Compass for a Pilgrimage
Written by Chris Amberge This tiny formed and voidless sphere Singing blessings and spitting curses at the innocent children of the Absolute You find your place in the midst of this overwhelming narrative The drama between gravity and the longing for transcendence Yearning for more than a simple taste of
When all that is sad will be made untrue
There’s a line from one of my favorite songs, where the artists cries, “Bring my heart to the piano, and let it sing for you.” I may not have a piano, or music that hums through my veins the same way, but there will always be words. My keyboard brings
Boots in the Mud
Written by Clare Nolan Boots in the mud, head in the clouds This is a war, son, we don’t mess around You’re a long way from home, you’re scared, they all know it But that’s just fine, they’re scared too, an’ they show it This man here beside you, he
A Study in Genre
Written by Greg Phillips My friend, what is the genre of my life? Maybe, perhaps I am an old fable Harried, yet I still sleep my race anyway Lone Bat amidst the birds and the beasts, A Grasshopper among the busy Ants, A Fox ruining these sour grapes of fate.
Mercy
Written by Madison Roth “The King has given the traitor’s sentence! Death by hanging!” blistered feet, worn ragged from routine and repetition Slowly slog up the stairs. Each ‘thump’ one less second away from Eternity. The rough rope slips over the slumping head And adorns the neck like fake jewelry.
“Beauty Leaves and Returns in a New Way”
Written by Paul Ragonese If beauty is not in the glass flat lake, It arrives with a splash and ripples. If beauty is not in the orange, falling leaves, It buds with the flowers in May. If beauty is not in the pills and doctors’ visits, It knocks with a
Poetry Winner: Steady Arms
Almost violent how color cuts across the mountainside With an apathetic cackle Catastrophe of crimson bleeds, drips, falls No, the leaves are only red They do not care to conform, only tasked with beauty Blooming, heaving, looming, heavy on my eyes Alike a leaf I lift and leave Branching out,
Where History and Faith are Interwoven
Looking for a soulful museum to visit during Spring Break? How about one that weaves together the ideas of foundational faith and American history into a cord uneasily broken? The new Faith and Liberty Discovery Center on Independence Ave in Philadelphia reflects on the biblical themes of unity, liberty, love,
A Week of Revival
On the week of February 21 to February 25, Cairn Student Discipleship held a student-led “Revival Week”, a series of worship and prayer nights in the ADR. The event was organized by two Cairn students, Jennalyn Stuart and Gianna Troland. Each night featured different students leading worship and praying for
Advice to the Student Athlete
Every night you come back from practices that last for hours in the cold winter air. In the shower, you count the numerous bruises and minor injuries that have accumulated on your arms. Afterwards, you lay across your bed just for a couple minutes to let your exhausted muscles rest.