When Loneliness Strikes

College is generally assumed to be a highly social time of life. After all, you’re surrounded by people 24-7. What’s unexpected is the number of college students who report feeling chronically lonely.  According to the Student Academic Experience Survey of 2022, about...

On-the-Go Prayer

One of the most impossible verses in the Bible to follow is, “Pray without ceasing (I Thess. 5:17).”  At least that’s what I used to think. How in the world, I used to wonder, could anyone conceivably pray continually, with no end? But two things began to change the...

A Little College Romance

Stepping onto a Christian campus feels like an expansion in so many ways. Expanded opportunities for academic and spiritual growth! An expanded worldview! And if you think like I did, an expanded circle of dating prospects! On my Christian campus the often-quoted joke...

Rediscover the Joy of Reading

It would be nice to think the love for reading many of us discovered as kids would last forever! But somewhere between studying for AP tests in high school and the unimaginably intense workload of college, many of us find that reading loses its initial luster. I’ll be...

Casting Stones: Reflections on Judgement

I’ve talked to a number of Christians lately who are disappointed and disillusioned with the lack of love shown between brothers and sisters who’ve let minor issues become reasons for division. Judgement, addressed many times in Scripture, isn’t a new temptation. Over...