Does it seem that life is moving faster and faster? Days and weeks and months pass in a flash. As I type these words, we are almost two-thirds of the way through this semester. Didn’t we just begin classes...
Dear Kelly,
I recently changed my major because I didn’t feel a connection with the one I was in. I didn’t look forward to going to class, and I couldn’t see myself in that career, even though it may have...
Editor’s note: Dr. David Hollar, associate professor in the Department of Community Medicine in Mercer University’s School of Medicine, shares below his recent experience as a lay chaplain helping with Hurricane Ian relief efforts in Florida.
I recently had the...
Christmas magic is real in Macon! Have you dreamed of a Hallmark Christmas? Walking down the streets of downtown Macon and Mercer Village this season, you will feel as if you set foot in the movies.
Here are two of...
I joined our Mercer On Mission team working in a remote community in the Pokot region of Kenya in the summer of 2014. We had come to the small village of Sisit to assist in the efforts of our...
Dear Kelly,
I really struggled last semester. I had family and job challenges, and along with that, the classes I was taking were courses that were very involved. I decided I needed to take a break after that, so I...
Years ago, I knew a woman who had lost her voice, not temporarily, but permanently. Her name was Polly, and cancer had invaded her larynx. To save her life, her vocal cords and the surrounding tissue had to be...
A reader asks: I just found out I need surgery and will have to miss class. What do I need to do to ensure I won't fall behind?
Looking for more artistic activities? Then, check out downtown Macon! With seven art galleries, daily art classes and numerous public art installations, you can find something to fill your artistic heart around every corner.
This weekend, downtown Macon is opening...
What a healthier, happier and freer world we would make if we would start moving some of our old and stubborn fences, opening up new space for new neighbors.
