Heaven at a softball tailgate
To Maggie Alsup, the kingdom of God looks like a tailgate of rivals in Oklahoma City — everyone pulling up a chair and grabbing a plate of food.
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Embracing belligerent hospitality: Moving beyond welcome to community building
When there is so much division and strife in our day-to-day, we need something more than radical hospitality to bind us. We need what I call belligerent hospitality, writes Maggie Alsup.
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Mentioning AI on college campuses can earn you a monologue on academic integrity, but we can only move forward, writes college chaplain Maggie Alsup.
Embracing change: College ministry lessons for the larger church
College ministry completely changes every four years. Perhaps there's a lesson here for the larger church to learn, writes Maggie Alsup.
Love’s defiant song
How can the peace offered by God and the chaos of the world exist at the same time, wonders Maggie Alsup?
Creativity births spiritual community
College chaplain Maggie Alsup is known around campus for the art projects she includes in chapel.
Four questions to ask yourself when writing inclusive prayers
Maggie Alsup offers four tips to craft prayers for multi-faith spaces.
Crafting communal prayers
College chaplain Maggie Alsup reflects on the impact of writing prayers for a diverse community.
A reading recommendation for overthinkers
Maggie Alsup shares a resource she has found helpful in addressing her anxiety and ministering to college students as they wrestle with their own mental health.
The intentionality of sabbath
“When we welcome sabbath, we welcome the holy,” writes Maggie Alsup.