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Friday, April 19, 2024

What I Learned From My Silent Solo Retreat

Staring at the pile of dry, unlit logs, I shared with God my deep longing for something new. It was almost my senior year, and it was the first time my faith felt dry since first discovering who Jesus really is as a freshman.

Holding nothing back, telling God all my worries and hopes, a small stream of smoke began to rise. Then it grew bigger and bigger. Then, a spark. This pit of log and ash caught flame on its own right before my eyes. It’s as though God was clearly speaking, “I’m here. You’re here. And I’ll ignite that spark again.”

March 27, 2024

By Taylor Straatmann

Feeling Feelings This Easter

I often don’t feel the way I think I should. This Easter, we're reminded that even when we don't feel hopeful, the good news of Jesus is our hope.

March 22, 2024

By Emily Baez

Jesus, the New Age, and Our Hidden Desires

New age practices promise to deliver on some deep human desires we’ve always had and always will have. When we investigate these desires, we’ll not only find that they’re natural and normal, but they’re also best satisfied in deep relationship with Jesus.

February 22, 2024

By Nathan Peterson

Understanding Rest – More Than Just Relaxing

God made us and made us for him. In ways we can’t fully understand, we crave him. But we do everything we can to satisfy that craving with earthly things. This is why we’re tired. This is why we need true rest.

February 16, 2024

By Schuyler Kitchin

The Winter of Our Contentment

God’s people can meet God in the temple and in the wilderness, in spring and in winter.

January 26, 2024

By Hannah Keziah Agustin

Trusting God for Bigger Things: Cade’s Story

Going to church on Sundays was no longer enough for Cade. He wanted to see the hope of Jesus proclaimed in the streets for all people to hear.

January 17, 2024

By Eva Liu Glick

Why Have Non-Christian Friends

I was operating unconsciously as if everybody shared my Christian knowledge and views. It was my wake-up call. I needed to invest in friendships with non-Christians again, and that would require intentional effort.

December 21, 2023

A Letter to Urbana 22 Participants, One Year Later

Urbana 22 taught me what God can do with empty hands opened to him.

December 15, 2023

By Hannah Keziah Agustin

Fall Conference & the God of Faithfulness

Fall Conference was where God prepared me for years of serving my campus. I knew that he was going to do the same for the eager students who showed up in 2023.