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STOA ARCHIVE


October 2025
Letter from the Committee Self Control “You can choose to eat this one marshmallow. However, if you choose not to eat this marshmallow while I’m gone, then I’ll give you two marshmallows when I return.” This familiar social experiment explores children’s self-control in order to earn greater rewards. In a constant duel between long and short-term gratification, life presents us with daily decisions between restraint and indulgence: Eat that cookie, or drink some more water? M


September 2025
Letter from the Committee Gentleness A parent whispers, “Be gentle,” to a toddler excitedly meeting their infant sibling; a husband...


September 2025
The Stoa pillar, “We have a Biblical worldview,” and this year’s theme, Rooted in Truth, make us aware of our longing for truth, and our...
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