Forward Thinking Even now seniors are being asked to predict the future with a precise certainty that would raise anxiety levels of even the most tranquil person. With last summer closer than is the coming summer, students are already asked...
Read moreI have had the great privilege and blessing of being a part of God’s work in Williamsburg, Virginia. Freshman year, I came in believing God had a plan for me, but I didn’t know what that plan looked like. I...
Read moreEvery time I ask, or just simply think about a 24-hour prayer house for my campus, I receive the same answer from God: “Wait for me.” Knowing that my waiting could range anywhere from days to years, I’ve stayed motivated...
Read moreI Am Freed From A diverse group of nine students huddled together last Friday night, sprawled out with hands extended over an old map, heads bowed and singing freedom. We laid and sat, circled around a laminated campus map of...
Read moreI remember helping my dad build our swing set when I was a child. He handed me a hammer, and showed me how to pound, pound, pound a nail into a piece of wood while he looked on, guiding my...
Read moreThere was no head-chair and no speaker to carry the floor; we were equals in a collaborative circle. The only sign of guiding was the girl who sat at the piano bench, strumming her guitar as she sang the first...
Read moreRivers require two things: water and banks. Without banks, rivers will turn into swamps. When banks get close, the water’s flow becomes more intense. Forming the Banks Two years ago, a group of audacious dreamers at Appalachian State University in...
Read moreWhen I began my tenure with Campus Christians one year ago, my heart was filled with hope. I hoped to make a positive impact in the lives of students at The University of Kansas. I hoped to see Campus Christians...
Read moreIn 2001, ten years into leading the united prayer movement at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), I had a great desire to see a campus house of prayer where students could pray 24/7. Since Rez Week, the annual united...
Read moreThe day after Easter, U ARISE launched forty days of prayer over Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. Our daily prayer spans the forty days that Christ resurrected until the day he ascended. The Bible tells us that He...
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