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The Problem with Freshmen
Here at Boston University, we are in the throes of our sixth orientation session, out of eight, for incoming undergraduates. When you matriculate about 4,200 undergrads each fall, it takes a while t... Read More
I Know I’ve Been Changed
Article first published as I Know I’ve Been Changed on Blogcritics. In 1987, a black man named William Roberts was concerned about the state of black men in America. Headlines at the time raised... Read More
Two Ways Through Life: Reflections on The Tree of Life
Last week an old friend insisted that I see Terrence Malick’s recent film, The Tree of Life. The film instructs us from the beginning that we must choose which way we will follow through life, the w... Read More
A Week Without Music
I’ve been at school (Harvard, Summer Session) for just over a week, and feeling out of sorts. At first I thought I was just settling in, getting used to the new environment but tonight I realized th... Read More
How to Stop Being Such a Wretched Sinner: The Lutheran Case for Humility
Recently a good friend asked me if people could sin without knowing it. I’m inclined to not only say yes, but to argue that we are perpetually sinning without knowing it. In fact, part of the reason... Read More
Thinking Towards a New World Order
It is impossible to separate any aspect of our lives from out habits of thought. For, as ‘Abdu’l-Bahá explains, “all these highly varied phenomena, these concepts, this knowledge, these technic... Read More
The Embarrassment of Faith
My friend Jen is a rabbinical student. Her rabbinical school advises students not to shout their future vocation from the rooftops in delicate settings, such as airplanes, thanks to the unfortunate re... Read More
Peace Award Connects Church with School
In May, the school had an award ceremony in which all the 4th-6th graders and many of the parents showed up. Along with our youth director and senior pastor, the three of us showed up to the school l... Read More