Until the world is different
David struck Goliath down on his first try and was celebrated in victory. That’s a nice way for the story to end but it’s important to remember that he took five stones with him. He understood that sometimes your faith has to endure a failure. All his hope can’t go into one stone. He’s going to have to keep throwing them until the world is different.
Alexis Vaughan, 2024 Convocation Address
Virginia Johnston White will be ordained to the Christian Ministry in the Chapel of the Holy Grail on May 31. A 2018 MDiv graduate of DDH and the Divinity School, she anticipates receiving her PhD this summer. Prof. William Schweiker will preach. Root and Branch Church, where she served as a staff minister, is her sponsoring congregation.
Theology and medical education. Mark Lambert, alumnus and Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Medical Humanities, and Bioethics at Des Moines University, returns on May 19 for a forum. His topic is "What Theology and Religious Studies Contribute to Medical Education."
The Alum Council will meet on May 19 to make plans for the Disciples General Assembly, July 12-15. They will gather friends, alums, and current students for lunch on July 15 in Memphis and celebrate Marshall Dunn as the Distinguished Alumnus. Tickets and more details
Celebration. Sandhya Jha will speak at Convocation on June 6, which marks the close of DDH's 130th academic year and celebrates the graduates. An alumna, trustee, and founder of the Oakland Peace Center, Jha published their fifth book, Rebels, Despots, and Saints, in 2023.
Reading among reeds. Justin Carlson has been exploring the interpretation of scripture in post-industrial ecology. On May 10 and again on May 14, he presented his Senior Ministry Project at Big Marsh Park, a recovered industrial site just off the banks of Lake Calumet in South Chicago. Read more about ministry presentations
How can a 1928 Gothic building be readied for a future that is beyond present imagining? How can this old House provide for forms of learning and ministry that we cannot yet glimpse? To catalyze student living and learning for the next one hundred years, the Board of Trustees has chartered a design and construction team that has expertise with historic buildings and an imagination of future possibilities. Construction begins June 9.
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