Opinion: The Problem of Short-Term Missions
Every year when I attend Missions Chapel, I am struck once again by the bad taste that short-term missions leaves in my mouth. It is the same taste that lingers after scrolling through Instagram during […]
Opinion
What Does it Mean for an Institution to be a Bubble?
A bubble is a concentrated place of people who live a similar lifestyle. Living in a bubble means education invokes close-mindedness rather than freedom of thought. In order to understand whether or not Gordon College […]
Too Many Choices Leads to Lack of Career Direction
Leading up to quad break this fall, I was quite excited. I had a busy workload this semester and I was thrilled at the prospect of a four-day-weekend. Once it had finally arrived though, the […]
We Should Go to Mars
On May 25th, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced an ambitious goal: put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. Earlier that year, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person […]
Water You Doing?
Two weeks in a row, students have gathered around the Clarendon Bell after Convocation for climate change rallies. The effects of climate change are vast, from increasing global temperatures to more frequent hurricane season, and […]
Amateur Journalism Gives Voice to the Marginalized
As of 2017, a study found that almost 70% of adults get their news from some form social media platform. Information has become available at the touch of a button. From online news journals, to […]
The Importance of Christian Life and Worship Credit
To echo the verse Bob Wittet incorporated into his chapel in early September, “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live in unity,” (Ps. 133:1)—how good is it when the Gordon students are […]
Young Black Leadership Summit Experience
I was invited to the Turning Point USA’s first ever Young Black Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. Upon showing up to the hotel that was paid for by TPUSA, I was greeted by about 6 […]
Banging Against the Glass of Gordon’s Fishbowl
I met my boyfriend on a dating app. That’s not the romantic story most people want to tell when friends and family ask how you met. Because friends and family will always ask. Something feels […]
How to Love Your Graduating Friends
By Wesley Tenney ’18 Contributor Graduation approaches! We’re about to experience the commencement of another wonderful couple hundred students. I can’t help but thank Jesus for the wonder and wisdom my friends are about to […]