Can the church hold on to pandemic-inspired innovation?
Maggie Alsup wonders if we should resist the urge to “go back to normal.”
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Let’s not skip Advent
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Let’s talk about sex
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Anxiety and education: “This moment does not define you”
College chaplain Maggie Alsup reflects on how her anxiety followed her throughout her education and the kindness of certain teachers that granted her perspective.
Models in ministry
College chaplain Maggie Alsup remembers with gratitude the chaplain and pastor, both women, who shepherded her through her college years. They stand as models for the call she now feels in her life.
Praying with popsicle sticks
Lyon College Chaplain Maggie Alsup shares her ritual before each fall semester.