After Mass Tragedy: Moving Beyond Our Initial Response
In December 2017, the fires in Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Diego, California, were still burning when the vast majority of news...
Women & STEM
Although there are talented women in every field, the gender gap in many science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is well documented.
According to...
The Courage to Listen Well
You’re hiking along a shallow stream, green foliage to your left and right, sharp stones pressing through the soles of your boots. You spot...
Charlottesville: How to Heal
The news coming out of Charlottesville, Va., was disturbing on many levels, but one piece of news made my body tense and my head...
Adventuresome Civility: The Brave Work of Finding Common Ground
This season is brimming with questions of who we are to each other — how we should relate to each other in the spaces...
How Much Do Our Words Matter?
Although we have always known it intuitively, science has confirmed the tremendous power our words have on ourselves, communities, and the world. In fact,...
The Logical Approach: Learning to Disagree Agreeably
Imagine a group of friends gathered around a table — eating, talking, and enjoying one another’s company. As these friends discuss life, their conversation...
The Social Media Silo Situation
The year is 2016. The place, Facebook. A 30-something man is scrolling through his newsfeed when he sees the inflammatory headline of a news...
Seeing People Through the Eyes of Christ
This summer, I had the opportunity to travel with several other PLNU students and leaders on a LoveWorks trip to Selma, Ala.—a 17-day museum...
Across All Barriers: Choosing Risk & Vulnerability Over Differences
“The world has never been an easy place, but the past decade has been traumatic for so many people that it’s made changes in...
Talking Point: Q&A with Jamie Gates, Ph.D.
A groundbreaking, three-year study examining the relationship between gangs, the community and sex trafficking in San Diego County was recently published by Dr. Jamie...
Women’s Elusive Quest for Balance
Dr. Linda Beail, political science professor and director of PLNU’s Margaret Stevenson Center for Women’s Studies, addresses the highly-disputed question: Can women really have it all?
