Katie Brown
Oct 1, 20243 min read
Bethel Creatives, no. 16: Katie Bracey
Interview conducted by Katie Brown in the The Crossings’s series on creativity and diversity within Bethel University’s student body. The...
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Alayna Clifton
Apr 7, 20231 min read
The Power of Water
What power could such a simple little thing like water have? Could it have power over the sea creatures that call it home? Could it have...
Ethan Babbler
Apr 7, 20235 min read
Peace that Passes Understanding
Recently I took a trip outside of the normal sphere of Bethel back to the woods that I am all too familiar with, my second home. Several...
Hailey Sutyak
Apr 7, 20235 min read
When the Rain Comes
It was just an overwhelmingly gloomy summer morning. Serenity was uninvited. The air seemed muggy in the sense that you could smell the...
Elisabeth Wolfe
Apr 7, 20235 min read
My Shack
I’d often return to my shack in the woods. Though it’s not actually a shack – it’s a wooden amphitheater. When I stood on its stage, I’d...
Olivia Bley
Mar 24, 20233 min read
The Spot
Once a year for five days, even though it’s only a short amount of time, I am able to get away, disconnect, and listen, resting in the...
Audrey Blodgett
Mar 24, 20235 min read
The Gift of Emotion
I wouldn’t necessarily say it was one experience that led me to write these thoughts. Rather, it was a collection of observations...
Andrea Mantor
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Beauty Surrounding
Sitting within nature can accompany many things. The sights, sounds, smells, touch, and even tastes allow us to experience the full...
Hanah Weiss
Mar 10, 20234 min read
The Love of the Creator
Lord, the vastness of the marvelous beauty you have created in Yosemite National Park is something I cannot fully express or give you...
Brianna R. Densmore
Feb 20, 20235 min read
I Am My Brother's Keeper
What is your earliest memory? “Brianna, I have a secret to tell you.” The 18-month-old’s eyes lit up and reflected the dim, greenish hue...
Madison Carter
Feb 20, 20237 min read
Parallels of Pain
My grandmother was my favorite person in the entire world. I spent nearly every weekend I can remember at her house with my cousins. We...
Adam Foster
Oct 22, 202211 min read
Drowned
I was young—no older than 6 or 7, when one morning I gained the courage to ask my mom something important. My bare feet pitter-pattered...
Vladlena Klymova
Oct 22, 20226 min read
The Five Stages
It was a little after midnight. I was checking my social media before going to sleep as usual when I saw something alarming, which...
Elisabeth Wolfe
Sep 17, 20224 min read
The Forgotten Birthday
I never knew the man, but I’d make an exception for him – as long as I’d still get the chance to pierce my ears on Monday.
Hannah Mihut
May 4, 20226 min read
How I See Myself
I’m fairly certain everyone has, at least once, been asked what their favorite physical feature is or what physical feature they notice...
Amber North
Apr 29, 20223 min read
SURPRISE!
Awake before the sun. More honestly, I was still up from the night before, the very first in an infinite line of early mornings. As I...
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