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  • Originally published in 1991 Tertullian, an African Christian writing in the second century of the Church, is perhaps most famous for his defiant one-liner about the resurrection, “I believe it because it is absurd.” The only trouble is: he never wrote those words, and wouldn’t…

    to various features of this world and its inhabitants most adequately explained by reference to a monotheistic God. However intriguing such an approach might look at first glance, though, many would object that the enterprise is doomed to failure. The three most common objections seem to be that religion is inaccessible (because it is above reason), that science is inapplicable (because it deals with probabilities), and that any merging of the two is inappropriate (because of the demands of

  • Housing is something many of us take for granted. Much more than just a place to sleep and a structure to shelter us from the elements, our homes provide the space we need to maintain a functional life. It’s where we manage our mental health,…

    ,” she says. Awareness of the problem has increased, Lloyd notes. Housing wasn’t a front-page issue when he first began working in affordable housing, but has recently been an area of focus for the media as well as a new generation of elected officials. “When the public starts to see and feel the impacts of the housing crisis, that’s when they become engaged in solutions — and that’s what we’re seeing now,” Lloyd says. Harmon recommends that concerned Lutes dive into the housing crisis at the

  • Washington D.C. (March. 9, 2017)- The small group of Pacific Lutheran University students, standing huddled together in a jam-packed section toward the front of the National Mall, remained silent. Some shook their heads in disbelief. Others wore expressions of shock. Two couldn’t stop tears from…

    students screamed “they’ll finally be some class in the White House.” Dozens within earshot affirmed her declaration with uproarious laughter. The PLU students, now standing in a new location, were dumbfounded. All eight of them had supported Clinton, and they knew going in that they’d be among tens of thousands of people celebrating an historic event that they oppose. And though they visualized what it would be like to be a neutral observer at President Trump’s inauguration, they never imagined that