The picture to the right is of a man (yes, fully clothed) running through Death Valley.
Extreme athletes will often go to extreme measures in their training in order to be most fully prepared for their upcoming event/s.
It’s a part of what makes them great!
Their willingness to push themselves beyond their limits — and far beyond what most of us would be willing to do — is what distinguishes them from the rest of us.
What does it means to “train” people in the faith.
Last summer I had the chance to sit with Dr. Jerry Sittser, Professor of Theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, WA.
As a church historian, Jerry shared story after story from the early church Christians, as well as the desert fathers and mothers, regarding how they engaged in spiritual formation — training to be spiritual athletes.
If you had the chance to communicate one message to incoming students — 2 months before their arrival — what would it be?
We are in the midst of our summer orientation here at BU. It’s probably not too different from what happens on most other campuses around the country that practice this same methodology of “introducing” new students to campus.
Did you happen to catch the season finale of The Biggest Loser last night? I love that show! The transformation that takes place, on […]
I wrote this blog post after returning from a mission trip with eleven students. It is mostly in response to a deep conversation we had about what will happen when the students leave college. See, they get it – they’re tired of churches that are more concerned with creating their own world rather than changing THE world for the sake of The Kingdom.
So as our students walk across their stages and receive their long-expected degrees, will there be a church they can be part of? Will there be a movement of Jesus followers who actually pray as Jesus taught us… and believe it?
According to the American Heart Association website, “approximately 95% of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital.”
Sometime between 12:10pm and 12:20 pm on April 14th my world was turned upside down. During a run over my lunch hour, I went into full cardiac arrest and collapsed. At 32 years of age I had a heart attack…at 32! This was completely unexpected and the circumstances surrounding my survival are nothing short of miraculous.
My family thinks I have a heart of steel. And it’s true. I rarely cry in sad movies. I’m a rock at […]
Greetings Campus Ministers…my students are heading your way! Last Saturday I had the privilege of watching a half-dozen students I had only […]
I have a pastor friend who reads Acts 17, Paul’s “Mars Hill” encounter, a bit differently than many of us. He sees […]
Updated 3/7/12 One of the reasons I’ve always loved college ministry, specifically working as a part of the university, is because it […]