Tag: Student Stories
Meet Michelle Hodge
In the heart of Commerce, Texas, a journey of faith and community unfolds. Hello, I am Michelle Hodge, a second-year […]
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Meet Yohan and Ruth Davuri
Yohan—When I was nine, my parents separated for five years, and we moved in with my mother’s family for support. […]
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Meet Praveen Raj
My name is Praveen Raj, currently pursuing a PhD in Theology and Ethics. I was born and bred in Kerala, […]
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Meet Lal Fan Thang
My name is Lal Fan Thang, and I am from Myanmar (Burma). I am in my final year of study […]
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A Beautiful Spirit
Dr. Brian Bantum and his students discuss art’s theological role “Theology is a story that we tell. That doesn’t make […]
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A History for Liberation
Let’s Talk Globally Discusses Colonization in Puerto Rico At 5:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, nearly every household in Puerto […]
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Rocking Around the Christmas Feast
A Reflection on the International Students Christmas Potluck “The magic at a potluck happens when people of different ethnicities come […]
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An Electric Path to Ministry
Remote M.Div. Students at Garrett Tell Their Stories Serving God has never been simple work. Ministry demands a unique blend […]
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Love Where It’s Needed Most
Deaconess Catherine Inserra and Kids Above All work so every child can flourish When Lucy Rider Meyer heard about six […]
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Encountering Our Living Past
An Interview with Dr. James Papandrea and Participants on Garrett’s Trip to Rome Beneath the Basilica of San Clemente’s ornate […]
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Scholar for the Common Good
An interview with Mashungam Shatshang MTS ‘26 Political theology is always a fluid discipline—as ethicists and theologians respond to shifting […]
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A Joyful Noise for God
An Interview with Medomfo Owusu, MDiv ‘27 “Your body’s got to be active in this. Even if you feel out […]
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Following a Dream
An Interview with Simbarashe Ndowa, MAPM ‘26 Simbarashe (Simba) Ndowa’s childhood village on the border of Zimbabwe and Mozambique didn’t […]
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A Brush with Life
An Interview with Zaillah Rufus Gurugulla, MAFCEL & MAPCC ‘26 “All I could do was just hang by my arms […]
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Called to Be Church in the World
An Interview with Allison Martin MDiv/MAPCC ‘28 A call to ministry is rarely convenient. Indeed, Allison Martin’s life is testimony […]
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Why I Chose Garrett: Voices from the Incoming Class
Seminary education is personal. Perhaps more than any other field of graduate study, it invites students to bring the fullness […]
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Called to Queering Church
An Interview with Abby Holcombe (M.Div. GETS ’24) When Chicago’s Urban Village Church was formed in 2009, co-founded by Garrett […]
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Live a Life Pleasing to God
An Interview with M.Div. Student Jorja Porter ‘24 There’s a particular feeling when you talk with someone whose love for […]
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The Creature Feature Preacher
An Interview with David Canfield ‘24 “The rhetoric of fear in moral panics never changes—no matter what they’re about, it […]
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Reconnecting with God and Land
An Interview with Graduating Student Praveen Raj Climate change is too often discussed as an existential crisis instead of a […]
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Blessed by Water
An Interview with Graduating Ph.D. Student Kristen Daley Mosier We’re familiar with water as an essential and defining feature of […]
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Every month, Garrett-Evangelical international students host a luncheon, “Let’s Talk Globally,” where they educate the rest of campus (and alumni […]
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Healing Bodies, Mending Earth
An Interview with Graduating Student Jessica Hopkins Jessica Hopkins speaks quickly, passion bursting, as she describes her studies at Garrett. […]
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Small Closet, Big Impact
By Benjamin Perry Eliza’s Kitchen & Closet-Winter Update Eliza’s Kitchen and Closet is in need of winter supplies. We welcome […]
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