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Posted on January 8, 2021

Remote Learning Takes Gordon’s Mission Around the World

For the first time in Gordon’s history, students can opt into a fully remote learning experience from anywhere in the world. It’s a new era for Gordon.

Posted on January 7, 2021

Delving into the Dokes Ministry Scholars, an Accelerated Pastoral Degree Program

Hear from the inaugural Dokes Ministry Scholars program director, Andrew Breton ’08, about his vision for Gordon's new accelerated pastoral degree program, offered through a partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Posted on December 19, 2020

Advent Meditations from La Vida: Walking with Presence

La Vida's final Advent devotional meditates on Galatians 6:4–6 and the importance of allowing God to guide our impact in the world.

Posted on December 18, 2020

5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Christmas Story

Because the journeys of Mary, Joseph and the magi only take up a few sentences in the Bible, there is much left to our imagination. To understand the risks Mary and Joseph took to bring the Messiah into the world and the lengths the magi went to just to meet him, The Bell interviewed biblical geographer Nicole DePue ’08.

Posted on December 16, 2020

How the Pandemic Changed the Tune for Gordon’s Musicians

COVID-19 protocols posed a challenge to the Department of Music's daily rhythms, but their creative adaptations meant they reached more audiences than ever.

Posted on December 16, 2020

10 Alumni Nonprofits for Your Last Gift of 2020

In Part III of our Christmas Gift Guide, finish out 2020 by supporting causes that will make 2021 a better year for our neighbors, near and far.

Posted on December 12, 2020

Advent Meditations from La Vida: Can Anything Good Come from Nazareth or the Year 2020?

Week three of La Vida's Advent devotional series considers the question posed by Nathanael in John 1: “Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?”

Posted on December 10, 2020

8 Christmas Gifts That Feed the Body and the Soul: 2020 Edition

In Part II of our three-part Christmas Gift Guide designed to support the businesses and nonprofits of Gordon alumni, we have some stocking stuffers and grand gestures “yule” love.

Posted on December 9, 2020

9 Christmas Gifts for All Kinds of Enthusiasts: 2020 Edition

We’ve put together a three-part Christmas Gift Guide that shows a little love to Gordon alumni, and helps you find that special something for that hard-to-shop-for-somebody.

Posted on December 5, 2020

Advent Meditations From La Vida, Part Two: Sacred Moments

The role the wise men play in the Christmas story requires presence and focus: they noticed the star and followed it to Jesus. They took the time to pause, look up and notice. And what they noticed led them on a journey that required immense focus and determination.

Posted on December 4, 2020

Being Forged in the Fire

Heidi Forget, MSW, LICSW, of the Gordon College Counseling Center shares a word with students as they complete their first full semester during COVID-19 and transition into winter break.

Posted on December 3, 2020

A Liturgy of Easy Walks: Spiritual Lessons Learned from Years of Disability

Marjorie Turner Hollman x’77 likes to walk when most people are inside, asleep or far away. She ventures out on rainy and overcast days, visiting trails that bear no signs and have no online reviews.