Tag: hard conversations

Academics & Vocation

When You’re Not the Star

We live in a rock star culture.

No doubt about it.

And I happen to work at a school that’s known for attracting wanna be rock stars — because we routinely produce them.

But not all of those hopeful, incredibly talented and well-trained students get to see their dreams realized. In fact, it’s a small fraction that do.

And that can be hard,

Student Culture, Trends & Issues

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.

Student Culture, Trends & Issues

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.