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Thursday, June 23, 2022 Adam Salloum

Humility in an Age of Cynicism

I spend a good deal of my energy avoiding disappointment or distracting myself from it (cue subtle nod to Netflix, Instagram, etc.). We live an age of cynicism, and the world is not friendly to dreamers and idealists. We may all love Ted Lasso, but we know that type of hope is reserved for sitcoms. And yet, hope is supposed to be a distinctive marker of followers of Jesus. How is this possible in the terrifying world we find ourselves?

We humans are narrative creatures. We try to make sense of people and events by plugging them into some cohesive story. But we’re not just content to know the story of the past or present. We have an insatiable desire to know the end of the story.

June 16, 2022

By Stephanie Fredrick

When the World Feels Like a Dumpster Fire — Finding Peace

It’s not just the outer world that can leave us feeling like life is a dumpster fire. There are all the struggles in our personal lives we can’t just turn off with a push of a button.

June 09, 2022

By Alexis Barnhart

When the World Feels Like a Dumpster Fire — Making Friends

Our social skills are rusty, and our emotional tanks are empty. At the same time, we’ve developed a sharpened awareness of the vitality of forging those friendships. So how do we do it?

June 02, 2022

By Nathan Peterson

Reaching Students (When You’re Afraid of Humans) — An Alabama Story

“It had to be geese …” InterVarsity campus minister Amanda Koch muttered under her breath.

May 26, 2022

By Stephanie Fredrick

Prayer, Self-Care & Mental Health — Serving Others Well

Following Jesus’ example is the best way to help others: we need to go away by ourselves for prayer and quality time with God.

May 20, 2022

By Grace Hoover

On Laguna Woods, Asian American Ministries & AAPI Heritage Month

It’s impossible to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month without honoring our elders by receiving their stories and stoking fires of hope and tenacity for our children to encourage them for a life worthy of this calling.

May 12, 2022

By Brenda Jo Wong

When the World Feels Like a Dumpster Fire — Growing Spiritually

In a season like this, it can seem hard to believe that spiritual growth is possible. But this is when we need it the most.

May 04, 2022

By Jason Gaboury

4 Tips to Navigate the Transition from College & Stay Connected with InterVarsity

Here are some simple ways to remind ourselves of the way we’ve learned to be with Jesus in college. These can help us get through the college transition.

April 28, 2022

By Scott Bessenecker

When the World Feels Like a Dumpster Fire — Making It New Again

COVID, a lack of in-person relationships, the ongoing realities of racism, patriarchy, income disparity, and climate change — the world can feel like a dumpster fire. Scary to watch from a distance but devastating when you’re standing in the middle of it.