When I started college, I only had experiences in the moderately charismatic, nondenominational, megachurch scene.  I thought I knew what Christianity looked like and thought that was the only way. Now, being on the post-college side of things, I am…

I just attended the funeral of Dean Smith, arguably the greatest college basketball coach of all time. I was blessed to serve as a team manager under him, and the life lessons I learned through basketball (some 30 years ago)…

I have been in the “unity” business for a long, long time, ever since I first started gathering Christian students from different churches and ministries to pray together as a freshman at the University of Texas in 1991.  Over the…

This semester I would like to compare and contrast the different styles of evangelism.  In so doing, I hope you can learn to understand and respect those who think and act differently than you and, more importantly, be challenged to…

This past week I reached a new milestone in my life. I crossed the 1,000 friend mark in Facebook. And while I can already hear some of you groaning and rolling your eyes at my “achievement,” this really got me…

There is a lot of debate when it comes to methods of evangelism.  Individuals and campus ministries each have their preferred way of sharing the gospel.  Their convictions on such matter is deeply formed by their theology and their ministry…

The culture in ministry today is obsessed with making an impact.  There is something so beautiful and holy in our desperation to serve God well and leave the world a better place than we found it.  We want to change…

Part of being a campus minister is getting the opportunity to pray with a lot of people each week, which means I see a lot of different styles of prayer. It’s good for me to pray with so many different…

Lord, Teach Me to Pray Throughout the past few years, many people from this community have been praying for a consistent prayer room in/near our local college in Kennesaw, Georgia. Until recently, I never understood why we pray other than…