By Megan Alms | Contributor Ryan and Selena Frederick's marriage began with a life-or-death crisis. Upon graduating college, the new couple decided to go on adventure, leaving their lives and moving to Switzerland to pursue equestrian care for a year. But within a few weeks of their adventure, Ryan ...
By Megan Alms | Contributor Since the contemporary idea of engagement is a cultural phenomenon which did not exist in the same way when the Bible was written, scripture tells us little on how we should live as engaged individuals. "Letters to a Romantic: On Engagement" applies scripture to our modern ...
By Megan Alms | Contributor An evangelical college campus is a mosaic of conflicting ideals, especially concerning sexuality. Peers at secular schools say sex is casual. Christian professors say sex is holy, but restrained. Parents say sex is prohibited altogether. The mixing of these ideals results ...
By Megan Alms | Contributor Ever since her father died, Isabelle Lee has struggled to cope with loss. Lee's mother is always sad, her sister seems lost and Lee has developed an eating disorder. Forced to join an eating disorder therapy group, Lee becomes unlikely friends with Ashley, the most popular ...
By Megan Alms | Contributor Pick-a-dates. Are they dates? Are they hangouts? They're an age-old Taylor tradition, yet still no one knows. Pick-a-dates are possibly the most ambiguous events that take place at Taylor, and things can get awkward. Fast. If you ask someone of a different gender, that sends ...
By Megan Alms | Contributor When asked what she would do with her life if she didn't have to worry about money, Allison Vesterfelt responds, "I would drive across the country and write a book about it." But you can't just leave everything to live out your dream . . . or can you? That's just what her ...
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