Spiritual Formation
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Who's in Your Wallet?: Resisting Materialism

When we refuse to give in to the desire for money and possessions, we short circuit the systems of this world.
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What I Learned From My Silent Solo Retreat

Last summer, I planned an overnight silent retreat. I didn’t talk to a soul for nearly 24 hours. Here’s what I learned and what I want to share with you.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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The Winter of Our Contentment

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

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Living for Jesus — Campuses Renewed

When college students experience pivotal, transformative moments with God, he might not change what they do but always changes how they do it. For Joshua at UCLA, one simple question changed his perspective of his life on campus and future vocation. He realized that his purpose as a believer is to reflect the kingdom of God. Through your prayers and support, InterVarsity equips students to be a formative presence in the world around them. They grow to display Jesus to everyone they meet in everything they do, joining in God’s mission to restore and renew brokenness on campus.
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Seeing God Move on Campus — Daniel, Veronica, and Jada's Story

Daniel's Story

Daniel, a freshman at SUNY-Purchase, met some InterVarsity students at an outreach event on campus. They invited him to a pizza party that night. At the party Daniel told them, “I’m not a Christian, but I want to know more about how faith can be a part of my college life.” Later that evening, someone in the chapter shared the gospel with Daniel and he said ‘yes’ to following Jesus!

Nazareth U. and Central Indiana: The Spiritual Discipline of Uncool Places

Without central Indiana, I wouldn’t understand Nazareth. Or the spiritual discipline of uncool places.

Jesus Sees You: The ‘Good’ In Jesus, the Good Shepherd

To Jesus the shepherd, we have names. When he calls to us, he calls with a voice whose clearest frequencies are friendship and intimacy, and whose resonance is so full of goodness that when we hear it, we want to follow.