Author: Young Adult Ministry

On a Christian Campus “I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness,and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High.” Psalm 7:17 Well, I did it. I successfully completed my freshman year of college. Looking back, all I can do is give thanks to God. He’s blessed me beyond imagination. I’ve compiled quite a list of things I’m thankful for: I’m thankful for music. I’m thankful for hot tea. I’m thankful for books. I’m thankful for laughter. I’m thankful for friends. The friends that I’ve made in this first year...

On a Christian Campus This, the spring semester of my freshman year, is a rather stressful time. I’ve officially declared my major. I’m making plans for spring break. I’m trying to find a job for the summer. I still need to plan out the classes I will take over the next few years so I can graduate in a timely fashion. I don’t know what the next four years will hold. I don’t know what the next semester will hold. I don’t even know what next week will hold! The first thing I want to do at times like...

On a Secular Classmate For this post, I wanted to try something different. I’ve lately been interested in how my classmates feel about religion. I decided to interview one of my friends who I felt could give me an typical view. I asked him a few basic questions, and then asked him what he thought students in general were like. I was surprised at some of the answers, and not others. Q: Do you go to church? A: “My mother always forced me to go to church. I’ve stopped going to church since I came to school. I started...