The Williams Telos believes that every person is fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God. The deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless others are not only injustices against the Black community but also injustices against the Creator. Black lives matter. We lament their deaths as a part of the … Continue reading “Black Lives Matter”
Sitting in the Rubble by Inez Tan Still, outwardly, I go to work, I cook my meals, I do my laundry, as though my life consisted of acts like these. Six of my friends lose a child, three get into car accidents, two survive shootings, and only one says, “It’s not a competition,” meaning we … Continue reading “Sitting in the Rubble, a Poem by Inez Tan ’12”
For the past couple of days, I’ve had a line from UPPERROOM’s song “Surrounded (Fight My Battles)” stuck in my head. There’s a table that You’ve prepared for me In the presence of my enemies In my head, I pictured that table, a table overflowing with good food – macaroni and cheese, broiled fish, 北京烤鸭 … Continue reading “The Table You’ve Prepared”
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them. Psalm 126:5-6 When I read these Bible verses this morning, I was struck with a vivid image of a woman on her knees, sadly sowing … Continue reading “Planting Sorrow: An Artist’s Response to Psalm 126”
As my parents shared the news with me about how there was a new virus moving quickly through the streets of Wuhan, I stared at the screen, my eyes on the video call, but my mind elsewhere. A week later, when we called again, they began telling me about their friends who had contracted the … Continue reading “Lamenting my privilege in COVID-19: Thoughts of a student from Wuhan”
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