young I would go to my grandparents house and search their living room table for the newspaper. When I found it (and I always did) I would clumsily turn the giant thin pages to the comics section. When I was done with the comics I would give a half-hearted effortContinue reading “From my Desk: Importance of Local Newspapers”

I couple of weeks ago I wrote about the spiritual implications for meditation. In this article I’m going to be focusing on the physical benefits of meditation. Meditation reduces stress – stress can cause anxiety, depression, higher blood pressure, fatigue, and poor judgment. Studies have shown that mediation can alleviate these issues. Meditation can controlContinue reading “From my Desks: The health benefits of Meditation”

There’s no easy way to introduce this topic. The simple fact is that America has a huge rape problem. According to rain (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) 1 in 6 girls has bee the victim of rape or an attempted rape. I personally know 5 girls off of the top of my head thatContinue reading “From my Desk: Rape”