A hero is an individual who is respected for his courage, honor, and noble character. The Lord of the Rings is full of such heroes. Frodo perseveres through his struggle with the Ring. Sam faithfully supports and shoulders Frodo’s load when Frodo does not have the strength on his own. Gandalf resists the temptation of …
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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. As …
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 of …
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 Grace …
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 struggled …
“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 for …
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 that …
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 effort …
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 control …
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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 that …