Despite the rave that Barbie is receiving from popular culture, the film is not all that it is cracked up to be. Its version of feminism is flawed; its correction of the patriarchy is completely ineffective. I didn’t like it, and here’s why…

How do we know that the Gospels are true? Did Jesus really walk on the earth? Does it matter whether I think the Gospels are fact or fiction?

Does God care at all when our loved ones die? Where is he when we hurt and grieve?

In a deep look at Martha and Mary’s encounters with Jesus after their brother’s death, we see that God’s response to death is not entirely what we’ve always thought it was.

My parents have been missionaries in Bolivia for nearly six years. I have visited them twice, most recently in April 2023. This is an essay that I have written on my reflections on Bolivia — its history, its status as a ‘third world’ country, and its beautiful landscapes, people, and culture entirely unlike my home country, Canada.

“What is wrong with me?” I whisper to myself. “Why can’t I be more charming, more energetic, more outgoing? Why am I the way that I am?”