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Discover Greek Ruins: Study Abroad with Gordon and ACT This Summer
In summer 2025 Gordon students will have the unique opportunity to take part in archaeological excavations in Greece through a new partnership with the American College of Thessaloniki (ACT).
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Transforming Lives: Jennifer Thomas ’07 on Leading For His Children in Ecuador
Jennifer Thomas ’07 is now the executive director of For His Children, which serves vulnerable children in Ecuador through adoption and fostering. We sat down with her to ask about the realities of caring for vulnerable children in developing countries.
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How to Be Grateful: Practical Ways to Practice Gratitude
What does thankfulness truly mean? Why should we be grateful? As we reflect on this Thanksgiving season, here are some tips to help you develop practices that will allow gratitude to transform your life.
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Coding Excellence and Integrity: Lessons From Jason Asyone ’25’s Computer Science Internship with NUWC
Jason Asonye ’25 interned for a Naval Undersea Warfare Center and worked with some of the most brilliant minds in the country. For Asonye, the job was a calling—to combine his skills and his faith to be a light in the world of technology.
Making Space for Serendipity
Sometimes it’s that chance encounter—with the Uber driver, airplane passenger or person who appears out of nowhere with a set of jumper cables when a car battery dies—that, like a railway switch, sends us off in a newfangled direction.
Becoming Mom and Dad
Jake ’04 and Lauren x’08 Kreyling had originally made plans for a family of four and became a family of eight. “First you exercise your faith and then see why,” says Jake.
Lauren Snyder ’19 Designs Major Set for Winter Musical
After reading a poem about a saw in her Nobel Literature class, Lauren Snyder ’19 was the only one who raised her hand when the professor asked if anyone had ever used one.
15 Years of Connecting Academia, Church and City
Fifteen years ago, the Jerusalem and Athens Forum (JAF) and the Clarendon Scholars honors programs were founded to explore, respectively, “What has the academy to do with the Church?” and what either has to do with the city.
Chip Ingram Encourages ‘True Spirituality’ in DEEP FAITH Messages
Chip Ingram, CEO and teaching pastor of Living on the Edge, challenged the Gordon community for this year’s DEEP FAITH week with a four-sermon series on The Real God, the Real You, and True Spirituality.