March 15, 2025 | By Jack Batten BF ‘27

There’s something in the human heart that demands a king. We want someone upon whom we can gaze with admiration and respect, even awe. This is why so many nations have kept their monarchies alive in a non-governing role—we crave the crown. In Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the nation Gondor has been a shadow of its former self since its kingly line vanished, its place held by lesser stewards.

March 22, 2025 | By Raleigh Adams YDS ‘26

Captain Hampton did not know what her final moments would be, but she knew the risks of her service. Taking up the cross of active combat came with the risk of death and joining her sacrifice to that of Christ’s passion and resurrection upon the Cross. We do not know our time or place to join Christ's suffering, or our final end, but our souls yearn for this kind of sacrifice

March 9, 2025 | By Isaac Oberman DC ‘26

But like a flower, growth isn’t easy. Like a gentle flowering bud, we are fragile as we start to bloom. The refrain for today’s Psalm, “Be with me Lord, when I am in trouble,” is not just a repetitive mantra. It is a nurturing lifeline during this Lenten Season. Calling on the Lord is a cry for protection and help for our continued growth.