Insights with Emily: the path of ordered reason
By Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist Many people in the secular world today do not believe that God is real. These people have poured much of their energy into their minds and that which their minds can fully comprehend by Reason (notice the capital ‘r’). Reason has become a god of its own for many people—and […]
Insights with Emily: knowing your limits
By Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist Midterms are upon us and spring break is on the horizon. We are nearing the end of winter, but the weather is still bleak. This is the time of year when students often begin to feel worn, weary and tired. A week ago, I was sick. No one likes being […]
Insights with Emily: Still a kid
By Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist Do you ever feel like you’re expected to have all the answers, but you find yourself coming up empty? Instead of providing every answer, you feel it would be a struggle to even provide one. Sometimes, I sit down to write my “Insights” column and realize that I’m short on […]
Insights with Emily: The Essence of Truth
By Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist We all struggle with something that seems to be beyond ourselves, a problem that is too big for us to fix, be it a recurring sin, an ailment, mental illness, grief or even our own temperament. And yet, we keep trying to fix it on our own. If the problem […]
Insights with Emily: Uncertainty
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist I hate to write my last Troub article for the school year on something as ambiguous and inconclusive as “uncertainty,” yet I think it may be the most fitting topic for this time of year. Whether you are a graduating senior, a freshman who is trying to declare a major or […]
Powerlessness and April showers
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist The weather. I think by now, we’re all sick of it. March was cold, gray and dreary, and, so far, April is no better, adding only a constant misty rain to the already depressing backdrop. The weird thing about April is that the weather often can’t decide what it wants to […]
Insights with Emily: Locked doors
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist What does it mean to get to the end of yourself? I think it means that you encounter some circumstance for which you have no answers. You have no idea how it’s meant to turn out. You don’t know how to approach it, from what angle to best look at it, […]
Insights with Emily: The meaning of our time
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist Do you ever find yourself in the middle of a crowded room filled with the incessant buzz of people and activity, endless stimuli vying for the affections of your attention? If you haven’t yet found yourself in a space like this, take a brief trip to the J.C. Williams Center at […]
Insights with Emily: Thinking vs. experiencing
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist Life is confusing. I don’t know about you, but I am the type of person who likes to try to figure things out. Give me a problem, and I can probably give you at least five potential solutions in a minute, flat. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but […]
Insights with Emily: God’s Sunshowers
Emily Salerno-Oswald Scriptural Columnist What does it mean to be held? There are times in life when we try to predict everything. We try to be the weathermen, and, in doing so, we create our own storm. A wise person once said that faith is believing that everything will be OK when things aren’t OK. […]