If you’re not careful, you might end up making the “wrong” type of friends. Friends who are less likely to be present on Covenant’s out-of-the-way campus. Society tells us there are people to be avoided but Christians are called to step outside of social boundaries. The social boundaries at Covenant are a cause for concern. [...]

I have an irrational love for Dr. Jay Green. It all started my sophomore year. I had met him once before coming to Covenant, but in my attempt to escape my inevitable fate as a history major, I skipped Introduction to History my freshman year in favor of some core classes. Coming to terms with [...]

Sometimes I am overwhelmed by the things I do not know. Be it history, art, friends, God, the future, literature, etc. These things are overwhelming at times. Not because of the weight of stress, or lack of capability, but for sincere sorrow at my lack of time to pursue the knowledge I crave. This flood [...]

Over Easter break, I was reading the book of Amos, which talks a lot about issues of justice. Amos 5:15 says, “Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate….” As I read this verse, I was overwhelmed with the fact that I felt very incompetent as a college student to establish justice [...]

I checked the box just like everyone else. You know, the one that says “Yes, I’m a Christian.” I arrived at Covenant with all the right words on the tip of my tongue—redemption, calling, etc. My heart, however, was in a different state than my vocabulary implied. Although I had grown up in a Christian [...]

I don’t play an instrument. I don’t sing or write songs. I dabble in poetry, but I’m not excellent. I don’t have a quantifiable talent or skill that can be seen and judged. I’m not very sociable. And, most likely, according to this community’s standards, I’m not that attractive. Also, I’m being introduced to things [...]

Looking back over my freshman year, my first instinct is to only think of the best moments. I want to just remember the days when I’ve had the most fun and exciting times. However, when people back home ask me how college is, I don’t tell them that it’s “great” or “so much fun.” That [...]

Almost any political analyst would agree that the GOP is in need of a new face for the party. The statistics show republicans hurting in almost every demographic, including women, young people, and particularly Hispanic people, creating a panic within the party. Their embarrassing loss in the 2012 election came as a blow to the [...]

We are fearful creatures. There is always something new for us to be afraid of. Will I get the summer internship I want so badly? Will that guy or girl reject me if I ever work up the courage to ask him or her out? Will my grandmother survive her battle with cancer? Will my [...]

The clock strikes 3 p.m. in the inner city neighborhoods of Escondido, California. The once empty streets are now filled with children walking back home from school. The elementary kids are racing back home, playing tag, or hiding behind the bushes on their way. Holding their heads up high as well as their pride for [...]