Ask yourself this question: What will hold my semester together? Sure you may start off with balance in mind, but will it last? Will your first things remain first? Will you keep your priorities in order? On Monday, I played a game with a group of freshmen. We stood in a circle so that we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘scripture’
Nucleus
Posted: 26th August 2010 by Trevor in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LivingTags: A Higher Campus, college, College Living, college students, Daniel, higher, integrity, nucleus, planning, scripture
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Fearless
Posted: 4th March 2010 by Nicole in College LivingTags: anxiety, fear, Max Lucado, reading, scripture
I recently finished reading Max Lucado’s new bestseller called Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear (2009). In an easy-to-read style, he calls us out on our fears: Fear of Not Mattering, Fear of Overwhelming Challenges, Fear of Global Calamity, Fear of Worst-Case Scenarios, Fear of Disappointing God, and so on… While reading this book, it [...]
Try, Try, Again…
Posted: 20th January 2010 by Trevor in College Living, College OpportunityTags: career, college opportunities, major, scripture, try
A majority of students start college without knowing what they’d like to major in. For most of us, deciding on a major is a process of discovery. It’s about trying out some courses to find which ones fit with our interests, values, and strengths. Even career searchers tend to “try” their way into new careers. [...]
On the Edge or Have the Edge?
Posted: 10th November 2009 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College LivingTags: anxiety, Bob Coy, fear, scripture
I heard a great illustration from Bob Coy, a pastor in Fort Lauderdale, FL, recently about an earthen jar. He said that from a distance, you can’t tell what’s inside an earthen jar by just looking at it. It might be water, might be coffee, might be boiling hot lava, for all we know. You [...]
Sharpen Your Skills
Posted: 8th September 2009 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Leadership, College Living, College OpportunityTags: college graduates, grades, higher, new, professors, scripture, skill
The first few weeks of a new semester are always overwhelming. Getting oriented to a new schedule, new classes, new people. Trying to figure out the teaching style and grading tendencies of new teachers. The first-day-of-class summary of every assignment, paper, project, and test you’ll be expected to do over the entire semester. It’s exciting, [...]
Bible Literacy
Posted: 2nd July 2009 by Nicole in College Bound, College Ideology, College Leadership, College LivingTags: Bible, Jay Leno, literacy, professors, scripture, theology, Word
How much do you know about the Bible? If Jay Leno stopped you on the street, would you be more likely to know who Cain and Abel were or the names of the four Beatles? (Watch some real life jaywalking answers here: http://www.bibleliteracy.org/site/PressRoom/Video/press_lenovideo.htm) Do you just re-read your favorite verses, or do you really study [...]
Wisdom vs. Knowledge
Posted: 17th June 2009 by Nicole in College Leadership, College LivingTags: Adrian Rogers, career, college, knowledge, scripture, Steven Scott, wisdom
Have you ever thought about the difference between knowledge and wisdom? College is about searching out your interests and gifts and attending classes to gain the knowledge you’ll need to continue down a career path, right? So, what about wisdom? Do we need it? Is it something that just comes with age, experience, or knowledge? [...]
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 [...]