Crossroads: Where Love and Faith Intersect

This post was written by Jon Soucek, a potential Student Board member of Crossroads next year. Found littered in the myriad volumes of political philosophy a common consensus among many of the authors is that society is good and government is bad. One place where this could be found is the philosophy of Thomas Paine, a noted and beloved philosopher for many Americans. Paine’s fault is that he foolishly puts a large amount of faith into society. Society is far from perfect, one could probably say that it is corrupt. An important example of society’s imperfections is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jesus preached love and peace, and was never violent. He showed the corruptions that were frequent with the Pharisees and Priests. He taught that money was not important and many other aspects that would hurt the interests of the church at the time. For this they had convinced Pontius Pilate that Jesus had broken the law, and that he should be punished. Even after he had been captured and...

Hello everyone, my name is Katie Murphy. In case you missed my last blog post, I will tell you a little bit about who I am! I'm a Junior at MSU studying Recreation, Parks, and Leisure services. I'm a student leader at Crossroads – Connections Coordinator. That means I get to greet everyone coming to worship, keep everyone up to date on events, make sure everyone feels welcome, and help spread God's love. With the school year starting to come closer to the end, I've been thinking a lot about the future. Especially since I'm also coming to the end of my career as a student at MSU with only one year left. Whether you are a Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior, we all spend plenty of time wondering about and worrying about the future. If you're a Freshmen, you might be still in the dark about what major you wish to pursue. As a sophomore or junior, maybe you're looking at summer internships. As a senior, where you're going to find a job. For m...