Posts Tagged: college
Queerly Christian…And Why it Matters
I grew up in Wheaton. I still consider it my hometown. Immersed in that Evangelical subculture during those formative years, I never realized just how queer Christianity is. By “queer” I don’t necessarily mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I
Queerly Christian…And Why it Matters
I grew up in Wheaton. I still consider it my hometown. Immersed in that Evangelical subculture during those formative years, I never realized just how queer Christianity is. By “queer” I don’t necessarily mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I
1 Year Strong
I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people
1 Year Strong
I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people
A Certain Momentum
As the day of the letter drop drew near, there was a very strong feeling growing in me, a certain momentum, a sense that I was involved in something huge. Despite my own divergence from the Christian path, our online
A Certain Momentum
As the day of the letter drop drew near, there was a very strong feeling growing in me, a certain momentum, a sense that I was involved in something huge. Despite my own divergence from the Christian path, our online
A Student’s Perspective
Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because
A Student’s Perspective
Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because
A dizzying dance
There was a buzz of excitement as we piled into a Chicago apartment early that morning. Someone brought donuts. People made coffee. Stacks of letters formed dozens of piles on the table. Nobody really paid attention to any of it.
A dizzying dance
There was a buzz of excitement as we piled into a Chicago apartment early that morning. Someone brought donuts. People made coffee. Stacks of letters formed dozens of piles on the table. Nobody really paid attention to any of it.
A commitment to something bigger
On Wednesday, the day I hear about the letter drop, a part of myself comes alive in recognition. I had been waiting to offer my time at Wheaton College as a gift. On Friday, I show up in downtown Wheaton
A commitment to something bigger
On Wednesday, the day I hear about the letter drop, a part of myself comes alive in recognition. I had been waiting to offer my time at Wheaton College as a gift. On Friday, I show up in downtown Wheaton
Tropical Carillon
Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida. That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work. That day, one of my recurring thoughts
Tropical Carillon
Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida. That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work. That day, one of my recurring thoughts
Alma Mutter
Alma Mutter: Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a full-bodied whine. Alma Mutter is by Wheaton friends Scott and Liz, exploring the weirdness and wonderfulness of their life trajectories and offering whatever wisdom they can. They hope to make
Alma Mutter
Alma Mutter: Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a full-bodied whine. Alma Mutter is by Wheaton friends Scott and Liz, exploring the weirdness and wonderfulness of their life trajectories and offering whatever wisdom they can. They hope to make
Life on the Water
Fulfilling a crazy dream a friend and I had concocted during our senior year at Wheaton, we spent four weeks traveling more than 270 miles by kayak last summer. Each day we paddled as far as the weather and our
Life on the Water
Fulfilling a crazy dream a friend and I had concocted during our senior year at Wheaton, we spent four weeks traveling more than 270 miles by kayak last summer. Each day we paddled as far as the weather and our
A Theologian’s Tale: Happily Gay and Christian
The Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, PhD, ‘83 One of the top three moments in my spiritual journey as a Christian is when I came out as a gay man. Put another way, that “moment” of coming out was a significant
A Theologian’s Tale: Happily Gay and Christian
The Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, PhD, ‘83 One of the top three moments in my spiritual journey as a Christian is when I came out as a gay man. Put another way, that “moment” of coming out was a significant