Fading Spiritual Momentum Spiritually speaking, Fall semesters at Cornell University start out with a bang. The weather is warm, exams and papers are weeks away, and campus fellowships and ministry leaders work overtime during the freshmen “gathering process.”   But...

It’s funny.  You can’t make this up.  I just opened my computer to write this article on the power of perseverance and presence, when Facebook kindly congratulated me on 21 years of work for Campus Renewal.  It’s May 1st, and I...

Around forty college campuses across the country united for prayer, worship and sharing their faith, during Rez Week, March 28th through April 1st.  The aim was to “make Jesus the most talked about person on college campuses”. “It’s one event,...

Slowing Down Lately, I have been feeling like I am slowing down, getting caught in the grind of schoolwork and ministry. The fire within me has grown low, and I am just trying to make it through each day. But...

As we walked through the tall grasses and stepped onto the frozen sand – our souls paused… to soak in the supreme serenity and majesty of the sunrise. Predawn beckoned the fiery orb forth and wholly broke the darkness. Yes, during the predawn,...

Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord,...

Over the course of one week, The University of Texas at Austin was inundated with united prayer, worship, and evangelism. That trifold combination led to the salvation of one student (let’s call her Jasmine), as well as thirty-eight others on...

“All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.” – Hebrews 11:13 I believe that this is one of the...

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...

I 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...