by La Vida | Feb 24, 2021 | Be Here Now, College Expeditions, COVID-19, Solo, Spiritual Formation
“I definitely am so extraverted and I love people and I get my energy from people,” shared Mikayla Weaver, ‘23, in an interview with La Vida. “but I’m also really empathetic so sometimes I know that I need a break from people to process my own emotions and to separate...
by Amber.Hausman | May 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Technology
Evening rolls in and the sky’s orange hue beams through my dining room window. I scramble for my phone and bolt out the door. I drive to the beach, hoping to get the perfect shot for Instagram. As I post my sunset picture, I inevitably lost the rest of the evening....
by Amber.Hausman | Apr 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Devotionals
SCRIPTURE Mark 4: 18-20 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like the seed sown on good soil, hear...
by Amber.Hausman | Apr 24, 2020 | COVID-19
Why should we hold fast to a hope above if our foundation here is not shaken? And what comfort is it to cling to a promise seek the anchor of our soul if life’s ship is on smooth waters? There seems no yearning for steady security if nothing is causing imbalance. And...
by Amber.Hausman | Apr 18, 2020 | Compass, COVID-19, Staff Stories
You’ve been hiking all day. You’re tired, hungry and the sun is setting. You don’t know how much longer it will be until you arrive at your campsite. You and your co-Sherpa look at the map by headlamp. “Are we north of South Fork or south of North Fork?” you think to...
by Amber.Hausman | Apr 14, 2020 | COVID-19
Safe to say, COVID-19 is no longer just about whether or not we get the flu. It’s about whether or not we lose loved ones or are able to visit those in nursing homes. It’s about whether we keep our jobs, whether small businesses and universities survive, and whether...
