Category Archives: Community

To the Weary, Broken, and the Lost.

In case you’re lost, I am, too.  For four years in high school, I’ve been sprinting without knowing why or having a sense of direction. Thought I would know better in college, but turns out everyone—including myself—is lost, more than ever.  The first few months I arrived at Penn, I was like a mad compassContinue reading “To the Weary, Broken, and the Lost.”

Claritas x Epistle: Advent Introduction

This Advent season, we’re collaborating with writers across the Augustine Collective, a network of student-led Christian journals, to bring you a series of short devotional articles. Find this series also published by Cornell Claritas. We at the Penn Epistle and Cornell Claritas are very excited to announce a collaboration between our two journals for the Advent season. We’llContinue reading “Claritas x Epistle: Advent Introduction”

Dance With the Joyful: Reflecting and Beholding Celebration

Christians are often caricatured as leading lives weighed down by rules, rituals, and restrictions—as if faith were little more than a joyless burden inherited through our family heritage. This stereotype paints believers as somber, withdrawn, or even depressed. Yet such a picture could not be further from the truth. At the very heart of ChristianityContinue reading “Dance With the Joyful: Reflecting and Beholding Celebration”

Metal Images, Teachers of Lies: The Perils of Digital Media

When I returned home for Thanksgiving, I had dinner with my extended family. Yet, something felt eerily good about this dinner. It was not the inordinate amount of food I consumed nor seeing friends and family back home, but rather, it was the shutting off of our devices. It was an incredibly pleasant experience toContinue reading “Metal Images, Teachers of Lies: The Perils of Digital Media”

More than Conquerors: The Glory of Hardship

One of my favorite childhood memories is going shopping with my mom (or more accurately, watching her shop). During one of these trips, I ventured into the home decor section of a department store. Looking through the variety of floor mats, signs, and table covers, I noticed a common Bible verse, Philippians 4:13 – “IContinue reading “More than Conquerors: The Glory of Hardship”