The joy and sadness of Holy Week
Holy Week invites us to hold joy and sadness together—reminding us that Easter’s hope is richer when we don’t skip past the sorrow that precedes it, writes Maggie Alsup.
Maggie Alsup lives on iced coffee, believes that Disney movies are for all ages, is obsessed with hippos and loves living in the foothills of the Ozarks. She currently serves as the chaplain at Lyon College, in Batesville, Arkansas, where she helps empower and equip students for the life and ministry of the church universal.
Holy Week invites us to hold joy and sadness together—reminding us that Easter’s hope is richer when we don’t skip past the sorrow that precedes it, writes Maggie Alsup.
Maggie Alsup explores how childlike wonder deepens faith and sparks joy.
Maggie Alsup shares how an office door covered in stickers became a testament to God's inclusive love and a reminder that small messages can make a big impact.
In a busy season, the prophet John helps Maggie Alsup organize her to-do list.
Sometimes, the biggest victories come off the field, writes chaplain Maggie Alsup.
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.
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.
Mentioning AI on college campuses can earn you a monologue on academic integrity, but we can only move forward, writes college chaplain Maggie Alsup.
College ministry completely changes every four years. Perhaps there's a lesson here for the larger church to learn, writes Maggie Alsup.
How can the peace offered by God and the chaos of the world exist at the same time, wonders Maggie Alsup?
College chaplain Maggie Alsup is known around campus for the art projects she includes in chapel.
Maggie Alsup offers four tips to craft prayers for multi-faith spaces.
College chaplain Maggie Alsup reflects on the impact of writing prayers for a diverse community.
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.
“When we welcome sabbath, we welcome the holy,” writes Maggie Alsup.
Maggie Alsup wonders if we should resist the urge to “go back to normal.”
Margaret Alsup remembers the lessons she learned as a child in church.
After grieving the deaths of several students, college chaplain Maggie Alsup finds that Ash Wednesday offers a release for students.
College chaplain Maggie Alsup shares how pilgrimage can look like exploring thoughts and ideas with students.
Maggie Alsup invites us to remember the moment of now.
When life gets hectic, Advent invites us to slow down. We all need that, writes Maggie Alsup.
College chaplain Maggie Alsup on providing safe spaces for students to explore the language of sexuality.
College chaplain Maggie Alsup reflects on how her anxiety followed her throughout her education and the kindness of certain teachers that granted her perspective.
College chaplain Maggie Alsup remembers with gratitude the chaplain and pastor, both women, who shepherded her through her college years. They stand as models for the call she now feels in her life.
Lyon College Chaplain Maggie Alsup shares her ritual before each fall semester.
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