The first time Miriam is named in the Bible, we find her singing. After the crossing of the Red Sea and the death of the Egyptian army, the Israelites are officially free from their captors for the first time in generations. Miriam’s response, along with her brother Moses, is to sing a song praising the …
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Transhumanism, Artificial Intelligence, and C.S. Lewis
Introduction In our present age, there is an increasing amount of hubbub surrounding the advancement of certain technologies. More specifically, increased attention in our current zeitgeist has been given to Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). A.I. has been a part of popular culture since the 20th century.[1] Before recent years, the acronym A.I. prompted one to imagine …
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Rise and Fall
The darkness, a voidedmess—chaos, yet nothing. Then out the nothingness,a spark! He called into existence truth and light.The first turned into two: Next came separationA tale of things to come… Water and land enhancedthe place from which we sprung. Ash trees and Date Palms rise—planted on the canvas. Then day four came aroundand all He …
Bone Collector
In Subiaco’s caves sits Benedictwho waited for his monk friend, Romanus,to bring the bread he thought he didn’t need.His fuga mundi bones a miracle, the living proof we get what we unearth.Bring all the bones to me, let’s organizeto find the truth inside the cartilage!I’ll start by sorting insignificant from large. If reassembled, what would …
In Consideration of Lilies
I. In April of 2023, my husband, Jake, and I pulled up to a squatty, brick ranch on the south side of Holland, Michigan. It was newly ours—the most expensive thing we’d ever bought—and the fundamental symbol of the life we were both starting and returning to. We met in Holland, six years earlier, as …
Note from the Editor
As I am writing this, it is early March. About this time one year ago, I was on a trip with my Greek study abroad program visiting Venice and Ravenna. Both northern Italian cities are known for their (sometimes irksome) contribution to the history of Greece between the fall of the western Roman Empire and …
Psalm 97:1-12
The Glory of God’s Reign The Lord is King! Let the earth rejoice;let the many coastlands be glad!Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.Fire goes before himand consumes his adversaries on every side.His lightnings light up the world;the earth sees and trembles.The mountains melt like wax …