I was in sixth grade and living in Saudi Arabia when terrorists bombed the Al Khobar Tower there. I felt the blast shake the neighborhood where I was babysitting at the time. When the smoke cleared from the building, where many kids from my elementary school lived, 19 Americans were dead, and nearly 500 people from many countries were injured.
Urbana 15 participants were challenged with the question, "What Story Will You Tell?"
What if we decided to give Jesus our pain and anxiety rather than trying to carry it ourselves? What if we stopped to listen to others around us who are broken and hurt? What if we stood to advocate for justice when we saw injustice happening? What if we chose to love our neighbors, even when loving looks sacrificial?
Some Christmas encouragement from InterVarsity president Jim Lundgren.
I can’t tell you how many years I’ve waited to have the conversation.
InterVarsity's Urbana 15 student missions conference in St. Louis is just days away.
Leave it to G. K. Chesterton to write an essay called “In Defence of Baby Worship.”
Moving to Southern California campuses from the Midwest is more than just an internal transfer.