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The Hard Work of Choosing Forgiveness Over Hatred
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, The Bell interviewed the Honorable Herman J. Smith Jr. ’70.
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Top 20 Posts of 2020
More than 80,000 words and 125 posts on the pandemic, racial equality, church history, new programs and exciting College updates—take a look at The Bell’s 20 most popular stories of 2020.
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Remote Learning Takes Gordon’s Mission Around the World
For the first time in Gordon’s history, students can opt into a fully remote learning experience from anywhere in the world. It’s a new era for Gordon.
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Delving into the Dokes Ministry Scholars, an Accelerated Pastoral Degree Program
Hear from the inaugural Dokes Ministry Scholars program director, Andrew Breton ’08, about his vision for Gordon’s new accelerated pastoral degree program, offered through a partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
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Advent Meditations from La Vida: Walking with Presence
La Vida’s final Advent devotional meditates on Galatians 6:4–6 and the importance of allowing God to guide our impact in the world.
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Christmas Story
Because the journeys of Mary, Joseph and the magi only take up a few sentences in the Bible, there is much left to our imagination. To understand the risks Mary and Joseph took to bring the Messiah into the world and the lengths the magi went to just to meet him, The Bell interviewed biblical geographer Nicole DePue ’08.
8 Christmas Gifts That Feed the Body and the Soul: 2020 Edition
In Part II of our three-part Christmas Gift Guide designed to support the businesses and nonprofits of Gordon alumni, we have some stocking stuffers and grand gestures “yule” love.
9 Christmas Gifts for All Kinds of Enthusiasts: 2020 Edition
We’ve put together a three-part Christmas Gift Guide that shows a little love to Gordon alumni, and helps you find that special something for that hard-to-shop-for-somebody.
Advent Meditations From La Vida, Part Two: Sacred Moments
The role the wise men play in the Christmas story requires presence and focus: they noticed the star and followed it to Jesus. They took the time to pause, look up and notice. And what they noticed led them on a journey that required immense focus and determination.
Being Forged in the Fire
Heidi Forget, MSW, LICSW, of the Gordon College Counseling Center shares a word with students as they complete their first full semester during COVID-19 and transition into winter break.
A Liturgy of Easy Walks: Spiritual Lessons Learned from Years of Disability
Marjorie Turner Hollman x’77 likes to walk when most people are inside, asleep or far away. She ventures out on rainy and overcast days, visiting trails that bear no signs and have no online reviews.