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The First Shall Be Last
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The First Shall Be Last

March 16, 2022 | By Ethan Hooper H’25

Luke 13:30 “And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

In our modern, consumption-based culture, the idea that we are not defined by our social status, economic situation, or even self-image seems impossible. Who are “the last” that Jesus is talking about? The term “last,” I believe, is vague for a reason. Each person has their own individual idea of who the last in the world are: for some, it is the lonely, for some the poor, for some the sick, and for all these, Jesus promises that they will be first in Heaven.

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Silence and Sound: A Thought
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Silence and Sound: A Thought

Feb 13, 2013 | Valentina Guerrero PC ’19. Adapted from a YFA Christmas Devotional

How silently, how silently

The wondrous gift is given!

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heaven.

No ear may hear His coming,

But in this world of sin,

Where meek souls will receive him still,

The dear Christ enters in

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Imago Dei
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Imago Dei

Sept. 2, 2016 | By Grace Niewijk GH ‘18

When Jesus was on earth, he spent time with those whom society ignored and considered worthless. Prostitutes, lepers, widows and orphans; sinners, the sick, and the small from every walk of life. He looked at the least of these, called them worthy, and told them that he had come for their sakes.

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