Abel Mutsinzi What’s something that touched you on a personal level? One of the highlights for me was the panel discussion on how to approach people who do not share our beliefs, particularly atheists. The panelists emphasized the importance of genuine curiosity and empathetic listening. They encouraged us to ask questions to understand how … Continue reading “Veritas Conference 2025 Reflections”
Don’t look me in the eye, stay by my side. Don’t nod your head, follow my tread. Jesus doesn’t show his face, yet footsteps shuffle in his place. So let’s go walking. Amongst us he first stands, in temples made by human hands. Then he says he’ll not depart, when he dwells within our heart. … Continue reading “Walking”
In the tender hush— the silence within silence— stillness unveils presence: not marked by time, but wrapped in it. An ever-present God, eternal, unfolding, Alpha and Omega— not beginning, not end, but the luminous hush of now. Just this. And this. And this: the rustle of one leaf’s descent, the ripple that startles a still … Continue reading “In the Silence, I Hear Your Voice”
I followed the winding path a ways from our campsite—Bible, journal, and pen in one hand, water bottle and headlamp in the other. I had traversed this same path about an hour ago to get water, which was now boiling in the comically large pot over the fire. The roots wove up and down through … Continue reading “In the Trees “
On Christian Mysticism.docx Andrew Dao ‘28 is a prospective English major from Westford, MA. He finds the Scholastics to be wonderful thinkers and is thankful for Telos to have given him opportunities to explore them more. As such, he believes in free will and the existence of the soul (or consciousness), and isn’t a big … Continue reading “On Christian Mysticism”
Very early on, I believed. These memories are faint, but I still remember praying aloud every Sunday for a parking spot, at my mom’s request, while my mom drove us around the cramped alleyways of Taipei. I asked God for help whenever I lost something, which I often did. I prayed with my mom before … Continue reading “Unravelings”
Athens doesn’t have skyscrapers. Due to strict zoning laws that prevent any building from obstructing the view of the Acropolis, the city simultaneously feels both incredibly open and claustrophobic. There are no buildings looming over you, so you can see plenty of sky, but at the same time, that means all the buildings and sidewalks … Continue reading “Kingdom Ruins”
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways” – 1 Corinthians 13:11. When I was a child, my parents taught me two moral maxims: “Try your best,” and “Treat others the way you … Continue reading “As a Child”
When I first sat down to read And So I Walked: Reflections on Chance, Choice, and the Camino de Santiago, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’d never heard of the Camino de Santiago before, and didn’t consider myself to be a memoir type of girl. “Just try the first chapter,” I told myself. I’d … Continue reading “And So I Walked”
I. “All you who labor and are heavy laden… Misunderstood–again. Heart trampled, Torn to pieces. You throw your head back. A nasally laugh squeezes past the roof of your mouth before you bite down hard. Clenched teeth, sharp inhale. You hold your breath. Silence as you sit across from her. The table, a chasm … Continue reading “Laden”