I’m excited to announce that as a part of next week’s Sex & the Soul Blogathon, we will be giving away 5 copies of Abbie Smith’s forthcoming book Celibate Sex: Musings on Being Loved, Single, Twisted, and Holy.
Make sure to read all the way to the bottom to learn the context rules!
Sacrifice is not something we talk about much in our society.
It seems to fly in the face of everything our North American culture tells us we should be about.
Lookout out for #1.
Indulge yourself.
Take what you want.
Don’t hold back.
The world is yours.
You deserve it.
I’m excited to offer you a sneak peek at my forthcoming book:
Shaping Their Future: Mentoring Students Through Their Formative College Years
It will officially release on March 11th, but you can get your 40 page preview here…
With 7 out of every 10 students claiming to have been in a long-distance relationship at some point, they are probably something we should know more about.
Long-distance relationships are not new, but advances in technology have made staying connected to high school sweethearts — or significant others from a previous school — a lot easier.
Yet, what do we really know about long-distance relationships???
And how do we assist students when we typically only get to see one side of the relationship.
Friends! I find it hard to believe my first book Shaping Their Future: Mentoring Students Through Their Formative College Years will release one month from today — on March 11th!!
It just doesn’t seem real to me. But my publisher assures me this is really happening.
In preparation for its release, I’ve made a few changes to the blog that I’d like to tell you about.
The problem of future is simple — it’s not now.
And today’s student has a hard time grasping much that is “yet to come.” It’s not that they’re dumb — in fact we know that quite the opposite is true of them. But with so much going on in this very moment, it’s hard to think much beyond it.
They understand the here and the now — because they’ve grown up in an “instant” culture.
About a year ago I wrote a post entitled: Overcoming a Culture of Instant Gratification. In it I talk about needing to introduce students the discipline of slow. Why slow? Because in slow — and only in the slow of life — can some things truly grow and take shape in the ways that they need to.
We’ve officially survived January! I’m not sure what it was like where you live — but I’m thankful to not live in the location of the photo above.
With the flip of the calendar page we’ve started the spring term, as well as the second half of the ministry season. In some instance we carry forward our ministry efforts that began back in the fall term — and in other instances we are given the chance to start afresh.
And before you know, we’ll be on our way to spring break!
Below is a list of the Top 10 most viewed posts from the month of January* — hope you enjoy!
Preparation for the next blogathon is now underway!
As you very well know, today’s college students are more wounded than ever. They’ve been exposed to, or personally experienced, a lot of pain and hurt in relation to sex, issues of sexuality, and their intersection with the Christian faith.
And what they need most are women and men who are willing to “get dirty” with them in order to understand the depths of their hurts.
They need someone like you and like me to come alongside them — suspending judgment — and journey with them towards healing, reconciliation, and redemption.
The 3rd Annual Sex & the Soul Blogathon…
Faith ON Campus friends — I NEED YOUR HELP!
I’m looking for approximately 20 individuals to help me launch my forthcoming book — Shaping Their Future: Mentoring Students Through Their Formative College Years!
It’s not your parent’s college anymore.
With technology, the landscape of college education has done a complete turnaround. Gone are the days of notebooks, printed syllabi, and textbooks.
Now it’s iPads, smartphones, and ebooks.
Here’s a look at the modern college student and how they fare technologically on the university campus.