Rebekah Mann is a middle school ELA teacher who lives in Pensacola, Florida, with her husband and two overgrown puppies. She earned her BA in English in Spring 2020 from the Baptist College of Florida and her MS in Second Language Instruction in Spring 2022 from Troy University. A bit of a language nerd, Rebekah loves teaching and learning languages and seeing how our language is inextricably connected to our identities as images of Christ.

Revisiting Hatchet: The Idolization of Self-Sufficiency and the Truth of the Gospel

Hatchet shows the downside of extreme self-reliance, and teaches us to value the companionship and help of others.

“Leaf by Niggle”: Sacrificing Ambition for the Love of a Neighbor

There is no goal or achievement we can aspire to that is greater than loving God and loving our neighbors as Christ loves them.