In light of our first Friday Fast on April 3rd, which also happens to be Good Friday, we decided post on what fasting actually is. So if you’re a seasoned faster, or just starting out, here are some good tips...

This Friday is Campus Renewal’s “First Friday Fast,” when we encourage students across the nation to fast from food for 24 hours in order to give their attention to prayer for their universities.  Some have wondered, is it Biblical to...

I haven’t blogged in a while, so I wanted to write up a quick post on spiritual disciplines. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, nor is it meant to say that if you don’t do some of...

Twenty-one days ago a dozen college pastors stood on stage before 150-200 of their students to explain why we felt God was calling us to unite in a 21-day fast.  You may be thinking, “Twelve pastors!  How long did they...

We’re in the last week of a 21-day media fast with over 200 students here at The University of Texas. Students, along with several staff members from different ministries have chosen to actively give up forms of media like facebook,...

Here at the University of Texas we are 13 days into a 21-day fast.  About 200 students and staff from about a dozen ministries are fasting together and praying every day at 7am, 8am or 8pm.  It has been wonderful....

More than 200 students at the University of Texas are 7 days into a 21-day fast. Why are we doing this?  It’s not because we thought it would be neat.  It’s not because we were looking for something else to...

Yesterday at The University of Texas, we kicked off a 21-day fast with almost 200 students from about 15 different ministries. Over the next 3 weeks, these students, along with many of their campus ministers and leaders will be committing...

Today, Monday October 31st, while thousands of students at the University of Texas are celebrating Halloween in some innocent ways and some perverse ways, 170 students are uniting in worship to kick off a season of prayer and fasting. Some...

“I’m on a technology overload.  Inundated with information that is inapplicable to the vast majority of my life.  I check my Facebook profile 22 times a day with the hopes of a red button notifying me of my importance to...