This Sunday, April 11th, is National Holocaust Remembrance Day. Whether you are a history major or not, it’s important for us as young people to look closely at the history of our nation and our world and learn from both our victories and our failures. I’ve been listening to Holocaust survivor David Faber on the [...]
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History and the Holocaust
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Ideology, College LivingTags: A Higher Campus, culture, David Faber, Erwin Lutzer, history, make a difference, reading, story, wisdom
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Share Your Story
Posted: 20th October 2009 by Nicole in A Higher Campus, College Living, College OpportunityTags: Chuck Swindoll, evangelism, faith, relationships, share, story
If you’ve been a Christian very long, you’ve probably felt the pull to share your faith with those around you. But feeling it and doing it are two different things. What do you say? When’s the right time? What if you can’t answer the questions? What if they just don’t listen? Some people have a [...]
Gifted Hands
Posted: 16th October 2009 by Nicole in College Living, College OpportunityTags: Ben Carson, college, dreams, goals, motivate, story, think big
Ben Carson had the odds stacked against him. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Ben’s parents divorced when he was 8 years old, leaving his mother to provide for Ben and his older brother Curtis alone. She had dropped out of school in the third grade and gotten married when she was only 13; she now worked [...]
Gangster’s Paradise?
Posted: 6th April 2009 by Nicole in College OpportunityTags: change, Michael Franzese, mobster, story
Think the world of a college student and that of a millionaire mobster are so far apart? Michael Franzese grew up the son of kingpin mobster Sonny Franzese of New York’s Columbo crime family. Michael’s father encouraged him to pursue his education and stay out of the “family business,” so Michael attended Hofstra University [...]
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 [...]