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Rev. Dr. Jeremy Summers, Director of Church and Community Engagement, Evangelical Environmental Network
No full textBride Abduction in Rural Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis of Influences, Impact, and Intervention Strategies
No full textBride abduction in rural Ethiopia is a harmful traditional practice that often goes unchallenged by both communities and law enforcement. This paper provides a multilevel analysis of legal frameworks, cultural influences, and socioeconomic factors sustaining the practice, and discusses the far-reaching impact on affected individuals and communities. Examining interventions that have successfully addressed gender-based violence in other contexts suggests that multicomponent community mobilization, improved procedural frameworks, and engagement with local leaders are essential to effectively addressing bride abduction in rural Ethiopia
A Divine Conceptualist Interpretation of Modal Structuralism
Full text linkStructuralism is a contemporary philosophy of mathematics which asserts that the content of mathematics is not located in the objects of its study but rather the relations which hold between those objects. Modal Structuralism, in turn, emphasizes that mathematical truth concerns modal statements about what would be necessarily true of a system if such relations held. Finally, Theistic Conceptual Realism argues that possible worlds are in fact instances of divine self-knowledge, and thereby provides a means of grounding modality in the mind of God. In this paper, we argue that Modal Structuralism, as interpreted via Theistic Conceptual Realism, provides a satisfying view of mathematics which we hope will appeal to Christian mathematicians in particular
The Crisis of the Spotlight
Full text linkThe Crisis of the Spotlight is a collection of mostly fiction and poetry that measures one\u27s journey to the spotlight
RISE Kids: A Disabilities Ministry at Markle Church of Christ
Full text linkChurches are called to be a place of belonging and welcoming to all people who walk through their doors. However, it is common that individuals and families impacted by disability are left feeling marginalized and unwelcome in the church. This paper presents a philosophy for RISE Kids, a ministry at Markle Church of Christ in Markle, Indiana that exists to provide advocacy and support for these families to promote a true sense of belonging. The goal of this paper is to provide local churches with a ministry framework to intentionally minister to individuals and families with disabilities. This paper describes the theological, anthropological, and sociological premises that impact how a disability ministry functions. Additionally, it offers a detailed description of what an individual should like after being involved in the ministry. This paper provides both a theoretical basis and a practical basis for a disability ministry seeking to disciple children and their families. Through intentional programs and practices, individuals and families impacted by disability are welcomed into a church family where they belong. As these children and families are being discipled, they are learning more about what it looks like to love God and love others
SkyForge Core: A Triple Modular Redundant Computing Architecture for Small Satellites
Full text linkAs small satellite missions grow in complexity, there is increasing demand for greater onboard computational performance. Traditional radiation-hardened processors, while reliable, are expensive, slow, and suffer from long procurement timelines. In contrast, commercial off-the-shelf processors like the Raspberry Pi offer high performance at low cost but are vulnerable to radiation-induced faults such as single-event upsets. SkyForge Core is an experimental computing system that addresses this challenge by integrating three Raspberry Pi Zero W units into a triple modular redundant architecture. The system executes identical tasks on each Pi, compares outputs using majority voting, and identifies discrepancies. If a failure occurs, the system continues operation while executing a recovery operation on the affected processor. This architecture will be demonstrated aboard a Near Space Launch smallsat in early 2026. SkyForge Core aims to validate the architecture, collect data on failure rates in low earth orbit, and characterize system performance in space