The First 72 Hours
Few freshmen arriving on campus for the start of a new academic year realize how important their first 72 hours will be.
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Alec Hill: Reflections on the Character of God
I have been reflecting on the Lord's character recently. It is both a thrilling and humbling pursuit. In many ways, He is so unlike us — all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good. But in other ways, we are called to imitate Him.
Tebbes Change Neighborhoods
On the evening of December 30th, as he delivered the call to commitment at Urbana 09, Urbana director Jim Tebbe announced a commitment of his own. Next June he will be leaving InterVarsity to return to a part of the world where he was born, grew up, and worked earlier in his life. Consequently, InterVarsity is looking for a new vice president for missions and Urbana director.
Campus Faith Freedom Alert
Later this spring the nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are expected to hear arguments in the case of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. InterVarsity is among 18 organizations filing an amicus (friend of the court) brief in this case. The justices' decision will have a major impact on campus ministry.
InterVarsity alumni - Michael Oh
Michael Oh faced two huge obstacles on his road to becoming a missionary and a seminary president in Nagoya, Japan.
Matters of the Heart
The approach of Valentine's Day can cause mixed feelings of apprehension and insecurity. The media tends to portray the happiest people as those in romantic relationships, and pity those who are single.
Watching God Work at Harvard
Jeff Barneson "does not shroud the generosity of the gospel" as he works among students and staff at Harvard University. Jeff has been working on the Harvard campus for more than 25 years.
In Search of Jesus
A PSU student discovers the answer to her questions in Jesus' unconditional love.
Turning from Darkness to Light
At Urbana 09 York Moore, InterVarsity's national evangelist, described God's cosmic plan of salvation in terms of a celestial light invasion: the first light from God came in the creation story in Genesis, the second light is the incarnation reported in the gospels.