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 Wort
May 7, 20204 min read
But What About Forgiveness?
In 1995, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was appointed commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) by the then recently elected...
Brianne Larson
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An Unlikely Gift
Seven weeks ago I was waking up at 6 am, pulling my tired, yet excited body out of bed and pouring a massive cup of coffee into a to-go...
Mads Gonzales
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On Being “Sick”
Sickness can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some might see it as a cough or vomit in a bowl, or some would...
Michelle Moraitis
Apr 25, 20204 min read
Walking on Water Isn’t Easy
“Let me come to you Lord!” I scream above the waves. Jesus doesn’t force me to come, but he allows my desire for him to propel me to...
Alayna Wort
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COVID-19
“As much as I hate to say this, I think we need to be on a plane, heading home Thursday.” The breath we had all held from the moment we...
Elaina Abbott
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Coronavirus
“Attention shoppers! Attention shoppers! There is no more toilet paper and Clorox wipes. We are completely out. Please try another...
Mahalia Gaff
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Rona
Fourteen days ago, March 11th, I heard a rumor that my school might close for a couple of weeks. No, no way, I thought to myself. I can...
Alayna Wort
Mar 16, 20205 min read
Reorientation and Transformation
THE DREAM IN THE NEXT BODY BY GABEBA BADEROON Forty years ago, the oak had started to lean, gentle as a hill, and now, its own weight...
DC Bolling
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Dreams of a Future Writer
Every single person has a specific job that they’ve always dreamt of having, and it rarely comes true. We’ve all been there at a certain...
Michelle Moraitis
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Blessed Be Your Name
Reaching the bottom step, I shuffled through the dim hallway to where the morning sun was invading the yellow walls of the kitchen with...
Alayna Wort
Feb 19, 20205 min read
A Long Walk to Understanding
The last line in Nelson Mandela’s memoir, “A Long Walk to Freedom,” says “But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes...
Ethan Dowling
Feb 2, 20209 min read
Defining Joel’s Humanity: The Last of Us
What would you do in a post-apocalyptic world? Many forms of media have attempted to explain this, yet none of it stood out to me....
Madison Dykes
Jan 29, 20205 min read
Peripheral Shadow
The soft click-click, slide of my mechanical pencil soothed me, as I waited for class to begin. The room was loud and rambunctious as...
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Ada Veijola
Jan 22, 202012 min read
G[r]ay Matters
It was so simple back then. It was the first day of spring. The air smelled like a mixture of mud and leaves and the scent that worms...
Mahalia Gaff
Jan 15, 20209 min read
Lessons of Control, Learned in the Paradox of Sexuality
When I was in middle school, I first touched myself. It scared me, how I felt in that moment. But ultimately, the fear won out and I...
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