New Traditions ~ Emily Johnson
Back at home in Wausau, WI, my family is a part of a medium-sized Presbyterian church. It’s your classic Midwestern church with lots of old white folks who have lived in the area for decades, people who sing old hymns…
Finding Rest ~ Connor Dewey
I love fireplaces! I really do. I love the heat and comfort they provide. I love the crackles and hisses of fireplaces. I knew that when I left home for Wisconsin, one of the luxuries I would miss the most…
Eating Together ~ Anna Saeger
When I came to campus last year, I had all the same worries that I assume our first-years probably have this year. I moved around a lot as a child, but always had my family at the end of the…
Strangers Become Family ~ Kevin Lee
A year ago, I arrived on this campus for the first time. As an international student coming from China, everything just felt so new. As I looked around in the Uber heading to my dorm from the airport, I noticed…
Letting Go, Finding Freedom ~ M. C.
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying…
Lessons From the Journey ~ Shaniya Auxier
Oh. My. Gosh. I did not expect to get here. Three weeks ago, I was telling people how April was never supposed to come, ever. April was a huge month for me and the completion of my senior honors thesis.…
A Holy Getaway ~ Lauren Pettis
The eco-spirituality retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery gave me an opportunity to step away from the busyness of life on campus and spend time with members of the Pres House community. The most influential thing that I have taken away…
BWAP 2022: Moments of Grace ~ Evan Digman
While at Ft. McCoy, our group wrestled with what it meant for us to be there. Here we found ourselves on this military base amidst flurries of chaos and complexity. We encountered a full spectrum of experiences. I questioned my…
BWAP 2022: Untitled Poem ~ Madelyn Peppard
I could call it a dystopia, but it was not fiction So I’ll try to describe it with my best words and diction But how is one to explain the inexplicable? Perhaps with my senses, though I’m not sure they’re…
BWAP 2022: Presence ~ Lauren Pettis
When we were sent off to the centers we worked in each day, we were given tasks to do and rules to follow. Sometimes we were busy running around our centers and could barely contain the chaos, but at other…