AfterVarsity

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 Steven Grahmann

Reflections from an Enneagram Seven: Learning to Face Pain

Several years ago my wife Jessica and I moved our family of four into a new apartment. At first it seemed like a fine place, but upon closer inspection (which wasn’t an option until we moved in), we realized that it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. The dishwasher was broken. A couple windows were calked shut. The toilet wouldn’t stop running.

April 10, 2018

By Timothy Holmes

Reflections from an Enneagram Six: Learning to Trust That God Will Never Leave Me

When I am healthy, I find that I am not only able to remain faithful to the people and communities around me, but I am also able to easily build trust that pushes the whole team/community forward.

April 03, 2018

By Hans Nyberg

Reflections from an Enneagram Five: Learning to Trust God’s Abundance

As a Five on the Enneagram, I love to learn and want to be competent. But my desire to observe and learn also has a major drawback: it’s hard for me to actually act on things.

March 27, 2018

By Drew Larson

Reflections from an Enneagram Four: Learning Not to Let Emotions Rule

My parents didn’t know about the Enneagram back in 1989. If they had, it would have been pretty clear to them what was up: I was a Four. My flagship quote could be this bit of dialogue from Doctor Who: “What’s good about sad?” “It’s happy, for deep people.”

March 20, 2018

By Kale Uzzle

Reflections from an Enneagram Three: Learning to Rest in Truth

When I heard about a Christian group on campus, I knew it was something I didn’t want to just join—it was an opportunity for me to step up and lead. I was driven, ambitious, and a little too eager to shine. I was, in short, a young Three on the Enneagram.

March 13, 2018

By Brenda Wong

Reflections from an Enneagram Two: Learning to Receive from Others

Twos will never run out of people to help. At our best, we are loving, generous, and unselfish. We can provide a healing presence for others, reflecting God’s love.

March 06, 2018

By Paula Frances Price

Reflections from an Enneagram One: Learning to Live in Grace

Ones see in the world an invitation to fix its problems. And while that may be exhausting for you, just imagine what it’s like inside our heads.

February 27, 2018

By Katie Ziegler

Reflections from an Enneagram Nine: Learning to Face Conflict and Take Action

Calm, content, even-tempered, and most of all, conflict avoidant, the Enneagram Nine description fit me.

February 20, 2018

By Carrie Carey

Reflections from an Enneagram Eight: Learning to Be Vulnerable

As I’ve learned more about Eights I’ve realized that they are generally self-confident, confrontational, strong, assertive, honest (sometimes brutally), and decisive people. When I read that description now I feel like it pretty accurately describes me.