Simon Kuang, Staff Writer Resurrection is a hard idea, and for Christians it is the hardest of all. Not the purported coming-back-to-life of Jesus of Nazareth after three days in the grave—that is a mere historical fact: it happened or it did not. Yes, it is a magnificent truth—or a magnificent lie!—ample with “consequences.” Yet from a logical standpoint, we can speculate about Christ’s resurrection … Continue reading The Science of Resurrection

Simon Kuang, Staff writer Walking through the Cal campus, I am occasionally greeted by laminated pages of letter-sized paper bearing the warm colors of autumn and cozy sans-serif reminders of the virtues of thankfulness. I read about studies that demonstrate how thankful people tend to be more satisfied with their lives than unthankful people; moreover, cultivating thankfulness renders us not only happier people, but better … Continue reading Finding Thanks

Lauren Hall, Guest Writer The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has a big mission: Protecting Health, Saving Lives – Millions at a Time. – About JH Bloomberg SPH Millions at a time? What does it mean to “love your neighbor” when thinking at the population level, “saving lives millions at a time”? – TY Ivory tower standing tall, Who’s the most privileged of them all? Prior … Continue reading seek, pray, love

Jacky Vasantachat, Staff writer Part II Dear Soul! Reaped Spirit! Your essence is mine! Dwelt darkness of shadows thoroughly thine! You roam, you wander, five senses no more, Though pain and sorrow ’rupt, feelings galore! Here now, heart self! I’ll draw you nigh to me. Put end stormy muses past! Look now—See!   There, over there, is a father who cares! There, over there, is a … Continue reading The Reaped Souls

Jacky Vasantachat, Staff writer Part I What is a father? A figure that’s meant to kindle a hellish fiery torment? To shatter bosoms of mother, child? To fan consuming flames, Despair wild? Is it to heartlessly wreck, rip, remove, foundations which would otherwise behoove?   Ah! Traitor, betrayer, oh selfish scum Who forsook blood for more pleasure and some! Who crushed bright fragments Hope and Love … Continue reading The Reaped Souls

Lauren Hall, Guest writer Lauren: the simplicity of age seven entailed insight of a seemingly undisputed sort – the sort that translates neatly to          boxes of a to-do list listing church, to be attended verses, to be committed to memory parents, to be honored things, to be neither stolen nor coveted rules, to be internalized boxes, to be checked off a … Continue reading A Meditation on 1 Kings 19:11-13

Bobby Ge, Guest writer Bobby: Your will, I’m told, is not merely audible It is loud It is clear   “As grand, as fearsome as a passing gale that shatters mountaintops and fells colossi,” they say.   So I look for you in the sky hoping, that at just the right time I might meet your eye in the storm and then you might show … Continue reading A Meditation on 1 Kings 19:11-13

As a music double-major at UC Berkeley, I have the privilege of attending UCB Symphony Orchestra concerts for free. Although I often attend performances and regularly study the music and history relevant to orchestral performances, I never cease to be amazed by the sheer complexity and beauty of the orchestra. All the instruments not only play in perfect harmony, but also synchronize tempo and dynamic … Continue reading Music, Coding, and Life