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    Two Years of Growth: A Podcast Reflection
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Two Years of Growth: A Podcast Reflection

    Previous interns Elle Fiedler and Caroline Penfield reflect on their two years as Truitt Center interns. If you don't have Spotify, here...
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    Grace in the Face of Guilt
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 5 min

    Grace in the Face of Guilt

    I’ve had a limp for as long as I can remember. I favor the right side of my body heavily, not just in writing but in walking and...
    124 views0 comments
    Where Will Your Ripples Go?
    Caroline Penfield
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    Where Will Your Ripples Go?

    When I was first asked to direct The Ripple Conference, Elon’s annual, regional, interfaith conference, two years ago, I was sitting in...
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    A Love Affair with Rain Pants: Lessons Learned From a Week in the Woods
    rwells129
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Love Affair with Rain Pants: Lessons Learned From a Week in the Woods

    By Emerson Wells On December 10, 2020, I set out on a five day backpacking trip in the Great Smoky Mountains with two of my closest...
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    Self-Worth: a Journey
    Caroline DiGrande
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    Self-Worth: a Journey

    As part of the Religious and Spiritual Life Committee on campus, I was tasked with creating a presentation on self-worth. This umbrella...
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    10 Story People Illustrations by Brian Andreas That Speak to My Soul
    Caroline Penfield
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    10 Story People Illustrations by Brian Andreas That Speak to My Soul

    Several of the distinctive, colorful, illustrations of Brian Andreas, paired with his short stories commentary on life, purpose, and...
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    Songs to Move You Forward
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Feb 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Songs to Move You Forward

    I’ve found myself feeling stuck lately. Stuck in past hurts and frustrations, dreams that never panned out, hopes that now feel hopeless....
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    Walk Down This Mountain
    Caroline Penfield
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    Walk Down This Mountain

    During the first weekend of November two of my close friends and I were visiting part of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North...
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    Saturn
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    Saturn

    To say that I’m feeling lost is an understatement. I engage with the topic of religion and spirituality nearly every day, whether it be...
    70 views0 comments
    Seeking Light on the Darkest of Days
    Caroline DiGrande
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Seeking Light on the Darkest of Days

    The winter solstice is a universal event that takes place twice per year (once per hemisphere), and happens at the same moment around the...
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    Diving into Interfaith
    Brittney Hope
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Diving into Interfaith

    The first experience with faith that I can remember was when I was around 7 years old. My family drove down to Georgia to stay with my...
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    rwells129
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    An Atheist, Christian, and Buddhist Walk Into a Bar: Navigating “None-ness” in Interfaith Settings

    Emerson Wells For me, introductions within interfaith spaces often go like this: “Introduce yourself, your pronouns, your background, and...
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    The Weight of Grief
    Caroline Penfield
    • Oct 30, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Weight of Grief

    March seems like a lifetime ago. I remember Wednesday, March 11th very clearly, the day the world seemed to stop. In the future, we will...
    305 views1 comment
    The Peace of Wild Things
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Peace of Wild Things

    Monday mornings are actually my favorite time of the week. I wake up early so that I can do my morning routine in my own time, usually...
    64 views0 comments
    And God Said it was Good.
    Caroline DiGrande
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    And God Said it was Good.

    Growing up Catholic, one of the first tangible elements of my faith I can remember learning is the creation story, as portrayed in the...
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    On Humility and Roots
    Caroline Penfield
    • May 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    On Humility and Roots

    The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein has always been one of my favorite books. I love the simple illustrations paired with the way...
    73 views0 comments
    WALK: intransitive verb
    Whitney Miller
    • May 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    WALK: intransitive verb

    walk | \ ˈwȯk\ If you had told me a couple months ago that I would be thinking so deeply about “walking,” I would have definitely doubted...
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    Empathy is not Endorsement
    Ellen Fiedler
    • May 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Empathy is not Endorsement

    Empathy is not endorsement. Empathizing with someone you profoundly disagree with does not suddenly compromise your own deeply held...
    847 views1 comment
    Are you there G-D? It's me, Rachel
    Rachel Dzik
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Are you there G-D? It's me, Rachel

    In my life, I turn to G-D for comfort and advice. I am sure that there are others of you that do too. When things go wrong all of the...
    144 views1 comment
    Redefining Community
    Caroline Penfield
    • Apr 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Redefining Community

    Living in community is something I have taken for granted most of my life. My parents raised me with a strong sense of community, always...
    41 views0 comments
    LISTEN: verb
    Whitney Miller
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    LISTEN: verb

    lis·​ten | \ ˈli-sᵊ So much is happening right now: COVID-19 and quarantine. It can be a lot. It can be overwhelming. I find myself at...
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    A Playlist for Trying Times
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Playlist for Trying Times

    Music has always been a source of deep healing for me. No matter what I'm experiencing, the right song can change everything. So, in this...
    42 views0 comments
    How to Love A Place Like This
    Caroline Penfield
    • Mar 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    How to Love A Place Like This

    This past January I had the incredible opportunity to journey through the South with the Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows, following...
    38 views0 comments
    TECHNOLOGY: noun
    Whitney Miller
    • Mar 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    TECHNOLOGY: noun

    tech·​nol·​o·​gy | \ tek-ˈnä-lə-jē A capability given by the practical application of knowledge A manner of accomplishing a task...
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    No Peace, No Justice or No Justice, No Peace?
    Holly Miranda
    • Feb 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    No Peace, No Justice or No Justice, No Peace?

    This past Winter term, I had the opportunity to partner with our Multifaith Coordinator, Allison Pelyhes, in planning and executing...
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    Impermanence: A Resolution
    Caroline Penfield
    • Feb 17, 2020
    • 4 min

    Impermanence: A Resolution

    So, here we are, at the start of 2020. A new year, a new decade. There is a lot of pressure associated with every new year. And to be...
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    It’s all about the give and take
    Rachel Dzik
    • Jan 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    It’s all about the give and take

    Holiday season is here and I am so excited! This is my favorite time of the year because it is just one of many excuses to be with my...
    51 views0 comments
    The Importance of Saying “Happy Holidays”
    Megan Hernandez-Greene
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Importance of Saying “Happy Holidays”

    For most people, it is the most wonderful time of the year. With that comes the common debate around how people should greet each other...
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    Pain & Hope
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Jan 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    Pain & Hope

    Over the summer, I went on a life-changing ten day trip to Israel & Palestine with a program called Passages, which allows Christian...
    37 views0 comments
    Light, Love, and Acceptance
    Rachel Dzik
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Light, Love, and Acceptance

    As a Jewish girl growing up in a small Christian community, I did not have much access to other worldviews. I always felt so isolated...
    55 views0 comments
    Finding Home Where You Least Expect It
    Holly Miranda
    • Dec 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    Finding Home Where You Least Expect It

    If you were to sit and tell me in high school that I would “find my people” at my university’s center for religious and spiritual life, I...
    9 views0 comments
    OUTDOORS: adverb/noun
    Whitney Miller
    • Dec 10, 2019
    • 4 min

    OUTDOORS: adverb/noun

    out·​doors | \ au̇t-ˈdȯrz The outdoors - what an atmosphere. Hiking the art lobe of Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina is the...
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    Lessons From My Evangelical Neighbors
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Dec 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    Lessons From My Evangelical Neighbors

    “When other Christians threaten or disappoint me, I work as hard to see God in them as in people of other (or no) faiths. It helps to...
    141 views0 comments
    What’s Next?
    Megan Hernandez-Greene
    • Dec 4, 2019
    • 3 min

    What’s Next?

    The topic of death is a sensitive one that people may or may not have a hard time talking about. It is close to Día de Los Muertos, and...
    23 views1 comment
    Intellectual and Spiritual Light
    Holly Miranda
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    Intellectual and Spiritual Light

    I consider myself to be an open book. I have never had a problem with expressing my thoughts and feelings to others. However, when I sat...
    9 views1 comment
    Lessons from my Family
    Liz Crouse
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    Lessons from my Family

    If you know me well, you’ll know family is everything to me. From attending family camp as a child and working there as a young adult to...
    79 views0 comments
    God, our Mother
    Caroline Penfield
    • Nov 19, 2019
    • 3 min

    God, our Mother

    My mom is really cool. An alumna of Little Rock Central High School and a very small liberal arts college in Louisiana, she raised two...
    101 views0 comments
    When Life Gives You Lemons...
    Rachel Dzik
    • Nov 15, 2019
    • 3 min

    When Life Gives You Lemons...

    Do you ever have that feeling where you have this overwhelming anger that just consumes you? Well… I do… ALL THE TIME! You may be...
    39 views0 comments
    Taste and See
    Caroline Penfield
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    Taste and See

    When I started doing interfaith work a year ago, I had no idea what I was doing. I thought that interfaith was a confusing and convoluted...
    114 views0 comments
    Christian-ish: The Greatest of These is Love
    Ellen Fiedler
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 4 min

    Christian-ish: The Greatest of These is Love

    Before coming to Elon, I had no concept of how diverse Christianity is. I grew up in a Catholic household where it was expected that my...
    90 views2 comments
    Eid Mubarak!
    Holly Miranda
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Eid Mubarak!

    While Eid al-Adha was celebrated by the world on August 10th & 11th, festivities at Elon occurred on September 19th. Before coming back...
    14 views1 comment
    Lessons from my Cohort
    Liz Crouse
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    Lessons from my Cohort

    “God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems which humans have...
    118 views2 comments
    Hey ________, it's Megan.
    Megan Hernandez-Greene
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Hey ________, it's Megan.

    Religion is a complex topic that I never seem to be able to articulate the way I would like too. I study it ironically and would say I...
    56 views2 comments
    SUPPORT: verb
    Whitney Miller
    • Oct 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    SUPPORT: verb

    sup·​port | \ sə-ˈpȯrt Elon University functions through a mentality of constant commitments. People move with a purpose as they walk...
    18 views2 comments
    Spiritual Awakening
    Rachel Dzik
    • Oct 14, 2019
    • 4 min

    Spiritual Awakening

    There are so many moments in a person’s life that are deemed powerful and meaningful and others that get discarded and forgotten. As...
    131 views4 comments

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