by Starlette Thomas | May 27, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Good grief! Some Christians believe and behave as if talking about grief somehow takes away from God’s glory, God’s goodness, God’s perfect record. We are asked to participate in a relationship with the God who only wants to see us when we’re happy. Smiling faces in...
by Josh Carney | May 14, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
In his now famous commencement speech given at Kenyon College in May of 2005, the late David Foster Wallace opened with this parable, “There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and...
by Zach Dawes Jr | May 5, 2023 | Feature-, News
There is a growing mental health crisis on college and university campuses across the U.S., according to a report published by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation in late March. In the past six months, 41% of all current students surveyed have considered “stopping out” –...
by Monty Self | May 4, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Mental health struggles are increasing across the U.S., continuing a decade-long trend. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in five U.S. adults suffered from mental illness in 2021. Most striking is that at least half of U.S. adolescents suffered...
by Starlette Thomas | May 1, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Unfortunately, it remains a stigma for many Christians, who believe that “more faith” is the answer. But mental illness does not prove a lack of faith. Instead, faith leaders and congregations could offer safe space for persons...