It’s April 1st! But this list is NO JOKE.
March was another great month at FaithONCampus.com and included a first ever Book Launch!
Thanks to all who helped get #ShapingTheirFutureBook out there! I hope it adds to our collective work with college students across this nation.
Here are the posts that were most viewed during the month of March!
A special word of “Thanks!” to all who contributed guest posts.
Too busy.
It describes many of our lifestyles — and many of our students’ lifestyles as well.
And sadly, we more often wear this characteristic as a badge of honor, rather than an indictment on our collective misuse of time.
Our culture has come to equate an overly-full schedule and unhealthy pace of life with importance, significance, and they way of success.
The problem with tolerance is both simple and complex — and has everything to do with how we understand it and attempt to live it out.
It’s simple in the sense that this cultural call to create space for those who don’t believe exactly like you speaks to the kind of charity and hospitality that we see exemplified by Christ.
This is good. And something that many of us as Christians have struggled with for a long time now.
I believe that Christians should be a living definition of charity and hospitality.
But it’s complex in that — for far too many followers of Jesus — we understand it to mean that we need to keep our beliefs and opinions to our selves.
The #iMentor Initiative was started to honor the investment of mentors all over the world, and to encourage potential mentors to take the initiative in starting an intentional relationship with a college student today.
Read my story here.
Mentoring.
I think one could easily build the case for this being one of the most challenging times in history to attempt to mentor—especially young adults.
And at the same time I think one could just as easily build the case for this being one of the direst of times for young adults—where mentors are needed now, more than ever.
I am thrilled to announce that do to the generous gifts of some great organizations we will now be able to offer tickets to the 2013 Faith ON Campus Summer Institute for just $139!
Events like this could not happen without the generous support of many!
I encourage you to check out these great organizations — and get your ticket now for the 2013 Faith ON Campus Summer Institute!
Call me crazy, but with the launch of Shaping Their Future just a few days away now, I figured it might be time to get started on my next book.
CAMPUS gODS: Exposing the Idols That Can Derail Your Present and Destroy Your Future
How’s that sound for a working title?
Sex, love, books and football — they all made the list of this month’s Top Posts(*).
Special thanks to those who contributed guest posts for the 2013 Sex & the Soul Blogathon!
Now on to the countdown…
A BIG THANKS to all who turned out for the 3rd Annual Sex & the Soul Blogathon!! So many great posts — and conversations begun.
And a special THANKS! to Abbie Smith for offering 5 copies of her forthcoming book Celibate Sex: Musings on Being Loved, Single, Twisted, and Holy.
Everyone who Tweeted, Shared, posted, or commented over the three-day event were eligible to win — and randomly assigned a number. Five numbers were then selected — at random — from Random.org.
The WINNERS of a copy of Abbie Smith’s Celibate Sex are:
As a pastor of students, and father of five small children, I am deeply troubled by the statistics describing the sexual practices of today’s young people.
Sometimes I wish I had the ability to sit down with students and allow them to look 5 years, 10 years, or maybe even 15 years into the future — so they could see how their present actions will have a direct impact on their future.
I honestly believe that if more students knew how their choices today would impact their lives in the years to come, they’d make changes in their lives.
At least I hope they would.