Prayer, music and strength: a walk with Christ
Whatever happened to a passion I could live for? What became of the flame that made me feel more? And...
Leadership isn’t for everyone
I was in second grade when I first became aware that I was good at school. A man started pulling...
Sorry folks, I can’t be quiet
A letter to administrators and faculty (especially male faculty) who did not attend monologues: Where were you Saturday night? Where...
La Resistencia, The Resistance
The last time I wrote a piece for The Record it was released the day after election night. At that...
Exploring family dynamics and resentment
I can’t be sure when I began to feel resentment towards my mother, but I know it’s been growing in...
“Katherine, quieres vender tu iPhone?”
“Quieres vender tu iPhone?” I looked up from my dinner plate piled with rice at my eager-faced 19-year-old Peruvian host...
Homicide rates push Hondurans to US
I woke up earlier than usual that morning because of the Honduran woodcreepers that perched right outside my bedroom window....
Lora addresses labels in a multicultural world
Bruh! 1. Who needs a label? On a regular basis, I find that I address the question “What are you?”...
Taking a leap of faith
As I straddled the white seat of my Minnie Mouse bicycle, I considered the options. Either I could follow my...
Intersectionality in our resistance
I had the privilege of attending the Women’s March in Chicago a few weeks ago. While in Chicago, my friends...
Measured Love
I haven’t talked my parents in nine and a half days. To me, that seems like nine and a half...
Onwards together: responding to discomfort
The following is a a letter written by Sarah Thompson that was shared via the MLK committee. Thompson was the...
Praying for peace in uncertain times
On Jan. 20, at 12 p.m. in downtown Goshen, I had the opportunity to say a prayer for the United...
My Womyn’s March
Let me begin this by saying, “I don’t believe or validate colonial governments!” Now that you have that in mind,...
Confronting the White Moderate
In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail,” he voices his frustration with the white moderate. Now, more...
