The Good Life or the Good Land
A few years ago, I was a teenager who was drawn by the allure of the American Dream. The country’s national ethos instilled in me the hope of prosperity and seemed to promise this in exchange for hard work and achievement. Thus, as a young teen armed with hopeful ideals, I eagerly set out on […]
Joseph’s Dreams
Last Thursday in the Christian Students on Campus Ministry Series, we discussed Joseph’s two symbolic dreams in Genesis chapter 37. When I first read these passages in the Bible at a younger age, I saw these dreams as simple adumbrations of later events in Joseph’s life. To me, Joseph’s dreams were something specific to his […]
Genesis Ministry Series
Christian Students on Campus will be covering Genesis this semester in our Thursday night Ministry Series! We’ll be looking at the big picture of God’s purpose presented in chapters 1-9. These few chapters take us all the way from the blueprint of God’s purpose before the need of redemption, to its fulfillment, in type, in […]
Characteristics of the Divine Life (Part 2)
Hidden & Personal Richy Platt, a junior at UT, gives a review of our weekly ministry series: Building Blocks for a Vital Christian Life. Touching items that will strengthen the foundation of our spiritual life, Richy describes the “hidden and personal” life we should have with God. He begins by looking to the Lord Jesus […]
Characteristics of the Divine Life (Part 1)
Thursday night’s ministry series commenced with fellowship via burritos and salsa. Each of us passed through the assembly line of name tag makers, burrito handlers and water distributors, and then moved in to share spiritual “daily bread” with old and new-found friends. First one student, then another, and then two more would trickle in so […]