By Ann Hostetler, professor of English DEVOTIONAL: “April is the cruelest month,” T. S. Eliot wrote. This is certainly true in Northern Indiana where the promise of spring is often packed in freezing rain and blasts of cold wind. A few weeks ago a serendipitously warm day coaxed tulip leaves from the ground. I itched … Keep reading »

By Emma Brooks, a sophomore art major from Littleton, Colo. DEVOTIONAL: Being tired makes me grumpy; not seeing the sun for several weeks only makes my mood worse. I didn’t realize how lucky I had it, coming from a place with 300 days of sunshine a year. A hectic schedule and bleak sunless days have … Keep reading »

By Brook Hostetter, a sophomore music major from Harrisonburg, Va. DEVOTIONAL: After reading this passage I decided to take a few days to reflect on this question in my own life. “Whom is it that I persecute?” Persecution in our lives may not seem as obvious or as harsh as it did in the Bible. … Keep reading »

By Odelet Nance, director of the Multicultural Affairs Office DEVOTIONAL: When I was a child growing up at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, music was a key component of the worship experience. On any given Sunday at Mt. Zion, you could hear the following lyrics of this traditional spiritual being supported by drums and an organ … Keep reading »

By Grace Parker, a junior English and Bible and religion double major from Wichita, Kan. THIS WEEK’S THEME: I have seen the Lord DEVOTIONAL: Mary Magdalene, previously shocked and grieved by Jesus’ death, suddenly appears to the disciples and declares, “I have seen the Lord” (John 20:18). She had seen Jesus – alive, standing outside … Keep reading »

By Sophie Metzger, assistant director of multicultural affairs DEVOTIONAL: As they near Jerusalem, Jesus gives his disciples clear instructions: Go, find, untie, bring to me…

By Jake Shipe, resident director DEVOTIONAL: The theme for this year’s Lenten Devotions asks the question, what does it mean for us to be the created and recreated images of God? How may we become authentically human?

By Jessica Gotwals, a junior nursing major from Telford, Pa. DEVOTIONAL: For the past three summers I have worked as a camp counselor. This was simultaneously the most flattering experience and the most humbling experience I’ve ever had.

By Chris Kauffman, campus nurse DEVOTIONAL: I remember a Palm Sunday celebration in Guatemala several years ago, where the worship was filled with festivity. The marimba music was playing as we arrived, the dirt floor was covered with pine needles that filled the room with a sweet aroma, and bright colors of woven cloth draped … Keep reading »

By Jennifer Speight, a senior English major from Cleveland, Ohio THIS WEEK’S THEME: Hosanna DEVOTIONAL: HOSANNA! Do you ever wonder what that really means? We sing it in praise songs, we read it in the Gospels. But do we live it? Do we know it? Do we know Him?