As teenagers, twin brothers Alex and Brett Harris created the website TheRebelution.com and wrote their first book Do Hard Things. Their calling is to lead “the charge in a growing movement of Christian young people who are rebelling against the low expectations of their culture by choosing to ‘do hard things’ for the glory of [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Rebelutionaries and College Leaders
Posted: 30th March 2009 by Trevor in College BoundTags: A Higher Campus, college, college students, leadership
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ID, Darwin, & You
Posted: 24th March 2009 by Trevor in College IdeologyTags: A Higher Campus, college, college students, higher, intelligent design, leadership, lecture hall, professors
Academic Freedom—EXPELLED If you haven’t seen Ben Stein’s controversial documentary EXPELLED, NO INTELLIGENCE ALLOWED, then it’s time to join in on the debate by watching (as a student suggested to me) and then discussing it with friends, co-workers, and family. There’s nothing worse in life, especially in a country that gushes about freedom of speech, [...]
Slumdog Millionaire
Posted: 18th March 2009 by Nicole in College OpportunityTags: donate, get involved, give, help, India, make a difference, movie, slumdog millionaire, student action, world
Last weekend, we went to see the much-talked-about movie, Slumdog Millionaire. Though we were a little leery of the moving rating and the high acclaim it received at the awards shows recently (we hardly ever seem to like any of the award-winning movies), we had heard good things about it from some friends, so we [...]
Spring Break Plans?
Posted: 16th March 2009 by Nicole in College OpportunityTags: alternative, college opportunities, Mexico, spring break, travel, volunteer
As we all know, Spring Break is nearly upon us yet again. A time to take a break from studies and tests and take a trip, catch up with family, or just sleep. If you are planning a trip this Spring Break, be sure to keep in mind that the U.S. Department of State has [...]
Porn Nation & College Students
Posted: 5th March 2009 by Trevor in A Higher CampusTags: addiction, brain, culture, higher, lecture, media, Michael Leahy, pornography, victory
A Much Needed Lecture Nicole and I had the chance to hear Michael Leahy, author of Porn Nation: Living in a Hypersexual Culture, during his recent stop at the U of A. To date, his Q & A lecture has been attended by over 100,000 college students on 150+ campuses. We attended the first of [...]
Getting to Know the Gideons
Posted: 4th March 2009 by Nicole in College LeadershipTags: Bible, college opportunities, Gideons International, give, scripture, story
Last Tuesday night, we were invited to a dinner banquet hosted by The Gideons International. We have a friend who invited us to listen to the speakers and visit with the area pastors who were also there. We haven’t had very much experience with the Gideons other than occasionally seeing them on the campus sidewalks [...]