How to Follow Jesus Today
When God became a man and lived on the earth, He recruited disciples to carry out His ministry. Because He was in the flesh and people could physically see Him, calling others was pretty straightforward. He simply said to people, “Come, follow Me” (Mark 1:17). In today’s world, Christians often talk about “following Jesus,” but […]
The Bible Buffet
The Bible isn’t your typical book. It’s not just a book of words or a book of knowledge, but a book of life. The Bible doesn’t fill you with doctrines that fade in your memory over time; it nourishes you with Christ and it dwells in you richly. The realization that the Bible isn’t simply […]
Why Do You Read the Bible?
Reading the Bible is generally considered a good thing. To some it is the barometer of being a good Christian, a handy metric when you’re not sure if your Christian life is “meeting the standard”. To others, reading scripture is a tangible trump in any spiritual competition. It could be acquiring wisdom or just frantic […]
The Autobiography of Martha
When I think of the word, occupied, I envision a war scene—blackened fields bristling with the spears of an enemy. The glint of burnished helmets weakens the knees, and things get hairy when the horn is blown and ten thousand lowlifes contribute a guttural hip-hip. They take a step with one accord and the earth […]
Bible Reading: The Magi
How it works: At the outset of each new school year, Christian Students on Campus breaks the seal on the New Testament and launches into a Bible reading schedule. We read one or two chapters daily for 180 days and when it’s finished, we start over. As a junior, this is my fifth lap around […]
Let the Word
Summer is busy season here at UT Austin. We’ve been introducing Christian Students on Campus to dozens of new freshmen orientees every week. Our message as we meet them has been simple: get connected! We mean get connected to the Lord Jesus Himself and to other believers with whom to run the Christian race. In […]
Summer Orientation Bible Study
Besides Jesus Christ, the most important thing to a Christian is the Bible. Apart from the Bible, we would hardly know God or His eternal purpose. But by reading the Bible we can know what God wants and what He intends to accomplish. From a babe you have known the sacred writings, which are able […]