Month: August 2013

On Campus: Uncertainty

Uncertainty is quite common in college. You may not know what the next day brings. You may not know what you want to become. You might not even know who your friends will be. College swarms with uncertainty, but that is the beauty of it. During the college years you have more room to make mistakes and learn from them. It seems that’s what this time of life is for. For us to acknowledge, learn, and grow. Now while the uncertainty of college may be exciting, it may also feel a little frightening. Remember that there is one thing...

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Figuring It Out: Backpacks and Burdens

I ran track in college and periodically we would travel to meets around the state. After one indoor track meet we traveled on a charter bus through some pretty nasty winter weather. We were a couple hours from home when our bus driver spotted a car that had slid into a ditch. He, being a caring person, proceeded to pull over in order to help out the person in the stranded car. As he got closer to the side of the road and put on his brakes, the bus started to slide, and we skidded into the ditch, tilting...

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Live Love(d) Revisited: Post-Gathering Bible Study

This study is designed to help your youth group do three things: (1) Recall their unique experience of the Gathering, including the personal highlights that impacted them most; (2) Review the major themes and points made in the Bible studies at the Gathering; and (3) Spur participants on toward living a life of love in tangible, everyday ways. There is a lot of material in this study, so you might want to consider breaking it up into two sessions—especially if your group likes to share a lot. In order to enhance this study, play some of the music from...

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