The Price of Not Paying Attention
We live in an age of distraction. It’s not just something we’re learning to “deal with,” but something we believe is […]
We live in an age of distraction. It’s not just something we’re learning to “deal with,” but something we believe is […]
As students near the end of another term… and some, graduation… many will make their way towards the home of their parents. […]
It may seem like a dumb question, but I wonder… Do we really encourage our students to wrestle with their understanding […]
With all of the transition, struggle, change and formation that takes place during the college years, I wonder how our approach to […]
The college years are some of the most formative in life. During this critical time, students are going through a tremendous amount […]
Most campuses I know of seem to have some sort of formal programming and process for welcoming students to campus, helping them to get moved in, and then oriented to their new community, before classes begin.
Most of us went through this process as a first-year student… once upon a time… and it may be that we have forgotten some of the emotions and overwhelming feelings of disorientation that often accompany this time of transition.
And on move-in day specifically, new students and parents are about one thing and one thing only — getting into (and then settled in) their dorm room.
So let me encourage us — each and every one of us — to be about that one thing as well.
I was reminded yesterday of just how gracious our God is… in that God chooses to use us in the formation of […]
Updated 3/20/12 I was recently reminded of the power of one. One question. One conversation. One experience… It can literally change everything. […]
Updated 2/15/12 If you work with college students than you likely have spent some time thinking about how we help them “claim […]
College students, especially those about to graduate, inevitably are asked, “What are you doing after you graduate?” Most of the college […]