Another guest post from Joshua Gorenflo… Elephant grass it’s called. Taller than a really tall person, it towers above my head, sturdy and swaying in the temperamental breezes, blocking my peripheral. We make our way single-file through a narrow path in the brush, the midday sun brandishing me into an accidental redneck while we sweat […]
The Color of Change
African Christian College, I sincerely apologize. The rolling of my eyes is a gut reaction to any grandiose speech dripping of honey, but hiding the bee. Change the World has become the catch phrase of my generation, like the superficial ring of “World Peace!” from the lips of beauty pageant bikinis. So it’s not that […]
What it Means to Sing
Guest post from Joshua Gorenflo: In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my light, my strength, my song. This cornerstone, this solid ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. Dutifully we stood in the pews as these heavenly words rose with a limp and fell flat before they reached the Eucharist table. […]
Spiritual renewing midmester with visiting lecturers
During June and July, we have two “midmesters”. These are two week courses that meet daily for extended periods. The face-to-face time of the classroom is the same as in a semester-long course, but condensed into two weeks. This makes courses more challenging, but also allows for focused attention on the subject without the distractions […]