Well, we’ve officially made it through the first month of 2012 — and the start of a new term on campus.
I hope your ministry is off to a great start… and that you’ve been encourage by what you’re seeing on campus.
I also hope you’ve found encouragement, inspiration and challenge through your visits to faithoncampus.com this month.
Here are the Top 10 most viewed posts of the month. If you missed one of these the first time around I would definitely encourage you to check it out now!
10. Will Young Women Bring an End to the Hookup Culture?
Young women are feeling (and believing) that young men have the “upper hand” in the world of relationships simply because of the numbers, and therefore feel compelled to “compete” for the smaller pool of men on campus.
Many of these young women are compromising on what they want most — Keep reading…
9. Whatever It Takes: Helping Your Students And Yourself Gain Freedom From Lust And Porn | Paul Worcester
Like many college freshman I was addicted to lust. This addiction started for me at a very young age. It crippled my spiritual life and caused more pain than I like to think about. It was a spiritual cancer eating away at every part of my life. Having this secret area of my life caused me to constantly feel guilty, insecure and fearful of what others would think about me if they found out who I really was. I was trapped. Keep reading…
8. Missional Sexuality | Pat Hannon
Is not having sex the most important thing about being a Christian? And what does sex have to do with mission? Those of us working with emerging adults are seeking to shape the lives of our students in multiple ways. We desire for them to develop a Christian sexual ethic and to develop an understanding of Christian mission. These are two MASSIVE shifts. Keep reading…
7. What About The Ladies | Bob Henry
Are we more accepting of female students who experiment with sexuality than we are of their male counterparts? Lately, more and more female students have been willing to “open up” about their sexual struggles, but we may be surprised as to what lies behind their issues of sexuality. Keep reading…
6. 12 Questions to Help Shape Your 2012
I think there is great significance to spending some intentional time reflecting on our past whenever we are also thinking about our future. I think it gives perspective. It speaks to trajectory. It provides a bigger context in which to better understand questions… and answers. But it’s not as easy as it sounds… is it? Keep reading…
5. Don Draper Stole Our Imagination | JR. Madsill Forasteros
Everyone wants to be beautiful. In our world of gyms and plastic surgery and beach bodies that’s not a surprising statement. No one ever stops to ask, “What does it means to be ‘beautiful’?” We all know the quick, easy answer to this question: Beauty is having a slim, muscled physic. The right hair, the right clothes. We all have a clear picture of what Beauty looks like. Keep reading…
4. True Love Is Tired Of Waiting | Ashlee Alley
I literally remember hearing a speaker say that one of the reasons that we were to wait to have sex, is that God would bless us with “60 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE SEX!” (if it seems that I’m yelling, it’s because the speaker yelled this, several times at the giggling, awkward, uncomfortable, and amused group of high school girls.) The bait was 60 YEARS OF INCREDIBLE SEX! and we were told that if we wanted that, then we couldn’t have sex until we were married. But they left out one REALLY important detail. While one is waiting for True Love, there is a phase of life called “Singleness.” Keep reading…
3. 5 Reasons to Teach College Students About Love and Respect
So this year our focus for Sex & the Soul has been on how to do “singlehood” well… especially since people are putting off marriage until much later in life — which means that they’re obviously staying single longer — and others will be single for life. But what, then, are they to do with all of those feelings and hormones that rage within during their college years? How can they attempt to be healthy in relationships if they’ve not seen that in their parent’s home, or in the media, or within their friends relationships? Keep reading…
2. Is Sex Before Marriage Really A Sin?
Does that sound like a loaded question to you? Loaded or not, this is a question that more and more young believers are asking — and in all seriousness. There seems to be a growing belief among some Christians that sex BEFORE marriage is NOT a sin. Keep reading…
1. 8 Things Our Young Men Can Learn From Tim Tebow
One of the most “popular” and polarizing figures of 2011, Tebow has become known for being upfront and overt about his faith — and pulling off some pretty remarkable, late-game comebacks. NFL Football fan or not… Denver Broncos fan or not… Tim Tebow fan or not… You have to admit that this young man has faced a lot in his first couple of years out of college. And the reality is that the way(s) in which Tebow has carried himself, especially the second half of this 2011 season — after he became the starting quarterback for the Broncos — has been a work in progress for many years. Keep reading…
And there you have it!
Happy February to you!!
