College Students and Theodicy
How many times have you been faced with a question like this from a student: Why did God let _____________ happen? What […]
Category: Student Culture, Trends & Issues
Helping Students Take Steps of Faith
How do we help students to take steps of faith? I think it’s a big part of what we do. I think […]
Noise, Hurry & Crowds
In the classic, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, author Richard Foster made this significant observation: In contemporary society our […]
What Message Are We Sending Our Female Students?
A female colleague and good friend of mine, who attends a great seminary, passed this video on to me last week. I […]
We’ve got a problem!
Have you seen this yet? It’s a new ‘smartphone’ commercial put out by Microsoft. It’s pretty funny… but speaks to a growing […]
College Students, Death & the Afterlife
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been meeting with a student who recently lost someone very close him. For obvious reasons […]
Making Space for Students to Grow
I’m a big believer in Christian higher education. Young adults raised in Christian homes often reach a period of deep struggle in […]
Revisiting The Great Commission On Campus
Jesus tells us in Matthew 28 to make disciples. We practice that well through church and ministry activity but often times we […]
The Senior Year Transition: How Are We Preparing our Students for Life After College?
My first year out [of college] was the toughest year of my life, a Penn State alum told me. He was a […]
Civility on Campus
Do your students treat others with civility? An odd question for 2010, really. But it’s the buzz on quite a few campuses. […]