Practicing A New Way
Being a pastor, echoing the words of Eugene Peterson, if you are called to it, is the best life there is. […]
Tag: discipleship
Better Together
The work we do, as pastors to college students, can often be incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. But it can also be […]
It Is Not Self-Care: Re-thinking Sabbath
I begin with a mea culpa. Often I have been labeled as one of those Type A personalities and only recently […]
Above All Else
There’s an old saying that you can’t give away what you don’t have, and college pastors, I think, understand what this means […]
You Have to Finish the Race to Win It
Most ministers don’t explode. You rarely read about a minister who “went postal” on their congregation. The thoughts do cross our mind, […]
Is Jesus Still Lord?
One of the most important dimensions of self-care is self awareness…especially as it relates to the way we conceive our relationship with […]
Snubbing God
In a previous post I talked about why (most) students side with Rob Bell.
Near the end of that post I suggested that, if push came to shove, many students today would choose loyalty to their friends — over and above their loyalty to God.
The reason?
Because they cannot conceive of a God that would subject their non-believing friends to an eternity of pain, suffering and separation from God.
Many of today’s college students, much like Bell (and plenty of others), believe (or want to believe — or need to believe) that God will make a way for those people who do not confess Jesus as Lord during their time here on earth.
Why (Most) Students Side With Rob Bell
I don’t know how many college students have taken the time to pick up Bell’s Love Wins, let alone read it, over the course of a busy spring term… but this summer, if they do, I think we’ll find that many of them will more or less fall into agreement with much of what Bell has to say.
And it makes perfect sense, really.
We’ve become a global community — and few know this better than our students.
Bin Laden, Enemies and Jesus’ Call to Love Them All
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for […]
How Is Your Ministry Forming Students?
Updated 4/16/12 Working on a Christian campus, I routinely get students who stop by my office who are struggling with how their […]